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Wright on 12 March 2014

This is something I don't understand.

 

Titanfall, as it stands, is a game with no SP. And it proudly demonstrate that it has only online MP mode. So there's no need to critisize the game for the lack of offline campaign. Those of you who complain, this game is not aimed for you.

 

The million of people who bought MAG were proud of the purchase. Even if you can't play on it anymore, the memories, the excitement, the good amount of joyness playing it are there. Those consumers didn't ask for a singleplayer mode, and MAG didn't offer one because it didn't want to offer one.

 

Those who complained (anyone complained?) about MAG lacking singleplayer didn't understand that the game wasn't marketed to them. Those who complain about Titanfall lacking singleplayer don't understand that the game isn't marketed to them. "What if"s don't apply here, as it won't change a thing. Neither did with MAG.



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sales2099 on 12 March 2014

It cuts the BS. You buy a game for the MP, that's what you get.



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

Mr Puggsly on 12 March 2014
akuseru said:

Cool story bro...
Tell me how TitanFall plays 5/10/15 years down the road when the servers have been taken down, ok?

By the time the servers are shut down they'll probably be on the 3rd or 4th game in the series.

Anyhow, you missed the point of the OP. There is an abundance of enjoyable single player games in the wild. But fun multiplayer games are slim pickings.



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d21lewis on 12 March 2014

I'm fine with no single player because I got Black Ops and Black Ops II and I haven't finished the former's single player and haven't even started the latter's. It's pretty much all online for me, anyway.



Mr Puggsly on 12 March 2014
Panama said:

Agreed. Absolutely worth the extra money. I hope more developers take heed of this and start charging full price for multiplayer only games.


Worth the extra money? No, is the product worth the asking price.

I say yes and I'll spend more time with this than most single player experiences.



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Mr Puggsly on 12 March 2014
weaveworld said:
A good story seems to be the hardest part of creating a game so I understand they skipped that and went with the easy parts to make money.

A good story or single player campaign is something I can find in many games.

Great multiplayer is slim pickings.



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Somini on 12 March 2014

Because it'exclusive to your system of choice and you feel the need to defend it no matter what? Gotcha...

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Mr Puggsly on 12 March 2014
Somini said:

Because it'exclusive to your system of choice and you feel the need to defend it no matter what? Gotcha...

~Mod Edit~

This post has been moderated.

-Smeags

Its not my fault Xbox keeps getting great online games. Halo, Gears, and now Titanfall.

Blame MS!



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akuseru on 13 March 2014
jlmurph2 said:


You said "if" quite a lot there. And there's always that possibility of a sequel not being as good but with a game like Titanfall the only thing they could possibly do is add more to it without changing its core/template. Not really sure what "mandatory" microtransactions are since you don't have to buy them in the first place. But Respawn's a smart studio, they don't have to listen to EA or MS because they own the game. But they will listen to the fans. Besides, who knows where gaming will be in 5 or 10 years. EVERYTHING could be connected to the internet.


Of course I said a lot of "ifs", thats my whole point, the UNCERTAINTY of the whole game being around and playable in 5/10/15 years time or even after the 2nd installment has hit the market (if they want people to migrate from TF1 to TF2). This is just my reaction to the OP calling it a "backlog" game, because IMO this can never be a backlog game when the servers are DOWN.

In 5/10/15 years I can still play all my single player games only EVERY console I ever had (at least up to PS360 generation), because the consoles will never require you to be online and do not even have ways to connect. Therefore I can say that I will have multiple consoles spanning over multiple generations of true BACKLOG games to play.

I feel you are just arguing with me just to argue. I am not saying TitanFall is a bad game, and I dont have any problems with it being online only, even though it is not for me. What I am having a problem with is the OP calling it a backlog game, when there is not even certain that the game will be playable in the future. Maybe the servers will be taken down in the mid of the generation, maybe at the end, maybe in 2 years, maybe in 20. But my point is still valid, this game can not be called "backlog".



akuseru on 13 March 2014
Mr Puggsly said:
akuseru said:

Cool story bro...
Tell me how TitanFall plays 5/10/15 years down the road when the servers have been taken down, ok?

By the time the servers are shut down they'll probably be on the 3rd or 4th game in the series.

Anyhow, you missed the point of the OP. There is an abundance of enjoyable single player games in the wild. But fun multiplayer games are slim pickings.

I agree with that, and I am not disputing the fact that we have few MP games. But what if TF2, TF3 or TF4 is not enjoyable to you and you wanted to go back and play TF1, but cannot because the servers are down. There is no guarantee that Respawn will manage to maintain the quality throughout the series lifetime, and then you will be stuck with a game with no value. What if your favourite weapon is removed in TF2, what if they introduce something like "martyrdom" that annoys the hell out of you, what if TF2/TF3/TF4 is unbalanced? There are many things that can make you enjoy TF1 better than all future installments. Hopefully, Respawn/EA/MS will cater to their fans and keep the servers for TF1 up for as long as they can.