The future of first person shooter?

[=CfC= Father Ted]

I think we'll see more pay-to-win type stuff, with games as free to play but giving the player the chance to buy better stuff, and/or level up. This is obviously suited to modern and future eras, although as Farber says we see Chivalry and Wars of the Roses which do a similar thing.

There was a Source mod for a WW1 shooter, but it died. I guess it only had niche appeal - no automatic weapons and pretty grim environments.

[palker4]

do not like the brown fps action games i prefer fps like deus ex or 3rd person rpgs and action games like hitman or witcher

[JG52Veldhause]

Originally Posted by =CfC= Father Ted

There was a Source mod for a WW1 shooter, but it died. I guess it only had niche appeal - no automatic weapons and pretty grim environments.

I think I've heard of that too, yeah. The environment and availible weapons at the time is what appeals to me. I really wonder why there has never been a wellknown first person shooter that takes place in WWI. I personally can't name any heavier ground battle than the battle of Verdun.

[lonewulf]

I'd quite like to see a well executed WW 1 title as well. Something highly detailed that concentrated on particular sectors of trench warfare. Lots of shelling, MGs, belts of wire, sniping, trench raids, gas, shattered landscapes, smashed trenches, pools of greenish feted water and the grotesque twisted remains of things that were once human beings. If the detailing was well done, I think it could be real winner

[Al Schlageter]

Are the dots easier to spot?

[rga]

One of the best FPS out there is Mount and Blade Napoleonic wars. It's not the graphic that makes this game superb, but the gameplay: more than 100 of players who organize themselves into squads, with commander, using realistic tactics. Almost no 12-year-old kids with skyhigh egos, no cursing, no pointless bashing, etc.

[He111]

If you want to attract the masses to niche markets there's nothing like a great sound track !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOHZ1bBaUGA

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[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by lonewulf

I'd quite like to see a well executed WW 1 title as well. Something highly detailed that concentrated on particular sectors of trench warfare. Lots of shelling, MGs, belts of wire, sniping, trench raids, gas, shattered landscapes, smashed trenches, pools of greenish feted water and the grotesque twisted remains of things that were once human beings. If the detailing was well done, I think it could be real winner

You forgot cowering in the bottom of the trench to avoid shrapnel from local shelling, only to be buried under several yards of mud thrown up when one of those big railway howitzers lands an 18" shell near you