Reached rank 20: final thoughts
Had the most fun in a battlefield since 4, went into this with the lowest of the low expectations and have been pleasantly surprised.
The malding about TTK, movement, is totally unwarranted and I’ll die on that hill. We are indeed testing the meat grinder maps this weekend, I’d recommend holding your scorn until we’ve seen more maps but **bleep** me it’s beautiful, taken me right back to Bazaar and Metro. This whole forum has been a walking contradiction: it’s too slow, it’s too quick. Y’all wouldn’t have been happy even if they just reskinned one of the classic titles. After reaching rank 20, I can tell anyone still wondering, it’s blown way out of proportion and anyone screeching that it’s COD should not be trusted. I’ve not died to a movement sweat once and have actually had the opposite experience, it’s funny slapping them about when someone tries too hard as their bullets spray around you.
Sure some work is needed in areas (quick list below) but EA has somehow managed to hit this out of the park and NONE of the negatives are terminal for once. I feel very confident we’ll be getting a great product for once when October rolls around.
I’m super stoked for rush and the new maps next weekend, as I’m sure the vast majority of the community are too based off the overwhelming positive reaction across all socials and my own friends.
My checklist for tweaks / additions:
- More faction relevant kit, I don’t want to run about with an RPG as a NATO soldier. Where’s my SMAW EA?!
- Guided rockets; NLAW, Javelin etc
- Some recoil patterns need work, SMG’s can sometimes outcompete AR’s and the AK can be attachment buffed to essentially 0 felt recoil
- Vehicle handling needs to be about maybe 20-30% better, being able to rotate on the spot would also be very nice (unsure if already possible using WASD) and help with street maps
- Breakthrough needs some re balancing as attacking at the moment is an almost guaranteed L, only managed to come close to victory once
See you all next weekend!
