#theres a real gem in this game but its still pretty rough

[goji-pilled]

after like 3(?) weeks of playing path of titans ive come to the conclusion that theres a bunch of stuff you can criticise but i think the biggest ones for me are

the community and growth penalty (in certain cases)

first being which is just people being rude in global chat 99% of the time and almost every adult dino kos-ing all the fucking time.

doesnt matter if youre both herbivores, doesnt matter if you play the same creature, if youre a baby they'll fucking kill you in seconds and if youre unlucky you'll respawn in an area where someone is that will do the same thing, and then again the same thing, etc. etc. easily losing hours of progress

(and dont get me started on actual mix packers ugh)

like i can at least understand carnis attacking baby herbis, i get it, but why the fuck are pachys always attacking? why trikes? why stegos? why kentros? why any of them when im obviously no danger to them as a juvi carni, or any type of herbivore just walking around?

yeah pvp may be a thing, but very often it feels more like some deathmatch where everyone HAS to kill everyone at any place and any time always and leaves other players no chance to grow and actually enjoy combat.

and then people are being dickheads in global about it

but the worst part? i could deal with all that if it wasnt for the fact you ALWAYS lose growth as a penalty when you die even when youre a juvi dying to adults in fights you never stood a chance in

and i hear the "the penalty forces you to play more carefully" crowd and i agree, i do play carefully and try to avoid fights at all cost, run away and/or hide when i see others and i like that, but when i get attacked first and dragged into a fight i cant win no careful playing and not picking stupid fights myself will save me

and i still get punished.

and THAT is the worst part of it.

that being said: i LOVE the maps, i LOVE (most) creature designs, i LOVE the sound and vocalisation, i LOVE the few times where other players are friendly/helpful/just down to chill, i LOVE hanging out with a stranger i just met after we crouched to signify we're peaceful, i LOVE the rare time the chat is friendly and just people helping eachother, i LOVE when people fight those in their range and both are good sports about it, i LOVE playing as a prehistoric creature and i hope from the bottom of my heart that things will get better with future updates and patches because aside from those two points im honestly enjoying myself so much