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INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS
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I wish we got more games like Battlefield Six, Helldivers, and Hell Let Loose, and less of this bright-colored goyslop.
I think the market is course-corrected because the money is drying up. But I hope it's not wishful thinking.
Gavinmad
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Lex and Tim played a tyrannosaur roar over the loudspeakers which spooked him into a bad fall that broke his ankle and then the compies got him.
When your death is only revealed as a throwaway 'they wouldnt let us bury Hammond or Malcolm' during the final lines of the book, it was irrelevant.
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OU Ariakas
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As our resident Polygon enjoyer, I will not believe a word you say about it unless we have a more professional opinion. Say, a former professional Apex Legends STREAMER who was watched by *literally* tens of people a session?
Xevy
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Yeah definitely an unholy mix of games. Overwatch/Valorant stand out specifically. Some moba in there and some R6 siege.
Doesn't look like something I'd enjoy long term, but I'll fuck with it a bit. I think most tactical shooters are corner simulators for the most part and I don't particularly like to do that. This game does have fairly long TTK though so there's outplay windows, but from what I see as the rounds go deeper your gear gets better and your weapons do more damage so people just die faster.
Doesn't look like something I'd enjoy long term, but I'll fuck with it a bit. I think most tactical shooters are corner simulators for the most part and I don't particularly like to do that. This game does have fairly long TTK though so there's outplay windows, but from what I see as the rounds go deeper your gear gets better and your weapons do more damage so people just die faster.
OU Ariakas
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SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE SHALL APPEAR.
One fucking minute later. Kudos, sir.
One fucking minute later. Kudos, sir.
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Xevy
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CaughtCross
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Gavinmad
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To be faaaaaaair...the fact that it's free makes it really easy to leave a negative review.
The fact that it's ill-conceived slop also makes it really easy to leave a negative review.
Uriel
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I dont play these games, but I don't get the hate for it compared to Apex or Fortnite. I look at those and this and they look the same to me. Comparing it to Concord is crazy and downplays how retarded the design of that game was. The game awards trailer was terrible for sure though.
Gavinmad
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3v3s on a giant map (the #1 complaint in the negative reviews) is pretty fucking retarded design.
RobXIII
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I didn't even know this one came out. 3v3 on a giant map sounds terrible. The game I spent the most time in so far is Planetside 2. It can be amazing with a healthy pop on all 3 factions in mass fights, but if you go to play it at like, 8am, you end up with 2v4 on a giant map, and it's just not worth your time. And this is what it's like every game in Highguard?
Xevy
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It's got some problems with its core concept. 3v3 means immense pressure on each individual to carry their weight which means sweaty meta +10000%. The maps are huge and it definitely feels like this was supposed to be a 4v4v4v4 or something and they cut back. Maybe that's a mode they'll add in, but there's a lot of unused space. The character abilities range from very useful to worthless. Most damaging abilities with this long TTK are a waste of time you should've been shooting. This has the longest TTK I've ever seen in a game which makes sense for a hero shooter for outplay to be involved but the abilities aren't really good enough? So you just end up 2 magging every single person you fight until you get purple/gold versions of your weapons.
It's just way too competitive coded to be successful, even for a free game. Casuals with no communication will get absolutely fucking obliterated and you can see it in a lot of the negative reviews.
They'd need a mega mode with the ability to have fun and goof off and they don't. They're just alienating 90% of player bases. People who want to play at the highest competitive levels are already shitsocking in Valorant, League, R6, etc etc. This ain't those.
It's just way too competitive coded to be successful, even for a free game. Casuals with no communication will get absolutely fucking obliterated and you can see it in a lot of the negative reviews.
They'd need a mega mode with the ability to have fun and goof off and they don't. They're just alienating 90% of player bases. People who want to play at the highest competitive levels are already shitsocking in Valorant, League, R6, etc etc. This ain't those.
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Cybsled
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High TTK makes sense since you don't have unlimited respawns, but ya it feels like they tried to design this game as an esport/ranked sweaty experience 1st and casuals were an afterthought. A free game like this that doesn't support the casual market is going to die out pretty fast.