Squad 44 Vs Hell Let Loose In 2024

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[varitsvq]

Worth mentioning that Squad 44 will be introducing the Soviet army and the Pacific Theatre with Iwo Jima. Pretty nice!

[chubz]

Red Orchestra Darkest Hour: Europe 44 - 45

[Ranstone]

"It was the _original_ WW2 FPS."
Me: *Looks at the WW2 online icon on my desktop, gathering dust.*

[TovarishTony]

I miss Red Orchestra 2 with the option of voice acting and VOIP instead of just relying on VOIP like HLL and SQ44 do. The immersion in RO2 added by soldiers reacting on various situations add the war feel.

[philherb]

Squad 44’s audio & vfx design is next to none. Wish HLL had it

[WilhelMi]

Squad 44 is by far the better pseudo sim with much more maps, tons of vehicles, better physics, better effects, and and....

[jjjonathan]

I like both. S44 is more realistic, HLL is a good mix between realism and arcade gameplay. I hope the HLL Devs cooked something big this year, it would be sad if it dies.

[Napswhilewatchin]

What are you talking about? A lot of things are just wrong.
S44 has more maps than HLL and they are a lot bigger. Up to 10ish times.
Contentwise SQ44 offers a lot more. More weapons, more vehicles (lol), more theatres and gamemodes that are actually played.
It doesnt even come close.
VOIP in HLL is notorious unreliable and so many ppl dont talk (thanks Gamepass).
These are just a few things.

[seawolf]

I prefer squad 44 over HLL. Used to enjoy HLL when it was a bit more realistic on launch but changes they have made just lost me (gear throw changes to tanks, almost all new vics being automatic transmission, excessive automatic weapons, maps being shifted from realistic recreations to game balance, etc.) squad 44 is much more team based with squads, being able to build fobs with emphasis on logistics, and so far only game where you can actually paradrop into battle (outside of a mod for squad that allows you to paradrop as well)

[deandoucette]

The important thing you said is that you play on clan servers in HLL. I have only played on official HLL servers and the experience was great when HLL was new but now it’s crowded with COD and BF players who do not value communication & coordination. They suffer from lone “wolfitis”. I rarely hear from the commander even if I have announced our squad’s entry into the session. Squad leaders are often silent and often don’t have a microphone. Who the heck plays a multiplayer teamwork game without a microphone?! Then there’s enemy sniping from who knows where? It doesn’t matter if we use cover and shoot & scoot. My friends/brothers and I try to move as a squad supporting each other but invariably we get shot from a mile away.
My experience in Squad44 has been much better. If you can actually find a populated server, it’s a much better experience. Players are more mature and more into communication & coordination rather than kill/death ratios. Explosions and weapon sounds are more visceral. Tank operation feels more like a simulation rather than the arcade tanks in HLL.
Perhaps the solution is to play on a squad server in HLL.

[johnxena]

Squad 44 is better and heres why.
Everytime someone says the reason they dont play it is
1. Not enough players. ( Theres like 3 full servers all times now and you only need one)
2. Not fast paced enough (yes it is your team sucks or your sl learn to place spawns thats all milsim games)
Ive never heard anyone say they like the gameplay of HLL better. I used to love that game then i started playing squad 44 and ive never looked back. Both good games sqaud 44 is just gooder lol.

[robertososa]

If you want to play war, play hell let loose. If you want to feel war, play squad 44

[crezzyt]

a few months later, the biggest problem is still prevelent:

Steam charts
255 players right now
382 24-hour peak


its just not alive, even tho id prefer it over HLL

[msf]

The only thing i wish they do with Squad44 is redesign the maps, not the layout but the immersion houses are empty nothing is burning on the map and all of them feels like theres no war going on

[kokonat_]

I've played Hell Let Loose before and honestly, it's not as fun as Squad 44, even though it's cheaper and has a better experience.

[andresdow]

Squad is a better game. But sadly people dont have the patience to learn the game.

[GoodBadNerdy]

I have both titles and I've racked up around 900hrs on one and about 500hrs on the other. I have to say out of the two titles, I have had a lot more fun and awe moments from Squad 44. The sounds I feel are better on Squad 44 but the graphics I would give to HLL. It's a tough one but for me, I like the gritty realism, Squad 44 I feel represents WW2 closer. Grab some friends and Squad 44 is a great experience.

[thehighvaluecat]

You can take pictures I squad 44 ? That’s so cool 😮

[burnbarrelnetwork]

I haven't picked up squad 44 yet but do play squad and prefer its gameplay loop over hll. Do agree that hll is much more inviting to new players but the game play loop gets stale to me quicker. I think its the maps feeling much more bottle necked and movement restricted. Plus I just squads system for fobs and logistics more. Plus the vehicle combat in squad 44 just looks awesome.

[RandomGuy-qlbu]

Rlly love the Building Defenses Mechanic from both games. (Either as Logistics in Suqad 44 or Engineer from Hell Let Loose.