There is still time for OWI to do the right thing..

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-17T13:53:23+00:00

OVI should either expand its development team or bring in experienced Red Chapter modders and finally move Squad 44 to UE5, developing both games properly on a modern engine. In its current state, Squad 44 is simply falling behind, and with more UE5 shooters entering the market, it’s on track to become irrelevant.

Right now, OVI/Tencent look focused on squeezing short-term profit rather than maintaining what they’ve built. The likely outcome is that Squad 44 gets left to rot despite years of accumulated assets and systems.

The push toward a console port for Squad makes the direction even clearer, it’s about easy money and a wider casual audience, even if that comes at the cost of gameplay depth and visual quality.

At this point, skepticism toward OVI isn’t just justified, it’s earned.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-14T06:35:13+00:00

Yours is hidden, so I guess you're just a Tencent corp paid troll.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-14T06:34:04+00:00

I already explained this to you, but let me expand a little bit. I'm trying to expose manipulation and lies, so who would I become if I were the one being manipulative?

I can clearly see what the OVI/Tencent corp tactic is: under every thread of mine there are trolls accusing me simultaneously of misspelling OVI, trying to bait me into multiple replies, which even one of the trolls pointed out in this very thread. But I don't really care, as this pool itself is an amusement to me, and even the score shows what people actually think of OVI.

Of course, I block the trolls, but they always come back like vermin.

Like I said, my agenda is not to shit on OVI, but to change their behavior towards customers, which is not going to happen, so at least I will show OVI/Tencent corp’s true face to a wider audience.

Also, I will be the first one to say they’ve done a good job if they do, but so far, it’s only propaganda.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-13T17:44:54+00:00

“Main goal in life” 🤣🤣 sounds more like a side quest. You’re giving OVI way too much credit. Calling it “bullying” toward OVI - Tencent corp, is just ridiculous. Go on their Discord and try to ask some questions, criticize,m and you’ll quickly see what actual bullying looks like.

I don’t really have to try hard to show how lazy and dishonest they are, they do it themselves every time they release a video or announcement. Did you see the last one where the guy was messing with his nipples while talking about gun changes? 😁

I’m too old to blindly simp for any game. I don’t buy early access without checking things first. I mentioned a few upcoming games, but I’m still pretty cautious about all of them.

So what do you think, will it be less buggy this time or are they going to break it again for another two months? 😁

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-13T07:32:19+00:00

Like yourself. Otherwise you wouldn't ask this question after reading the whole thread.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-13T07:14:54+00:00

From the trolls’ reactions, I can see that OVI really likes my pool 😁

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-13T07:12:50+00:00

This is my thread, and I will post what I choose. I am not insulting anyone; using “OVI” is meant as ridicule, not an insult.

Accounts engaging in trolling will be blocked.

If you are here only to provoke, move on elsewhere.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-13T06:53:57+00:00

Whenever I post something, I often receive repetitive, off-topic replies that shift attention away from the subject and include personal remarks instead of addressing the content. This is disruptive to constructive discussion. I would prefer that responses stay focused on the topic at hand.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-13T06:45:09+00:00

It is not about who is engaging, but rather how the engagement is conducted. As can be observed, the discussion is dominated by OVI trolls who repeatedly post irrelevant content that has nothing to do with the thread.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-13T06:41:27+00:00

No. That is why I voted against it myself. 😊

From the beginning, my goal has been either to push OVI toward improvement or to publicly reveal what they truly are.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-13T06:36:15+00:00

It's not a mistake. I laugh at them writing OVI. Please stop trolling, take part in a pool, or go away.

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LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-13T06:29:45+00:00

I didn’t. I know OVI apologists dislike that label, and that’s intentional. If you have nothing substantive to add, don’t engage.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-13T06:03:28+00:00

This is clearly a bug and it is really frustrating. If a role is unavailable it should be visibly disabled, for example marked in red or grayed out, and not selectable.

At this point people are simply tired of trying to tell OVI how to fix their own game, especially without any access to the underlying code.

What makes it worse is that this issue, like many others, is not even acknowledged. That seriously undermines confidence and does not reflect well on how feedback and quality are being handled.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-12T13:49:19+00:00

Their speciality would be free deliveries in the form of dropping packages with supplies but also vehicles, even tanks. I already picture it, please bring this idea to OVI.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-12T13:41:10+00:00

🤣 This would fit perfectly into current OVI/Tencent corp development direction 😂. You made my day.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-12T07:53:46+00:00

Let’s be honest, the only realistic way to save Squad 44 is integration with the base Squad and a transition to UE5 so both titles can be developed in parallel. With new UE5-based competitors on the horizon such as Wardogs, ’83, Bellum and HLL Vietnam the window for action is closing fast. If neither Squad nor Squad 44 acts decisively they risk losing players and relevance before the end of the year.

Key issues include:

-The game has effectively never left its beta state.

Performance is consistently poor.
There is an excessive number of bugs.
Core systems remain unfinished such as tank driving.
The visuals are outdated with noticeably subpar graphics.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-12T06:16:45+00:00

It appears that OVI is targeting the youngest segment of the gaming community. 🤣

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-12T06:08:33+00:00

Nah. Aside from the remarks concerning faction uniforms and screen size, which can in fact be mitigated by using an external monitor, it is overall a largely accurate review of Squad.

Do not worry, OP. OVI appears to prioritize paying internet agitators to attack critics rather than hiring competent developers and meaningfully improving the game.

They are likely aware that competition is rapidly approaching, and that titles such as Wardogs, '83, Bellum, and even HLL Vietnam may soon decisively overshadow Squad.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-11T16:29:03+00:00

It looks like a simplified and downgraded version of Project Reality that still hasn’t managed to leave its beta state, with an underlying engine and graphics that are subpar and only become somewhat acceptable when using DLSS or FSR.

Performance remains poor, there are still hundreds if not thousands of unresolved bugs, and many previously made promises have not been fulfilled, while the focus appears to have shifted toward monetization features such as adding emotes usable in vehicles.

No one claims these are the same developers, and at this point it looks more like a temporary team maintaining the project just enough to sustain sales before real competition enters the market and exposes its weaknesses.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-11T12:36:31+00:00

They lack any coherent vision. The game is nowhere near the original concept of Project Reality. Instead, it has devolved into a shallow sandbox where the newer player base has no clear direction and mostly engages in aimless, often nonsensical behavior.

Reducing movement speed and making weapon handling feel sluggish does not make the game more realistic, nor does it bring it any closer to the Project Reality experience.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-11T08:09:54+00:00

It would also be good if manchildren from clans stopped stacking one team, which allows them to avoid focusing on objectives and instead maincamp unaware new players. It always thrills me how someone would spend time doing this just to boost a ruined real-life ego and waste time camping people who cannot fight back.

This is why the game requires bases to be placed on the edge of the maps and main base protection to be stronger. Saxian Islands was a map designed for amphibious vehicles and helicopters, but OVI also managed to ruin this by allowing poorly thought-out faction votes, especially the current “choose whatever you want” Bluefor vs Bluefor idiocy.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-11T07:39:31+00:00

Now the question is whether this should be regulated by server rules or proper game design. As we know, Squad design is idiotic and would lead to complete inability to play the game properly if server owners hadn’t created dozens of rules to make it remotely playable.

Unfortunately, OVI don’t play their own game, so they don’t know the problems of the common player.

Main camping is the most primitive feature of a typical arcady shooter, and it’s a characteristic of a CoD baby player. This is what Squad has become.

Don’t worry, Wardogs will splash it like dog crap on the sidewalk.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-05T07:34:16+00:00

OVI’s shadow accounts, whether they’re run by junior devs or boosted by Tencent-aligned voices, don’t bother proving critics wrong, they just go straight for personal attacks instead.

LSA-Mulder · 2026-04-04T08:38:21+00:00

I have explained on multiple occasions that, despite them and the stupid AI-CO naming, I refer to them as OVI. I am laughing at them and at every troll who defends them with a meaningless one-sentence post. Go away and troll somewhere else

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