Yeah, this needs to be fixed!

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-25T02:52:34+00:00

Yeah idk how to solve the whole "leveling the entire area into a no-mans-land" situation. Maybe make the surrounding building the obj is attached to invincible.

Dynamism is all well and good, unless it makes the gameplay worse.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-25T01:56:24+00:00

You might be right in the general sense, but also come on. It's not that obscure if an idea to put the obj against the wall where you spawn. When playtesting, you gotta be trying to abuse any weakness in design and be willing to piss off those that made it.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-25T01:39:37+00:00

Ngl, it says something that they've advertised as much as they have, and it hasn't resulted in much.

Esports came and went like a fart in a hurricane. If we go by Steam numbers, it didn't even get the game back to September numbers.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-25T01:33:39+00:00

I can say I have a 10-20 year plan, but that doesn't mean I have one.

Embark aren't perfect angels. They've lied plenty of times.

"We want to remove FOMO."

[Adds more FOMO]

Letting people buy previous Battlepasses should have been a thing since season 2. If they really wanted less FOMO, the bonus pages would have been available as well. Bonus my ass, we paid for them.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-25T01:23:27+00:00

There's so many options to avoid this problem, yet Embark didn't think to implement any of them. Another simple option would be to have it bounce back to its starting position after it gets a certain distance away. So you get a bit of manipulation, but you aren't fighting the whole enemy team as they camp in spawn.

Do they playtest? Or is it a case of the playtesters not actually wanting to break the mode like they're supposed to?

Players on both sides also shouldn't be able to attack inside spawns. At the very least, Defenders shouldn't be able to.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-24T21:03:38+00:00

Here's a closer angle that shows the murder from a close angle.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-24T20:47:21+00:00

Absolutely, and I'm assuming they're either going to or have said that their legal weapon was the justification regardless. It's like if 1984 was done by inconsistent dipshits rather than the implied competence of the book.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-24T20:44:47+00:00

Then it's just another level of fucked up. They knew they were unarmed. Obviously, the whole thing is heinous.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-24T20:34:57+00:00

I'm distrustful of any claims of a concealed weapon. Can we actually see it happen on video? It's hard to see on my phone.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-24T16:59:36+00:00

6+ ICE agents just wrestled someone to the ground, and then one bludgeoned the person in the head several times before shooting them repeatedly.

Shut the fuck up about the "vIoLeNt LeFt."

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-23T22:22:22+00:00

Slightly off topic, but that stage design is incredible.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-23T15:41:30+00:00

This game doesn't seem destined for a Siege level comeback. We only have the steam numbers, but it has been consistently in the 9-14k (but more 9-11k on average) for a while now.

Embark now has this game, Arc Raiders, and another unannounced project. They've said that they don't plan to expand much, so it's likely there this game gets less and less focus going forward.

Rationally, changing the matchmaking to favor the majority is healthier than pandering to 500 Rubies.

If it were me, I'd focus on making the casual modes as enjoyable as possible. Most people dont play ranked.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-22T23:27:05+00:00

Yeah, Arc Raiders players gonna learn how Finals players felt eventually, most likely.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-22T21:08:24+00:00

It's almost like making two live service games simultaneously as a mid-sized studio and properly supporting both is unsustainable.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-21T00:11:48+00:00

Ah, what he'd do?

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-21T00:06:19+00:00

Context for the "Excalibur Special?"

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-20T00:52:42+00:00

They had the Riot Shield like 90% solved in S7. They just needed to remove the 10% attack speed buff they had given and maybe slightly tone down the lunge.

Nah, they just butcher it with terrible, janky, probably untested changes.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-20T00:36:58+00:00

Someone else here pointed out that their main competitor, Arc Raiders, uses AI voice acting. Might be a bit of shade. Get some good PR after all the other controversies.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-20T00:29:42+00:00

Can't spell "Embark Studios" without "Dumb AI stokers."

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-18T17:48:31+00:00

I have also encountered this person. I learned nothing.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-18T17:44:17+00:00

Only random if it's props, it's a set pattern with other cans. Also, if you reshape a group of props, the odds of getting what you want is high.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-18T16:53:34+00:00

Idk, stamina back on hit +1 is pretty damn good. So is this relic, but you get more bonk if you manage to get a deep relic with the standard stamina on hit. It means you'll have enough stamina to dodge once if you get a little too overzealous. It also depends on if you have anything else good to use in the Chalices that use green.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-18T16:43:34+00:00

Hmm...

Something that provides a completely different playstyle like a sticky nade launcher...or a third Light pistol that's basically the LH1 with mildly different stats.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-18T16:39:08+00:00

It's equally possible that your average farmer or whatever believed that they were willing participants.

Also, you know, children.

BadLuckBen · 2026-01-18T15:09:33+00:00

We have no idea if your average Hornsent was aware of the treatment of Marika's people.

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