Hands-On: Homefront Multiplayer
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To its credit, the game sets it up plausibly. It isn't just the single country of North Korea that's invading, it's the entire "Greater Korean Republic," i.e. North Korea which has conquered much of eastern Asia, like Japan circa World War II. And the America of 2026 has been badly crippled economically and resource-wise. So while the idea itself is laughable, they sell it well, if that makes sense.HK_01 said:
not to mention that the country got hit with an EMP blast, making the "crippled" part even worse.John Funk said:
Well I'm glad they're trying something new with the multiplayer as well as the singleplayer. I might keep my eye on this one.
Same here. The Brink "Choir of Guns" trailer shows off some awesome weapons and customization.GLo Jones said:
Hopefully Homefront has plenty of weapons too. This MP sounds awesome though.
Star Wars Battlefront did BP last generation. To be honest it doesn't sound at all new, or even team friendly, it'll be like Battlefield Heroes and (maybe) MAG where it's about finding the best way to solo up a lot of points, be it through spam healing or deliberately not taking flags so you can shoot more.
And it's only a slight improvement over the kill streak system because if you suck you're not going to be able to do the other stuff that gets you points as fast as a good player.
But it's still an improvement over normal fare, and the second system sounds really fun
And it's only a slight improvement over the kill streak system because if you suck you're not going to be able to do the other stuff that gets you points as fast as a good player.
But it's still an improvement over normal fare, and the second system sounds really fun
The mini missions sounds like a good idea, but do people earn penalties for not trying for them? In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, we have spots, Q button on an enemy, means everyone can see them. You get assist points if they die and you've spotted them. Quick and easy. But take a wild guess how many people actually do it. Just because the system is in there doesn't mean people will use it. Need more than incentives unfortunately.
Although BP sounds terrible tbh. It's hard enough getting people to play as a team when all they want to do is go solo and kill everyone. Encouraging them to do that can't be healthy.
Although BP sounds terrible tbh. It's hard enough getting people to play as a team when all they want to do is go solo and kill everyone. Encouraging them to do that can't be healthy.