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Hook Aug 24, 2016 @ 8:55pm
No CrossPlatform
I bought this game to play with my friend and wasn't warned about it not being cross platformed - had to find out via a Facebook comment.
How come Worms Clan Wars was cross platform and this is not?? It's 2016!
Can't even find a single multiplayer game due to this. Bummed out.
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Hook Aug 24, 2016 @ 9:03pm 
PS: Bring back Forts
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skiru Aug 24, 2016 @ 9:04pm 
I hope cross-platform is indeed added, it could give the player-base a boost.
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skiru Aug 24, 2016 @ 9:05pm 
Originally posted by ALTRIX:
PS: Bring back Forts

And yes, I miss forts.
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ctbalcerak Aug 24, 2016 @ 9:38pm 
Thinking cross platform is included is just plain stupid. There are like 20 games out of 1 million who have that feature. Do your research before you buy.
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Hook Aug 25, 2016 @ 6:22am 
Originally posted by ctbalcerak:
Thinking cross platform is included is just plain stupid. There are like 20 games out of 1 million who have that feature. Do your research before you buy.

Yeah, including the previous Worms game, idiot.
Last edited by Hook; Aug 25, 2016 @ 6:23am
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De Padre Aug 25, 2016 @ 6:32am 
Originally posted by ALTRIX:
Originally posted by ctbalcerak:
Thinking cross platform is included is just plain stupid. There are like 20 games out of 1 million who have that feature. Do your research before you buy.

Yeah, including the previous Worms game, idiot.

Previous worm games (worms armageddon, worms revolution, worms wwp) didnt had cross-platform, the only title that had crossplay was worms clanwars.

You dont need to call people idiot for that, do your research before you buy because who is the idiot now? ;)
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Snowcone Guy Aug 25, 2016 @ 6:37am 
I doubt they promised anywhere on any Store page that this game would have such a feature.
Yes, it would be nice to have, many people want it, and Team17 is looking into it.

But it was never claimed that the game would have this feature,
so if you just blindly assumed this, you have nobody else to blame but yourself.

This game is missing some other features that older Worms games had too.
But I'm not rioting or calling people names,
because I looked up what was in the game and what wasn't before I bought it.
Last edited by Snowcone Guy; Aug 25, 2016 @ 6:39am
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Pendulum Aug 25, 2016 @ 6:53am 
Regardless of whether it was promised or not, can we at least agree crossplay platform is NEEDED to ensure this game won't fizz out? We have (I think) 6 divided platforms.

This is a relatively niche game and it can't afford dividing the player base.
Last edited by Pendulum; Aug 25, 2016 @ 6:53am
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Snowcone Guy Aug 25, 2016 @ 7:03am 
I think we all do. But that's already discussed in countless other topics :P
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Cattus Aug 25, 2016 @ 7:13am 
Originally posted by ctbalcerak:
Thinking cross platform is included is just plain stupid. There are like 20 games out of 1 million who have that feature.

Eh, no?
Cross platform between consoles and pc is indeed a rare feature, but cross platform between Windows, Mac and Linux is logic.
I'm sure the game has the same netcode on each platform, so it's a wonder, that it's not possible.

In fact on Mac and Linux this game is currently a singleplayer game which supports local co op, because you don't find games there.
And because of the missing lobby, no one knows, if anyone is there who eventually would join.

And of course nobody hosts a game and waits half an hour in the hope, anybody will join.
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dfrn Aug 25, 2016 @ 7:34am 
ah. damn and i was wondering why the heck i can't find a ranked or unranked mp game :(. That kind of suck.
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El Chico Gordo Aug 25, 2016 @ 12:57pm 
Seriously? I was wondering why it didn't work. How stupid is that? They had it before. Especially since there is absolutely no reason to not support cross-platform. Aww, this is so humilitating!
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Jarzka Aug 25, 2016 @ 1:17pm 
Originally posted by El Chico GordoGER:
Seriously? I was wondering why it didn't work. How stupid is that? They had it before. Especially since there is absolutely no reason to not support cross-platform. Aww, this is so humilitating!

I wonder if the "reason" or cause for not supporting cross-platform gameplay is related to Worms Steam version using Steam API for multiplayer functionality (player invites etc) while GOG version does not support Steam invites. Yes, it's stupid and should be fixed ASAP.
Last edited by Jarzka; Aug 25, 2016 @ 1:17pm
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El Chico Gordo Aug 25, 2016 @ 1:18pm 
Well, after all, steam invite works between windows - windows systems. So what's wrong with the internet that windows packets can't reach mac systems? :S
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Cattus Aug 25, 2016 @ 1:44pm 
Originally posted by Jarzka:
I wonder if the "reason" or cause for not supporting cross-platform gameplay is related to Worms Steam version using Steam API for multiplayer functionality (player invites etc) while GOG version does not support Steam invites.
This is corrent and the reason, why Steam buyers can't play with GOG players.
I'm sure this won't ever be fixed, because it would need to develop a new independence WormNet (like Rocket League did).
But the Steam API is the same on Windows, Mac and Linux and the GOG API is the same on Windows and Mac, so yes, this should be fixed asap.

They said, they will update it post-release. But I'm not so sure...
The community dies too fast on Mac and Linux and at the end, there "is no need" for cross play anymore.
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