I used to play Chivalry 1 with my younger brother and I have waited long enough for Chivalry 2. I like 3vs3 and 40 player game modes rather than 64 player mode. I think the devs should consider ranked matchmaking system with 3vs3 or 1vs1? In large battlefields you don't get to show your skills much. A noob can always kill you from behind amidst the chaos.

The Positives:
💚 Fun combat system. Kills are satisfying. You can kill someone and throw the dead players head to kill another.
💚 You get missions to slaughter peasants, set fire to their houses and steal their golds.
💚 Variety of weapons and classes and they are well balanced.
💚 Greatly optimized
💚 Astounding maps with real background history
💚 No P2W aspect

The Negatives:
❌ The netcode is still bad
❌ Auto team balance is never balanced.
❌ If your friend buys it on Epic, you can't play with him.
❌ I had some progress in Epic but I had to start from level 0 on steam
❌ Party limit - 4 players only
❌ Difficult to get into for newbies as some of the players are playing it for an year and they are insanely good. It can be pretty frustrating sometimes.
❌ Horses ruin the gameplay for me.

Despite some issues, you will have fun in this game. Even though none of my friends play this game, I enjoy playing it.

I’ve been on a kick to play more medieval stuff, so despite the poor reception this got when announced as a monthly game for PS+, I was intrigued to try it out. My K/D ratio may not have been in the right ballpark against the veteran players but this was a massively fun experience, with mindless action, plenty of maps, and a hilarious set of voice lines.

I also love that you can still do basically everything solo against bots, though it’s not half as the live matches. Though I must say, there’s nothing like the feeling of betrayal as your partner on your outnumbered team decides to ditch you for the other side with 30 seconds left.

It's an entertaining, turn-off-your-brain, battle simulator. I picked this up because it was a free monthly. I would have not bought this for myself or previously thought I would enjoy something like this; but I'm glad I tried it. It was something new and enough to get my completionist brain to platinum it.

I am still surprised how many modes are included. With all my time, I didn't even try the 1v1 duels or mounted combat. I mostly enjoyed the 64 player battles. There are many different maps including: snowy peaks, tropical beach ship docks, and large castles surrounded by dense forests. The mix objectives have a wide range too. You can help push battle rams, put out fires, protect ancient relics, to much more. I'm glad not every map ended with "kill/ protect the party leader." Instead, they got creative and mixed it up.

There are four classes and each class has 3 subclasses. Each has pros and cons; you can swap during the battle to find what suits your play style. There are different weapon sets in each class. Maybe you want to play as a healer knight with a large one handed mace and shield to protect your squad mates. Maybe you want to stay in the back and chip away as a archer and use fire to your advantage? I was pleasantly surprised by the different options.