Yeah, this topic has been brought up multiple times yet it seems Fatshark wants to leave this game mode out to die in the cold and not even attempt to provide a blanket. What is the solution? Remove the punishment for losing. Deranking for losses makes it very tedious and worry some for anyone tha…

if they remove derank i’d actually play havoc lol

this. it feels like being punished for playing.

[image] Suggestion to overhaul Havoc UX Gameplay Feedback Arbitrator and Ogryn are powercreeped to high hell and I no longer expect Fatshark to commit to the work necessary to bring them back in line, they created the NewGryn, they created Arby, this is the pow…

They really need bug fixes to make Havoc more enjoyable, as well as some balance tweaks. The game just straight-up feels like it cheats to give you the L a lot of the time, like making players go down to the shield burst bug, or all the silent enemies. And as for balance, ragers are insane, especi…

Yeah they come out and say they don’t really care about player retention which them being cool with players only returning for major updates. yet keep the ‘player retention’ mechanics for havoc that actively drive away a lot of potential players for the mode.

I have over 800 hours in the game. I’ve only played havoc a few times when it first came out. For me, I can maybe play 1 or 2 games a night, and just the process of trying to get into a party is too much of a PitA for me to even attempt Havoc. It is just an exercise in frustration all around. I’d l…

Hard agree. Get rid of demotions. Make it fun again. With the demotions it feels like a part time job. None of us play ‘to get a higher rank’ surely. We play for the ultimate challenge it offers. Demotions just get in the way and force gatekeeping, both physically and phycologically. Been saying …

Remove punishment for loss = Havoc actually being fun

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Remove punishment for loss = Havoc actually being fun

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