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GunZ the Duel, the cult third-person action game first released in 2006, returned to Steam over the weekend and immediately drew heavy criticism over network problems and suspected use of generative AI, Eurogamer reported. The game was originally developed by MAIET Entertainment and has been brought to modern platforms by Masangsoft, in a revival that had been in the works for several years and built organic hype among older PC players.
Reviewers say the relaunch is suffering significant technical issues, with in-game events and gifts not working properly and the game's signature movement and melee trading feeling different from the original.
Masangsoft is a group of talented individuals. Not only did they manage to ruin a 20 year old game, but they consistently discover new ways to make it worse
The same player described the combat as inconsistent, writing that “when slashing a blocking enemy - even with angles taken into consideration - flinching/stagger almost never happens and seems very inconsistent.”
AI allegations and an undisclosed Steam page
Other players allege that generative AI has been used throughout the game. The GunZ the Duel Steam page carries no generative AI disclosure, which Steam requires developers to provide.
From the extremely obvious AI use everywhere in this game, [to the developer] not even following Steam guidelines about disclosing AI use, over 2000 ping in matches because they cant seem to fix a NAT connection issue, old bugs from the beta reappearing, the devs being completely silent and ignoring all player feedback.
The complaints extend beyond Steam. The game's Reddit community, a hub for fans for over a decade, is filled with reports of hackers standing around in matches and taking no damage, along with criticism of the plain-looking user interface, the network problems and what players call AI slop.
Not every player is unhappy. Some are taking the rough edges in stride and are content simply to be playing an old favourite again, and the game has already been through a stretch of server maintenance intended to improve the networking issues, leaving room for the worst problems to be resolved over time.
