I can't imagine playing this with randoms since its objective-based gameplay loop requires immensely dedicated teamwork and coordination. with friends, it's a blast. the chaotic haze of brass, explosions, and crumbling walls is really thrilling. but it's so lacking in content, and honestly, unbalanced (not in a fun way) that I can't be bothered to return to this unless some friends reeeeeally want to play it. plus, this game is doing that thing that so many new mainstream competitive pvp games do where they really want to cash in on being an esports title. i dont dig that at all. sweats will always exist. I don't care about those types of players because I play Quake Live every once in a while, and that's practically the only demographic remaining in that game. what i mean is where a game devotes itself into becoming a hit with the esports scene, balancing a meta just for the digital athletes that aren't as important as the majority of the playerbase.

oh, also, the announcers suck. much of the aesthetic of this game is "how do you do fellow kids" type shit, and I find a lot of the art bland, although it's quite good-looking fidelity-wise.