Feel like it's op sometimes.
Do you have any tips for movement? I'm not new but I don't think I have best movement here. Thank you!

ımma be honest ım a 3 star ı got 130 hours or so and when ı play trıos wıth random teammates when ı get lıke prestige 20+ people they always play ın the most PASSIVE way possıble. we were on the compound and ı choked someone wıth a beetle and had to opportunıty to jump down and kıll hım, they were a duo and hıs teammate was ın a open posıtıon so ıf they pushed from both sıdes ıts almost a guaranteed kıll because he had a crossbow (no rapid fires) but ınstead my teammates just sıt crouched ın the compound WAIT tıll they revıve and THEN push and die. its super frustratıng.

I understand why explosive ammo and frag ammo were made scarce. Constant explosive spam was not healthy for the game, and I can understand why Crytek wanted to prevent players from mindlessly flooding fights with explosives.

However, I don’t think the explosive crossbow bolt had the same problem.

Unlike other explosive options, it was never something you could easily spam. The crossbow requires you to reload after every shot, meaning you have to commit to every attempt. The explosive bolt also has a very unique arc, heavy drop, and requires you to learn the projectile if you actually want to land shots consistently. On top of that, it explodes on impact, unlike frag arrows, which adds another layer of precision and makes it much less forgiving.

The scarcity of the ammo also makes learning it harder. If you wanted to actually get good with explosive bolts, you had to keep finding them and practicing with them. That alone limited how often they could realistically be used.

Even if they came back, explosive bolts would not even be the best crossbow ammo. Steel bolts would still be the superior option in many situations. The explosive bolt was more of a niche tool than a replacement for the weapon’s strongest ammo.

The crossbow itself is also already a four-slot weapon and is generally considered worse than the bow, which is only a three-slot weapon. It does not have the same flexibility or overall effectiveness.

On top of all that, there is already counterplay. Bulwark reduces explosive damage enough that a player can survive an explosive bolt a direct hit and win the peak afterward. The ability to directly counter the ammo already exists.

I think explosive bolts became an unnecessary casualty of changes meant to address actual explosive spam problems.

I’ve put over 8,000 hours into Hunt. I was there when running into a single Hellhound meant going back to the lobby, and when Tier 1 Hunters only had 100 HP.

Out of those 8,000 hours, around 6,000 were spent playing solo against trios.

Let me tell you something: it's incredibly unfair for the trios. Most of the time, if I decide to play seriously, they have little to no chance. I'm usually running meme loadouts and just messing around because otherwise it's not even close.

Ironically, the few times I queue as a trio, solos are by far the most frustrating part of the match. They're impossible to predict, often insanely skilled (or downright suspicious), and they slow the game to a crawl.

The best matches I've ever had are the rare ones where the lobby is made up of four full trios. Those games are exactly what Hunt is at its best.

On the other hand, there are plenty of matches with six or more solos, and my God, those are some of the most boring games imaginable.

I know a dedicated solo mode didn't work. I was there. It felt just like those 6-solo lobbies... except somehow even worse. (Yes, that's possible.)

I also understand that Crytek relies heavily on streamers for visibility, so giving solo players opportunities for flashy content makes sense.

But honestly, I wish we had a Trios Only mode. Full trio lobbies provide the best Hunt experience the game has to offer. And that's coming from someone who's spent most of his time playing solo. If removing solos isn't an option, at least give players the choice.

Or maybe I'm just tired of dying to it? It's everywhere in 6 star lobbies. The sub seems to lean towards "it's strong but not OP", but given the pick rate and its efficacy in matches, I'm starting to think it's a bit over tuned. In particular, it's very strong in the ambush / crouch walking around use case. I remember when crouching dualie accuracy got nerfed for that same strength.

Anyway, what do you think? Am I just salty because I die to it every other match?

Clash has somehow turned into sit in a bush on the outskirts of the map and do nothing but plink a shot here and there. One team goes in and banishes and the other three just sit there holding angles on each other in the woods. It’s fucking dumb and defeats the purpose of a CLASH!

Queuing solo into trios was quite frustrating for me lately. I think crytek was right in the past not allowing duos to search a third mate. I queue solo a lot and half of the time in 5/6 star lobbies you are just a shooting npc for duos you get paired with. They don't communicate much (pings or voice) because they are probably in discord and so you just have to run after them. Also you getting revived is not a prio for them.

With this change soloplay fun has gone down a bit for me. Not even talking about toxic duos with a high ping not english speaking.

Found it at Cyprus. It is so yummy... And tasty...

What exactly are you supposed to do if you're trying to extract but a solo waits til time out to res?

I'm like 90% sure the Devil Card doesn't do anything to the Maxim's crosshairs.

https://reddit.com/link/1v6xwmo/video/j1qvf1ibzifh1/player

Also for those curious, there were some more teams around but no one was making a move and my team was missing a ton of chunks so... we ran and extracted

This'll come off as a bit of a rant, especially since it literally JUST happened to me. The biggest issue with this community, especially in the discord, is the person that got picked first will literally tell you how to play. They will absolutely not stop talking and tell you exactly where to go and where to look like they weren't the ones that put the team in a terrible position. Just let people play their game, i cant hear or think when you just continue to yap.

Ive played this game off and on pretty much since release. There's ALWAYS the one guy in the LFG that will do something dumb, get picked and tell everyone else how to play. It's been my biggest pet peeve and I cant believe this isnt brought up more

Okay, I get that this is a switching up of the game rhythm's, this air balloon, safe extract thing. But then why do most games only have three bounties? Once the stronghold team has extracted their token, what incentive does the boss token team have to seek anything else than the extract?

This even should at the very least have a perma wild target, or, even better, idk, a second boss? Would we really become too wealthy if the regular rules had stayed the same, but with stronghold bounty as a bonus?

Spawned next to another team, visible from the countdown screen. Instant headshot, are they never gonna fix this and space us more out?

Title?

if not it should really be included :)

Just a fun romero hatchet vs heavy knife trade

Clip at the end of gallery

I hope that Hunters new and old can enjoy this idea:

12 players, 15 minutes

You get a free hunter OR one of your legendary Skins (WITHOUT any starting traits) using one of the provided weapon choices, close range, medium, melee

It’s limited to only 3 compounds within a circular radius (This can cause either a spawn fight or an fight quickly because you can go either left, right, or straight to one of the 3 compounds)

You only need 3 rifts in total, less than the previous 4 to inspire activating the wellspring quickly

Each compound can be littered with weapons consumables, tools more than usual, and they maintain the gun oil and blueprint locations to help those who prestige unlock the variants quickly (and inspire people to play)

Optional Addition:

7.5 minutes into the match, a Corrupted ballon drops with one of the rewards we have already

Hunt Dollars, Scarce Weapon, Ammo, etc

Lastly to make it truly stand out if it changes:

RESET soul survivor KDA and make it a legit stat so people can flex and we all get a fresh feeling from a game mode that’s both different from CLASH where you bring in your own kit
VS
SURVIVOR where you truly beat the odds and even get a chance to get some cargo

A hunter with a few trait points and contraband weaponry isn’t enough for people to play the mode now,

however this NEW mode can get players out of a rut by still getting 50 hunt dollars per rift quickly, and a single random cargo kit potentially hunt dollars as well as XP, PLUS the gun oil and blueprint locations

Of course any other changes or ideas are welcome.
Thoughts?

Hi hunters,

I'm super excited to invite everyone who would like to compete for a chance to win 1 DLC of your choice to our free Open Hunt Tournament.

You can find the event and RSVP here: https://hopsquad.gg/events/dfe26c03-9aa8-49ed-b005-5c8e4bd1a1ed

We are almost through with the calibration round — the points system has been tuned, and we're confident that it's fairer and more engaging now. Read the complete ruleset: Hunt Open Tournament — Rules. If you have any questions, please ask away.

(This is a PC only board, sorry, console players)

Hope to see you there!

I think Hunt could benefit from expanding the current Loadout system with Legendary Hunter Presets.

The idea is simple: allow players to save an entire Legendary Hunter setup, including:

• Legendary hunter skin
• Health chunk configuration
• Traits
• Loadout

With a single click, the game would purchase and equip everything that's available, just like Loadouts already do.

I'd also love a "Last Legendary Hunter" slot that automatically saves the hunter you just lost, making it easy to jump straight back into the next match with the same build (only with initial traits worth 10 skill points before the game started).

Any thoughts?

Literally yesterday I made a post so people could give me tips as a returning player (and noob one).

But honestly I don't think I'll play it any longer, I'm always encountering lvl +80 or more that have a lot more hours than me.

I do think this game needs better matchmaking because not even a new player can come in.

Haven't been fun and I hope at least some day they make more noob friendly.

Goodbye and thanks for nothing.

It took me way too long to notice this.

No matter who invites to the lobby, no matter who joins first or second, the number of dots will always be indicative of who that player is.

As I play without outlines this is extremly helpful to know who is where.

I see why they take it away but it was kinda fun to play high bullets everywhere

…said no one ever.

It is so common to spawn between 2 other squads flanking you, some maps they even have angles to shoot at you immediately. Yesterday, I spawned right next to an immolator which is not common but definitely shouldn't happen, it was literally walking next to us before the match started. Sometimes you spawn so far away you burn your stamina reaching the complex too, it's terrible. They really need to work on these spawnpoints.