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Shared Co-op Multiplayer

August 22, 2010 7:09:01 PM from Elemental ForumsElemental Forums

 

Disclaimer: Not having played the beta, I don't know if this is feasible.

It reads as though multiplayer has some updates coming in the future to get it up to Stardock's top notch quality. If it hasn't been discussed already, I'd like to suggest that they consider allowing an option for two players to share control of a team in multiplayer mode.

I remember some past games like Age of Empires/Age of Kings where two players could operate the same team. This was nice in that you could split up responsibilities. Maybe one of the players likes harvesting and finding resources and the other player might be more interested in the fighting aspect of the game. It was a lot of fun playing against the AI cooperatively in this configuration.

Is this even a possibility with EWOM or are the game mechanics so different that shared co-op wouldn't work?

Thanks

 

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hermes33
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Reply #1 August 23, 2010 8:54:55 AM
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Well age of empires is an RTS and elemental is turnbased. So there really is no need for this mechanism since you dont have to worry about multitasking.

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Tridus
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Reply #2 August 23, 2010 11:20:54 AM
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Civ 4 had a mode something like this, but you still controlled your own cities (you were a team for things like diplomacy and victory).

Elemental would have to go a similar way, it'd be pretty confusing for two players to share a single sovereign. A "team" where you start off in permanent alliance makes more sense with the game mechanics.

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MartialDoc
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Reply #3 August 23, 2010 12:39:07 PM
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Yeah, going to agree with hermes here.  No real point in sharing a sovereign in a turn based strategy game...

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Aractain
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Reply #4 August 23, 2010 1:39:13 PM
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Anno 1440 venice had the shared faction thing aswell, was interesting but mutliplayer was a sandbox there and didn't last long. I find it much more fun with seperate empires but with preset alliances that share vision, wars - just not resources.

Civ4 is a great example of how to do it well. Total War is an example of how to do co-op terribadly.

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Nesrie
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Reply #5 August 23, 2010 7:40:15 PM
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Starting in alliance/teams would be a great option to have. I prefer starting out on my own and having the thrill of finding the others myself and then allying with my friends, but the option to do it the other way works for me too.

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Reply #6 August 27, 2010 3:46:28 PM
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could be funny as a mod or MP mode to have some players be champions and others rulers. The former could get equipement in towns depending on the rulers techs/buildings, and work for the rulers. Rulers would build cities and armies ^^ Two major aspects of the game split for cooperation. Chapions could join a kingdom or remain mercenaries/free, offer their help for money.

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Reply #7 August 28, 2010 2:48:50 PM
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Quoting Tridus,
reply 2
Civ 4 had a mode something like this, but you still controlled your own cities (you were a team for things like diplomacy and victory).

Elemental would have to go a similar way, it'd be pretty confusing for two players to share a single sovereign. A "team" where you start off in permanent alliance makes more sense with the game mechanics.

 

But, I dont see why 2 Sovereigns couldn't govern one faction?

EDIT: My point is to share a faction, not a sovereign. 2 (or more) players would share resources, cities, borders, line of sight, units and design blueprints, well everything. The only thing that would be controlable by only one player would be sovereigns themselves, and perhaps their dynasties, rest is shared.

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