Am I too late to the party?

[Konstant K]

I wanted to get this game on release but at the time it felt like $40 was a bit too high. But after watching some streams and videos it looks very fun. However am I worried that there's really isn't a dev roadmap. I'm just worried that there will be a lack of content and a drop of player base because the next new shooter. Like the Finals, Battlefield, BattleBit etc. Also looks like there is currently only two different mob types, bugs and bots, does it feel boring at times? Or is there enough to keep it interesting.

Also how is the solo gameplay? If I wanted to queue solo is that possible or do I have to find three other ppl to play?

[Mortarch Of Blood]

Nope, never too late.

[LoboFH]

This party is going hot.

Yes, you can queue solo, there is a set to play with friends only.

[Danyaell]

Dive in!

[Deadoon]

You aren't too late. The game is evolving, and having a dev roadmap actually would spoil things. Even the patchnotes are incomplete, not saying what was added and that added stuff starts appearing in missions at random until it becomes normal.

And as for the factions becoming repetitive, they aren't as repetitive as you'd expect. Although right now the bots have been driven out of contested space so only bugs are there to be dealt with. From the bugs side, you've got quite a few types you'd encounter, each with their own things to be aware of.

As for solo gameplay, quickplay is perfectly fine around 90% of the time, sometimes you will encounter trolls, a really poor host, or various other issues, but overall you should be fine as long as you aren't over extending or going solo too much. Respawning is limited, and a shared resource, so your death isn't just a detriment to you, but can be a detriment to everyone, so try to stay alive and try to help allies stay alive as well. Friendly fire is always on, so you can't just call down an airstrike on allies to help them either.

[TTV/ShadowlessCynic]

Its never too late to spread Democracy!

[Hiryukaen]

There is no dynamic difficulty. You'll have to fight the same amount of stuff solo as you would with a full squad of 4.
Solo play is not recommended for optimal enjoyment as you do not play as a hero, just a regular dispensable foot solider.

Also you've listed off competitive pvp shooters. There's no comparison.
This is co-op only and will never have a pvp mode. Friendly fire is on and there are no reductions in damage you deal to your teammates due to bad aim.

This is a live service game unfortunately, but it is "ran" by a "game master" similar to a dungeons and dragons game. The GM has a plan and players are going to be stuck following that plan.

[Valhalla Awaits]

Originally posted by Konstant K:

I wanted to get this game on release but at the time it felt like $40 was a bit too high. But after watching some streams and videos it looks very fun. However am I worried that there's really isn't a dev roadmap. I'm just worried that there will be a lack of content and a drop of player base because the next new shooter. Like the Finals, Battlefield, BattleBit etc. Also looks like there is currently only two different mob types, bugs and bots, does it feel boring at times? Or is there enough to keep it interesting.

Also how is the solo gameplay? If I wanted to queue solo is that possible or do I have to find three other ppl to play?

I can answer all of that. The developers keep stating they will release a roadmap soon. Though some suspect they won't to keep changes a surprise. The game USED to have a roadmap, but that was when the developers expected this game to be smaller scale, the game exploded in popularity dethroning even Pubg, fortnight, and counterstrike for a short time post-launch. So they scrapped it to make a bigger roadmap with the tens of billions in revenue the game generated that hadn't counted on.

Currently the game actually only has ONE faction now, as we wiped out the bots yesterday. (Don't worry, they will be back once the story lets them.) But we are soon getting a third faction to fight. (High tech space squids, the Illuminate)

The developers regularly add new content, we've received several new enemies to fight since launch, dozens of new weapons, we got pilotable mech suits, soon we're getting cars/apcs/tanks/etc. And lots of other new call-in stuff.

The game is almost unplayable currently however due to a crippling bug that causes everyone to crash with a VERY high frequency on extract. But we're supposed to get a fix for that this week.

If your a casual player, you won't get bored. If your a hardcore player like me, yeah it'll get a bit stale eventually, but it's still fun even 150+ hours later.

[Sweet C]

Too late.

[The22nd]

Never too late to be cannon fodder

[Donald j. Trump]

Wait till the community manager fiasco is done before buying.

[SpidersInABirthdayCake]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3163758678

[PVT.Blueberry]

your not late, i felt the same way.. still plenty of people getting into it pc/ console. will be alive for awhile too

[Myth]

I have 160 hours and don't plan to stop playing, the content gets given to us in a real-time context so it feels like we're involved in a living world where our community efforts create consequences - its like gaming back in the day, or at least what it felt like.

Get amongst it, you can even earn the battle pass currency so no need to spend a single dollar on MTX as well.

[Sweet C]

Originally posted by Donald J. Trump:

Wait till the community manager fiasco is done before buying.

They banned him for he told the truth.

[☭Rosa]

the game is straight up worse than it was on release.