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Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 1.0 hrs on record
Posted: 8 Jun, 2023 @ 2:14am
Product received for free

Early Access Review
A game no one asked for, yet here we are.

The main game mode is a search and destroy variant as a strange amalgamation of a team based in game economy of Counter Strike, the aiming system of PUBG, armor/knockdown system and closing player "ring" of the usual battle royals with hero shooter elements. Its in a way alot like Rouge Company with some more BR game play systems tacked on.

If that sounds good to you, this game MIGHT be for you, but there are glaring problems and those problems lie with the servers and the matchmaking. This is not a populated game so be prepared to wait up to and over 5 minutes just for a casual game, you can alleviate that by extending the skill brackets but if you do, be prepared to get absolutely slapped by much higher tiered players. Additionally the servers, I have had some strange matchmaking that gets me into games with 39 to 150 ping. I am assuming the higher ping I have is when im shoved into an EU server, not a deal breaker but I would like to stay in US servers for the better ping.

In my small play time, I did not really like the whole right click to ADS and hold right click for a third person zoomed in over the shoulder perspective that PUBG has. That may be a small annoyance for some, but is a big turn off for me as it makes gun play super clunky and feels unnecessary.

The in game economy is strange, not good, not bad, just different. Actions as doing damage to enemies, planting and disarming the bomb, reviving team mates, you know the usual gamer stuff will net you some in game currency called coins. You can use those coins for buying guns, armor, grenades but the higher tiered equipment is locked behind a team upgrade system where everyone pools their coins together to unlock tiers of 3 trees. There's 'Armory' which affects attachments on the guns you buy, 'Equipment' which allows the tiers of weapons to be purchased along with equipment such as grenades, armor under the tactical items tap. 'Tactics' affects your characters with abilities such as being able to see enemy HP, damage numbers, reload weapons faster and increasing how many grenades and armor plates you can carry. Its an interesting system that incentives using as much currency as possible for advantages rather than just horde money in Counter Strike.

Is it a bad game? Eh its not terrible, but I think the game suffers in existing in an age of free-to-play burn out, its a game that might have been successful if it was released like... maybe 5-7 years ago as a brand new, never before seen game genre. Its just not that interesting to keep my attention. It is free to play so you all know the the super predatory micro transactions is going to pan out, but free to try out none the less, if you wish to try, go ahead, there is nothing to lose other than your time and 17 gigs of space on your PC. I can at least recommend other people try it out if they liked playing Rouge Company.
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Developer response:
taco  [developer] Posted: 8 Jun, 2023 @ 9:44pm
Thank you for your support towards Veiled Experts. We will be sure to make improvements on aiming system to remove the clunky feeling. We are also planning to add new features and contents in the future so we hope you continue playing the game.