With Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt, a new battle royale with a vampire flair was released just a few weeks ago. The developers have now announced that the ranked mode will disappear for now. Players on PS5 simply have no chance.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt is a free-to-play battle royale that celebrates its full release on April 27 – on PC and PS5.
With a mix of vampiric abilities, some guns, and heavy melee weapons, you will shake up the night in Prague and fight against other bloodsuckers for the throne of the last survivor.
Until recently, the game also offered a ranked mode. However, the developers explained that players would have to do without the mode for the time being. This is in consideration of players using a controller.
We’ll embed the release trailer of Bloodhunt here:
The developers want to improve aim assist
On Twitter, the developers explained:
“After careful consideration, we have decided to temporarily pause the ranked mode until the new update is available. We hope that the new balance changes and gamepad improvements will increase the popularity of the mode and make matchmaking usable again.”
In the preliminary patch notes, the developers continue: The aim assist for controllers is too weak, and the game is too difficult on the PS5 as a result. In the blog post, the developers explain in detail what is wrong with the assist and how they plan to fix it (via bloodhunt.com).
There are often additional rules – for example, in CoD Vanguard, some weapons and equipment are banned. In the MOBA League of Legends, there is a special champion selection before ranked rounds where you can ban characters from the opponents.
What do players say about it? The developers’ decision is understandable after looking at the comments under the tweet.
Quickly, disappointed controller players express how much they find the game, but that they have no chance against players with mouse & keyboard:
- @mikebellanova: “Playing the game on PS5 is so painful, man. Starting a game without active crossplay is also impossible. I have learned not to take the game seriously and now laugh when I’m the last controller player against 3 PC players with precision weapons and katana, lol.”
- @huntergsmith95: “Remove crossplay entirely. PS5 players are leaving the game due to the unbelievable advantages of PC players with mouse and keyboard.”
- @MwOctober1983: “Good to see that you are trying. But it might already be too late for the console. Without crossplay, the matchmaking times are longer than ever before and everyone I started with is no longer playing Bloodhunt.”
Many comments express a certain disappointment. Bloodhunt is a solid battle royale and has a lot of potential for them. But if as a controller player you are just getting destroyed and cannot find a match without crossplay, it doesn’t matter how good the game is. It’s no fun.
However, a stronger aim assist could lead to other balancing issues. Working with the mechanics has become a tightrope walk due to the crossplay trend.
This applies even to the biggest representatives of the genre: CoD Warzone: Crossplay is just annoying – And it’s not due to cheaters
