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[Deleted member 22576]

I.. uh.. What?

To each their own opinion, I guess.

I never finished bioshock

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

 

[Yanksfan]

I hope when it releases that I won't wish they hadn't done the reverse.

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

A shame. It could have had a true following and ushered in a new era. Call of Duty, gears, bf, and Halo it shall be.

 

[LiK]

woot

 

[7he Talon]

Great news.

 

[Claymores]

Good games don't need half arse awful MP.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I can't imagine 2K is happy about this, but it probably needs to be done to get the game out in a reasonable time frame.

 

[10k]

Great. Bioshock 2 could have been so much more if development time wasn't spent on multiplayer that nobody played.

 

[Naked Snake]

I'm okay with this.

Yep.

I never play multiplayer.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Great. Bioshock 2 could have been so much more if development time wasn't spent on multiplayer that nobody played.

I'm not so sure. Most of the issues I had with Bioshock 2 didn't really stem from a lack of polish or refinement, but rather because of fundamental design decisions... and the multiplayer was developed by a separate team, so it's not like it would have been easy to carve out the resources used and give that to 2K Marin... Either in terms of giving them a longer development time or having them expand staffing allocations to add more people to... do what?

 

[daycru]

Great news.

 

[RedSwirl]

So outside of achievements is it pretty much a completely offline experience?

Man, when was the last time I got that from a full retail game? Dishonored I guess.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

dead man walking.......

 

[Zeal]

Good, not every game needs shitty tacked on MP.

First post, etc.

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[Lum1n3s]

Good job Irrational Games, I'm proud of you.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Aw yeah, I'm good with this. Spend the time polishing the SP instead of wasting it on MP I would've ignored anyway.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

JK this is fine

 

[Idesofmarch]

A shame. It could have had a true following and ushered in a new era. Call of Duty, gears, bf, and Halo it shall be.

While I am glad Irrational had the restraint to cancel a multiplayer mode that was not working, I kind of agree with this sentiment. If we want new and innovative multiplayer modes and not just have the same old COD, I think it is important not to just dismiss every single player focused game's attempt at multiplayer. Things like assassin's creed and mass effect's multiplayer modes, while not the first to do things that they did, I think did bring new and refined gameplay to the mainstream that isn't just FPS deathmatch.

 

[speculawyer]

Awesome.


A multiplayer mode just would have been crap tacked onto it anyway.

 

[bigdaddygamebot]

Fantastic.

 

[dragonbane]

I'd argue as far as shooters go none of them need it outside of the big few like COD/BF/Halo. After that you pretty much get into redundancy territory where all you're doing is playing the same fucking modes and dumb leveling systems but with different skins and likely worse shooting mechanics.

Exactly. It's even more of a waste, because no one cares. The MP of most games outside the big ones is dead after 1-3 months. Money wasted, no one cared. SP only games still sell well enough, if they are legitimately good.

 

[Blizzard]

I'm thinking this could be a good thing, not because I don't want people to have the options, but more because I don't want it being a forced part of the game, or major development resources diverted for it. I think Mirror's Edge had experimental multiplayer which was scrapped, for example.

 

[blamite]

Fine by me. I actually really liked Bioshock 2's multi but I wouldn't have mised it if it wasn't there. Was there ever an expectation that Infinite would have multiplayer? I don't recall that at all.

 

[Kilrathi]

Does anyone remembers Unreal Tournament with Jets packs called Tribes Vengeance, I'm trying to forget that exists.

I would like Irrational Games to take another shot a good mutliplayer, had fun playing Freedom Force on a LAN back in 2002.

 

[SomeOneInaHat]

Fine by me. I actually really liked Bioshock 2's multi but I wouldn't have mised it if it wasn't there. Was there ever an expectation that Infinite would have multiplayer? I don't recall that at all.

There was a thread about the hiring of a designer who had experience with multiplayer focused games

 

[Tobor]

My concern now is when it was cancelled, and how much time and effort was wasted before the decision was made.

 

[Willy Wanka]

I actually quite enjoyed Bioshock 2's multiplayer but I will certainly never bemoan new single player-only experiences, even if some silly reviewers might.

 

[Buckethead]

100% okay with me.

 

[GraveHorizon]

Came in this thread expecting hate, thinking no multiplayer option was a bad idea. But the point that not every game needs multiplayer makes sense, so I'm on board.

THE LITTLE SISTER HAS BEEN STOLEN

That's fuc*ing funny.

 

[LuuKyK]

I can already see it getting low scored because of the "lack of replayability".

Not that it matters to me. Actually I see the lack of multiplayer in a SP focused game as a good thing. But still...

 

[Plasmid]

FUCK YEAH.

I hated Bioshocks multiplayer.

 

[CambriaRising]

Great news. Maybe publishers are finally catching on.

 

[Gav47]

My concern now is when it was cancelled, and how much time and effort was wasted before the decision was made.

Yeah same here, there were rumours around the time Nate Wells and other people were leaving that the multiplayer had gone through several concepts and iterations.

 

[Pachinko]

This news raises my interest levels in the game by at least 10% , seriously I was going to buy it regardless , it was more a question of whether I want 1080p at my computer or comfy couch xbox gaming. It is good to hear that no time or money is being spent on a mode I wouldn't have played anyway though.

Steam needs to make an apple tv style device for streaming games to your tv from your home pc through a wired internet connection

 

[Angry Fork]

.

 

[Sub_Level]

Excellent. Thissss is how we dooo ittt nah na na na na na na na na thissss is how we dooo it

 

[slightconfuse]

As some one who enjoyed bioshock 2 mp alot this is a bit disappointing but not surprising.

 

[Live Free or Die]

This game won't sell well because of no multiplayer.

 

[Riggs]

Awesome news I hate tacked on MP so much.

 

[Kajiba]

Thank god. It really didn't need it to be honest. Straight single player is all it needs.

 

[ultron87]

Lame. I bet they could've done something pretty cool with multiplayer set in that world. Chasing people around on those rails would be fun. Shame they couldn't find some way to make it work.

 

[-BLITZ-]

For Ken Levine & his Irrational Team for choosing this path. I think I feel much better now that I will not see MP stuff on my menu and just focus on the SP.

 

[Scrow]

 

[Always-honest]

Good, not every game needs shitty tacked on MP.

Agreed.

 

[Safe Bet]

Only sports and pure shooters should have multiplayer modes

You lack vision.

Lame. I bet they could've done something pretty cool with multiplayer set in that world. Chasing people around on those rails would be fun. Shame they couldn't find some way to make it work.

Expecting a team to focus on both SP and MP is alot to ask.

I assume that's why we see so few (if any arguably) do it succesfully.

 

[The Praiseworthy]

Best news EVEEEEEEEEEER

/bow

 

[Durante]

So I have to ask: Are you willing to spend $60 on a 6-10 hour game with limited replay-ability?

I'm not willing to spend $60 on any game. (And I don't have to, I mostly game on PC)

Multiplayer in a game such as this does nothing to change my value perception. (Co-op would though). Of course, this refers to unimaginative "traditional" multiplayer "modes". Something innovative like Dark Souls' online interaction does add significant value.

 

[Zeppelin]

Great news.

 

[NinjaBoiX]

now let's see if the content justifies the price

bioshock was not worth sixty bucks

Few games are. Which is why you wait a month or two and buy it half price.