I am deeply disappointed about the current gun meta and the gunfight situation. For me, the game has never gotten to that degree of anti-fun. I have been playing since 2020, here and there. Almost played every event, and I almost got every battle pass just for the sake of supporting the game. I am tired. So close to leaving. I believe that I am included in a considerable number of silent players who feel like this. Let me explain:
I am generally okay with balloon, event stronghold, and general macro changes. Moreover, I do not go with the general phasing and immersion criticism against the event and event compound. I am generally okay with world changes. But those are the only things I am okay with... Gunfights are the all-time worst.
Close-quarters fight standard:
- Everybody has a gear or some joke weapon in their possession with an instant death guarantee, like a lance, a bow, and a crossbow with custom ammo, or a katana with a perk.
- Everybody has shorty shotguns with infinite ammo or slugs.
- Everybody has dual-pistols with custom ammo or a Lemat with a slug.
Those standards resulted in the instant ending of gambling fights, and they are remarkably boring. Everybody dies within seconds. Who shoots whom first with their joke weapon or some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ gear determines the end result of the fight. I have not seen a Nagant pistol in maybe six months. I do not claim that old hunt was perfect; But, you used to fight with pistols, you used to miss shots, and you used to pay for your mistakes. I clearly remember that. Fights have no climax. No mistakes. The only strategy is limited to corner peak timing and one-shotting your opponent.
What about keeping your distance and initiating rifle fights? Yeah...
-Try finding and chasing the Maynard guy in the bushes 120 meters away
-Try initiating the fight against the waiting joke weapon, slug squad, in the bushes
-Try initiating the fight against the waiting joke weapon, slug, and trap squad in the stronghold
-Try initiating the fight against the waiting joke weapon, slug, and trap squad in the stronghold, while Maynard guy 120 meters away shoots you constantly, and 20 minute waiting enjoyer shorty shotgun rusher squad thirds the fight
-Try to evade a headshot from ##### or 1234567891324325's shorty centennial
Everything is anticlimactic. Every single cool aspect or story-creating gunfight is getting bypassed. Whether you win or not, it is instant, includes one tap, a headshot, a joke weapon, and it is anticlimactic. I am tired. There is a disgusting predictability about player behavior, not about the end result but about how it will occur.
Shorty shotguns should be removed. Not a nerf, not an arrangement, they should be removed. Dual pistols should be extremely limited, maybe one option per ammo type, and should require a costly perk. Bow should have a stamina debuff while aiming. Bomb lance should be scarce or situational. Slug should be removed. Weird joke ammo, like turning your crossbow into a shotgun, should be removed. There should be no silencer snipers. Game needs a cheater tracing system, and we should have access to it too, like Valve's Overwatch. I can sense the distinction between a good-luck player and a suspicious wall-hack user. Please search "hunt showdown cheats", and you will see for yourself.
I am suggesting and complaining in terms of gameplay. For example, is Maynard sniper's strongest weapon in the game? No, not the slightest. Should it be removed? Absolutely yes.
Whether the community or developers acknowledge that or not, I do not know, but I strongly believe that the game rings alarm bells. If it continues like that, there will be a seemingly sudden collapse in its player base; However, the collapse will be rooted in long-term problems of the game.
Thanks for reading.
