ColdAtrophy

No worries man. It's totally cool. I bought it, downloaded it, and it's ready to play. I think I'm gonna wing it. Like I was telling someone else a moment ago, you can't play a new game for the first time twice, if you know what I mean. New games are an interesting experience in and of themselves, regardless of how good they end up being when you look back on them.

I mean, the statement you made sounds accurate in a general sense, but I'm not going to pretend like I have any idea how simple it is to fix the problem you are describing. I've never messed with the engine.

This is the problem with analogies. Some smaller aspect of it gets seized upon which muddles the original message.

So now you are going from being mad about hackers to being mad about the development progress of the game, although it was clearly communicated to you that this game was in Alpha and may never actually be finished when you bought it? M'kay. I wish I could be more understanding. I derive no pleasure in arguing with people on forums. I just can't see where you have a leg to stand on here.

I'm not saying your anecdotal evidence was not evidence. Dude, I've not even played the game yet. I'm just sharing why I don't worry about hackers based on the claims of other players. Like or not, the vast majority of gamers who scream hacks are flat out terrible at playing video games. It was not intended to be an insult towards you or anyone else. It basically just is what it is. Poor coding....I'm not sure it's fair to say that about a game that's in Alpha. Nearly every game, especially one that pushes to innovate, looks and plays like garbage compared to the final product when it's at this stage. I mean, if we want to talk about your specific complaint, you have only mentioned one instance. That in and of itself is no reason for me to believe that hackers have infested the game. Remember that this is the internet and if one does not practice objectivity, it's easy to get sucked up in misinformation, false causes, and so on.

I have an i5-4690k that I can crank up to 4.5ghz stable if I want to with an H60. I also have a Gigabyte GTX 970. I think I will be okay. Stock: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/6097060 CPU Oc'ed to 4.5ghz, GPU +100mhz core: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/6106018 Thanks for all the tips and info. I'm looking to get involved in something a little new and different. I've been stuck on BF4 for the most part for the last year and a half across two platforms now and I'm ready for something different to grab my attention. I'm not afraid of hackers. You should go check out the Battlelog forums. Every day there is a 5+ page thread about how BF4 is infested with hackers but I've only seen two in close to 300 hours and they were promptly banned. I find that the majority of hackusations are a result of insecurity and an unwillingness to accept defeat from competitive but basically unskilled individuals. This is not to say that hackers don't exist, but I've been accused of hacking a couple times and I'm a mediocre player who just so happened to have a good match. I think it's a psychological thing.

Thanks for the all the responses. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't getting on board a definitely sinking ship. Off to grab my debit card. See you all in the wild!

Thanks for the reply. I agree that Steam reviews are not necessarily the best source for judging a game. They can, however, indicate a possible problem. That's why I'm here. I don't think Steam reviews are a proper judgement call on the quality of a game. I do, however, think that sometimes forum regulars can offer a deeper insight as they oftentimes have played the game a bit more than the average casual gamer. This begins to clear up the two biggest questions I had. Thanks for the input.

I guess what I'm asking though is are the devs actively still working on it? Do you feel that they are doing their best to provide a polished final product?