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Morgan has been writing for PC Gamer since 2018, first as a freelancer and currently as a staff writer. He has also appeared on Polygon, Kotaku, Fanbyte, and PCGamesN. Before freelancing, he spent most of high school and all of college writing at small gaming sites that didn't pay him. He's very happy to have a real job now.

It's a hectic time for those in the orbit of Guy Beahm, the streamer better known as Dr Disrespect who last weekFriends, brands, and a professional football team have cut ties with the streamer, though the separation most personal to Beahm was his, the game studio he co-founded in 2021. For almost three years Beahm was the face of Midnight Society and its debut game. The shooter's art style matches Beahm's dark cyberpunk stream graphics and merchandise.

It didn't take long for Midnight Society to demonstrate why developers usually wait a few years to put their games in front of players. The much-hyped Snapshot 1, released in July 2022, turned out to have three rooms, firing ranges, and a single gun. Midnight Society called it an experience, but it was a tech demo at best.

Part of the Deadrop magic has been effective theater. Midnight Society has created a culture of exclusivity through its liberal use of proper nouns, like"Day Zero Community,""VES," and"The Existence." Players who got in early aren't just players, they're"Variants." Lower-tier members of the community are"Claws."

As I wandered around one of Deadrop's big tower maps and imagined what it would be like with a dozen more people in the lobby, I started to question the point of Deadrop's signature verticality. Skyboxes full of megastructures do make for potentially pretty maps, but as far as I can tell,"vertical extraction shooter" basically means"Tarkov with a lot of elevators.

 

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