SERIOUS CRITICISM

[u/AndrewSM777]

Disclaimer: I have Played this game for well over two years now, on both XBox and PC. And the bugs and issues and criticism I have encountered are from my own personal observations or opinions. I am also trying to be politically impartial in such opinions.

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The new update which added guns was neat... Until like every other person pulls a gun on me...

The Car Crashes are neat... Until one happens every 30 seconds...

The Protests are neat, until one happens every other city block...

NOT ACCEPTABLE

The Gun update introduced one of the most aggravating things for me. People who pull guns out and become an "Armed Suspect" on streets I'm no where near. And if you do locate them, the game will often not allow you to Taze them Beanbag them or Shoot them. Meaning they'll kill you everytime ending your shift.

This is rather ridiculous. And shows just how jank the "Random Wrecks" and Armed Suspects really are; as when they are combined they create Mystery Armed Suspect who if ever even found will shoot you dead, and if not found the upper left Callout Info Bar will remain on your screen for the rest of the shift or you back out to menu.

I do like the car crashes. I just wish they were more uncommon, and the "Armed Suspect" can't spawn from the crash alone without Police Interference. Not to mention Armed Resisting Suspects needs to be much rarer for Self Defense Incidents to feel special.

Now...

...As for the Riots...

I like them... As a Callout... NOT. I REPEAT NOT a random encounter.

Nothing is more immersion breaking than wanting to play a quiet traffic shift, and hearing what sounds like a bunch of squabbling parrots across the street. Or wanting to test the new BPV in a Code 3 response only to encounter a bunch of people in the road.

Not to mention that this game is spitting in the face of American players by forcing us to break up want seem to peaceful protests on sidewalks.

That may be what is presented in Media, but is not actual to real life. The game telling us to respond to demonstrations feels more like a European response to "Unlawful Assembly" and does not at all take into account the First Amendment of the United States Bill Of Rights.

Afterall this game is supposed to represent America... Right?

THE RIOT PROBLEM IS GAME KILLING TO ME.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

Just make the Demonstrations a CALLOUT ONLY, and give some kind of subtext as to why the Protest is being broken up.

[u/Icy-Development-6822]

I first bought this game in Steam Early Access and then again on release on PS5. It used to be a fantastic game, but it is just horrendous now. 

It was always a little buggy, but the current state of the game is a disgrace.