Nope.
Best advice would be to forget it exists. There are actually thousands of other games out there that are almost exactly like Battlefield, I doubt the Next New Thing™ will be worth giving up a little bit of sanity over.
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Could you name a few that are almost exactly like Battlefield, came out in the last decade, and let me host my own servers?
Call me cheap
homie that game is $70
You're not cheap, you're literally trying not to get robbed
You can buy a few dozen really good indie games for a fraction of that price
That urge to buy and play it ASAP is marketing doing its job.
Easier said than done, but if you really hate EA, your only choice is to eat the FOMO.
Otherwise, you're feeding the beast.
Disclaimer: I'm high
You maybe high, but you are right nonetheless.
Spot fuckin on.
My response to OP was literally going to be: "don't buy it, and try your best to focus on the literal thousands of other great games that are out there"
Make friends with someone that's paid for it.
This might be harder than working to get $70.
I don't think that'll be possible. I wouldn't even buy BF6 because of Javelicrap (EA's botnet akin to Activision's Ricocrap), and why I'd want a rootkit on my system is beyond me (plus, Linux users are excluded from playing BF6 in the first place).
Not to mention the recent sale to the trumpers and the saudis
Kushner and the Saudis, absolutely. Good chance I won't be playing their newer games after I heard about that nonsense.
Play it on a friend's account that owns the game.
Get it from the library?
It's been a while since I've done it, but maybe buying it on steam and returning it before the few hour playtime limit?
That's a good shout, although I'd like to try it for a couple of days at least. I think I already know the answer to my own question unfortunately!
I don't think there is, gonna have to try and imply via gameplay videos.