Battlefield 6 players experienced a brief moment of optimism this morning following the game’s 1.3.3 update, only to have that progress quickly walked back by the development team. After the update went live on June 30, an in-game notification informed players that XP Boosts would shift to counting down based on in-game time, a departure from the current real-time system.
The reception to the message was immediate and positive, as the community has long complained about the current system, which forces players to carefully time their boosters to avoid wasting them while in lobbies or menus. However, that sentiment shifted to frustration just six hours later when the official @BattlefieldComm account on X (formerly Twitter) labeled the notification a mistake.
- Update Version: 1.3.3
- Event Date: June 30, 2026
- Announced Change: XP boosters to use in-game time
- Official Status: Retracted; message sent in error
Backtracking on Community Requests
The official statement confirmed that the message had been removed and that no actual changes were made to how XP Boosters function. The developer post noted, “We appreciate all your feedback on this topic and will continue to share it with the team,” but the clarification did little to quell the backlash from a player base that viewed the change as a common-sense quality-of-life improvement.
Players were quick to voice their disappointment on social media, with many pointing out the irony of the developers claiming to listen to feedback while simultaneously pulling a feature the community had been actively requesting. Some users took aim at the monetization of the boosters, questioning why such a feature—which is sold in the game’s store—would be subject to such strict time-based constraints that punish the player.
Community Response
The abrupt reversal has fueled existing tensions regarding the game's economy. One player on X asked, "How can an in-game message pop up that’s false?" while others expressed frustration at the perceived greed behind keeping the current, less player-friendly system in place. The incident serves as a stark reminder of the friction that can occur when in-game messaging conflicts with the current realities of a live-service title.
While the developer has indicated the feedback has been noted, there is no current timeline for when, or if, a change to the XP booster system will actually be implemented.