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There has been a lot of praise heaped on Respawn Entertainment from those who have had a chance to play the studio’s first title, Titanfall. In the comment sections and social media channels though, there is some skepticism that the title won’t just be Call of Duty with mechs. After all, many of the individuals at Respawn departed Call of Duty’s original studio, Infinity Ward, with Vince Zampella and Jason West.
A member of the Respawn team has offered up some thoughts about how sniping will work in 2014 title. “Sniping is in the game, but due to how the game plays it's a pretty different animal than you'll find in your run of the mill modern military shooter,” a Respawn staff member named “scriptacus” wrote in the company’s forums. “Quick scoping and no scoping are ineffective.”
“No scoping” is the act of shooting a scoped rifle from the hip in hopes that power will compensate for a slower rate of fire. “Quick scoping” is using a game’s assist when aiming down the sites to snap to an enemy for a quick kill. Both are terms that have been popularized by Call of Duty on consoles, where auto-aim and aim assist are used to compensate for the lower precision of controllers versus mouse-and-keyboard.
We’ve reached out to Respawn Entertainment for any additional information they might be willing to share now. Titanfall is due out on March 11, 2014, for Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC. You can read our hands-on preview from Gamescom and catch up with our coverage in the July 2013 issue.
Update: Shortly after posting this, we received word back from Respawn. "We'll have more information to share in the new year," a Respawn Representative told Game Informer.
[Source: Respawn via Joystiq]
Our TakeI’ve played Titanfall a few times now, and as often as I assure readers that it feels fresh and exciting, there is skepticism. Hopefully as we enter 2014 and grow closer to the release date, naysayers will get more information and have a chance to make a decision with hands-on gameplay.
I'm not saying it won't be a decent shooting game. All I'm saying is that it's just going to be another shooting game and we already have way too many.
This might be the greatest shooter of all time.
So excited for this game. Can't wait to play it
Lol I'd love to see someone actually even bother sniping in this game
Yeah guys...it's totally not just "COD with Mechs!"
...it's COD with Mechs and PARKOUR!!!!
Oh and no single player... To the future!!
Oh thank the lords for this. I'm sick of playing games where people can just run around with a sniper and the game be useless to play, and for all the awesomeness Titanfall has already brung, for them to take away that ability all together is good news for the people that enjoy playing shooters
Awesome!!! I hate quick scoping in CoD, and I couldn't be happier that it won't be in Titanfall. Just when I thought this game couldn't look any cooler they say something like this that makes me even more excited for it!
I suck with Snipers anyway. I'll probably just use a shotgun the whole time I play.
HAHAHAH suck it you campers with your stupid snipers. Now I can freely spray ppl with my smg and... wait... a sec.... nOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
This is good news, though I believe that people will likely find other alternatives to exploit and ruin the game for everyone else.
I think this looks cool, it's a game I'm planning on getting. But it has been getting TOO much praise. I think there are other games coming out that look better than this, like say Destiny. Gameinformer put it in the cover story and that's awesome, but this game has been in development for more than SIX YEARS. It is super ambitious and I think Bungie deserves just one more shout out for all the hard work they've been putting in for the follow up IP from Halo. Don't get me wrong, I think Titanfall will be good. I just feel like after E3 it has overshadowed every other game. I hope both games are amazing and I can't wait to see what is in store for the 2014 gaming year.