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Star Wars Battlefront no single player campaign ???

PsYcHoGBRPsYcHoGBR Member UncommonPosts: 482
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Just read this not sure what to make of it. I play single player campaigns aswell as multiplayer, was really looking forward to this game not so much now. Surely there are people that want to play single player too ?

http://www.pcgamer.com/ea-skipped-star-wars-battlefront-campaign-because-nobody-would-play-it/



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  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,938
    Yeah, that's right, there is absolutely no market for a single player Star Wars game. No one would play it at all.

    Not a one. Especially all those people who constantly state that SWToR should have just been KOTOR 3 or some such thing.

    Yup, not one person would do it.

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    Can't wait.


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  • zukster2k5zukster2k5 Member UncommonPosts: 18
    Sovrath said:
    Yeah, that's right, there is absolutely no market for a single player Star Wars game. No one would play it at all.

    Not a one. Especially all those people who constantly state that SWToR should have just been KOTOR 3 or some such thing.

    Yup, not one person would do it.

    On another completely unrelated note, since all my friends are out of town/celebrating parents birthdays I will finally be downloading KOTOR II.

    Can't wait.


    Its not that no one would play single player. Its about how much time and resources it would take from the multiplayer and would it be worth it at that point. I know many of my friends (nearly all) never touch single player on games like this so for each one of them it would be wasted time and resources. Mind you this is speculation but it seems this is the way FPS games have been moving.
  • FdzzaiglFdzzaigl Member UncommonPosts: 2,433
    If they did right by this franchise I would've gladly bought the game and even every bullshit DLC they'd release for it.

    But seems like they're only interested in "following what the data points out". I guess "the data" also told them that the chance of people enjoying modes like galactic conquest in the originals wasn't high, or of playing out more diverse maps and planets in different periods of the SW universe.

    Apparently they never heard the lines: "Never tell me the odds!"

    Guess what Dice, the odds of me buying your shit just dropped to near zero too.

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  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,938
    zukster2k5 said:
    Sovrath said:
    Yeah, that's right, there is absolutely no market for a single player Star Wars game. No one would play it at all.

    Not a one. Especially all those people who constantly state that SWToR should have just been KOTOR 3 or some such thing.

    Yup, not one person would do it.

    On another completely unrelated note, since all my friends are out of town/celebrating parents birthdays I will finally be downloading KOTOR II.

    Can't wait.


    Its not that no one would play single player. Its about how much time and resources it would take from the multiplayer and would it be worth it at that point. I know many of my friends (nearly all) never touch single player on games like this so for each one of them it would be wasted time and resources. Mind you this is speculation but it seems this is the way FPS games have been moving.
    It's an interesting point but maybe it has more to do with who you associate with. For example, the few people I know who play video games mostly play single player (I do know a few from meeting them in mmo land) as they can't stand dealing with "the general public".

    I myself mostly play single player games though I love the idea of a "virtual world" where one's character lives on through adventures.

    But I do think you are correct that it seems if a game has both multiplayer and single player one generally seems to suffer.

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  • Octagon7711Octagon7711 Member LegendaryPosts: 9,004
    No single player, that puts it off my radar.

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  • ArchlyteArchlyte Member RarePosts: 1,405
    I'm beginning to see that it's a doomed IP. Star Wars is so monetized that a game of substance cannot be made. The studios figure the path of least resistance to the most money and the games sit on that mark. Giving the titles any longevity or depth would require more time and their time is too valuable to be set against the players' time. Why make an MMORPG when a SPRPG will pull in nearly the same money. Why make a dual mode action shooter when we can use players instead of AI and structure and just give them player vs. player. "It's not like they won't buy it." 
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  • bcbullybcbully Member EpicPosts: 11,843
    I keep trying to tell people PvP is the future.
  • PsYcHoGBRPsYcHoGBR Member UncommonPosts: 482
    bcbully said:
    I keep trying to tell people PvP is the future.
    But they still charge the same money yet it has cost them alot less. EA has an awful reputation as it is and I don't see this doing them any favours unless they chop the price and give something to those that have pre ordered.

    http://starwars.ea.com/starwars/battlefront/buy



  • CrazKanukCrazKanuk Member EpicPosts: 6,130
    Octagon7711 said:
    No single player, that puts it off my radar.
    As it should. HOWEVER!!! It should be noted that EA has an unannounced Star Wars RPG in the works and is rumoured to be open world and such. So maybe all the SWG chatter hasn't fallen on deaf ears over the years. My guess is, though, that it won't be anything like SWG and will, more likely, be The Witcher: Star Wars version. 

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  • mayito7777mayito7777 Member UncommonPosts: 768
    I will quote what someone said in that page where the link comes from

    I quote:

    "Fjottstopper  Jivefly • a day ago

    It's EA, i'd rather scratch my arse along the pavemented road than buy ONE more game from them."

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  • MadFrenchieMadFrenchie Member LegendaryPosts: 8,505
    If you have experience with DICE's recent titles, you'd know that a single player campaign would be, at best, thoroughly mediocre.  Honestly, I wouldn't have advised anyone to buy this title from DICE for the single player even if it included one.

    What those folks at DICE lack in telling a good scripted story, however, they more than make up for with their talent at recreating the hectic chaos that is war.  If they manage to transfer their success with the Battlefield series over to this title, I will be sinking a shit ton of time into it (probably with a few friends along for the ride).  Multiplayer games tend to give me the most bang for my buck, anyways.

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  • waynejr2waynejr2 Member EpicPosts: 7,771
    Octagon7711 said:
    No single player, that puts it off my radar.
    Same here. 
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  • Viper482Viper482 Member LegendaryPosts: 4,101
    zukster2k5 said:
    Sovrath said:
    Yeah, that's right, there is absolutely no market for a single player Star Wars game. No one would play it at all.

    Not a one. Especially all those people who constantly state that SWToR should have just been KOTOR 3 or some such thing.

    Yup, not one person would do it.

    On another completely unrelated note, since all my friends are out of town/celebrating parents birthdays I will finally be downloading KOTOR II.

    Can't wait.


    Its not that no one would play single player. Its about how much time and resources it would take from the multiplayer and would it be worth it at that point. I know many of my friends (nearly all) never touch single player on games like this so for each one of them it would be wasted time and resources. Mind you this is speculation but it seems this is the way FPS games have been moving.
    Your problem is you are thinking in terms of Call of Duty and Battlefield. If you think no one is interested in a single player Star Wars FPS you obviously live under a rock.
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  • GardavsshadeGardavsshade Member UncommonPosts: 907
    edited August 2015
    Sovrath said:
    Yeah, that's right, there is absolutely no market for a single player Star Wars game. No one would play it at all.

    Not a one. Especially all those people who constantly state that SWToR should have just been KOTOR 3 or some such thing.

    Yup, not one person would do it.

    On another completely unrelated note, since all my friends are out of town/celebrating parents birthdays I will finally be downloading KOTOR II.

    Can't wait.


    LOL Now we know where all the multiplayer content Bioware dreamed up for SWTOR went....

    Me thinks somebody at EA got the games mixed up LOL.

    I have to laugh, it's too sad of a situation not to.
  • gervaise1gervaise1 Member EpicPosts: 6,919
    All the data will point to this not appealing to single player types ..... because it has no single player element. Egg - chicken.
  • GardavsshadeGardavsshade Member UncommonPosts: 907
    edited August 2015
    No risk no reward...    EA's loss. They better be glad I'm not a Shareholder.
  • laxielaxie Member RarePosts: 1,123
    As much as I love single-player content, I do see where they are coming from. Battlefront has always been a franchise about multiplayer skirmishes. Seeing how Battlefield is fairly successfull for its multiplayer aspect, it makes sense they want to pursue that within the timeframe they have.

    It does feel like they are delivering half a game, but realistically I was not looking forward to an immersive campaign. I was excited about fighting masses of enemies on Endor and Hoth.
  • ReklawReklaw Member UncommonPosts: 6,495
    I have to admit most multiplayer games I do play alway's have singleplayer going.
    I see the singleplayer campains as my trainings ground, me getting familiar with the game before I head into online where people need to rely on my skills. I rather get in prepared then unknowing. 
    Obviously I could look up everything to know about a multiplayer game, but that's not my gaming style nor does it give me pleasure in a gaming sense. 

    I was excited for Battlefront but when I read the news about it not having singleplayer it limited my excitement.

    Sure it has to do with limited gametime in rl. I do not want to login 12 times to get headshot the second I spawn (PS2)

    Might pick it up once it comes on sale....well knowing EA that might be a long time waiting.....

    Would it have come with singleplayer they would have gotten me day 1.
  • SuperDonkSuperDonk Member UncommonPosts: 759

    This is the first time I saw this news, despite being EA this game was a for sure purchase, now not so much.


    Congrats EA, always upping your screw the customers game. I'm not going to buy it if it is multiplayer only.

  • DrunkWolfDrunkWolf Member RarePosts: 1,701
    personally i dont care for single player mode in shooters. I just hope this game returns us to huge open maps like bf2/2142 had.

    seems when they made bad company and the bf3/4 games the maps became alot smaller and more focused on choke points for people to just camp. basically it turned into CoD which i cant stand.

    anyways, some of the video i have seen on the game makes it look really cool, i hope it turns out to be good.
  • Tasslehoff35Tasslehoff35 Member UncommonPosts: 962
    Rhoklaw said:
    Hmm, a Star Wars version of Witcher 3 / Skyrim would be nice right about now. Actually, why the hell hasn't this been done yet?
    Weren't those called Star Wars knights of the old republic?  

    Anyways I'd like to see a Diabloesk Star Wars game. 
  • grafhgrafh Member UncommonPosts: 320
    Do people even think before they post? They are making a Star wars themed multiplayer game. Why does it need a single player campaign? There are so many multiplayer games that dont have single player. Why aren't you complaining about them? Is it because its the Star wars ip? Or is it the company? Help me to understand this please.  If all the budget went towards multiplayer, then that tells me that this will be an Awesome multiplayer possibly. Instead of a half-assed story and half-assed multiplayer.
  • laseritlaserit Member LegendaryPosts: 7,591
    grafh said:
    Do people even think before they post? They are making a Star wars themed multiplayer game. Why does it need a single player campaign? There are so many multiplayer games that dont have single player. Why aren't you complaining about them? Is it because its the Star wars ip? Or is it the company? Help me to understand this please.  If all the budget went towards multiplayer, then that tells me that this will be an Awesome multiplayer possibly. Instead of a half-assed story and half-assed multiplayer.
    To be fair I believe the previous Battlefront title had a single player mode. If one is a fan of the original, I could understand the disappointment. 

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  • Moxom914Moxom914 Member RarePosts: 731
    my wife and i love destiny's story mode. its a nice way to play when you just want to relax and play without having the competition of pvp. after a long day at work and a long night after we put the kids to bed, thinking and strategy goes out the window. thats when story mode is nice.
     we both preordered the ce edition. now she wants to cancel it thanks to no single campaign. she doesnt want the idea of "play with everyone or not at all". i admit, thats a big blow to the game.
  • klagmireklagmire Member UncommonPosts: 95

    No single player wont matter much. I bought Battlefield 1, 2 and 3, and 2142, never once played the campaign.

    Its all about the PVP baby! STAR WARS style.

    Played:SWG(pre NGE/CU sucked)Yep its true, anyone who quit SWG because of the NGE/CU missed out on a much better combat system. DCUO, Fallen Earth, STO, The Secret World. Battlefield series. Planetside 2. Still playing SWG.

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