Battlefield 6’s fifth season, “Siege of Vegas,” launched earlier this week and the reaction so far has been mixed. Among the highlights is Area 51, a new map that fans have generally praised as one of the best in the game. Among the low points is another set of season pass cosmetics that are setting off players’ genAI alarm bells. Those cosmetics include a guy with a bunch of extra magazines strapped to his vest, one with five holstered pistols, and someone with a security patch on his arm that says “Security.” “Why does this guy have FIVE guns?” wrote a fan on the Battlefield 6 subreddit earlier this week. “This new Season 5 Battle Pass skin has five identical guns in its kit. The mask of shame is one thing, but who at BF Studios approves of these silly character designs?” Another wrote: “The magazine art on the second guy makes absolutely no sense lol, it looks AI generated…then there’s the guy with the five guns, the most egregious one is the misspelled fucking security patch lol.” In fact, I understand why people use Ai to do things. I’m not stupid. I understand the motivations. What I don’t understand is: what kind of person is willing to pay money for something created with Ai? Are you stupid? https://t.co/v56c8Dswqx — Del (@TheCartelDel) October 14, 2026 Multiple posts on the topic have exploded with thousands of upvotes and comments since season 5 was released. To add insult to injury, the chaotic skins were being sold as part of the season pass. “Charging players $$$ for AI-generated content is extremely disrespectful,” reads another thread on the subreddit. While there’s no confirmation that the designs were the result of genAI, this wouldn’t be the first time Battlefield 6 has been found to get sloppy. EA’s hit shooter shipped seemingly AI-generated cosmetics just a few months after the game’s release and didn’t end up patching them until months later. It probably hasn’t helped that some Battlefield developers were fired earlier this year, even as EA executives have banked millions amid a highly leveraged sale to Saudi Arabia. And even if the developers eventually decide to leave designs like the five-gun guy intact, things like the misspelled patch on the arm aren’t easily fixed either. After all, not only do you misspell “security,” you have the word “security” stuck right above the words “security operator.” I don’t think any human artist would have sent that by accident. At least not one that wasn’t overburdened with a shrinking staff and an unrealistic content roadmap.
