Should every single game, single or multiplayer, released from now on have an enforced Souls-style invasion system?

[Slick Butter]

Doom Eternal is getting a kind of invasion mechanic which has me excited. it would be cool if you basically got locked into one of the monster arenas with a normal player like an arena shooter duel, but I'm curious to see how their version plays out. Probably will feel more natural and balanced than what I suggest.

A Doom-like game with a big interconnected map in a similar vein as Souls would be cool too. keycards and skulls everywhere

 

[Miggy]

Fuck no.

 

[Bishop89]

Ewww no thanks

 

[Mentalist]

Is OP insane?

I play single-player games to get away from real life, I don't need other players to remind me of it.

 

[SPRidley]

Nope, never enforce anything to creative people.

Not only that but is a fucking shit idea.

 

[Deleted member 14377]

Hell naw. I love souls games, but it's clear that it should be done in those titles or in ways that can be innovative. Not every cool feature fits with every game.

 

[Kazooie]

For future reference, the answer to "Should ever game have gameplay element X" is always no.

Please tell me, for instance, what would be the worth of an invasion system in Banjo-Kazooie or Picross?

 

[Mass Effect]

I can only assume this is a troll thread

or a drunk thread

 

[chadskin]

No, leave me alone people

 

[QuinchoOsito]

People are still replying to this seriously?? This thread is the ultimate proof that most people just read the thread title, skim the OP (if that), then post their reply without looking at any of the other replies.

Anyways OP you're a genius, don't let the nerds get you down

 

[Garrod Ran]

For future reference, the answer to "Should ever game have gameplay element X" is always no.

Please tell me, for instance, what would be the worth of an invasion system in Banjo-Kazooie or Picross?

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i invade your game to GUH-HUH at you incessantly then leave

 

[Voytek]

haha no.

 

[echoshifting]

OP you invaded Era's Sunday

 

[thebigword]

I love Souls, but no.

 

[Alive2007]

I hate Souls, but yes.

 

[gabdeg]

Yes.

There should have been invasions in Death Stranding where someone can come up to you and push you over.

 

[Velezcora]

I cannot stand it in Souls so no. Seriously pissed how how I can't have a fucking pause button because FROM has to force in these tacked on multiplayer features. Co-op absolutely breaks the game too and I laugh that people argue its the equivalent of an easy mode. Its not.

FROM please let me pause the game and drop all that online bullshit at the door.

 

[Captain of Outer Space]

God, no.

 

[Cloud-Strife]

This must be a troll thread.. did you ever think about that maybe not everyone likes that kind of system?

 

[StrappingYoungLance]

Lay off the tma

 

[Nessus]

Yeah sure, lets have griefing and always on online requirements in all single player games.

 

[Umbrella Carp]

Why can't you people be normal etcetc

 

[HK-47]

Yeah sure, lets have griefing and always on online requirements in all single player games.

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You can play offline?

 

[Foxashel]

Absolutely. Those that lack Souls experience are truly novices who have tricked themselves into thinking they are legit gamers. By expanding one of the corest aspects of Souls into all games, "gamers" can become just that and therefore be able to rise up when the time is right.

 

[Menome]

"Should every single game......"
The right answer to these questions is always "No".

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"Should every single game be good?"

 

[evrythngwastakn]

No, I hate the invasion stuff l. If I was in the middle of something important in DS I would just force quit the game to drop the invader. I know it's poor sport but fuck off, the game is already difficult and I don't need some dipshit trolling me because they're assholes. Your fun shouldn't come at my expense.

 

[thefragrance]

invade zelda

 

[RPGam3r]

Fuck no, worst part of Souls games. I run towards bonfires and just kill myself so I don't have to deal with this bullshit.

 

[808s & Villainy]

Why would you think this would be appropriate to have in EVERY game or that people would think so? It works for Souls, but some people want to play single player games solely by themselves

 

[Chamon]

Creating a masterpiece in Dreams? BAMMM!!! Someone invades an erase everything.

 

[Bundy]

"Should every single game be good?"

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No.

 

[lowhighkang_LHK]

This thread:

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On this forum dude....

 

[Deleted member 16908]

huh? what? why?

 

[Robotic_knight]

Didn't watch dogs use this feature?

 

[Nessus]

You can play offline?

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Fair enough. I took "enforced" to mean always on.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

 

[Deleted member 31133]

LAMO.

Thanks for the laugh OP

 

[Chaserjoey]

Winning a race in Gran Turismo, suddenly invaded by Blaspheming Sprinter who smashes into you. Going to marry your love in a visual novel, invaded by Unfaithful Madman who steals them. About to catch a touchdown pass in Madden, invaded by Tormented Interceptor, and so on. I can't see think of a genre or game that would NOT benefit from this.

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No thank you, these all sound awful.

 

[Sub Boss]

This isn't funny

 

[Crayon]

Yes. It would take developers no time to implement. And its just an option; To invade someone or not.

 

[Pata Hikari]

Uh, no?

It works for Dark Souls because Dark Souls is trying for a specific tone and feel. Not to mention it's part of the risk-reward system the game's difficulty has. In order to summon allies you need to make yourself open to invading.

No thank you, these all sound awful.

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I mean, they also sound hilarious but only in the context of a game built around such a thing.

 

[Deleted member 34949]

3 pages in and some of y'all are still deadass serious about this thread smh

I for one would love to have the Monstars invade my 2k game

 

[Tarot Deck]

Nothing should be enforced

 

[Giga Man]

Imagine playing Minesweeper, you're playing an insanely large grid with tons of mines, and you're doing remarkably well, and all of a sudden someone hijacks your game and starts mashing every square and fucks your shit up.

It's like your computer was hacked.

 

[Freezasaurus]

Souls-style invasion is trash. Sorry.

I hate it and always turn off the online component. The few times I've used it, it leads to nothing but frustration.

 

[Gwenori]

you mean strand type online mechanics ? hell yeah every game in the next decade should have a strand system

 

[Raonak]

imagine you're writing a resetera post, and then BAM! invaded

 

[Fat4all]

imagine playing peggle and a rogue ball comes from nowhere, knocking your ball away from the last orange peg

 

[Pata Hikari]

imagine you're writing a resetera post, and then BAM! invaded

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Would be an improvement on the user experience tbh

 

[Truly Gargantuan]

This thread:

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The joke is obvious, yes. But to be fair there have been some similar opinions stated with 100% authenticity.