Splitgate 2 is currently in Alpha testing, giving players a first look at 1047 Games’ sequel to its Halo meets Portal first-person shooter. With over 4,400 concurrent players jumping into the game, the developers should be able to get a lot of important feedback that will shape the rest of its development cycle. But, a few points of criticism keep on arising that could hinder its popularity if not addressed.
1047 Games has been handing out the Splitgate 2 Alpha keys via 2 methods, by requesting access on Steam , or by earning a key by claiming it from Twitch Drops from watching a streamer play the game. Unfortunately, this hasn’t seemed to go as well as I have seen with other campaigns. After finally racking up enough time to access the game, I was meant with a message on Twitch that read “This reward is no longer available,” meaning that Alpha keys were no longer being given out via Twitch Drops, this is the first time I have ever seen in during an active campaign.
So, over the past few days, all I have been able to do is read opinions and watch gameplay, and it seems that a lot of what will be spelled out in this Reddit post has been what has been said among the community, and I hope 1047 Games does take this into account as this I believe Splitgate has the potential to stand toe to toe with established IPs such as Halo and Call of Duty. At least in my opinion, Splitgate is one of the best competitive FPS games of all time, but I am worried about its future if the A.