so far i purchased this game on release , and ive been well … bored waiting in a lobby to never get in. im a PC player also i have cross play enabled, is very obvious this game was rushed out and not well tested due to various bugs, ui issues, ect but ill just jot down my experience, i honestly am a huge predator fan so i was looking forward to this…
1st playing actual multiplayer matches tends to take 5-10 minutes OR much longer , when i get in host leaves or game freezes and booted to main menu to start again. the multiplayer aspect seems to be dead in water for me. i did play on day one after 1 hour of waiting a match against 4 playstation people , and somehow i went from being in a tree to on ground in the camp being gunned by 4 LMGS , not sure how that happened but saw the human avatars being glitchy & flikering and blipping (no idea what was going on just teleport &being killed )
the human teams seem overpowered by comparison when i play as human , so possible expand on predators hp pool and or add to the predators arsenal &
customization as honestly humans have a much more active mission system, collect intel, turn stuff on/off, ect and more customization of weapons. predators are very limited in weapon customization unlike the human counterparts , as well as less weapons. I was surprised the predator speargun wasnt implemented in game or any of the various other weapons from various clans , but otherwise predators customization is lacking. also find it annoying after i unlock a loadout i have to re buy skins, helms , shaders for new predator loadout (unsure if this is a bug???)
honestly its like the predators part of this game is the least developed, and is sad as that what was the big appeal for me (and maybe others) , so far all this game has is its the 1st to have female Yautja which was impressive.
Predator Perspective:
from a private match standpoint *
I feel this is actually a more fun game mode as a predator, problem is enemy AI spawn rate is horrendous 8-19 enemy ai on big maps is rather small and quick to wipe out , im pretty much completed wiping out all enemies from 2 min in, id suggest adding more or doing a constant reinforcement of enemy ai to make it feel more immersive. maybe make the alarm trigger spawn more .
predator weapons also dont seem very functional , the shoulder guns ray points are very misleading in fire and why the helm hud dosnt auto lock on is a bit of immersion breaking , smart disk is also bugy as on throw it makes predator armor non invisible when u pilot it, unsure why ?
More Game modes needed
im honestly also sad there is only 1 gamemode, the visuals and game cinematics are gorgeous and id love for this game to get more depth rather then be evolve 2.0 (which never did well anyway?) i love just experiencing the forest and maps (also 3 maps that grow smaller and smaller is a bit of a let down)
now in more of the modern predator films we see predators hunt in groups of three for hunts and trials , iirc this is mirrored in the graphic novels also so maybe a way to add more spice is to do a 3 (predators) vs 4+ (Humans) for a larger hunt scale and that way have more people get in per match (maps current could work or add bigger ones i guess?)
another aspect is maybe a replayable story campaign mode as human or predator , could even make it an online like titanfall did so multiplayers can participate in. co-op ect
this game has a lot of potential, but so far the visuals are great and the gameplay is lacking, build from the base and hopefully add more battle modes and variations
otherwise it just will be dust in the wind and remembered as another evolved type of game , which would be very sad to waste the potential
maybe relook at predator concrete jungle and AVP 1-2 pc games, there were a lot of weapons and weapon variations