Originally Posted by
Shadinaxx
Firefall is fun, yes. Yes, it's free, yes there's boosters you can purchase to help support the game. It has a closed sandbox feel to it, the graphics are not on par with defiance (altho still good). The PRIMARY focus of Firefall is pvp. Defiance focuses on feel and immersion, without losing pixel perfect shooting. Firefall has major balancing issues between their battleframes. Firefall has a total of 3 roles, with a differant way of tailoring those roles. Firefall has a major lack of weapon options. Defiance has full range of weapon options, as well as customizations.
Firefall does not have an open pvp option. Defiance does. Firefall requires LOTS of hours of gameplay to progress just a small amount. Defiance has a larger "curve" so you are progressing faster, without hitting the "cap" too soon.
Gameplay wise: In Firefall, each battleframe has about 3 abilities you use, with about 7 to choose from. Defiance has almost 30-40 abilities to choose from after you put in the same play hours as firefall, with about 4-5 abilities in the field.
Firefall has 7 encounters (so far), the bugs, the chosen squads, chosen mechs, chosen ships, elemental effects (twister), broken thumpers, and the melding. Defiance has... tons more (cant even think of a spot to start with).
Dont get me wrong, I love firefall, I will be playing it (I still do in beta), but defiance is where I will throw my money, be it via a sub, or micro transactions, or both.