Man I got my ass kicked in my first few matches D:
I may need to give it more time but aint a too bad shooty-shoot fest!

Yeah, I've endured a bunch of really unbalanced matches. 25 to 75 losses are commonplace. It's hard to figure out what's goin' on.

But when you get into a groove, it's pretty fun. I enjoy the greater emphasis on vertical freedom, and though many were angered by the loadout system, I actually enjoy having to experiment with weapon combinations to see what feels best. The weapons all feel distinct, so picking the right ones is crucial. You can't just strap on a random assault rifle and assume that'll cover everything.

My hunch (hope) is that being a beta, there arent any systems in place for better educating the player on all things involved with multiplayer... like, 'lulz here have HACK THINGS!' could be done better. :v
Though the 25/75 matches I also encountered seem to be a pitfall of 'oops did we matchmake you with someone far higher in rank? oh well, enjoy going against their locked gear and hacks!'

And agreed on weapons; I had to hide in a loadout with muh rockets and shotgun, though I tried to use others now and again.

A hope is that when released the diversity of choices jumps a -lot-. Like, I'd prefer team deathmatch with no demon transformation... or, a shotguns-only mode.

I've heard that there's code in the game to support botplay, so hopefully that'll be made available in the final game. That should help new players get their bearings a little better.

I think SnapMap, the game's map-building tool, will help alleviate some of the problems that the actual game might not. They've already talked about SnapMap being able to create a mode similar to Killing Floor where a team of players fight enemy waves and then purchase weapons between waves, so it seems like there'd be a decent amount of flexibility in regards to what sort of weapons and assets can be made available in SnapMap levels. Therefore I can see people making more traditional deathmatch levels with weapon pickups on the ground, or with no demon runes, or things like that.

Personally I'd also enjoy levels with multiple demon runes so everyone gets to duke it out in crazy monster-versus-monster Godzilla fights. XD

I would -adore- a PvE sort of gameplay mode as a multiplayer option :o

And I'd also hope to see a ridiculous 'just demons~' gameplay mode! It'll be a real test of the new team's trust in the DooM community and PC market at large to permit customization or outright modding of the experience to allow such things if they dont include em.

Will say after giving it a few more tries I did get bolder with the other weapons! Grew to like the shock rifle, as I always am running about so made sense to at least try it~