Everything Wrong With Titanfall

Whilst Mark Kerry may be a massive fan of Respawn Gaming's Titanfall, he can't help but see some deep flaws and discusses what's wrong with Titanfall

[FrugalDaz]

I love this game, but I do agree that it has a few areas that need work. Hopefully these will come via updates and the game will evolve in to something that offers a more complete MP experience.

Although I would like to see more Titan models, I am pretty happy with the Ogre setup I have. Once you unlock all the weapons and perks, it's a pretty satisfying Titan to use.

I'd like to see a bit more variation on the map design as they all seem very similar to me, but as I said before, I'm sure we will get plenty more maps in future.

[Blaze929]

Only thing id say is it needs more. I'm seeing lvl 50s like it's the norm already - unlocks come quick - not enough variety. More modes, maps, weapons (definitely weapons), titans, everything.

[Ritsujun]

Aww... it's okay, MS. Don't give up!!

[n4rc]

Lvl 50 is the norm.. Regen is the challenge..

Some games like bf don't use a prestige system and the XP requirements for max level are insane.

Just a different way to go about it

Tho I do agree it could use more variety.. Like anything else.. But they have said new titans aren't likely and they are hard to balance

[XBOTTOX]

it seriously doesnt take very long to reach level 50 in this game. I havent played this game in 2-3 weeks and im well on my way to gen 4. Well i do agree that it does lack variety in the weapon selection. I also think it just goes to show all the bloat in games like bf4 or cod

[SirBradders]

I personally would like a spider type titan that can climb buildings and run sideways along them.

[FrugalDaz]

That would be amazing! We need this!

[shinrock]

Wow!!!!!!! I love that idea! You submit that to respawn.

[JeffGUNZ]

The problem with that is balancing. What else can they add that won't alter the balance of the game? I have no problem with the titans, it really comes down to skill and talent while you're in the cockpit. I have seen stryders take down Ogre titans with ease.

[SirBradders]

@Shinrock can you do it for me I'm lazy lol.

[WickedLester]

I want a story-driven single player campaign mode.

I want more customization of my titan (I'm talking "Forza" level of customization with decals, paint jobs, etc)

I want an "arena" battle mode where it's just you and another titan mono-a-mono.

I want transformable titans where they can turn into military type vehicles on the fly and back to titans.

[kayoss]

He forgot one major flaw and it should be number one.

1. Titanfall is not on the PS4.

[ghostface9]

I guess you missed the article where sony refused to help fund this game and x1 did so they got the right to it

[miyamoto]

Solution: An even better, bigger, balanced, block buster, bull HD 1080p 60fps Titanfall2 for PS4 is already in the works.

Consider this the first trial beta experimentation prototype.

[ovnipc]

I love this game. But it needs more weapons, a pilots only mode, and change that the kick kills from one hit, I understand if you get hit from the back but from the front no that BS, same BS as panic knife on COD.

[PRock10]

I've never been one for needing more than a couple of modes as that's all I ever play but totally understand others wanting alot of variety and TF is lacking a little there. I mainly just want more weapons and customization for my Titan and pilot, even if just some cosmetic stuff. But I'm with you on loving this game. I bought an X1 just bc of the bundle and I had a big discount scratch-off and have ZERO regrets. I am a BF guy and can't stand COD but there's something about this game. It took the best parts of COD and did something different. Overall, there are a ton of things about the X1 to love, just like my PS4.

And for the people who keep trashing on the resolution, yeah, it's disappointing more games aren't hitting the 1080p mark but to be honest, I'm too damn busy having fun with this game then to worry about every pixel. You're missing out not being able to look past the finer details.

[3-4-5]

The lack of weapons is odd. That and it wasn't as fun as I was expecting.

It's a solid game though, I just wanted more from it.

[UglyGeezer]

I like Titanfall, but it's the Chinese food of gaming. I'm left feeling empty and wanting to stuff myself with something more.

We heard for years that the guys that became Respawn wanted to make a sci-Fi shooter, so it's safe to say that Titanfall was that idea. But why does it lack so much in the way of depth, features, modes and more?

I like it! Smooth as butter on the PC and plays great, but it all feels so shallow.

[GarrusVakarian]

Completely agree. I have just over 20 hours on Titanfall so far and i can already feel myself starting to get a little bored....well, not exactly bored, but 'used' to it, the initial hype/addiction is starting to wear off. Whereas on BF4 i have around 140 hours played and im about to play it some more.

It just seems like it's lacking depth and some substance. I know they will rectify some of my issues via updates, but here's hoping the next game is more fleshed out.

[kevinsheeks]

I agree it feels lacking in the challenges are so stupiddd it does the opposite it because it's so drawn out instead of being a way to make you test new weapons it forces you into hours of using something you hate

[T2]

its hard to compete with a game that has tanks, jets, choppers, jeeps, atv, etc... just too much to do...
BUT having said that, no premium unless dice actually fixes their game.

[Blaze929]

Chinese food of gaming. Lmfao +bubbles for such a great analogy

[TitanUp]

ea was probably trying to rush it. either way its a fun game but a game i wouldnt be able to set and play for hours.

[WickedLester]

What was the last game EA DIDN'T try to rush to market?

[kayoss]

@wickedLester
I totally agree with your statement. Its only surprising if EA didnt rush a game. Thats should be breaking news material.

"EA, will not release Battlefield 5 until it is really really ready to be release"

Suddenly I see pigs flying

[karlosmorale]

I wish I even gave one fuck about Titanfall. I was swept up in the pre-release hype, but didn't end up picking up the game. Now I doubt I ever will. It seems to have dropped off the gaming map really quickly; from what I gather the lack of full single player experience seems to have hurt it.

[Kiwi66]

well if you didn't get the game why are you complaining about it

[Perjoss]

Nice Target Renegade profile pic :)

[Dutch1585]

I am waiting for the price to come down before I get it for PC....I have read all about the lack of depth and it has put me off playing it.

You would expect more multiplayer options for an online only game surely?

[candy_mafia]

Titanfall is great, and is evolving into an awesome game! For those disappointed with lack of modes/story....Respawn can/will shoehorn stuff in as and when.

Okies, so a separate SP would be cool, but does TF really need a full SP mode? Infamous doesn't need MP either.

Some folks can never be happy, always looking for the next big complaint ;/ Anyways, TF is superfun IMO :)

[DARK WITNESS]

Thats kind of the whole problem..

I can't speak for everyone but I know a few gamers (myself included) are getting a bit tired of content being "hoehorned" into stuff.

It always comes out feeling lazy, halfarsed and still does not add any real value.

If the game is suppose to be MP focused then they may as well put 100% in MP and leave off the story, in the same way that Infamous focused on story and left off MP.

IMO, they have should just focused on MP only, more Titans, weapons, maps, customization, game modes etc.

I played it for about 2 days and went back other stuff. It it's current state it really does nothing for me.

[CorndogBurglar]

Yeah. You never want to "hoehorn" things.

Who wants the reputation of being a dirty, filthy "hoehorner"?

[DARK WITNESS]

lol....well you got to admit it is a little slutty

[FriedGoat]

It's not that it NEEDS a single player, its that the multiplayer is not strong enough to condone not having one.

I've been playing games for over 25 years, in that time i've played a lot of shooters.

Quake 3 was multiplayer only (besides bots) back in 1999 but that game was just so perfect. Precision, speed, movement everything about it, the fact it didn't have a real singleplayer didn't matter and that was even before broadband.

Unfortunately Titanfall is nowhere near as strong a shooter as that. It seems to be an average game with no real direction from the 20 - 30 or so hours I could stand to play of it.

[FoxTC]

I agree Candy the game is excellent and IMHO it doesn't need a SP at all. Respawn can just focus on making a rock solid MP (with plenty of updates!). Those that haven't played it for more than a couple of hours won't appreciate it at all and those that haven't played it or can't because they haven't got an Xbone shouldn't put it down just to make themselves feel better.

[WickedLester]

I disagree FoxTC, I think Titanfall could benefit greatly from a single player mode. If you're going to charge full price for a game, it should have a single player mode. Why? Because like it or not, all multiplayer online games have a sunset. They don't last forever. Servers eventually get taken down, newer versions come out, leaving gamers to abandon the previous version, etc. The longevity of multiplayer only games is a lot shorter than games with a single player mode that can be played essentially forever.

[n4rc]

Or..or.. People could stop expecting a $60 game to last forever.. :p How many times are you really playing a sp campaign? Like you said, people move on

Just seems like an excuse.. People will drop a few hours into a sp game and then hundreds into mp. People won't be playing them 10 years later but total hours played dwarfs sp..

[FoxTC]

Some people on COD don't even play the single player, it's straight into MP. I agree that servers eventually get taken down but longevity of actual play comes from good MP. Some people buy SP only games don't finish them and then trade the game in.

[GoogleYourMama]

The non-existent single player is a big let down for me personally, but a large demographic of FPS players never even complete the single player and single player is the more expensive component to create in a game, so it could have just been cutting corners to trim expenses. Either way it damaged the experience for me. The online campaign just seems like a cop out to be fair, a last minute addition.
the game is alot like Chinese food, it really has not got enough for me to play for hours, but i enjoy the odd session and when i play i find it really fun. But it doesn't last really.
like i say in the article though i love the game but it does fall flat, and feels to me like it should have been more...i do think that EA may have rushed it though.
once again, this is an opinion piece and these are my views, i am not complaining about the game at all- i am merely stating what i thought could have been better IMHO. You are all welcome to your own views, but before you say i am complaining about the game, you should remember i enjoy this game and this article is not slagging it off.

[Spurg]

'...get 250 kills with the EVA-8 shotgun, why would you do that?! The maps are pretty huge and a shotgun is probably the least useful weapon to use!'

The hell....that's like the easiest challenge.....clearly the author hasn't spent a lot of time on Titanfall.He would be shiting himself if he got challenges like the goosers and 50 railgun kills.

'The only real choice is the Ogre Titan, with the highest defence.'

The only real choice....Usually terrible players choose high defence.

[n4rc]

No kidding.. All written like a guy that made it to level 50, saw he had to actually do challenges and quit.. Lol

Shotgun was a easy blast.. You can run like the flash, jump 20' and run up and on walls... Can't get the jump on people? Youre playing wrong Lol

And the stryder is the go to chassis for most it seems.. Myself as well

[GoogleYourMama]

No, actually. The game doesn't draw me in enough to be a regular player, i am level 50 on first gen and the challenges kick in on the second, the fact is it don't feel like playing it enough to actually warrant regeneration. I like to hop on titanfall every now and again but i cant play it for long periods of time because after a while i honestly find myself just staring at the screen not paying attention. Once again, this is an opinion piece and you're welcome to your own opinion. But i know 4/5 people who have sold it because they cba with regen challenges. If there was more to the game i might play it a bit more. But there isn't enough there to keep it exciting for me.
but we will see what comes in the updates.
one thing that really should have been incorporated in would have to be destructible environments for me. Especially in last titan standing. That would have been awesome.

[mhunterjr]

The one thing I agree with in this article is the campaign. I was really hoping for a ground breaking take on the campaign experience, but all it amounted to was extra dialogue. I had hoped they'd have some asymmetric matchmaking, interspersed with, arena death matches, and linear co-op levels. Throw in some changing objectives like killzone. Boss battles could be, say, a 3 v 1 pilots vs Titan match. A linear co-op level might just have your party moving from point A to B fighting against AI and escorting an autotitan. Occasionally, their would be story driven hard point and attrition matches... Maybe some single life pilot hunter matches... And the outcome of these matches would determine your branch through the campaign.... Like star fox 64. This would encourage multiple playthroughs, as people would seek to get the perfect run.

The idea of a multiplayer campaign has potential, but Respawn didn't realize it.

[ALS365]

Some of his points are valid, lack of weapons for a multiplayer game only i can understand. The single player is a bit pointless i have played in 3 times and couldn't tell you what the hell is going on still.

However... the regen challenges are a great idea, takes you out of your comfort zone encourages you to play differently. This author has no idea but the shotgun is amazing and incredibly fun to use.

3 titans may be seen as not enough, but understanding the balancing issues would become ridiculous if there were more is the issue. think of a rock paper scissors scenario if you but fire into the equation.

The game has flaw but nothing that of COD or other FPS's. the games balancing is spot on and to play it is amazing. So far i wouldn't look past it as the game of the generation so far.

[Meatyboy]

Is it a lot better than the beta? I wasn't too impressed with the beta but wasnt sure if it was because there were any missing features. Im not sure whether to pick it up being as poor as i am.

[bluzone]

Unless I've been playing in the wrong matches. IMHO My experience using the Ogre Titan is:
Ogre Titan vs. strider = meat beneath my feet.

[Belasco]

I have ran circles around Ogres in my trusty Strider while carpet bombing with the triple threat. I usually come out on top.

[bluzone]

Ouch.LOL you brought back some bad memories.

"I have ran circles around Ogres in my trusty Strider while carpet bombing with the triple threat. I usually come out on top"

That has happened to me. I'll preface my previous statement with "Usually" with that reminder.

[Belasco]

I think there should be more to melee than "kick", I also think melee is overpowered. I want to be able to give my Titan a paint job, that would be cool. I would like to see a nighttime map.

[GoogleYourMama]

Decals are being brought in with dlc 1, And for all that are saying about the EVA-8 SHOTGUN, i use this particular regen challenge as an example whilst speaking about regen challenges as a general. I personally don't like the idea but hey ho that's my opinion.
with all the coming dlc and updates I'm sure the game will become more "full-featured" which will be great and i will most likely pick the game up and start playing it more. Ive had it since the day before release and haven't really found it that gripping. It seems to be recurring - releasing games in there barest forms and then patching in features or worse, making them paid dlc.

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[JeffGUNZ]

The regen challenges are awesome. They force players to use other weapons and it makes you better overall. When I initially tried the arc cannon I HATED it. Yet, when I needed it for regen challenge and actually used it I became dirty with it. I think it takes prestige and makes it mean something. I am on Regen 6 right now and I'm halfway through the brain surgeon challenge where you need to rodeo kill 50 titans and from my first to where I am now is night and day. I'm a jedi at the rodeo and since I need to do it to keep progressing I become better at that aspect. When I hit Regen 10, I will be lethal with every weapon and ability in the game, something I wouldn't have been if not for these challenges.

[Derajcan2]

This is titanfalls first game, simplicity is great, COD has to much of a variety and i think to much could be damage

[JeffGUNZ]

Beautifully stated. COD4MW was the best in the franchise because it was SIMPLE. Fixed killstreaks., no death streaks, balanced perks and weapons. When they got greedy and tried to add more they ruined it for me. Balancing is the most important aspect of a FPS and most of the times less is more.

[carlocgc]

They knew the game would sell so they made it online only to sell XBlive Gold subs. Few companies display their greed as nakedly as MS

[Illusive_Man]

Quake III Arena and Unreal Tournament 2004 had such awesome single player modes. I mean what is a FPS without one? /s