I know it's a bit ridiculous, but I think it would be fun to have PvP duels in FTL, depending on how complex the metagame for FTL is once it comes out.
I don't think that it would be difficult to build in, but, I'm not the one building a videogame here.
As far as you know.
Oh well.
PvP Mode? :P
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videogamer321
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Snake Plissken
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Re: PvP Mode? :P
Yea someone else had said this a while back and I think It was shot down. I think multiplayer (any meaningful one) needs to be a consideration from day 1.
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salbris
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Re: PvP Mode? :P
Snake Plissken wrote:Yea someone else had said this a while back and I think It was shot down. I think multiplayer (any meaningful one) needs to be a consideration from day 1.
I don't think the idea was official shot down yet.
I was the last person to post in the last thread about it and I was agreeing with someone else who wanted to see it in the game: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=146#p950
Imho, this game would work perfectly with a duel mode. Give players a bit of choices for crew and modules, give them some cash to upgrade and just let them go at it. As a game programmer I think I can safetly say this isn't a big task. Balancing it might be a bit of a problem. The game is already built on duel battles.
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Warbird
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Netcode alone would be a massive endeavor for such a small team, and local co-op is pointless on PC these days.
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CEO
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I don't know that PvP would add enough to be worth the effort at this stage. I think those of us who are interested in the game have been interested in the core gameplay experience, while PvP could probably be put on a "neat idea for an expansion" list.
I know that I personally would never use it. The question then becomes: Would PvP attrach enough new gamers (buyers) to be worth the time and effort to implement it? Considering you already have a fan base that came onboard without the expectation of PvP, it would be a tough question to awnser.
I know that I personally would never use it. The question then becomes: Would PvP attrach enough new gamers (buyers) to be worth the time and effort to implement it? Considering you already have a fan base that came onboard without the expectation of PvP, it would be a tough question to awnser.
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Darthcaboose
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My post about the idea of Arenas was just my thoughts on getting the wonderfully streamlined combat mechanics of FTL into a multiplayer context. After a few weeks of thinking about it though, it doesn't make as much sense as it used to. FTL, like any great spaceship combat simulator, has periods of manic-paced action followed by extended lulls of waiting for weapons to recharge. FTL is not, and shouldn't be, a time-paced click-fest. That's why we have the pause function.
Making a multiplayer game based around how best to handle a pause function is not a fun idea.
Making a multiplayer game based around how best to handle a pause function is not a fun idea.
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ThePsuedoMonkey
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Darthcaboose wrote:Making a multiplayer game based around how best to handle a pause function is not a fun idea.
My thoughts exactly. Remember multiplayer on "Baldur's Gate"? It'd be like that, except without the fun of exploring the game together. And while I rather enjoyed BG on both multi- and single-player, I'm kind of dying to get to play this game. Especially since I only found out about it through Cracked.com, not long after the kickstarter ended. I would love added multiplayer functionality (e.g. PvP, co-op, counter-op), but I already have to wait until August (or is it October now?) for version 1.0, so I'd prefer not to add the additional work just yet.