I know this multi-player/extra mode is not what fans had originally thought it was going to be, so I am sure some people are not happy about it. I think this reminds me of a mix between Dead by Daylight, and Agent Hunt mode in RE6. Am I right? I think it's kinda got a learning curve and feels overwhelming at first. So I just threw myself in there and said ok I'll just smack buttons.
I did try the practice modes and tutorial but they were not that helpful and there is just so much going on with the skills, weapons, etc it felt like too much stuff to worry about. I suppose maybe after a lot of playing and practice it could be ok. I did like Master Mind better than Survivor. I terminated all the players. I can see how there may be an issue with ranking at some point. I am not sure if the Quick Match makes reasonable rankings or not, but if it doesn't it may pose an issue. I am also not sure how high the rankings of players/master mind goes, but if you had a lv 35 MM it may not be fair pitting them against a lv1 player. I am also concerned that if the game doesn't draw alot of interest it could be difficult to get match ups as it requires 5 players.
I would have rather there been a new Slayers Mode like in RE5 added in the game. This is different and if you LOVE DBD you will probably love this.
Players can not pick any character they want in Survival they have to be the first player to make the choice to get the desired character on the ready screen. You can individually upgrade each character so that when you DO get to pick them they have the skills etc. you want them to. Mastermind basically attacks the players and tries to stop them from getting out the third level door. You can also take over some of the monsters you set out like in Agent Hunt Mode.