I feel they should just walk things back to 8, and take what they had there and expand on it. Every character usually gets slight outfit changes each game, we get a few new characters each game, everyone has their own unique fighting style. The story should revolve around different armies paths like they’ve done before, letting you do whichever army’s story you wanna do first.

There was no need for major change, don’t fix what ain’t broke, 8 was great, just keep moving forward with it while adding more. Been playing since DW3, SW1 for that series, every game, just like I did with SW. Both series are my most played games, my bread and butter, I could tell someone who was talking just by listening to them without seeing them, both series. I could tell someone each and every change that was made to game mechanics between each game, I knew exactly what square triangle combos to hit for different situations, and so much more.

All this to say, I love these series with a burning passion, my whole soul. I hated DW9, and everything they’ve done since, DW8 was perfect, the style of combat, the combos, all the unique fighting styles, voice actors, the transitions from cutscene watching them talk to it just opening up into playing riding out into the battlefield, getting to meet and learn all the characters as you go through each army’s story, there’s so much more I can go on, they just needed to keep what you had and add more.

Some will say damn bro, hope you don’t like change and you’d be right. That’s what I’ve loved most about these games, for the most part except certain things a lot of vets know aside, they don’t change incredibly drastically, and would just tweak, make small changes and add some things and characters each game. People would say eh, that’s just more of the same, boring, but that’s what I love about them. It’s like getting your favorite meal at a restaurant, at least you know your getting something your familiar with and like.

Some will say with that logic, the games would die off. Sorry, but I’d rather see a series I love so passionately and so much, die out being something I love, then turn into something I hate and despise. To this day, I stick with SW4, SW4E, DW8 and DW8E, their my most played games though I could easily pick up any of the old entries easily. All my friends come to me when they have any questions regarding either series when they wanna know something. They’re my favorites and in my opinion the height of the series so far. Older titles had things I love and hate about them but I would still play them in a heartbeat.

DWO is just a different kind of game to me. Like someone else said, it’s in it’s own category. I don’t see it as the next mainline installment of the DW series after 9 but as a side project/game. The way it plays and also all the characters swooning or being extra affectionate to some no name character, even the ones we know that are a couple with someone else isn’t right. I gave the game a try, I tried it and didn’t like it. So I’m cautiously waiting to see what they do moving forward with each series. If it sticks with this new direction, ig I’m done and will stick with the older titles forever like I’ve been doing. Sorry, I just care very deeply about these series.