Squad mode isn't available online? Damn that sucks, it'd be pretty cool to play with a friend online using this mode :( Sakurai pls.
There is no correlation. This is a completely nonsensical topic. It's like blaming Switch online for Let's Go missing a bunch of online features for Sun and Moon.I don't see the correlation
The people implementing the online service & the people that made Smash Bros aren't the same people
So a friend and I can't do 2v2 online?
I'm at least expecting the same options as brawhala
No 8 player online ?? Can we at least spectate and keep switching players ?
Paying for online was never going to improve online play or give us more modes.
So Nintendo can make money.To the people saying paying for online doesn't mean it will improve the functionality or that we are paying for things like cloud save etc, why lock online play behind it then?
Yeah it seems super cool and not being able to play it online is a bummer. I don't have any gamer friends to play with.Squad Strike should absolutely be playable online. Fans have been asking for that exact mode for years, and to finally get it with such limited functionality is a real drag.
To the people saying paying for online doesn't mean it will improve the functionality or that we are paying for things like cloud save etc, why lock online play behind it then?
And regardless of whether it's paid or not, shouldn't there be an expectation of functional/relatively smooth online play in 2019?
I mean, I just got my switch with the Facebook deal and I am not sure exactly how the 8 player local multiplayer works, but shouldn't it work better than this?
https://streamable.com/nyczo
Nintendo can, and should do better.
Online Lounge is a feature for the app. Splatoon is the only game to support it. Smash uses its own custom lobby system.
I'm not sure what either of these things have to do with one another. I feel like there's some fundamental misunderstanding with a lot of people on here who think paying for an online service has remotely anything to do with which modes are available in an online game that uses it
People think there's some magic netcode algorithm that will allow smooth 8-player 60fps (at whatever tick rate needed for online) play on devices that primarily use wifi. You guys complain about it not being there, but would complain if they added it and, as expected, it's laggy
That has been proven false already...This.
Like it's literally just that... oh and a nes rom they ripped from someone website they sued.
You guys realize Nintendo isn't mandating Sakurai to add/remove online modes, right? Sora LTD is an independent contracted company with Bandai-Namco as the developers as has been the case since Brawl. Very little of the decisions in the game are "Nintendo" decisions
Nintendo's online system has nothing whatsoever to do with the netcode algorithm chosen for Smash. Not to mention even if Nintendo provided servers as part of their paid online system, that would be a terrible idea for a fighting game as P2P is actually idea, so it wouldn't be a factor anyway.
I have no idea what you guys are even talking about anymore
Can't believe this a thing in 2018.
People honestly still believe this....This.
Like it's literally just that... oh and a nes rom they ripped from someone website they sued.
So a friend and I can't do 2v2 online?
I'm at least expecting the same options as brawhala
Apparently they don't.Nintendo still hasn't grasped that they need to provide a service like other companies.
Which game are you referring to??Switch online is already pretty mediocre, so not surprising. Debatably the biggest multiplayer game on the console won't even be supported in just a few months, so doesn't surprise me that they've made other asinine decisions when it comes to online. It's like they're stuck in the mid 2000s in a lot of ways. But I guess you get what you pay for.
It's like $2 a month, chill out.
And the online is for all games, not just smash.
Splatoon 2
You mean Splatfests ending? What does that have to do with Switch Online? The game will still be playable online just fine
You mean Splatfests ending? What does that have to do with Switch Online? The game will still be playable online just fine