Bamba wrote:
“there won’t be any offline support” seems pretty unambiguous to me but whatever. And if the multiplayer is integrated then how is the single player even really a single player at all? And wasn't I the one that said it's like Destiny so aren't you agreeing with me by also making the comparison yourself? And doesn't that mean having a fully populated world could genuinely be considered a necessity for a fair appraisal of the game? And do you actually know what we're arguing about any more? And why do I have a massive feeling of deva vu as I tap these sentences out?
Weird I completely missed the headline of that article and then missed the same sentence only three paragraphs down. That article was from 2014 anyway, so, it wasn't exactly up to date. Anyway, I'm watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine so I'm not exactly concentrating. Pimento is great and his flirting with Diaz was fan-tastic.
In reply to your questions:
1) as I understand it, there's two facets to the game - playing the campaign and the Dark Zone. The campaign has a linear mission structure, do missions, go here, go there and, if you want, take your mates along - co-op multiplayer. So you could do without the co-op and you're playing the campaign. So is that aspect truly a single player? Yes it is. Next the Dark Zone where you have the high loot and is basically you fighting for the best loot against humans - competitive shooter part. Is it truly single player when it's against actual people? Probably not. So why not add bots. Anyhoo.
2) No. I used Destiny as an example since the mechanics are similar.
3) No. Destiny was similar and they still managed to push out their reviews and give reviewers enough time to get through it. But, sure, you could say the same of any game with multiplayer content. So why don't the CoD's of the world and every other game with multiplayer content (eg most console games) hold back review copies until after release?
4) Something to do with Amiga Power not being given copies of Alien Breed 3D?
5) Something to do with Amiga Power not being given copies of Alien Breed 3D?