With the amount of complaining, bitching and moaning I’ve witnessed people give SD about this game in the last year or so. I feel obligated to make a tread about how much I like this game and how much I appreciate the work SD is putting into it.
Fist off. I really like Dockyard. <3 Though I’ve only played the map four, five times yet. I think it’s a great map. IMHO it is the best map SD has produced for DB so far. It has great flow, just like the maps that was made for Quake III and Unreal Tournament, back in the day. It also feels well balanced for both attackers and defenders, and I like how there are multiple routes for flanking and lots of spaces to set up ambushes, and opportunities to pin down the enemy team. Also the map looks freaking great and has a very natural and organic feel to it. I really hope SD continues to produce “complex” maps like this. It adds more depth and strategy to the game.
Second. Thanks for keeping DB truly Free to Play. While I have, (gladly) given money to support DB. The game is very generous in giving you currency, and it is quick and easy, (relative) to unlock all the mercs and getting (bronze) loadout cards. To me the game has never felt grindy or greedy at all.
Third. DB is fun to play. For me it has the same kind of appeal and draw that Quake III had. (Which I played continuously for many years.) Sure I get tired of playing some times, but I keep coming back to DB. I’ve played other new class based FPS games like Overwatch, Paladins and even the new Quake Champions, but I just like DB more. My biggest gripe about DB is not related to the game it self, but to some of the people playing it. I’ll refrain from going into details about this, but by golly, the amount of toxicity and stupidity I’ve seen in this game… Makes me want to claw out my eyes and lobotomize myself some times.
Lastly. I like how this game, (and SD) does not take it self too seriously. I love the humor and edge that this game has. Splash Damage seems like a bunch of people you could go out, have a laugh and have a beer or five with.
Is the game perfect and without issues? No it’s not. But people seem to forget that DB is still in development and SD is a small, (but growing) company. They are after all just normal human beings. Some times they make mistakes, and sometimes things takes a while to get done. It’s just the way it is in the real world.
Thank you for all your great work Splash Damage. From Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory to Dirty Bomb. I really appreciate the things you do and the games you produce. GG!
There. Now I got that off my chest. Shoot me down in flames…
