got 2 games in this morning before work.
Matchmaking took normal speeds. First thing i noticed was the xp ranks next to everyone's name. it's just a number. Someone quit and a bot instantly jumped into the queue for the next match...can't really comment on how he was playing though, but it was at least nice to have another target for the enemy to shoot. I had a few TU3 noobs roadie run up to me and then stand there looking like a deer in headlights (god knows they weren't jamming the fuck out of their B button). Stun nades are no longer annoying because you're only down for a consistent 2 seconds which is barely enough time for an enemy to run up and gib you while down...the melee/shotgun delay after running in also makes dieing after a stun less common. During the next match i was able to try the sniper out...and wow, headshots actually count now, at least in that game they did. I popped about 5 skulls throughout the match...hitting the head was actually registering. I didn't get to try any of the other fixes/exploits.
all in all.
stun nades=fixed
roadie run->2 piece=fixed
2 piece=still effective, but will not consistently be the top player's go to strategy
ranking=awesome
headshots=register
bots=seamlessly added
so far so good imo...the game is considerably better than before the patch. it's less spammy, more tactical, and dare i say...balanced. seems so.
