"Before Battlefield 6 launched earlier this month to huge playercounts and positive reviews, the devs behind the online milsim FPS repeatedly suggested that cosmetic skins in BF6 wouldn't feature over-the-top crossovers with celebs or cartoons. This was in direct response to how players had grown frustrated with the weirder skins added to Battlefield's competitor, Call of Duty, over the last few years. This kicked off a whole skin saga that even saw the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 walking back plans for some wacky skins and promising to do better."
"On October 22, Reddit user Ohforfk posted a screenshot of a single blue soldier skin with a skull face mask. The screenshot was seemingly pulled from this PC Gamer post about the new skins coming in season one. The Reddit post, titled "'Grounded skins for a while' - 18 days exactly," is a response to some players who have claimed the game would have grounded skins for some time or suggested that EA wouldn't add wacky skins right away."
Battlefield 6 launched to large playercounts and positive reviews, with developers repeatedly promising cosmetic skins would avoid over-the-top celebrity or cartoon crossovers. A preview of season one revealed a blue soldier skin with a skull face mask, which sparked intense online backlash among dedicated fans. Many players fear a shift toward colorful, paintball-like cosmetics, including neon-accented camos and decorated weapons, that would reduce team differentiation. Community concerns reference recent Call of Duty cosmetic controversies as context for the unease. At launch, most players had been satisfied with the game's realistic cosmetic direction.
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