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Embark Studios’ free-to-play arena FPS “THE FINALS” has only just started its service, so there is a lot of balance debate going on.
Reddit’s overseas community, which has nearly 90,000 players, is currently buzzing with talk about the strength of the controller’s aim assist. By the way, have their voices been properly heard by the Embark developers?
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It was supposed to be a discussion about aim assist in “The Finals”…
“The Finals”Sub Reddit (Sable), we see discussions about game balance every day. There are only three types of contestants: “Light,” “Medium,” and “Heavy,” but the team is trying to figure out how to choose weapons and gadgets, form a team, and how to fight to ensure a stable winning rate.
There are also various other points of contention, such as what are the particularly strong meta-weapons and meta-gadgets in Season 1?
Aside from loadout balance, the controller’s aim assist is also a topic of discussion. One of the players who fights with keyboard and mouse says,It should be turned off in the PC version.Isn’t it full of exploits and glitches?” he complains. However, from the players who actually use it, “It will help you for the first 0.5 seconds, but from there it’s up to you.” Some people defend it.
In any case, these discussions are sure to provide valuable feedback to developers. It was a subtitle for “The Finals” that gave the impression that various dissatisfaction points would be resolved in future updates as a result of player feedback, but in reality, it seems that nothing like that happened. .
“We don’t monitor Reddit”
It’s not uncommon for developers to check the subtitles of game titles. For example, the development staff for Rainbow Six Siege and Apex Legends often appeared on Reddit to exchange opinions with players in the early days of release. Regarding Apex, we still occasionally hold AMAs (“Ask me anything” events) (reference article).
I wonder if the development staff for “The Finals” are similarly referring to the discussions on Reddit.A certain player of “The Finals”Official DiscordWhen I asked this question, the response from the BOT was unexpected.
Player: Hello, do you guys monitor the sub-Reddit for feedback? I just wanted to ask if the developers would see it if I posted it there. There’s a lot of discussion about aim assist right now. But do all the developers know this?
BOT: “Hello friends. We do not monitor sub-Reddits, even if we just pop in from time to time. If you would like to send us feedback, we recommend sending it directly to our official Discord feedback channel or to our support page.”
BOT: Our team is aware of community sentiment on the issue of aim assist. We don’t have anything to share at this time, but rest assured we’ve noted down multiple feedbacks and suggestions. Thank you for your understanding. Have fun playing!”
Sad and joyful Reddit users
Apparently, the daily heated debates were not subject to checking. Some Reddit users are shocked by this revelation, while others are reacting as if it’s no one else’s problem.
- “Discord is a terrible place to send feedback. Disappointing.”
- “Can you imagine not seeing Sable’s feedback? Reddit has a vocal minority, but it’s often the place where big problems are noticed right away. It’s community suicide.”
- “Good! Those guys on Reddit are 〇〇.”
- “Now The Winals1has reached the next level (lol).”
On the other hand, one of the moderators who manages the “The Finals” sublet said, “My job was ruined,” but expressed understanding of this response.
“On a serious note, as a moderator, I am aware that some of the developers have come to this community, and as I said before, this sub is free to interact with the developers. It’s not a good place to have a conversation…The moderator’s priority is not to be nice to the developers, but to make this a good place to be.”
Although there are many points of contention, the service is still in its infancy.
On the one hand, people say, “I’m glad the developers aren’t listening to Sabre’s conversations,” and “I want the developers to hold on to their own vision, regardless of the esports, streamers, meta, and other people who are so picky.” I hope you will give it to me,” some users said, expressing joy at the fact that it was not used as a reference.Reactions were mixed.
Their discussions will continue, even if they are not seen. However, I understand that the developers are checking various feedbacks on Discord and other sites, including aim assist. Players who wish to express their dissatisfaction with the current environment should check the next update to see if appropriate improvements can be made.
“The Finals” related articles
- Title: THE FINALS
- Distribution date: December 8, 2023
- Target model: PC (Steam）/PS5/ Xbox Series X/S
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