Max player limit increase?

[apogeo]

Are there any plans to allow more than 4 players in a game?

[Jakkauli]

I think it would get too hectic... 4 players is the sweet spot IMO. :P

[Knall]

Agree. 4 is enough because of the traps etc. More players add mayhem and takes away skills.

[Casper van Est]

Apart from the design issue that the maps are designed for 4 players and maybe the game becoming too hectic, there's also the technical issue that the bandwidth doubles for every extra player.. so we most likely won't do more than 4 players.

[Ungurean]

Please, please, I beg to increase the amount of local players, online have the problem that you said. But in my home I have several controlers and friends who wants to play this awesome game together.

Refrain from always following a predestined path for it only leads where others have already walked.
4 player is cliche, why not 6 or 8?
Please, maybe a mod only for who really want this.
Amazing game. thanks!

[Never Practice]

This is such a not a good idea. I guess it's fine for people who don't know to race but even just the fact that you would have to increase the number of items per map makes this idea very broken even at a beginner's level.

[AlienShoe]

you mean fun.

[thekey147]

There could even be bigger worlds to support a player increase.
I know of some games that, due to the large varying amount of people that may be playing, they'll make bigger or smaller worlds to fit a certain amount of players.
I wanted to host a LAN with 6 people, but seeing a 4 person cap, I'm less likely to play it.

[TwoOne]

Originally posted by italogules:

Lay_Z its that tipical fat boy who only care about being first, and when he can't be, he cries and call the game sucks. If do not interest you why you have to say something?!
Like I said made this only for local gaming and who thinks its a bad idea just don't use it.

Hey, keep the insults out of here. He had an opinion and this is a forum in which he is allowed to expess his opinion.

[Ungurean]

OK I take that back.

[Never Practice]

That and I was really just pointing out that the devs can't snap their fingers and make it happen. Plus, more players equals more bugs. It's a backburner addition but one that seems like it would make even more bugs occur i.e. broken.

[<- Nicht Mario]

Originally posted by Casper van Est:

... there's also the technical issue that the bandwidth doubles for every extra player...

My flatmates and I only play locally so the bandwidth isn't really an issue. Just for the fun of it we'd really like to try 6, 7 or 8 players. Of course we'd need other controller support. Don't want to run out of keyboard buttons before it can't handle them anymore.
As for the design issue, how about just testing it? Not block the ones already available but instead offer new maps and just add a recommended number? Some maps already don't work so well with 4 players because the choke points or areas you change from going left to right (and vice versa) are to critically designed to allow any big leads.

[Knall]

You want the devs to make a game for you and your flatmates?

[Never Practice]

Originally posted by Knall:

You want the devs to make a game for you and your flatmates?

Of course. That sounds idiotic to you? :P

[Ungurean]

Out there in market is replete of games single player and online multiplayer, it's like impossible to play local multiplayer in PC, but video games have the limitation of controllers and a PC not. Like already said, 4 player is do the same as everyone, its against innovation, is walk in the same path as everyone, that only leads to the same places.
The game itself is unique, and despite this, out there do NOT EXIST A SINGLE one game local multiplayer more than 4 players. And its a shame because shared screen do not have the complication of split screen as the players increse.

[Ungurean]

Originally posted by Knall:

You want the devs to make a game for you and your flatmates?

thats why the programers released the beta.