Look, here's the thing: I've sunk a good amount of money into this game on warbonds and a decent amount of time into it because it's a blast when I play with friends.

What's not a blast though is constant and recurring performance issues and ubiquitous connection issues when attempting to play cross-platform with my buddies on a game that has MARKETED ITSELF on being a cross-platform game. Even playing with fellow PC-using friends has been an issue in the past. And that's not even to mention balancing problems—forget using that cool cavalry saber I got from a warbond because melee has been nerfed to hell, probably for that 'realism' that Arrowhead swears by.

I don't think I'm alone when I say what I'm about to say next; I don't WANT realism. I wanna feel like a badass space soldier. I paid for non-copyright-infringing Starship Troopers, not Squad or Arma. If I want realism, I'll play either of those games. I wanna fight BUGS, ALIENS and ROBOTS. Realism has nothing to do with this.

Until Arrowhead starts catering to ALL of their customers and not just their loyal, die-hard glazers, this review won't be amended. I'm shelving this game in my library for the time being as I don't find joy in playing it as of late. And as such, I can't recommend it to others either.

Look, here's the thing: I've sunk a good amount of money into this game on warbonds and a decent amount of time into it because it's a blast when I play with friends. What's not a blast though is constant and recurring performance issues and ubiquitous connection issues when attempting to play cross-platform with my buddies on a game that has MARKETED ITSELF on being a cross-platform game. Even playing with fellow PC-using friends has been an issue in the past. And that's not even to mention balancing problems—forget using that cool cavalry saber I got from a warbond because melee has been nerfed to hell, probably for that 'realism' that Arrowhead swears by. I don't think I'm alone when I say what I'm about to say next; I don't WANT realism. I wanna feel like a badass space soldier. I paid for non-copyright-infringing Starship Troopers, not Squad or Arma. If I want realism, I'll play either of those games. I wanna fight BUGS, ALIENS and ROBOTS. Realism has nothing to do with this. Until Arrowhead starts catering to ALL of their customers and not just their loyal, die-hard glazers, this review won't be amended. I'm shelving this game in my library for the time being as I don't find joy in playing it as of late. And as such, I can't recommend it to others either.