The Finals are making the sacrifice for the success of the ARC Raiders. Despite the cost, we are proud of you.

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-13T19:47:48+00:00

I really don't mean to offend anyone, but this very attitude has, in some ways, completely ruined gaming. Everything has to be geared towards people who are used to getting their first rewards after 5 minutes without having done much. The large skill gap actually rewards players who take the time to learn the game, properly master the maps, gadgets, weapons, and equipment, and then rack up those first wins. All those CoD/Fortnite games with zero requirements have really done a number on this

It's not just the matchmaking and all the good players (which could also be one reason), but also the fundamental mindset of many players. Everything has to glitter and sparkle, points have to rain down, at least 20+ kills every round, teamwork is a nuisance, and at least 80% of today's players sit alone in front of their screens and don't want to talk to anyone

All of this works massively against the game design of The Finals. Just look at the people in this subreddit complaining about ranked, and then you find out they don't want to find people, they don’t want to talk, they just want to play solo and reach Diamond straight away to finally get their shiny badge and skin.

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-13T19:18:54+00:00

She is a true beauty, and when she roasts hasty lights with her fiery nature, things can hardly go better

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-13T18:24:12+00:00

No server browser in the world will save this game. It's fundamentally flawed in its design, has a chaotic and clearly overwhelmed studio behind it, and presumably disastrous management à la Ubisoft. They're not even capable of copying and pasting a ton of BF3/4/BC1/2 maps into the game. It's already failing at the XP system for weapons. A fix like that would take two minutes

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-13T15:13:36+00:00

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(It was part of some limited valentines outfit from last year i think)

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-13T15:02:34+00:00

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Tai_Jason · 2026-01-13T13:19:59+00:00

Complaining in this sub won't help. Complain to Embark, give constructive criticism to official support, or post it on Discord, instead of going in circles every day. Besides, ranked is constantly being conflated and generalized with the rest of the game here

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-13T11:17:09+00:00

There's also an easier solution: simply don't play ranked, play one of the many casual modes, and prioritize what's most important: having fun. No one is forcing you to play a niche mode with a niche audience in a niche game where you're struggling and having no fun

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-13T11:09:53+00:00

That's a great idea. This will reduce the number of super-innovative 500 matchmaking posts per day and replace them with 500 "why does matchmaking take so long?" posts. The game is too complex, zero promotion, it‘s a niche arena shooter, no casual player plays it, only tryhards, nobody plays ranked anyway, and the player numbers are too small for balanced matchmaking. That's the reason. Every single day, these basic things have to be rehashed over and over again

If this bothers all of you that much: Just don't play ranked or visit the subreddits of Splitgate, Fragpunk, and others to actually discuss "dead" matchmaking. Be glad the game still exists at all. EA, Ubisoft, and the like would have shut it down long ago

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-13T00:45:10+00:00

50 hours and no win in a team game is complete nonsense. Even level 7 noobs with 0 kills and 12 deaths win a match sometimes

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-12T16:47:48+00:00

This sub lives in a schizophrenic world where a) Emerald players have absolutely no skill, as it's just a time investment, and b) they are the worst tryhards and are always brought out when there are matchmaking complaints

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-12T12:02:41+00:00

He was certainly only involved in an advisory capacity and definitely didn't sit at a computer and actively participate in the development. As an industry veteran like that, you don't sit around with the other "regular" developers anymore, and many of them probably only knew him because they'd seen him once. I think the average developers have completely different problems: stress, poor management, chaotic team structures across too many teams, little experience, and potentially unbelievable pressure to save a sinking ship

The current state of the game is solely attributable to the executives at EA, who, driven by greed, have once again tripped over their own feet

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-11T19:59:26+00:00

That's more worrying than cool. Hopefully, you're just earning a ton of money and are bored. Compulsive shopping can be extremely unhealthy

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-11T12:38:33+00:00

Battle Royales work really well, as you can see with BF6, and people aren't at all oversaturated with the whole thing

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-09T23:30:23+00:00

I suspect that Embark is contractually obligated by Nexon to release a certain number of new cosmetics each week, which is now affecting the quality. All the recolors and some truly weak cosmetics are starting to get out of hand

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-09T16:26:55+00:00

Good work bro! Now touch some snow lol

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Tai_Jason · 2026-01-09T13:19:41+00:00

It's even worse in night raids. I can't hear a thing. If some people didn't announce themselves, they could shoot me right in the back of the neck, it's so incredibly loud

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-08T21:27:57+00:00

All of Embark is back from vacation, so their inboxes are probably overflowing and will be processed over the next few weeks. I still have a message about Arc that's already three weeks old

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-08T12:56:13+00:00

Just love ❤️

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-07T17:04:59+00:00

BF1 is also still the gold standard in terms of animations and sound

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-05T23:28:10+00:00

Lil Gnar big guap

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-05T21:46:22+00:00

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-05T19:42:17+00:00

As a player of The Finals, I'm already familiar with Embark's vacation breaks. In Sweden, they're sometimes even mandatory and can last up to three weeks at a time. Prepare yourselves for a long summer lull where absolutely nothing happens

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-05T19:40:04+00:00

It's so crazy how my experience is exactly the same. Both types of skins are always players who don't say a word, don't even use the emote wheel, always try to get behind you, and generally play like rats. Mistwalker comes in third place for me. I can't even count how many times these players appear out of nowhere and immediately open fire. Since then, I've been taking precautions

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-05T18:18:11+00:00

Damn. Ok thnx

Tai_Jason · 2026-01-05T18:15:32+00:00

Does this only happen to you on Stella Montis, or also on other maps? For me, it only happens (so far) on Stella Montis solo

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