Nintendo isn't an indie company. They don't have to choose between having online or making the game better.
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Hyrule Warriors : Age of Calamity will not have online multiplayer. It’s 2020. How is this acceptable.
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I'm now thinking the same...also any time I play any game online with my switch I'm always reminded of how awful the implementation always is.
I was gonna say something very similar. Why would I treat you better when I can treat you like this and still receive your full support?
KT is developing the game, doubt it's an issue for them. Or Nintendo for that matter.
I actually had no idea that this game even had a local MP component to begin with. I'm planning to play it purely as a SP experience, but with the context given in the OP regarding other Musou titles, yeah it's a shame it's not in this game as well. I'm still getting it, but I get your point.
Now this? This is an absolutely terrible take. "No mode I can simply choose to ignore if it was there? Must buy it to spite on your argument, OP!".
"-The Dynasty Warriors series and it's spin-offs have had online multiplayer as part of nearly every one of their games for OVER A DECADE.
-You know what games in this criteria and time frame don't have online multiplayer? The Nintendo ones. Hyrule Warriors (2014), Fire Emblem Warriors (2017), and Hyrule Warriors Legends/Switch (2016/2018)."
This is pretty damning lol
-You know what games in this criteria and time frame don't have online multiplayer? The Nintendo ones. Hyrule Warriors (2014), Fire Emblem Warriors (2017), and Hyrule Warriors Legends/Switch (2016/2018)."
This is pretty damning lol
To those saying not every game needs multi-player, no shit but in something like this it would be very nice. Especially in the state of the world right now. Not like they can't afford it either.
Like almost all of the dynasty warriors games has online... how could they not just include that here?
Are you planning to use the local co-op option with a friend/family member anytime?
If yes, why are you stating that other people, who can only play online with friends, shouldn't have that option?
Lots of people. Co-op DW is a blast.
DW8 online was fine. Outside of the chance of losing your save file.
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You posted so quick I doubt you read the OP anyway, but sweet so you're just straight happy that people like me and my friend get screwed out what should be a basic feature in 2020. Thanks for the useless selfish take, ass.
Damn, if only there was a service that we're paying Nintendo for so that they could fund online being added to these musou games.
No, I'm not. I wouldn't care if local wasn't included either. Its not what I, and I'd venture to say the vast majority of people getting this, are coming to the game for.
Im purely speaking from my point of view. I would be happy for those who want it if it were included.
But I have never touched online multiplayer in my life, it's not what I play games for. So obviously if I had the option I'd want work to be focused on other things about the game.
Persona 5 Scramble doesn't have multiplayer, just so you know. Though the lack of online is still odd.
MP is consistently the most fun part of these games. Kick back with a friend, some beers, blast off 1000 enemies with a single attack and you know life is good
They could just not use delay-based netcode and you wouldn't feel any lag. You can play platformers with rollback netcode right now and it feels 100% like offline.
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I'm so glad you are the sole arbiter of how people should play games.
There is no one who would enjoy playing a platformers online.
Certainly no one who is in quarantined.
Certainly no one who is laid up in a hospital.
Certainly no one who is less strict about gameplay in lag as you must not exist on this wide green earth.
Never you mind we aren't even talking about platformers in the first place.
Cool, but that doesn't mean he doesn't get to vice his dissatisfaction.
Because that statement is painfully obvious and it also completely misses the point.
DW games are essentially very very low strategy RTS that much of the time precision controls isn't even required.
There is literally zero gameplay/game design reasons why it can't have online multiplayer. The engine may be an issue if they are using some old ass one but that is irrelevant as we are talking about the design of the game its self.
Yes. Your statement "Every game doesn't need online multiplayer" is correct. but the vast majority of the DW games doesn't fit the group that having the option of online multiplayer would break the game in any way shape or form or make it completely unplayable.
Sure, it's your point of view. But one cannot be so selfish as to be glad that others don't get to experience the co-op mode.
You say especially in the state the world it is right now but expected them to add a working online mode for a game with single player/story focus out of nowhere.
Not every dev is gonna be able to add some features that were never planned to a game in the last couple months just because of the pandemic. Maybe down the line as an update but not on launch.
Story focus experiences like AoC and P5S not having online coop isn't really that surprising.
If only Nintendo could afford to host online servers for their games. Can someone please think about Nintendo and their overhead costs.
Basically my thoughts. I can't even get my self so flustered over this.
People have been asking since the game originally released. Way before the Switch version of HW1.
I definitely don't understand this mindset but I don't think about things only if they are something I enjoy/use or not.
2d platformers should have online multiplayer? I never once thought about having online for AOC or any other ones that u mentioned. But since everything should have multiplayer then TLOU2, GOW, Horizon, Days Gone, Spider-Man, oh how can Sony get away with no online in 2020?
I'm not "glad" others don't get to experience it. I would be happy for them if it was in.
Im saying I'm not distraught by the fact that it's not. OP's question was "how is this acceptable in 2020." My answer is, for this game specifically, it's not a major selling point. Most people who are excited for this are excited for the single player prequel campaign to BotW.
In a thread, specifically calling out Hyrule Warriors, people are declaring in a totally non passive aggressive way they are not giving Nintendo a pass by saying people are giving Nintendo a pass... it would be more funny if not literally all Nintendo "discussions" wouldn't go this way.
Yooo playing a multiplayer Zelda in this style would be awesome with my siblings, but locally only? That's a bummer
no where did i say he couldn't. just that its a waste of time and spoiled behavior.
I will say I think it probably should have online multiplayer. Giving more people more options is never a bad thing.
That being said, I love how people use the "developer vision" excuse when saying a game shouldn't be graphically downgraded to a platform like Switch, but then go ahead and tell developers that they absolutely need to put it online multiplayer and not doing so is wrong. Either respect the developers' vision or don't, can't have it both ways.
That being said, I love how people use the "developer vision" excuse when saying a game shouldn't be graphically downgraded to a platform like Switch, but then go ahead and tell developers that they absolutely need to put it online multiplayer and not doing so is wrong. Either respect the developers' vision or don't, can't have it both ways.
Yeah if you want like an actual answer. Most people will not care. Some of us care, some people like you will be very upset. But literally most of the people that will play this game will not care. They didn't care when the first game didn't have it. They won't care that this one doesn't have it. It's a market reality that the demographic and this game's marketing don't really focus on the co-op aspect.
3D World not having online in 2013 was already ridiculous, actually. 7 years later it's still either god awful like Smash Ultimate or not present in games where it should be like this one.
MUA3 was made by Team Ninja tho. All of the Warriors games meanwhile are still done by Omega Force.
