FragPunk

After playing the game for a bit, i can see why everyone has given up on FragPunk. FragPunk is Valorant for people who like shooting a few more bullets. Its very hit and miss meaning there are a lot of things that are frustrating. [b]Gameplay[/b] The main gamemode & ranked are played the same way as Valorant, you have a random map with 2-3 bomb sites where one team plants a bomb within a time limit. The gunplay is slower than Valorant where you need more bullets to kill eachother with the exception of sniper headshots, and every gun is unlocked from the start. There seems to be a limit on the amount of the same guns, but its not clear if its per team and who is allowed what. Because the time-to-kill is slower, there is more action than in Valorant and people are not as afraid to peek and shoot. [u]Cards[/u] are used to change the round some giving buffs while others give the enemy debuffs. The cards seem very well designed with a lot of thought that went into them, but not all are balanced. Some cards give your team a free kill or might win you the round by blinding enemies. [u]Gunplay[/u] is satisfying but weird at the same time. Guns feel balanced in effort/reward, each has headshot/bodyshot/legshot damage. However each gun seems to have a different sensitivity not tied to scope zoom. From ADS sensisivity to hipfire sensitivity, its extremely offputing and unclear what is what. Getting used to your sensitivity changing with each weapon and between main and secondary is quite hard to get used to. [b]Characters & Balance[/b] Characters have 3 abilities each that are limited in use, similar to other hero shooters in gameplay. The abilities are extremely poorly balanced and completely ruin the game, with characters going invisible that can walk up to you with no sound or visuals and kill you. Persistent AoE scan effects that stay letting players prefire anyone with no counter. Homing abilities that blind or deal massive damage, where you can be blinded for 30 seconds of a round. Abilities that can be thrown around the map instantly killing a player with no counter. Most abilities that are strong (blinding/invisibility) dont seem to have any counterplay, unless you have those characters unlocked yourself and play the same broken meta. They are not unlocked by default so new players will be unable to play the game and have to fight against players who do have invisibility and abilities that instantly kill you. [b]Servers & Integrity[/b] The servers are sometimes decent with good ping and hit registration. However with a tiny playerbase you often get put on a server with higher latency or play with/against bots. Because of this you do often play against players who have a full second to aim and shoot at you before they appear on your screen, so its a mixed bag. So far i have not found any cheaters, but i have not played the game enough to make a proper jugement on that. [b]Verdict[/b] FragPunk is very difficult to get into as a new player, with a ton of characters that are locked with game breaking abilities. Weapons with different sensitivities making it hard to adjust your aim if you are used to other shooters like Apex/Valorant. But the gunplay is very fun and satisfying, and the cards actualy add a lot to the game if some were not as unbalanced. I dont recommend anyone to pick up this game in its current state, the developers clearly dont care about making the game playable and its unplayable for new players.