best FPS since Halo 3
completely insane thing to me that this is a flop. actually nuts

Insane. Astonishing. Heartbreaking. Upsetting.

I love this s***

no single player campaign to on-board people into their extraction shooter game loop probably hurt it most. they didn't exactly choose the most mainstream genre for this title

FACTS

People just wanted it to die so they could meme it like concord

Especially true. Then I am tempted to get into it but its like Sony isnt really reassuring with massive Bungie layoffs.

Yeah, the lack of onboarding is one of the most stupid, insane decisions I have ever seen. It defies belief that a $100M+ dev game can be released with no proper tutorial system, no onboarding walkthrough, no repeatable trial level.... I can't believe this was allowed, you don't get a second chance on a first impression and they have to own that as a mistake they were in total control of.

I've been thinking about all the mistakes they made to get here where a game that should easily be a smash hit is where it is. The cultural backlash is still sort of bizarre but also does seem like Bungie had effectively allowed this perception to grow about them without doing anything to stop it. They didn't care, and it's clear they should have.

I'm not tapped in enough to understand why this game has to be Concord 3... I still can't get my head around it other than some people hate the art style. But that many people? I think they did a poor job early on showcasing where the graphic realism aesthetic they had was going, and the art theft controversy, though overblown, was a terrible look. Most people show early Vandal renders/CGI when criticizing the game and nothing from the launch. Look at the Cryo Archive map, look at the Cryo Skin Vandal, Ninja Demon Thief, Trench Coat Assassin.... man, wtf are people smoking.

The "extraction" shooter label focus also damaged its reach, they should have done more to get lapsed Halo and probably Battle Royale fans to try this game than seemingly focusing on shifting Destiny fans. It's an extraction FPS sure, but at heart it's just an excellent hardcore PvP, and that should have been marketed more towards other PvP fans than just Tarkov/extraction fans. Now they have to totally get this PvE mode right to get enough Destiny fans onboard or they are f'd.

But yeah, I went from someone who hasn't played a modern FPS or even video games in easily over 5 years to a hardcore player since release. The art style sold me, but underneath, the gameplay is incredible—a 1v3 team wipe, or getting third-partied and bodying that team also....is another level of rush. Every map has great pockets that force interesting engagements, and the tension because your gear is on the line makes it more meaningful than typical FPS matches....but ultimately I do blame Bungie, I think this is like "the sins of your past catching up to them" situation. Pissed off too many gamers, pissed off Destiny fans, ripped off Sony, and now your amazing FPS is being shived from every direction, not given a fair chance and now the studio is being gutted. Quite sad.

it's such a shame it's not even funny but i'll be playing it until it's just me left anyway

fingers crossed Vault Breaker does what it needs to do a lot of potential for single player/co-op s*** people are pining for

also they need to go free to play when they launch Vault Breaker. if this game is gonna last past a year it needs it badly

I love this game icl

no patch today rip

makes sense tho, i can imagine that the studio is just on fire right now with the news of the layoffs and restructuring. this game deserved so much more man......

its wild too cuz the game is literally remotely nothing like concord at all. i firmly believe that the reason the gaming industry is crashing the way it is right now is equally the gamers fault as it is the higher ups at the studios. it just seems like everyone wants to spew hate and grift their memes to every games demise.

love this one

Couldn’t even find a match last night smh

Is it me or is it always f***ing night time at dire marsh God damn

Scaring the hell outta me

Getting close to under 5k players a day on Steam. Most people seem to say it has a 70/30 pc-console split

Doesn’t look sustainable at all

Match making outside of peak times is impossible. I couldn’t play cryo at all this weekend after work

It’s endless wasted budget on these Garbo live services that no one wants

Especially with a hard genre like extraction shooters. At least Marvel Rivals has fun customs, quickplay, and easy to pick up gameplay characters. People can learn without too much pressure

They’ll have to do ftp at some point

I’m not sure that would even save it at this point. Their free weekends so far haven’t moved the needle.

Maybe as a very last resort. It’s not like they’re making much money off mtx

Bro that’s why this game is great. There has to be a skill gap and not compromising. If you not good put in the effort to be good and it pays off. Even from the betas this s*** told you if you open this game it’s time to lock in.