Battalion 1944 (ww2 game )

Mac was somehow able to form his unbiased and considered opinion for his "review" in a mere one hour and forty minutes of play, of which I would guess about 20-30 minutes was configuring and menu shuffling, so maybe just over an hour an actual play? What a well thought out, considered and fair review that was and not at all a knee jerk rant from one of the biggest charlatans on youtube. If you're going to base a youtube channel around basic slagging off pretty much everything, at least have to common decency to actually do some work.

He says right at the start that it isn't a proper review because it keeps crashing so much, and he also says at the end he will re reviewing it in a few months.

Each to their own if you don't like him then fair enough, but as I've already said it's just someone else's opinion. Doesn't mean you can't enjoy it!
 
I detest bunny hopping tards... what a way to ruin a MP game. I hope to see servers in the future that can ban this retarded playing technique or a patch update that will allow people to turn the option to bunny hop off.

Who remembers the BF2 dolphin diving fiasco? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_snSNg7MPE
 
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well he could have waited till more stable to do a release video.why didn't he do that ? obviously its because its just come out and he wants to do his usual ranting video while its hot.in a few months time when most things sorted it wont get the views.

its a shame that its easier to dump on a game that could be good just for the sake of a few pounds and hes popular so it will put many off. if it was battlefield or cod wouldnt be bothered but this is actually a game many people have wanted for 5+ years.
 
well he could have waited till more stable to do a release video.why didn't he do that ? obviously its because its just come out and he wants to do his usual ranting video while its hot.in a few months time when most things sorted it wont get the views.

its a shame that its easier to dump on a game that could be good just for the sake of a few pounds and hes popular so it will put many off. if it was battlefield or cod wouldnt be bothered but this is actually a game many people have wanted for 5+ years.

Maybe because more people ar going to be wondering if it’s “worth a buy” when the hype is strong and it’s juts been released. He literally says it’s not a review in the video as well...
 
I detest bunny hopping tards... what a way to ruin a MP game. I hope to see servers in the future that can ban this retarded playing technique or a patch update that will allow people to turn the option to bunny hop off.

Who remembers the BF2 dolphin diving fiasco? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_snSNg7MPE
Unfortunately, it's just a part of the game - it was based heavily around the movement mechanics of Cod2/4's quake engine - strafe jumping played a big part in those titles & it's no different for Batallion.

You'll find you adjust to it though, you learn to hold angles/ corners higher up and 'away' from the edge to account for someone flying around - maybe there will be custom servers that disable sprint in the future if that's possible? Might mitigate the jumping somewhat but I wouldn't count on it.
 
http://steamcommunity.com/games/489940/announcements/detail/1680276133995632963

Tomorrow we’ll be releasing our big ‘Week 1 Update’ with a host of balance changes, quality of life changes and small bug fixes that’ll increase the stability and enjoyability of the game.

There will be around 10 mins of outage time whilst we restart and deploy server + matchmaker updates. This means all players will need to update their clients to play. The update is planned to go live between 16:00 and 17:00 GMT.

We will also be delaying the launch of competitive play.
You can read more about this further down within this update.

Week 1 Update Changelog - Going Live Tomorrow


Features

  • Added ingame VOIP functionality.
  • Added function to mute individual players via the social tab after pressing ESC.
  • Added menu setting to entirely disable VOIP.
Maps
  • Collision fixes to prevent certain overpowered boost spots on competitive maps.
  • Collision fixes to prevent areas players could get out of the playable area.
  • Fixed certain spots where players could lean through walls for information.
  • Fixed certain collision volumes affecting grenade bounces
Server Browser
  • New Feature: Filter servers by server name, player count, map, mode and ping.
  • New Feature: Search for servers by name
  • New Feature: Hide locked servers.
Bug Fixes
  • Players will no longer ‘fatal error’ to desktop mid game when a player is killed on the same frame a grenade is released from another player’s hand.
  • Matchmaker Improvements - Players should see less "loading into a game then being taken back to the menu" errors.
  • Skins can now be seen in community servers.
  • The launcher now quits immediately after successful launch to save system resources.

Heavy Weapons Buff

BAR

  • New BAR ADS sight allowing for better visibility and aim potential.
  • Damage falloff decreased - now takes 3 to 4 bullets to kill instead of 3 to 5.
  • Decreased time before BAR ammo refills when reloading to allow fast reloading of the BAR.

STG44

  • STG44 can now 1 shot headshot.

Pushing Back Competitive Play


We’ve been hearing the reports of regular crashes. Whilst this is expected for an Early Access game and we have fixed many of the fatal error crashes, this is not acceptable for a competitive environment.

This is why we’ve decided to delay the competitive mode launch.

The goal of this delay is to fix 50-80% of the regular crashes that occur during general play. We can’t just fix the game magically overnight - this stuff takes time, which is why we’re pushing back the launch of competitive play.

Luckily after the fixes If players do crash out - you will have the option to reconnect back into the same match. This is to reduce the annoyance of crashing out of a competitive game. However - if players just decide to rage quit a game in progress they will be banned from competitive play for a period of time.

You won’t have to wait too long - we’re still looking at getting competitive matchmaking to you guys asap - we’re just giving ourselves more time to get to the game into a state we feel is acceptable for competitive play for a Steam Early Access title! We’ll have more updates on this soon.
 
This game's a bit like brexit. Complain that current gen games lack any old school character, then complain when one actually comes along and call it crap.
 
i have said to friends that those that truly want it will most likely love it but those who never played early fps games or have just become too accustomed to new cod or battlefield will rage or just instant dislike it.with no effort put in the game.why i was getting a little ****** at the review because the game has huge potential if we give it chance.

the patch today should hopefully bring more happiness :D
 
i have said to friends that those that truly want it will most likely love it but those who never played early fps games or have just become too accustomed to new cod or battlefield will rage or just instant dislike it.with no effort put in the game.why i was getting a little ****** at the review because the game has huge potential if we give it chance.

the patch today should hopefully bring more happiness :D

Did you even watch it? 1) He says it doesnt count as a review as he hasnt played it long enough 2) He says he will review it when it has been patched more

To me that is giving it a chance, I knew it wasn't for me before watching it.

No point getting annoyed at people because theyre saying they dont like the game in its current state.
 
hes catering for himself not the game isnt he.lets be honest.his videos are entertaining but he basically a angry joe clone.lents rant about video games.

why has he done a review on it. its because it fits his usual format.ranting about games that dont suit him.so its not a review video but basically hes saying its bad but will review it later.so both sides of the cloth covered and he gets his views and adsense money.the thing is game launches are very important.this isnt backed by EA or Activision.all it takes is videos like that to make a possible great game a ghost town or unpopular.surely you can understand this ?

im not annoyed at anyone who doesnt like the game.thats fine.it does slightly annoy that hes basically contributing to possible downfall of a decent game which has only just started out.this isnt dayz it will actually get better :p

if he was really interested in the game and wanted it to succeed then hed want the best for it.by slating it in early access how has he helped it ? he could have still done his video later on with more patches with more fixes but no . he has chosen to just rant as usual and then when the games more popular probably say what a great game it is.

i dont want to reply no more about it.hes done the video lets move on.

im enjoying the game already sunk quite a few hrs in and really nice patch later to make it even better.cant wait.:cool:
 
The only reason I can see him putting out that video is for the views / money. The game is very fresh so he obviously wants to get in there with atleast something before everyone forgets the game exists. If it isn't a review, he sure has a lot to say about it. If he wasn't ready to review the game, then he shouldn't have put out a cash grab video. He could have easily waited to give the game a proper review.

I'm not interested in this game in the slightest but when people like him put out such videos, he has so many clones who will only buy based on his recommendation. It's one reason I dislike reviewers, people aren't willing to form their own opinion.
 
He barely gets any adsense money anyway due to all the swearing in his vids, he's also said that multiple times, most of his vids have been flagged as not advertiser friendly.

I'd much rather him say he doesnt like the game rather than be like the majority of other youtubers and blow smoke out of the devs **** in order to shift copies of terrible games (not pointed at this one, more in general)

He's not like angry joe in the slightest either as that idiot just goes classic american screaming about everything. And yes he's had a number of vids that I downright disagree with so its not like I'm being a fanboy, I just like the fact that even if its just his opinion he's not lying to his fanbase. Most adults are capable of making up their own mind.

I certainly wouldnt want people to stop making videos of games they dont think are very good just because it will hurt sales, hell might aswell give it to EA so they can advertise the hell out of it just to sell it.
 
Nothing wrong with that Macks review/video at thsi stage. He is telling it how it is, its not his fault the game has problems... early access or not.

IF the developers dont like negativity, dont release a game in early access to rape people of their money. Wait until its 100% and then pop it out... rather than release a turd and then live of the hype of patches to string people along.

They are taking money, so people are entitled to opinions, positive and negative... non of this 'oh its an early game with potential, dont be nasty as it might not succeed' ********.
 
Nothing wrong with that Macks review/video at thsi stage. He is telling it how it is, its not his fault the game has problems... early access or not.

IF the developers dont like negativity, dont release a game in early access to rape people of their money. Wait until its 100% and then pop it out... rather than release a turd and then live of the hype of patches to string people along.

They are taking money, so people are entitled to opinions, positive and negative... non of this 'oh its an early game with potential, dont be nasty as it might not succeed' ********.

The problem is people expectations are warped. It's a small team in an office making the game - it's pretty much a mod. The gfx are a bit iffy, movement odd, interface is rubbish, but the over all feel of the gameplay is the closest ive seen since cod4. Even the nade spam at the start - missed this. Also missed the bunny hopping that some people seem to think ruins it.
 
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