Overall, the new Operation "Market Garden” is a step forward compared to fairfight and gun game events. It has an interesting premise, asymmetrical balance, and a fitting historical background. It’s clear that the devs put more thought into the event, which is a very commendable thing amid all the recent community backlash. However, the actual experience is not that optimal, especially for the U.S side. Some may argue that randoms just can’t cooperate or use paratroopers properly, resulting in boring duck hunting games for the Axis, and it is very possible to make the event mode more enjoyable with some minor tweaks.
I think the fundamental issue is that most ppl don’t like playing with pre-made, stock lineups in a competitive environment. Whether it is fairfight, gun game, or Market Garden, the excitement for new events quickly wears off after a few games and the only thing that remains is farming the other side with subpar pre-made lineups. I think a good event makes players play for fun than play for points, and I can only think of space Nazi and mech events as such.
From a different point of view, Operation "Market Garden” actually sets a good foundation for PvE events with historical settings and gameplay elements. Just imagine defending against AI paratroopers and reinforcements with limited resources and fortifications or a future spec-op coop PvE mission in Tunisia. We all know balance is not DF’s strong suit, so why not focus on the coop teamplay instead? The zombie event is the most successful event so far for a reason, and I think it is a recipe for success to combine the merits of zombie mode and Market Garden to create future historical PvE events that are coop and objective-driven. Hell, it would be even easier to make a fitting event bp. Not to mention that DF can also make use of AM’s dev experience to create a better PvE mode.
What are your thoughts? Personally, I hope Operation "Market Garden” is a sign that the devs are willing to make new game modes. I think we are at a point where simply adding new guns and vehicles is not enough.
@MajorMcDonalds @Ungorisz
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Hire modders, pay them $500 (in gold and premiums) to make new map with new features and you will have a much better event than this lazy rehashed crap that modders could make within 30min.
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My review of the event and the
lack of system stability after the update?
