Nope. Neil himself said back in September "its coming." And there was leaked footage from 2020 dated March 2020 and the builds were still clearly early.
Best multiplayer with wait better stay best multiplayer. No pay to win guns this time.
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"So far, it seems multiplayer is pretty far along, as many of the snippets are in-engine along with unique UI elements and mechanics. It wouldn't be too hasty to assume that right now multiplayer may be on track for a 2021 release."
"The Last of Us Part 2's is shaping up to be very familiar so far, assuming these leaks represent a more refined state of the game. Based on the leaks alone, it'd be a safe bet to assume Naughty Dog's new multiplayer will likely ship next year. While the delay statement from 2019 was a bit unclear about what the ambition meant for the multiplayer, but it's clear this will be an expanded evolution/iteration of Factions from The Last of Us. For now, the new "expedition" mechanics remain a mystery, but they likely function similarly to the original Factions metagame. Fans of the original Factions will likely be pleased when official gameplay is shown of The Last of Us Part 2's multiplayer spin-off."
What The Last of Us 2 Multiplayer Leak Means for Its Release
With yet another leak from Naughty Dog regarding The Last of Us Part 2, the multiplayer spin-off may be closer to release than expected.
You want another battle royale game? Where is the ambition in that?
Pray to God that's not representative of the final product. Looks so God damn unambitious.
It'll be standalone and bundled, like Miles Morales.
Okay......Does that mean every game needs to follow suit?
That footage multiplayer footage was taken out of an early 2018 build, which means that the MP is in much better shape by now considering that three years have passed since then. It also means that we would be looking a development cycle of 4+ years for the multiplayer in case that it releases later this year, something that guarantees greater ambitions compared to TLOU1's Factions mode.
Pray to God that's not representative of the final product. Looks so God damn unambitious.
I don't think you would need a reboot in order to get something like that into TLOU2's multiplayer. I mean, the fact that we have only seen footage from "classic TLOU multiplayer modes" doesn't mean the MP will be limited to that, as there could easily be a ton of modes and features just that weren't part of the leak.
I could see Sony rebooting the direction of the multiplayer in 2018. Fortnite and PUBG were dwarf stars at that time. Hoping Sony recognized the market shift at that point, and went in the open world direction.
Y'all gonna have to pay for this mode?
Battle royales are fun and if sony has a brain they’re probably telling them to make a br or else it’s not going to have long legs.
That would be great.
Theres also leaked footage from a build from March 2020. And its basically the same 4v4 mode and hud. And the menu says something about an "expedition day 1" and the option to "skip day"
That variable rifle was such bs, I got a free 5 dollars to psn once and used it on the pack that had it, the thing improved my win rate by like 10% and my kdr by like 20
Not that Factions was very inspiring though to begin with... pretty generic MP (best part is the survival elements) with some broken things, and it played slow. They could do Day Z better, but I'd prefer a PvEvP playlist, 60FPS, etc. If a BR-like mode were to exist then I'd want it optional, and to be a live world instead of jumping out of a plane. Maybe all these elements would be good, but preferably since survival games need to be ambitious I'd say just evolve the original, keep the arena maps, add more customization, etc. and it'll be perfect with Part II's mechanics.
ND do the inspiring though so you can keep dreaming, they ain't gonna copy broke ass Day Z.
ND do the inspiring though so you can keep dreaming, they ain't gonna copy broke ass Day Z.
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