Finally Multiplayer Gets A Lead Role

**Swoosh So** · 09-15-2010, 00:50

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** · 09-15-2010, 01:55

Originally Posted by 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.

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** · 09-15-2010, 02:25

Originally Posted by drunkeneagle

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** · 09-15-2010, 03:23

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

**UglyElmo2** · 09-15-2010, 05:02

@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. :)

**AMP** · 09-15-2010, 05:21

They should start by adding the much needed features in the wishlist which some of them have been asked for many years now. They also should start by giving the whole MP layout a major overhaul because right now it's just like stw almost without the lobby chat and stw was how long ago? Maybe they need someone with abit of imagination when doing it. I just hope they don't add like 1 or 2 things and be like "hey guys look at this addition isn't it cool look at what we gave you" and later on be like we're gonna add something else, but it's gonna be a DLC for 10$ doesn't that sound wonderful?

**vartan** · 09-15-2010, 06:33

Originally Posted by AMP

They should start by adding the much needed features in the wishlist which some of them have been asked for many years now. They also should start by giving the whole MP layout a major overhaul because right now it's just like stw almost without the lobby chat and stw was how long ago? Maybe they need someone with abit of imagination when doing it. I just hope they don't add like 1 or 2 things and be like "hey guys look at this addition isn't it cool look at what we gave you" and later on be like we're gonna add something else, but it's gonna be a DLC for 10$ doesn't that sound wonderful?

Oh boy is it easy to read between those lines, heh. Beef with the creative director's final decision on the MP lobby GUI?

**Gregoshi** · 09-15-2010, 05:09

Originally Posted by Magyar Khan

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.

**Magyar Khan** · 09-15-2010, 13:10

Originally Posted by Gregoshi

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.

Nice Greg, tell them I personally stand for their safety here.... as from what i can see the place is just roamed by oldies and all are constructive and willingly to make the game the best in their series by default...

**Sp00n** · 09-15-2010, 13:40

Would be nice to get some sort of CA representative here regarding MP, anything we post here atm is just pure speculation as we know nothing about what they are going to be bring MP wise with Shogun 2.

I'll be happy if they can just give us what we had with the original plus a MP campaign, a foyer/lobby being top of my list.

On a positive note they should realize that the MP community here is extremely passionate about Shogun 2's MP due to how good the originals was and thats maybe why its getting a little heated here of late, while I believe they have steadily improved the TW games in SP I can't really say they have done it in MP, however apart from the era and some niggling faults I quite like NTW which is a return to decent MP imo although still not at Shoguns level.

I've never been so excited about a game since the original came out and I'm sure CA have the same passion so lets wait and see what they announce in the coming months.