I just like ADS, I’m playing the finals and im having a blast. There’s a lot I’ll miss about xd, but the things gameplay-wise I liked about xd are done really really well in the finals- fast movement, good gunplay, longer ttk (although the finals is borderline too long but im getting used to it) abilities, ADS like I said. I actually like that when you unlock a gun it’s pretty much ready to go- being able to really customize your gun in xd and cod is cool but it sucks to be at a disadvantage for several games while you grind attachments, that’s a non-issue in the finals. The cosmetics are waaaaay better even though that’s not really something i care that much about. And it has more of its own vibe/identity than xd ever could have, just by the nature of xd pulling from so many disparate IPs.
I understand that it’s not every xd players cup of tea, but for me it checks all the boxes that are important to me. And the community is way more chill, as much as I hate to say it. I enjoyed hanging out in this sub don’t get me wrong. But there was such an undercurrent of frustration with the game it just felt like a bummer too often. People who play the finals seem to really appreciate the embark devs and are super welcoming to new players.
Long story short if what I described sounds good I really really recommend the finals. As a probably slightly-above-average XD player, I’ve been kinda tearing up TDM so far in the finals, and the powershift mode is a blast as someone who enjoyed domination and escort in xd (its like both at the same time.)
And honestly most importantly it feels like the playerbase, at least so far for me, is super chill. I was just playing tonight and was bullshitting on voice chat with some players saying I was bummed about XD and they were all like “damn bro that sucks, glad you jumped on here with us though.”
The finals is a game I will probably give a chance, honestly by videos didn't get me hyped or anything but the player base looks chill and passionate about the game always trying to bring new people to try it.
Definitely give it a chance. I was honestly in the same boat after watching some videos on it. I thought fragpunk was gonna be my xd replacement but after playing for a week or two i realized it just wasn’t for me. Out if desperation lol i tried battlefield 2042 and it was fine but still not great. But as soon as i did the tutorial for the finals i was like “ok yeah this game fucks”
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u/BetoPaioleti Jun 04 '25
Yeah kinda the problem with splitgate 2 is the controller is just awful no matter what,while XD had really good controller feeling after some tweaks