Paintballers MLPB 2024 on Steam

[Falcon16]

Anyone interested in setting up an MCB server for this? Looks like it's free Beta. I just started playing it today it's a little janky but the graphics are decent and there is definitely potential. Would be a fun way to blow off some steam and enjoy paintball during the colder months or have forum tournaments maybe

[Chuck E Ducky]

I just downloaded it. (DuckDuckChuck) I’m sill learning the movements and I need to figure out a good map layout for my Azeron controller. It definitely looks fun seems like it’s got a bunch of cool features that could be polished into a really cool game. I think it’s already got Greg’s game beat as far as mechanics. I would like to see them step into the woods ball theme eventually adding other formats might be cool to like pump /mag fed. It plays well for an early release and looks decent to.

Not sure if it’s a setting or supported but we could always use discord for coms to. That might be fun. I usually get on after the kids go to bed (8pm EST) for a bit. But I’m down to play. Do they charge for a server? I feel like it might be a good way to learn movement a lil better with our own if there is interest.

[RAZRBAKK]

Oh, I will DEFINITELY give this a shot.

RAZRBAKK on Steam, IIRC. Display name is NapoleonBlownaparte.

[Chuck E Ducky]

Setting up a server is pretty easy you can make them private and open. I set up a 1v1 today to learn the mechanics and it’s a lot of fun. I think I got my Controller mapped the way I want. It probably plays well with an Xbox / Play station controller. Turned off the hold crouch to slide/dive that helped. The kneel /crouch lets you “pop the top” switch hands /snap shooting is cool. Timed reloads takes a bit to get use to. I thought you had to fan the trigger but it’s just hold to fire. Also you can place targets to practice snap shooting. Not sure how the temp focus hold works. Dose it make the pattern tighter? Help with shooting on the move? It plays well Im definitely getting the paintball feels out of it. I jumped in a few different servers last night and was getting destroyed. But now I got the sprint slide and snap shoot down. Now I just need to leave the ranges because looking down the marker is different than the way I would hold it so the point of reference is off for me visually. lil practice I should have it. Be cool to see if you can run plays like real Xball with some coms and experience. It’s got to be the most realistic PB game to date so far.

[RAZRBAKK]

I played about 10 rounds last night on various servers. LOTS of fun, LOTS of potential. It's a little clunky still, sometimes my guy just wont switch hands, sometimes he's tucking the gun like I'm pressed up against a bunker, but I'm like 5 feet away from it.

I really hope this one doesn't die out, because it's actually a ton of fun.

[Chuck E Ducky]

Yeah mine gets a bit glitchy at times switching hands if you are super close to the bunker. Especially if you squat and switch hands. The switch hands button is the same as the snap shot so one tap switches second tap leans out. I’m starting to get it I need so separate the slide/ dive function I think. I put toggle squat and that works good basically hold a squat but you can’t get low enough to play the small walls without getting laying down. Or maybe I’m not actually squatting. I haven’t quite figured out the dive /snake play I think you character is a bit bigger in the game then it is in real life. I think reducing the size or “player space” would make it more realistic. But I am enjoying it.

Coms would be fun I think if you got a few guys to play regularly together it would be worth setting up a Discord room for the game. Maybe that would be cheating as dead men could talk 🤔

[Falcon16]

I've noticed some glitches myself but overall it's got some good bones. I'm playing Mouse and Keyboard so far. We've already got the MCB discord so if people are up for it I can set up a room for the game there maybe with the house rule that once dead either there is a deadbox voice channel or you mute

[vijil]

Played a game last night (it's first to 8). Good fun with M/K, found I was at about the same level as everyone else which is a change for an FPS!

[Chuck E Ducky]

Depends on what time you get on. Some of those high level guys can really hit there shots. You level up more playing higher ranked players.

[moving_target]

downloading it, giving it a shot

[vijil]

I'm struggling with laning and sprinting off the break. The controls seem 50 50 - half the time my dude just stands there pointing and doesn't actually shoot, and when I go to sprint it's low odds I'll actually sprint. Really clunky. Hopefully this improves.

I really like the lack of crosshairs. Feels real.

[RAZRBAKK]

It's clunky for sure, but the game has a ton of potential. I've had good success with landing and sprinting.

What do you play with? Controller or Keyboard/mouse?

[vijil]

RAZRBAKK KBM here.

I think they should just drop the spacebar-to-raise thing, because it's much harder than IRL at least for me. If you click fire before your gun is perfectly up, you don't shoot at all. Again, harder than IRL. The focus should be on teamwork and tactics, not arbitrary technical skills that don't even really exist in the real game. Reloading is kinda cool but I never use it. I normally just take one pod and never need to reload even if I'm laning. The games don't last long enough.