Battlefield 6 Season 1 Free Trial - Details, Tips & Tricks

Experience the Best Selling Shooter of 2025 during the Battlefield 6 Season 1 Free Trial, scheduled to be available from November 25 at 4 a.m. PT (12 p.m. UTC) to December 2 at 4 a.m. PT (12 p.m. UTC)*.

This Free Trial includes three playlists, including a casual Multiplayer experience, across three maps, including the two most recently released maps Eastwood and Blackwell Fields. To access the Free Trial, simply download the free-to-play Battlefield: REDSEC experience on your preferred gaming platform. 

If you already play REDSEC, all your progress - Career Rank, Hardware Unlocks and Levels, Customization items, etc. - carries over to this Free Trial. All that progress also carries over to the full Battlefield 6 experience upon purchase; this Free Trial is your opportunity to try before you buy and keep everything you earn when it’s over.

If you already own Battlefield 6, now is the time to convince those friends who haven’t experienced Battlefield to squad up during the long weekend.

Here’s everything the Free Trial has to offer, including some tips & tricks to ensure you’re on the winning team:

Initiation Breakthrough - An Introduction to Battlefield 6

Held on Siege of Cairo, this playlist is a recommended entry point for those new to the Battlefield franchise, or who want a slightly more casual experience against both players and Bots.

Initiation Breakthrough is a 48 player and Bot Multiplayer experience where teams go head-to-head in an intense frontline battle.

One team of players and Bots are the Attackers, while the other team are the Defenders. The Attackers must capture objectives in a Combat Zone sector before they run out of lives. Whenever the Attackers capture all objectives in a sector, the battle moves to a new sector up until they reach the final sector at the Defender’s true headquarters. The game ends when the Attackers claim victory by capturing all sectors or when the Defenders reduce Attacker lives to zero (and winning the game).

To secure a sector, Attackers must control all of the Defenders’ owned objectives at the same time. An objective is a small area labelled on the map with a letter (A or B); standing in - or sitting in a vehicle within - the zone fills up a progress meter which, when full, claims the objective for a team. 

Initiation Breakthrough, like Initiation Battle Royale in REDSEC, is a great way to familiarize yourself with online Battlefield Multiplayer. While the Firing Range (available via the Loadouts section of the main menu) is great for testing weapons against targets, Initiation Breakthrough can be a great warm-up for learning your Class benefits - passive abilities and Gadgets, for example - and how your weapons fare in actual engagements. Don’t worry about wins and losses here; Initiation is for learning purposes and rallying the squad together before venturing into other Multiplayer playlists.

With that in mind, here are five tips specific to the Breakthrough mode for those focused on winning:

Five Tips for Initiation Breakthrough

• THE MORE THE MERRIER. The more teammates are on an objective, the faster its progress meter fills. Work with your squad - and across the entire team - to collectively capture objectives to advance (as an Attacker) or deny progress (as a Defender).
• IT’S BEST TO CONTEST. When both teams are on an objective, progress stalls. Especially as a defender, be a nuisance and attempt to remain on objectives as long as possible until they are under your team’s control.
• ON DEFENSE? HOLD A UNITED FRONT. The Defending team wins Breakthrough by creating an unbreakable, undivided line of defense that the Attackers cannot advance through to get to objectives. Using environmental cover pieces, suppressing fire, and clear communication, work together with fellow Defenders to quickly reduce Attacker lives before they can make significant objective progress.
• ON ATTACK? FIND A WEAKNESS, GET CREATIVE. Attackers succeed by finding holes in the enemy’s defense. Perhaps a flank route is uncovered, or all defenders are focused on a single objective when two are available. Learn the map, then use Gadgets and Vehicles to find new paths to victory: a wall or building between objectives can be gone over with an Assault Ladder or toppled with sledgehammers and rocket launchers, a Recon Drone can scout ahead and explode enemy mines, or sometimes, the best offense is an army of defibrillator-wielding Supports bringing back reinforcements every few seconds. 
• OVERTIME MEANS IT AIN’T’ OVER TIL’ IT’S OVER. So long as progress is being made on a zone, Attackers can still advance to the next sector - or win - even when all their lives are expired. Don’t give up until the last zone is captured or the last Attacker is off an objective!

Team Tactical Modes Infused with Battlefield DNA - Sabotage and Team Deathmatch

Feel more familiar with smaller, team tactical modes? Then this Free Trial has Team Deathmatch and Sabotage, a new limited-time mode with the California Resistance update, to show what the Battlefield DNA does to infantry-based combat. 

Team Deathmatch is Team Deathmatch. Simply put, the objective is to eliminate or be eliminated. 

In Sabotage, two teams fight to attack or defend high-priority cargo in multiple areas across the map. Cargo takes damage from grenades, gadgets, explosives – whatever it takes to get the job done. The team that destroys the most cargo wins.

Unlike Breakthrough, Sabotage is a two-round format to allow both teams to play offense and defense. In the first round, the designated attacking team (Team 1) must destroy all items in all sites (labelled A through C on the map) as quickly as possible while fending off the defending team (Team 2). Both the number of cargo sites destroyed and time elapsed is recorded at the end of the round. In the second round, Teams 1 and 2 swap sides: Team 1 defends the sites, while Team 2 races against the clock to beat Team 1’s first round score.

Five Tips for Team Tactical Modes

• REMEMBER TO REVIVE (AND REQUEST REVIVE). Unlike other first-person-shooter experiences, Battlefield encourages teamplay and squadmates saving each other from danger. Because all squadmates are able to revive each other - Support can revive faster and revive outside of their squad - make it a habit to not only look for revive opportunities, but also not “give up” and request a revive to last longer while downed.
• TEAM DEATHMATCH - WATCH YOUR (AND YOUR SQUAD’S) SIX. Aggressive, reactionary moves can lead to losses. Move as one squad to ensure nobody feels exposed or the need to recklessly rush forward, and always be mindful of a flanking enemy that could turn into a quick kill.
• SABOTAGE - … AND BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE. Save your bullets for infantry; your grenades, Gadgets, and anything that explodes are most effective in destroying cargo. If it is safe to do so, take the extra second to switch between your weapons to your Class’ most destructive Gadgets, such as high-explosive launchers or C4, to decimate enemy piles.
• SABOTAGE - EVERYONE LOVES A GADGET PLAYER (ON DEFENSE). When defending cargo areas, think beyond eliminating attackers. For example, if you like to play Support, consider using the Intercept Device Gadgets (both for Grenades and for Missiles) that can prevent explosions from wrecking cargo piles.
• SABOTAGE - THE CLOCK IS TICKING. Destroying all cargo piles isn’t enough to win; speed is the key to victory. Wasting time by not immediately destroying cargo is an opportunity for the opposition to destroy all cargo faster. Without being hasty, prioritize destroying cargo over getting a few more eliminations for the sake of sending a message.

All-Out Warfare - Conquest, Escalation and Breakthrough

What makes Battlefield the franchise it is today? All-Out Warfare; a Multiplayer experience where infantry and vehicles - combined arms - create incredible moments that are only in Battlefield. The core of all-out warfare is our most popular, long-standing mode known as Conquest. A new addition, but still in the spirit of all-out warfare, is Escalation: from precise tactical moments to non-stop action, Escalation puts everything in a soldier’s arsenal to the test. Rounding out this trio of modes is Breakthrough, the same mode as in the Initiation Breakthrough playlist.

In Conquest, two teams fight to capture and hold multiple control points all over the map. Starting from their headquarters, each team must capture lettered objectives around the Combat Zone by remaining in the objective’s designated area for a set amount of time. The other team can steal the objective at any time, and it can be “contested” when players from both teams are inside the area at the same time, which halts any capture progress.

Each team has a set number of lives; these decrease any time a player is killed without being revived. Lives also decrease due to captured objectives; for every objective under one team’s control, the other team loses one life every couple of seconds. The first team to reduce the other team’s lives to zero wins the game of Conquest.

Escalation operates similarly to Conquest but with three major differences: first, the lives system is removed, so that teammates can respawn an unlimited number of times without affecting score. With that in mind, respawning does take time, which could be spent capturing and defending objectives, as opposed to being revived and jumping right back into the action.

Second, the scoring system is based on capturing the majority of objectives in a territory and filling a progress meter. In other words, a team makes progress towards taking territory by controlling more objectives than the other team. A territory is taken once a team’s progress meter is filled. The first team to take three territories wins the match.

Lastly, as more territories are captured, the number of available vehicles and vehicle types increases. At first, Quad Bikes and Light Transport Vehicles are the only means to get across the map quickly. However, towards the end of the match, there may be tanks, helicopters, and jets that can be used to take over those remaining objectives.

Five Tips for All-Out Warfare

• PTO - PLAY THE OBJECTIVE. We’ll say it nicely: winning Conquest and Escalation boils down to capturing objectives. Being on a remote island won’t help the team win. Identify the zones to capture with your squad, then focus your efforts towards them, whether it’s spotting and eliminating from a distance or directly making objective progress on the frontlines.
• STICK WITH YOUR SQUAD. The sheer number of players in these modes make it so that solo play often means little. Whether you’re with friends or other members of the Battlefield community, communicate using text chat, voice chat, and the ping system to cooperatively plan and execute a winning strategy.
• GET TO THE CHOPPER (OR TANK… OR JET). Infantry combat only gets your squad so far in these modes. Don’t be afraid to try driving the available vehicles, or at the very least being a passenger (when available) and providing support by using those on-board weapons. Think about using a tank to bulldoze over enemy positions, using a fast-moving transport vehicle to quickly reach objectives, or hopping in a helicopter or jet to rain down fire from above and clear enemy bogies out of the sky.
• CONQUEST - CREATE BUFFER ZONES. Each map has key power positions - buildings, mountainous terrain, or other areas - between objectives. While holding objectives directly contributes to score, having control over these advantageous areas can lead to more opportunities to eliminate enemy lives. During a game of Conquest, notice how traffic is flowing through named objectives, then plan to create chokepoints and “buffer zones” where your team can fend off waves of enemies.
• ESCALATION - GO WITH THE FRENETIC FLOW. As more territories are captured and the match progresses, the playable area shrinks while vehicular reinforcements are dropped into the Combat Zone. It’s best to reconsider your current tactics to fit the size of the fight. In other words, you might want to drop the Sniper Rifle and Motion Sensor and pick up an SMG and a Repair Tool when the tanks start rolling in, although every Class can adapt to the shifting combat tide that Escalation brings.

Time is Running Out - FREE REDSEC Login Reward

We’re still celebrating the release of California Resistance; don’t miss your opportunity to get a free Weapon Package.

Until November 30, you can unlock the “Lethal Force” Weapon Package for the M2010 ESR Sniper Rifle just by logging into Battlefield REDSEC - one more reason to jump into the Free Trial of Battlefield 6!

Simply boot up REDSEC - or Battlefield 6, if you are an owner - and claim your reward in the Inbox. Don’t know where to find the Inbox? Just look for the EA Logo - or the envelope - in the main menu, then either click it or press the corresponding button on your controller to view EA Connect. This is where you can find, see and interact with friends regardless of game platform, as well as view messages in your Inbox, including the game message that grants you the “Lethal Force” M2010 ESR Sniper Rifle Weapon Package.

Grab it before it’s gone on November 30, because this long-range powerhouse is a lethal force in long-range engagements, whether it’s in a REDSEC Battle Royale on Fort Lyndon or a large mode like Conquest in Battlefield 6 Multiplayer.

This is Your War - Jump into Battlefield REDSEC Today

Battlefield REDSEC is free-to-play; click here to download and deploy into Fort Lyndon, as well as experience the Battlefield 6 Free Trial for a limited time.

Upgrade out of the Free Trial and experience more of Battlefield 6, including a global scale single-player campaign, the full offering of all-out warfare in Multiplayer, and the true potential of Portal.

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