Played a fair bit of the multiplayer over the past couple of weeks. As an idea, it is very well made. The crafting system coupled with the Gears of War esque slower pace third person gameplay is really awesome. As far as execution is concerned, ND could have done a lot better.
First of all, their netcode. It fucking sucks. Of around 30 games I've played online, about 2 of them were with people in my own country. Just terrible but I guess that isn't surprising.
Second, the Bow. It's overpowered. Simple as that. it destroys armor in one shot and then is a one hit down after that. Coupled with its stealth capabilities and all round features, it's just OP. Desperately needs a nerf.
Thirdly, to state the obvious, some extra game modes featuring the Infected and Listen Mode disabled need to be implemented. There is just too much lost potential here. If they need to rip off Left 4 Dead, so be it, just do something.
Fourth, some of the maps really suck. The Dam for example is one of the worst multiplayer maps I've ever played on. Horribly balanced and designed. It favors one spawn side way too much (the top). running up the rocky hill next to the waterfall is more often than not a death sentence, and the whole map eventually turns into a Bomb trap obstacle course as the round drags on.
Lastly, headshots need to be treated like headshots. Clean headshot with no helmet = insta-kill. It only makes sense. Looking down the sights of my hunting rifle, putting a bullet square inbetween someones eyes and then finding out they're still alive and only down is incredibly frustrating and ultimately defeats the purpose of having a sniper like weapon like that.
Ranting aside, it is a lot of fun. It just could be a lot better with the assets the game provides, and fix that fucking netcode.
