Listed as Single Player…

[OscarBravoRomeo]

The Steam page says Single Player. Has anyone seen anything to the contrary?

[Teralitha]

No and why would you?

[OscarBravoRomeo]

This was a multiplayer game.

[Severla]

Steam lists hot-seat games (RTK included) as single player.

HoMM are similarly listed as the RTKs in this way.

[simon028]

I really hope Koei'll bring back hot seat for this entry.

[VanquisherX57]

it was stated here in this article that hotseat won't be a thing. and during the TGS it was shown when they showed it off during the stream that you could only chose one officer.
https://dengekionline( .com/articles/203724/

[babobaka]

Originally posted by VanquisherX57:

it was stated here in this article that hotseat won't be a thing. and during the TGS it was shown when they showed it off during the stream that you could only chose one officer.
https://dengekionline( .com/articles/203724/

I see so it is confirmed.

I knew KOEI would screw this up somehow. I only hope they don't screw up too much.

[Pending name...]

Originally posted by babobaka:

Originally posted by VanquisherX57:

it was stated here in this article that hotseat won't be a thing. and during the TGS it was shown when they showed it off during the stream that you could only chose one officer.
https://dengekionline( .com/articles/203724/

I see so it is confirmed.

I knew KOEI would screw this up somehow. I only hope they don't screw up too much.

Yup not buying. Moving on now yall take care.

[OscarBravoRomeo]

A clip from VanquisherX57's link, so I can mark this as answered and folks don't have to exit Steam to read the website (question asked at Tokyo Game Show).

"Will multiplayer continue to be used?"

Ishikawa: "No, I'm sorry, but this time it will be single-player only. It's difficult to set up a dedicated server for a work of this size and let people play multiplayer, and I don't think it's very practical these days to go to a friend's house and play with them."

[babobaka]

Originally posted by OscarBravoRomeo:

A clip from VanquisherX57's link, so I can mark this as answered and folks don't have to exit Steam to read the website (question asked at Tokyo Game Show).

"Will multiplayer continue to be used?"

Ishikawa: "No, I'm sorry, but this time it will be single-player only. It's difficult to set up a dedicated server for a work of this size and let people play multiplayer, and I don't think it's very practical these days to go to a friend's house and play with them."

That is incredibly dumb quote.

I'm sure vast majority of the people that used the 8 player feature in original ROTK8 was so player can just control 8 characters at once, which makes things far more interesting since AI kind of sucks.

the 8 player mode in ROTK8 had VERY practical use. As a game designer, failure to see the appeal of that feature says a lot about Ishikawa, and how worthless he is as a game designer.

Either he is too lazy to play ROTK8 to understand it properly, or too stupid to understand what was the appealing features of ROTK8, either way he is worthless.

[OscarBravoRomeo]

I had never thought of playing multiple officers on a game. My room mate and I played as officers on the same force, but only one officer per person. It wasnt until I read these boards that I found out people did this

[babobaka]

Originally posted by OscarBravoRomeo:

I had never thought of playing multiple officers on a game. My room mate and I played as officers on the same force, but only one officer per person. It wasnt until I read these boards that I found out people did this

Well not everyone has to utilize a function in the product you've purchased, but the one who is selling the product MUST consider what removing that function means.

It's like someone who is designing a car says they've removed power window control for passenger window, saying most people are single these days and they drive alone, and thought it was unnecessary.

Whether the customer uses the feature or not, removing existing feature should not be done without considerable thoughts as it means taking value away from customer.

You must give the customer reasonable replacement (Like going from floppy disk to cd to online), or significant price drop if function is removed, or at least good freaking explanation.

That quote alone was enough evidence that Ishikawa does not have qualification to be directing any games. That quote was like a bus driving saying "What was the brake again?"

[Teralitha]

Yes that comment doesnt inspire confidence...

[Unknown Zom]

I would also like to add that Steam and Epic games have free P2P services for games for players to host with their friends, if they don't want to spend time and money to develop multiplayer syncing because it would drive up dev time, then they could just settle for hot-seat just fine.

Examples of Technology that has been around for years is Parsec and the newer steam's "Remote play together" which would render Ishikawa statement useless and infuriating.

We have the internet, we are all connected, we can play with friends in couch co-op games in another country all together and we have for years.

[Skidvar]

Ridiculous answer indeed "... I don't think it's very practical these days to go to a friend's house and play with them."

So they make a remake and leave out the best feature of the game? And then they make the battle maps smaller also...

I used to have so much respect for them. I already played their games starting in the early 90s with "Bandit Kings of Ancient China", played it with my neighbour. Have been playing the original RTK VIII with him for a few decades now (without the PUK)... :(

[tr4nsience]

The only reason I play this game is the multiplayer hot seat feature. They wonder why no one buys their ROTK games anymore. The games that were liked more and sold more in the ROTK series were ones that you could play with a friend. It’s like playing CIV6 in old school China.