FaintDeftone
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This is definitely lower than I was expecting, but as long as the maps support the player size, I'm good.
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Titanfall has maximum player count of 12 (alongside AI) [Respawn comments post #558]
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A soldier can kill a tank in battlefield with c4 under the right circumstances. That doesn't mean you stand a realistic chance against a talented crew, the same way you wont against a good titan pilot. My guess is that they can be severely damaged if a pilot physically climbs on them like the video shows.
Grunts are just cannon fodder.
symmetrical
Member
It could be good though. Higher player counts for twitch shooters aren't fun.
MrCompletely
Member
6v6, eh? So you're saying I might actually get to enjoy the crazy parkour traversal without being shot in the back instantly everytime?
Okay, I'm in.
Okay, I'm in.
I didn't know that, sounds fun actually, like a min maxing sort of thing.
BurnOutBrighter
Banned
Titanfall Sigma on PS4 to support 8v8?
I see a lot of people conjecturing about things that are fairly obvious from watching the gameplay demos, so I'm just going to link them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5sqPxbLmIU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caiIamHIzBY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5sqPxbLmIU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caiIamHIzBY
Maybe, though nobody really knows whether they will actually put any effort into a pc port. We all know what happened with MW2, which was when Respawn was called Infinity ward.
Portugeezer
Member
It's more of a surprise than anything. I actually prefer low player counts, 4v4, 6v6, makes me feel like I make an impact on a match, which I like, especially when going beast mode on a match.
Having seen the gameplay I don't think anyone guessed it was 6v6 max, not even an option for more should people want to. What low player count games don't have options to play with a higher player count?
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
if they want their game to be a "competitive" game, you can't have huge teams. I don't know if they were shooting for this though.
Or there would be too many mechs on a level
or the consoles couldn't handle it
Who cares, as long as it is fun.
Or there would be too many mechs on a level
or the consoles couldn't handle it
Who cares, as long as it is fun.
Goodacre0081
Member
they might want to fill out the maps with infantry but not with players than can call down their mechs. even if it was 10v10 you have the potential for a map with 20 mechs all fighting at the same time, that might be to much for the console(360) to handle, or it just might not be fun.
NullPointer
Member
We need a word for when threads reach a certain point where "not sure if satire" applies to most of the comments.
Titanfall just brings out the crazy.
Papacheeks
Banned
Evolve isn't a competitive type game like Titanfall. Evolve is more like left 4 dead with there being one big evolving tank that get's bigger, and more ferocious after each round.
Titan Fall was made with Tribes, and Unreal Tournament type gameplay in mind. But now with much smaller player cap because of their built in Story elements with the Multiplayer.
Very Disappointing.
They could have at least done 8 on 8, or 10 on 10. Six on Six is extremely low even with all the Titans.
Must be like some people said, they didn't compensate map size for 6 titans on screen at once. Like in Hawken.
They seem pretty squishy from the videos, the mechs that is.
It is even worse. This time 360 development compromised even the Xbone port.
Pingoreous
Member
If 6v6 is fine, why add A.I. Is the A.I. there to make it look epic or for garbage players to feel good?
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Hard to see any problem when reading numbers on paper. Any multiplayer worth its salt finds a balance between player count and map size, considering weapon/equipment balance, objective placement, and so on. Padding maps with more players than necessary can often be detrimental to the flow of maps and balance of teams/classes. Besides, in the case of Titanfall they've been rather clear this isn't typical Call of Duty with bots, but a multiplayer environment that tries to balance bot fodder alongside stronger/high skilled players.
End of the day, it's not an isolated player count that makes or breaks the game, it's how the player count is balanced with the map and game design. If the sensation of busy gameplay is achieved, then it doesn't fucking matter.
End of the day, it's not an isolated player count that makes or breaks the game, it's how the player count is balanced with the map and game design. If the sensation of busy gameplay is achieved, then it doesn't fucking matter.
Unrelated, I had high expectations for TLoU MP and it delivered.
Infact, I may have been the only one hyping over TLoU's MP in the OT before it launched despite hearing next to nothing about it. No wheels were lost.
On the other hand, I hyped like crazy over GTA online and oh boy. It was such a disaster that it actually convinced me to pick up a PS4. i expected the online to serve me for months but damn I knew it would have issues but didn't expect it to be a repetitive grindfest with numerous launch problems and errors. Didn't deliver on anything that I wanted. Starhawk had its fair share of problems too when it launched and it wasn't until a few months later before they got around to fixing it but the community dwindled and became more and more obscure
I think its better to wait until a game releases before hyping up the online portion of games.
dragonfart28
Banned
Aaaaaaand no sale.
PS4 sequel to the rescue.
PS4 sequel to the rescue.
nah more like 16v16 for PS4
mohsinkhan
Member
Its tough to say if this is a good thing or bad thing, it really matters on ai ability and map size.
Yeah, I was just commenting on the fact that we don't know how score actually translates into actually taking off time. I guess it might just be a hidden value where your timer periodically shaves off time.
It's the closest comparison that can be made. Unless you have a better analogy, deal with it.
Exactly.
Not one single person should have seen those demos and thought that there would be more than 8 players per side.
TheOctodad
Member
6v6 is a little low for my taste. I have a group of about 8 friends and I hate leaving some of them out when we're gaming.
I get that people like it though. It's not a horrible move as it keeps it very tight and focused. It does make me a little less interested in picking up a Xbox One for it.
I get that people like it though. It's not a horrible move as it keeps it very tight and focused. It does make me a little less interested in picking up a Xbox One for it.
TheGreyHulk
Member
I was expecting more, but its fine.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I have been spoiled by Battlefield 4 's massive player count.
Unless you pause the video, one could reasonably expect everyone with a blue/green name over the character to be an actual player.
There are 11 "players" on screen here with more off to the side.
Chobel
Member
It about having the options (In PC), maybe silly for you, but not everybody thinks like that.
360 version is being ported by a seperate studio though. Respawn is working on XBO/PC themselves.
Exactly. I've played an absurd amount of Halo and prefer a smaller, arena-styled FPS. Player count doesn't mean a thing.
I think thats the main issue here.
Alot of people who played Resistance 2 MP did not like the fact that Resistance 3 reduced the MP cap back to 16 or that the co-op online mode didn't return.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Thank god, anything more than that becomes a clusterfuck of who cares. Like Bad Kid Yawn 4.
SwiftDeath
Member
Eh that's a bit lower than I expected to be honest but if the game is fun the game is fun shrug
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looked like a lot more players here...how many of these are ai? and honestly, who even asked for ai?
looked like a lot more players here...how many of these are ai? and honestly, who even asked for ai?
Unless you pause the video, one could reasonably expect everyone with a blue/green name over the character to be an actual player.
Uh, yeah, except for the people that have "Militia" above their heads.
Some are also NPC story characters.
endresults
Member
6 vs 6 is lame as shit, I'm sorry. Isn't this supposed to be the gen of 64-128 player crazyfests?
Game will bomb. I'm not going to forget that these are the guys that ruined MW2 on PC. Its actually sad that you can have AI in the game that players can't replace. Also Source engine with no mod or maps tools and origin only its laughable. But I hope I'm wrong and its amazing.