This game sounds like it will be lots of fun. I'm really not sure about removing all support for competitive play, though. It's a competitive game, even people not playing competitively like being able to look at a scoreboard. I hope they support modding at least.

In fact, the more I think about it, the more rediculous it sounds. It's a multiplayer only game, and you're not supporting the competitive scene??

Now they just need to make a Melee based FPS set in Planescape and i'll be set!

Yeah it would sure be awesome for someone who is good at long-distance sniping to be forced to shoot himself to the top with a pistol through all the lords of the twitch, before being allowed to use the weapon he prefers :(

You know, I'm a really huge fan of these multiplayer FPS games that have some type of leveling system in them...

CS with Cash,
Natural Selection Combat with levels,
CS (Warcraft mod)
GunGame Mod

We need more of these.. they have a great re-playability factor...

I wish the BF series took this approach, that way no one would be 'waiting' for vehicles.. they'd just go out and DO something, until they were capable of using vehicles...

As much as there are alot of WW2 FPS games out there... I'd love to see a WW2 Multiplayer game where everyone starts out with a basic rifle, and works thier way up..

what are some good newer FPS?

You know, I don't have a problem with them taking the Shadowrun universe and making a game that's most likely considerably shallow relative to the source material.

My problem is the possibility of it becoming very popular and end up forever cheapening the franchise it's based on. The Shadowrun universe has some of the highest potential out there for some extremely awesome gameplay if brought into a video game setting, and I would really hate for that to never happen thanks to a broad penetration of a different view of the material.

Maybe that's a fear that irrational, I don't know. Maybe it's just a knee-jerk reaction from the closet Shadowrun fan in me. It's just that when I think of Shadowrun, what I think of is so much more than this. =(

The game seems like it's fun. The graphics don't exactly sit well with me, but I can live them. I'll definitely rent the game, and I might even buy it.

But this game is no Shadowrun.

Now the question is do I buy this for the XBox or for the brand-new PC?!

You know - the game is kind of ugly right now. If that means it will run like butter on my P4 3.0, 1 gig, 6800gt setup at 1280x960 with 4x AA then I will be happy.. Gameplay looks very interesting - looks like it's one of those games that = more substance than flash.

I'm not going to read about this because I don't want to cry. =(

For the people endlessly bitching about this game, you may want to check out all the previews that have been going up lately of the extended hands on time the sites have had, all of them have said it was suprisingly fun. FASA hasn't ruled out a SR RPG in the future.

I'm glad I finished reading the article. I was about to stop reading and erase this game from memory when I read it had two game modes based on CTF. Reading about the abilities of the characters sounds great. I hope there will be mods that could offer other gametypes as I had my fill of CTF years ago.

I'll take an engaging single-player game of a multi-player on any day. I've heard people say that the won't give a single-player game a second glance if it doesn't have a good multi-player component. I would have to fall on the other side of that. Without a good single-player component, I'll have to pass. I'll have to give this a big EWWW despite how great of a multiplayer game it may (or may not) be.

Is it just me or are these screenshots ugly? I get that it might be an awesome game but the screens are just... ugly

Having read the article, I wonder if the lack of individual stat tracking will help or hurt it as a competitive game. On the one hand, the lack of stat tracking could promote people developing a sense of team over the individual. On the other hand, it could just push people away because it won't stroke their ego enough to keep playning. Of course, someone will probably develop a pc addon program to track stats, rendering the point mute.

Still sucks.

So it's Counter Strike with trolls and elves.

Not sure how to feel on this topic.. I was looking forward to this game a lot, didnt know much about the universe, just what a friend told me.. but I do love me some MP only... btw Chris, I've noticed you've been responding a lot more these days in the comments.

In other words, Elves rule; Trolls suck. Good to know.

I liked the little Bob Seger reference, Chris.

Wake up and smell the soycaf, Chummer!!!

ahh yes good ol shadowrun. Better not Fuck it up.

I think this game sounds extremely cool -- considering it has virtually no single player, it may be the game that I get Xbox Live for...

I've been playing SR since 2nd edition, and I very much wanted to hate this game because of all the spitting in the face of canon they've done.

But... after reading this, it sounds really fun, damnit. :(

So conflicted. :\

Great write up! The game looks a lot different than e3 as u mentioned and sounds like a shit load of fun.

I've certainly warmed up to this game. I'm hoping if this game is sucessful they decide to make a full fledged single player RPG.

fuck the whiners, this game looks fun. as long as this game provides me with a fun experience (which is what a game is supposed to do) then ill buy this.

so you think it's a thumbs up or a thumbs down?

It'll be very difficult to spot cheaters in this game.