Camaggedon would be perfect for this. I even suggested it in the "what game do you want a BR mode for!
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How long do you guys think this Battle Royale craze is going to last?
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Camaggedon would be perfect for this. I even suggested it in the "what game do you want a BR mode for!
I think you can pretty easily compare it to MOBAs.
DOTA spawned from WC3 when RTS games were at their peak popularity. From there, dozens of copycat MOBAS emerged, many failing immediately (like BR's have) and some having staying power (Fortnite is to LoL as PUBG or is to HoN or DotA2).
The difference here is that first person shooters have always remained popular, whereas RTS games have waned, with DotA2 and LoL being the only real survivors of the MOBA craze.
I think BR's have more staying power than RTS-based games just due to the playstyle's historical dominance.
We'll likely end up with Apex which marries Overwatch and PUBG, Fortnite which marries Minecraft and PUBG, and PUBG which will be seen as the most complicated yet pure "CSGO" style BR.
DOTA spawned from WC3 when RTS games were at their peak popularity. From there, dozens of copycat MOBAS emerged, many failing immediately (like BR's have) and some having staying power (Fortnite is to LoL as PUBG or is to HoN or DotA2).
The difference here is that first person shooters have always remained popular, whereas RTS games have waned, with DotA2 and LoL being the only real survivors of the MOBA craze.
I think BR's have more staying power than RTS-based games just due to the playstyle's historical dominance.
We'll likely end up with Apex which marries Overwatch and PUBG, Fortnite which marries Minecraft and PUBG, and PUBG which will be seen as the most complicated yet pure "CSGO" style BR.
Right, so I interpreted OP's question as asking when does Era think BRs, currently the center of attention, will occupy the same space that MOBAs currently do. Unless you think that media spotlight will never wane?
I think entire games dedicated to this will go away, but everyone will expect a Battle Royale mode for everything.
It would be awesome for The Last of Us Part II
It would be awesome for The Last of Us Part II
I played Souls games regularly for like 6 years before I started to get sick of the formula. I feel like I'm on the same track with Battle Royale right now. I've been trying the new games as they come out, and every one has sucked me in for a while. I could keep playing them on and off for another 4 years probably. Assuming new and interesting Battle Royale games keep coming out.
To be honest, until a few weeks ago, I'd argue that Fortnite was a unique thing rather than the BR thing in general. PUBG has faded away, and Blackout fell like a ton of bricks.
But then Apex and Tetris 99 and took the world by storm. BR is probably here to stay as at the very least, a gamemode.
But then Apex and Tetris 99 and took the world by storm. BR is probably here to stay as at the very least, a gamemode.
Presume it'll just follow MMOs and mobas in that it won't go away but in a couple of years it'll be considered old news, stale and not played by the younger demographics.
There's a way out of this game. Kill yourselves together, here, now. If you can't do that, then don't trust anyone... just run.
For a long time. To me it seems like a mode you can add to shooters if the map is big enough to accomadate the players. When capture the flag or deathmatch die as game modes, tally up the # of years they each had under the sun. Battle royale as a game mode will probably last at least that long.
Of course it won't ever 'go away' but I highly doubt it'll be anywhere near as big as it currently is in two or so year's time. There's just too many fundamental issues with the game mode in my eyes for me to see these massive independent BR games surviving at the same level they have been up until now.
I think it'll just become more of a standard actually. The idea works well with almost everything and it just feels like the natural evolution for many competive series anyways
I feel like the first, properly impressive next gen BR well be the peak of the genres dominance, but as a genre, it's here to stay.
I mean...team deathmatch and every other major online multiplayer mode has been going for like 25 or more years so a while?
The craze in itself i would be surprised if it lasts longer than another 12-15 months, the genre in general is here to stay i think.
Glad to see people are starting to come around to BR being a genre rather than a game mode. I remember the opposite opinion being the majority here not to long ago. Any BR needs constant development and support to maintain the player base required to support it, and any BR mode that is just tacked into another game will die in a few weeks once players return to Fortnite/PUBG/Apex.
However, due to BR needing to be continuously supported and have a consistently large player base, I imagine it will be a genre similar to mobas where is incredibly popular but is dominated by a handful of games that nobody can really compete with.
However, due to BR needing to be continuously supported and have a consistently large player base, I imagine it will be a genre similar to mobas where is incredibly popular but is dominated by a handful of games that nobody can really compete with.
During the PS1/N64 generation when 2D games were driven to the handheld ghetto and only a handful of developers could do 3D platforming well.
I think the MMO comparison is apt because BR games require a large player base to be functional. If it takes 20 minutes to gather a full group the game is basically over. I agree that we won't stop seeing BR modes in lots of games but I don't think it will ever be as standard as a mode like CTF or deathmatch.
It's crazy how most people on this site position them as enthusiast gamers but are so off base about topics such at these
It'll be here for a while. It's a new genre that many of us are enjoying. Before BR, I would play Last Man Standing modes whenever available, so this is something I have been wanting for a long time.
It seems like those who don't like BR games are way more vocal about it than those who don't like other genres.
It seems like those who don't like BR games are way more vocal about it than those who don't like other genres.
For sure, that's what I've become to realize as I play Apex more often. It's almost more entertaining to watch than play, because playing can be so stressful sometimes.
Around the same time of the MOBA's. It will grow, it will reach at a peak that two and three and all the rest will collapse, it will decline a little and it will stabilize. Ten or so years, till the next crazyness, I believe.
BR ascendancy will last another 4 years probably, similar to MOBA ascendancy, but the game type is never going away, just like moba
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Autochess style games are going to have a mini-renaissance in a year or two, sort if like how LoL and SC2 competed for awhile, it will be autochess and BR. AND, 5 years from now, RTS will be back in a big way
GET READY FOR A HOT TAKE:
Autochess style games are going to have a mini-renaissance in a year or two, sort if like how LoL and SC2 competed for awhile, it will be autochess and BR. AND, 5 years from now, RTS will be back in a big way