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Battlefield 6 player gets Steam refund after 470 hours due to mode removal

A player of Battlefield 6 successfully obtained a refund from Steam after playing for 470 hours. This refund was granted because Electronic Arts (EA) quietly removed the popular Rush mode from the game's Quickplay options. The player expressed dissatisfaction with the removal of this mode. AI

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Battlefield 6 player gets Steam refund after 470 hours due to mode removal

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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