GAFu server was fun, but I don't think I can play it much. I was getting bad lag spikes.
My impression on the game so far.
The good:
The core gameplay is really really good. Things seem fairly balanced. Plenty of incentive to play the foot soldier, get in vehicles, or fly warhawks. I am definitely a tank guy, but the game forces you to react dynamically. The best and most useful players are the ones who react to the situation, whether that be on foot, in a turret, or flying. Its very frustrating on the ranked games to see everyone hop in a warhawk and get in dogfights when we are playing zones!
The gameplay is very arcadey and really far from realistic. If you are a twitch speed FPS type multiplayer gamer, this game is not for you. CS diehards will not like it. It seems they intentionally made this game as noob friendly as possible, especially with some of the most helpful autoaim I have ever seen. However, this does not eliminate true skill from rising above the ranks. The flight game really distinguishes this title from other multiplayers. You can tell the largest amount of effort was put into flight, yet I do not feel the ground game suffers.
The bad:
Many people on this forum have been complaining about bugs, I am not going to mark the game down for bugs that will most likely get fixed soon. However, there is one thing that really detracts from the experience. Incognito has made one of the funnest battlefield type games I have ever played, but they seem to have forgotten that people like to play with friends. Joining games with friends is atrocious, as half the time the list isn't even updated. It still says I am playing GAFu server as of me writing this, I haven't played on GAFu for two hours. You can't tell if games are full if you want to jump in with friends. And don't think being in a clan is going to solve alot of problems. There are not enough ranked dedicated servers. So you will be stuck constantly trying and retrying to connect to full games in the hopes that someone drops out 10 seconds before you try to connect. So getting your clan mates in one server for actual rewards is pretty much impossible. Forget joining as a squad. These problems would only be annoyances if there were enough ranked servers, then you could join an almost empty one with alot of people, and let outsiders fill it up once they see its an active server. These flaws are especially unforgivable given that this is at its core a team based multiplayer.
Conclusion:
The core multiplayer experience is engaging, especially because of its well-balanced gameplay and excellent flight mechanics. But if you are the type of gamer who enjoys the team aspect (and this is a team game), you might want to hold off until they add a few DL content updates that strengthen then buddy list and clan options.
