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While The Finals and Palworld have a few things in common – namely that they’re online games with frequent updates, there’s not a lot of crossover that comes to mind. However, some The Finals fans have lately been wondering if they can learn something from the monster collecting survival game.
A new thread on The Finals subreddit comes from itsmahveltime and uses the recent comment by a Palworld dev on asking for patience from fans when it comes to updates for that game, reminding them they can go and play something else for a while and come back.
The OP has replaced all the references to Palworld with The Finals of course, but it makes their point clear – arguing that perhaps the community is too focused on constant updates and is willing to write the game off if significant changes aren’t made within a short timeframe.
However, despite the thread getting plenty of upvotes – there’s a significant number of responses from players who don’t agree that the situations are quite the same – especially as one is a competitive shooter and the other is a co-op survival game.
“A big issue that multiplayer games face is perceived decay which has an exponential effect, it starts when player numbers start to drop, reddit can often accelerate it as people post player numbers pretty often,” responds Cragfur9.
“But basically when numbers start to drop people worry that they won’t be able to get into games as quickly which makes them less likely to play, this means less players, which make queue times longer, and it goes on like that.”
As CupcakeAir also points out “Live service online focused games rely on an activate player base and consistent money and strategy of trying to keep getting more money off the same game from each consumer for years.”
However, some also point out the differences between the studios putting out the two games as well, such as TrapaneseNYC who says “Difference is imo is that the finals has far larger budget and resources than pal world which is made by a small studio.”
Whether it’s a financial question or content though, it seems both sides agree more could be done to retain the player base. “I wish the finals the best but I definitely got bored with it,” says Technical_Tooth_162.
“There were some issues with the objectives and balance for me but overall my load outs got stagnant. It felt like there were only a few good weapons per class and some equipment felt like must picks every time. I’m assuming a lot of players just went back to their other games. Overwatch and apex have both had pretty substantial updates recently.”
It remains to be seen if The Finals developers Embark Studio will be addressing the player complaints – though it’s not been shy about updates, recently adding a new Valentine’s Day event to the game.
For more, check out our The Finals beginners guide – our 7 tips and tricks to master the game show or our guide to The Finals best settings – our graphics guide for FPS performance and quality.
