I love the Half Life 2 episodes, and IMHO its the best SP experience I've had and probably will ever have!
But MP should be a part of every game (like it is a part in HL2 in my example).
, but as you know mp takes alot time to code in a game. It's inevitable that you will sacrifice some other elements to make mp work (unless your name is Valve).
And about the fun in games, I've seen a lot of indie titles that mimic old FPS like Unreal or Quake. They're fun to play, but they either cant keep you hooked for more than 2 weeks or they lack something integral in the gameplay.
, that's cause the old fps games had professional teams behind them, most nowadays oldskool fps indie games don't have that, so their quality is lower (except for graphics on a technical level and sometimes exceptions on other elements).
'll give you the most direct example. If you've played Killing Floor, you'll notice its extremely fun to play game and very addictive. But the addiction wears off as soon as you gain a few levels and notice you're not in charge of your character. You're there only to shoot...
If they had implemented a skill/attribute system like in Diablo 2 (which would be 2 to 3 months of additional dev time, but extreme increase in game-play) they wouldnt have lost me as a player, and neither my friends (4 players more).
, I like Killing Floor and am on the same boat as you with the replaybility, though I don't see the connection with the rest of your post here
. Killing Floor is a bit shallow cause that's what people will expect to see (since it was a popular mod previously so it has alot of hardcore fans) and some people want to play something with a simple focus. If they wanted, they could have added skills and whatnot, Tripwire is fairly experienced I think and probably has the budget.
But, last thing I promise, do you really think someone here would hire me to make the MP part? From my experience, most people here are alone, or dont have the budget, like I didnt...
If someone would hire me here, I'd offer my services all the time, because I love making games, but now, I'm forced to look for web dev job here, because my game is the first Bulgarian game in a decade! laugh I'm the only game dev here...Everyone is looking for IT specialists.
, no you got me wrong, I wanted to try a mp game of you. I did not expect people to hire you, though I wish you all the best and that they do
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