Multicrew = Splitscreen

Turnspit

Turnspit
Cheers everyone!

I know, nowadays Splitscreen multiplayer has become more of a niché, but I'm still in love with it, playing with friends online is nothing compared to sitting on a couch next to each other.

Multicrew would be the perfect opportunity to implement Splitscreen multiplayer, having some kind of easy drop-in drop-out local multiplayer, with friends picking up SLF or turrets if need be.
 

Benpo999

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Turnspit said:
Cheers everyone!

I know, nowadays Splitscreen multiplayer has become more of a niché, but I'm still in love with it, playing with friends online is nothing compared to sitting on a couch next to each other.

Multicrew would be the perfect opportunity to implement Splitscreen multiplayer, having some kind of easy drop-in drop-out local multiplayer, with friends picking up SLF or turrets if need be.
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It is a good idia but some ships don't have the capability of multi crew as far as I've seen eg. Sidewinder, hauler and eagle

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Otherwise that is a great idia
 

Magic Man

Magic Man
Ummm, no, it's not a good idea. We don't need developer time wasted on arcade/couch game mechanics. This is Elite.
 

Morrenwell

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The problem with Splitscreen multiplayer isn't that it's become unpopular (if anything, its decline in AAA gaming has made people want it more) - it's that doing 2-4 times the amount of graphical rendering as normal has gone from tricky to basically impossible.

It's also an issue because a "drop-in-drop-out" local multiplayer might be hard to jibe with existing Elite accounts, which IIRC are also threaded through XBox Live, which is a whole other bag of problems.

Something I'd like to see, but I could imagine it being really hard to just throw in.
 
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Kyokushin

Kyokushin
Magic Man said:
Ummm, no, it's not a good idea. We don't need developer time wasted on arcade/couch game mechanics. This is Elite.
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This is arcade at now, so splitscreen will be fine.

In my opinion current multicrew version is a perfect example of splitscrin/console gamestyle of late 90'.
 

Lestat

Banned
Lestat
Remember this idea not going to work because 1 system will be running it. It will also have to control both controllers or keyboards.

A lot of times when someone comes to your house they have their own laptop and their own setup. So they have their own screen.
 
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