i think this means that pr will now lose a very large number of players or that the new player will have no chance at all.
I understand that this hacking/trolling problem is annoying but for such an old game this is the worst possible way.
especially for a new player pr is already difficult and confusing enough because you very quickly lose the desire to deal with something like that...
and these badges and level systems in games are already annoying... for me, this type of binding is like blackmail. and this is not even about a single game but steam. there is no reason to increase your steam level unless you get disadvantages...
I don't want to be a steam hero, I want to play pr and squad. no more and no less. if there was a way to play squad without steam i would prefer it. the same applies to pr. why do you have to buy 12 games now and make any badges to play pr? that says nothing about the authenticity of the player...
maybe a way for people like warghost who don't use steam:
I only bought squad there, but they often offer games for free. maybe it helps if you install a few of the free games to increase your level. if you delete these games later, they remain your "property".
this could be a way to raise your level without spending money, but I'm not sure.
Normally I boycott everything that uses such systems because I don't let myself be bound in this way and I can understand anyone who reacts negatively.
the next step is armor and weapons that you have to buy.
I can only hope that most server hosts see it that way and leave their level at "0"...
@warghost and whtz:
https://www.realitymod.com/manual/en/set-up.html#creating-a-pr-account
scroll down a bit.
you have to log in to steam via the browser and make your profile and player data public. then you go to support in the pr-launcher and press accounts and calculate ... I'm only level 2 too...