Worth buying? Will the game keep having high player count?

[Deventh]

The one thing I hate about these types of games is when the game loses 99% of its playerbase and it dies. I don't want to rush into buying something because this has happened numerous times before. Any comment for this game and how we feeling on the particular issue?

[Lugs]

Escrito originalmente por Ratchet Lombax:

Escrito originalmente por BoogieLuggi:

Even I'm still hesitant to purchase the game though I've enjoyed it. Of course, I'm pretty weak in gun fights and when I picked the game up I was hoping that I'd be able to get a couple of wins by being sneaky. The game will always go to whoever is the better shooter.

I'm not great at gunfights (On PvP as I get nervous), but when I found out Cavalliere has dual pistols I switched to her, the sentry gun gadget to help me out and won three matches on my free weekend. On my last match I switched to Larcin to level up (To Mastery 7) his pickpocket to maximum where you don't even have to leave cover when meleeing so you can steal items and even the Package. Made it to Level 2 and a half but if the game comes back i'll keep playing as him.

Larcin is really good! I've used him to steal cards from other players. I often snatch from people and run the heck away, lol! I even helped my team win a game by by stealing the package with him as well! I got shot down, but my team mate was Madame Xiu, who took the package and decoyed into another npc, making it easy for her to get extracted.

[Deventh]

Escrito originalmente por Ratchet Lombax:

This game will most likely become free on Epic eventually. Killing Floor 2, which has the same publisher, has been.

This game should've been F2P with skins purchases in it. I think the devs messed up with the monetization...

[Cyandos]

Escrito originalmente por Deventh:

This game should've been F2P with skins purchases in it. I think the devs messed up with the monetization...

I don't think that's up to the devs, but the publisher.

[Cyandos]

Escrito originalmente por BoogieLuggi:

Larcin is really good! I've used him to steal cards from other players. I often snatch from people and run the heck away, lol! I even helped my team win a game by by stealing the package with him as well! I got shot down, but my team mate was Madame Xiu, who took the package and decoyed into another npc, making it easy for her to get extracted.

I wouldn't know about teammates, I haven't played in teams yet as my friends didn't download it after I said "Oh, it's PvP." But i played it anyway and damn, waiting for the next free weekend.

[Lugs]

Escrito originalmente por Ratchet Lombax:

Escrito originalmente por BoogieLuggi:

Larcin is really good! I've used him to steal cards from other players. I often snatch from people and run the heck away, lol! I even helped my team win a game by by stealing the package with him as well! I got shot down, but my team mate was Madame Xiu, who took the package and decoyed into another npc, making it easy for her to get extracted.

I wouldn't know about teammates, I haven't played in teams yet as my friends didn't download it after I said "Oh, it's PvP." But i played it anyway and damn, waiting for the next free weekend.

lol I pugged it. Team games are the only way bad aimers like me have a chance at winning. I'm pretty good at marking players with drones, computer hacks and trip wires and I'm pretty decent in getting terminals fairly quickly, but fights I'm terrible at.

[And Im Mowing It]

game has cross play + 3k on steam right now normally games like this do solid on consoles. The player base wont be the biggest but will be stable enough to enjoy for a while

[Dex]

I think this game has massive potential.
I think if they really push streamers into showcasing the game it will hold a strong community for a long time to come.
They are clearly planning to continue updates and adding new agents, and that is what will keep people. The free to play weekend has already sucked a lot more players in, meaning that when people hear about it, or get the chance to experience it, more and more will play, and stick around for a while.
I just think maybe it should be free to play since they have the battlepass/fomo item shop and things.

This game is unique and the sky is the limit. Fortnite really didnt get big until a few months in. This game has only been out for a month. It peaked my interest immediately, but the free to play weekend is where I got it. I like many others, am hesitant to throw money at game after game hoping for something good. This game is good. They just need to make sure people are seeing it and hearing about it.

[Dex]

Also, at the VERY least. For $15 to $20 and definitely months worth of entertainment, the game is definitely worth the purchase. But if you're expecting a $20 game purchase to guarantee you a lifetime of playtime, that's asking a lot.
You can definitely get hundreds of hours in before the game dies, so $20 is a good deal.

[will you love me?]

Great gaame for 20$ imo.

[TwoTonTuna]

Escrito originalmente por Deventh:

The one thing I hate about these types of games is when the game loses 99% of its playerbase and it dies. I don't want to rush into buying something because this has happened numerous times before. Any comment for this game and how we feeling on the particular issue?

According to SteamDB, the player count for the game was on a steady climb even before the free play period. That is *extremely* rare for online games as they usually see a drop-off in player counts over the first month. This drop will be even sharper for highly-marketed but ultimately disappointing stuff, like what happened with darktide.

So while I can't say for sure that Deceive Inc. will draw in players or not, the first month has shown the game bucking the trend. I would like to think that's a good sign that players enjoy the game enough to stick around--hopefully more now that the free weekend lured noobs like me into trying (and then buying) the game.

[MessiahofMelons]

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Escrito originalmente por Bankai9212:

I expect a decent amount of players maybe 500-300 by the end of the year. While the game has an interesting premise doesn't have much in terms of staying power.

Decent is 500-300 in your opnion? That is not decent at all. Decent is the amount of active people now. Over 3k.

300-500 is plenty tbh, and with crossplay.

I was playing evolve with under 1 min queue time with 54 players.

You only need 12 players a game, so in most regions yes its decent honestly. Theres only so mamy players to go around

[armpit licker]

people are way too pessimistic about player count

Planetside 2 still has massive firefights at 2k players, Natural Selection 2 is perfectly fun under 300 players, I've played games where 20 players is a massive day (Tribes Ascend, random MUGEN fighters where you matchmake by pinging people in a discord, etc.). Tripwire Interactive itself still sells Rising Storm 2 which doesn't even hit 1k peaks anymore, there are countless games that people on here would fearmonger as 'dead' that are entirely playable

like others have mentioned this game also has crossplay which extends the shelf life even more

if you liked the game on the free weekend, buy it and keep having fun with it

[Bankai9212]

Escrito originalmente por Kodesh:

Escrito originalmente por Deventh:

The one thing I hate about these types of games is when the game loses 99% of its playerbase and it dies. I don't want to rush into buying something because this has happened numerous times before. Any comment for this game and how we feeling on the particular issue?

According to SteamDB, the player count for the game was on a steady climb even before the free play period. That is *extremely* rare for online games as they usually see a drop-off in player counts over the first month. This drop will be even sharper for highly-marketed but ultimately disappointing stuff, like what happened with darktide.

So while I can't say for sure that Deceive Inc. will draw in players or not, the first month has shown the game bucking the trend. I would like to think that's a good sign that players enjoy the game enough to stick around--hopefully more now that the free weekend lured noobs like me into trying (and then buying) the game.

That’s more because of the heavy promotion from streamers.

[Squidapple]

In the end I know it's only $20, but me being in Australia where player pool is already in the shallows doesn't bode well for the player count, free weekend was fun though I did enjoy the game

[Gamebread]

It's a steal at $20 and an absolute heist at $15.