Bloom is one of Battlefield 6’s most contentious talking points. The issue greatly affects your ability to aim and take down opponents. If you’re finding that your shots aren’t landing, or you just want a general explainer on Bloom in Battlefield 6, this guide has all the answers.
Battlefield 6 online multiplayer is generally pretty good! It’s a big part of why Battlefield 6 sold over 6.5 million copies in its first week. The Battlefield bug is well and truly back—speaking of which. Bloom has been present in Battlefield 6 since day one, and it’s one of the few genuinely negative aspects of BF 6 multiplayer.
If you’re encountering it, or you’ve heard the term, we’ll run through the latest on EA fixing it and what it does.
What is Bloom in Battlefield 6?
Bloom is an RNG effect where your bullets won’t necessarily go in the direction you’re aiming, giving your shots a random feel to them.
Let’s say you have a dot sight on your assault rifle. It will point at an exact spot, and when you fire your weapon, you expect the bullets to go wherever the dot is aiming. However, Bloom adds a random element into the mix. In theory, you could fire a full round of 30 bullets where you’re aiming, and the gun-firing algorithm might decide to have five of the shots veer off from where you’re aiming.
While it adds an element of unpredictability into proceedings, it’s a very frustrating experience when you lose a gunfight to someone where you know full well you should’ve won. You might have needed one final bullet to finish off the enemy, but Bloom kicked in, forced your shot to go right of where you were aimed, and the shot consequently missed—giving your opponent a second to score a killing blow on you.
Here’s an example of Bloom, courtesy of Battlefield Pulse.
When Is Bloom Being Fixed in Battlefield 6?
Battlefield 6 principal game designer Florian Le Bihan has confirmed that Battlefield Studios is already working on dispersion and Bloom in BF 6, but the team won’t necessarily remove it altogether.
In response to a TacticalBrit X post, showcasing the effects of Bloom, Le Bihan replied to a comment on the post talking about a Bloom bug in the beta:
“The Beta bug was actually fixed but we’ve identified another issue (two in fact) that impacts dispersion/bloom in an unintended way and will cause you to have more dispersion at times. The team is working on this and we’re looking at general balance/tuning of dispersion too.”
So, Bloom and the slightly more erratic nature of the effect of certain guns are being fixed. On the other hand, we’re interpreting the message as though Bloom is here to stay.
Dispersion and Bloom are being tuned and balanced. It doesn’t say anything about removing Bloom. You might have to get used to it. We don’t know when the Bloom/Dispersion fixes are coming, but we’ll keep an eye on Battlefield socials for you.
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