When comparing Wickland vs Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, the Slant community recommends Half-Life 2: Deathmatch for most people. In the question“What are the best PC arena shooters?” Half-Life 2: Deathmatch is ranked 22nd while Wickland is ranked 23rd.
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Pros
Pro Interesting take on "permadeath" dueling
When the match starts, you spawn on the map and then you have to make do with weapons that you spawn closest to. Once you pick up a weapon, it will never spawn again. Players circulate around armor/health items to stay alive as long as possible while avoiding or shooting their opponents. Once you die, you lose. Matches can end as quickly as 30 seconds, or last up to 30 minutes.
Cons
Con Doesn't have many players
All you need is one person to play with though, grab a friend and have fun.
Con Aim heavy gameplay
The game rewards accuracy a lot more than map control and item timing. Item timing isn't really a thing either, there's armor panels that charge up over time, where you have to stand for a while to get it. However, half of the weapons can take all of your armor away with a well landed shot. Some of them, like the gravgun (a spawn weapon) can deal a lot of damage in a quick succession using explosive props and other non-solid objects. This could be either a pro or con depending on which kind of game you're into, but if you're looking for a traditional arena shooter then it's a con.