Anyone else just finding the game is getting more and more stale
The last 3-4 seasons have been complete failures in my opinion
- the new legends have been extremely bland and lack any personality compared to earlier legends
- new map changes have been extremely minimal often only changing 1 PoI and have killed any uniqueness between the maps
- no new weapons or items have been added since season 11
- now this season has no legend balance changes
like I literally just have no reason to play the game anymore. The gameplay has gotten so unbearably stale and the entire experience for me has slowly been deteriorating since season 11. Which imo was the last time the game was actually good. I feel the devs have become complacent and lazy because they realise they can just put in minimal effort and still get just as much attention. Nothing highlights this more than the battle pass which has severely worsened in quality over the seasons. Now you’re lucky if you even get 1 good skin on it.
new legends
the latest 4 legends are very uninspired and lack personality. Who asked for mad maggie? What does she bring to the game exactly? Did we really need bangalores generic brother? And dont get me started on vantage who has a pet bat that she doesnt even use in her abilities. Talk about a wasted design. The bat could literally be anything and it would not change how she plays. It coupd be a drone or she could create a rift in the sky. It literally doesnt need to be a bat, so why add it? Literally just to give the bland legend some level of personality and likeability.
Maps and map changes
the map changes over the last 4 seasons have been nothing short of tragic. 1 new poi here, a couple new glowing boxes there. There hasnt been enough to change the gameplay up.
addiotionally the maps are slowly starting to all feel exactly the same because the devs refuse to push each maps identity and are actively removing what makes each map different
kings canyon is and should be the basic fundamental foundational map of the game. No crazy gameplay
worlds edge should be and used to be the map that offered the best rotations in the game. With additional balloons, the geyser and the train, you could get to the other side of the map in no time. You had ample escape and rotation opportunities and slowly they have made the map harder and harder to move across. First by destroying the train, the key highlight of the map, and then adding massive uncrossable chasms. Any sense of mobility is gone and is just a massive cluster-truck
olympus is arguably the only good map in this game anymore. Tridents allow for fast traversal, as does the the phase runner. High amounts of high ground and low ground to fight over. Allows for ranges and close quarter engagements. It literally offers everything you want
stormpoint is a failure. A map designed around AI creatures that you actively dont want to engage with because if you do you will alert every enemy squad and get 3rd partied. This map should have doubled down on the AI. It is the only thing that makes this map unique and you never want to shoot the spiders because it isnt worth the risk of an enemy team sneaking up to you.
no new weapons
with no new weapons being added to the loot pool there are no new strategies or gameplay changes to make the experience fresh. What i am doing in season 15 is the same as i was doing in season 12. Only 1 person gets to play the new legend and sometimes you dont want to play the new legend. What is there else thats new? Nothing. Weapons add new ways to play the game. Having no new weapons is an embarrassment
I just have no intention to keep playing this game while the devs half-* everything. There is clearly no effort being put into this game anymore. Until the devs actually make new content i wont be playing
ps- a ‘new’ map which is just the same as the other maps. No new gameplay mechanics or anything. And a new legend that is once again very boring. That isnt new content
