What's Happening To The Hunt: Showdown 1896 Community? | Video Response

[@hilkmeister1382]

Gatekeeping is an unfair accusation. No one is saying people can't play Hunt, just that we want Hunt to not loose its identity and become something else. That is not gatekeeping. I do not mind Post Malone or whoever else Crytek collaborates with but I DO mind if they sacrifice Hunt's identity and try to make it Call of Duty or Fortnite. If that is gatekeeping to you then I got a bridge to sell you.

[@HazmatFTW]

I think you got the subject video and my response video mixed up a bit, man ❤️

[@hilkmeister1382]

@HazmatFTW I am referring to their accusations, not your response. Sorry if I made that unclear.

[@HazmatFTW]

@@hilkmeister1382 I see. All good! ❤

[@carcosa_tyrant9444]

hunt's identity was destroyed long ago. they constantly remove skill-based mechanics, appeal to the lowest common denominator, alienate long time players while making a game that is unwelcoming to new players. hunt is horribly managed by crytek. the QA is completely unacceptable. the game stability is a joke. the leadership is completely out of touch with what the players want. the player base is full of toxic casuals that despise the slightest concept of improvement or skill. the only reward for being good at the game is empty lobbies, shitty sbmm, or the utter hatred of the average player. i come back to the game every couple of weeks, stomp a few games, get bored because it's been the same game for 5 years with significant content updates, get unwarranted abuse from a bunch of random low skill players, and eventually uninstall for a month until i try again later just to experience it all again. this game is slowly dying and it's said because it has the best gunplay out there.

[@InternetHydra]

Gatekeeping the last ten years seems to be slung the most as an accusation by people who end up gatekeeping the original audience out of their thing. Abuse of other people’s moral standards to impose their otherwise unpalatable demands.

[@ulpsb]

Its cause and effect. The community does not express these things for no reason.

[@HazmatFTW]

I couldn't agree more.

[@merlotwilliams]

"Don't ask questions. Just consume product and get excited for next product." I have some friends who are like the guy you're responding to in regards to FFXIV. No matter what comes out, they love it unequivocally.

[@GritHawke]

Criticizing something you love when it goes awry is one of the most helpful things you can do for it. Hunt straying too far from what made it great puts its future serious jeopardy. We all just want Hunt: Showdown to continue and be great.

[@NgaMarsters]

It is a very good, dare I say vital skill to have. Criticizing something you love.

[@HazmatFTW]

You nailed it, man. Exactly ❤️

[@EddieGalois]

The power of one voice encouraging many.

[@HazmatFTW]

Yes! ❤️

[@tableslayergaming]

THE POWER OF MANYYYYYYYY

[@nephilim8559]

@@tableslayergaming lmao it reminded me of that scene too xD

[@goodskele7241]

Good response, valid points. Hoping to see a brighter future for our favourite game!

[@HazmatFTW]

Me too! ❤️

[@michaelaskew408]

Love you hazmat and i love your voice i know you through alot and you are an amzizng man and keep on being a great guy.

[@kazeem6419]

Lets GOOOO, beautiful video man. Im so glad you talked to Lodge. Genuinely feels like the first step towards communicating better between fans rather than calling each other dumdumds over different opinions.

[@HazmatFTW]

Civil discourse is certainly something that's missing between the differences of opinion within the community.

[@kazeem6419]

@HazmatFTW boy is it ever, thanks for the little mention in the video btw, definitely putting this one up on the fridge haha

[@HazmatFTW]

@@kazeem6419 My pleasure, man. I wasn't sure if you wanted to have your name in the video or not. So I didn't include it.

[@kazeem6419]

@@HazmatFTW nah it was perfect, I much prefer a tip of the hat than my name being used. Thanks again, for the great videos, not just the recent two but your body of work overall. Your lore video are some of my favorite. I hope this is the first step to reaching a middle ground amongst us all and in the long run having a clear, reasonable and open communication with the devs. This was such a wholesome experience I might even make a visit to the Bayou, it's been a while and S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 has been eating a lot of my time recently haha

[@kingkiller_1001]

Don't forget the fact that Crytek is a public traded company and has a board of directors that need to be satisfied and get paid

[@NgaMarsters]

I have been fortunate not to encounter any common game-breaking bugs on the console, which is strange. However, I was playing with a friend a few weeks ago, and he had three crashes within two hours.

[@anthonykravitz6156]

okay so it isn't just me who is having issues with frame drops and ui head achs. this is the first game of my life that has given me a head ach over the simple ui menu.

[@Godzillaborg21]

I appreciate this video and your integrity on the matter.

[@Scott90314]

TLDR: if a argument is well thought out and has explanation sure fair play, but sometimes noise is noise. I mean yeah I almost always fall on the side of listen to the other side of the argument, and reducing a argument to whining, complaining, ect is not helpful it's worth considering the latter can be true. Hunt Showdown has one of the most toxic fandoms I have ever been part of and without pointing fingers I can safely say that is no mean feat. A good portion of dissent within the community can be boiled down to what I call Schrodingers cowboy meaning when the purpose serves it's a cowboy game and deviation should not be tolerated, but when it doesn't it's a "extraction shooter" and the means doesn't matter so long as you extract with token. The latter is generally used to justify the less than savory play styles that enrages many.

[@Bassmunky26]

Constructive criticism is a sign of care or love of something. The worst thing you can be towards something is apathetic. That leads to people dropping even more than hate.

[@HazmatFTW]

I completely agree.

[@ColinAYB]

Half the Hunt community legitimately doesn't know what gatekeeping means, it seems. I check out of discussions whenever I see people use the phrase unless it's about someone that straight up refuses to explain a mechanic or something.

[@j322-p8o]

considering i missed out on 3 events because hunt just straight up could not run on my pc i kinda agree with the whole "hunt is fine" thing. but i do agree they need to actually fix their game because sure i can actually run hunt showdown. that doesnt mean half the community can run the game. i would be more than happy to forgo an update for half a year just so hunt fixes itself. im tired of worrying about server issues im tired of worrying about memory leaks im tired of worrying if i will be fighting enemy hunters or fighting the game. so sure i say "hunt is fine" in the same way i have a broken leg a broken arm and am missing an eye ball is "fine" because im still alive and able to "function" is the same way hunt "functions"

[@HazmatFTW]

I like your analogy. Great point.

[@myrmidon4464]

All the points your brought up are more than valid, I've been having similar feelings since 1896 came out. Hell, even before that with some of their events. I think the people working on Hunt care about it, but I think those in control see it as a money pot. *Edit: I miss all the lore the game used to have. If I remember correctly, shit had gone down all over the US and the notes were being read by people trapped in NYC or something. It had a post-apocalyptic feel to it. I could be misremembering that though. I miss all the gothic horror we had, and now all we have are silly events with the occasional legendary character who acts out of character for both the time period and game.

[@monitorchek7896]

"The Hunt: Showdown 1896 situation is insane" Ahh moment 💀💀💀

[@devilofneurosis]

100% agree with your thoughts and senitments here. Good response.

[@MidasTouch1971]

Hunt showdown originally caught my attention due to how unique it was. That gothic horror mixed with a small battle royal was perfect for me. I can't complain to much on what has been going on but that is due to me not being on it lately. However if they're adding crossovers then I might as well play COD. Not saying there's something wrong with crossovers, but they need to stick to that gothic horror theme and only do it once a serpent moon.

[@Heru666]

The only problem i have so far is the sound. I don't know why, i can barely hear the footstep now.

[@J0kerzach2008]

Ahh Hazmat, the gorgeous (and seductive) voice of reason in this discussion we would like to keep open and civil

[@HazmatFTW]

Thank you, gorgeous 😘

[@ibrosyndicate]

I was a massive fan of your video because it's all super valid critism. They put out the trailer for "Post Malones Murder Circus" earlier today. This game is falling apart, playercount is hemoraging right now. Don't believe me? Check the steam charts. When an event isn't going on there's less than half the playercount. FOMO and events are the only thing keeping the game alive at this point. Veterans are quitting and the newcomers aren't staying. The devs are killing their game chasing the casual audience.

[@itssteeeves9685]

i personally feel , seeing some game leak is part of the fun. its so difficult to see game leaks right now

[@HazmatFTW]

What?

[@reqhart]

I'm in the same stance, I am critical of the game because my sheer love for it. I played hunt so far back to the point Scrapbeak was considered new content, 2-4k peak players at the time and there was maybe like a dozen legendary hunter skins. Up until three years ago I used to own every single skin because I loved the game so much and wanted to support it. Now when I criticize parts of the game that from my experience is broken, glitchy or not enjoyable I will get chewed out by dozens of people. Their disagreement does not fix the cursor bug, their disagreement doesn't fix the crash issues, their disagreement does not make the UI better to use. When people often criticize the game it's meant as feedback to improve the overall experience, Cryteks job is to collect that feedback and find the right path forward. I'm all for disagreement but people need to learn to be tasteful about it. Not sure how to some people complaining about cursor bugs or bad UI/UX gets me called a "German WW2 soldier" lol (the word gets censored)

[@HazmatFTW]

I think what you illustrate here is one of the biggest issues within the community at the moment. It is certainly MY biggest issue. We should be able to have civil and constructive dialogue about these things.

[@Sgt-hamster]

I understand performance issues are a hinderance for continuous play and engagement. My exp on PS5 has been rather stable since I’ve been playing Dec 2023 so I can’t relate to your frustration. When it comes to artistic/creative direction, it’s hard to get past subjectivity. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all the events and additions since Dec 23. Ghost Face is a bit odd imo but I’m not mad about it. The only place I can agree Crytek has objectively dropped the ball is the UI. It does feel generic and poorly executed. Otherwise, I think Hunt is as good as it’s ever been and I’m excited to keep playing!

[@bluesolace9459]

I expressed my concerns in your last video. I do hope that this game gets out of the funk it's in right now. Here's to hoping that maybe your voice helps spearhead the change this game needs!

[@HazmatFTW]

Here's to hoping :D

[@panzfaust9812]

I rue the day greybeard come on board. Crytek new ceos washed their hands and hired a butcher

[@K13xK3k5]

I can only speak for myself, but often i get too temperamental when criticising something specifically when it comes from a place of love. Because emotinally, Love is just much closer to hate than neutrality. But seeing you be so reasonable in response to crticism grounded my thoughts and helped me structure them better. Thank you!

[@HazmatFTW]

Takes a lot to admit something like that - awareness is always the first step towards a better approach. Good on you ❤

[@AlexanderAlenuxGonzalez]

I wouldn't mind the things they are trying to introduce to the game, IF they spent time fixing the current bugs. What I hate is introducing new things when the game is a mess filled with bugs.

[@HazmatFTW]

This ❤

[@Zorpblee]

Part 2 was not on my bingo card

[@HazmatFTW]

Wait.. What WAS on your bingo card?

[@Zorpblee]

@ i’m sure you’d get to warhammer lore eventually

[@HazmatFTW]

@@Zorpblee Maybe! 😇

[@nimroids6587]

I’m gonna sound crazy, but I feel like between today and yesterday a large part of the community randomly flipped on a dime and are now defending crytek. I’m not saying this in reference to hunters lodge, I mean in general. People on twitter are actively defending crytek which is something I haven’t seen before.

[@vegankowalski5193]

The game stopped working for me and my friends. We moved on.

[@HazmatFTW]

Sorry to hear that. I still have hope :) haha

[@VisibleToeHead]

Hunters Lodge's argument is to basically gamble the identity of Hunt to chase industry trends to maybe gain more players. All this while they have not improved the game since the re-launch.

[@garethsloan5118]

I appreciate what he was trying to do but his video wound me up. Things that annoy me in Hunt he chalked up to basically whinging. I've played 3k hours since 2019, unhappiness with aspects is a fair and valid and I didn't appreciate being called whiny.

[@HazmatFTW]

I think this was well-put by you. I share the feeling of Hunt's identity being gambled away for a broader audience.

[@HuntersLodgeOfficial]

Hey there! Thank you for commenting on Hazmat's video. I want to express a bit about how I feel on the matter here if you'll let me. I don't necessarily WANT hunt to chase industry trends. My main feeling is that it is unavoidable. I feel it is inevitable for any modern live service game to chase dollar signs. No matter how passionate a dev team is, someone in a nice chair above everyone will be holding the budget in their hands and need to get someone paid. I find that at the very least, I appreciate crytek's efforts in doing the shilling as faithfully to their world as possible. We could have just had ghostface in a black robe from a Halloween store out in the bayou. Or peter griffin lmao but they huntified things. Ultimately if these trends get more players and more money (which they have, ratings are very positive on the DLC), then this ultimately increases the budget for development in the long run. For the record, I've criticized Crytek many times before. I don't have their meat in my mouth 24/7 😂 Regardless, I've gotten to read a lot of opinions like yours in the last day and it has been very eye opening for me. Thank you for taking the time to comment Visible.

[@null0247]

Really, the game is still fine, but there's just so many things that were handled in such an awful way that I would just not recommend Hunt in its current state. Yes, they are finally communicating. Yes, they are being more open about changes, but there's still so many strange and downright terrible decisions being made to appeal to a broader audience. All that I want is Hunt's identity back, and they are just. not. doing it. They removed the lore books for no good reason, they made quite possible the most awful UI I have laid eyes on that it actually made me quit the game, and they're doing crossovers that just doesn't make sense to the theme of the game. I really don't like to gatekeep on this game, but its just the worst that it has ever been. This is not the game that I remembered playing in college.

[@tylerbrown5262]

I miss the old huntshowdown the lure the details of how some characters matched other characters. I also noticed the background story's on characters are gone. The encyclopedia for the guns and monsters needs to come back. I thought it was useful for new players in many ways.

[@HuntersLodgeOfficial]

Damn I didn't get first comment 😥

[@HuntBanishExtractPodcast]

I think you and Hazmat are creating a lot of important discussion, both of your videos are incredibly thought provoking. Thank you both for getting some much needed discussion.

[@silvera7267]

@@HuntBanishExtractPodcastagreed. I agreed with things from both videos and sides from this era in hunt. Both make great points and have very valid arguments on the state of the game

[@kazeem6419]

Hunter's FTW / Hazmat Lodge podcast when?

[@tjarvennetz7061]

Amazing vid with very relevant points. I love the game, but I have caught myself loosing interest. They base-game still is good imo, do not get me wrong. However, either though they seem to be open to the community's feedback, they really do not put any effort into changing their gameplay accordingly. Imo, traits like necromancer hurt the game and diminish the game's quality, as it frustrates the players. They are multiple valid ways to change broken mechanics, but Crytek does not seem to be interested in nursing a "healthy" playerbase.

[@Deathwhisper2]

I'm starting to see a trend that there is a huge divide amongs players. I do not know how. I managed to avoid server issues almost entirely. I've played on EU and USE servers. And ran into server issues a only couple of times. (It was twice over 4h play session to call the latest). Is the game is fine? Yes. Is there room for improvement? of course. It is far from perfect. Performance wise I can attest that it is spotty. Normally I can average around 110frames but sometimes I get out of nowhere dip down to 40-60 and that is terrible.

[@Rob-qs3xx]

What do you think about Post Malone being in the game?

[@HazmatFTW]

I like him. He seems like a super nice guy. And he likes Hunt. That's pretty cool. The event on the other hand.. that's a different story 🤣

[@Ratoskr]

I understand your criticism and share it in part, and would also like to discuss topics worthy of criticism in a reasonable manner. My main problem with the whole discussion is the constant shouting and screaming. (Not in this video, but on reddit/discord/etc.) It's always all the death of Hunt, EVERYTHING HAS TO BE WRITTEN IN BOLD, every text has to be peppered with insults towards Crytek and every argument has to be exaggerated to the point of ridiculousness. Not to mention the attempts to use everything as a meme template or to troll. This also applies in part to both sides. I'm also dramatising a little here. But you can´t deny that the culture of discussion is quite toxic. I'm just tired of it.

[@HazmatFTW]

Haha yes. I think you're absolutely right. Both sides certainly have parties that lean towards.. what should we call it? Extreme opinions? 🤣

[@NeonShmoofee]

That was my biggest criticism with HuntersLodge's message. Rules for thee but not for me (at least that's what it felt like). Dismissing common game-breaking bugs that happen every other match to someone in a premade group as nitpicking or just whining/complaining doesn't help anyone. It was valid for him to call out some of the people altering or cherry-picking data on the Reddit to make it fit their overly negative or doomer narrative about Hunt. However, on the complete other side of the pendulum swing, he minimizes peoples' experiences with the negative technical aspects of the game that people are experiencing on a daily basis and just tells them to get over it and stop complaining for a bug they might encounter "once a month". That just seems to me like he's doing the same thing those redditors are, but on the other extreme end; altering the reality of the situation in favour of an overly positive message. Crytek needs to be held accountable for their neglect when it comes to the technical state of the game. I know they've been addressing bugs, but it's the same old story that's been going on for years: fix current bugs and replace them with new or older bugs that were previously fixed. I think for a lot of veterans, the hope was that the relaunch on the upgraded engine would alleviate some of these issues and the exact opposite seemed to happen.

[@HazmatFTW]

You're absolutely right. This was actually what caught my attention within the video too, and what caused me to respond in the first place. Like you say, I think there should be room for criticism - IF - that criticism is grounded in constructive feedback. And I think in general, your comment summarizes a lot of people's feeling within the community, which you simply can't choose to neglect because you don't agree with it.

[@HuntersLodgeOfficial]

You raise some fair points. I'll have to think about this. I think my main bias is that I personally experience few to no bugs. Performance issues are rare these days too. I don't even have a strong rig for that matter. Thank you for commenting!

[@NeonShmoofee]

@@HuntersLodgeOfficial it's actually good to know there's a first-hand account from someone not experiencing these issues. One of my biggest concerns around these issues is that it can drive away players that are trying it for the first time, so hopefully there is a good chunk of players that are spared these issues. I also think the nature of the game being an extraction shooter just makes those moments when it does happen all that more sour. I'm hopeful the Post Malone event will feel more polished since it has the potential to draw even more people in than the relaunch did. Depending on how they handle this, it could be the lay-up hunt needs.

[@HuntersLodgeOfficial]

@@NeonShmoofee Definitely! They're saying it will be their biggest event yet. If they live up to those expectations I could see the player count SKY rocketing.

[@cliffnpaige2009]

I have a few issue with the game right now, MAINLY cheating shit heads and ping abuse. That's the worst of it, but not even close to other issues; there are still egregious frame rate drops, gear goes missing, ammo doesn't load in when you select it, the UI freezing STILL. There are a slew of other issues, and I know that Crytek is working on things, but frustration mounts when new event drops, but problems go on for months and they're still there. I love this game, it's the only competitive FPS I play, but that doesn't mean I don't want it to work properly. Being fair about it is the key here.

[@maximumrpg3707]

The new game director, the guy that people thought may change the game's direction for the better, is a joke. He has a track record of working on big projects like he claims, but if you actually look at those projects, they're all significantly worse than the more ancient titles that came before them. He made brushes with the corpses of once great titles, and that's all he's ever done.

[@HazmatFTW]

I can't attest to the validity of that claim as a whole - I can only say that for the circumstances of Hunt itself, I agree with your opinion.

[@OmegaChip]

You know I don't think hunt just changed from one day to the next, yes the engine update was the tipping point but even before that it was always slowly moving. Hunt 4 months ago felt way different than hunt one year and 4 months ago. And while that's not fully a bad thing, for me personally as soon as I really realised this and the illusion was broken for me that it isn't the same game entirely anymore that was the point where I decided not to play anymore, which is sad because the game used to play was great the game I could play now feels off in an eerie kind of way. This comment is grammatically shit, I had bad day so that's my excuse for that or whatever

[@gearsamp92]

Its definitely interesting you bring up Reddit as an echo chamber. I'm part of many many different Reddit communities for different games as I am sure you and many other are. If you compare each community there is one thing they all have in common. "This game sucks." "This game is dead/dying." "This game is trash for xyz reason." "Fuck the devs." It doesn't matter the game. It doesn't matter progress. It doesn't matter communication good or bad. Reddit isn't the place I'd want to pay any attention to if I was a dev of any game... Discussion is important and there aren't many spaces to have discussions that are positive in nature. For every good post with valid criticisms and ideas to make the game better. There are 50 just calling the game trash. Wishing ill for the devs. I hope that they ignore Reddit and instead do more surveys and actually give a comment section for people to provide their feedback and then act on the major feedback points they gather from those surveys.

[@HazmatFTW]

I agree with you. Surveys are also the most reliable way for a more nuanced opinion rather than simply people going "great event" or "Crytek sucks balls" lol

[@JesperLarsen-zu2yj]

As a wise man once said: Hunt har været træls igennem en længere periode (og så skød jeg ham)

[@HazmatFTW]

En dansk jæger i det vilde :D haha

[@sirvilhelm2360]

I don't entirely agree with your sentiments, though I don't disagree with all your concerns either. I think the fact that you said BOTH your comment sections and theirs are echo chambers does make you honest at least. Reddit CAN be an echochamber, but honestly, when people come looking for one thing, they're bound to find it. Thus it seems like one, even though it really ain't. Meanwhile this comment section is rank with terrible negativity and hopelessness, just as their comment section was quite a bit too forgiving and hopeful. I think it speaks quite a bit that you admit to that.

[@HazmatFTW]

Haha well, I don't think it comes as a surprise to anyone that we as humans tend to surround ourselves with people we agree with. And I think being aware of that is quite important if you ever want to reach common ground with people outside of your closed circle :)

[@HuntersLodgeOfficial]

If it makes you feel any better sirvilhelm, I've had a LOT of folks in my comment section calling me horrible things in the last 24 hours 😅 I welcome the discourse. It's how we all learn from others perspectives.

[@NgaMarsters]

it wouldn't let me post a comment on your old video for some reason I had to redo it like three times

[@HazmatFTW]

Huh.. weird.. I wonder what's going on with KZbin today

[@_C.J.]

@@HazmatFTW happens to me all the time, and no nothing to ever censor. Other ppl's replies go missing and can't reply back but I'll have the email with the mssg. Many creators have had to say "NO I'm not censoring your comments it's YT I swear" it's been a persistent issue for what seems like years, ramping up from time to time periodically.

[@JSz-dp8bu]

Ha ha ha, hi did got you there. See you guys after 2025 i can handle fps needs of this game tat i got 1000 h and i still SUCK at it.

[@BlackWolf9988]

People legit think hunt is fine? The game had like 10k more people playing 1 year ago vs what we have now. Reviews also have been consistently been mixed to negative on steam since the release of the engine update. I love hunt and have 3.6k hours in over 4 years of playing but holy shit the engine update was anything but smooth and a pretty big disappointment for many many players.

[@HazmatFTW]

It was. I think many of us expected the turn-around on the new engine release, and instead got the complete opposite.

[@sethg6157]

Here is the thing and this is my theory but Crytek does not give a shit about its old players. Crytek feels that they have gained as many players as they could with the way the game was, and that might have been good enough for some companies but obviously not for Crytek. So they are changing the game to attempt to attract a new audience. They are betting that the new players they can bring in will out weigh the players they loose from changing the game away from the game you purchased. They would be happy if you stayed but ultimately if you leave all crytek would say is don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. They arn't in the business of maintaing the game you love they are in the business of making money and if that means us leavening because we don't like the game turning into cod with a supernatural western flair then so be it. They ran the numbers and they think this will make the most money. Nothing we say or do will change them from this course. So either learn to love post, ghost face, quick pace, and less customization in weapons or move on because the only person who cares about how we miss the game when it didn't crash constantly is us not Crytek

[@HazmatFTW]

It's harshly worded, but I would say I somewhat agree with the sentiment of that statement.

[@jamielama7716]

Its becoming like Fortnite with stupid collabs and Celebs.

[@Fearless_Beggar]

I just tried to watch the other dude's video... All the buzzwords spent within the first 3 minutes, with no hitmarkers, earned a thumbs down from me.

[@kazeem6419]

Yeah, I felt it was very tooth and claw, and contradictory. Saying he loves the community and in the same breath asking "what the hell is wrong with you people!?" He said himself it was a very rushed and unscripted video and it shows. I hope he maybe changes it a little because hes content is genuinely alright.

[@Goosemanagement]

Game devs need money to develop games

[@ScryingStoneGaming]

im a new player that isn’t new. I tried hunt in 2022 with friends who were obsessed. I didn’t give it a chance because no one ever explained it was a game tailor made for me. With the relaunch I decided to give it another go and immediately fell in love. I was deeply interested in the lore and was sad it wasn’t in the game but found wonderful creators like yourself. I honestly think the lore helped me immerse myself more. I love this game, it’s the perfect game for me and I’ve never played anything so captivating and unique. Love the in game interactions and how cerebral it is. I understand how people can be passionate about it and understand the criticisms. I do wish there was a place to go to talk about my passion and enjoyment with other likeminded players. As it stands now the community locations just make me sad because im not feeling anything but love for it so there’s not really anywhere to contribute to memes and entertainment. I hope the old players get what they want. I am not perturbed by stuff like post Malone but after 2 events, I find vanilla much more interesting. Maybe that’s the biggest issue but I still play every single day.

[@HazmatFTW]

Thank you for your thoughts! :))

[@swimmerfish34]

I've never had so many technical issues in Hunt, and I've been playing since early early access.

[@Semmelein]

Gatekeeping is not necessarily a bad thing - just look at MtG. And crossovers are a thing now is not a very good argument, even if true.

[@HazmatFTW]

I don't agree that gatekeeping is a good thing though.

[@Semmelein]

@@HazmatFTWAgreed. It gives me very conservative vibes in general.

[@mandavena5888]

Began playing weeks ago. It was amazing. But it feels quite like they are in the process of selling out now that they've grown a bit more popular. What the f happened to the lore? Ghost face is lame. Sad crossover. Not sure whats happening.

[@HazmatFTW]

Me neither, man

[@ErkanZH]

Why is it getting worse there are so many bugs and glitches i mean fix that sh*t its not that hard

[@HazmatFTW]

Quickly switched up your comment, huh 🤣 sneaky

[@ErkanZH]

@HazmatFTW Yeah the thing is i saw 2 videos of you recommendet to me but i didnt watch it and i thought youre just a hater of this Game but i watched it now thats why i changed it ✌️

[@ErkanZH]

@HazmatFTW Its not perfect of course but i still love it and play it with friends. I hope they will fix all of that major bugs etc. Sorry for my Bad english i tried my Best 😂

[@pixelpeek9963]

Very fair comments. In particular about listening to everyone’s opinions. We all want what’s best for the game and should listen to each other. It’s sad that an innumerable amount of people can share hard evidence of issues and then be labelled as complainers. There should be empathy and a joined willingness to insist Hunt is as good as can be.

[@11BlueKing11]

people cry about skins like they would suddenly change the gameplay magically

[@HazmatFTW]

Again, reducing people's opinions to "crying" doesn't help the conversation in any way.

[@piratex90]

I'm relatively new to hunt. I started playing about 3 years ago off and in over the last year and half I pretty much mailed hunt and ever since "serpent moon" event I noticed the game was changing and not for the good. I personally feel like the game isn't the same I feel like it too "easy" I feel like the game doesn't take "skill" like it used to have. I also don't not like the addition of Ghostface or post Malone this isn't DbD I really hate the idea of crytek adding post Malone to the game dude doesn't care about the game imo but since he's a celebrity he's gets a skin and event in the game just for the cash grab and it so infuriating that crytek doesn't care about the game or the fans and they only care about a quick buck

[@JBags0203]

You obviously didn't watch the video with Post Malone in it. He knows the game very well. Just because you don't like someone doesn't mean they don't know anything you do. Stop complaining and actually bring a valid argument to the table

[@HazmatFTW]

To me it sounded like PM very much cared for Hunt, and knew it in great detail too. He also seems like a nice guy. Potentially a great ambassador for the game

[@kazeem6419]

@@HazmatFTW I wish they brought the interview out sooner, definitely before they did ghostface that's for sure haha

[@michaelaskew408]

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[@DarkStarTaco]

I dare to say that your voice is not only great for stories but also amazing in helping us come together to hopefully make the devs listen to fix the game we all love 🫡

[@HazmatFTW]

Thank you! :))