The Battlefield 6 team has reversed its defibrillator changes for the Support class after players reported recent difficulty reviving teammates.
EA and Battlefield Studios delivered a series of new adjustments via a small update that is live for players across PC and consoles now. Details about the hot fix, which were published in a post on X/Twitter, highlight a fix for those pesky defibrillators, as well as tweaks to the new limited-time Sabotage game mode and additional challenges changes.
Players took to social media to complain of inconsistent defibrillators following the launch of the Battlefield 6 California Resistance update yesterday. Where previous versions of the game had players using the Support gadget to slide and dive in for last-second saves, changes brought about by update 1.1.2.0 instead asked players to slowly and precisely use the tool if they wanted to revive their friends. It’s resulted only in confusion, as the demanding requirements left teammates with what has been perceived as either a new bug or a bizarre nerf without any explanation.
“At first I thought it was just a pointless range nerf,” one comment says, “but it’s also much more inconsistent and easy to get bodies bugged into a state where the defib doesn’t work at all, and you have to grab / drag them.
“Overall, I hate it, but that second part of it makes me think it wasn’t really intentional.”
The Battlefield 6 team didn’t clarify what caused faulty defibrillators to pollute matches, but it sounds like they didn’t like the change either. Today’s hotfix reverts the gadget back to how it was before yesterday’s update by increasing hit-boxes and range.
Meanwhile, Sabotage game mode has had its AFK kick timer increased from 60 seconds to 180 seconds. Bot backfilling for the mode has also been temporarily disabled and will be reintroduced in the future.
Finally, there’s challenges, which have benefited from frequent adjustments as BF Studios continues to fine-tune its progression system. Today’s Battlefield 6 update targets clarity while reducing requirements for a few of the harder-to-achieve challenges. You can see the full list of every challenge change below.
Battlefield 6 Challenge Updates November 19, 2025
Here is the full list of changes:
Recon 2: Get headshots beyond 150m as Recon.
• Challenge and Description Updated to: Get head shots hits beyond 75m as Recon.
Recon Expert 3: Get headshot kills beyond 200m as Recon in a match.
• Challenge and Description Updated to: Get headshot kills beyond 125m in a match as Recon.
Deadeye 2: Get headshot kills over 200m with Sniper Rifles
• Challenge and Description Updated to: Get headshot kills beyond 125m with Sniper Rifles
Engineer 3: Deal damage to Laser Designated enemy vehicles using lock-on weapons.
• This has been removed.
Rapid Fire 2: Get kills beyond 50m with Assault Rifles
• Challenge and Description Updated to: Get kills beyond 40m with Assault Rifles
Rapid Fire 3: Inflict damage under 15m while hip-firing with Assault Rifles.
• Challenge and Description Updated to: Inflict damage while in ADS with Assault Rifles.
Bullet Storm 1: Suppress enemies with LMGs
• This has been removed.
Bullet Storm 1: Inflict hip-fire damage with LMGs
• Challenge and Description Updated to: Inflict damage with LMGs
Squad Death Match 5: Enemy Squad Wipes of the whole Squad in a Round
• Adjusted to add squad to the criteria
Rush 4: Destroy M-COMs in Rush
• Challenge and Description Updated to: Destroy or disarm M-COMs in Rush
Battle Royale 3: Call in three strike packages in a match of Battle Royale.
• Added team mates to this criteria
Combat Expert 2: Perform 10 Takedowns in a round
• Challenge and Description Updated to: Perform Takedowns
Protection Expert 3: Destroy a Vehicle with the Power Tool.
• This has been removed.
Battlefield 6 launched for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S October 10 and is currently in the midst of its first post-launch season. So far, Season 1 has introduced two new maps, with the most recent, Eastwood, arriving as part of the California Resistance mid-season update yesterday. Another content update called Winter Offensive will follow December 9.
BF Studios has consistently delivered updates aimed at tackling fan feedback in the month since its launch. Highlights include a new (expensive) skin pack, a fix for that notorious sledgehammer drone exploit, and even toned-down colors for a few controversial infantry skins. Plans for more changes were outlined in a community update last week.
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