Finally Multiplayer Gets A Lead Role

**CBR** · 07-26-2010, 04:15

Originally Posted by tibilicus

Didn't CA used to have people from the community test the game (including MP aspects) before it was released? Up until RTW at least. I may be mistaken but I'm sure this used to be the case.

Only for patches. The RTW 1.1 patch was the last one.

**Tomisama** · 07-26-2010, 11:58

When you sign up at the Total War War Room, they ask if you would be interested in beta testing.

If you want to participate, this is a good place to start

http://www.totalwar.com/warroom

**Swoosh So** · 07-26-2010, 18:38

Heh thanks tomisama but i dont want to beta test sonic the hedgehog :) im sure thats the kind of thing theyre on about.
I too have in the past beta tested totalwar patches but was wondering about a prerelease open beta.

**ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88** · 07-27-2010, 16:47

Originally Posted by Swoosh So

Heh thanks tomisama but i dont want to beta test sonic the hedgehog :) im sure thats the kind of thing theyre on about.
I too have in the past beta tested totalwar patches but was wondering about a prerelease open beta.

Could be fun doing Sonic Swoosh.

**AMP** · 07-28-2010, 19:42

If the multiplayer is getting a lead role you'd think having a foyer would be something standard to have for people to chat while not playing. You go from having one in STW to no foyer at all yrs later, but you can watch matches and play a multi campaign... very strange and doesn't make much sense.
Most of the things people talk about what they want to see and added in is really just common sense stuff for this day and age... you shouldn't have to request a lot of these basic features to be added in the yr 2010 of gaming... which is happening at the main site.

**Gregoshi** · 07-28-2010, 20:11

A hush falls over the forum as the Legendary AMP returns.

**AMP** · 07-28-2010, 21:15

I wasn't Legendary really... I just played way to much after work staying up all nite battling it out against strangers until they became strangers no more and some became great friends to play with. Those were some good times I must say and a good crowd compared to others out there.

**Kas** · 08-30-2010, 23:13

Isn't it typical? A first release often the best...sequels get more bells and whistles, stunning graphics, an insane amount of key combination functions added... and the gameplay? gets worse and worse with each new version.

Sometimes it feels like they rip the heart out of it and forget what it's all about...many sequels are horrible...good looking abominations...bad jokes.
Shogun...great! Medieval...very ok. Rome...errr...that's when I quit TW.

Why so many here still have a Shogun avatar? because it was a great game! an experience many still hope to relive.

SP was lovely...MP was wonderful...not much was wrong with it. And a Foyer? of course!
A community just needs a foyer (+ other chat options)

The Shogun foyer wasn't always nice of course...idiots and bad behaving kids not something new, but it was still nice and an important community tool.

Maybe the Shogun atmosphere and awareness of the importance of decent behavior (clanmembers) helped...I dunno, but I agree with Swoosh, Tera and Apache.

I just hope CA still has an old pc with a working original Shogun on it....they should try it again...probably a refreshing experience.

Do we need to see a broken fingernail of a warrior monk when we zoom in? nope...we need great gameplay...something like we already had maybe?

**ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88** · 07-28-2010, 21:17

Originally Posted by AMP

If the multiplayer is getting a lead role you'd think having a foyer would be something standard to have for people to chat while not playing. You go from having one in STW to no foyer at all yrs later, but you can watch matches and play a multi campaign... very strange and doesn't make much sense.
Most of the things people talk about what they want to see and added in is really just common sense stuff for this day and age... you shouldn't have to request a lot of these basic features to be added in the yr 2010 of gaming... which is happening at the main site.

Welcome back,legend!

**pevergreen** · 07-27-2010, 02:07

Originally Posted by CBR

Only for patches. The RTW 1.1 patch was the last one.

ETW had testing under an NDA. I was accepted into it, but they never sent me a patch/link/anything.

**CBR** · 07-27-2010, 02:24

Originally Posted by pevergreen

ETW had testing under an NDA. I was accepted into it, but they never sent me a patch/link/anything.

Ah OK. I was talking about the community test team that was involved with patches for the first 3 games. I know Activision also had its own testers and I remember encountering them when we doing MP tests for RTW 1.1.