Dauntless Developer Working On New Multiplayer Shooter IP

SpartaNNNN · Jan 26, 2022

VeryAliGaming: we came across a recent job listing on the Phoenix Labs website for the Lead Marketing Manager position at the company's Vancouver, British Columbia studio in Canada, the description for which reads, "Phoenix Labs is seeking a highly capable Lead Marketing Manager to join our marketing team to shape and establish an exciting new IP in the shooter space."

Furthermore, one of the responsibilities for the candidate mentions a contribution "to the strategic development of a live ops plan in close partnership with the development team," which suggests that the unannounced new IP will be a multiplayer one.

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"mobile, console and PC publishing experience," which means that the unannounced new IP from Phoenix Labs will be available across all three platforms, like Dauntless. Another one of the requirements for the job listing states an "experience with F2P business model and monetization strategies." So, like Dauntless, this unannounced new IP will also be free-to-play.

However, this isn't all. It seems like Phoenix Labs is also focused on the competitive aspect of this unannounced new multiplayer shooter IP, as one of the preferences for the job listing is "experience with eSports tournaments and communities."

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Okabe · Jan 26, 2022

Sounds like a Daunting task.

hassamnasir · Jan 26, 2022

Okabe said:
Sounds like a Daunting task.

Dave Chappelle who

hassamnasir · Jan 26, 2022

Dauntless has been a damn fun game, almost too good for a free-to-play title. Really excited about what Phoenix Labs has in store in the shooter space. Given the effort, we can have an Apex Legends/Valorant competitor easily.

PLASTICA-MAN · Jan 26, 2022

Hopefully it will be much more interesting and appealing than Dauntless.

SpartaNNNN · Jan 26, 2022

PLASTICA-MAN said:
Hopefully it will be much more interesting and appealing than Dauntless.

I thought the game was fun?

Hyun Sai · Jan 26, 2022

SpartaNNNN said:
I thought the game was fun?

It is ! It's obviously no Monster Hunter, but hunts are quicker, there are many activities, F2P mode is decent, and matchmaking is easy and streamlined as fuck, thank God.

My only concern is that those devs are not very good on the technical side. The engine is way too demanding for the visuals (it was a complete slide show on PS4, and still not locked 60fps on PS5), and the countless bugs were meme worthy.

hassamnasir · Jan 26, 2022

PLASTICA-MAN said:
Hopefully it will be much more interesting and appealing than Dauntless.

I respect your opinion, but in all seriousness, Dauntless is, indeed, "interesting" and "appealing."

hassamnasir · Jan 26, 2022

Hyun Sai said:
It is ! It's obviously no Monster Hunter, but hunts are quicker, there are many activities, F2P mode is decent, and matchmaking is easy and streamlined as fuck, thank God.

My only concern is that those devs are not very good on the technical side. The engine is way too demanding for the visuals (it was a complete slide show on PS4, and still not locked 60fps on PS5), and the countless bugs were meme worthy.

Couldn't agree more man. The Dauntless subreddit didn't take the bugs lightly at all. A flurry of memes poured in. Also, love that I can hop into the game so quickly. Can't say the same for many other games of this category, including paid ones.

hassamnasir · Jan 26, 2022

SpartaNNNN said:
I thought the game was fun?

It is mate. Sure the title has its ups and downs, as with every other game, but I love the satisfying combat system. Moreover, it's much more a simple affair than, say, Monster Hunter World. You're not stuck in a complex loop of so many different enemy types and their patterns.

SpartaNNNN · Jan 26, 2022

hassamnasir said:
It is mate. Sure the title has its ups and downs, as with every other game, but I love the satisfying combat system. Moreover, it's much more a simple affair than, say, Monster Hunter World. You're not stuck in a complex loop of so many different enemy types and their patterns.

It's a dead game mate, 100k sub-reddit fans, will be closed soon - wasn't good enough.

hassamnasir · Jan 26, 2022

There's no concrete evidence that the game is dying or dead. Oh, and I didn't know subreddits were dictating player bases now.

SpartaNNNN · Jan 26, 2022

Mate, that's my perspective, if you feel like the game is still alive and well, it should have been more relevant for a multi-playform F2P. But, no arguements.

hassamnasir said:
There's no concrete evidence that the game is dying or dead. Oh, and I didn't know subreddits were dictating player bases now.

hassamnasir · Jan 26, 2022

SpartaNNNN said:
Mate, that's my perspective, if you feel like the game is still alive and well, it should have been more relevant for a multi-playform F2P. But, no arguements.

I wasn't the one starting a conversation on the game's active player base. You're just talking to a Dauntless fan, that's it. But yeah, cheers bud.

Hyun Sai · Jan 26, 2022

Dauntless is also full crossplay, PC, Xbox, Playstation (Switch ?). I always find people in random matchmaking even at empty hours here.

hassamnasir · Jan 27, 2022

Hyun Sai said:
Dauntless is also full crossplay, PC, Xbox, Playstation (Switch ?). I always find people in random matchmaking even at empty hours here.

Sorry, but can you specify what are empty hours?

Hyun Sai · Jan 27, 2022

hassamnasir said:
Sorry, but can you specify what are empty hours?

I said "here", should have specified for me, I'm in US East Coast time zone. So it would be morning / early in the morning.

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