The Downfall Of Battle Royale
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PUBG was left to stagnate.
Apex Legends simply hasn't progressed. Has audio issues that they haven't fixed for like 2 years.
Warzone had terrible maps, audio issues.
Warzone 2 simply isn't the progression it should have been. Suffers from lack of audio. Still stupidly tied to MW2.
All in all, the genre hasn't progressed and lack of audio plagues the bigger boys.
Apex Legends simply hasn't progressed. Has audio issues that they haven't fixed for like 2 years.
Warzone had terrible maps, audio issues.
Warzone 2 simply isn't the progression it should have been. Suffers from lack of audio. Still stupidly tied to MW2.
All in all, the genre hasn't progressed and lack of audio plagues the bigger boys.
While I still enjoy Battle Royale games there are still too many issues with some that ruin enjoyment.
Bugs, more worried about item shops and making money, new content not coming fast enough, changing up playlists instead of giving the players the choice to choose what they play, SBMM, etc…
Bugs, more worried about item shops and making money, new content not coming fast enough, changing up playlists instead of giving the players the choice to choose what they play, SBMM, etc…
I don't think it is a BR problem. Multiplayer FPS games have been in a weird place for a couple of years now. It used to be a BF or COD game launching was massive. If both dropped in the same season it was insane.
I think it is a simple loop of games taking a lot more resources to make. Companies are afraid to innovate and risk missing the mark, which will cost them millions if not billions. So, we get cookie cutter stuff. Much like what is going on with TV/movies/streaming.
I would argue BF Firestorm could have been something. It wasn't free to play and didn't get any support from the developer either way. Most Youtubers I watched liked it if they could have supported it. It didn't fail because it was a BR or gameplay. It failed because everyone knew BF V was struggling and that EA/Dice was never going to put anything into it.
Halo Infinite is the perfect example. A solid game with major content issues. I mean, people liked the gameplay for the first time in years. People liked the shooting mechanics and the gameplay, but there was nothing else there. Companies aim for live service and can't even put anything out but small amounts of cosmetics.
For all COD MW2/WZ2's "problems" (most invented by the internet), it is a largely successful game, mostly because they throw tons of studios and money at it. (IW has this stubborness about making games where they think they know what is right, and that arrogance pushes people away for good reason). The 6v6 game would be fun if not for the horrible engagement based matchmaking.
COD gets played because there's little else out there. I find myself playing Bf 2042 more, but that's obviously not for everyone.
We're stuck in this cookie cutter, lack of innovation land of "meh" games.
I think it is a simple loop of games taking a lot more resources to make. Companies are afraid to innovate and risk missing the mark, which will cost them millions if not billions. So, we get cookie cutter stuff. Much like what is going on with TV/movies/streaming.
I would argue BF Firestorm could have been something. It wasn't free to play and didn't get any support from the developer either way. Most Youtubers I watched liked it if they could have supported it. It didn't fail because it was a BR or gameplay. It failed because everyone knew BF V was struggling and that EA/Dice was never going to put anything into it.
Halo Infinite is the perfect example. A solid game with major content issues. I mean, people liked the gameplay for the first time in years. People liked the shooting mechanics and the gameplay, but there was nothing else there. Companies aim for live service and can't even put anything out but small amounts of cosmetics.
For all COD MW2/WZ2's "problems" (most invented by the internet), it is a largely successful game, mostly because they throw tons of studios and money at it. (IW has this stubborness about making games where they think they know what is right, and that arrogance pushes people away for good reason). The 6v6 game would be fun if not for the horrible engagement based matchmaking.
COD gets played because there's little else out there. I find myself playing Bf 2042 more, but that's obviously not for everyone.
We're stuck in this cookie cutter, lack of innovation land of "meh" games.
That isn't true. It is is losing players also.
But Fortnite caters to kids and kids are less picky about if it is good or not.