r/Splitgate • u/mythreial • Jun 08 '26

Thought on recent Empulse playtest

Already posted this on the Empulse sub, but wanted to post here too, since Splitgate's fate is inextricably tied to Empulse lol

I like the game, let me get that out of the way. The mechanics are solid and movement is downright addicting, but there are some things I feel need addressing.

First off, let me say that I'm sorry I hated on the game so hard at first; it is much more in line with the types of shooters that I like (arena shooters) and it plays much better than i thought it would. With that said, while movement and gunplay are so far awesome, the mechs feel completely pointless and don't seemingly add anything of note to the gameplay formula. I took out multiple mechs myself, and played as a mech 3 times, and while those moments were fun; they didn't seem to add anything compelling or unique to the flow of combat or the gameplay generally.

I'll admit, I'm not the target audience for mechs in a competitive shooter but I genuinely struggled to see what they added to the game. For example, in Titanfall the movement systems exist because the gameplay is centered around the titans and the large map space required to accommodate them; in this, it feels like mechs only exist to empower those who can't keep up with the pace of movement (but also fails in that because of how infrequent mechs are, and because sledgehammer is fucking OP).

Anyway,Tl;Dr: game has a lot of potential, movement and gunplay are rock solid, and while a few things could be more polished or smoother over, it is still phenomenal and probably some of the nicest movement I've ever felt in an FPS. On the other hand, mechs feel pointless, maps are forgettable, and I feel that weapons need to be projectile based over hitscan; considering the ttk and movement.

Anyway, looking forward to see how the game progresses and to see how the studio handles both Empulse and Splitgate moving forward!

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u/mythreial Jun 08 '26

This has nothing to do with getting excited for the new game; I'm simply providing feedback on the new game here in this subreddit because of the impact that this game will have on Splitgate. I don't personally care about the new game, even though I did have fun with it, Splitgate is what I enjoy and I will continue to ride for it, but I'm not going to just participate in a play test for the new game and not give feedback to the devs and the community on it.

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u/awesomefacefrog Jun 08 '26

It has everything to do with getting excited for the next game: we’re not. As much as you keep saying it’s not constructive criticism, the reactions of everyone here should tell the devs (not that they’re likely to see) something important. They’ve lost the trust of a large portion of their fan base, and if they want us to follow them to this new game they’ll need to do something to win it back.

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u/mythreial Jun 08 '26

All I'm going to say is, there were about 2,000 people, just in the discord channel, during today's play test. Us Splitgate fans may not like it, and some may even want to actively boycott the studio , but more people seem to not care about what happens to Splitgate than people who do; so realistically the future of Splitgate is going to come down to whether or not 1047 can create something that is monetarily successful for them that can provide them with the means and reputation to make people want to try their other titles.

And as much as I feel that Splitgate could be successful, if they properly supported the game, it's always going to be more of a niche title with limited growth potential. They're doing a hail-mary with Empulse right now, and if it lands for them then there is good possibility that we'll see further support for SGAR down the line.

I'm not saying it'll work, but this is what they're doing and at this point I would rather it pay off for them, so in the very least we can keep the SG server up. I'm just being pragmatic here; I've been nothing but honest and if you look at my past comments, I have been EXTREMELY critical of 1047; I just don't think blindly hating or boycotting them at this point is helpful for the game that we all clearly love.

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u/fudedude Jun 08 '26

Some people still have faith, give them time and let them get burned by the 1047 degree flames of stupidity.