It has been lower than every week since then excessive guard has been launched and has been hotly debated ever because the fateful announcement was made at The Recreation Awards final December. After rumors that host Jeff Keighley was accountable for taking the ultimate spot, the revelation that that is true and that the PvP raid shooter was meant for Shadow Drop solely thickens the intrigue even additional.
Wildlight Leisure CEO Dusty Welch admitted to Bloomberg that “we did not do a great job with the trailer, and that is on us.” However was it the appropriate resolution to disclose it at The Recreation Awards?
“That is an extremely truthful query and one which I ask myself again and again. It is one thing I will hold asking myself for a time period. Even when we had been to be very profitable, I might have an interest within the enterprise facet and the way in which we talk with the gamers and the press.” So I am nonetheless going to ask myself, was it the appropriate means? Was there a greater means? And I nonetheless do not know the reply to that.
“Toxicity is a tough query, and it is debatable whether or not we bought extra, much less, or the identical by doing the Recreation Awards. I do not know, and I will by no means know the reply to that. However I believe it is an angle that these concerned in recreation growth have to think about going ahead.”
Following final week’s launch, excessive guard On Steam, it debuted to 97,249 concurrent gamers, which is not unhealthy in any respect. That quantity has since dropped considerably, with a latest 24-hour peak of not more than 13,200 gamers. It additionally did not assist that it obtained a “principally unfavorable” ranking at launch attributable to efficiency points, server queues, bugs, and extra.
The scenario has improved barely. excessive guard The present ranking is “Blended”, however solely marginally, with 42% of present critiques recommending it. The core gameplay has been closely criticized (see our evaluate), with many complaining that the map is simply too massive for 3v3 play, and that amassing Vespers could be extra enjoyable with PvE reasonably than mining.
Wildlight had outlined a roadmap for this 12 months’s content material, together with new wardens, bases, maps, and weapons, however all of a sudden dropped an experimental 5v5 playlist over the weekend. If it is standard, it could turn into a typical merchandise.