Bethesda Explains Missing Multiplayer in Wolfenstein: New Order

[Longstreet]

I'm surprised they were allowed to do this.

That said, expectations are high now and i expect a bloody awesome game.

 

[4RM3D]

We have plenty of MP games already. It's nice to see a studio focusing on SP only, every now and then.

Actually, most 'recent' SP shooters have all been either decent or amazing. Can't say the same thing for the MP counterparts.

 

[masticina]

Good

Yes I know MP adds more lifetime to some games but we have seen enough games where an MP is just botched up to such a point that. I mean seriously who wants to play it.

So if more money and time goes to improving the single player then just adding a less then half decent multi player then that is fine.

Yes I know .. wolfenstein could have a decent multiplayer. How many resources in money, time and people would that cost?

 

[Davroth]

Companies seemingly learning their lesson? That is quite amazing news.

Reminds me of what one of my favorite authors said in an interview recently: Art is not a democratic process.

He then made a humorous observation about captain Ahab and how the appeal of Moby Dick would be bigger if he was more like a cruiseship captain, which I can't properly reproduce. So I wont try. Still though. I like this news. ^^

 

[conmag9]

Wish I played Wolfenstien games so I could support this line of thinking. Good on you Bethesda. Superfluous multiplayer just drains valuable resources on development and not all of us like multiplayer and/or lack a stable internet connection.

 

[Woodsey]

Seems kinda "duh", no one would play it.

 

[Rossmallo]

THANK YOU. Finally, someone with the brain stem necessary to realise that noone likes tacked-on multiplayer.

Bethesda's been doing pretty damn good lately, haven't they?

 

[Arawn]

Despite the need to upgrade weapons, it wasn't a bad game.

Clearly you didn't play the first Wolfenstein game, but the 2012 Wolfenstein that isn't actually a reboot but a sequel to Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

Ah pardon me, I should have said "last". I did play the block riddled original and the various games rose after it's smashing popularity. Not that it matters since I don't even think that one had a multiplayer mode. I had a hard enough time wit the normal game. Multiplayer at that time/age would have eaten me alive and used the bones to make a frame for the picture of my mutilated corpse. I barely hold a 1:3 ratio on such online playing today.

 

[Vylox]

Excellent, they decided to focus on the game, and give players what a game should be. An immersive experience instead of forcing multi player down throats.

Bravo.

Especially considering a huge complaint from gamers is the forced multi player on what should otherwise be a single player game.

 

[AwesomeDave]

It only makes sense... when most games were SP only, the ones with MP were the big deal... now that every game seems to have to have a MP component, hopefully putting all resources into a SP game will be a refreshing change.