RO1 veterans: what's your opinion on RO2?

[Smiechu]

Is it superior to RO1? Be honest.

[JarJarBinks]

I think Ro2 is 1/10th of the game. One of the most disappointing sequels of my life, actually, since I loved RO1 and Darkest Hour so much.

It has worser, smaller maps. It has inferior gunplay. It does not look attractive. It has a TINY roster of vehicles compared to RO1, and that is years after launch compared to RO1 at launch. The community can be very toxic and childish compared to DH/RO1. There's a bleeding/bandaging mechanic that I'm not entirely against. Your soldier constantly chats to himself about this and that without your making him do so, giving away your position and creating needless chatter.

I reinstall RO2 every 4-9 months to reaffirm that yes, RO2 is a bad sequel not worth playing. Not only is RO2 not as good or even nearly as good, it tremendously hurt Ro1 by stealing away population, while Tripwire also left awful server browser bugs in RO1.

Darkest Hour has a full server every day and is still amazing fun. I also enjoy Verdun in its beta form more than Ro2 in its years-after-release form... Although Verdun, too, is not as good as Ro1 or DH.

Ro1 should just be made freeware, or be given away free to those who bought Ro2 and/or Killing Fields. RO is an amazing game. Ro2? I paid $9.99 for RO2, and wouldn't mind having it back.

[LunkiDerVerlunkerte]

i play RO2 a lot but i miss the "good old" RO1 times... especially the maps... i dont like the RO2-remakes
i wish there would be much more people still playing RO1 :(

[Savv]

No. RO2 is a nice game, but I still prefer RO:Ost.

[Keijo]

Ro2 is really simple and gets repetitve really fast, theres just so much more to do in ro1 and different tactics you can use and try to keep the gameplay interesting.

I dont even know if ro2 is that bad game, but if you like ro1s hard to use weapons and interesting tank combat, then ro2 managed take exactly those away from the game.

[Xenice]

RO2 - better graphics more players

RO OST FRONT - Better gameplay; immersion and a good community.

[JarJarBinks]

Reinstalled after months and played for a few hours... Still a downright lazy game compared to the first. I would happily take my $9.99 back.

Not only is Ro2 not a very good game, its horrific launch was a shameful display by Tripwire. Game was a mess. Worst of all, this half-baked sequel is completely responsible for decimating the populations of Ro1, Darkest Hour, and Mare Nostrum, each of which are indivitually MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better games with far great complexity. Things would of been better for the Ro1 community is Tripwire had just disolved.

I kinda hate you, Tripwire.

Those lamenting Ro1 should download Darkest Hour, full server daily, sometimes two.

[bumbum69]

RO1 was based on solid gameplay (Like most games 'back in the day'), simple to learn hard to master. I still play on it to this day....

RO2 seemed a bit damp on gameplay - trading off gameplay and large maps for pretty graphics. Kinda hard to describe - like biting into a soggy Digestive biscuit when you thought it was fresh out of the packet. Yet I found it very immersive, sometimes harrowing but it never beat the experience RO1 gave me.

I'd pick them both up in a sale just to decide on your own opinion.

[Cuddle Bunny]

I miss the big combined inf maps of ro1. That's all that's missing from the second game. TANKS! VEHICLES!

[[ToC] Karis Venner]

Short and Quick , i hate RO2 , CoD Cowboy Playstile and Pray and Spray at its finest , not rly tactical anymore no combined Maps and and and i could tell you hours why RO2 is ♥♥♥♥ compared to RO1...

[Themastrofall]

I wish the bots were more challenging and that the AI actually destroyed the markers for tanks so I can play as a tank without having to change into engineer blow up the thing then go back into a tank and drive all the way across the map.

[Joe]

HI guys , a question , how install darkes hour ?, i cannoot install

[Urethra Scuba Diver]

i love ro2 but cant bet darkest hour lol.

[CptFoley101]

Im not really a ro1 vet, but i can say that its a whole lot better than ro2.No weapon unlocks,no progression,no perks,no bonuses.Just you and your skill.The only good thing about ro2 was Classic mode (which is dead).

[Harry]

Ro2 is not a horrible game. There are many bugs within it still after over 3 years Ro1 though has much better sounds minimal bugs better character skins etc.

[Schnitzel]

I'm a RO1 player since 2009 and in truth RO1 is generally more realistic and has a very rough feel than RO2 in terms of weapon handling and overall movement on the battlefield (you can't sprint for an unlimited time).

I'm not saying RO2 was bad. In fact I kind of like it more than RO1, since it's not such a headaches inducing unforgiving environment. RO1 is very unforgiving to both new and old players alike. For example, the lack of picture clarity when shooting at long distances over 100m forces you to "pixel hunt" close to the monitor. It was a really eye straining experience for me and one the the main reason I moved to RO2.

There is no leveling up in RO1 and each map stays historically accurate to it's time. There are no Sturmgewehrs 44 assault rifles in 1941 maps and so on.