I kind of wonder if Respawn is holding some things back.
Assuredly there will be other modes. Even such modes that turn off Titans of bots and just allow for 10v10 deathmath or something similar.
Titanfall has maximum player count of 12 (alongside AI) [Respawn comments post #558]
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I kind of wonder if Respawn is holding some things back.
Assuredly there will be other modes. Even such modes that turn off Titans of bots and just allow for 10v10 deathmath or something similar.
I think that's reasonable. Having a 8 vs. 8 or 10 vs. 10 but with no Titans sounds fine.
Having 16 Titans around would almost certainly be too much. Clusterfuck City.
ramuh
Member
Does every human player have a titan to call down (global cool-down) and when its taken out a cool down. Also, I want to hear more of the weapons of each of the classes and how the synergy is suppose to work.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Im gonna play this on 360.. to be honest I think the xbox one and 360 versions will look the same as in Ghosts 360 vs Xbox One.
Apparently all the players can have their Titans on the map at one particular time frame. So it can turn into a 12 vs. 12 match of sorts, and that's not including the bots. I'm sure some of the matches can get crazy as fuck.
You don't know how its going to work because you aren't one of the developers, nor have you played the game. You still have to design the game around those player counts. Plus there's the fact Respawn is trying to integrate singleplayer and multiplayer elements together. They haven't confirmed any traditional multiplayer modes at all.
The last time the developers mentioned verticality in an article was last year on September 30th. This isn't like MW2 where it was thrown around like a buzzword. Characters can run along walls, climb them, and fly with jetpacks. The player characters need this mobility to be able to compete with the Titans. Yes, it was used poorly in MW2, but this is not that game so it shouldn't be treated like it.
ramuh
Member
Sounds fun. Then it comes down to interesting maps and balanced weapons to me. I'm just worried about the "need" for the mech. All the videos I've seen are of people taking them out pretty handily. I hope they play a tactical role. And I still don't know all the different play types for the matches. Could be a good mix of TDM, SDM, and Capture the flag, or Objective based.
EmptySpace
Banned
Part of the issue I'm seeing is that the maps have to be able to have fun gameplay without any Titans on the map so a traditional map size oriented around 6 vs 6. However it also needs to be able to support all the players having their Titans in AI mode and the players running around, which can turn it into a 12 vs 12 fight. So the maps have to be larger than a traditional multiplayer map but also small enough to support only player vs player combat.
The problem I can see with anything above 6 vs 6 is that the maps would then become too large for just player combat or if they're on the smaller side, they just become one huge clusterfuck during the more hectic matches.
The problem I can see with anything above 6 vs 6 is that the maps would then become too large for just player combat or if they're on the smaller side, they just become one huge clusterfuck during the more hectic matches.
I think this guy does a really great job of explaining some specifics about Titanfall that many people don't know, yet. Even I learned a few things from this, and I've been obsessively poring over every detail in the gameplay demos that I can find. It's about 15 minutes and totally worth a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2eLu_3j0bk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2eLu_3j0bk
Dreams-Visions
Member
ty will watch.
Jason West left Respawn in March of 2013, just a few months before the grand unveiling of the game at E3. He cited "family issues".
Vince Zampella said:
Well, unless he is working on another project I would be inclined to believe him.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
A bit disappointed, but that's just because I gravitate towards large-scale online shooters.
I'm sure Titanfall will find a large target market for 6v6, but I wouldn't consider myself part of that market.
I'm sure Titanfall will find a large target market for 6v6, but I wouldn't consider myself part of that market.
No point complaining until you give it a play. Maybe the maps aren't large enough to sustain a high rate of action without turning into a giant clusterfuck. I just think of how a map like Strike at Karkhan sometimes turned into a giant turkeyshoot, and think that sometimes you can have too many players on a map. PEACE.
The fact remains, CoD4 elevated console FPS gaming into the stratosphere. MW2 (while I disliked it) was another huge success. Respawn is built by guys who know how to make a popular multiplayer shooter, end of story.
Now, that isn't a guarantee Titanfall will rock, it's just more likely than not.
Now, that isn't a guarantee Titanfall will rock, it's just more likely than not.
Did anyone catch ReviewTechUSA's video about this topic. NeoGAF got a mention......not a favorable one either(Even the thumbnail for the video was a roasting/burn of some sorts).
PS: I would have made a separate topic but I'm still a petty junior.
PS: I would have made a separate topic but I'm still a petty junior.
Unknown One
Member
Reviewtech, their videos are a joke.
V AA D E R
Neo Member
Skimmed through the thread. Can someone inform me on whether or not there'll be a Groundwar gametype that's 9v9 like in CoD?
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Deleted member 22576
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Its a 6vs6 online shooter feature NPC AI and giant mechs, it will not be like your favorite CoD mode.
GreenTornadoX
Member
He knew he would get views by poking at us. Clever on his part.
You cant judge anything without playing it. It can turn out to be good or bad. One thing is smaller number of players turns into a more competitive therefore enjoyable FPS game, which is what I want and what Titanfall reminds me of. Titanfall reminds me of the old school Tribes for PC, which was competitive. The most competitive FPS games from the original Rainbow 6 on PC which had ladders, Halo, Counter Strike, Tribes, had a small amount of players with a strong emphasis on tight teamwork and communication with strategies. It becomes harder to do this when it becomes larger in player size. I hope Titanfall is aiming for this
Super Stardust
Member
That guy in the reviewtech pictures looks like the grown up version of this kid
That's an odd quote, to say someone has left to take care of family issues then immediately go into how 'change is good for growth both personally and professionally'.
Anyways.. Drama.
"family issues" is a common answer for people stepping down in position to save face
not saying that applies to him and it could very well be family issues
Evil Rabbit
Banned
6v6 sounds good to me. Most hardcore matches are rarely ever above 6v6, most are 4v4.
I do occasionally enjoy a big team match though. The best big team match experience i've ever had was on games of ShadowRun. God i love that game.
I do occasionally enjoy a big team match though. The best big team match experience i've ever had was on games of ShadowRun. God i love that game.
oh the concern trolls will be running rampant in there as well.
AusRoachman
Member
Great video, some intriguing things i never knew such as cloaking,electric smoke and the hacking tool, cant to wait to see some more promo videos.
I had no idea about marvins
Marauder Shields
Member
Thanks for the link. Learned quite a bit from that.
Great video, some intriguing things i never knew such as cloaking,electric smoke and the hacking tool, cant to wait to see some more promo videos.
I had no idea about marvins
Yeah, will be interesting to se what role they play but being able to run around hacking the Marvins could shift the battle in your favour if you time it right.
ShinobiFist
Banned
Amazing vid. Did not know about what happens during the end of the match. Great idea. It turns into a different game there just for that segment. Can't wait for this game.
Marauder Shields
Member
Yeah that was something I had no idea about. Seems pretty cool. Am also really interested to see what the campaign multiplayer is like.
RazielCuts
Member
Isn't it weird that we had to watch a video non affiliated to Respawn to find out more information about the game? Isn't that the job of, I don't know...the PR?
I think one of the main reasons this thread spiralled as it did is a general lack of understanding of how the game actually works. 6 x 6, how are we supposed to know how that fits into the overall battle? I'm not surprised at peoples reaction, it was coming from a place of confusion. I'd just presumed the other characters on screen where players, now finding out that they're AI, how does that work? Are they purely there to guide you from point to point and feed you story or do they actually help out?
It's released in 3 months and all I knew was from the trailers they'd shown and tidbits of news - everyone has their own mech to call in,'Titans', which are not killstreak based. Singleplayer Multiplayer. Wall Running and Jetpacks. That's it. Initial impressions looked cool but now we're kind've getting into the nitty gritty I feel they should release a trailer with more detailed info if indeed this is a new beast of its own. Don't blame people for getting the wrong end of the stick when you haven't even shown them the whole...stick.
I mean theres keeping some discoverability to the game and then theres just plain old being quiet. I feel like there hasn't been anything substantial from the official source since the initial reveal and then some other Titan variants at VGX.
I think one of the main reasons this thread spiralled as it did is a general lack of understanding of how the game actually works. 6 x 6, how are we supposed to know how that fits into the overall battle? I'm not surprised at peoples reaction, it was coming from a place of confusion. I'd just presumed the other characters on screen where players, now finding out that they're AI, how does that work? Are they purely there to guide you from point to point and feed you story or do they actually help out?
It's released in 3 months and all I knew was from the trailers they'd shown and tidbits of news - everyone has their own mech to call in,'Titans', which are not killstreak based. Singleplayer Multiplayer. Wall Running and Jetpacks. That's it. Initial impressions looked cool but now we're kind've getting into the nitty gritty I feel they should release a trailer with more detailed info if indeed this is a new beast of its own. Don't blame people for getting the wrong end of the stick when you haven't even shown them the whole...stick.
I mean theres keeping some discoverability to the game and then theres just plain old being quiet. I feel like there hasn't been anything substantial from the official source since the initial reveal and then some other Titan variants at VGX.
Fattony12000
Member
2 DEEP 2 REAL
I'm thinking of actually, seriously setting up a 24 hour charity livestream (for Extra Life 2014 or maybe something earlier in the year) for Halo 2. To be played only on original Xboxes over the Internet via tunnelling, or something.
www.explosiveruns.com
I know, it's almost impressive...
10 years ago people were playing Halo 2 which other than BTB was mostly big on 4v4 slayer matches. Also weren't games like Quake an Unreal still fairly popular at that time, i do remember huge battles in any of those titles either. Honestly this is the first time i have even seen low player count come up as a complaint up till now.
DiddyInAHellcat
Member
Seems kind of low IMO. Idk
We've known there would be AI on the battlefield with you since the very beginning. That is not new news.
You can sometimes blame the ignorance of consumers on the product developer, but the reactions in this thread go waaay beyond that. This thread has to be one of GAF's serious lowpoints in recent history.
We can build a nice blacklist and ignore list from this thread.
Everyone got out of their caves for this.
But yeah, so shameful it even got on other Gaming websites :/