Yup, TWI decided to make gameplay faster and easier (as much as their former RO could be) ,instead of encouraging cautious&slow gameplay ,so old community understood that and gave up suggesting things...
Since we are not a big market for companies it is really understandable imo...
Its still very similar to the mod, but there are a few differences imo:
You couldn't tell how many players were in a cap zone - you had to use your head a bit more - was more immersive than looking at a bar to see if you're about to start capping. But the way it is now is better for teamwork I suppose because you can tell your team how you're doing in the cap and you're more likely to get backup if you know its only 1 more guy needed and you can tell your team that.
Bayonets were more effective. I have a video of me playing as a newbie getting killed by people with 1 stab..no charging required and it had a longer reach I think.
Respawn times were a lot longer - now when you die it doesn't matter because you will respawn nearly instantly - so you can be less cautious now.
Much smaller community - often there was only 1 server to play on so you pretty much knew you would be playing with people that knew what they were doing and weren't going to be ****s. So it was good in some ways but you could only play whatever map the server was on, and you would be stuck with whatever ping the server gave you.
Tank maps ****ed..tanks ****ed..but there weren't enough players to have a split community like there is now so they might have been OK, but no one played em.
Bullets dipped a lot more I think?
More SMG's/semi's than there used to be, especially on 50 player servers, but they are less powerful than they used to be, but still very easy compared to bolts so the game is easier now for the majority of players.
FAR fewer features than there are now - no resting, no leaning etc and much weaker graphics and more bugs..hmm can't think of anything else atm.
Its not a huge change from the mod, but I think there are signs that the devs are trying to widen the possible market for the game, especially with increased smg's and semis and the marketing which has been IMO quite un-truthful lately (talking about the "over 10 new maps" thing).
BUT I really like RO as it is now..not that many bugs compared to before and still retains most of the things that makes it unique. Personally I am getting a little bored but then I have played RO for quite a while now..most games get that way if you play too much..I think the new mods will make me interested in RO again.
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