Battlefield 6 Players Outraged Over Daily XP Cap in Full-Priced Game

Battlefield 6 players are furious over a daily XP cap that’s throttling how much progress you can make, no matter how hard you grind, or how much you paid. This cap doesn’t just kick in on normal days. Even during highly-anticipated double XP weekends, players keep hitting the same hard limit. And they’re not staying quiet about it.

1.5 Million XP… Then Nothing

Let’s cut to the chase. Surging complaints on Reddit and elsewhere claim that if you score 1.5 million XP in a single day, your progression comes to a screeching halt. Multiple players say, “You literally earn nothing until the day resets.” That’s not speculation, community experiences line up with the hard cap.

When you look at factors like double XP weekends, the issue compounds. Some players note that hitting this limit is easier than you’d think. “You can hit that cap in just four to five hours of playing,” one user reports. That’s a regular gaming session for many hardcore fans.

The reaction? Blistering. “In a $70 ‘AAA’ game, not a mobile free-to-play title, you’re being told how much fun you’re allowed to have per day,” vents one highly upvoted commenter. They go on: “This isn’t a free live service grindfest. This is a full price shooter with a F2P gacha-like system glued on top.”

Battlefield 6 Has a DAILY XP CAP Even During Double XP Weekend! Are You Kidding Me EA!
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“Progression Time-Gated in a Premium Game”

The mechanics are clear: Buy the game at full price, opt into cosmetics or a battle pass, then still find yourself cut off from earning XP after a few hours of high-level play. “EA somehow managed to make progression time gated in a premium game, and almost nobody’s talking about it,” one player warns. “It’s disgusting and antiplayer to the core.”

Other users echo the concern. “Players deserve to know this before buying. Stop pretending this is fine just because it’s Battlefield.”

Not everyone is equally enraged. There’s a subgroup who think the cap won’t affect most people. “If you hit 1.5m XP in one day you gotta go outside,” jokes one reply. Another adds, “If you’re hitting enough daily playtime for this to be an issue, it might be time to reconsider some things about your life.”

But even more moderate players are uneasy about the principle. “I won’t hit an XP cap either because I can only put myself through two hours max. But I agree with OP, a game that I pay $70 for – I should be allowed to grind until my mouse/controller falls apart if I want to.”

EA’s Recent Moves and an Uncertain Future

This heated debate lands alongside other big changes in Battlefield 6. Just yesterday, EA announced the return of bots in key game modes, Conquest, Breakthrough, and Rush, after having pulled them in a move to “support healthier matchmaking.” Now, up to twelve bots can fill each game mode, and challenges remain completable with bots present.

Behind the scenes, EA and Battlefield Studios have made broad tweaks to assignments, cutting down on grind for class, weapon, gameplay, and mastery challenges. Plus, last weekend the devs made “temporary adjustments” to XP earned in the Strikepoint mode as they look for a longer-term fix.

They’re also experimenting with a more “relaxed” flow for leveling and challenge completion. But none of that’s stopping the outrage over the core issue. If you play too much, your progress simply cuts off, regardless of what you’ve paid.

For now, the community is demanding answers. Battlefield 6’s progression cap isn’t buried in fine print, it’s smacking dedicated players in the face every double XP weekend. And as word spreads, players are urging each other to stay informed—before they buy, before they grind, and before they get locked out of the next reward tier for the day.