Conflicted about the difficulty

[Pisstoph Waltz]

Im not sure where I stand on this. I WANT the game to be difficult, but why make the timed extractions summon hordes of unbeatable enemies that know EXACTLY where you are, and then make that the only extraction. I know Survival extraction shooters arnt supposed to be easy but how is anyone supposed to progress the game like this? I come from a group of pretty experienced gamers and all of us are kind of cringing at this right now because of how unplayable the game play loop feels.

[Towely_ban]

+1

[creepy-streaker]

What annoys me is that the game isn't even hard, like at all. You just get screwed from getting caught up on terrain or because your character takes 3 business days to work up a sprint + generally moves at a snails pace (even for the scav girl thats supposed to be fast) and loses all momentum the second they touch anything, or from enemies that one or two shot you spawning directly on top of you etc. etc.

[Podunk Noname]

Just got surprised by the timed extraction. I thought I was safe since no one was following me, but didn't realize I was ringing the dinner bell. I feel like I just got screwed for picking that level. There was ZERO chance of me getting out of there alive. Are there multiple extraction points if you explore a level more?

[The Surgeon]

Every single time the Hunters come, I know why. Its two specific items I pick up. Be careful before you loot all. In 40-50 matches its only happened 4 times.

[creepy-streaker]

Originally posted by Podunk Noname:

Just got surprised by the timed extraction. I thought I was safe since no one was following me, but didn't realize I was ringing the dinner bell. I feel like I just got screwed for picking that level. There was ZERO chance of me getting out of there alive. Are there multiple extraction points if you explore a level more?

after a couple attempts on that level i had an idea and it turns out you can activate the extraction, run away before enemies come in and then just run back once its been a minute and extract immediately just like any other extraction point.

[Mavor]

Originally posted by The Surgeon:

Every single time the Hunters come, I know why. Its two specific items I pick up. Be careful before you loot all. In 40-50 matches its only happened 4 times.

Except when just revealing items spawns HK's - I've had that happen 3 times in a row now. Revealed neuro uplinks in lootable containers, the exact moment the uplink is revealed, I get the HK message, doesnt matter if I loot it or not. =\

[Clamdigger]

"but why make the timed extractions summon hordes of unbeatable enemies that know EXACTLY where you are"

Because a lot of times developers like being A-holes in their game design, its that simple.

Why in 2024 this crap is still happening? Mobs spawning out of thin air very close to the player(no excuse for this garbage) is lazy, low down dirty tactics vs the player in game design. Its pathetic.