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Naughty Dog on TLOU2 multiplayer: You will experience the fruits of the ambition of the online team eventually
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Open world game set in the world of Last Of Us with PVE and PVP
I want this so hard.
This exactly. I'm pretty excited at the prospect of a standalone MP title that really has had some time in the oven to make it special.
The game itself is still half a year away, after all. By the time PS5 is out, there'll be a much clearer idea of "when" and "where".
My hot theory is that the main game is gonna involve a vaccine again and the overarching "story" in this expanded Factions thing 9 months later is about obtaining and distributing it amongst your people, building a network a la de-nuking the world in MGSV. The vaccine can be the goal for the Battle Royale winner, for example.
So £$60 for the single player and £$40/£$60 for TLOU FACTIONS.
I'm extremely disappointed that there is no MP for TLOU2. I'm not particularly happy about paying again for a MP game either. However, IF the scope of the MP is big and exciting with much more depth, I can get my head around it.
A launch window PS5 title I can see happening. Not on PS4 to force those who'd be happy to keep PS4 for a good while longer whilst they played MP Factions.
It will also be portrayed that unable to work on PS4 due to power limitations (stating they really wanted the MP to be 60fps as one of the reasons and only PS5 could do it).
It could be a massive create 'your character' RPG type with more attention to co-op play and Factions management, maybe with some story focussed missions (RDO2) amongst other modes too.
With rumours that BC will happen on PS5, this would fit perfect to have only on PS5 as I wouldn't be surprised if a free update happens for 60fps/graphics upgrades.
Fast forward 1-2 years later and a new, remastered PS5 version INC the Online element gets released.
I can cope with all that, after all there here to make money.
However, if its a F2P with MTX or even if paid with MTX, they can go and fuck themselves and I'd be out. From that point onwards, I'd be extremely sceptical of anything that Sony did and would more than likely buy the next Xbox too for options, even if I'm not a fan of GAAS or subscriptions.
If I pay extra for a MP only game, everything should be free. Maps, Costumes, Weapons, Taunts etc and NOTHING should be available to purchase with real money. Maybe this is Sony's plan to establish a model like this? IF paying separate for a MP Only game means all that BS goes away and the Publishers feel they are getting enough, I'd be up for it.
I'm extremely disappointed that there is no MP for TLOU2. I'm not particularly happy about paying again for a MP game either. However, IF the scope of the MP is big and exciting with much more depth, I can get my head around it.
A launch window PS5 title I can see happening. Not on PS4 to force those who'd be happy to keep PS4 for a good while longer whilst they played MP Factions.
It will also be portrayed that unable to work on PS4 due to power limitations (stating they really wanted the MP to be 60fps as one of the reasons and only PS5 could do it).
It could be a massive create 'your character' RPG type with more attention to co-op play and Factions management, maybe with some story focussed missions (RDO2) amongst other modes too.
With rumours that BC will happen on PS5, this would fit perfect to have only on PS5 as I wouldn't be surprised if a free update happens for 60fps/graphics upgrades.
Fast forward 1-2 years later and a new, remastered PS5 version INC the Online element gets released.
I can cope with all that, after all there here to make money.
However, if its a F2P with MTX or even if paid with MTX, they can go and fuck themselves and I'd be out. From that point onwards, I'd be extremely sceptical of anything that Sony did and would more than likely buy the next Xbox too for options, even if I'm not a fan of GAAS or subscriptions.
If I pay extra for a MP only game, everything should be free. Maps, Costumes, Weapons, Taunts etc and NOTHING should be available to purchase with real money. Maybe this is Sony's plan to establish a model like this? IF paying separate for a MP Only game means all that BS goes away and the Publishers feel they are getting enough, I'd be up for it.
I'm really surprised at the negative reaction this is getting. I thought it was generally accepted that tacking multiplayer modes on single-player narrative-driven games was a habit of the last generation that was much less common in this one (it was even really criticised back then!).
I guess this one was particularly good? Never tried it myself, not what I look for in these games.
I guess this one was particularly good? Never tried it myself, not what I look for in these games.
Obviously...
Wait, you really think we won't get the game in the next 2 years??
Well R* has done that twice now without splitting the sku, so it could still be an add on.
Not a single problem with this. The focus of God of War allowed them to make a bigger and more ambitious game.
And by allowing a team to experiment with an online-only side project for the next year will be good for the studio to get their feet wet on PS5.
And by allowing a team to experiment with an online-only side project for the next year will be good for the studio to get their feet wet on PS5.
It has to be a free upgrade for those who buy TLOU Part 2. What kind of ambition could justify the multiplayer as a separate product for our $, I wonder? Either way, really interested when they announce it and what does it mean for their single player DLC.
"Eventually" is my new favorite release window.
Coming "Eventually" to PS4...
This news is interesting. Factions had that fun meta game of managing survivors, I could see them expanding that. Also trying to work out their own spin on battle royale.
Coming "Eventually" to PS4...
This news is interesting. Factions had that fun meta game of managing survivors, I could see them expanding that. Also trying to work out their own spin on battle royale.
They've literally said only that they're working on a multiplayer game and that what's envisaged is too big to release with TLoU 2 next February.
Look at the games they've released previously and I think you'd be hard pushed to say ND are a cash grab company. The cynicism on these forums astounds me sometimes.
I could see a Battle Royal kind of thing where groups from different "settlements" (squads) get put in a place to get specific supplies before other groups get to it. Could be really fun with setting traps, limited ammo etc.
I'd be fine with an evolution of the first game's mp too though. Honestly I'd be cool with anything they could do.
I'd be fine with an evolution of the first game's mp too though. Honestly I'd be cool with anything they could do.
I bet they are crying right now. How dare they focus on the game they want to make.
They have every right as a developer to make the game they want to make. I'm not entitled to anything, they are the devs and I'm just a consumer. They could make TLOU II a volleyball game with giant crabs as the owners of the IP but I on the other hand have every right to buy a game or not and at what price I want because they are not entitled to my money.
So what's your point exactly? I'm not allowed to show my personal disappointment about their decision and how that impacts my desire about getting the game? Is this a thread 12 month timed exclusive for Sony enthusiasts and only after that are others allowed to show their disappointment?
Relax. I'm just lightheartedly making fun of the righteousness vibe of your post. We barely know what the game is, how big or ambitious it is or how much this might improve the eventual MP experience. ND didn't make this call to disappoint people or rob them of content, they made this call to ensure their priorities and deadlines of the biggest game they ever made are in the right order
To read posts like yours with a knee-jerk comment like 'well then say goodbye to my money because my whims aren't immediately catered to' when you barely know what the product will actually be and whether the decisions will be worth it or not, yes that's funny to me. It's the most 'gamer' like response I know.
Personally, i'm more excited at the potential of a standalone multiplayer title than a tacked-on experience that only a small subsection of buyers will even play. It gives the MP it's own spotlight and it will ensure a healthier playerbase most likely.
wait is this probably that 2nd trailer was all about? the one that showed a female getting torture by a group then come some twins to save them? maybe thats to branch out a spinoff for mp story?
Wow, just wow! How did uou reach to those conclusions?!?