Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core

I've had trouble deciding what way to swing this as this is a game that I think simultaneously deserves a lot of praise but also a lot of criticism. To start off, I do think that while the game is worth the time to investigate, [b] I do not yet think that it is worth its price point. [/b] If you want bang for your buck, it's best to wait and give it more time in the oven, or get it on sale when you can. The gameplay loop is enjoyable. Go through cave, shoot corespawn, mine expenite, find and activate the things in the level, and initiate the lift holdout. Do this 3-6 more times and then kill the boss. The gunplay is also enjoyable, many of the guns feel good to use (I'm looking at you hammercaster) while some feel okay, but none of them feel particularly unenjoyable. The perks don't feel as situational and unimpactful as before but I still think they need to be spiced up. I earned that upgrade, so I expect to feel it. The timer is good. I think it adds urgency and forces you to make decisions about what to get and leave. The negotiation system is fine for the most part, I haven't really had any trouble with it, even with the randoms, so I feel like the doomsaying with that system is often quite overblown. All this stuff is fine for the most part and the gameplay loop feels very promising! But there are a few problems that I feel are dragging back the game quite significantly. The biggest of these issues is the lack of content and mission variety. I get that this game is still in early access, but just because it is doesn't mean it shouldn't be criticised for it. It is still a serious problem after all! Cave gen often feels way too samey... which I get why it is, with the timer, but it really does make every run feel repetitive. Mission variety is even worse... the expenite event pool is small so you quickly get used to it, the lift sequence is largely the same each and every time (though it is short), and there are only three bosses. Since every mission you go on lays itself out exactly the same, (onto the next level, find the bio booster, workshop, expenite event, lift) it tends to get too repetitive quickly. And with so little else in the caves, the upgrade system and risk vectors are the only real variety you get mission wise. It's just too little. Another issue is meta progression. Or the lack of it. Disregarding deck swapping, all that you can find here is the perk tree. No crafting materials. No rewards for completing a mission except progress towards (a limited selection of) cosmetics, some XP, and chips to spend at the perk tree. This perk tree whispers of its DRG ancestor except worse. There are a few picks that are really a no brainer while most of them offer a marginal boost at best. However, unlike DRG's perk system which has active perks, Rogue Core's is just... mainly stat upgrades or somewhat uninspired passive boosts. This is the only thing keeping you going for another mission meta wise. And once you have filled out the whole tree, all you are left with is the missions themselves to keep you entertained. Missions that, as I said before, can't really hold up that mantle right now. (On the plus side, the Rogue Core flavoured promotion system is so much cooler. And you can "ascend" (promote) in multiplayer too. Good work on that!) I feel like there could be so much more potential for the meta progression of this game, like messing around with multiple options for the abilities of each class, or an expanded and more interesting set of perks, but as it stands it can't outlast the content variety so once you complete the perk tree, you're only really playing for the gameplay loop. The game lost that "one more mission" feeling that you get in DRG, (which is no doubt part of the reason that game is so good and replayable) and since each Rogue Core mission is a commitment, it is no wonder so much of the initial playerbase has fallen off. (40 minute missions aren't a bad thing on their own but if you don't have the replayability to support it, it simply becomes another thing that goes against the game.) (As a quick addendum, another gripe that I have with the game personally is that the "grunts" of Rogue Core, the corespawn creepers, just move too fast. It feels like you are forced to face them when they spawn and I think it stops you from being able to make more time-saving risks like ignoring a wave to deal with it later in favour of rushing ahead to try and get more done before the timer runs out. It just makes it feel like your timer is smaller than it shows itself to be because the waves effectively turn into a time sink. But that is just my personal opinion!) In short, I still think the game shows lots of promise. The core gameplay loop is fun, even though the game does not sport enough to be long-term replayable right now. With more time, I hope to see it become just as fun and replayable as DRG for long term play! It is not worth the current price point but I think it is worth keeping an eye on both development wise and waiting for a sale. [b] Despite its absolutely glaring flaws, I want to give this game a tentative thumbs up [/b] because I am optimistic that GSG can still turn it into something as good as DRG. And one day, I do hope that I can recommend this game less hesistantly.

ROCK. AND. STOOOONE !

Can't wait for more to come out! so far this is a great game and i'd love to see more of it

怪的種類少的可憐，手上拿的武器跟燒火棍似的，補給還不能叫，甚至不補血，一局時間沒有好武器就是坐牢一小時，分工不明確，感覺像是跟三個npc玩，不知道他們在幹什麼 不建議購買，垃圾鬼船快更新老岩深第7賽季

测试版本 无聊和难度导致人数少了怎么办？ 普通人：做更多内容和难点优化 异动：平衡游戏，这个太强了消弱一下（砍废），这个玩法/模式玩家太爽了消弱一下（砍废） 异动：我这么好的优化，人数肯定暴增吧

This thing single handedly cured my isolation. Rock and stone.