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Battlefield 6 Speeds Up Progression as EA Moves to Curb Portal XP Farms

A server-side update is live to boost XP, easing unlocks after bot-run farms clogged community servers.

Overview

  • Match-completion XP is increased by 10% and daily bonus XP by 40%, with the changes applied server-side across platforms today.
  • The XP required for the first 20 weapon attachment ranks is reduced, and assignment gates drop from career ranks 20/23/26 to 10/15/20.
  • Developers will implement backend changes to reduce XP-farm Portal servers, which will require all custom and verified experiences to be republished before hosting resumes.
  • Players had been running private, bot-filled Portal matches to accelerate unlocks, a trend that drove community servers to capacity and crowded out creative modes.
  • Battlefield Studios says assignment challenge redesigns will take longer, warns of temporary weapon UI oddities post-change, and notes ongoing work on visibility, weapon bloom, and vehicle-spawn issues.