I'm having fun with this so far. Not regretting the purchase.

Yet another case where I'm glad I didn't listen to the negativity in the reviews. I've learned my lesson, and people will typically review the game they expected rather than the game they received. Then it becomes a bandwagon thing and people try to come up with the most creative ways to agree with each other's gripes.

And no, I don't care what the company promised about the game. Another lesson I've learned (and more gamers probably need to figure this out) is that you have to stop buying games based on what you think they're going to be -- even if your expectations are set by the developers. Buy the game for what it is. Enjoy it for what it is. If you don't, you're going to be unhappy with most of your game purchases.

Anyway, I pulled the trigger on this one simply because I've been craving a new action shooter and I love the dark aesthetic of the 40k universe. (I actually tried Alien: Fireteam Elite first and returned it because it was extremely flat and boring.)

My biggest worry was that this game just wouldn't run on my three-year-old MSI laptop. I noticed a lot of people with built rigs complaining about optimization and whatnot. So far, this laptop has been able to run any game I throw at it, but it's gonna hit a wall eventually. This game is not that wall.

Darktide runs surprisingly well. I get no stuttering, no lag, no crashes, nothing to complain about. Am I running it on the highest graphic settings? Of course not. I took whatever it recommended (probably very low) and the game still looks great.

I really don't need to run 120fps at 12k with ray tracing and whatever-the-hell-else to enjoy a game. If it looks good, I'm happy. I can deal with lower settings in favor of being able to actually play. If you -need- the highest graphic settings for whatever reason, I imagine this will put serious demand on your system.

If you're not some kind of graphics settings size queen, and your ego can handle not being at "ULTRA MAX OVERCLOCKED MADNESS" quality, you'll most likely avoid the technical issues people are reporting and still enjoy a nice-looking game.

My second worry was that Darktide would end up being as boring and repetitive as Fireteam Elite. I played two missions on that game and was pretty much done with killing the same two types of aliens in the same places, and in environments that were incredibly stale.

Darktide has definitely done a better job at capturing my attention. I keep going back for one more run. And it's not just because I want better weapons or whatever, but because playing is actually fun. Imagine that? Playing because it's fun, not because I'm obsessed with the loot! Even I fall into that trap these days and it's nice to enjoy a game for its play, not its reward system.

So, I'm going to keep playing until I get bored with it. Could be a week from now, could be tomorrow, but either way I still got my money's worth. And I will be looking forward to improvements, additions, new maps, etc....but I'm not going to based my enjoyment of this game on what it might become.

Better to just enjoy it for what it is.

Glory to the God-Emperor.

I'm having fun with this so far. Not regretting the purchase. Yet another case where I'm glad I didn't listen to the negativity in the reviews. I've learned my lesson, and people will typically review the game they expected rather than the game they received. Then it becomes a bandwagon thing and people try to come up with the most creative ways to agree with each other's gripes. And no, I don't care what the company promised about the game. Another lesson I've learned (and more gamers probably need to figure this out) is that you have to stop buying games based on what you think they're going to be -- even if your expectations are set by the developers. Buy the game for what it is. Enjoy it for what it is. If you don't, you're going to be unhappy with most of your game purchases. Anyway, I pulled the trigger on this one simply because I've been craving a new action shooter and I love the dark aesthetic of the 40k universe. (I actually tried Alien: Fireteam Elite first and returned it because it was extremely flat and boring.) My biggest worry was that this game just wouldn't run on my three-year-old MSI laptop. I noticed a lot of people with built rigs complaining about optimization and whatnot. So far, this laptop has been able to run any game I throw at it, but it's gonna hit a wall eventually. This game is not that wall. Darktide runs surprisingly well. I get no stuttering, no lag, no crashes, nothing to complain about. Am I running it on the highest graphic settings? Of course not. I took whatever it recommended (probably very low) and the game still looks great. I really don't need to run 120fps at 12k with ray tracing and whatever-the-hell-else to enjoy a game. If it looks good, I'm happy. I can deal with lower settings in favor of being able to actually play. If you -need- the highest graphic settings for whatever reason, I imagine this will put serious demand on your system. If you're not some kind of graphics settings size queen, and your ego can handle not being at "ULTRA MAX OVERCLOCKED MADNESS" quality, you'll most likely avoid the technical issues people are reporting and still enjoy a nice-looking game. My second worry was that Darktide would end up being as boring and repetitive as Fireteam Elite. I played two missions on that game and was pretty much done with killing the same two types of aliens in the same places, and in environments that were incredibly stale. Darktide has definitely done a better job at capturing my attention. I keep going back for one more run. And it's not just because I want better weapons or whatever, but because playing is actually fun. Imagine that? Playing because it's fun, not because I'm obsessed with the loot! Even I fall into that trap these days and it's nice to enjoy a game for its play, not its reward system. So, I'm going to keep playing until I get bored with it. Could be a week from now, could be tomorrow, but either way I still got my money's worth. And I will be looking forward to improvements, additions, new maps, etc....but I'm not going to based my enjoyment of this game on what it might become. Better to just enjoy it for what it is. Glory to the God-Emperor.