CO-OP campaign

[Auttus]

Sadly no word about it and chances are it will not have a 2 player co-op campaign and it's a damn waste. It wouldn't affect the progression or the story in a bad way, it would make the game more fun and tactical. If devs worry about game being too easy they could also have scaling to add a bit more NPCs to counteract two players taking them out...all though imho they should just keep the current number and just improve AI behavior and reactions.

I would also suggest making some minor tweaks to lightning so that shadowy areas that are supposed to hide us are a bit more dark and also make detection easier in exposed open bright areas. I hope enemies aren't as oblivious on the highest difficulty. Other than that I really like the game and the overall feel to it.

Enemy snipers shouldn't have a laser sight that gives them away and they could also be in different spots within a building each time we replay a mission to give us a bit of a challenge (could be reserved for highest difficulty).

HVTs could travel around through villages checking their sectors and we could then try to snipe their car (if they're just traveling in a generic SUV). But they just need to have a lot of variety, don't make all HVTs drive in cars all the time or have them all sit in same situations etc.

[Van]

There was a Q&A in the first game that addressed the point.

8. Can two players play in co-op as a “Spotter & Sniper” team?

This is a question we get often. While co-op play is becoming increasingly relevant to the modern game player, we decided not to include this in multiplayer. Although spotters are an important element in real-world sniping, from a gameplay standpoint, it is way more fun for players to kill enemies by themselves then to mark targets for another player. At the top of the match, it is more fun to have a sniper rifle in your hand than having binoculars for marking targets.

http://worthplaying.com/article/2010/6/27/interviews/75252/

That said, I still want the co-op element because spotters don't just mark targets but create ideal situations for the shooter to take the shot. Since we're not just limited to just precision rifles anymore, then that absolutely creates the gameplay opportunity for a 2nd player to take that role.

[Auttus]

You can just have 2 snipers instead, working together, noone ever mentioned playing a binoculars simulation. They wasted huge potential and from a business point of view aswell, if it really is a question they get often. Watch them implement it either in a DLC or next game because they realize it brings money to them not just fun to the players.Dissapointing.