Although the game is in suuper duuuper beta its still really fun and I cant wait till they fix the bugs, optimize the game, fix the lag, fix the view models, and balance the characters (I swear if u touch hibbs...) . Other than that its great and I recommend you to put some time in so your good when it releases.

Has a lot of potential, Just needs more people to play it.

First of all, the game is not actually a 20GB download in beta. Second of all, the game did have some matchmaking issues on the first day of beta, but that was due to a lower player base and the fact that this is BSG's first solo game.

Having said that, for a beta, the game plays extremely smooth, with very little bugs to note in my experience. There are some hit detection issues on the splash damage for explosives, but that's to be expected, being their first multiplayer experience. The game has massive potential with an animation style and momentum based combat that could put some Triple AAA games in their place.

Very excited to see where this game goes, be sure to provide feedback to the dev's via their discord or forums if you encounter any issues, I did not. Very well done beta.

I would totally recommend this game. Its fun and feels new in more ways then one. It took me a good 3 matches before I felt "good" with the movement, but once I got how it worked it was so fun flying around with the flag. There are bugs and it seems the devs are VERY interested in finding them and knocking them out. I'm personally a huge fan of the graphic style and have zero negative things to say about how the game runs. I haven't had ANY issues other then the server dropping for everyone.
I've played 2 gamemodes, Capture the Flag and Bounty. CTF feels like it can be a super sweaty competitive gamemode with the more "social" mode Bounty. Hop into the games Discord if you're unable to get into a match and see when everyone's on. It's not a highly known about title, but NEEDS our help. The game will pick up with more and more matches and a faster queue time when more people join.
There's NO party system as I write this but its already been discussed and will be in the next major patch. It's still fun getting into a game VS your friends and really seeing who's the best.

Signup to get a free founders pack, By me. Just enjoying the game enough I want to give someone a chance to enjoy it as much as me, with a HUGE boost.

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Full disclosure: I am a volunteer moderator for Drifters on both the forums and Discord, but I will try to be as unbias as possible.

Note: Drifters is both the name of the game and what the characters in game are referenced as.

Drifters is a game that is fresh and contains things I've yet to see in a hero shooter these days. The hero shooter scene is lacking and this game, after being in development for 2 years, brings a breath of fresh air. It's fast paced matches don't give you much time to think about what's happening and forces you to react much like ArenaFPS games do; but at the same time, depending on the Drifter you select, you can have a slower paced match when you play Drifters like Ziggy (a sniper in game).

It is in beta so there are it's faults in terms of bugs and Drifter imbalance but with time comes fixes. I, with others in the community, enjoy the variety of Drifters to choose from. I usually in other games play a healer/support however I found myself drawn to Halley and I've been playing him. Every Drifter has their own unique feel, play style, and more. The customization of the kit adds a bit of complexity too which can change how you play each mode and map depending on your preference and even your team composition.

There are pros and cons to Drifters, as of August 19th 2020, that I feel should be listed.
Pros:
- It's unique in it's movement abilities.
- It can be easy for newcomers to learn, but take time to master.
- Movement feels nice for the type of game it is.
- The shaders and general style is very fun, at least to me.
- There's a difference in the character pool that allows people to really be drawn to one specifically. They're not all the same basic model copied and pasted into a new character.
- The matches are fast paced and can be over as quick as it started, not a lot of time for camping and planning in game unless you're coordinated with your team.
- The devs literally play the game, we've encountered developers of the game in our own games countless times.
- You can tell the company cares. You can tell they've put their all into this game and have a passion for it.

Cons:
- Not a lot of players at the moment, this will come with time.
- No party system*
- No in game voice/text chat*
- Character pool is small, although this will also be expanded on in time.
- It's a bit not optimized*
- The sound is a bit....weird at times*
- There's no match stats in post-match*

*All these cons are already known for the most part and will be fixed as stated on the Welcome to Open Beta[forums.driftersthegame.com] post.
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All in all, the game is a lot of fun and I've enjoyed every match I've played thus far. Yes there's some coordination we have to do in the Drifters Discord[discord.gg] so that we have enough people online to play but as the player base grows this will be less and less needed. There's a solid foundation here and I can't wait to continue working with BSG as both a moderator, player, and whatever else in the future. They, on a personal level, are great people who are super down to earth. They have a lot of skill and I believe they will follow through with any promises or expectations we have to the fullest of their ability.

So should you play Drifters? I'd say definitely, but with a caveat of there has to be a bit more work to make sure there's enough people online to play with for now. Give it a shot, grapple and drift in the training rooms or just sit on the Drifter customization screen and count how many times Resistor twitches. It's a fun game with awesome character design and I can't wait to see where it ends up in a few years time.

This was really great while it lasted. It had potential but died before it even left the ground : (

Game looks fun, but its still in early early early beta

AWFUL, unoptimized, NOT FUN AT ALL

Nope....

Game is in beta, but their in-game store sure is'nt!

Played for 28 mins, 15 of which i was waiting for a game. Gameplay is boring, unintuitive, and lackluster. No direction at all. Game seems to be designed as a childrens title, orchestrated to bleed the parents wallets dry.

Horribly unoptimized, used 100% of my 1080 ti ON THE MAIN MENU even when I lowered the settings to medium. No party or group system. But you will be put with your friends considering there are no more than 10 people playing the game at a time. Even when I got in a match half the players were AI characters who stood still until the match failed halfway through and sent everyone back to the main menu.