After playing the beta for about four hours, this is pretty much just more of The Division, but that's enough to pull me into it.
I really like the new rifle category of guns. It's nice to have those mid-range semi-auto guns separated out into their own group. I still think the game could be a bit better about surfacing a simple DPS number though, as it can still be tough to really know if one gun is better than another.
The setting seems nice, but at least from the sections available in the beta, it doesn't feel as distinct from the setting of the first game as I expected. There are a few slightly more open areas, but most of it is still just ramshackle city streets and buildings. The characters and plot are also just as inconsequential as in the first game, and I'm fine with that.
The only change I'm not too sure about is the way weapon attachments are now handled, no longer being randomized loot but being a standard set of unlocks. I don't really care for the trade-offs that most of them present, but it remains to be seen if there are better options in the full game.
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