Jesus… so the franchise sees record sales and success, is then dropped with this “epic” live service that was teased by EA’s CEO, and NOW we lay people off after they bring you said record success as a company?? This one actually pisses me off. There is a really high chance this is why we’ve heard nothing about the Elite Series kicking back off again. Battlefield 6 wasn’t just the best selling Battlefield game of all time… It was the best selling FPS game of last year. Bar none. So we are now in an industry where being the best wins you… being laid off. I really hope that everyone affected here lands on their feet again. Because this? This is straight up unfair for those affected. Greed of the highest caliber by EA on full display here.

After Twitch Rivals, I’m genuinely really excited about a potential Battlefield competitive space. While yes, battlefield has historically not been a “traditionally” competitive game - it’s gunplay, squad dynamics, and take on objective-based gameplay has always held a great opportunity to be a top tier competitive experience. We also have some incredible talent in the community that NEEDS to be put on show. Twitch Rivals, and Courage’s tournament represented a great example of what is possible with Gauntlet in particular. The fact that we’re seeing events like this crop up shows a degree of interest from EA as well - and viewers seemed to enjoy it too. Hopefully this is just the beginning. Battlefield deserves to be on the main stage for FPS competition, and it holds a lot of the groundwork to make this possible.