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'Witcher 3' dev wants to 'avoid' co-op multiplayer

The game's director says the team at CD Projekt Red wants to "avoid" the "dissonance" that a cooperative multiplayer mode brings.

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Mr_Nuts4616d ago (Edited 4616d ago )

Thank You....some developer finally gets it

Same should be done with Skyrim/Fallout...those games should never get co-op.

I mean most people only want it to show off to their friends for a few hours then the novelty wears off and they start to go solo but then realize things are buggy and empty because the devs spent too much time getting co-op to work properly.

showtimefolks4616d ago

not every game needs co-op but it seems like every gamer is asking developers for co-op

the latest being GTA5 which i am glad RS flat out said no to co-op in single player. some games are meant to be played single player for best experience

andrewsqual4616d ago

Any of the smart people who played a game like The Last of Us don't want co op. All the immature children gamers of the world want co op. The same idiots who bought steaming piles of crap like Dead Island Shitide or RE6.

King_many_layers4616d ago

I disagree that it's about being smart enough to feel a game should avoid any form of co-op.

I'm one of the people that would love to have co-op in a game like skyrim. I personally would live too share the experience of exploring a world with a friend online, providing all is balanced and we're not forced to be opposites or have to help the other into places.

Some worlds in games have a really rich atmosphere but after a while it can become tedious and I can't help but picture myself playing with my best friend online delving deeper into ruin after ruin.

already that way I wouldn't have a follower I just want to kill as they run on and fudge up my way of play.

showtimefolks4616d ago

King_many_layers

than you should be playing MMO's if you want to play that style of games

Shadonic4616d ago

I agree but I would enjoy a Co-op option. Yes some games don't need a co-op but that doesn't mean that they would all be horrible experiences. Witcher 3 definitely didn't need any co-op and even if they did have it it wouldn't even work because of how heavily it focuses on story. Now take a look at skyrim, Co-op could work here and Im not talking about some out of this world custom or changed story just to fit into the lore you love. I'm talking about a small addition that allows a friend of your choosing to take control of your companion while maintaining certain restrictions to not burden the main player.

Do I really care if it gets added in ? Maybe If it works as I've described then I would enjoy it and even if it didn't I still get the full experience just minus the spending and exploring with a friend.

Gildarts4616d ago

I'm sorry, I just want to be able to play with my friends online or locally. maybe you don't know that feeling because you don't have friends.

People who say no to co-op are the fat lonely bastards in the gaming community who have no social life or whatsoever.

of course some games are better with singleplayer. But giving the option of a multiplayer mode is not going to hurt. I remember GTA San andreas's hidden local co-op minigame. That absolutely sucked, but it was still fun when you had a friend over.

Every game should have a co-op mode at least. even if it sucks. As long as the single player doesn't suffer because of it.

showtimefolks4615d ago

Gildarts

yeh some pf us actually have social life where we don't have to play co-op to be friends

we go out play real sports,movies,drinks etc, maybe you should try that sometimes if you have any friends who exist in real life and not just on xblive/psn across the world

idiots like you are what's wrong with gaming community

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mattdillahunty4616d ago (Edited 4616d ago )

i agree. and somebody might counter that by saying, "what's wrong with giving people the option to co-op? if you don't want to play co-op, you don't have to."

the problem, though, is that it's not as simple as flipping an on-off switch for co-op. you have to design the game differently with co-op in mind, assuming you want it to be implemented well. you need to make sacrifices on both the single player and co-op side of things so that each side works well in its own right so players can have the choice. but that would take away some (or maybe a lot, who knows) of the single player aspect of games like Skyrim and The Witcher.

i realize we're in an age where social media, sharing and connectivity are a huge part of our lives, but not every aspect has to be connected or shared with someone else. some games can still stay true to the single player experience, and i hope that doesn't change.

Pope_Kaz_Hirai_II4616d ago

'Witcher 3' dev wants to 'avoid' co-op multiplayer

And rightly so keep it single player.

avengers19784616d ago

Deliver a great SP experience, and you don't need mp, or co-op.
Don't get me wrong those things are nice additions to games, but not every game needs them. And witches 3 looks like it will have a lot to offer.

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Lionheart3774616d ago

Man, it would be cool to see what those guys could do with multiple players inhabiting a single world, though.

dktxx24616d ago

"The developer’s upcoming The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be the first truly next-gen role-playing game, launching exclusively on the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4."

I think your'e missing one.

adorie4616d ago (Edited 4616d ago )

Lol. Yeah, it's being built on the PC and they're going to use PhysX! Also, CDPR said they're going to do more than just port it over to PS4 and Xbone.
They're going to push those systems hard.

Exclusive to PC, PS4 and Xbox One* Fixed.

Razputin4616d ago

They mean next gen consoles.

They don't need to say PC, these dudes get it. They know what it means to be a gamer, and a PC Gamer at that.

I'm not trying to start a little console debate/war, but PC is their lead platform of course.

Salooh4616d ago

No one can disagree on that. I'm glad it will come to the ps4. I always liked the videos of the witcher 2 so i'm really looking forward to it . Day one on ps4 :D

CrossingEden4616d ago

not everything needs to be multiplayer these days

IIC0mPLeXII4616d ago

Good. Crystal Dynamics should listen up for the next game.

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Rumor: The Witcher 3 Will Get a New DLC in 2026

According to Polish podcasters Rock and Boris, CD Projekt RED is reportedly planning a third DLC for The Witcher 3, set to release in 2026.

jznrpg272d ago

Sign me up. I haven’t played it since it released on PS4 so I could go for another run with a new DLC.

M3talDiamond272d ago

Day 1 but Please release a PS5 Pro patch also

repsahj272d ago (Edited 272d ago )

Please include a free Switch 2 upgrade for the switch 1 versions!

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