• variouslegumes@reddthat.com
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    4 days ago

    In Battle Royales I don’t think people think they are losing until they die. Compared to Over Watch and CoD where you can feel you are losing early on. I think that’s the hook for a lot of people, basically a winning feeling the majority of the time.

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      4 days ago

      The hook for me is the lack of respawn numbness. Something about insta respawn shooters just turns my brain off and lulls me into boring mental stagnation as I throw myself on the gears. It’s the high longer term stakes that are the interesting part. Failing in the heat of the short moment, and thinking back on what you mightve done better. But you’ll never experience that exact situation again, so you just try to carry your lessons forward. It’s a different pacing that keeps things novel and memorable

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        21 hours ago

        I have never thought about it like that. I don’t like Battle Royale games, but when I jump on a game with quick and infinite respawns I do get bored pretty quickly.

        I really enjoy The Finals. And ticks all the boxes I think of, great guns, mobility, destruction and small teams with clear objectives. But in Cashout(or ranked) you have limited respawn coins, or if team wiped a fairly long respawn timer. Paired with revives from teammates.

        It is nice to pin point something else to consider when looking at other games.

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          1 hour ago

          Yup, its a good game as well. It’s a bit too zippy fast paced for my tastes. Everyone jumping and ziplining everywhere ruins a lot of the cool positional tactics that can manifest in games that keep the movement abilities modest. By the time someone calls out a position its already moot information. But finals makes up for it in other ways like the destruction, etc. Definitely a good game