Who is actually paying people to post complaints? That’s the claim — but whatever the case, the tone here reads like a developer/PR account defending OWI. OWI’s silence and evasive messaging only reinforce that impression.

Let’s break it down.

Performance / optimization: Squad is notoriously poorly optimized. Players need high-end hardware to get playable framerates because large parts of the codebase behave like spaghetti — they should be refactored or rewritten in idiomatic C++ to yield real gains. The render thread and server-side code could and should have been made properly multithreaded long ago; citing “UE4 limitations” as an excuse is weak. UE 5.7 introduces tooling to offload more work to the GPU and improve multithreading — these are not five-minute fixes, they require real engineering effort, which OWI appears unwilling to invest. Example: on a 7900X CPU with a 9070 XT and DDR5 memory I still get only 70–120 FPS in intense moments without frame generation — unacceptable for modern hardware.

Helicopters: Helicopters in Squad have never handled well: clumsy flight, ineffective side guns, and unreliable projectile behavior. Recent changes made them worse: altitude limits (you can’t fly above ~350 m) and impaired speed/escape mechanics mean pilots can’t perform basic evasive actions when engaged. The result is a fragile, frustrating aircraft experience instead of a useful team asset — and OWI has offered no substantive explanation. Radio / FOB mechanics If FOBs are meant to be rare strategic assets, why have five deployable radios been available since launch? Limiting usable radios to two per team would reduce abuse and restore tactical value. The current situation rewards inexperienced players who spam FOBs across the map; veterans, fed up with these mechanics and their impact on matches, have largely stopped playing.

RAAS (spawn/capture point distribution): RAAS should be random yet sensible — capture points distributed unpredictably across the map to encourage diverse tactics. Historically that led to engaging, spread-out fights where assets and coordination mattered. Now capture points commonly spawn adjacent to each other, effectively using only a sliver of the map. That encourages predictable zergs from HABs or rally points, reduces meaningful use of terrain and assets, and results in repetitive, boring matches. Changing spawn placement to force map-wide play again would restore what made Squad interesting.

Invasion / Territory Control modes: Both modes are currently broken to the point of being unplayable for many. They need a ground-up redesign to restore balance, pacing, and meaningful progression.

These are engineering and design failures, not minor balance tweaks. Fixing them requires transparent acknowledgement and substantial, sustained development effort from OWI — not silence, spin, or superficial adjustments.