When I first started playing Chivalry I had one hell of a great time. It's gritty, realistic and very satisfying to play. From mass melee's to meeting a single opponent in a corridoor and having an epic duel. I loved this game.

Then after earning a certain amount of experience I was forced out of the "New player" bracket, to which you can never return. At first I thought this made sense, and seemed acceptable. A good way of making sure new players don't get rekt straight away by people with hundreds or thousands of hours played.

Problem is, after you leave the new player bracket, chivalry goes from a gritty, bloody and enjoyable melee-fest, to a breakdancing simulator.

Spectating two vetern players in a duel is like watching ice skaters that defy all laws of physics. Ironically, the people that put the most time into this game are the ones slowly killing it. Although I can't blame them, the mechanics allow for this, so.. abusable mechanics will always be abused.

If you want a really fun and original FPS combat experience, you will get that in the new player bracket. After this, you have two options; continue to fight 'normally' and have your ass handed to you. Or learn how to 'matrix' and play with stupid high mouse sensitivity and take part in dancing comeptitions with swords.

In conclusion, I still have to recommend this game, there's nothing else quite like it that I know of, it's a great experience for a certain amount of time, and I definetly feel as though I got my money's worth. It's just sad that the 'end-game' revolves around how well you can breakdance, not how well you can wield a weapon.

TL:DR; New players will absolutely love this game, until you're out of the new player bracket and game becomes a breakdancing simulator, where you either dedicate the vast majority of your free-time to learning how to breakdance with a 2 handed-maul, or dump the game and move on like the vast majority of people.

Shame, really.

When I first started playing Chivalry I had one hell of a great time. It's gritty, realistic and very satisfying to play. From mass melee's to meeting a single opponent in a corridoor and having an epic duel. I loved this game. Then after earning a certain amount of experience I was forced out of the "New player" bracket, to which you can never return. At first I thought this made sense, and seemed acceptable. A good way of making sure new players don't get rekt straight away by people with hundreds or thousands of hours played. Problem is, after you leave the new player bracket, chivalry goes from a gritty, bloody and enjoyable melee-fest, to a breakdancing simulator. Spectating two vetern players in a duel is like watching ice skaters that defy all laws of physics. Ironically, the people that put the most time into this game are the ones slowly killing it. Although I can't blame them, the mechanics allow for this, so.. abusable mechanics will always be abused. If you want a really fun and original FPS combat experience, you will get that in the new player bracket. After this, you have two options; continue to fight 'normally' and have your ass handed to you. Or learn how to 'matrix' and play with stupid high mouse sensitivity and take part in dancing comeptitions with swords. In conclusion, I still have to recommend this game, there's nothing else quite like it that I know of, it's a great experience for a certain amount of time, and I definetly feel as though I got my money's worth. It's just sad that the 'end-game' revolves around how well you can breakdance, not how well you can wield a weapon. TL:DR; New players will absolutely love this game, until you're out of the new player bracket and game becomes a breakdancing simulator, where you either dedicate the vast majority of your free-time to learning how to breakdance with a 2 handed-maul, or dump the game and move on like the vast majority of people. Shame, really.