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phexitol - 29 Dec 2006 06:35 GMT

New game by Valve/Arkane Studios, Crossover:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rR8F_ik8A1I
http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/8142

Looks to be a new type of multiplayer experience (and one that even I'm
intersted in).

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minnesøtti - 29 Dec 2006 14:37 GMT

> New game by Valve/Arkane Studios, Crossover:
>
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> Looks to be a new type of multiplayer experience (and one that even I'm
> intersted in).

I must confess that I never heard about it... but my source of
information is exculsively the mainstream media and the Steam ads.

The question in the "crossplayer" is: what is the ratio between single
player and multiplayer. I prefer my game to be mostly singleplayer with
little incorporations of multiplayer elements.

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phexitol - 29 Dec 2006 17:13 GMT

>>New game by Valve/Arkane Studios, Crossover:
>>
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> player and multiplayer. I prefer my game to be mostly singleplayer with
> little incorporations of multiplayer elements.

Some people's take on it is that it would be more like a single player
game, but with actual people controlling some of the baddies and allies
instead of just you fighting with and against a bunch of AI. That's what
I'm hoping for. Deathmatch bores me shitless, and I find team-based
multiplayer only slightly less dull.

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phexitol - 29 Dec 2006 17:15 GMT

Er, and um, nobody really knows for sure what "crossplayer" is just yet,
since that teaser is all that's available ATM.

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Ben Cottrell - 29 Dec 2006 18:08 GMT

> Er, and um, nobody really knows for sure what "crossplayer" is just yet,
> since that teaser is all that's available ATM.

I'm struggling to imagine what "crossplayer" might be. I guess it must
be somehow different to the kind of single-meets-multi-player games we
have at the moment, eg, Co-op games, MMORPGs, etc

is it some sort of multiplayer game where you can avoid being shot by
other players, but with player-player interaction nonetheless.. maybe
the presence of other players can help or hinder your progress in the
game (Similar to MMORPGs in PvE mode).. or is it a storyline-driven
deathmatch mode where players are competing with each another to
complete the same objectives (Or possibly different objectives..?)
.. or maybe something else entirely? :-)

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Peter [AGHL] - 29 Dec 2006 18:28 GMT

> I'm struggling to imagine what "crossplayer" might be.

> is it some sort of multiplayer game where you can avoid being shot by
> other players, but with player-player interaction nonetheless.. maybe
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> complete the same objectives (Or possibly different objectives..?)
> .. or maybe something else entirely? :-)

Maybe close :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay
Cosplay (????, kosupure?), a contraction (or portmanteau) of the English
words "costume" and "play", is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as
characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less
commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, or Japanese
pop music bands. However, in some circles, "cosplay" has been expanded to
mean simply wearing a costume.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossplay
Crossplay is cosplay in which the person dresses up as a character of the
opposite gender.

hmmm - sounds a bit weird :)
But I am quite sure that the term "Crossplayer" is not a name Valve have
chosen out of the blue

Gameplay mighe have been inspired by a HL2 modification called "The Ship"?

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Shawk - 29 Dec 2006 18:54 GMT

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossplay
> Crossplay is cosplay in which the person dresses up as a character of the
> opposite gender.

Hmm... been doing that for a long time in Guild Wars etc... ;-)

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Peter [AGHL] - 29 Dec 2006 18:58 GMT

> Hmm... been doing that for a long time in Guild Wars etc... ;-)

Or WoW PvP

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David Firewater - 30 Dec 2006 12:07 GMT

>> Crossplay is cosplay in which the person dresses up as a character of the
>> opposite gender.
>
> Hmm... been doing that for a long time in Guild Wars etc... ;-)

I thought it was a regular friday night thing for you, too.
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Shawk - 30 Dec 2006 12:35 GMT

>>> Crossplay is cosplay in which the person dresses up as a character of the
>>> opposite gender.
>> Hmm... been doing that for a long time in Guild Wars etc... ;-)
>
> I thought it was a regular friday night thing for you, too.

Sshhh....

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