OT: WWI FPS - Beyond the Wire - looks interesting

[Hellshade 110]

I'm not generally big into FPS but this looks pretty well done. 

 

[NotRelevant 6]

It's uhh, a bit dead unfortunately.

Comparing to the WW2 Post Scriptum and modern Squad also being published by OWI, BTW barely gets 100 players on a good day these days. Maybe the update might bring in a bit more people, but as far as I can tell it hasn't really improved all that much in terms of people actually staying consistently.

[TROOPER117 146]

Plus it has a competitor in the market... 'Verdun'

[SirMike1983 3]

WW1 FPS tend to draw fewer than WW2 because of the nature of trench warfare. Verdun is kind of dated now. It's not a bad game, but it has a weird "floaty" feel to the physics. Beyond the Wire feels better to me, but it doesn't have many players. The WW2 setting is just so varied and dynamic that it's hard to see WW1 as more attractive for most players. Trench warfare FPS is kind of an acquired taste and for the person really into the history of it. Post Scriptum is a fun game, as is Beyond the Wire, but online they have a steep learning curve and require solid team work. Hell Let Loose is a little more "game" and a little less simulation than PS, and it has a solid player base as well, but is also WW2.

[Hellshade 110]

Then there's this, from the guys who made Verdun.  Italian front action.