New PC Gamer Article on Multiplayer/Clan System...

**Ragga** · December 10, 2010, 12:23 PM

http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/12/10/shogun-2-multiplayer-tested-clan-warfare-comes-to-total-war/

Discuss... just came out!

Check this...

"The big-brain genius of this is that your general and army don’t represent a one-man crusade, rampaging across the map like a plague of armoured locusts with bonkers hats. You play as part of a clan, and the territory you conquer on your version of the campaign map tallies points towards the clan total. Moreover, clan leaders can direct their members to specific provinces on the map by placing a marker on that province. This becomes visible on each clan-member’s campaign map. You don’t see your fellow clansmen’s armies on the map, but through the use of various overlays, you can track territorial losses and gains, stronghold areas, point-tallies and general ownership."

some clarity here... and boy it sounds sweet!!!

there is so much more too... just read it!!!

**totalwar-zone** · December 10, 2010, 12:26 PM

I Think they says nothing new.

Edit: And i´ve posted here a few minutes Ago. And weh have some Discuss about MP, just so said

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=407933

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/searc...archid=2972953

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...5&highlight=MP

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=408337

**a tw player** · December 10, 2010, 12:26 PM

*sigh*

Edit - oooh hold on, managed to find the actual new article now, maybe the OP should post the link as:

http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/12/10/sh...-to-total-war/

rather than just the link to the pcgamer site

**Ragga** · December 10, 2010, 12:32 PM

Thanks for the new link... a tw player

Very interesting about Clans... so i wonder how many ppl can be in each clan, or is it unlimited? and how often is it reset... i know they said something about 2weeks... but that cant be for this, can it? it seems too short!

none the less... interesting idea. everyone is in a clan!!!

**a tw player** · December 10, 2010, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by Ragga

Thanks for the new link... a tw player

Very interesting about Clans... so i wonder how many ppl can be in each clan, or is it unlimited? and how often is it reset... i know they said something about 2weeks... but that cant be for this, can it? it seems too short!

none the less... interesting idea. everyone is in a clan!!!

No problem

Yes, multiplayer does look VERY interesting indeed, it seems that CA have solved the conundrum of how to have MPCs between more than 2 players, bypassing the time constraint which would mean MPCs would take an age for everyone to make their turns

**totalwar-zone** · December 10, 2010, 12:43 PM

The Clan player maximum has no Limit at yet. Maybe when its released, but who knows. From Reset i read nothing. Is it a fact? I´ve read that CA plans a league with ascent / descent. Every league has one Japan map with 65 Provinces and 30 clans.

**Erwin Rommel** · December 10, 2010, 12:44 PM

Groan. I was just getting so excited with SP, now its topped with this new info on the MP, makes me more inclined to actually try MP after playing Total War without ever touching it.

Time to make my new MP Clan, the Otaku Clan, accepting all campers, irate players, rage quitters, noobs, single unit spammers etc. Swore and accept me as your liege lord and you will become my vassals, retainers. Also your limited to what Mon I choose, color for the clan is blue, also your not allowed any other clans to use other than the Date Clan. We'll roll from the East in the Sendai Domain. We'll prey on the Uesugi Clan players, with 1 unit spams of Nodachi or Yari Cavalry, we'll have 1 unit duels with the Takeda, then when its going there way, we just spam that winning Takeda kensai with arrows. Because thats how the Otaku Clan rolls. We shall unite ALL UNDER HEAVEN.

**stradar1** · December 10, 2010, 03:19 PM

Now the real question is Will it be only a 1v1 each time for each battle for the province. Or will there be a system where a clan member can drop in for like reinforcements or something like random 2v2 3v3 4v4 id like to see the reinforment system implemented on this would be awsome. Or it would even be better if you can see a fellow clansmen on the campaign map dukeing it out and needs help and it can turn into a 2v1 or 2v3 3v1 4v3 you get the picture.

Now this would be even more exciteing lets say 4 clans are fighting for the same province would be cool to see 2v2v2v2 type battles. I can go on forever on the possabilitys.

**dmcheatw** · December 10, 2010, 05:09 PM

So let’s get the simple stuff out of the way: you can match up for man-on-man battles, pitching your army against a fellow-player’s, which is no less than you’d expect. A nice addition to this is that you can unit-share with a pal who may not be in a battle of his own, and invite him to command selected units from your army.

this is a good feature and was present in Myth in 1996...

as far as they have solved the time problem to make MPC's for more than 1 v 1, i'll believe it when i see it. that article seems like it has simply introduced match making for the MPC, so you can drop in and fight vs. a human, but you guys aren't actually playing the same campaign against a steady, specific opponent.

**stradar1** · December 10, 2010, 05:21 PM

I dont think it will work to well if its only 1v1 every darn time lets hope its not!

**swoosh so** · December 10, 2010, 05:37 PM

Very unclear preview - did they just say sharing units is available in normal multiplayer or is he just talking about coop without mentioning it....

**Fenon** · December 10, 2010, 05:57 PM

Really looking forward to seeing the mutiplayer options in this game, just wish my friends played this game. My friends in real life either don't care much for gaming/these types games or do like them but don't have/won't get a pc that can play it. My online gaming friends either don't like this type of game or hate steam enough that they won't get any games that come out on it.

**stradar1** · December 11, 2010, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Fenon

Really looking forward to seeing the mutiplayer options in this game, just wish my friends played this game. My friends in real life either don't care much for gaming/these types games or do like them but don't have/won't get a pc that can play it. My online gaming friends either don't like this type of game or hate steam enough that they won't get any games that come out on it.

Steam really isnt that bad I have lots of games on steam never a issue plus my games are on there forever never wurrie about a scratch or loseing the cd!!!

**Fenon** · December 11, 2010, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by stradar1

Steam really isnt that bad I have lots of games on steam never a issue plus my games are on there forever never wurrie about a scratch or loseing the cd!!!

I don't think I can convince them they really diehard hate it, I think they might give up gaming altogether rather than use it. I don't like it but for Total War, I'll put up with it, but for anything else I think I would resist it.

**stradar1** · December 12, 2010, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Fenon

I don't think I can convince them they really diehard hate it, I think they might give up gaming altogether rather than use it. I don't like it but for Total War, I'll put up with it, but for anything else I think I would resist it.

To each his own