>>717239993>gameplay wise 3 is the best in the series...eh? yes and no?
Id agree, 3 is clearly the best gameplay thus far but... eh id say id prefer S1's slower, more deliberate, more thoughtful, more tactical/strategic gameplay - and would prefer THAT be modernised with what S3 did (weapon controls mostly, things like roller flicks etc)
S3 is too fast paced, too linear, and too restrictive in maps. before you just lazily say skill issue;
>too fastthis basically prevents certain more strategic weapons from shining, and while sure, also pushes us to an autism check for ranked mode, really my issue is more that it forces metas revolving around diving, autismo guns and snipers. its lame. especially compared to what it could be if S1 was balanced better. Explosher for example is incredibly powerful in the right hands but its never going to be meta when everyone is 3x faster than they were but the weapon is the same
>too linearjust replay S1, the maps now are too linear and this means fights again prevent tactical moves and flanking in most cases. its not absolute but snipers also just fucking cheat now because of this, with eyes covering all routes at once in most cases
>muh mapswhat more needs saying, but go replay S1 or watch old footage, youd be shocked how much fucking verticality painting walls got you, rollers lacked vert flicks and such but wall sharking was strong, it synergised better with specials, and gave certain weapons that cant compete in S3 due to lack of range, killtime, or autism a chance
I want S4 to be S1 but balanced, not S3-2. S3 wasnt ALL bad but I dont want its fast pace back
they only made it fast paced because they were chasing the E-sports pot'o'gold, many games did this, people who know more than me could elaborate on why this was a thing. But since the E-sports bubble isnt as lucrative as hoped, I hope they go back