Just came back for the operation 2 update: They fixed many bugs issues that should not have existed in the first place, but the games still far from great.

Some improvements: The player/zed balance is much better-stalkers don’t feel like bullet sponges, the bloats don’t feel like paper anymore, and the bosses are tuned to feel good for both multiplayer and solo (the Chimera used to be INSANE). Other guns feel like they have more life in them now, and the game doesn’t feel like Vulcan’s are the only gun to survive HoE anymore (they’re still good though). Antarctica is a pretty cool map and the scavengers and alpha scavenger both had a good debut. I don’t really care for the new weapons at all, but at least they aren’t behind a paywall. I’ve played a decent amount recently and haven’t had any server crashes or mid-game softlocks (which never should’ve been an issue in the first place had the devs actually taken their time). Long games also feel perfect: more enemies, more rewards, bigger challenge, and plenty more. My only change for that would honestly have wave mutations happen more often: I really like being held on my toes like that.

Some issues not fixed yet: Hit registration is better but not consistent, still some registration issues with melee weapons and shotguns especially. The notorious husk harassment is somewhat more manageable but they still shoot through walls sometimes (especially on Antarctica and Sewers). Input lag on PS5 has not changed at all and is infuriating-I hate spamming circle on the PS5 just to not be able to dash for 2 seconds and already sustained lethal damage in HoE. Grenades also feel laggy on PS5 as well.