I understand those marketing types have to give a positive spin on news like this but now the announcement reads like the bugs are caused by too many people wanting to play the game...
Imagine EA paying for a guy that reboots a couple of servers once in a while for a couple of years. Must be a huge expense for them... If they would just come out and say that they want you to buy the newest version of their sports games at least it would be honest.
How does he keep coming up with this stuff? Really cool. I disagree on the visual style but completely agree on the gameplay. Tried the demo and it was one the most uninspired shooters I've ever played.
Min-maxing isn't a design issue. It can be encouraged by a bad design or discouraged by a good design but you can't eliminate it by design altogether. You can incentivize players all you want but some of them will always find the most efficient (boring?) way through a game. Some people see experimenting as fun, other people see being 'efficient' as fun. In games like this, balancing weapons and combo rewards etc. is a design issue. Player preference is not.
The gameplay in this trailer didn't show a single 'scenario' which couldn't be handled with a simple headshot. Personally I would love to experiment with all the weapon combinations but (judging by the trailer again) there's nothing to stop a player from becoming extremely good with the assault rifle and headshotting his whole way though the game. No matter how great the design, it's still up to the player's creativity to experience the best a game has to offer.
It has only one season because it got cancelled but it's really good. Actually, don't start watching it. You'll regret having to wonder the rest of your life how people could've been so stupid to cancel this show.
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