Multiplayer campaign has 2 player limit?

[Squizen]

Multiplayer campaign has 2 player limit?

[yoda gaming]

yep

[Squizen]

I dont understand it. The game will have 4-5 factions anyway, cant you do that more than 2 people can play?

What is the reason for that?

[Belian]

Because of time per turn PER player, butt yeah otherwise it's the lack point of Total War in general, they should put the option to do so, and player just have to decide if they will do a 2 player game, a 4 player game etc

[The Standing Tortoise]

Most people don't have the patience to properly see a campaign through on previous Total War games, except for the hardcore players and history buffs (still a combined minority). I imagine there would be more hardcore players introduced with TW: Warhammer, however, the proportion of players who would be able to sit through till the half-way mark w/ the 2 player limit is quite small. Multiplayer campaigns require a lot of luck, real effort, and real organisation.

[Squizen]

Or they can make it non wait? If there are 4 players, they are doing their turns together? and there is a timer? 5 min? 3 min to each turn?

They can give at least an option to play with more than 2 if people want to.

[Belian]

@What'sThat Yeah but that's argue is stupid, if people don't like wait that much before playing, they should join a 2 player campain, and the one who want to play with 3 mate, do this in a 4 player campain, that should be an option when u create the room !!!! And so Total war will be so great, the greatest deal for RTS gamer.

[Corona Scurrae]

Originally posted by Squizen:

Multiplayer campaign has 2 player limit?

yes.

[[PHNX]Kordarus]

Originally posted by Squizen:

I dont understand it. The game will have 4-5 factions anyway, cant you do that more than 2 people can play?

What is the reason for that?

It's because of the engine, theres been 2 player campaign on the TW games for a while. They just don't think adding the option to play with more players justify the cost since they don't believe it will help them sell more copies.

Easy to understand. Don't listen those who tell you it's because of the time per turn, this is BS. They know many players would play more than 2 players campaign. But they also know those who would play already buy the game and so it would cost more for no real gain. It's buisness reasoning. Not about time per turn lol.

[The Standing Tortoise]

Originally posted by Agrael:

@What'sThat Yeah but that's argue is stupid, if people don't like wait that much before playing, they should join a 2 player campain, and the one who want to play with 3 mate, do this in a 4 player campain, that should be an option when u create the room !!!! And so Total war will be so great, the greatest deal for RTS gamer.

Game devs will tell you, there are 1000 things they wanted to implement, but could only prioritise 100. Time and money.

[til further notice]

Ohhh no! A feature that's been the exact same since Shogun 2! Why are people surprised by this?

[[PHNX]Kordarus]

Originally posted by Heartregis:

Ohhh no! A feature that's been the exact same since Shogun 2! Why are people surprised by this?

because on an interview months ago when someone asked them if there will be more than 2 players for the multiplyer campaign they said the idea isn't excluded...

But yeah you took the opportunity to act like a douche bag and throw jabs to anyone who just have the horrific and irrational behavior to post on a forum...

Well done sir, your good at it!

[Vargas78]

Any more than 2 players would take too long. Sure if they add it i wouldnt complain but i dont think many people would play it.

What are player 3 and 4 supposed to do if one player is fighting the a.i. and chooses not to automate it?

With 2 player mode, the second player controls the a.i. army so there is always something to do while you wait your turn and it also makes a.i. factions more of a challenge if your opponent is acting as their general when they fight you.

[[PHNX]Kordarus]

Originally posted by Vargas78:

Any more than 2 players would take too long. Sure if they add it i wouldnt complain but i dont think many people would play it.

What are player 3 and 4 supposed to do if one player is fighting the a.i. and chooses not to automate it?

With 2 player mode, the second player controls the a.i. army so there is always something to do while you wait your turn and it also makes a.i. factions more of a challenge if your opponent is acting as their general when they fight you.

You can always spectate if you want, so it's not like your staring at the campaign map for too long. I know this is not convenient, i would never play like this on a multiplayer random game. But with rl friends it would be great.

But yeah like i said before it's not because it would take too much time to play a turn, it's because it would cost money to reprogram the game for more than 2 players. The decision was taken years back and they have to stick with it until they change the engine or pay the money to change it.

They probablly think that doing it won't help to sell more copy enough to justify the cost, so they just don't do it...

[Vargas78]

The 2 player campaign modes in total war games can be excellent as well, but its best to play with people you know in real life as they are more likely to stay for the long haul. I used to play NTW2 vs my dad. I was France, he was Britan or Russia. And i played Rome 2, Hannibal at the Gates vs a friend and that was a good laugh.

Most Total War multiplayer gamers have not tried the campaign mode, and only stick to battles, but if you have someone reliable to play against and are happy to go for the long haul, its a very unique and interesting challenge. It makes the battles more interesting as there is context to the battles.

[The Standing Tortoise]

Originally posted by Vargas78:

The 2 player campaign modes in total war games can be excellent as well, but its best to play with people you know in real life as they are more likely to stay for the long haul. I used to play NTW2 vs my dad. I was France, he was Britan or Russia. And i played Rome 2, Hannibal at the Gates vs a friend and that was a good laugh.

Most Total War multiplayer gamers have not tried the campaign mode, and only stick to battles, but if you have someone reliable to play against and are happy to go for the long haul, its a very unique and interesting challenge. It makes the battles more interesting as there is context to the battles.

Drawing upon your logic, MP campaigners can never be people you don't come to know in real life.