When comparing Wickland vs Painkiller: Hell & Damnation, the Slant community recommends Wickland for most people. In the question“What are the best PC arena shooters?” Wickland is ranked 23rd while Painkiller: Hell & Damnation is ranked 31st. The most important reason people chose Wickland is:
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.
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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.
Pro Fun, over-the-top weapons
The game includes weapons such as Ectrodriver, that can shoot electrified shurikens, Stake gun-Grenade Launcher, that can shoot stake propelled grenades and Shotgun-Freezer that can shoot a freezing charge.
Cons
Con Doesn't have many players
All you need is one person to play with though, grab a friend and have fun.
Con Pretty much dead
According to SteamDB data the game averages about 50 peak daily concurrent players.
Con Bad netcode
They made an HD remake of the original Painkiller, and that's regrettably the only thing they improved on. This game was fantastic on LAN and tournaments, but horrible online if you're pushing above 40 ping. Painkiller's bad netcode primarily contributes into the game's unpopularity as well.