EA unlocks battle pass and XP boosts for all players impacted by Battlefield 6 outage

While I had a very smooth experience with Battlefield 6 in the run up to launch day, all of my testing had been done within Steam, so it came as quite a surprise when the game unlocked on Friday and PC players were having issues with the EA App. The developers have been quick to fix entitlement issues for those impacted and to smooth things over for those locked out at launch, there will be some freebies given out to players. 

When Battlefield 6 first unlocked on Friday night, a number of PC players were unable to access the game via the EA App. The developers have now offered “an apology with perks” to smooth things over. The list of free perks includes twelve hour-long XP boosters for rank progression and an additional twelve hour-long XP boosters for weapons.

Players should find these items ready to claim in their inbox before the end of the weekend. On top of that, all impacted players will also get the first Battlefield 6 battle pass for free. If you bought the standard edition, you get Season 1's battle pass. If you bought the Phantom Edition, which already includes the first battle pass, then you will get the Season 2 pass for free.

It is perhaps the best apology EA has ever issued, as these items will make a meaningful difference for players. Typically, in situations like this, the compensation offered to players for downtime is significantly less than what players are being given here.

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