Takashiro@lemmy.today 1 week ago
I player a lot of the original insurgency, even participated in the brief competitive scene it had. From what i remember, very few people migrated from the original insurgency to sandstorm,
They launched it with the same long time problems the original had, plus new problems . Some of these long time problems were already fixed by server tools in the older game, for example spawn camp (was actually worse in the new one). Overall among the people that I knew it was almost unanimous that the new game was worse. Don’t know how things are nowadays
engagewithzorp@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Both games are good. I’d say sandstorm is better in some ways, worse in less. Really, the only big differences are that the movement feels smoother in sandstorm and you have a lot more options for loadouts and weapon builds.
For me the original sandstorm scratches a nostalgia itch, and a lot of the audio feels more punchy, but it’s also a more stiff experience. The map designs are good in both, but i think the original has slightly simpler but more interesting map design.
Also, explosions pierce cover in the original but not sandstorm, so in the original it can sound way more chaotic with everyone throwing all their explosives out every time the respawn.