"The Crossing" Premiere

**HobblinHarry** · 12-23-2006, 06:44 PM

My impression is that the game will be able to seamlessly jump between a single and multiplayer experience, that is not making the game experience be bound to a one or two people story mission... something where other players can jump in and out of whenever they want, and take on any role they want.

**aras_se** · 12-23-2006, 07:04 PM

you mean World Of warcraft fps?

**baconman** · 12-23-2006, 07:45 PM

WoW PLUS u will randomly get killed every 15 seconds?

**entRo** · 12-24-2006, 01:53 AM

**Thortok2000** · 12-24-2006, 02:28 AM

Honestly, it's either a single player game, or a multiplayer game. It's binary...either multiple people play, or they don't.

The only way to work it out is that either it's only multiplayer some of the time, or only single player some of the time.

What would be really fun is if it was single player, and then certain points in the story are multiplayer, and then everyone who's at that point in the story gets to participate with other people... Like, you're doing single player, then you come to a town square where you have to assassinate another target, and it turns out that target is another player who thinks he's still in the single player part because he's really doing something else with HIS storyline, but is about to get shot at, or something.

Like, you think it's just another boss fight, but it turns out the 'boss' is another player doing his own thing for his own reasons.

If you mix PvP with the elements and story of a single player adventure...as in, something happens, win or lose, and then you go on with the story, instead of playing the same storyless 'level' over and over, that would be great.

I dunno. Interest piqued, but I also don't think it's going to be THAT original.

**entRo** · 12-24-2006, 04:29 AM

Sounds good, except for this part:

the Valve and Arkane crews have apparently been hard at work

**FLeK0** · 12-24-2006, 05:07 AM

So now you'll have random myg0tish people ruining your single player experience too. great idea.

need for speed: carbon has some feature like this; In the 'challenge series' single player part you are able to invite four real players into the 8 player races. It's pretty interesting that way. But that is just completing goals together, I have no idea how will they make random online players fit in single player scenes.

**DevgruSeal H.E** · 12-24-2006, 10:27 AM

Sounds like it's just co-op. Looks good nonetheless...

**DaRk-AnGeL** · 12-24-2006, 02:00 PM

Sven co-op did this a long time ago, as did the map 'hunted' on team fortress.

This isn't anything new.

*rolls eyes*

**V.C. Sniper** · 12-24-2006, 02:25 PM

T3h 1337 VALVe have partnered with Arkane Studio to create another revolution in gaming!!! w00t!!! Goo VALVe!!! They are soo 1337 at working on soo many projects at once and still being able to release OWN4G3 games!!! w00t!!! I can't wait to see more of the crossing!!! It really looks like the might Source Engine have gotten a new graphical update!! THE GAME LOOK SOO REALISTIC!! The building in the background looks like they are actually real and blend into the game world and not just a skybox object!! OMG SOO 1337!1

**Pan the Goat God** · 12-24-2006, 11:59 PM

You're trying too hard man.

**milly9** · 12-25-2006, 01:20 AM

people love to say their games is breaking the mold with never before seen stuff. its just hype

**entRo** · 12-25-2006, 02:55 PM

Valve games are pretty good at breaking, though.

**ukHazard** · 12-26-2006, 10:40 AM

Pan the Goat God wrote..

You're trying too hard man.

Comments just aren't the same without Mr Sniper to brighten them up.