UglyElmo2
09-17-2010, 22:10
Not sure if this has been mentioned specifically, but I do not remember seeing it discussed since I have been back here at the .org:
I was thinking about battle modes, when I thought how great it would be to play the single-player campaign in turnbased mode, then be offered the option of fighting any battles online with friends or strangers. There would be 3 options offered for any SP battles:
1. Auto-battle: The game automatically computes the results for you with no real time battle fought.
2. Battle the AI: You fight the AI to determine the outcome of the SP battle.
3. Fight the battle online: You are automatically logged on to the MP lobby and are able to invite who you would like to play the battle out with.
I can see both SP and MP players being excited about this.
The SP players, would not have to deal with what they term "The horrible battle AI". since they could play against real people. They could play anonymously if they choose, or they could play friends, or challenge themselves by playing some of the top MP players. It would be up to them.
The MP players may be able to use this feature to host MP campaigns or even as a training tool for new players. With the added benefit, this feature might get players who were formerly only interested in SP, to begin playing MP once they found out how much fun it was.
CA could benefit because everyone knows changes to fix SP balance problems, normally create imbalances for MP and vice-versa. CA would have one less thing to worry about when making changes to such things.
Has anyone discussed this before? I remember similar things, but not a full-featured SP/MP crossbreed.
I was thinking about battle modes, when I thought how great it would be to play the single-player campaign in turnbased mode, then be offered the option of fighting any battles online with friends or strangers. There would be 3 options offered for any SP battles:
1. Auto-battle: The game automatically computes the results for you with no real time battle fought.
2. Battle the AI: You fight the AI to determine the outcome of the SP battle.
3. Fight the battle online: You are automatically logged on to the MP lobby and are able to invite who you would like to play the battle out with.
I can see both SP and MP players being excited about this.
The SP players, would not have to deal with what they term "The horrible battle AI". since they could play against real people. They could play anonymously if they choose, or they could play friends, or challenge themselves by playing some of the top MP players. It would be up to them.
The MP players may be able to use this feature to host MP campaigns or even as a training tool for new players. With the added benefit, this feature might get players who were formerly only interested in SP, to begin playing MP once they found out how much fun it was.
CA could benefit because everyone knows changes to fix SP balance problems, normally create imbalances for MP and vice-versa. CA would have one less thing to worry about when making changes to such things.
Has anyone discussed this before? I remember similar things, but not a full-featured SP/MP crossbreed.