Is Casual Battle Royale, casual?

I’ve tried regular Battle Royale. I’ve tried Resurgence. I’ve queued up thinking, Okay, tonight’s the night, I’m locked in, I’m focused, I’ve got this. And it was too fast and sweaty.

Too much for me.

Casual Battle Royale, though? That mode gives us breathing room. It gives less skilled players, slower players, older players, distracted players, and players who are just here to vibe a fighting chance at staying alive long enough to actually enjoy the game. And improve.

And before anyone talks smack about bots being in there. Have you played against those bots recently? I’ve been knocked by a bot quicker than another real human.

They appear out of nowhere. Every time.

You’re alone, not a soul around. So you think, okay, let me have this little snack, check my phone. A notification pops up on Discord. You just aren’t paying attention.

Then BOOM, you are broken completely because a bot rose up from the grassy hill.

And now you’re knocked, health declining, and you need a teammate to come over and put their little NPC characters butt in your face. Laughing at you while you’re mad.

Oh wait… that’s what they do to me.

Some think that’s funny. But that’s part of the fun.

The best part is running with my teammates.

I have so many different friends that I play with, and they all have different gameplay styles.

We’re not playing to be the sweatiest squad in the lobby. Well… recently we have been. HA! But sometimes we’re playing to run together, to mess up together, to laugh when things go sideways, and to have those “how did that just happen?” moments that turn into inside jokes that have never gotten old.

Casual Battle Royale lets that happen. I guess anytime you run with your pals, that happens.

We drop in, we stick together (most of the time), and we move as a unit in the end. There’s something genuinely satisfying about that, especially when real life is already exhausting. Sometimes you don’t want to hyper focus on every single movement and angle. Sometimes you just want to exist in the game with your friends.

Another thing let me just say because it’s “casual” doesn’t mean it’s easy.

It still gets intense.

Final circles still make your heart race. Decisions still matter. You still have to rotate smart, manage resources, revive teammates, get to the buy to get teammate(s) back, and make choices that can either win you the match or get you ready to load up again.

The tension sneaks up on you. One minute you’re joking around, and all of a sudden complete chaos happens. Because you got cocky. Or you’re joking around showing each other emotes, spray painting helicopter's or cars.

That’s what makes it good.

It’s competitive and fun.

Easter Eggs are also fun to learn and do.

For example, DO NOT run into the Museum unless you have all the information for the Easter Egg. Let me dig a bit deeper into this, do not believe a friend when they say they know the said Easter Egg.

Do.Not.Do.It.

You will get trapped. You will realize far too late that their confidence was a sham! You will be completely knocked out while your teammates are laughing and asking why you agreed to try it.

Not that I’m speaking from experience or anything.

Okay… maybe I am.

But those moments? Those are the stories you remember. Not the perfectly optimized rotations because when you game with friends long enough, you fall into a rhythm. You know each other’s moves and where you should be positioned. It’s the mishaps. The bad decisions. The “we should not have done that” moments that turn into laughter.

And this is where the complaints come in.

You know the ones.

“Casual dubs don’t count.”

“They don’t go toward your win counter.”

“It doesn’t mean anything.”

Cool.

I absolutely could not care less.

I’m not playing to impress a stat tracker. I’m not trying to prove anything to strangers on the internet. I’m not chasing validation through numbers that reset every year anyway.

I’m chasing fun.

I’m chasing laughter. I’m chasing moments with my friends. I’m chasing that feeling where you finish a session smiling instead of stressed.

If my squad and I pull off a win in Casual Battle Royale, it still feels good. We still had to work for it. We still survived the chaos, made the right calls when it mattered, and stayed together until the end. Wait, I'll say it in "male" form, were we stacking? LOL!

The win is real to us, and that’s enough.

Let the people who want sweat only lobbies have them. Let the ultra competitive grind their stats and optimize every second. There’s nothing wrong with that if that’s what they enjoy. Print it out, friend, and post it on your fridge. Let ya grannie see it.

But there’s also nothing wrong with a mode that lets people play together without being immediately steamrolled.

Casual Battle Royale fills a gap that a lot of players need, whether they admit it or not. It’s a place where you can log in after a long day, play with friends of different skill levels, and still feel like you belong.

It’s where newer players learn without being instantly discouraged. Some still do. It’s where returning players warm up without punishment. It’s where friend groups stay intact instead of getting split by skill gaps.

And honestly? That matters more than a win counter ever will.

So yeah , let me and my buddies chase the win in peace.

Let us laugh. Let us mess up. Let us get surprised by bots while grabbing snacks. Let us accidentally trigger Easter Eggs we weren’t ready for. Let us enjoy the game the way we want to enjoy it.

Casual or not, we’re having fun.

And that’s the only stat I care about.