Finally Multiplayer Gets A Lead Role

[Swoosh So]

5 mins searching the org brings up:

Statements of the past

Medieval Totalwar 2:

Have you got any new plans for the multiplayer component of the game?

Bob Smith: We have some ambitious plans for multiplayer battles. We can't go into further details on this as yet.

Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=133488




Empire Totalwar

Swoosh posts:
Well i have to say bringing back a compeditive ladder is a very positive step

"A brand new multiplayer component will include player rankings, leagues and ladders and completely new gameplay modes."

Creative Assembly reply:

We made the multiplayer fedback thread at .com for a reason.

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...e-Info-at-.com



Empire Totalwar Blog

Will multiplayer actually be considered when the game is created?
Multiplayer is very important to us this time around. A lot of the team are long-term multiplayer fans and we felt it was time to address their needs more openly.


Cant be bothered tonight to look for more.

I really hope they mean it this time round, Ill keep my opinion if i believe it to myself as i want to remain somewhat positive in the hope that they give a good mp game. 1 thing to take out of this is that we should all be posting on the .com what were posting here at least the compiled list of ideas.

[Magyar Khan]

well done.... that would be a good question towards CA in an interview.... show them the sumup and let them explain why now its different than teh promisses before....

[Swoosh So]

Some of the stuff they did impliment in empire but some not and in that post they confirmed them, the statement about mtw2 was complete fabrication there was nothing new in it for multiplayer. We all have to be patient i think and see what previews show us in the coming months. I kinda regret posting those comments but at the end of the day theyre just factual events that took place here and in ca interviews all available on the forums from a 5 min search.

[drunkeneagle]

Some of the stuff they did impliment in empire but some not and in that post they confirmed them, the statement about mtw2 was complete fabrication there was nothing new in it for multiplayer. We all have to be patient i think and see what previews show us in the coming months. I kinda regret posting those comments but at the end of the day theyre just factual events that took place here and in ca interviews all available on the forums from a 5 min search.

All the statements you posted from the past are all correct of course.
I'm basing my small optimism on CA's latest release NTW. Where we now have Multiplayer campaigns(yes,finally) and drop-ins, which I'll admit I was really surprised by! I love them:)
So maybe very(very) slowly,they are finally coming around to the idea of MP as being a more important feature for future TW games(?) That's my hope anyway.

[vartan]

All the statements you posted from the past are all correct of course.
I'm basing my small optimism on CA's latest release NTW. Where we now have Multiplayer campaigns(yes,finally) and drop-ins, which I'll admit I was really surprised by! I love them:)
So maybe very(very) slowly,they are finally coming around to the idea of MP as being a more important feature for future TW games(?) That's my hope anyway.

This is my hope as well because I find the social aspect to be more valuable (in terms of humanity) than the single player by itself. The two together are complementary. The lack of either would be a thorn in TW's side, but the loss of MP would be a sharper thorn than the loss of SP in the long run, IMHO.

[Magyar Khan]

I would pay 5 euro if a CA employee with some status comes here and post something valueable....

[UglyElmo2]

@DrunkenEagle: Sorry, I forgot to say; "Hi" and welcome you to our discussions. I have gotten in the habit of not looking at one's post counts, or join dates, and thus miss the opportunity to welcome new patrons in the forums I visit.

Very nice to meet you, and feel free to enter any and all discussions. You optimism is a positive bright spot, which helps offset our sporadic feelings of negativity. :)

[Gregoshi]

I would pay 5 euro if a CA employee with some status comes here and post something valueable....

I put out an inquiry to see if we could get someone from CA periodically pay us a visit and comment where they can about the MP part of S2TW. Me fingers are crossed.