Titanfall:freedom of movement makes higher player count uncomfortable

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Titanfall’s comparatively low maximum player count came about as a direct result of the freedom of movement it re-introduces to the shooter genre.

Speaking with Polygon, lead designer Justin Hendry said that the fact that players can move in all directions across open maps means anything higher than 12 players is too chaotic.

“The higher the player count, the more uncomfortable the game gets,” he said.

“Unlike in most games where you can sit there and guard the two ways in, in Titanfall the guy can come in through the window right behind you, he can come from the window to your left, he can come from straight ahead, he can come in from the stairway and he can come in from the doorway, or whatever.

“Essentially there are five directions you can get killed from and the higher that player count, the more likely you are to get killed from behind and the more difficult it is to kind of manage your surroundings.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Hendry confirmed that along with AI and Titan mechs maps can play host to around 50 combatants. He stressed that Titanfall doesn’t play like other shooters, and shouldn’t be judged by those standards; if you go in looking to play a Call of Duty clone, you might not enjoy yourself.

Titanfall seems to be stepping away from the formulaic approach dogging multiplayer shooters of the past decade, a move which has met with surprising resistance from the community.

Respawn’s debut effort hits PC, Xbox 360 and Xbox One in March.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/09/titanfall-freedom-of-movement-makes-higher-player-counts-uncomfortable/

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DongPosted:

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Dong Hopefully the maps aren't too big so we can still have a fast paced gameplay.


Im sure it will still be good no matter what


You're probably right, I'm just saying if we're playing on a huge map, it can get boring quick.

sotaPosted:

Dong Hopefully the maps aren't too big so we can still have a fast paced gameplay.


Im sure it will still be good no matter what

DissPosted:

Leisure This means the maps are likely to be fairly big, hopefully not to big so it's boring.


I don't think the maps will be big O.o, most likely medium sized maps.

TRSNPosted:

I can understand this. It kind of reminds me of Brink in a way with the ability to do a lot of things. I felt as if I was being shot down left and right on Brink because there were so many people in different places everywhere.

GunsPosted:

I cant wait for this game it looks so good!

DongPosted:

Hopefully the maps aren't too big so we can still have a fast paced gameplay.

CHPPosted:

well they have their reasons to make it 6v6 so I'm going to trust that they know what they are doing

MinneapolisPosted:

the maps will most likely be bigger i would guess

GossipPosted:

Having it be a 6v6 does not bother me at all.

BigRedMachinePosted:

This means the maps are likely to be fairly big, hopefully not to big so it's boring.