My favorite game of all time and right now I can't make myself play it. Crytek has lost the plot. They're literally throwing ♥♥♥♥ against the wall to see if it sticks. DLSS/FSR is not an excuse to not optimize your game. And they make us wait 4 months for Lawson to be added back into the game (content that was released like 5 or 6 years ago) and in the meantime give us three dozen cosmetics and new custom animations you have to pay blood bonds (in game currency purchased with real money) for. The game has just lost its identity. IDK if it's Crytek's new COO they brought on this year. But I would 100% go back to 2023 Hunt: Showdown if I could at this point. I like Post Malone he's a cool guy. But him and Ghostface being added to the game are just symbolic of how the devs have betrayed their core player base.

My best example to articulate my feelings on this game is their revive mechanic changes since 1896. The player base consistently complained about revive spamming for solo and trios. So they change Necromancer (a trait that allows you to revive teammates at distance, used to allow you to self revive as a solo repeatedly) by making it a burn trait (it only has one use then you have to buy it again). That same update (or maybe the one immediately after it, can't remember with 5 events a year) they added revive bolts for the hand crossbow making it easier to revive spam as a trio than ever before. Dying doesn't matter anymore because your buddy can revive you 4x from cover 30 ft away now. It's like what are the devs thinking? They have no vision for the game, no real plan. And they have most definitely not delivered on their promises from previous "roadmaps" and developer talks. They're just trying EVERYTHING they can to appeal to new players at the detriment of the players who have loved this game and kept it alive (and kept Crytek paid) for so long. I bought every DLC as soon as they released it to support them. And for the first time ever, I'm starting to regret that decision and avoiding buying the new skins (even though I think they're cool) just because I'm so pissed that Dennis is letting the game go to ♥♥♥♥.

Like who even asked for a silenced maynard with dum dum or a silenced krag (long ammo)? Are they just trying to make the game painful for us? I still have to change my audio input/output to hear/use VOIP every single time I launch the game and this is a bug I've been reporting for nearly two years! AND DLSS/FSR IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO AVOID OPTIMIZING YOUR GAME AND DEVS NEED TO QUIT TREATING IT LIKE THAT. Also they break the servers every event launch. I don't even play day one now because half my time would be watching a loading screen or trying to reconnect to a game. I bought a 4070 TI Super just because 1896 re-release made the game nearly unplayable without FSR on my 1080. But don't worry, Crytek has added 50 cosmetics since then!

The devs need a wake up call. I hope this event flops just so they finally get a grip. It feels more like American Horror Story or Killing Floor 2 than Hunt: Showdown now. The atmosphere was one of this game's biggest selling points and now I don't even know what I'm playing. And the worst thing is, I don't think the people at Crytek know what they want this game to be, either.

I won't even go into the tedious UI or the completely wrecked economy (hardcore players that don't prestige can literally afford to use Avto every game), they might as well not even require Hunt Dollars for guns anymore.

I love this game dearly but I'm gonna go play Stalker 2 until I 100% it and then I'm gonna play GAMMA again for a while. I just can't be bothered to grind another event for a game that has lost its way.

PS: Rapto, I hate to say it but you were right.

My favorite game of all time and right now I can't make myself play it. Crytek has lost the plot. They're literally throwing shit against the wall to see if it sticks. DLSS/FSR is not an excuse to not optimize your game. And they make us wait 4 months for Lawson to be added back into the game (content that was released like 5 or 6 years ago) and in the meantime give us three dozen cosmetics and new custom animations you have to pay blood bonds (in game currency purchased with real money) for. The game has just lost its identity. IDK if it's Crytek's new COO they brought on this year. But I would 100% go back to 2023 Hunt: Showdown if I could at this point. I like Post Malone he's a cool guy. But him and Ghostface being added to the game are just symbolic of how the devs have betrayed their core player base. My best example to articulate my feelings on this game is their revive mechanic changes since 1896. The player base consistently complained about revive spamming for solo and trios. So they change Necromancer (a trait that allows you to revive teammates at distance, used to allow you to self revive as a solo repeatedly) by making it a burn trait (it only has one use then you have to buy it again). That same update (or maybe the one immediately after it, can't remember with 5 events a year) they added revive bolts for the hand crossbow making it easier to revive spam as a trio than ever before. Dying doesn't matter anymore because your buddy can revive you 4x from cover 30 ft away now. It's like what are the devs thinking? They have no vision for the game, no real plan. And they have most definitely not delivered on their promises from previous "roadmaps" and developer talks. They're just trying EVERYTHING they can to appeal to new players at the detriment of the players who have loved this game and kept it alive (and kept Crytek paid) for so long. I bought every DLC as soon as they released it to support them. And for the first time ever, I'm starting to regret that decision and avoiding buying the new skins (even though I think they're cool) just because I'm so pissed that Dennis is letting the game go to shit. Like who even asked for a silenced maynard with dum dum or a silenced krag (long ammo)? Are they just trying to make the game painful for us? I still have to change my audio input/output to hear/use VOIP every single time I launch the game and this is a bug I've been reporting for nearly two years! AND DLSS/FSR IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO AVOID OPTIMIZING YOUR GAME AND DEVS NEED TO QUIT TREATING IT LIKE THAT. Also they break the servers every event launch. I don't even play day one now because half my time would be watching a loading screen or trying to reconnect to a game. I bought a 4070 TI Super just because 1896 re-release made the game nearly unplayable without FSR on my 1080. But don't worry, Crytek has added 50 cosmetics since then! The devs need a wake up call. I hope this event flops just so they finally get a grip. It feels more like American Horror Story or Killing Floor 2 than Hunt: Showdown now. The atmosphere was one of this game's biggest selling points and now I don't even know what I'm playing. And the worst thing is, I don't think the people at Crytek know what they want this game to be, either. I won't even go into the tedious UI or the completely wrecked economy (hardcore players that don't prestige can literally afford to use Avto every game), they might as well not even require Hunt Dollars for guns anymore. I love this game dearly but I'm gonna go play Stalker 2 until I 100% it and then I'm gonna play GAMMA again for a while. I just can't be bothered to grind another event for a game that has lost its way. PS: Rapto, I hate to say it but you were right.