
Originally posted by X:64 players matches emphasize teamplay issues.

The game was fun when it was just real people playing against each other. Your actions don't really help your team win. Feels like a campaign mode where you just play against the computer. It has changed the feel of playing with real players. There's too many useless bots running around. Made it worse in another way by having to spawn farther away from the enemy trench. The new spawning screen makes it harder to advance and seems to be broken. While in the 32 player mode it takes real teamwork to win. You don't really help capture the trench it's done for you. It feels like the computer is playing against itself and you don't have much of an effect on the out come of the match. If you wanted to play with bots then get Tannenberg.īot killing feels effortless and kind of pointless unlike killing a real player which takes skill. Verdun shouldn't have been turned into Tannenberg. Also, everything in the game has been tailored to recreate the grim atmosphere that is so typical of WW1 Gloomy clouded skies, an immersive interface combined with realistic sounds, accurate native voices that evoke the feeling of actually being there in the trenches, mud covered - trenches whilst peering over your rifle to spot the enemy.The adding of 64 player bot mode and new spawn screen has ruined Verdun. Uniforms have been recreated to the tiniest details, the weapons are modeled to exact references and the maps use realistic World War 1 props and terrain layouts. The development team has done extensive field research at Verdun and has been advised by knowledgeable historians to make sure Verdun is as historically accurate as it can get. Staying true to the typical attrition warfare of that time, both sides attack and counter-attack each other in turn, compelling you to defend each captured sector of trenches! These frontline maps are comprised out of multiple sectors that can be captured by either side. The true WW1 battlefield experience has been captured in a real-time dynamic frontline, set in historically accurate locations of the Western Front. You will also earn Career Points, which can be spent to unlock specializations, weapons and equipment. This progression is also shown visually as you and your squad get more advanced uniforms. The more Co-op experience you and your squad mates earn together, the more powerful your squad will become and the better abilities will� be unlocked. Depending on your squad's type, players can choose a specific role within the squad, complete with historically accurate attire, weapons and special abilities. Each squad has a specific tactic that is based on the historical units of that time. You can form one of the different squad types available to that side with up to three of your friends. When you start a game, your first choice is to fight for either the Entente or the Central Powers.

Team play is what lies at the heart of Verdun. This unforgiving war is not for the faint hearted! And if getting shot or gassed isn't enough, sudden artillery barrages that are called in by NCO's can pin you down if you're caught in the open and might obliterate your entire squad. In the event of a gas attack, you need to put on your gas mask, which impairs your view and gives you a very claustrophobic experience. Also, the realistic bullet physics require you to lead your shots when firing on a moving target at long range. The authentic weapons need to be handled with skill, as they each feel differently and there are no floating crosshairs to aid your aim. This feature can naturally be disable if preferred. The gameplay is as immersive and gritty as it can get with elements such as realistic gore that portrays the true horror of the 1st World War Battlefield. Challenging game modes: Team-based Frontline, tactical Attrition, skill-based Rifle Deathmatch and desperate survival in Squad Defense.Authentic World War 1 setting: Typical WW1 music and style, historical battlefields set on the Western Front.True trench warfare: Real-time dynamic frontline with momentum-based attack and counter-attack gameplay.Tactical squad-based FPS: Unique squad leveling system, distinct squad types and roles, voice chat.Realistic World War 1 gameplay: Authentic weaponry with realistic bullet physics, skill based weapon handling, gore, poisonous gas with a claustrophobic gas mask experience, gore and artillery barrages.
