XDefiant just came out and man.. the amount of people hyping that shit up is insane. I was obviously skeptical at first before it came out due to it being a ubiflop game and the fact of having abilities which for some reason every fucking game needs to have. Did everyone forgot how bad the ratio of the trailer went?

Quick recap:

The game is mainly trying to bring back the OG CoD feel back yet shit like abilities which impact the game immensely especially using the medic class. Insta med to full hp and exceeding up to 120 hp, then the ult giving you 200 hp… like wtf bruh. Everything else apart from the dogshit netcode and the retarded amount of times I had to see that 3 minute intro because the game breaks or the servers fail, it’s alright. Nothing really peaks my attention out of the ordinary as a shooter but that doesnt mean it would be shit just having those variables alone but adding these annoyances on top of a “competitive shooter” and you’ll question the structural integrity of the game as a whole. I tried to give it a chance many times on my first playthrough but it got to the point where I physically couldnt play due to the servers fucking up, not like I wanted to anyway with everything I’ve mentioned.

Just played Boundary last night and it’s 10x more enjoyable than XDefiant. The movement is kinda cool and has a learning curve, decent variety of gamemodes, generic weapon/class leveling up system and the netcode is actually decent even at 150 ping. The only gripe I have is some of the maps are kinda too open, there isnt that many maps, snipers are a 1 shot to the body and there’s no AU server atm. Other than that, its actually a decent competitive FPS that differs everything else that’s been made. Good job on their part.

But there are soo many people praising this game to be a “CoD killer”, I mean sure in this last few years yeah but least their servers work right? I’ve never had an issue (that I can remember) with servers on any new CoD game. Dont fucking give the excuse of the whole beta bullshit, ubisoft has been making games since day dot and you’d think they would figure this shit out by now.

I’ll probably play it again when it officially releases but it’s not a game that I can see myself playing much, if at all. It’s still the same casual trash AAA put out and people wont see flaws because they’ve been brought up with trash so it gives them an excuse to like it.

Btw for everyone saying “cope more”, I will. Keep those dopamine levels high because that’s obviously the only thing that satisfies you.

Other than playing those, I’ve been jamming Rust a fair bit. Not as much this wipe due to Dead Island 2 coming out next week (even though it’s only 3 player coop….) but just playing just to play something. It’s still shit but we are using that shit to our advantage. Basically we are playing a little more casually as in having a disgusting tiny peak such as below:

and using armored cars to safely recycle at monuments and using them to run over animals killing them instantly. It’s fkn stupid. The game is still casually fucked. Going on roams isnt satisfying at all anymore, well it hasnt been in a very long time at least. This current wipe I’ve only played wipe day because I’ve just lost complete motivation for the game; nothing is enjoyable in the game. Nothing matters, there’s soo much stupid shit in the game that I cant anymore. Not until maybe cross servers come out so the clan scene can shine again. But until then, I cbf. Btw we found ragman and his son, he’s still alive apparently lmao.

As far as game dev news, I just want to touch on something before I get into my game. David R.B. Yep you know where I’m going with this. Someone that has high potential of selling his semi decent looking game and growing his community vastly. He’s gotten dev blogs down pat and the guy sounds like he’s super confident in making his game a reality while having fun at the same time. But all this went down hill after being exposed of being a pedophile grooming underage kids from minecraft communities. He was well known for his work on the MC animation side so he exploited them that way. Quite a shame because I was a little inspired on having plans to do dev blogs like that in the future and he seemed like a decent dude. I guess you cant completely trust everyone even in the indie gaming industry. All I can say is the evidence that’s been backed up and the fact that he hasnt said anything basically means he’s guilty. So fuck him and hope he suffers from the consequences.