Recent reviews by Arsnicthegreat

I've been with the game's community since Fall of 2014, so I know stuff, m'kay?
While I rarely play the steam version (personal preference for the most part, I do like my browser edition!), I've got several hundred hours in-game alone clocked under my belt, and what must be thousands on the forums.
Heroes and Generals is a game that seems to get a lot of hate for reasons that I cannot seem to actually find, in my hours of play.
Some common misconceptions:
"The Game is Pay 2 Win!!!"
No, it's not. If you definition of Pay 2 Win is a game that essentially makes you pay to get the better content, or has a paywall of some sort, then H&G should be fine for you. All content that affects gameplay is available for free users, and while the game has a bit of a grind, it's nothing impossible. One piece of advice though, plan ahead. Know what you want on what soldier, because trying everything out on your first guy will result in one soldier with a lot of stuff who can only use one set of stuff per match - make a new soldier for each playstyle you want to have access to in-game.
"Newbies are underpowered (or some variation)!" At first you have an unmodified Semi-auto rifle, and the boots on your feet.
Your rifle can be one of the most potent weapons in the game, and with skill and the right upgrades, you can turn your lowly M1 Garand/SVT-40/Gewehr 43 into an efficent killing machine. The game has a steep skill curve. You'll be up against 4+ year vets; BUT, not at first. For several hours you'll be up against people who have roughly the same time as you.
Just take heed, as soon as you buy a weapon that has the "gold matchmaking group" tag or you enter the gold matchmaking group via the player ranking system, you WILL run into players who have been playing for months, years, possibly since the game started. And yes, at first you'll get roflstomped. And then you won't. You should learn. Watch people of a higher rank, see how they move, etc. Hell, even ask them questions if they're in the deploy queue, f.e.

The game is hard. No purpose sugarcoating it.
However, it's nowhere as terrible as some of these keyboard warriors with <10 hours make it out to be. Frankly, a lot of them sound like entitled little rats, but whatever. If you like the game, play it. If you don't think it's the game for you, then take your business elsewhere. But give H&G the chance it deserves. It's a damn good game, even if it has its quirks here and there. I strongly encourage anybody who has the time to check it out. It's the least you could do.

Well, Overkill has redeemed themselves. Good on you guys!
Recommended. Try it out for free while it's F2P, buy it if you like it.

In one word- Amazin!

Truly amazing gameplay, immersive landscapes, and an engaging combat style make this game one of my favorites!