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Fallout 5 Will Focus on Single Player
In addition to the lack of cross-play in Fallout 76, Todd Howard revealed in his interview with German PC magazine GameStar that Fallout 5 would be a single-player experience, just like previous installments.
This may be a hint of Bethesda’s strategy going forward, in that multi-player experiences will be relegated to spin-offs, such as The Elder Scrolls Online.
Todd Howard of Bethesda has said that when Fallout 5 comes around, it will be a return to the former singleplayer format of the mainline Fallout games. This comes only a few weeks after the reveal of Fallout 76’s multiplayer gameplay style, a new idea for the Fallout franchise.
Various Fallout games, from the very first one to Fallout 4, have always been singleplayer affairs with players only having their companions as another person around as they wander the wasteland in each game. Fallout 76 is the first multiplayer Fallout game, and its reveal to be so has been a controversial topic for many fans.
Todd Howard said Bethesda will be focusing on singleplayer games because it would be better for them to keep the multiplayer and singleplayer aspects separate, hence Fallout 76 being a multiplayer only game even with its solo option (which allows you to play outside a group, but not without anyone else around you).
That same philosophy also extends to the Elder Scrolls games. Bethesda unveiled The Elder Scrolls 6 at E3 this year, though there weren’t any other details about it and it’s unlikely that Bethesda will put any multiplayer in that, especially since it’s a main series title, unlike the spin-off game that is 76.
With all of the emphasis on Fallout 5 being a single player game, those wanting multiplayer can experience it in Fallout 76. The multiplayer-centric Fallout 76 is a robust, rich experience but it doesn’t really feel like an MMO. At this point, it clear how similar the situation is to The Elder Scrolls multiplayer.
Bethesda plans to keep mainline games and multiplayer experience separate. With The Elder Scrolls, the developer rolled out The Elder Scrolls online to satisfy the demand for MP. Meanwhile, The Elder Scrolls 6 and the rumored Fallout 5 will remain singleplayer only experiences.
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#5561877 Posted on: 07/02/2018 10:45 AM
I find the fact that Todd even needs to say this statement kind of funny.
I find the fact that Todd even needs to say this statement kind of funny.
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#5561878 Posted on: 07/02/2018 10:56 AM
How to recover from bad PR 101
Announce new game fans expected in the first place
How to recover from bad PR 101
Announce new game fans expected in the first place
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#5561880 Posted on: 07/02/2018 11:04 AM
Nobody was expecting Fallout 76 in the first place. The response to it under the guise of "expectations" has been laughable.
Nobody was expecting Fallout 76 in the first place. The response to it under the guise of "expectations" has been laughable.
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#5561893 Posted on: 07/02/2018 12:19 PM
Here's what he really said:
"Hey guys, we know you're worried about yet another online game, another X or another Y, but just try it out, spend your money on it to keep you afloat in your favourite setting!
And later, when we do Fallout 5, you can go back and spend your money again!
Sorry we didn't make a single player game right away, but we just think we can milk that online gaming survival battle royale trend better!"
I find the fact that Todd even needs to say this statement kind of funny.
Here's what he really said:
"Hey guys, we know you're worried about yet another online game, another X or another Y, but just try it out, spend your money on it to keep you afloat in your favourite setting!
And later, when we do Fallout 5, you can go back and spend your money again!
Sorry we didn't make a single player game right away, but we just think we can milk that online gaming survival battle royale trend better!"
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#5561918 Posted on: 07/02/2018 01:40 PM
Damage control 101. lol
Damage control 101. lol
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#5561920 Posted on: 07/02/2018 01:42 PM
Apparently there's not much damage done here. Seems like ESO pays pretty well, or they'd never get the idea to make a Fallout online game, right?
Apparently there's not much damage done here. Seems like ESO pays pretty well, or they'd never get the idea to make a Fallout online game, right?
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#5561936 Posted on: 07/02/2018 02:32 PM
Thing is they are quite different, ESO targeted a now dying genre - MMORPGs, while this surely want to have some of that very trendy PUBG/Fortnite Battle Crapyale $$$.
It's just that players hoped for a new true Fallout game, and I would have been surprised if it had been one, since it's new TES game turn, and AFTER, probably 6+ years from now, a new single player FO.
Apparently there's not much damage done here. Seems like ESO pays pretty well, or they'd never get the idea to make a Fallout online game, right?
Thing is they are quite different, ESO targeted a now dying genre - MMORPGs, while this surely want to have some of that very trendy PUBG/Fortnite Battle Crapyale $$$.
It's just that players hoped for a new true Fallout game, and I would have been surprised if it had been one, since it's new TES game turn, and AFTER, probably 6+ years from now, a new single player FO.
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#5561943 Posted on: 07/02/2018 02:38 PM
Yeah, I think everybody did that... I can't imagine people screaming, demonstrating in fron of the dev's office "WE WANT AN ONLINE GAME! WE WANT AN ONLINE GAME!"
Well until the next big thing hits the market, then they're catering to a dying market again. I find it stupid to put battle royale into games that never had it like Battlefield, just trying to eat a cake they never tasted just to get some, I hope it gets stuck in their throat.
It's just that players hoped for a new true Fallout game, and I would have been surprised if it had been one, since it's new TES game turn, and AFTER, probably 6+ years from now, a new single player FO.
Yeah, I think everybody did that... I can't imagine people screaming, demonstrating in fron of the dev's office "WE WANT AN ONLINE GAME! WE WANT AN ONLINE GAME!"
Thing is they are quite different, ESO targeted a now dying genre - MMORPGs, while this surely want to have some of that very trendy PUBG/Fortnite Battle Crapyale $$$.
Well until the next big thing hits the market, then they're catering to a dying market again. I find it stupid to put battle royale into games that never had it like Battlefield, just trying to eat a cake they never tasted just to get some, I hope it gets stuck in their throat.
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#5561946 Posted on: 07/02/2018 02:40 PM
Now I really like the idea of Fallout 76, but it seems like the negative feedback they got for Fallout 76 they're already looking to develop Fallout 5? Wouldn't it be funny to see Fallout 5 released at the same time or near the time as 76?!
Now I really like the idea of Fallout 76, but it seems like the negative feedback they got for Fallout 76 they're already looking to develop Fallout 5? Wouldn't it be funny to see Fallout 5 released at the same time or near the time as 76?!
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#5561962 Posted on: 07/02/2018 03:16 PM
If this happens, we should put up some bets over which game ends up being more broken on day 0 than the other. I vote 76.
Wouldn't it be funny to see Fallout 5 released at the same time or near the time as 76?!
If this happens, we should put up some bets over which game ends up being more broken on day 0 than the other. I vote 76.
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#5561965 Posted on: 07/02/2018 03:20 PM
I can't see Falout 5 coming out within the next 5 years, after 76 it will probably be Starfield, then after that the next Elder Scrolls...
At least that's how I see it going.
Now I really like the idea of Fallout 76, but it seems like the negative feedback they got for Fallout 76 they're already looking to develop Fallout 5? Wouldn't it be funny to see Fallout 5 released at the same time or near the time as 76?!
I can't see Falout 5 coming out within the next 5 years, after 76 it will probably be Starfield, then after that the next Elder Scrolls...
At least that's how I see it going.
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#5561973 Posted on: 07/02/2018 03:43 PM
I can't see Falout 5 coming out within the next 5 years, after 76 it will probably be Starfield, then after that the next Elder Scrolls...
At least that's how I see it going.
Yep, 2-3 years for Starfield, another 2-3 for next TES and on top of that another 2-3 for next FO. Minimum 6 years imo, unless they decide to go for FO before the next TES.
I can't see Falout 5 coming out within the next 5 years, after 76 it will probably be Starfield, then after that the next Elder Scrolls...
At least that's how I see it going.
Yep, 2-3 years for Starfield, another 2-3 for next TES and on top of that another 2-3 for next FO. Minimum 6 years imo, unless they decide to go for FO before the next TES.
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#5561997 Posted on: 07/02/2018 04:44 PM
Oh i don't know, is it doing well, i know they don't release numbers or player base count so i have no idea how this game is doing, but i suppose if they are sticking the Fallout franchise into that ring then then they must be making money from it, but are their enough whales to go around all these online service type games. lol
Apparently there's not much damage done here. Seems like ESO pays pretty well, or they'd never get the idea to make a Fallout online game, right?
Oh i don't know, is it doing well, i know they don't release numbers or player base count so i have no idea how this game is doing, but i suppose if they are sticking the Fallout franchise into that ring then then they must be making money from it, but are their enough whales to go around all these online service type games. lol
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#5562002 Posted on: 07/02/2018 04:58 PM
heh, like you guys already said, damage control 101.
heh, like you guys already said, damage control 101.
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That might be a nice compromise, i prefer single player myself, hope Fallout 5 will be more of a New Vegas experience.