How is the game? This is the only thread related to this game I could find. Enjoying it? Think it will have lasting appeal? Any comments on Multiplayer?
I think it's amazing. I was surprised, to be honest. I did enjoy the beta a lot. But then again, I was one of the minority who loved the SW:BF beta. Thank heavens for Origin's refund policy. Saved $60 there.
I bought R6S via the Sweclockers market. It was one of those guys who got the "bullets or blades" game code and didn't want it. So I picked it up for a mere $15. I had no expectations since I haven't played any R6 game before. But it's amazing.
There are "only" 10 maps but since the objective has a lot of location possibilities(it's placed in a random fashion each game), that means that each match doesn't quite play the same way. Also, each map has at least 3, sometimes 4 layers onto it. So the replayability is awesome. Taking to
really learn a map takes a lot longer than you think!
Another thing that is good is progression. SW:BF's progression is broken. The best gun(DL44) was given to the deluxe pre-order players at start. Everyone else got it at like level 25, which takes around 20 hours to get to if you're taking your time. And that's omitting them placing the must-have jetpack at level 13, the must-have traits at level 17 etc. TotalBiscuit talked a great deal about this and he was right. BF4 is also like that.
R6S hits a nice balance. You can do a bunch of tutorials and you get like 5000 renown(in-game cash). I didn't need to do the tutorials but when I saw how much cash I got, I did them anyway. 5000 renown is enough for 3 classes fully specced out. Typically you'd need 5 on each side(attack and defence). I think there are like 8 or 9 on each side, and since every team is just 5 players, it means that even if you have less than 5, you can usually get a custom class anyway. If there are no left, you can just get a generic "recruit" which is surprisingly good.
That being said, it literally took me a mere 3 days to get 5 classes on both sides. I didn't buy any XP boosters. If you wanna get an XP boosters, you could get there in 2 days maybe sooner if you
really play a lot. I do maybe 2-3 hours at a time then 8-9 hour breaks and do something else like studying, going out etc. So if you really nerd out, you can get there much faster.
Secondly, unlike SW:BF there are no "levels" in the sense that something is locked due to your level not being high enough. You still go up in level, but going up in level doesn't unlock guns/equipment that someone at level 1 doesn't have, which is awesome. You can get all guns and equipment from day 1. It's all about your priorities. The only thing renown gives you is more variability. If you wanna play the same class over and over again you can get it fully specced within an hour and never play something else.
Gameplay-wise, I'd say it's a good mix between tactical play and just plug-and-play. There were some wonkiness with network issues but those issues got resolved really fast. There is no server browser but it relies on hosting. It works alright. If you're an uber-competitive player the game isn't for you, but if you're like me, you enjoy having fun and you're not into semi-pro clanplay then it's awesome.
Honestly, my tip is to look at the markets for a "bullets or blade" code and get it on the cheap that route. I've seen the prices go up where in my country because people are catching on that this is the sleeper hit of 2015. JC3 is a buggy mess and kind of boringly one-sided. SW:BF had a lot of potential but lacks content and has broken progression. Over time, I expect SW:BF to be much better but it'll be too little too late. FO4 is a different genre than the other games so I don't quite count it.
TL;DR Buy it for cheap if you can and have fun.