mullet2000
Member
Yeesh.
They aren't the same as the humans. They are purposely lesser than the human player characters. They can't do parkour, they can't use Titans, etc. Think fodder enemies in a MOBA game.
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Titanfall has maximum player count of 12 (alongside AI) [Respawn comments post #558]
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Yeesh.
They aren't the same as the humans. They are purposely lesser than the human player characters. They can't do parkour, they can't use Titans, etc. Think fodder enemies in a MOBA game.
I'm getting mixed reports. If it's the former cool, if the latter not so cool.
Edit: I mean, why would I want cannon fodder in the game?
... by going back to 6v6 CoD style battles? Really?
Something got lost in the marketing translation here. I was under the impression Titanfall was going to be a large scale multiplayer game, not a closet shooter. Some of you may find that suits your tastes, and that's perfectly fine. Titanfall might be the best game ever in that regard. But I personally prefer large scale action, so I'm disappointed to see a 12 player limit.
digoutyoursoul
Member
That read like a shill to me, not piss taking either.
Sadly, it's not. It reads like a typical Swishh post (full of hyperbole).
Joke post right?
yep
of course Respawn just said because that is what works best with their AI but people ignore information so they can make silly claims
FairXchange
Member
Do I really have to? Do you know anything about the game's design, outside of it being fast, has wall running, and has mechs? Because that's all I know. I don't know how the gameplay loop will feel, or if there will be an emphasis on objectives, or how AI controlled players could possibly work in an online competitive game.
But I do know it's a shooter on a next gen console, and I tend to play those (as I have Killzone Shadow Fall, Battlefield 4, COD Ghosts on next gen platforms), so yeah I'll be buying it.
Edit: I also bought the latest Zelda game on 3DS with absolutely no prior knowledge to what it was about, or how it was designed. It's probably the best game I've played in recent memory. I've been gaming for most of my life, I trust my method of selecting games to purchase.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
They do seem to be a little bit more than something to shoot at though. I imagine they can impact a match if ignored and I remember reading interviews saying that the troops communicate so that if a pilot is in the area or perhaps a titan they'll notify you. We'll see how that aspect plays out.
Titanfall always looked to be intense and close quarters combat though, just with mechs now included. Depending on the map size and how a player can move around the map, maybe 6 vs 6 is just right. They should know their own game better than any of us.
Goodacre0081
Member
it seems kind of low. 4v4/5v5 works for Gears of war but those games look much more intimate than this game.
pretty done
Member
Yea I'm not a fan of so much AI in a competitive shooter. 6v6 is fine (depending on map size of course) but the AI is worrying.
Hip Hop
Member
You're acting as if the Xbox One is somehow still using last gen technology.
EDIT:
Another one of these comments. Come on man, serious?
It's amazing! Some of the posts in this thread would fit well on N4G or Gametrailers forums. I don't want to believe they are serious.
jediyoshi
Member
Evading them is the key. As someone pilotting them down, unless someone is on open ground with nowhere to go, they can disappear quickly. Even then, I noticed while I played at least one mech a side at each time which tends to make each other's a priority. Outside of that, all the AI to target constantly swarming in.
dripdripsplash
Member
Now people found a reason to shit on the game. You haven't even played the game guys!!!
It's been tediously going on since E3. Never before have I wanted a game to be good just to silence all the detractors so swiftly.
I highly doubt they are just there for fodder. If so what the point of having bots in multiplayer at all?
you make no sense, this is about gameplay, not just having big maps for the sake of it. people have played it was this cap and that is probably why people like it, its not like we are going into unproven ground here, the game has been played by the general public.
Its satire. I don't know why you are making such a big fuss about this. You're guaranteed to run into plenty of these kind of people once in awhile.
I recall so many people thinking that the PS4 would bomb and console gaming would be dead. It happens everywhere.
DirgeExtinction
Member
So this will be 6v6 with actual players PLUS AI players?
TLOU was never meant to be like war-like battle, Titanfall is, so 6v6 sounds very low
Why does killzone and cod support so few players?
CitizenCope
Member
I'd say this is pretty bad news for me as I can't stand anything less than 8v8 or 9v9 but how good the AI is will be a big deal. If anything I won't need an XB1 on day one of this game as I had originally planned.
Smaller player count games are always more intense. Gears 2 is probably the last time I really got invested into a multiplayer shooter and that's 5 v 5.
This kind of makes me more excited about the game. It shows me that they're taking this seriously as a competitive shooter. Going with a number that small in the face of 32, 64 and 200+ player games must have been tough for them.
This kind of makes me more excited about the game. It shows me that they're taking this seriously as a competitive shooter. Going with a number that small in the face of 32, 64 and 200+ player games must have been tough for them.
goldenpp72
Member
My favorite games in Quake 3 often only had 4 players so, it's all about how it's built.
mullet2000
Member
Because different games are designed to work around different player counts.
You don't have to, but thanks! I was just curious why you would want to plunge down 60 bucks without knowing much about the game. But if you buy all console FPS games, then it makes sense.
Insane Metal
Member
6v6 only? That sounds weird. Since it's a battle with giant mechs I expected way more... like at least 12v12. Well let's wait and see. I'm not hyped by the game either way.
Well if we go on impressions of gamers who have gotten their hands on it at shows, it will most likely shut them up when it finally drops.
Juliet's 8½ Spirits
Banned
Next gen is here lololololol
You don't say...
NullPointer
Member
Every single TitanFall thread... it's like clockwork.
Killzone is a clusterfuck with 24 players and can barely manage to stay at 60fps even with the recommended 8 on 8 games. I love the game, but its true.
Might be there to help new and lesser skilled players contribute.
Sorry I had my own vision for the game just based off of trailers and nothing more. I have not read impressions or watched any of the followup trailers. I was always picturing large maps with a 10v10 battle going on.
I am not angered by this news, just surprised.
PhoenixDark
Banned
Sounds about right to me. Fuck large player counts, give me a tight intimate player count where skill dominates.
oconnomiyaki
Member
Can't speak for KZ, but 64-player COD would be a clusterfuck of such epic proportions. You'd just spawn and die. It's already bad enough at 12. Battlefield's maps are much larger by design.
Which is why it's silly everyone getting their knickers in a twist about this. For all we know, the maps could be the size of Blood Gultch.