So, what's the current state of the game?
CommunistWithAGun
Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
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It wants your body. Come back.
If you always prayed for the game to be something a little closer to NS1, with a higher skill floor and lower skill ceiling, with completely different movement mechanics... come on back and give it a try.
If you were hoping NS2 would stay closer to the original concepts of NS2 and not undergo sweeping mechanics changes, stay away.
-Colt
Community is flooded with new players so the overall skill curve is quite low compared to a month ago
Since then the game has gotten several sales, major content added, and several blips on various news sites all pulling in fresh players
Tactics-Wise the game is still quite enjoyable
Many equipment and evolutions that I never touched before are now all quite viable
If you're coming back I'd swing into a combat server first till you get the of shooting and moving around before you just into a serious game
FPS is a bit up for most of the case, still needs more work but getting there.
Most maps have undergone small adjustments as well, so that was kinda nice.
teams still suck in most games
people don't know how to quit when games are over
guess it depends why you gave up. the important issues (finding fun games) are still unresolved imo
there might be slightly more strategic depth possible with the current state of mechanics, but that's probably too early to judge
Everybody else hates the changes.
I see a lot more inexperienced players about now since 250 and the Steam sale, but less and less actual green names. Looks like the sale-ers are sticking with it, displacing the older longer-term vets that were about before 250. Game population is plummeting back to pre-sale levels so it does look like the sale provided no net benefit in terms of player count.
Gameplay mechanics are a lot more enjoyable over all, I've still got my gripes with them moving more and more towards competetive focused mechanics but that's just me.
Overall, give the game a try again.
It sure will decline no matter what. It does this even without a sale. But the sale helped to push the player count and we will see in round about 7 days if the patch has a good or bad influence on the player count overall.
There was a GMG sale that lasted until the 8th which could have affected the numbers even when the steam sale ended. Probably not as big as the steam sale but still somewhat kept the numbers up.
Even so it took around 3 months for the player count to drop into the 700s so I expect the same here and by then we will have the content patch out along with the sales and advertising from the tournament and plushies so that it will go back up.
But everyone will be playing with their gorge plushies! Natural Selection will die! Killed by Gorge Plushy!
But no, the game isn't on it's last legs. Keep thinking that.
Same game as before, still boring.
imo marines seem to work more closely together relying on welders to fix their armor.
i also like the fact that even dead players now gain res
250 has been a bit divisive, but I feel it's on the whole good for the game and, for me, is a lot more fun and fresh than it used to be. Player movement is much better as well.
It's more like ns1 :DDDDDDDD Bunnyhopping skulks and fades yeaaaa