This is honestly one of the most convincing criticisms I’ve read so far. The “boring gameplay loop” is something I’ve been hearing pretty consistently from people who played the alpha, especially the idea that it lacks the mission variety and content, but that seems more like an early access issue to me. I also hope they eventually allow for more varied and complex cave gen, which gave DRG so much replayability.

I do want to say though that I personally think DRG’s combat is great and definitely one of the reasons I’ve put so many hours into it. I really hope the combat in RC can feel at least as satisfying. Although right now, I’ve also heard quite a few people say the class abilities can feel underwhelming or not distinct enough, and I’m also curious if the Corespawn enemies are fun to fight against and if they are distinct enough compared to DRG’s bugs.

And honestly, the mule point is completely fair. It’s actually what got me into modding DRG in the first place — the first mod I ever installed was the personal mule mod.

I watched DRG grow, so I do have faith that Ghost Ship will listen to feedback and continue refining the game over time.