TheBattlefield 6open beta is gearing up for its second weekend after the firstsmashed records on Steam. Roughly two months ahead of its full launch on October 10,Battlefield 6’s open beta is giving players a chance to try the game for free, with a limited selection ofmaps and game modes. It’s also an important event for the developers at Battlefield Studios, who will be collecting all kinds of data on network connectivity, weapon balance, and more.
The first weekend was divided into two segments, with the first two days reserved for those who secured beta early access. The latter two days werewhen the actual open beta began, opening the floodgates and leading to rather large server queues – though I personally never waited more than a couple of minutes to be let through. A week later,Battlefield 6open beta weekend two is following a similar schedule, but withno early access required.
When BF6 Open Beta Weekend 2 Begins
August 14-17
The second weekend ofBattlefield 6’s open beta officially begins on August 14 at 08:00 UTC, and will last for exactly four days through August 17 and into early the next morning (for the United States), according toEA. 08:00 UTC is the universal start time, so here’s a table of what that time translates to in various time zones:
1:00 AM, August 14
1:00 AM, August 18
2:00 AM, August 14
2:00 AM, August 18
3:00 AM, August 14
3:00 AM, August 18
4:00 AM, August 14
4:00 AM, August 18
9:00 AM, August 14
9:00 AM, August 18
10:00 AM, August 14
10:00 AM, August 18
1:30 PM, August 14
1:30 PM, August 18
4:00 PM, August 14
4:00 PM, August 18
5:00 PM, August 14
5:00 PM, August 18
6:00 PM, August 14
6:00 PM, August 18
Open beta weekend two ends at 08:00 UTC on August 18, so for much of the Eastern Hemisphere, it will actually continue through most of Monday.
What’s New In The Open Beta’s Second Weekend
Debut Of BF6 Rush
Battlefield 6’s second open beta weekend will only build on the first, including giving playersmore time to complete challenges.Every map and mode from the first weekend returns, so you’ll be able to play Conquest, Breakthrough, and various smaller modes on Siege of Cairo, Liberation Peak, and Iberian Offensive once again.
Weekend two introduces a new map, Empire State, alongside the following new game modes:
Rush is the third pillar of the All-Out Warfare suite, alongside Conquest and Breakthrough. It’s a long-running mode originating as Gold Rush inBattlefield: Bad Company, and joins its All-Out Warfare peers as one of the definitiveBattlefieldexperiences. Squad Deathmatch has also appeared in many series installments previously, pitting four teams of four against each other to be the first to reach a set number of kills – 50 inBattlefield 6.
Closed Weapon Breakthrough is an experiment to test an ongoing debate amongBattlefield’s most dedicated players. Having closed weapons means certain types are locked to specific classes; e.g., Assault is the only class that can use assault rifles, SMGs are reserved for Engineers, etc. Most olderBattlefieldtitles feature closed weapons in all game modes, but more modern entries do not.BF6has open weapons by default, but Battlefield Studios seems to be contemplating changing this.
Without any sort of early access requirement,the second weekend of the beta is entirely open– all you have to do is download the beta client. The game has so far received a fairly positive response, and the second weekend will inject some much-needed variety, potentially settingBattlefield 6up for a successful launch on October.
