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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 69476" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/12/09/battlefield-6-wicked-grin-1765303012336.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Notorious <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/battlefield-6" target="_blank">Battlefield 6</a> skin Wicked Grin has had its colors toned down once again, but this time, players are celebrating the removal of, well, its Wicked Grin.</p><p></p><p>Battlefield Studios launched update 1.1.3.0 alongside its Season 1 finale, Winter Offensive, today. Although <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-update-1130-patch-notes-detail-audio-improvements-and-map-changes-coming-with-season-1-winter-offensive" target="_blank"><u>patch notes</u></a> covered sweeping changes to Breakthrough, hit registration, and the overall audio experience, much of the online community was pleased to see the update tackle one of the EA FPS’s biggest controversies.</p><p></p><p></p><p>You may recognize the above Support cosmetic as the Wicked Grin skin. While the clothing items themselves seem to be largely unchanged (minus one new bright yellow armband), the outfit’s standout features have been almost completely reworked. Where there were once bright blue colors highlighting the infantry class, players will now find muted tones and the complete removal of the toothy smile the skin originally earned its name from.</p><p></p><p>The Wicked Grin changes exist as what many in the Battlefield 6 community are calling another victory what has become a massive push against goofy skins. Players began fighting against fears that Fortnite and Call of Duty-esque skins would eventually infiltrate Battlefield 6 when the System Override skin, not-so-lovingly called the “Monster Energy drink skin,” was unveiled weeks before launch. With technical director Christian Buhl previously <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/secretly-console-first-ripple-effect-talks-building-battlefield-6-and-lessons-learned-from-battlefield-2042" target="_blank"><u>telling IGN</u></a> that BF Studios would stick to realistic, grounded visuals “for a while,” players worried the developers could change course sooner rather than later.</p><p></p><p>Wicked Grin emerged weeks after launch as a prime example of what many believed was the beginning of the end for grounded infantry skins. Backlash related to the Support skin got out of hand so quickly that some players <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/some-battlefield-6-players-hate-this-season-1-skin-so-much-theyre-threatening-not-to-revive-anyone-who-uses-it" target="_blank"><u>threatened to not revive any player seen wearing it</u></a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Word of player dissatisfaction got back to BF Studios and <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/we-won-battlefield-6-fans-rejoice-as-ea-tones-down-bright-colors-on-monster-energy-skin" target="_blank"><u>resulted in changes to System Override</u></a>. Now, Wicked Grin, which had already been tweaked with lighter colors with the November 18 launch of California Resistance, is almost unrecognizable in Winter Offensive. There is almost certainly a group of players disappointed to see those bright blues leave, but for the more vocal players online, they’re mostly happy BF Studios is listening.</p><p></p><p>“They fixed him," one <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Battlefield/comments/1pi4g2t/they_fixed_him/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button" target="_blank"><u>popular Reddit</u></a> post says. "They fixed this skin, super muted blues and removed the ugly mask design. Big W on lostening to the people."</p><p></p><p>“Props to the community for standing up,” one <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Battlefield/comments/1pi4g2t/comment/nt3dpkl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button" target="_blank"><u>comment</u></a> adds, “props to the devs for listening and acting accordingly.”</p><p></p><p></p><p>Battlefield 6 launched October 10 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S, and BF Studios has been doing a balancing act since. A <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-update-1120-patch-notes-include-aim-assist-tweaks-and-bloom-adjustments-as-season-1-continues" target="_blank"><u>few updates</u></a> targeting glitches, aim assist, gameplay balance, hit registration, and more have arrived in the last month alone, with content updates adding new maps as Season 1 rolls on. Today, Winter Offensive added snowy terrain to some familiar locations while handing players access to the new Ice Climbing Axe melee weapon.</p><p></p><p>For more, you can read our <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-review-multiplayer" target="_blank"><u>8/10 Battlefield 6 multiplayer review</u></a>. You can also see <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/this-is-brilliant-battlefield-6-players-flock-to-giant-fan-made-conquest-maps-as-map-size-debate-rages-on" target="_blank"><u>how some players are using Portal to cope with what they feel is a lack of large Conquest map options</u></a>, and why <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/rascals-battlefield-6-players-torn-as-323-pack-puts-a-high-price-on-grounded-skins" target="_blank">others weren't sure how to feel about some pricey new skins</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He's best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-devs-leave-wicked-grin-skin-almost-unrecognizable-after-community-calls-out-bright-colors" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 69476, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/12/09/battlefield-6-wicked-grin-1765303012336.png[/IMG] Notorious [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/battlefield-6']Battlefield 6[/URL] skin Wicked Grin has had its colors toned down once again, but this time, players are celebrating the removal of, well, its Wicked Grin. Battlefield Studios launched update 1.1.3.0 alongside its Season 1 finale, Winter Offensive, today. Although [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-update-1130-patch-notes-detail-audio-improvements-and-map-changes-coming-with-season-1-winter-offensive'][U]patch notes[/U][/URL] covered sweeping changes to Breakthrough, hit registration, and the overall audio experience, much of the online community was pleased to see the update tackle one of the EA FPS’s biggest controversies. You may recognize the above Support cosmetic as the Wicked Grin skin. While the clothing items themselves seem to be largely unchanged (minus one new bright yellow armband), the outfit’s standout features have been almost completely reworked. Where there were once bright blue colors highlighting the infantry class, players will now find muted tones and the complete removal of the toothy smile the skin originally earned its name from. The Wicked Grin changes exist as what many in the Battlefield 6 community are calling another victory what has become a massive push against goofy skins. Players began fighting against fears that Fortnite and Call of Duty-esque skins would eventually infiltrate Battlefield 6 when the System Override skin, not-so-lovingly called the “Monster Energy drink skin,” was unveiled weeks before launch. With technical director Christian Buhl previously [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/secretly-console-first-ripple-effect-talks-building-battlefield-6-and-lessons-learned-from-battlefield-2042'][U]telling IGN[/U][/URL] that BF Studios would stick to realistic, grounded visuals “for a while,” players worried the developers could change course sooner rather than later. Wicked Grin emerged weeks after launch as a prime example of what many believed was the beginning of the end for grounded infantry skins. Backlash related to the Support skin got out of hand so quickly that some players [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/some-battlefield-6-players-hate-this-season-1-skin-so-much-theyre-threatening-not-to-revive-anyone-who-uses-it'][U]threatened to not revive any player seen wearing it[/U][/URL]. Word of player dissatisfaction got back to BF Studios and [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/we-won-battlefield-6-fans-rejoice-as-ea-tones-down-bright-colors-on-monster-energy-skin'][U]resulted in changes to System Override[/U][/URL]. Now, Wicked Grin, which had already been tweaked with lighter colors with the November 18 launch of California Resistance, is almost unrecognizable in Winter Offensive. There is almost certainly a group of players disappointed to see those bright blues leave, but for the more vocal players online, they’re mostly happy BF Studios is listening. “They fixed him," one [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/Battlefield/comments/1pi4g2t/they_fixed_him/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button'][U]popular Reddit[/U][/URL] post says. "They fixed this skin, super muted blues and removed the ugly mask design. Big W on lostening to the people." “Props to the community for standing up,” one [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/Battlefield/comments/1pi4g2t/comment/nt3dpkl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button'][U]comment[/U][/URL] adds, “props to the devs for listening and acting accordingly.” Battlefield 6 launched October 10 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S, and BF Studios has been doing a balancing act since. A [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-update-1120-patch-notes-include-aim-assist-tweaks-and-bloom-adjustments-as-season-1-continues'][U]few updates[/U][/URL] targeting glitches, aim assist, gameplay balance, hit registration, and more have arrived in the last month alone, with content updates adding new maps as Season 1 rolls on. Today, Winter Offensive added snowy terrain to some familiar locations while handing players access to the new Ice Climbing Axe melee weapon. For more, you can read our [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-review-multiplayer'][U]8/10 Battlefield 6 multiplayer review[/U][/URL]. You can also see [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/this-is-brilliant-battlefield-6-players-flock-to-giant-fan-made-conquest-maps-as-map-size-debate-rages-on'][U]how some players are using Portal to cope with what they feel is a lack of large Conquest map options[/U][/URL], and why [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/rascals-battlefield-6-players-torn-as-323-pack-puts-a-high-price-on-grounded-skins']others weren't sure how to feel about some pricey new skins[/URL]. [I]Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He's best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-devs-leave-wicked-grin-skin-almost-unrecognizable-after-community-calls-out-bright-colors"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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