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    Online Free Roam

    Im sorry if this had been brought up already but would it be possible to have numerous players put into the Single player map to do as they please and go where ever they want, I would assume soo since it can be done in games like GTA IV and RDR, so why not Far Cry, Its probably to late to get something like this into far cry 3 but for far cry 4 I would hope something along the lines of an Online Free Roam multiplayer mode would be possible to do since it will most likely be on next gen consoles so why not??

    RDR had gang hideouts, hunting zones and various other activities spread across the map to keep the players busy plus on top of that when you didnt want to do any of those things you can always just explore the map by yourself or with friends, you could also get into massive firefights with other players in the map the possibilities were endless, I remember investing alot of time into games like GTA IV and RDR just in online free roam alone and I still do to this day, Far cry would be the first, first person game to really have a mode like this unless there was another game that slipped my mind but what do you guys think? I think its possible and I would love to see something like this in the next installment in the series.
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    This has been asked, demanded, fought for, and mentioned a million times.

    The dev's answer is: No Free Roam in Multiplayer.

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    Originally Posted by TheRealDrewdelz Go to original post
    This has been asked, demanded, fought for, and mentioned a million times.

    The dev's answer is: No Free Roam in Multiplayer.

    /TOPIC
    is there any reason as to why they can't or will not do it??? I wouldnt expect them to do it for this game but for far cry games in the future they should at least make an attempt to make online free roam
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    Originally Posted by OddieTheGrouch Go to original post
    is there any reason as to why they can't or will not do it??? I wouldnt expect them to do it for this game but for far cry games in the future they should at least make an attempt to make online free roam
    Far Cry 3 is not built on the same engine or infrastructure as other titles. Also, this type of game design needs to occur from the very beginning, not after requests. To add this is a MAJOR overhaul of the game, not just a matter of adding another player.
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    Originally Posted by UbiTimS Go to original post
    Far Cry 3 is not built on the same engine or infrastructure as other titles. Also, this type of game design needs to occur from the very beginning, not after requests. To add this is a MAJOR overhaul of the game, not just a matter of adding another player.

    this.

    to my humble knowledge building the game engine to be able to sync everything that's happening for all players is a huge feat. also being able to render and calculate many objects that enter the streaming radius of one player along all the info of the streaming radius of another players and combining them... that's a huge deal.
    how many game engines do this in an action game?
    i can think of ONE - the RAGE engine that powers GTAIV and RDR. besides MMOs i can't think of any game that can do this.
    i think "two worlds 2" did this with it's co-op island or something, you got ARMA and maybe not many more, and i don't think these games had a lot of AI and interaction with the environment going around.

    i agree that having the entire island available for free roaming co-op is really an amazing prospect. i wish it will happen in FC4.
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    Originally Posted by UbiTimS Go to original post
    Far Cry 3 is not built on the same engine or infrastructure as other titles. Also, this type of game design needs to occur from the very beginning, not after requests. To add this is a MAJOR overhaul of the game, not just a matter of adding another player.
    I sorta new this is something that couldnt just be added as if it were some DLC Thats why I said would hope online free roam would make an appearance in the next game that way like you said they can start over and re vamp the whole game to accommodate multiple players plus if its gunna be done I'd want it to be done right i dont want some rushed half assed thing that was done quickly just to make money, that why I was wondering if they could even accomplish something like this for the next far cry title

    I really do hope they will at least try to put online free roam in the 4th installment
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    Free Roam in the entire single campaign territory is impossible, maybe in far cry 4 BUT.......unlock the sandbox mode in editor to free roam in multiplayer size maps is very simple to do. UBI could easely invest energy to creat a DLC to let us create maps with AIs & Vehicles & Animals & mini games and upload them to publish them for all to play in multiplayer and THAT WOULD REALLY BE GREAT...!
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    It sounds like Ubisoft Massive are totally out of their depth so unless we hear of their plans soon, I wouldn't hold out for any improvements to the shameful MP element of this otherwise amazing game.
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    Shameful? Come on. Typical forum. People love to *****.

    A free roam would be brilliant. Where people could come in & play some of the co-op mini games together, play poker, etc. Would be another fantastic addition, and something to seriously consider for 4.
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