This one or COTW the hunter?

[[PBS] Hollander020]

Title says it all. You guys like this game or COTW better? would also like to see you're reasons behind it.

[Lx188]

hunter classic the best !!

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What do you want? Great graphics and an easier shooting gallery gameplay. COTW.
Dated graphics and a more hardcore experience with no visible need zones. Classic.

Don't mind paying for a mass of maps and weapon DLC but get a shifting bug problem with each release. COTW.

Want to try the basic game experience for free but realise almost EVERYTHING has to be paid for with game money from grinding missions, or for an easier life bought with real money. Classic.

Those are the basic choices. I played COTW for ~100 hours and became annoyed by the bugs so tried Classic. A few thousand hours later I prefer it. There is always something to do - Daily missions, comps, events etc. COTW has far fewer missions and things to do outside of the shooting gallery meatfest. You can view all your stats of EVERY hunt you've done in Classic, since the data is on a central server along with the stats of EVERY animal you harvested, it's B&C score and data, what co-ordinates you shot it from with what weapon and stance, whether a stand was used etc. You could spend many hours pouring over past hunts, and viewing your weapon and skill stats if you wanted. You don't just have a rifle/bow/handgun/shotgun or "tracking" blanket skill, it's per weapon, and spotting and tracking are in 20 level increments per individual species or weapon. There are no perks and I can only improve my skills by using that weapon or tracking or spotting that animal. The XP earned from doing so only apply to that skill for that weapon or animal.

That is the basic reason I play Classic over COTW.

[Nicpus]

Classic.
Only time I play cotw is when I feel like going around just killing a bunch of animals in a short amount of time. N with the glock n 308 ar they added it becomes more like cod/etc and less like hunting.
Then again I run around n kill everything I see in classic aswell, but in classic they actually try to flee.

[Pete Gaimari]

Just ask yourself a simple question.

Do you want to hunt, or do you just want to just kill a lot of animals?

Then your decision is easy.

[Jack Schitt]

Classic if you want some realism. COTW if you want an arcade game.

Originally posted by OldMtnMan:

Do you want to hunt, or do you just want to just kill a lot of animals?

Hunt: Classic
Arcade, FPS deathmatch kill stuff: Call of the Wild.
Wonk with bugs: Way of the Hunter.
Old but good: Deer Hunter 5 or 2005.

[Slowsilver]

Wiki has basic starter guide if you wan't to see witch missions can be completed with starting weapons and some recommended weapon choices to complete more. Clothes don't give any big advantages, so no need to buy them unless you want to. Spending some money early on helps tho. Tent is quite useful. https://thehunter.fandom.com/wiki/New_Player_Guide

[Jack Schitt]

Something I don't see anyone has mentioned yet is that this game is 100% free. You don't have to spend a penny of real money on it if you don't want to. Spending real money is a choice that you can do if you want to. We have to spend money on the game to get COTW then there's a few things the only way to get is to spend money buying DLC.

This game's free. It's not going to cost you anything to install it and check it out.

[Thermal Lance]

I prefer COTW but I have to self impose some limitations for it to be thrilling. Especially in regards to weapons.

Classic is clearly the best simulation of the two but it’s a bit too much for me.

Depends on what you are looking for really.