Recent reviews by Jokim / Konny

Allright, so... I spent 20€ and 1 hour of my useless live on Holdfast and here is my impression - too soon. This game is not even finished enough to be considered EA, this is techdemo. Saying "melee is a bit broken" is like saying "NW is a bit buggy". Huge understatement. This is unfinished at its best.

Melee is delayed a lot and even though it is not a true "NW" experience, it still bears the same annoying 4 way melee. I TRY A LOT to like this game but I can only say that I will not refund and I will wait how this goes down. Shooting is generally fine and I guess this is something that might even actually be enjoyable, however they have to work on melee a lot, not to mention the terrible ping on every server. Server browser tells me I have latency of 20, then I jump into the server and suddenly ping is 200. Also it is a godsend when I can spawn or even join a server, which I think is " a bit important" if I want to play, since there is no singleplayer.

Navy, the main reason why I was looking forward to the game, is interesting, but not nice. Cannons need a lot of work and so does everything else, but as of now, I think it might be fun. Not much to say here.

I hate to say this, but I think that even if this all is fixed, there is one problem left - community that came from Mount and Blade: Warband Napoleonic Wars. This close-minded, stubborn and toxic community is now transitioning from Warband to Holdfast and I can guarantee you, it will NOT be fun. Every "linebattle" event will consist of few lines that all go in single collumn and there will be stupid rules and uptight people taking the game more seriously than it should be taken.

Pros:
+ Graphics are nice. Cartoonish but not grotesque and I can get along with it.
+ Sound is also very interesting.
+ I do actually believe this will get better and even if that is just my wish, I am fine with it.
+ Navy sucks less than I was expecting

Cons:
- Already 999 Holdfast regiments that are recruiting
- NW community
- Terrible melee and delayed servers
- Needs a LOT of work.
- No visible customisation as of now
- Often cannot join the server
- Often cannot join the team
- Often cannot spawn



I believe this game has potential, but in this current state, I cannot reccoment it. On one hand, consider helping devs, on the other though, do not necessarily pay for techdemo. I will not refund this and I look forward to the developement, but as of now, my recommendation is *NO*.