Multiplayer for escape mode?

[kodith3great]

Anyone think that Multiplayer would be an interesting aspect to this part of the game?

[CotaMats]

intresting? Maybe. Is it going to happen? No.

[KingSwaga86]

it would be intresting but it would most likely put to much strain on the game.

[kodith3great]

Even if it was restricted to lan and very buggy I'd still love it.

[PapaPasta]

It sounds like a great idea. But first they will have to fix escape mode because it's way to easy.

[kodith3great]

it really depends on the map some can be really challenging if set up correctly...

[Binx]

Or if they add one person controls the prison while one trys to escape

[DC-GS]

Originally posted by teresa1972:

Or if they add one person controls the prison while one trys to escape

What should stop the warden from putting them in solitary forever or just execute them on the spot?

[Necroscourge]

It's possible, but not anything we can expect soon. Escape Mode works by placing the prison under AI control, with the player fully controlling the Inmate seperately. It should be possible to work it so that players can join eligible prisons as a prisoner should the groundwork get laid out.

With that comes it's numerous issues, such as the player not having to commit to the regime, incapable of using any system besides combat and digging, etc. Escape Mode would need even more work than it already needs, it's simply too much for the dev's to do *currently*. For instance would Security Guards get rehired for free if a player criminal killed them? Do they count for fail conditions?

That being said, I really want such a feature. It's fun forcing players to tolerate an uber badass capable of starting wide scale fights.

[Necroscourge]

Originally posted by DC-GS:

Originally posted by teresa1972:

Or if they add one person controls the prison while one trys to escape

What should stop the warden from putting them in solitary forever or just execute them on the spot?

If the player had group members then the warden would be focusing on the wrong person, especially if the Warden isin't immediatly notified on who the player prisoner is. Sure he could look for the guys that are extremely everything and permemnantly incarcerate them but what if the player has a few group members that happen to be stock!? There becomes a point where the fights still happen and the warden is spending more time trying to punish the problem than actually solving the problem.

Secondly, since inmates typically come in groups you *could* just permenantly incercerate every single midsec you get but not only is that unethical it's also not always going to work (Especially if it becomes so that players can be of any security level)

[Optimus Princeps]

Would be a lot of fun but right now escape mode is far too easy. Once it gets nerfed a bit maybe can think about a multiplayer.

[kodith3great]

or just remove the option to incarcerate them for ever or add time to it and let it mannually do it.