So I bought BF1 and I have to say honestly I think it was a mistake.
A few things that get me angry....
Gas grenades - Far far far too many in the game. They last too long, and permeate through walls and floors. Also hate how you cant tell if you are running into one or away from one.
Gun Balance - Out of all BF games this one has got it so so so very wrong. I'm now starting to doubt my abilities to aim because I cant hit a fucking thing. SMGs are shit at medium to long ranges (unless in the hands of an enemy shooting at me). Shotguns are too fucking inconsistent. Medic rifles hipfire is woeful and are so inaccurate at medium to long ranges (unless in the hands of an enemy shooting at me). Snipers are the only "fun" class - which is why every game is full of them and you never get revived or tanks never get any pressure on them. I have never felt like so many kills are such utter bs in a game before.
Bayonet Charge & Melee - its absolutely ridiculous that you can deal 95% damage to someone and they still get to charge and lock onto you like a magnet for the bayonet kill. This is what I'd do to fix it
- They should make the 1 hit kill animation thing only from the back
- make a counter so there is some risk to use it rather than people spamming it
- run slower when you take damage or;
- stab animation does not activate when you take damage
I have been in that many gun fights and lost to the dude spamming melee that im almost convinced there is an auto melee hack people are using which activates the kill automatically when you are in a certain range.
Mortars - too quick for the cool down and 5 shots is even too much ammo.
Tanks - I don't know if I'm so unlucky when I join a team.... But the enemy always has a tank rolling up to the points to support their infantry and we never seem to have any of our own to help out. Friendly tanks are always way behind the fight spamming at some sniper cross the map. I want to play other classes than assault, but its just you never get any respite from the tanks and no one does anything about them.
Other than that there are still all the legacy bugs like getting stuck on terrain, clipping issues when firing over cover, netcode issues. The list goes on. This game has got so many issues and it will die very quickly unless DICE do something soon. The novelty of a new game will wear off just as quick as it did for hardline.
I am now torn between holding out for patches and balances, or just giving up and getting a refund. This game just frustrates me to no end which is such a pity as this game is by far the best looking and best sounding game I have ever played.
I also would really like the devs to release videos like they do with overwatch explaining some of the games mechanics and the thinking behind it... might help me make a decision if I know DICE acknowledges the faults and states that they are working on fixes.