I always picked 200% in the first game but only having the 25% mag size increase is laughable. I need to reload so much they should rename this to Deadzone Reload 2.

The increased amount of items DZ2 has means 60% is shit you never want which makes putting a build together even harder. They should allow us to turn off certain items like Megabonk so we can cull all the bad items they added and the game doesn't become a reroll simulator. Also why are the secondaries still so strong?

Initially, YAY!!!! Couldn't wait to try this on Xbox. Feels fantastic. As expected. Loving a lot of it.

A couple requests though. Well, one really, with my very limited time of a few hours.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.......Give us a cursor to move around on upgrade screens. It feels quite clunky to navigate just trying to follow a highlighted box. A cursor would completely fix this.

I have thoughts on the new elements but I need to spend more time. But Initially they seem very underwhelming to me by comparison to almost every element in the original game. It may just be they lack an equally impactful audio cue or something but the few times I've actually SEEN magnetism deployed on impact, it's impact in practice wasn't noticeable.

Just like in the first game, the primaries are far worse than the secondaries. Can the developers shed some light on their balancing philosophy? The primary weapons need some serious buffs to be on par. Or maybe I’m crazy and the balance is great. What say you Reddit?

I am only on my second run, but so far I am not a fan of the visual effects for snapshot or the active reload. They feel very jarring and distracting. Feels weird in such a fast paced gamed to try to gun down a room full of enemies while staring at a reload bar or have a giant circle pop up every time I ADS. I still have a lot more to play and was a huge fan of the first game, so thank you devs for hearing the community out!

To start, I love Deadzone & it’s the only game I’ve ever 100% completed. I will do the same with the second

Issues to far: enemies phasing through walls and appearing right next to me. Enemies still standing and showing even after being killed. Sometimes when you dash, even into another co op player, you get sent flying backwards like you’re rubber banding.

I love that they added a feature where if you get kicked you can rejoin, the only problem is you only keep your primary gun, armor, and whatever the superior items are called in this game. So you lose all your perks, attributes gained and other weapons/abilities. Which makes it more difficult if you disconnect at a later round

All in all, amazing game, can’t wait for early access- definitely a day 1 pick up. Thanks to the devs for all their effort

Played through about 15 rooms last night..

Overall

Very impressed and this is honestly now my most anticipated title even over GTA6.

Controls

The defaults were WAY too fast and "twitchy" but after playing with them a bit, found the combo that was perfect. Aim acceleration off. Sensitivity lower to like, 75/55 (IIRC?). The aim assistance or whatever could be just a liiiitle bit less "sticky"; it works well, but there are times where it sticks so hard you can be moving directly off and away from an enemy and it will still pull your camera to be centered on them. (i.e. a bit too magnetic) (p.s. did not adjust any of the auto aim / assist settings).

Dodge

I find that mapping dodge to A : which is far more useful given how important and often dodging is during combat. I map jump to clicking the Lstick which is also mapped to a button on the back of the controller. I tried mapping jump to B.. but given the muscle memory of B very often being crouch I end up fumbling with it.

Everything else is responsive and crisp!

Visuals

Just love the look of the game.. bright, crisp, sharp, cool enemy designs, good weapons and effects. Love some of the new room "environments" and ESPECIALLY love the look of things like the lounge or areas with the lit signs (more on that later).

It would be cool if things had some more "destruction" to them.. the TV/screens shatter, for example, but in the bar/lounge the bottles don't break. If things like seats and signs or other parts of the environment looked like it was damaged from weapons fire that would be cherry on top.

Sound

You've done a great job with the audio.. weapons sound punchy and mean, there's satisfying sounds from enemies when they get hit / die, there's some good ambient sounds: well done. I found I didn't like the music as much as I did from the first game.. but honestly, after a while I ended up turning that off anyhow to focus on the sounds of the "environment" and do that with many games.

Other

I like that you can sell / buy / upgrade some of those items and perks in that vending machine. Nice touch.

Like the redesigned fabricator, although some sizing tweaks would help where now and then things get obscured because a popup blocks the thing that's under or next to it. Minor.

Planty

I love Planty. Thank you for keeping Planty in the game.

That's all for now.. but hey, splendid work by the team on this. I can't WAIT for the full game. The first was one of the best coop shooter experiences I've had in a long time and was absolutely something that just didn't quite check the boxes in other titles.

PS

... if there was a more contemporary / cover shooter sort of title with this same engine.. have you ever played the Division 2? There's this thing called the Summit.. a skyscraper with 100 (random) floors that you battle through. I'd lamented many times why they didn't expand on that, or why another company hadn't just taken that sort of idea and expanded it. Guns, attachments, and then just random / procedural floors to just enjoy some action. Take some of the ideas from roguelites and combine them with something like Terrorist Hunt from Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. I don't need (or want) PVP. I don't need to have to go on a forum to find out what the meta and super unlockable grindable parts farming crafting thing is. Just wanna blast some bad guys with a friend or two (or alone) with a whiskey at the end of a work day and not be mired in six hours of buying and selling stuff at a vendor. Choose a direction, grab some guns, and blow away some bad guys that isn't in the same 5 maps.

Anyway... EXCELLENT job even on the demo! Cheers to the whole team on this, it's an absolute day 1 purchase on this end.

Got to the boss at stage 30 last night, think it was my 3rd or 4th run. But was nowhere near strong enough to beat him. Probably need to keep grinding to power up more at the end of each run but was wondering if anyone has found a good build so far?

It’s one of the most underrated parts about the game and a big reason why the first game is my favorite FPS Roguelite. Being able to save in the middle of a run is awesome and it baffles me more games within the genre don’t have this feature.

Anyone down to help with zone 4 Ultra Nightmare? Didn't realize zone 4 was part of the trophy because it was added later. Been hard stuck for days and on the verge of thinking I might give up, been very discouraging

That's all. Love planty. Day 1 buy. Love y'all.

Consoles need a Fov slider.

Unless I'm being an idiot and not seeing it, where are my 'Max All' buttons in the fabricator? Unsure why they were removed as they were good for the no brainer runs.

Speaking of the fabricator, the equipped weapons take up too much space on the screen so awkward to navigate.

Additionally, when trying to pick up loot from the floor, the box for the weapon or armour sticks above your screen so you have to angle your camera to see it properly. It's usually the title that gets lost.

Otherwise loving it and have no hesitation to buy the full release.

P. S. Eff them robot dogs and the war of the world aliens 😂

Anyone got any idea if there is any progress on Xbox for the online? Was really looking forwards to playing it with my buddies and now I'm just kinda sat here alone while they are having a good time :(

Any one else struggling to get good sensitivity settings, ive turned aim acceleration off and its helped a bit, but i dunno the game just doesn't feel like it did in the first for me

If I don't have any elements to slow, it's often running away into the middle of all the enemies. Since it's also on a timer, I'm finding myself just tunnel visioning with a high chance of​ dying before I pickup the loot. Does anyone have any advice that works for them? ​​​​​

Anyone having issues connecting to the servers for the dzr2 beta?