Firefall - Firefail

This is a hard review for me to write. I really dislike being completely negative about a video game experience, because there's a ton of work behind what I'm experiencing. Sadly, my recent time with Firefall has provided me very little to work with in the plus column.

Firefall - Battleframe Progression

I got tired of digging through the wiki for this stuff, so... tables!

Note that this information is now completely out of date. Retained for posterity.

Frame	Constraint Resource	Item	1x45 Accord Merit Point	3x10 Accord Merit Point
Accord Assault	Methine	Assault Accumulators	Weapons Grade Crystite	Hardened CPU
Firecat	Nitrine	Firecat Thermocouples	Tactical Firmware	Milspec Actuator
Tigerclaw	Octine	Tigerclaw Transducers	Weapons Grade Crystite	Classified Energizer
Accord Biotech	Xenografts	Biotech Nano-Manipulators	Tactical Firmware	Hardened CPU
Dragonfly	Biopolymer	Dragonfly Bio-Diffusors	Weapons Grade Crystite	Milspec Actuator
Recluse	Petrochemical	Recluse Nano-Toxins	Tactical Firmware	Classified Energizer
Accord Dreadnaught	Ceramics	Dreadnaught Dampeners	Weapons Grade Crystite	Hardened CPU
Arsenal	Radine	Arsenal Magnetic Accelerators	Weapon Grade Crystite	Classified Energizers
Mammoth	Silicate	Mammoth ArcNodes	Weapon Grade Crystite	Classified Energizers
Rhino	Carbon	Rhino Energizers	Tactical Firmware	Milspec Actuator
Accord Engineer	Toxins	Engineer Arrays	Tactical Firmware	Hardened CPU
Bastion	Regenics	Bastion Dielectrics	Weapons Grade Crystite	Milspec Actuator
Electron	Anabolics	Electron Accelerators	Tactical Firmware	Classified Energizer
Accord Recon	Iron	Recon SIN Configuration Module	Weapons Grade Crystite	Hardened CPU
Nighthawk	Copper	Nighthawk Target Acquisition Unit	Weapons Grade Crystite	Classified Energizer
Raptor	Aluminum	Raptor Electroconductors	Tactical Firmware	Milspec Actuator

Item	Thump Dump	Copacabana	Trans-Hub Command	Sunken Harbor
Classified Energizer		x	x	x
Hardened CPU	x		x
Milspec Actuator	x	x		x
Tactical Firmware			x	x
Weapon Grade Crystite	x	x

Firefall - First Impressions

Edit: Things have changed. A LOT!

Two of my regular video-gaming friends started playing Firefall by Red 5 Studios a while back, and the game is now in open beta, so I thought I'd give it a try, mostly to shut up my friends, as shooters are not really my thing these days, old-gamer reflexes being old-gamer reflexes. Here are some quick first impressions based on 15-20 hours of play.