STALKER Co-op Dumped?

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-03-01 08:37pm

Since STALKER is apparently being released 'for reals' late this month, I poked around the available information again. It seems that they've ditched co-op for uninspired DM MP. I understand there's an MP beta around, and I'm curious if it even has support for co-op anymore.

With some of the other cut features, it seems that STALKER has become a slightly interesting freeform shooter with laughable multi, instead of a game I was really looking forward to for the co-op. OFP-style with mutants and shit?

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2007-03-01 08:57pm

They dropped co-op a long time ago. I never could figure out how they though it would work in the first place.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-03-01 08:59pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:They dropped co-op a long time ago. I never could figure out how they though it would work in the first place.

Heh. I haven't been following STALKER development since... 2004 I think. Practical considerations of huge area + procedural AI + multi aside, it would have been neat... and the multi included is so carbon copy standard they even say on the site 'it is lame but STALKER is the win so it is okay'.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2007-03-01 09:29pm

We had a STALKER thread not long ago...

Here it is.

You made the last post in the thread.

Found another.

Interesting that neither of them talk about the lack of multiplayer, though. I could have sworn at least I mentioned it here.