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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 438.1 hrs on record (419.6 hrs at review time)
Posted: 1 Feb, 2011 @ 10:31am
Updated: 14 Nov, 2023 @ 9:21pm

Although old and low-population, mildly outdated and certainly not being developed any longer, Global Agenda has and always will be one of my favorite nostalgia games. Ill just list some pros and cons for the current state of the game as that's the most important for people who want to come back to it.

PROS: Missions are fun and the community is relatively friendly (especially if you group together in the Discord server). Open world is very co-operative friendly and you can follow your friends in all their quests and even reliably do missions with fewer players. Missions range from simple 4 player dungeon to 6 player PvPvE to large scale co-op defense raids. PvP itself consists of structured PvP maps with CTP and Payload, and there is a mode called AvA which is just large scale guild map conquest. Most of the mission and PvP content is fairly fleshed out and enjoyable.
There is no Pay To Win, because for one, you cant actually buy the currency as far as i know, they barely have the servers up. Also, the only thing that you can do with said currency is buy flair/cosmetics and buy items with it instead of credits (which arent hard to get).
Combat is fast paced and there are a variety of weapons to collect which can help in different scenarios. Each class gets their own weapon types but all are equally balanced and none are inherently 'better' than the others aside from their role (healer/tank/dps).

CONS: The game was cut down before being finished and as such is stuck in its outdated format of early mmo structure. Leveling is somewhat slow and many fun aspects are gated behind level (you cant access most content until level 30/50). The first of two open world maps has no waypoints or markers, and no fast travel, making travel slow and sometimes frustrating. The UI takes some getting used to, and there arent very many QoL features if any.

TLDR: Global Agenda is an old fashioned mmo, co-op and group-based third person shooter with issues mainly caused by its sudden demise. Its overall gameplay and current content is satisfying but can easily deter solo players or those with a dislike for old grindy mmo genre.

Would love to see more players in-game and I love this game to death so maybe in the distant future it will be revived, but for now its a good time-sink and fun game to play with friends.
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