I'm suffering from FPS fatigue and this is why...

PsychoFish

PsychoFish

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I'm tired of generic first person shooters that really fail to innovate and just end up being a better looking rehash of its predecessors.

While I love playing some FPS titles, of late I'm getting bored of seeing a new Battlefield and Call of Duty title EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

Battlefield :

2002 - Battlefield 1942
2003 - Expansions for Battlefield 1942
2004 - Battlefield Vietnam
2005 - Battlefield 2
2006 - Battlefield 2142
2007 - Expansion for Battlefield 2142
2008 - Battlefield Bad Company
2009 - Battlefield Heroes / Battlefield 1943
2010 - Battlefield Bad Company 2
2011 - Battlefield 3
2012 - Battlefield Expansions
2013 - Battlefield 4
2014 - Battlefield 4 Expansions
2015 - Battlefield Hardline

Call of Duty

2003 - Call of Duty
2004 - Call of Duty Finest Hour
2005 - Call of Duty 2
2006 - Call of Duty 3
2007 - Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare
2008 - Call of Duty : World at War
2009 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
2010 - Call of Duty Black Ops
2011 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
2012 - Call of Duty Black Ops 2
2013 - Call of Duty Ghosts / Strike Team
2014 - Call of Duty Advanced Warfare
2015 - Call of Duty Black Ops 3

I don't get it, even though I enjoy shooting opponents and blowing stuff up as much as the next guy it's all just more of the same just looking better every single year. Are we as gamers just mindless consumers of the same crap if it gets a new wrapper every year?
 
PsychoFish said:
I'm tired of generic first person shooters that really fail to innovate and just end up being a better looking rehash of its predecessors.

While I love playing some FPS titles, of late I'm getting bored of seeing a new Battlefield and Call of Duty title EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

Battlefield :

2002 - Battlefield 1942
2003 - Expansions for Battlefield 1942
2004 - Battlefield Vietnam
2005 - Battlefield 2
2006 - Battlefield 2142
2007 - Expansion for Battlefield 2142
2008 - Battlefield Bad Company
2009 - Battlefield Heroes / Battlefield 1943
2010 - Battlefield Bad Company 2
2011 - Battlefield 3
2012 - Battlefield Expansions
2013 - Battlefield 4
2014 - Battlefield 4 Expansions
2015 - Battlefield Hardline

Call of Duty

2003 - Call of Duty
2004 - Call of Duty Finest Hour
2005 - Call of Duty 2
2006 - Call of Duty 3
2007 - Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare
2008 - Call of Duty : World at War
2009 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
2010 - Call of Duty Black Ops
2011 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
2012 - Call of Duty Black Ops 2
2013 - Call of Duty Ghosts / Strike Team
2014 - Call of Duty Advanced Warfare
2015 - Call of Duty Black Ops 3

I don't get it, even though I enjoy shooting opponents and blowing stuff up as much as the next guy it's all just more of the same just looking better every single year. Are we as gamers just mindless consumers of the same crap if it gets a new wrapper every year?
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I'm totally with you on this. What's weird is that with all those being churned out, I still go back time and time again to CS:GO... and isnt it rather strange, that you grow sick and tired of the constant new titles, but go back to that 1 game you bought ages ago and judging from player base, we're not alone in this feeling. And its not nostalgia either..

But this is the direct result of companies not NURTURING their fanbase, but instead milking them.
 
I agree they're all starting to become quite generic. Which is why I'm hoping so badly for something of the arena-shooter to make an impression and bring back the genre as a whole. I think this is what the FPS genre as a whole needs to make it more refreshing and entertaining again, adds some diversity.
 
Ive been sick of FPS's since 2013 or so. Ive said a good few time on this forum that it needs to change especially, the floating gun look.
I cant believe that a all these new FPS games are still using the default mechanics and view points that they have been using since the First Cry or earlier.

ARMA does it right I feel, or as right as it possibly could be. I think the ARMA developers need to simplify matchmaking and servers though.

I also got sick of FPS games because Im just so sick and tired of shooting my fellow humans. Really, Im tired of human on human on human violence. To the point of tears almost. So I have become I big fan of shooting aliens and monsters instead.

For a time before I quit most FPS games I would pretend that Battlefield or Call of Duty was paintball. It helped ease my mind a bit. Theres enough violence in the world. I want no part of it, even virtually.
 
mottamort said:
I'm totally with you on this. What's weird is that with all those being churned out, I still go back time and time again to CS:GO... and isnt it rather strange, that you grow sick and tired of the constant new titles, but go back to that 1 game you bought ages ago and judging from player base, we're not alone in this feeling. And its not nostalgia either..

But this is the direct result of companies not NURTURING their fanbase, but instead milking them.
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I think it's sometimes just a result of being lazy. I can really appreciate a game that looks amazing, let's be honest, we all do. However, when this comes at the detriment of story, atmosphere or even gameplay you might have an issue. I want a title to take me on a journey and to tell me a story without holding my hand or railroading me though it. Even if i don't really have a choice, let it seem like I have a choice. I want the illusion of choice.
 
Though I have found that Killing Floor 2 has helped to alleviate this burnout. Like [MENTION=1175]Brad[/MENTION]bear17 says, it's really refreshing to play co-op and only shoot at waves and spawns of enemies.
 
Just a few people it seems.

I stop buying cod and battle field after mw2 and 3. (fk that flashlight)

But I do have:
Borderlands 2
Payday 2
Killing floor 2
Natural selection 2 is also in here but the guys that have been playing it since one really spoiled the experience.
Since they are all pretty diffrent its enough.
 
"There's only one philosophy we folla.....and that's the mighty American dolla!" - Dan Bull

Why doesn't Call of Duty of Battlefield not innovate and change their formula? It's because it's working. It's working very very well for them. CoD and Battlefield games are constantly on every top sales list every year, they sell games by the millions, and millions of people are playing it every day on all platforms. Why would they change? It's clearly what the people want. If it wasn't, people would not be buying it.

Let's face facts people, we here on the forum that get's burnt out from these types of FPS games are the minority. We make up a very small, but vocal part of the gaming community. We are the ones that would complain first about lack of innovation, but it doesn't deter the sales of these games. Tally up all sales from all the games in OP's list, the revenue are in the billions, with trillions of hours being set by millions of players. These are numbers that cannot be ignored. These numbers are what makes these companies liquid at the end of the financial year, ensuring their continuation and ability to make more games.

This is not to say innovation is completely dead. There are many smaller companies trying something different, with different business models (F2P vs DLC vs Micro transactions etc.). These games are extremely fun and just what the FPS genre needs. The problem is these games usually don't sell or draw the same kind of numbers that Battlefield and CoD has.

The tribe has spoken it seems. The world WANTS these types of FPS games. It may not NEED it, but the numbers don't lie.

Sad, but true.
 
Solitude said:
I haven't even tried any of the Call of Duty games (except 4) or the Battlefield games. Just not my scene.
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Yeah I don't like them either. I don't own any of the COD games, and I've only played a couple of hours of Battlefield.

I've actually despised military shooters right from the start, because they caused all my friends to stop playing arena shooters, which is all I ever cared about. In fact, from my perspective it all started with the original Counter Strike mod, still hate it for that.
 
DarthMol said:
I played through part the tutorial the other day, must still complete it. I was wondering, is there an RSA server? Anyone actively playing on it?
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Dunno, but if we can get enough people actually playing, I'm sure we can convince someone like [MENTION=56]StoneCold[/MENTION] to create a server for it, if he hasn't already.
 
There is a easy solution stop buying them every year, The last cod I bought was Ghosts and I now feel my body is ready for blops3.I am starting to feel the open world burn out though.I need me some Uncharted4.
 
PsychoFish said:
I'm tired of generic first person shooters that really fail to innovate and just end up being a better looking rehash of its predecessors.

While I love playing some FPS titles, of late I'm getting bored of seeing a new Battlefield and Call of Duty title EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

Battlefield :

2002 - Battlefield 1942
2003 - Expansions for Battlefield 1942
2004 - Battlefield Vietnam
2005 - Battlefield 2
2006 - Battlefield 2142
2007 - Expansion for Battlefield 2142
2008 - Battlefield Bad Company
2009 - Battlefield Heroes / Battlefield 1943
2010 - Battlefield Bad Company 2
2011 - Battlefield 3
2012 - Battlefield Expansions
2013 - Battlefield 4
2014 - Battlefield 4 Expansions
2015 - Battlefield Hardline

Call of Duty

2003 - Call of Duty
2004 - Call of Duty Finest Hour
2005 - Call of Duty 2
2006 - Call of Duty 3
2007 - Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare
2008 - Call of Duty : World at War
2009 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
2010 - Call of Duty Black Ops
2011 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
2012 - Call of Duty Black Ops 2
2013 - Call of Duty Ghosts / Strike Team
2014 - Call of Duty Advanced Warfare
2015 - Call of Duty Black Ops 3

I don't get it, even though I enjoy shooting opponents and blowing stuff up as much as the next guy it's all just more of the same just looking better every single year. Are we as gamers just mindless consumers of the same crap if it gets a new wrapper every year?
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The only FPS game that will keep on going for many years is Counter Strike. But that is because of its simplicity, so because of that exact reason it does not appeal to many players. I love it on the other hand, always have, and always will.

I started playing Rainbow Six Siege. it is something a bit different indeed. Very very tactical and the environment is very interactive. Only issue is the lack of local support and servers.

THEN there are the MILSIM (Military simulation) FPS games. I have been playing Americas army since its birth as well. And with more support and funding it can be an amazing game. The newest which is Proving Grounds is really awesome. With local server and an active local community. it is truly a very under rated game!

FPS is basically all I play, since I am at least 2 years clean from WoW and probably 6 months from Dota.
 
I prefer playing story-driven FPS games these days. I've immensely enjoyed the Borderlands series, and Spec Ops: The Line is fantastic. I'd even argue that Metro 2033 and Last Light have become "must plays" this decade.

For mindless, fun shooting, I've stuck to UT2K4 and playing that with a bunch of friends, as well as Killing Floor (will buy KF2 eventually). Left 2 Dead is also fantastic co-op action. I might even play The Division eventually.

The other solution for the COD problem is to only buy the Treyarch games. That way you get a bit of a breather, and the BLOPS storyline is fairly decent.
 
honestly, and stone me as much as you like, the only FPS lately I've enjoyed playing (and still enjoy) is Destiny. Everything else seems so....meh
 
MalicE said:
honestly, and stone me as much as you like, the only FPS lately I've enjoyed playing (and still enjoy) is Destiny. Everything else seems so....meh
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It has that effect eh. Once you play it and get used to it, no FPS can really can match it.
 
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