The Battlefield 6 open beta has taken the gaming world by storm, as hundreds of thousands of players have queued up to trade shots, blow up buildings and rack up killstreaks.
The final beta period is in full swing: It began on Thursday, Aug. 14 and goes through Sunday, Aug. 17, so you’ll want to join the playtest now if you want to experience the next era of Battlefield chaos before the full release on Oct. 10.
Familiar maps and modes are making a return, as players play tug-of-war in Rush sectors and capture flags in Conquest — this weekend, you can even battle across the wartorn streets of New York City with a new map pool update.
If you join the playtest now, you’ll have a chance to earn exclusive rewards that won’t be available to players that didn’t join the open beta. There are a number of challenges to complete and some of them require a substantial time investment, so the sooner you get started, the better. Here are the free cosmetic rewards attached to the Battlefield 6 open beta.
Clear tight angles in close-quarters combat for special rewards in class-based challenges.
Every open beta weekend 1 challenge reward
When the Battlefield 6 open beta first launched on Aug. 9, players got their first chance at earning exclusive cosmetics that will be added to their accounts when the game is released in full on Oct. 10.
If you missed the first open beta weekend, you’re in luck: The first set of challenges are still available during the current open beta period, so you still have time to earn these rewards before they disappear forever.
Here are all of the cosmetic rewards introduced during Battlefield 6’s first open beta period, as well as the challenges you need to complete in order to unlock them.
- Lights Out Player Card Background: Reach career rank 10.
- Rising Star Character Skin: Reach career rank 15.
- Night Terror Weapon Charm: Reach career rank 20.
- Striking Distance Weapon Package: Get 50 kills on enemies within 10 meters of you while using the Assault class. Regularly using the M87A1 shotgun gadget is a great way to complete this challenge.
- I Own The Night Weapon Sticker: Get 100 revives while using the Support class. Revives using the new drag feature and the classic defibrillator pads both count toward this challenge. Note that reviving your squadmates while playing a non-Support class doesn’t count toward this challenge.
- After Dark Weapon Sticker: Repair 3,000 vehicle health while using the Engineer class. Vehicles are only available on large-scale game modes like Conquest, so use custom search filters to find matches that will allow you to complete this challenge.
- Seeker Character Skin: Spot 300 enemies while using the Recon class. Aiming down sights at enemy players automatically marks them while using this class. While you can spot enemies with any class, only enemies spotted while playing Recon will count toward this challenge.
Overpower enemy positions and take ground to unlock the weekend two beta rewards.
New open beta challenge rewards
The fight rages on during Battlefield 6’s second open beta period. If you haven’t jumped into combat just yet, you have until Sunday, Aug. 17, to try out the new massively multiplayer first-person shooter.
During this period, you can still access the challenges from the first open beta. But the second Battlefield 6 open beta weekend also introduces three more challenges with their own cosmetic rewards, so there’s something for returning players to strive toward as well.
Here are the new cosmetic rewards introduced during Battlefield 6’s second open beta period, as well as the challenges you need to complete in order to unlock them.
- Bat Company Dog Tag: Get 200 kills or assists. This challenge is not locked to any class or game mode.
- Dominion Weapon Package: Capture 15 sectors in the Rush or Breakthrough game modes.
- War Machine Vehicle Skin: Capture 42 flags in the Conquest, Breakthrough, Domination and King of the Hill game modes.
Player skins are grounded and realistic in Battlefield 6 — that includes the beta’s associated cosmetic rewards.
Exclusive PlayStation beta goodies are available
If you’re accessing the Battlefield 6 open beta on your PS5, you’re in luck.
So long as you’re a PS Plus subscriber (which you need to be in order to access the Battlefield 6 open beta in the first place), you’ll instantly become eligible for a double experience points boost and an exclusive operator skin. These bonuses are automatically applied to your account, so you don’t have to worry about browsing the storefront for a free DLC claim.
The double XP will only affect your earn rate during the open beta, but that might be just the push you need to complete the challenges to hit career ranks 10, 15 and 20, respectively.
If you don’t see the soldier skin, there’s nothing to worry about: Like all the other Battlefield 6 open beta cosmetic rewards, it will be applied to your account on Oct. 10 when the game is released.
Don’t have time to play the Battlefield 6 open beta, but you still want to know what the game is all about? CNET has you covered with a hands-on preview that explores how the game is returning to the series’ roots.
