Co-op

[GrundleGrump]

I don't mean to be horrible about this, but how many of these genre of games will come out without co-op being a baked in feature from the start? I'm not sure you realise just how much Stardew blew up once co-op was available. People love it. A lot won't buy these games without it. It needs it.

[Rer]

I think saying the game "needs" Co-Op is a bit of a stretch. There are plenty of people, myself included, who enjoy playing these types of games on our own. Multiplayer is also not a small endeavor, it isn't an easy thing to just throw into a game.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying asking for it is bad, but I think it's important to keep expectations in line with a smaller team and let them prioritize on what is more important first.

[Jinx]

Originally posted by GrundleGrump:

I don't mean to be horrible about this, but how many of these genre of games will come out without co-op being a baked in feature from the start? I'm not sure you realise just how much Stardew blew up once co-op was available. People love it. A lot won't buy these games without it. It needs it.

You know, you really live up to your name

[GrundleGrump]

Originally posted by Jinx:

Originally posted by GrundleGrump:

I don't mean to be horrible about this, but how many of these genre of games will come out without co-op being a baked in feature from the start? I'm not sure you realise just how much Stardew blew up once co-op was available. People love it. A lot won't buy these games without it. It needs it.

You know, you really live up to your name :cfacepalm:

K

[Apricake]

Came here to see if it was multiplayer too, disappointed it's not. I don't think it's horrible to want it from the beginning! I do too! Although early access may not have it for the soul reason they're still working on the game. But yes we need multiplayer! It would be so much fun, just like stardew!

[Sylvan]

I'm assuming it's not a very large dev team and you are forgetting it isn't technically "out" it's in early access. multiplayer is very complicated to implement and they aren't even finished developing the main parts of the game (i.e the story isn't finished, romance/marriage/children aren't fully implemented, and even the mines stop about halfway down) it is a fantastic game and what they've got to show so far paired with their active updates on development as it happens is exactly what i would hope to get from an early access game, even more than i could hope for given the price point of the game, if im being honest! they already have an insane amount of bugs they are combating as well as focusing on the main development, adding multiplayer or releasing with multiplayer at this stage is just going to introduce so many more things they need to tackle that will only hamper development. you mention and compare it to stardew but did you forget it took literal YEARS before stardew got multiplayer? it was BECAUSE it is so complicated to add, and the only reason it was added was because it had already gained so much popularity so it was worth the investment it would take to implement. we as a community shouldn't be griping over things like this when the dev team is already working hard to bring us a game that is this good, nor should we be comparing a game that was made public less than a month ago to one that has had years to grow and develop. anything that is an improvement to the game will come in due time, but try to remember that not every game will have every feature you want it to have.

[$4.99 Pancakes]

Originally posted by Rer:

I think saying the game "needs" Co-Op is a bit of a stretch. There are plenty of people, myself included, who enjoy playing these types of games on our own. Multiplayer is also not a small endeavor, it isn't an easy thing to just throw into a game.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying asking for it is bad, but I think it's important to keep expectations in line with a smaller team and let them prioritize on what is more important first.

I agree!! Not only is this game still in Early access, but I feel like people forget a game can be fun when you're all alone too. It's always fun to have a friend around and especially be able to enjoy such a new experience with them, it's equally as fun to discover something on your own, to not be tied to a certain time to play a game because of scheduling.
A game never "needs" multiplayer to be popular or have a boom, but instead the content to keep players coming back.
But yeah, multiplayer sounds cool. Don't think we're gonna get it in early access though

[514]

There are two things that might put this game to the grave sooner than later: lack of Mod support and lack of co-op.

Still not having co-op means this game will probably not receive co-op in near future, it will die as other games, for sure.

[Amber]

lack of mod support?? Go look at nexus we got mods already lol. Also not every game needs Co op.. It's like people who complain About being online on a mmo lol.