PC Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight

nofix schrieb:

hätte mir ein neues Generals gewünscht... C&C3 fand ich schon ziemlich schlecht, vor allem was den Multiplayer und die Einheiten anging ein derber Rückschritt zu Generals... Teil 4 kann mir gestohlen bleiben

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You May Not Like Where Command & Conquer Is Headed

the future direction of the series. Plans die-hard fans of C&C may be interested/horrified to hear.

See, Van Caneghem is a big supporter of things like "games as service", and online delivery. Which makes him a good fit for EA, since that's exactly what EA are moving towards, with games like Battlefield Heroes and their acquisition of online gaming company Playfish.

So what does this mean for the future of Command & Conquer? Well, we knew he was going to "transform" the series, but didn't think it'd be this drastic. Chew over these quotes from an interview with Van Caneghem over on Gamasutra. The first regarding strategy games taking a leaf out of Battlefield Heroes' book.

"Look what online has done for RPGs over the last 10 years. All the other categories are following suit... we're looking forward to building something to be a leader in that space."

On where he sees C&C fitting in with this shift, he says ""It allows you to do everything you would have expected from a boxed game, but it adds a lot more to it... being connected and connected with players, and persistence, the social elements of playing against each other with other friends."

And, perhaps most distressingly, this:

"What you're seeing with all the social gamers on Facebook... they are actually already playing strategy games whether they know it or not. Taking a franchise like Command and Conquer and expanding it to a wider audience is part of the strategy."

Tiberiumville, coming to Facebook, 2010.

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Ohne LAN und dedizierte Server

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight wird keine LAN-Unterstützung und ebenfalls keinen Support für dedizierte Server bieten. 'Lead Designer' Sam Bass nennt das "Globale Spieler Fortschrittssystem" (global player progression system) als Grund dafür, denn egal ob ihr im Einzelspieler-, Multiplayer- oder Skirmish-Modus aktiv seid, alle Daten werden auf einem Zentralserver bei EA gespeichert - ihr müsst also immer mit dem Internet verbunden sein, wenn ihr C&C 4 spielt (wir berichteten).

Das System hat seiner Ansicht nach (neben Kopierschutz-Gründen) auch einen anderen Vorteil: So könnt ihr euch auf jeden Rechner, auf dem C&C 4 installiert ist, in euren Account einloggen und habt Zugriff auf die gesamten freigespielten Inhalte. Aufgrund dieses Zentralservers wird es keine Möglichkeit für dedizierte Server geben.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but on top of the fact that you need to connected online at all times while playing, Command & Conquer 4 won't have LAN or dedicated server support. The reason being, as lead designer Sam Bass put it, is because of the global player progression system.

Quelle

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