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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 20:20 |
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Perhaps because Bioshock 2 wasn't even the type of game that people cared about multiplayer for to begin with? Exactly. Why they even bothered with it is beyond me. If I could buy a cheaper version of the game without multiplayer I would - same with most games in that case. But if you're going to do it, do it right - that being LAN and dedicated server support. It' just stupid otherwise. This game has gone from buy to rent now. Whereas most games seem to get better with a sequel I fell this going to go the other way instead. They would have been far better off doing a prequel when Rapture was falling.
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 19:43 |
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Isn't BioShock built off one of the Unreal engines? That would also have more or less built-in LAN/dedicated server support. So in essence they'd have to strip that out which would make even more work. I realize that BS was made as a single player game and quite a bit of effort would be involved to change the game mechanics to support it but their excuse sounds pretty weak to me.
Not that it really matters to me as I'm only interested in the single-player aspect anyways. So I'm just hoping that didn't suffer at the hands of making it multiplayer. |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 19:41 |
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What the hell is happening to PC gaming. It's devolving right before our eyes. I hope this is not a trend of things to come, no dedicated servers or no publicly released dedicated servers. It's madness, how can people accept this? Perhaps because Bioshock 2 wasn't even the type of game that people cared about multiplayer for to begin with?
Jesus christ people, bunch of fucking drama queens. |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 19:14 |
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What the hell is happening to PC gaming. It's devolving right before our eyes. I hope this is not a trend of things to come, no dedicated servers or no publicly released dedicated servers. It's madness, how can people accept this? |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 19:11 |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 19:07 |
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Wasn't expecting much in the way of multiplayer anyways, since it's the successor to a single player only game.
The PC version of Bioshock 2 has coop though, correct? |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 19:02 |
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Xenovore wrote on Jan 27, 2010, 18:51: No LAN play or dedicated servers? Why the hell did they even bother putting multi-player in there at all?!!
Either do it right, or just forget about it completely. Tell that to Infinity Ward. At least in Bioshock 2 nobody cares about the multiplayer.
The chances of me seeing "migrating host...", "sending packets..." and "connecting to host..." in the middle of a Bioshock 2 multiplayer game are basically ZERO since I'll never play a single multiplayer game of Bioshock 2.
This comment was edited on Jan 27, 2010, 19:05. |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 19:02 |
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I never considered bioshock being anything about multiplayer. I always thought it was a single player game (and this is the first I've heard about it being in bioshock 2).
That being said, I think part of the reason they figured they didn't need to bother was how well MW2 is doing without dedicated servers (and thats the kinda game that needs them) |
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Jan 27, 2010, 19:00 |
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* REMOVED * This comment was deleted on Jan 28, 2010, 08:05. |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 18:57 |
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They just keep giving people more reasons to not buy this game. |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 18:51 |
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This game was always about the single-player. |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 18:51 |
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No LAN play or dedicated servers? Why the hell did they even bother putting multi-player in there at all?!!
Either do it right, or just forget about it completely. |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 18:48 |
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I don't care one iota about Bioshock's multiplayer. I think the whole idea of having it at all is a bad one actually. I'll buy or not based on the quality of the single player, and only that.
What I do find curious is that they talk as if putting in dedicated server functionality is like some herculean task, which I've never ever heard of before. How much harder is it than just putting mp with matchmaking? |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 18:39 |
Diabolus in Musica |
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Bioshock 2 is going to have multiplayer? Huh, waddaya know. |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 18:36 |
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Ray Marden wrote on Jan 27, 2010, 18:32: Wondering if multiplayer will be the death of Bioshock, Ray No, gamers going back and (re)discovering System Shock 2 is what killed Bioshock. |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 18:32 |
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Guys, STOP IT.
Didn't you read? Bringing multiplayer was a daunting task and there was no support for it in the original game!
I mean...it's not like this is a sequel with a pre-existing game engine, world, enemies, combat style, and art style!
And the first game was a single-player game so it made sense to put a heavy focus on multi-player anyway!
Wait...no it doesn't. Uh oh! Mass Effect 2 does come off as a bit stupid. Wondering if multiplayer will be the death of Bioshock, Ray |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 18:29 |
Bucky |
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Someone get me a pitchfork. |
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Re: BioShock 2 MP Details: No LAN or Dedicated Servers |
Jan 27, 2010, 18:28 |
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Despite having a dedicated team for multiplayer it still looked like a very much half-hearted affair and this just confirms it. |
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