anyway.
love the new items for the editor. and i guess the few features of this new event.
( because yes, modders situation is that diar, since that, the only things we get is literally just assets and few nodes opposed as requested features ).
now, part of me says, who the hell even wanted this.
but then again, it’s halloween.
so… i presume everyone can let it slide.
but, i’ll give my feedbacks ( if are of any use anyway ) about the good, the bad, and the ugly.
the good
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assets
as said, i love more assets for the editor so that modders can get something and use them for something else.
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the bp event themed concept.
event that are somewhat bp and has something for everyone is a good concept.
one that may open for many exploitable and unferable outcomes ( such as cosmetics being fomo / forever locked ) but as said,trying to highlight the positives. having two active bps can be beneficial to newer players ( even though, i must admit, there isn’t a whole lot for newer players in this bp ) but also gives a meaningfull way for events to be played opposed as just playing them once, and be done with them.
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nice rewards
especially the squad that comes with it
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gameplay
as said, zombies aren’t my cup of tea, but the gameplay is nice and it’s even greater than the first zombie thingy.
the one made in april.
- even more variety of zombos ( laser giant one is my favorite ) and overall good models.
the bad
- guns boxes
guns inside the " random" box are kinda pitiful compared to the first zombie event.
not enough variety.
90% of the time i always and only got the shotgun, the mp40, m3a1 & stens.
that’s about it. compared for example, the the first mode
another complaint that i had,
- tokens
the way tokens works, should be changed.
i have to relay on other people to win or get tokens. ( that is, in a meaningfull way that aren’t inherently daily challenges )
on my experience, i played 5 matches. and not a single won.
you know why?
because teammates just like in the base game, don’t fully grasp the concept of objectives nor teamwork.
so, 9/10 i end up being the last one up and swarmed by 70 zombies chasing my 
while the rest of the team is either dead, or afk.
which it’s fine. not everyone is a god / goddess ( or should be ) in videogames
god’s forbid.
but it’s not really the best of the experience where i have more than 40 ( sometimes up to 70 ) tokens and not being able to earn them because i have to extract with them but my chances are fairly low with 70% of the people who play this game to begin with.
which as explained, having to relay on teammates is far from being ideal.
with that being said, i can see the " play with friends / team " as a positive net.
which it’s a good incentive for people that already does that.
playing with the “broes” can be fun.
but for those who seek solo “experiences” while “bonding” with strangers to achieve and overcome goals, most of the time is going to be miserable.
so, in my opinion, every chest and tokens gain should remain for the rest of the match. perhaps reduce the amount you get, in order to somewhat still incentivize to win and gain more.
but right now, i feel like it ain’t working.
almost feels like a waste of time. especially for getting so many tokens, but one or more fucks up from your teammates and say goodbye to 30 mins of your time.
( which sure, we have a month before everything goes away )
the ugly
- the bp sort of affects the whole experience of the gamemode.
you start with no classes other than the regular guy who cannot have more than 2 weapons ( unlike the first event ) such chore is ever felt on the harder difficulties ( which yes. there is written that you should own already squads and yada yada yada ).
and worse, if you want to get better weapons, you are almost forced to progress with the battlepass.
which isn’t just about rewards, but it becomes almost as a necessity.
- squads locked ( and weapons % ) behind the premium bp.
now, unlike others, i’m not against the premium themed event bp.
however, i’m against the fact that you can’t win all of them.
which in my opinion, the premium should have granted more challenges to complete per day ( just like the regular bp, a way to complete it easier and taking less time in doing so ) and you can’t get most weapons with %
which, it becomes a pay to compete.
as it’s halloween as said, we can let it slide.
what I personally do not let it slide, are these god awefull cosmetics.
or… a literally “zombie” tank.
cosmetic rant
the first one, we really could have stretched it and somewhat justified by it’s red paint.
which could have been associated on a red factory primer. and made somewhat sense on a panzer IV J.
but this:
on top of:
- random samurai
- german wannabe edge lord with mg42 round belt, g43 pouches and perfectly clean uniform with ripped off sleeves. screams irregular soldier written all over
- stereotipical uncle bear from siberia ( or rather, captain beard red from russia with love )
that really makes me wonder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjWr0pTiJEE
i don’t know how anyone can justify it.
perhaps it’s a low effort to see how many will actually buy it to then open the gates to even more wacky cosmetics.
but i digress with my conspiracy theory
just don’t pull any of this c*ap anymore please.
again, zombie events are fine.
but zombie themed cosmetics that can be used in the base game, isn’t.
because as much this world war two game is debetable at best when it comes to " historical accuracy " the same argument that some devs and helpers loves to use as an excuse to justify certain controversial decisions ) you sure are being consistent as always with your wordings.
otherwise what next?
bavarian stronk indipendednt volkssturm chick with Ars for germany to use in moscow?
Edit: ( couldn’t find the cursed picture that was shown in the official discord server. but i found one equally disturbing )
literal captain amerika next?
or why not, a dedicated lenin skin etc.
you get what i’m going with.
which these new squads with soldiers are a mistake.
forget the " collector " side.
the german get to use the tunic ON ALL FRONTS ( similar to the guerilla with vs volkssturm and sleeved tunics during winter )
you just can’t make this stuff up.
or run around like an actual samurai in a ww2 game.
( which. i must admit. the armor does look cool. prop for the modeler team )
just out of touch and sight…
but there’s a good ground.
anyway, since i’m at it and i think the german uniform could be salvaged,
make it slighlty more dirty and add some actual sleeves & rolled sleeves for the base game.
so it does not look totally out of place.
as it goes for the tank.
i would like to say " get rid of it " but some weirdos already probably bought it, and the usual " we can’t pull it back because was in the store " bs will appear.
so, just no more of these in the future.
like, a decal, at best.
other stuff should be reserved for zombie / custom game only.
