I've been playing the heck out of this game, since how addictive it could be (even in EA).
Sadly, I have to give it 👎 although to say that is highly likely to change (provided Battle Vrothers devs will add and fix so many issues).
So why such EA amazing game is getting thumbs down? (I understand that I should be more lenient to it, but even in EA I believe BB decided could of done so much more for this EA release).
Just on this one, I will start with the Bad and Ugly
1. Buildings in the game for 90% are prop place holders. I was expecting X COM or at least RTS level ability to occupy and hide in so many different buildings. Those giant warehouses? Colony dwellings? Those seem like good places to hole in,.especially on their roofs and windows to set up ambushes akin to Sudden Strike or X COM2 (on Sudden Strike if you press hold fire and hide your units, they will not be detected by the enemy, unless they would attempt to occupy building themselves or have specialized scout units search them from the outside such as Cavalry Scouts on the jeeps or officers with binos, searching for lookouts).
2. Terrain elevation is meaningless. This is Dawn of War I Cardinal Sin level, for the game made in 2026. Enemies on the other side of the miniscule hill, not profiling against the sky? Not a problem! Our puny plea shooters will just shoot through the ground at the as if doesn't exist! Giant 2 story houses (about 3 of them) in front of those pirates? Not a problem! Our rifles will shoot through those metal houses as well as if they're made out of air!
3. No real Friendly Fire, making fire team maneuvers less meaningful and more of stacking them on the top of each other like sardines (while Zerging with rifle teams).
Any friendly units in front of the firing unit (between them and the enemy) should have chance of being hit by the stray rounds (this is why the standard in the open for the fire teams in the modern warfare for infantry is Wedge formation, so the wings can come around the point man, who is the likeliest to be shot (at)).
The only Friendly Fire in this game happens at the receiving point end, when anything in that straight line from the shooter, to the Enemy (target) should have the chance of being hit, unless they go prone or in cover.
4. O.C.S needs more slots LIKE YESTERDAY! The whole issue comes down to how imbalanced and useful some of the upgrades are. For example auto logistics at the quarters (that reduce the cost of infantry deployment) is 100% go to, to almost every single players and I am confident to say, that the vast majority of players would turn half of their FRIGGIN SPACESHIP into the giant warehouses for automated supply worker, since the whole premise of the game is to get as many units onto the Battlefield, which gives more chances to success. Why would.I want some stupid gym or useless casino built, when I need more boots on the ground?
This bad design creates about 80% of upgrades just being Mothballed and forgotten (such as amasing ATGM and Laser Turrets). I would suggest -rather than make O.C.S. stack, massively buff the upgrades individually and allow to build only one of each at every slot.
Here is example how it is so bad:
You wonder how stupid it is? I comically replaced of my battleship cannons with Local Regulars Dropships, since I would rather have an army of NPC infantrymen on the ground, than useless Space Cannons that look like they could level down cities from space, but are so slow and so inaccurate (they are manned by the crosseyed ballheads from Spaceballs), that even their turn reduction upgrades don't make them useful. The icing on the cake, a lot of missions require to avoid the destruction, making them silent.
