Fall Guys event feedback

[Khryseis_Astra]

I knew going into this that I wasn’t going to be any good at it, but I think it could be fun… if I could actually finish a course! I have done so only twice. lol Definitely getting stunned by AOEs I had already passed up before they went off, and missing ones that honestly should’ve hit me. And I’m not really a fan of having to wait til the second course starts to leave after being eliminated. Just let me go! I had to wait almost 10 minutes to get sorted in here, and then another 3 to leave after I inevitably lose! It would be nice to actually be able to still keep going after the winners are done, just to be able to get full credit for getting to the finish line before the timer runs out, or just give the winners higher rewards instead of kicking out the last 8. But maybe that’s something that comes from Fall Guys; I’ve never played it. I can do it but I’m slow, so maybe I’ll just wait for a nice off peak hour and try to get a not-full instance. lol

TLDR: Imagine Leap of Faith, only add some of the most annoying mechanics (misdirection being the most!), add AOEs but because of lag or whatever they’re totally random whether you can dodge them or not, and stop the timer after 2/3 of the participants get to the end. lol

[Autumn-Rain]

the event is fun , really fun when servers aren't too laggy, however the non-stop 'chav' style clothing needs to stop, like we now have the equivalent to a full rainbow glowing neon bloody Adidas tracksuit, and its bloody everywhere. which is kind of soul crushing, especially when 90% of the people you see are now in snapbacks, trackies, Puffer jackets etc etc. if i wanted that id go outside and get stabbed by my local roadmen XD

otherwise the music is catchy and the event is fun.

[Bonoki]

I want to be able to skip the winner cutscene after the crown is won. I'm not interested in watching naked lalafells parade in that silly jelly bean emote.

[SomeGuy22]

Managed to play a bit on a friend's account. Honestly, probably the most fun I had in EW content, even with the hit detection kicking my shins once or twenty times per match.

Though as someone who lives in SA, I'm pretty much used to it by now. I was expecting the event to be "you move 3 seconds after you press a button" unplayable, and was pleasantly surprised it didn't come to that. I'll most likely play it a lot just for fun after I resub.

That being said, sad to see that the problem is likely universal and is weighting down a pretty good event so much. Please consider improving the online structure, Squeenix, for the love of god

[ghm12]

Design wise? They nailed it. Aesthetics and design choices were on point to introduce FFXIV mechanics in a Fall Guys game.
Gameplay wise? It's like they forgot to test the gamemode with anything above 50ms, which is honestly expected since they don't care about high ping players since ever.

I hope at least they notice how bad the netcode of this game is and try to fix them. I don't understand how in other games you can't feel the latency as bad as this one.

[Aneshda]

I have tried to Play this now 50 times and the Maps are all shit and I have no fun at all, so I leech my way through till I have enough to buy what I want.

Gentlebeans Fever = Part of the Map where you have to go through those Spicky Rolls are unplayable for me. I never made it through.

Saucery Siege = Getting knocked down by whatever, because of bad Ping and can't get through the Red Crystal Part, both other Parts are fine. So I made it through that Map just 1 time.

The Gold Swiveller = Unplayable for me

That makes only 1 Map playable for me and even there I seem to struggle cause Ping / Lag

And that we can't leave at once and getting forced to watch the last stupid Animation over and over sucks just.

[Kranel_San]

I'm all for the authenticity, but sometimes, when it's about unskippable cutscenes. You should NOT go with that.

[LilimoLimomo]

I've had a really good time with it so far, and after a handful of hours I have almost all of the rewards.

That said, it seems like it will be a significantly longer grind if you're less skilled at what these mini-games are asking of you, especially since the biggest bottleneck is the queue times. So if you lose right away, enjoy your 50 currency, time to wait another 5 minutes.

I think the other unfortunate downside of the game is that it can seem really hopeless if you're bad at it. I've already met numerous people (both friends and acquaintances) who seem to have given up; they queue and then AFK and await their loss and 50 currency.

And I get why they do that; this isn't a PvE experience that has been tuned so that players have the advantage, but rather a PvE experience where the skill level of other players determines the difficulty level. And if you fall down enough and don't feel like you're making any progress with repeated efforts, it's human nature to eventually learn that further efforts would be fruitless.

While I don't expect to see any changes, from a design perspective I wonder what kinds of adjustments could be made to the experience to mitigate that feeling of hopelessness for this specific subset of players? It'll be interesting to see if things change over time, like if the difficult level decreases as skilled players finish getting their rewards and stop queuing, etc.

[Kaurhz]

I've had a really good time with it so far, and after a handful of hours I have almost all of the rewards.

That said, it seems like it will be a significantly longer grind if you're less skilled at what these mini-games are asking of you, especially since the biggest bottleneck is the queue times. So if you lose right away, enjoy your 50 currency, time to wait another 5 minutes.

I think the other unfortunate downside of the game is that it can seem really hopeless if you're bad at it. I've already met numerous people (both friends and acquaintances) who seem to have given up; they queue and then AFK and await their loss and 50 currency.

And I get why they do that; this isn't a PvE experience that has been tuned so that players have the advantage, but rather a PvE experience where the skill level of other players determines the difficulty level. And if you fall down enough and don't feel like you're making any progress with repeated efforts, it's human nature to eventually learn that further efforts would be fruitless.

While I don't expect to see any changes, from a design perspective I wonder what kinds of adjustments could be made to the experience to mitigate that feeling of hopelessness for this specific subset of players? It'll be interesting to see if things change over time, like if the difficult level decreases as skilled players finish getting their rewards and stop queuing, etc.

Honestly, I'm pretty bad at it as well... The best advice I always have for people in my position is be patient, watch the movement, and then make a move. Very early on I used to just throw my head at it in a rush to qualify, but honestly playing slowly and patiently you stand a better chance qualifying. Final stage for victor might be a bit difficult.

I personally can't see any issue with people... Not being good enough, just with being impatient with it, and I can't really see much compensation in the way of rushing.

Unless of course you battle with high latency then you're just fighting a losing battle. I think the crystal stage could definitely do with some tuning in this department. It's very fiddly regardless.

[Luluna]

I am rubbish at it lol..my Husband just sat there laughing while I was getting knocked or jumping off by accident. The best is the arrow markers I was rushing and ended up going forward back right left but always wrong >.< I just want to collect some minions and I got the mount so I am not too bothered. It is fun but I will do it here and there.