Highguard has fielded all types of opinions because it launched Monday. I am not enormous on it, however PC Gamer workers author Morgan Park spoke extra positively of it in his impressions—although he did say it is “ill-timed” given the bigger shift towards extra informal, chaotic enjoyable that shooters are taking proper now. It looks like Highguard might already be shifting in that route itself, although, because it’s now toying with a “hectic” alternate format.
“We heard the suggestions,” opens the primary patch be aware from the newest submit on Highguard’s Steam group weblog. The brand new 5v5 mode was applied simply 4 days after launch on Jan. 30, which is a fairly spectacular turnaround time for one thing added in response to group sentiment. You do not have to scroll very far down on the Steam opinions or on the sport’s subreddit to see individuals delay by the 3v3 format, as on this thread from consumer mexicantacothief.
It is simple to see why. The sport’s raid mode is tense and tactical at the most effective of occasions, nevertheless it by no means actually appears like a ‘raid’: large battering ram apart, it is nonetheless simply six individuals combating over a sword after which a handful of buildings. Ten is not that rather more, however it’s extra. As somebody whose FPS tastes lean far within the route of video games like Crew Fortress 2 and Halo’s Huge Crew Battle, with crew sizes large enough that technique instantly offers technique to anarchy, this has me all in favour of possibly giving Highguard one other shot.
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The patch additionally consists of optimization tweaks, a movement blur toggle, and a spooky new base known as Soul Effectively. A dev be aware within the replace weblog warns that “including 4 extra gamers to the sport shouldn’t be going to enhance efficiency,” so “please hold that in thoughts as you attempt 5v5!”
It is fascinating to see Highguard iterate by itself components so quickly after launch. Time will inform if the brand new mode proves extra standard than the default 3v3, or if it is sufficient to drag the sport out of the “Blended” consumer reception it is at the moment sitting at on Steam.
