Battlefield 6 update adds a Call of Duty: Ghosts style mechanic

Some memorable Battlefield moments happen when players change their approach during a match. A squad moves toward one objective, a tank rolls in from the side, someone calls for a revive, and the whole fight changes in seconds. Battlefield 6 is now adding another reason for players to make those quick choices.

The June 30 High-Value Target update adds Wet Work Contracts, a new system that lets players pick up special tasks from eliminated enemies. EA is not calling it a Call of Duty: Ghosts feature, but the idea will remind many shooter fans of Field Orders from that game.

Wet Work Contracts are small objectives that appear during a match. After an enemy drops one, players can grab it and try to finish the task before the chance is gone. EA says the objectives can include eliminations, looting Chests, capturing points, or staying alive.

A player may grab a Contract because it lines up with what the squad is already doing. Another player may take a risk because the reward looks worth it. In REDSEC, where looting and survival already matter, the system could fit naturally into the way people move around the map.

The important part is that Contracts should support the main fight, not pull players away from it. Battlefield 6 already has enough happening at once, so this feature needs to feel like a bonus for smart play instead of another distraction.

The link to Call of Duty: Ghosts comes from Field Orders. In that game, players could pick up a dropped challenge, complete a small task, and earn a reward during the same life. It made regular multiplayer feel a little more unpredictable.

Its matches have bigger maps, more players, vehicles, squad spawns, long sightlines, and more ways for a simple job to go wrong. A small challenge can become more interesting when a helicopter, sniper, or tank can ruin it at any moment.

A quick objective may work well in a smaller shooter, but Battlefield has its own rhythm. Contracts have to match that rhythm if players are going to keep using them after the event begins.

Contracts are only one part of the High-Value Target update. EA is also adjusting gunplay, including recoil, weapon handling, bullet spread, limb damage, bullet velocity, and drag. Those changes could affect every match, even for players who ignore Contracts completely.

Thermal Smoke will be weaker against C4, while RPGs should put more pressure on tanks and helicopters. That could make vehicle players less comfortable and give infantry squads better chances to fight back.

It is a tighter infantry version of Obliteration with no vehicles, smaller layouts, and teams fighting to destroy two of three enemy M-COMs. For players who want a cleaner fight without armor or air pressure, that mode may be the easiest new addition to enjoy first.

Contracts sound fun on paper, but rewards will decide whether the system lasts. If the payout feels weak, players will stop picking them up. If the rewards are too strong, some players may chase Contracts instead of helping their squad win.

A Contract should give players a reason to take a risk while still keeping them involved in the match. It should make a fight more exciting, not make the round feel messy for the wrong reasons.

June 30 gives Battlefield 6 a familiar shooter idea inside a much bigger battlefield. Contracts may remind players of Call of Duty: Ghosts, but they need to feel useful in Battlefield 6’s own chaos.