It would still behave worse than rifles so won’t be required to switch to shotguns from a rifle.
It’s still too early for conclusions, but so far this is my first impression since the update dropped.
Surprisingly, I’ve been encountering more packed games than before across my favourite BRs which is BR V for both Soviets and Germany, and BR III for Japan and Allies. Mind you, I play in all servers and select random army, by the way. I think this also helps ‘balance’ the queue in my case. As I haven’t encounter matches where there’s a big disparity gap between both team’s human players.
I like being able to vote maps and currently it has worked wonders for me. (I had to prioritize my points for maps that I truly loathe) For example, in three days I haven’t played Gavutu 
so far lmao. But we truly do need more points. I quickly ran out of my points for the Pacific Theater.
The matches have become more intense with non stop explosions and lots of players actively playing the point, including tanks and APCs pushing alongside the infantry. Which is great. Maybe it’s the ‘new update effect’ or perhaps players are staying and fighting harder out of spite. Regardless, it’s working in a way.
I still do not fully agree with the implementation of the desertion penalty and there has to be a better way, maybe something to encourage the player instead of “punishing”. Like a better reward system for those who endure crappy games would be ideal. After all, those few type of players that stay during a game despite knowing the outcome, they are the real unsung heroes of this game. I bet many have won games, and deservedly so, just by staying and fighting when they could’ve just left. Because I’ve certainly had many instances like that. Those players need to be recognized.
And by the way, the new map plays absolutely great so far. It’s a like a much better version of Seelow Heights. It brought a bit of fresh air for the stale Soviet vs Germany matchmaking.
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So true.
What I like:
- Available upgrades are finally made more visible
- Also some minor bugs I reported months ago getting fixed, quite unusual but welcomed
What I don’t like:
- Map like/dislike is useless as not a map preference system. I don’t care much for map bans, I wish to be able to determine/change the type of battle I wish to join or avoid on the fly, and let the RNG tell me if I was lucky. (And give me bonuses if I’m open for a wide range of battle types or BRs.)
- Recently sometimes my bullets take their time, not harming the opponent or harming 1-2 sec delayed. Could be network lag, don’t know.
- Could not stab the downed opponent with a knife. Attempted continuously for the 8 sec he was downed, succeded when he standed up…
- just started a game and can’t spawn:
pls balance meteor jet