Battlefield 6: Redsec — The Sound of Explosions Drowning in Silence

Score: ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (1/10)

Somewhere in a boardroom, someone at DICE said, “What if Battlefield was Fortnite… but without the fun?” And thus, Battlefield 6: Redsec was born — a battle royale so bad it makes Firestorm look like a masterpiece.

Let’s be clear: this mode isn’t just bad — it’s a war crime against good game design. The premise? 100 players drop into a massive, half-rendered map full of lag spikes, empty buildings, and loot that feels like it was scattered by a toddler. You’ll spend more time fighting the UI than other players.

The gunplay — usually Battlefield’s saving grace — is somehow worse here. Hit registration is pure RNG, recoil feels like trying to aim during an earthquake, and half the guns sound like they were recorded through a tin can. The “Redsec System,” which supposedly allows players to hack objectives and disable enemy tech, is nothing but a glorified button-mash that breaks half the time.

Then there’s the pacing. Matches start with 100 players and end with about 40 disconnecting before the first circle closes. The “dynamic storm” mechanic that’s meant to keep things intense? It’s just an excuse for visual clutter and frame drops. Vehicles glitch through terrain, the revive system is unresponsive, and the sound design — oh lord, the sound design — makes it impossible to tell if footsteps are behind you or three zip codes away.

Redsec tries to fuse Battlefield’s scale with the tension of a shrinking map, but ends up capturing the worst of both worlds: chaos without clarity, spectacle without substance. It’s neither tactical nor exciting — just loud, buggy, and painfully unbalanced.

Even the reward system feels insulting. You grind for 30 minutes only to unlock a banner icon that looks like clip art. No XP worth mentioning, no reason to queue up again.

Verdict: Redsec isn’t a mode. It’s a warning label. Battlefield doesn’t need to chase trends — but this one should’ve stayed in the recycle bin.

Final Score: 1/10 — Dog Water. 💩💦