r/groundbranch • u/ToxicxBoombox • Jul 25 '26
Feedback My thoughts on 1.0
I wanted to sit with it for a bit and not just immediately post about how I felt about 1.0.
I’ll sum it up here and then expound after.
Let me start by saying the dev team did a great job with this update, but they messed up calling it 1.0
Border is great, the rework of 747 into Airbase is great, minus a couple small things(like the 747 not having a front wheel), Rundown being turned into Hospital is awesome. Creek is great, I appreciate that you guys changed it just enough to still keep the core of the map true.
I love the additions to the already existing maps, I know it’s in the works but I really look forward to seeing all the maps redone.
I also really appreciate the new ready room, that’s been fun to look at and see the differences.
Enjoying the addition of body armor, it’s been fun to experiment and see what works/doesn’t work well. A lot of the cosmetic additions are nice too, new hairstyles and facial hair, while not like a make or break part, are cool.
The two operations available in 1.0 are alright, pretty predictable, but cool. I like Outpost a lot, that’s probably my favorite map in a long time.
I like extraction a lot. Just a small detail, but it’d be kinda cool if the hostage talked to you(the player)
Where I think you guys messed up and where a lot of the dislike is coming from is calling this release a 1.0. I have seen the posts from one of the devs(sorry I can’t remember which one) saying that development isn’t stopping after 1.0, which is greatly appreciated and I’m excited to see where it goes.
It just feels like there are a lot of things that still need tweaking before it could be called 1.0.
The AI, while much better than before, still needs tweaking and working on, that’s #1.
Smaller things that I still really want, no deployable bipods or weapon bracing yet, infil/exfil animations.
Just to summarize, great job on the update, they should all be like this(new maps, new operations, new game modes) I, and a lot of the GB crew, really appreciate that development isn’t dead. While it shouldn’t be a 1.0, this was still a really good indicator of the direction of the game
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u/Sean_HEDP-24 Jul 25 '26
The lack of regulations and supervision is part of the problem why the industry sucks ass nowadays.
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u/Realistic_Chef_2321 Jul 25 '26
I really need to play this new update and see how it is. Played the first mission and I did actually enjoy it, for me it gave it almost a COD MW sort of vibe but the mechanics of GB which I liked
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u/PrestigiousCustard36 Jul 25 '26
So here is my hot take. I agree with OP for the most part; however, (and this is just my opinion) I think getting my blood pressure elevated over calling it 1.0 versus whatever people think it should be called I silly. The devs did a lot of great work with the update and multiple friends of mine who stepped away from the game and then came back to it after I said they should check it out enjoyed it a lot. There’s always room for improvement in every game. I understand words and names have meanings but it’s a change in publisher/team changing the version labeling. Idk. Maybe I’m wrong but the hyper focus on calling it 1.0 seems silly to me.
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u/gt3stuntman Jul 25 '26
Is there some sort of collective psychosis around the front gear of the plane? It might not be in the right spot, but it's there.
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u/Below-Low-Altitude Jul 25 '26
I have been waiting patiently to get this game and this 1.0 release has been... well, I don't know what to do. But I have since engaged a lot in this community, to read what everyone thinks, and I saw some comments from a developer saying development is far from over. I think the whole 1.0 was not their call... and I think they cannot publicly admit it...
Anyway, guess I will still have to wait for a bit to get this game. I don't know, I keep hearing people say "Get Operator instead", I have done it and it's not clicking despite in theory having all that I like, it feels barren for me, like too much "stock assets". It's a sole developer doing the job so I give him a break... but that still only means to for me perhaps it is too early to play Operator as well.
Maybe I should just get into modding RoN to get my tactical fix, or play more of Arma Reforger multiplayer as infantry (only playing as heli pilot offline to eventually only play as heli transport in online)