I have difficulty getting the words to explain my disappointment in this game. However I’ll try to keep this feedback as constructive as possible in order to not just come across as a hater.
AGS. You have completely and utterly failed. There’s a long list of things I could give as to reasons why however I’ll Try stick to the main ones. This post is in complete relation to PVP content. I won’t be getting into the shortcomings in PVE.
PVP
I’m unsure if your aware of this however this is the crux of your game. I’d say over 50% of the people diving into your PVE content is because there is nothing PVP has to offer the player base. On top of that, this is what has bled the most players. From discussions with old company members who have left the game and friends who have moved on, it always comes back to one point. Shortcomings in PVP. The list that goes into this is extensive. But I will try;
- OPR How on earth in over a year is there still only 1 map? Like this astonishes me. There is so many landmarks already in the game which would make amazing OPR maps. OPR to this day is the main push in PVP content, created by an extremely minimal benefit and reason to open world PVP (Which many would debate was and is the best PVP in game) and wars on most servers being gate kept by the same strongest companies and members. This needs to be a bigger focus point. Without having all the answers myself the simple fixes that pop into my head is diversity in maps and game modes, ones in which will reward some builds and team compositions over others. Give people a reason to diversify and not just pop on a musket and sit on some rocks which leads me to my next point…
- Musket I was debating putting this in here reluctant to sound like a broken record, but this needs to be mentioned. This weapon DOES NOT belong. A hitscan weapon that has the potential to 3-6 hit anybody on the map regardless of armor and gem setup. This is compounded by Mortal empowerment, and an OPR map that is extremely open terrain rewarding a ‘camping’ playstyle. When you compare it to EVERY other weapon in the game, the mechanics just don’t add up to where it should still be in this game. Some say the bow is in the same boat as Musket, which it somewhat is, however the mechanics make sense for this weapon. Apart from some tweaks to perks and a minor damage nerf, this weapon makes sense. There is obviously other weapons that require balancing. But Musket is by far the main one. The amount of people rage quitting OPR maps and loose interest in the game because a team of 5 muskets have an ENTIRE team pinned and focused from all angles… is crazy. I know there is a debate that consists of ‘switch your playstyle to counter this’ - Do you really think its viable to switch an entire 20 person teams play style and objective based around a single weapon in the game? the answer is no, its not.
- 3v3 This is the PVP content that needs the least attention. However to put it plain and simple. Healers, everyone will tell you, if you spawn into a 3v3 and you have a healer on your team. Its game over for the others. This needs addressing. Other maps to this game mode would be extremely beneficial. However 3v3s at least feel playable. After the obnoxiously long wait time at the beginning of the match that is.
- Wars Simple, Lag.
- Open world PVP Was this content just completely abandoned? I ask that genuinely because that’s what it seems like. This PVP content is debatably the most enjoyable for the people involved. But it is all done for no reason.
- Leaderboards This all leads to why this the last straw for me and where I just cant understand in what world your decisions make any sense to anybody. With the constant feedback received and what I hope your team has experienced by playing the game as well (which a lot of people question whether you do or not) you decide your order of priority to release into this game is leaderboards. No AGS, This was NOT the answer. With the state of PVP and what should have been at the top of your priority list, releasing leaderboards into the game was always going to compound the issues. Please, just please, log into any server and experience the hurt for yourself. The only way for you to understand is to experience the state of it yourselves.
With that being said, I Will be logging out until your next ‘promised’ update which has been built up to be the answer to all of the communities issues. However, I will not be keeping my hopes up for this. You have let us down enough already.
Oh and one last thing, who designs your skins?.. Fire them.
