My opinion of this game has flipped from positive to negative and back over the last 5 years of playing.

Today is the day I flip to negative and most likely stay this way up to the day HUNT sleeps in the grave it made for itself.
It's a crazy thing how a game can create so many memories and friendships. Being lucky enough to even be considered the One and Only Red Shirt of HUNT. It's a powerful thing when it makes myself and others emotional knowing that they're watching a game that meant so much to them slowly die with every poor and lazy choice made from Crytek. I've ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and moaned over the years about little things here and there but next to the collabs, lack luster events, and so many uneeded "QOL" (Far from it) changes they've pushed away their most loyal of players in favor of always trying to appease to the new players.

I've said it once and I'll forever fight and die on this hill. Your game as it stood brought in new players. The challenge of it, the rich IP and stories created around Charry brought in so many players and had those players roping their friends into the horrifically beautiful and challenging game.

I can say the same thing that everyone yaps about, the terrible UI and constant performance issues. The biggest killer of it all is now the most silent one. THe adjustments to team and global VOIP. Switching controls, defaults ultimately destroying one of the greatest things about HUNT. Interacting with other Hunters. I understand some weren't as lucky as me and faced toxic behaviour. BUT you had already given us the power to mute, report, and deal with it all. So why on earth would you walk into that meeting room and go around the table asking what on earth could you over engineer this time? Why did you have to throw any chance of funny interactions into the bin? This hits me personally as someone who streamed HUNT as a Solo who spent the stream talking and befriending people. I spent countless hours fostering a better HUNT and bringing people out of their VOIP shell and Crytek simply said nah ♥♥♥♥ it.

So I'll say it. Crytek, you're lazy and are the reason HUNT is going to fall 6 feet under. From a challenging extract shooter to a half baked slow paced Warzone skinned as a Horror shooter.

TLDR: It's sadden to tell HUNT this is the end. Too many poor choices from Crytek have this hunter hanging up his hat.

My opinion of this game has flipped from positive to negative and back over the last 5 years of playing. Today is the day I flip to negative and most likely stay this way up to the day HUNT sleeps in the grave it made for itself. It's a crazy thing how a game can create so many memories and friendships. Being lucky enough to even be considered the One and Only Red Shirt of HUNT. It's a powerful thing when it makes myself and others emotional knowing that they're watching a game that meant so much to them slowly die with every poor and lazy choice made from Crytek. I've bitched and moaned over the years about little things here and there but next to the collabs, lack luster events, and so many uneeded "QOL" (Far from it) changes they've pushed away their most loyal of players in favor of always trying to appease to the new players. I've said it once and I'll forever fight and die on this hill. Your game as it stood brought in new players. The challenge of it, the rich IP and stories created around Charry brought in so many players and had those players roping their friends into the horrifically beautiful and challenging game. I can say the same thing that everyone yaps about, the terrible UI and constant performance issues. The biggest killer of it all is now the most silent one. THe adjustments to team and global VOIP. Switching controls, defaults ultimately destroying one of the greatest things about HUNT. Interacting with other Hunters. I understand some weren't as lucky as me and faced toxic behaviour. BUT you had already given us the power to mute, report, and deal with it all. So why on earth would you walk into that meeting room and go around the table asking what on earth could you over engineer this time? Why did you have to throw any chance of funny interactions into the bin? This hits me personally as someone who streamed HUNT as a Solo who spent the stream talking and befriending people. I spent countless hours fostering a better HUNT and bringing people out of their VOIP shell and Crytek simply said nah fuck it. So I'll say it. Crytek, you're lazy and are the reason HUNT is going to fall 6 feet under. From a challenging extract shooter to a half baked slow paced Warzone skinned as a Horror shooter. TLDR: It's sadden to tell HUNT this is the end. Too many poor choices from Crytek have this hunter hanging up his hat.