Battlefield 6 Players Turn Ladders Into Jetpacks to Defy Movement Nerfs as EA Vows to Patch It Out
Long dismissed as a minor oversight, the flaw is now a glaring failure. A fix is overdue and the clock is ticking.
Battlefield 6 players have turned ladders into trampolines, and not in a cute way. It is wild to watch and even worse to play against, and yes, the devs are already on it.
The ladder bounce, explained
There is a physics-breaking exploit letting people fling themselves 40–50 feet into the air. It is not subtle. The Assault class can set a ladder against a wall, climb, then twist away at the top and launch like a human bottle rocket. It looks like a jetpack without the jetpack.
- Place the ladder against a wall at the right angle
- Climb up as Assault
- Turn away at the top and you catapult across the map
Why it is a problem
Beyond the obvious 'this breaks physics' thing, it also shreds the balance. It essentially undoes the movement nerfs EA put in after beta feedback and in the day-one patch. Watching clips is hilarious. Losing gunfights to pogo-ladder gremlins? Less hilarious.
EA is aware
Battlefield lead producer David Sirland replied to a video of the glitch and said they are going to kill it:
"we will"
No timeline yet, and there has not been a patch since the launch day update, so do not expect an overnight fix. But it is acknowledged and on their list.
Meanwhile: the ghost bullet thing is real
Separate issue, also not great: a Battlefield 6 dev confirmed the ghost bullet problem is actually happening amid all the 'bloom' debate. In other words, sometimes you see a clear hit, but the game does not register damage.
"It is commonly observed with the target being visibly hit but no damage is confirmed"
Quick decode: 'bloom' is the random spread on your shots; ghost bullets are when the server says 'nope' even though your crosshair and hit effect say 'yep.' The team acknowledging it is step one; fixing it is the part everyone is waiting on.
The bottom line
Enjoy the ladder parkour clips while you can; that exploit is on borrowed time. If you are on the receiving end, take heart: a fix is coming. And keep an eye out for updates on ghost bullets, because that one affects every gunfight, bouncy ladder or not.