Coop or multiplayer?

[Crow 2-5]

I'm not really asking for it, but is it possible that later on there will some type of miltiplayer element added to the game. I think Coop would be pretty cool, but I'm not so sure about pvp.

[danijel]

Originally posted by RazgrizKnight:

I'm not really asking for it, but is it possible that later on there will some type of miltiplayer element added to the game. I think Coop would be pretty cool, but I'm not so sure about pvp.

As stated in another thread, multiplayer is NOT planned. It is something we would love to implement and it's constantly on our minds, but we would probably bite off more than we could chew. For now we're focused on making the single player experience as best as we can.

[Crow 2-5]

That pretty good news to hear, i love a good solo space game. I really look forward to playing this game and from what ive seen you've got some awesome ship designs, keep up the good work!

[danijel]

Originally posted by RazgrizKnight:

That pretty good news to hear, i love a good solo space game. I really look forward to playing this game and from what ive seen you've got some awesome ship designs, keep up the good work!

Thank you very much. I'll let the designers know :)

[Deon ☣]

If you ever think about even simple MP support in the future, it will be all that's needed :). Freelancer-style servers would be the best idea IMHO, but you are right, the more polished the space is (missions, lore, factions), the better. It would be not fun to fly with friends in a bland universe :D.

[JackTheRedCreeper]

Good! Work all you want on the SP, no need to rush the multiplayer part. What would be lovely is a Coop multiplayer, two players. Maybe even small, to keep us fed up while you finish the SP?

[tillathekilla]

im gonna bump this because i just bought the game and would really love to play this coop with like 1-3 other people. but reading this and the other multiplayer thread i totally understand what danijel is saying. id also like to add that money talks and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ walks, if i like this game and REALLY want coop, im gonna wait till the game isnt on sale anymore and buy 3 more copies for my friends, and i recommend others do the same.

[Bumble]

Originally posted by danijel:

Originally posted by RazgrizKnight:

I'm not really asking for it, but is it possible that later on there will some type of miltiplayer element added to the game. I think Coop would be pretty cool, but I'm not so sure about pvp.

As stated in another thread, multiplayer is NOT planned. It is something we would love to implement and it's constantly on our minds, but we would probably bite off more than we could chew. For now we're focused on making the single player experience as best as we can.

Is there any update on whether multiplayer is in the works, at all? I know it wasn't planned during the time of your reply, but I didn't know if it has changed since then.

Would really be interested in playing co-op or multiplayer in a game like this -- which is pretty much exactly the type of game I'm looking for at the moment. :)

[danijel]

Nah... sorry to disappoint you. We're not working on MP of any kind. And seeing as our plan is to release in September, I don't see it happening for the final version either :S. Too much for us unfortunately :(.

[Bumble]

Originally posted by danijel:

Nah... sorry to disappoint you. We're not working on MP of any kind. And seeing as our plan is to release in September, I don't see it happening for the final version either :S. Too much for us unfortunately :(.

Ah ok, no problem.

Will wait for SG3 then I guess.

[TIMS]

Hi Danijel!

I totally understand and agree with the perspective of polishing and perfecting the Single Player experience but by not doing a Multiplayer component, there will be less sales of this game.

Think of it: one person, maybe a fan of Freelancer, buys this game and enjoys it. How is that person going to entice friends to also buy it when they can't play together?

Contrast with another scenario wherein multiple friends buying their own copy to play the game with each other.

What I'm saying is multiplayer guarantees more sales and single player only guarantees less sales. The successful funding of Star Citizen proves what people want and are willing to pay for in a game.

And honestly, I was very close to buying this until I read there was no multiplayer. As soon as I read that, I thought "oh well...maybe when it does have multiplayer." I play games not just because I enjoy the experience but I enjoy the experience with friends.

In a word, removing this from my wishlist and not going to buy it without multiplayer.

Respectfully, thanks anyways and sincere good luck!

[wiredhands]

Originally posted by TIMS:

but by not doing a Multiplayer component, there will be less sales of this game.

The amount of extra sales from adding a multiplayer component at the current stage would be neglible, and quite probably not warranting the extra amount of developing/programming needed.
Imo not buying a game because it doesn't have multiplayer is just a way of losing out on great games..if I had thought like that I would have missed out on most of the best games in the last 30 years (yes I am 'that' old).

Besides, afaik the engine/game was from the get go not designed for multiplayer which again adds an entirely new set of problems if one should try to add such a component to it.

The wise thing to do would be to finish SPG2 as single player only and then make a new/improved engine for SPG3 with multiplayer options

[danijel]

Originally posted by TIMS:

Hi Danijel!

I totally understand and agree with the perspective of polishing and perfecting the Single Player experience but by not doing a Multiplayer component, there will be less sales of this game.

Think of it: one person, maybe a fan of Freelancer, buys this game and enjoys it. How is that person going to entice friends to also buy it when they can't play together?

Contrast with another scenario wherein multiple friends buying their own copy to play the game with each other.

What I'm saying is multiplayer guarantees more sales and single player only guarantees less sales. The successful funding of Star Citizen proves what people want and are willing to pay for in a game.

And honestly, I was very close to buying this until I read there was no multiplayer. As soon as I read that, I thought "oh well...maybe when it does have multiplayer." I play games not just because I enjoy the experience but I enjoy the experience with friends.

In a word, removing this from my wishlist and not going to buy it without multiplayer.

Respectfully, thanks anyways and sincere good luck!

I definitely respect your opinion and I'm glad you've noticed the no-MP part, because buying a game you're not happy with simply sucks. So thanks for taking the time to read through the forum :).

Implementing/not-implementing MP is not, in our case, motivated by potential sales. Of course we'd like to have MP. Heck, we'd love to have it :). In our case, it's a matter of development. We have no or negligible experience in developing multiplayer. Add to that that we're a small team and that we still need to finish the game in some realistic time-frame so we continue to... erm... exist as developers :D... and what you get is a nice bucket of problems :S. What I'm saying is:
MP is definitely something we'd love to implement, but until we can be sure we actually can implement it in a quality and timely fashion, we're sticking to SP :).

Thanks for the interest in SG2!

[AEJarl]

game looks nice but Coop or multiplayer is what keep it running, atleast coop, follow player 1

[Felix]

Hey danijel, or any other developer that reads this post! Just wanted to say I bought this for a friend of mine and he says he is loving it, (And suspects I will be getting a copy in turn when my birthday rolls around later this month! =^.^=)

Sad to hear that Multiplayer won't be making it into SPG2, but just wanted to add another voice saying I would love to co-op with my buddy in an expansion, or the next time around.

Keep up the awesome work! There are not enough folk who focus on awesome games like this! Give my best wishes to the team and all that! :3

[danijel]

@Felix
Thanks man! We appreciate it :)
I can tell you that as soon as we'll be able to, we'll be implementing MP as a standard part of any of our games. We want it too :).