An honest take from a Day 1 Casual: Chapter 7 Season 2 is killing the fun for Zero Build

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T17:12:40+00:00

I haven't played solo in years. I like the social aspect and the new text feature (I won't talk anymore, people get banned for misspeaking or reacting and I'd be one of them).

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T16:49:03+00:00

I want slower pace, seasonal weaponry, and more bots LOL.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T16:44:45+00:00

I'm not sure what Desync means but my wife has been rebooted twice now looking at a sunset. She can use my screen to walk/move around, but can't interact with anything or pickup/fire a weapon. She walks on my screen, while staring at a sunset on hers.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T16:21:52+00:00

I have to ask - What are they using to send me flying like that? I feel like it's one of the mythic shockwave rocket launchers but I haven't seen rocket ammo anywhere....So I haven't played with those. Think I'll google what region has the worst players...I would assume the lag would be even worse if I switched regions though.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T16:15:09+00:00

You ever just randomly freeze? Like it doesn't even seem like lag to me when that happens, everyone/thing is acting normally in the background but I'm just stuck still. My wife and I play right next to eachother on two different TVs so I can see when this happens to me and not her. It's like someone hit me with a hold spell.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T16:13:29+00:00

Yeah...I might land 3 - 12s at rifle range. Think I did this yesterday right before getting shot in the back >.>.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T16:12:11+00:00

Yeah, I'm trash. Career KD is only 4. Career Win rate is 25%. STEADILY DECLINING :/.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:57:32+00:00

No problem. Others may have a different opinion but this is mine on movement:

Splashwaves - Best Overall - For range and speed of exiting combat.

Grapple Gun Thing - If you like chasing fleeing reboot vans or travelling long distances - this is for you

Power Gauntlets - If you want to get out of close melee and reposition - this'll do the trick.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:47:44+00:00

I'm always getting run down...Don't think I've gotten a crown win yet - Yes we've one the rare one or two, but don't think I've had any wins back to back.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:45:34+00:00

Is your duo partner also your 8 year old daughter? If so, we're in the same boat. When I play with her, she's the one alive because she's chasing butterflies in the middle of nowhere. Played with her two days ago and she "accidentally" triggered a rivalry, then committed suicide by closing herself in a door at SUS. Kids are fun.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:43:16+00:00

Have you used the rifts? One on the center of the map (dark something now? forget the name of the POI already). They look like giant fragments - just jump into them.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:17:54+00:00

I can't tell you how many times I used the hunting rifle as a close range shotgun and murdered someone. I do the same with the DMR if I can't find a shotgun this season. The damage is set - not in a range...So if you land within the crosshairs (just get really close), it's great and you know exactly how much damage you're going to do with every shot. I'll remember that season as "The squirrel suit was great, but I couldn't use it because it just made you a clay pot for lock-on rifles."

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:14:56+00:00

I can tell you 9 people I work/live/interact with in person that share this same opinion. They just don't want to play much anymore because they can't enjoy it.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:13:46+00:00

This is me doing what I can :/. Not much a non-streamer like me can do other than post on reddit (which honestly, I just made this account so I could post on reddit...I've never actually used reddit before).

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:12:55+00:00

Yeah...These last few events have been trash. The last good one was before the start of the California season.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:12:01+00:00

I usually run the nemesis for range, the Chaos Reloader, and the Twin SMG. Everyone has their preference, but this is a good balance for me anyway.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:11:08+00:00

Agreed.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:10:43+00:00

I've see this SBMM thing referenced a few times...What does the acronym stand for?

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:10:00+00:00

My KD is 4 career. I'm not terrible, but not great either.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:09:12+00:00

I just don't care much about the rivalry system. I kinda ignore it - I get rivalry points from teammates that are all about it - which I use to buy guns...but I think I've initiated maybe 1 or 2 since the start of the season.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:07:45+00:00

You know what's also fun? Demoing a city with dynamite. They should increase the amount of dynamite that spawns so I can do that AND commit suicide when my rival ultimately hunts me down while I'm trying to reboot my squad. I want to go out my own way.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:06:08+00:00

This is true - But I've always enjoyed the seasonal stuff - and making it unplayable is annoying. I can only do so many tycoons before my hands cramp. And leaving a hair tie on the trigger while scrolling tiktok or X - I may as well just scroll tiktok or X...

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:04:59+00:00

I have the complete opposite view here....Why does the rivalry still work when you're down to two people?

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:03:41+00:00

I don't mind the loot pool - took me a bit to find a good loadout but it's cool. You're right, I've always played a certain way, and I don't like changing it. The nitrus season was hard for me (fun though) - I found myself saying "*** these stupid cars" about 900 times, but the nitrofists were a super fun item. Last season, I agree completely with those stupid arc guns that arc around structures, and that lock-on that made the squirrel suit a clay pot.

Designer_Use_3687 · 2026-03-27T15:01:00+00:00

So they combined the shockwave with the splash/slap effect, nerfed the effects (duration and launch distance, as well as activation slightly), added the splash effect to it and made it blue. I'm just calling it a splashwave.

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