HELLO, HELOOO, GOOD PEOPLE OF HIVE ☀️🤠

How are you folks doing today? I hope you're all doing A-OK.

I myself am doing quite alright at the moment, going through a fairly stable period; after taking care of a few "sticky" situations and problems, I am now a bit relaxed, and in place.

I can't believe that it's already been a week that we've moved to our new house, it didn't even take much time for us to fit in. All of the family members fit right in, as if we were all the missing pieces to the puzzle haha.

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I decided to get a new internet connection from a better ISP after moving to the new house, and so far the experience and service has been top notch. Even though the bandwidth is about the same, the downloads and uploads speeds are almost 10 times of what they used to be on the previous connection.

So, you surely can expect better quality gameplay from now on. Yes, it won't make a ton of difference, but every little detail and addition matters in such highly competitive games, they all add up in the end.

Warzone 2 has been out for about 10 days now. So far me and the boys have only managed to drop in for two sessions. We were actually quite hyped to try it out, but most of us were busy with work, so we had to skip out on a few days and test sessions. Yet, whatever we got to experience and see first hand is all here in this little gameplay. It was actually our first drop into Warzone 2, and we somehow managed to secure the win too haha. I don't know how we did it, but it surely was close, we were almost eliminated around mid-game.

One thing I have to say is that Warzone 2 is almost nothing like the original Warzone, it's more similar to PUBG in many ways. The sprint duration is slow, the cars surely feel heavy just like PUBG, absolutely no advanced movement mechanics, even buying a loadout for yourself isn't an option anymore. Is this even Warzone? The things that used to make Warzone unique are no longer a part of the game.

The game also feels unfinished, like it's in the midst of Beta testing and tuning. A LOT of work needs to be a done, and the good thing is that the players ready to forgive the devs and share their views and input. Hopefully the devs and studios will actually listen this time, because the game does have potential, but a lot tuning and fixing still needs to be done. I give it about 4 months, 2 more Seasons, till we get to experience a product that actually feels complete.

Modern Warfare 2 on the other hand is actually feeling quite nice, thanks to the addition of Shoot House, we're finally getting to see some proper action in Multiplayer. MW 2 is stable as well, unlike Warzone 2, a few minor issues here and there in Multiplayer, but non as serious as the issues we get to see in Warzone 2.

I'll probably write a separate post for Warzone 2, maybe even a comparison of MW 2 vs WZ 2, what we can change, should change, and how we can really improve the game.

For the gameplay you can expect a not so "Warzone-ney" experience. A very slow game, which feels more like a jogging simulator to me lol. The map is HUGE, probably about twice the size of Verdansk/Caldera, and that is why the pacing is so slow. In the first half of the game you barely find any opponents, unless you drop hot and early. The proximity chat is surely a fun addition, but I like to keep it off, for competitive reason, because such features can be quite distracting, you know.

Instead of our usual run and gun approach, we had to take it slow. The plan was that we get to know the game and map a bit more, which helped us secure our win quite easily at the end, even without our loadouts.

The conclusion being, Warzone 2 isn't actually Warzone, hopefully you understand what I'm trying to say haha. Yet, if you're someone who likes a slow paced game, one that feels like a digital jogging game, then this might be the Battle Royale for you.

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All in all, that's about it for our little Warzone 2 gameplay, and my thoughts about the game. A long way to go still, and for now, Warzone 2 really isn't my cup of tea.

What are your thoughts? Have you seen any Warzone 2 gameplay so far? Have you tried the game yourself? It's free to play on Steam and Battle.net, and unlike before, it won't eat up all your storage space like the original Warzone lol. Do share your thoughts below.

I'll be signing off from here, be seeing you folks on the next one.

Cheers & GG 🥃☮️