I feel like between the two KF1 is the most team-centric game. Sharpshooter only sucks if you don't headshot-kill trash zeds and only really go after scrakes/fleshpounds.Īlso I believe sui/hoe has certain resistances/changes applied to some weapons/perks like how the crossbow gets resisted in later difficulties while it's a godlike weapon on normal/hard. Firebug sucks to level at first because afterburn damage sucks at low levels and people shoot zeds a lot. I honestly had millions of weld points before shotgun damage was cleared (welding is actually beneficial in KF1 so if you like the idea of actual barricades KF1 really supports that playstyle).

Commando has a silly stalker killcount tied to its levels, support can be easy if you weld a lot. If you play casual games all the time that have level 6 perks playing frequently it's a slow, hellish leveling process. There is noticeable rubber banding/player warping and hit detection issues as a result. This seems to be happening on every server, and does not occur in any other game. Medic levels only through healing, they only level good in proportion to how stupid your teams are and/or in proportion to the difficulty. For instance, in the server browser a server might be listed as having 50 ping, but when I join it fluctuates between 100 and 300, usually hovering around 180-200. If you're new I think the biggest hurdle will be leveling certain perks. Except beginner, beginner is just plain cheese. If KF2 is a chaotic mess with smaller damage numbers then KF1 is an orderly game with large punishing numbers even on the lesser difficulties. Enemies are slower but they hit like a truck to compensate. Normal mode KF1 can still kick my ass any time if I clown too hard. Even in an organized group I was clenching trying to duck in and out as the designated zerk tank. Hell on earth in KF2 might make bit a bit flighty but oh god HoE in KF1 puts a lot of pressure. There's usually at least a couple servers with people/room at any given time in spite of it being an older game.

I like solo more in KF2 with how it's handled, whereas in KF1 I enjoy hopping onto normal/hard lobbies with other players. KF1 is a simpler game that feels more like a modded game (like how it was originally).

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