Battlefield 4 won't have co-op due to 'focus' on single and multiplayer

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  Well, cross that one off of my list. : VoodooThursday
  • Why? I'm not saying this as a fan of the series but to point out that Co-op was not the emphasis of the ... : asianwaste
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  Was BF3 co-op any good? I could never get it to work. : NFXFSX
  • No. : Wisp!
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    I was okay but it is no big loss. Multiplayer is what counts. I want more details about the Commander and... : Dr_Cube
    • Yeah, they better bring back the commander role from BF2 - something that BF3 lacked, and needed (or I wa... : tangles
    • Have they said they are going to do commander? : Rahzar
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    It was just ok. Only real reason to do it was for the unlocks. I still need to get one last unlock. : catman1027
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      plus helicopter piloting. I am terrible but a buddy got really good by replaying the coop mission. : Downforce
      • Yeah it's good beginner's practice. : deject
      • Good point. I did do that for awhile! : catman1027
  • Negative , neither was the singleplayer. : Turd Ferguson
• GAH that is a real bummer. those 6(?) missions of coop was a nice addition. sigh. : Downforce
• As long as the multiplayer is good, i'm good : jonin
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  wow gee golly i didn't see that coming.. BF is doo doo : finalSpart4n
  • lol : feek
  • It doesn't honor our fallen heroes sufficiently : BeowolfSchaefer
  • hahahahah : Neural Imbalance
  • better than call of doody though amirite : JHelgie
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    Ya killin' me Smalls. : Rauol Duke
    • I think its Philippe?? http://chattypics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_ewc8kxu5it.jpg : Dave-A
  • Well at least it doesn't train murderers like CoD does. : dfay
  • Which MP games do you enjoy these days for reference? : Sgt_Boomstick
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  BATTLEFI4LD : dookiebot
  • B4TTLEFIELD : asianwaste
  • BATTLEFAIL LOL : hoov1185
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    BATTLEFAIL LMAO : hoov1185
    • I'll be in the corner. :/ : hoov1185
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  Damn you Matt Lebanc you're everywhere! : Onumis
  • Just for anyone who doesn't get it http://i.imgur.com/aE9B47x.jpg : Onumis
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  Offline bots? Bueller? Bueller? : Broken Canoe
  • Bots are a waste of time. : Sgt_Boomstick
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  I thought co-op was fun, dual sniping in paris one memorable mission. Kinda buggy and I don't mind if the... : nutcrackr
  • I enjoyed it as well, and i'm suprised they're dropping it. : Pneum0
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  fine with me. Hell, drop the single player too. : BeowolfSchaefer
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    Agreed, i never played beyond the second or first level... It felt terrible. : dedgecko
    • I bet I haven't played 5 minutes of SP in battlefield : jonin
  • I agree on all accounts. : Sgt_Boomstick
  • Precisely sir! : Turd Ferguson
  • I play the SP campaigns and never really get into online. SP is the strongest aspect of the game. You g... : posito
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  Well, that's one potential resource sink cut. Now, about the other... : Stimpak Chopra
  • Hey man, careful with those cuts. Many of us enjoy the multiplayer. : sogelegos
• I love how whenever a feature like co-op is eliminated, it's for more "focus". But when Bioshock 2 or Mas... : dfay
• that focus will result in 'commander mode' and a level editor. lol : devpaul
• Good, focus on the Multiplayer! : Homes223
• Battlefield 4 won't have co-op or single player due to focus on multiplayer aka 'Battlefield'. There, : Mr. Goodwrench
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  yes spend that extra dev time adding in-game voip you fucks : eeeealmo
  • I know. Morons for not having it in bf3. I don't care if there were any technical reasons/excuses for not... : Dr_Cube
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  Coop would be the only thing that gets me interested in the single player campaign. You're already runnin... : pyide
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    If your picking up a "BF" game for SP, you're already in the wrong place. : Sgt_Boomstick
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      Seriously. I'm the guy who says classicly single-player games don't need multiplayer tacked on. Look a... : Mr. Goodwrench
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        We know Battlefield doesn't need single player because we've been playing it from the beginning with 1942... : pyide
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          I play pretty much every game for the single-player experience. The Battlefield series are games I buy ex... : Mr. Goodwrench
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            In Bad Company 1 & 2, the single player wasn't a weird or shockingly awful afterthought. The campaign was... : pyide
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              Sounds like you're just describing the console audience there. I have to admit, the console audience is w... : Mr. Goodwrench
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                That's the problem isn't it? Low standards. Console owners have had to deal with low standards in gaming ... : Mr. Goodwrench
                • I know people who play BF3 on the Xbox, and I try to explain how much better the graphics are on the pc w... : damageundone
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      I'm not, not in the least. I'd rather have all the effort go to the multiplayer, but if they are going to... : pyide
      • ( http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=29913873 ) : pyide
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  Marry BF3 with BC2 and I'll be happy with BF4. Large scale maps with sufficient environment destructio... : asianwaste
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    The destruction was cool but just got dumb at a point. having all of the buildings leveled on a map after... : Sgt_Boomstick
    • On the other hand, if snipers are holed up in some impossible to reach building, I'd like to drop a JDAM ... : comiekazie
    • Refine it of course. : asianwaste
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  Too bad there's still orange triangles above everyone head. So when a helo or plane aims in a general di... : Demon4231
  • The removal of commander mode did leave me disappointed. : asianwaste
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    Only 300? : Wisp!
    • That'sh a Sheventy pershent decreash in value! How outrageoush! : sogelegos
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    Come play Planetside 2. Its the most MP fun I've had since BF2. : Sgt_Boomstick
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      But there's spotting in that game too!!! : damageundone
      • Lookout - ruuun... there's a planet under your feet : humbleone
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    They are supposedly adding commander and other features back into battlefield 4... Im not sure what ma... : chilln
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      Regenerating Health Regenerating vehicle armor...wtf? Unlimited ammo in vehicles 3D spotting 4 Man sq... : Demon4231
      • Subjective complaints. : GreggD
  • try hardcore mode. : EvilDolemite
• I'm ok with this. I give zero fucks about co-op in these types of games these days. Hell, I don't even ne... : Sgt_Boomstick
• I gotta admit, I never got around to it in BF3. : Liquid
• hey SHACKNEWS. Ask them if they are bringing the rented servers back on the 360. More importantly, Fuc... : -=kodiak=-
• Works for me - I have zero interest in co-op anyway. : wytefang