Creative freedom in fashion Battlefield 6 Portal now seems to have its limits. While players had seized the tool to reproduce emblematic maps from other FPS, Electronic Arts has just adopted a very firm position: any explicit or implicit recreation of maps from Call of Duty could result in temporary or permanent banning.
This information was revealed by InsiderGamingwho viewed an internal email sent to a user who recreated Shippingone of the most famous maps in Call of Duty. The latter had named his map “Shipment first test” and specified in the description “Shipment 2019 edition”, without ever explicitly mentioning Call of Duty. This was not enough to avoid the warning.
EA hunts for references to competing games
The message sent mentions an “inappropriate reference” to third-party products, suggesting that simple visual or structural reproduction content from another franchise could be enough to trigger disciplinary action. In other words, even without a direct quote, the wink of an eye is enough to cause a problem.
This decision comes as Portal mode, integrated since Battlefield 2042 and carried over into Battlefield 6, is recognized for its richness and flexibility. Classic maps, personalized experiences, XP farms… players use it to give a second life to their memories or explore new mechanics. But EA seems to want to set very clear limits.
According to some observers, this position is not so much linked to a gameplay problem as to fear of legal action from Activision, publisher of Call of Duty. Simply hosting content on its servers inspired by a direct competitor could expose EA to risks.
An inconsistent policy?
This hardening is all the more surprising since other studios authorize these practices without sanction. In Far Cry 5, for example, players regularly reproduce maps from other licenses without being worried. The community is therefore wondering about the logic behind this sudden restriction.
Some creators fear that this movement marks the start of a wider repression against all forms of recreations, regardless of the original universe or game. A climate of tension sets in: should we now delete or modify any card that is a little too “inspired”?
For affected players, the advice is clear: better to edit or delete immediately any card relating to another franchise, under penalty of having their account suspended.