Why there is no MP info on RTCW2

by Sainted • 16 Jul 2008, 19:11 • Journals
Because perhaps they have just started working on it? I just read this press release:

QuoteEndrant Studios opens doors!

Endrant Studios has announced the opening of its doors and its first project - a co-development partnership with Raven Software and Activision Blizzard on id Software's upcoming Wolfenstein game.

"Our goal is to make exciting, fun and accessible games that translate to the masses," said Ben Smedstad, creative director and co-owner. "Our backgrounds and experience enable us to be more creative, more focused and deliver a higher quality game no matter what the platform."

Endrant Studios is based outside London in Sevenoaks, Kent.

"The pool of talent in the UK was the driving force behind us choosing to set up in England," said Neil Postlethwaite, managing director and co-owner. "Although the incentives in other countries were tempting, the experience and talent available in the UK is what kept us here."

On Wolfenstein, Endrant will be focusing primarily on multi-player development.


Originally Threewave were supposed to make the MP for the upcoming Wolfenstein title, perhaps they have been replaced by EndRant, or EndRant is working on downloadable content or something like that.

Also interesting to know is that EndRant also houses some of the former SplashDamage employees who worked on W:ET and ET:QW.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/endrant-studios-opens-doors
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mama 16 Jul 2008, 20:13
always bringing the good news eh ?
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destiny 16 Jul 2008, 20:13
where is the SP info?
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Yossarian 16 Jul 2008, 20:13
Nerve->3W->FAIL or maybe new talants?

edit after splashdamage infoz
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peoples 16 Jul 2008, 21:18
Nerve worked on MP quite long, moved to another project.
Then game Threewave and finished the maps
No Endrant will finish the job?

This is how I see it, it's not like 3Wave and Nerve worked on the same area. Also, I bet Nerve laid out the basics quite far, and taking ex-SD guys to finish it up isn't a bad choice.
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duumed 16 Jul 2008, 20:14
never heard of them
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Sainted 16 Jul 2008, 20:17
They officially opened today, so that's why I guess :P
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peoples 16 Jul 2008, 22:17
Some guys from Splashdamage that left and founded this new venture.
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Arachon 16 Jul 2008, 20:17
I thought that Nerve was originally working on the multiplayer?
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srph 16 Jul 2008, 20:42
they resigned from the job, they decided to work on xbox games in stead
threewave took their place
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peoples 16 Jul 2008, 22:29
Any source to this?
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srph 16 Jul 2008, 22:43
Quote"- id Software is producing, Raven Software is developing the singleplayer part and part of the multiplayer, while Threewave Software is contributing to the multiplayer part only. Earlier on in development Nerve was going to develop the multiplayer, as in RTCW. But it is not going to be like that, anymore, as they have been reassigned to work on the 360 version of Quake Wars (and maps for the PC and PS3 versions as well)."

www.rtcw2-zone.com
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peoples 17 Jul 2008, 00:46
Yeah.. but the source for that, they have read it somewhere and phrased in their own words. It might distort things too you know. On the same page:

QuotePeople should keep in mind, however, that the multiplayer portion of RTCW was created by Nerve Software in just 4 months!!! With RTCW 2 having been in development for over 3 years (4 this year), the singleplayer part should soon be near completion.
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Atarax 16 Jul 2008, 20:17
Quote by Endrant StudiosOur first project is currently under a tarpaulin in a lock-up somewhere in England. It’s really secret, and we’re looking forward to telling you more about it soon. Be patient. :D What we can say is that we are working with Activision on a triple-A title with an IP that is well-known and loved.


nice website they got btw!
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Sainted 16 Jul 2008, 20:26
I also heard they will be opening a studio on Mars in 2055: http://195.157.98.219/oa/delivery/afr.php?n=a1a4b7f7&zoneid=232
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srph 16 Jul 2008, 20:39
QuoteA job posting submitted recently (28th of May 2008) on JobSeeker by Threewave Software (developer of RTCW 2's multiplayer) reveals that the company has "recently finished the multiplayer maps on Touchstone’s Turok, EA’s Army of Two and Activision’s new Wolfenstein game".

Source = www.rtcw2-zone.com

i have no idea what to say. creating maps without basic gameplay concept would sound stupid.
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Sainted 16 Jul 2008, 20:46
Stupid but it happens, for example SplashDamage made the multiplayer maps for Doom 3...
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srph 16 Jul 2008, 20:50
i seriously hope it's just about maps. the game is supposed to be far in development already...
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srph 16 Jul 2008, 21:06
actually they probably ment "finished" as "throwing the whole job in the trashcan" :<
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AntiPop 16 Jul 2008, 23:39
That would be my guess
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foonr 16 Jul 2008, 20:46
ye, they've got to do console multiplayer as well ...
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Sainted 16 Jul 2008, 20:53
sounds silly, Threewave is an 80+ men studio, Raven 150+ men...

Did I mention Threewave are not listed on the Wolfenstein website and another yet unrevealed company is?

http://wolfenstein.com/

Pi studios worked on games such as CoD: UO together with Gray Matter.
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foonr 16 Jul 2008, 20:55
if it plays like quake then i'm happy and do not care what silly xbox owners experience

Have I mentioned my parents are getting back together again
It's been 25 years
Of spreading infection
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kazzam 16 Jul 2008, 21:23
I'm sure ure happy as hell now again =) ...
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foonr 16 Jul 2008, 21:24
jenny lewis lyrics :o)
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kazzam 16 Jul 2008, 21:43
Oh yea, trick me once again like that and I'm gonna beat ur ass up and make u a new fucking box. Do u fucking understand me? GTFO my fucking vent (höö?).

No I'm just joking ^^
Thought u were serious and seems like I'm the only one ^^
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foonr 16 Jul 2008, 21:44
:)) sorry buddy
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kazzam 16 Jul 2008, 21:56
No problem ^^
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srph 16 Jul 2008, 20:57
i'm almost sure that Pi is working on console multiplayer. still dunno about Endrant. perharps Endrant works on the ps3 and Pi works on the xbox360?
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Lightning 16 Jul 2008, 20:51
I thought that Threewave was making the maps or so.
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peoples 16 Jul 2008, 22:19
They have finished the maps already. Some of these Endrant guys worked at Splashdamage previously.
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wipeout 16 Jul 2008, 23:16
"Also interesting to know is that EndRant also houses some of the former SplashDamage employees who worked on W:ET and ET:QW."

Source?
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Sainted 16 Jul 2008, 23:28
(20:11:55) (@jRAD) a few guys from SD spun off from us a few months ago to form EndRant
said a senior programmer at SD on IRC today
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wipeout 16 Jul 2008, 23:52
Expected something like this! Couldn't find anything elsewhere about this.

Now the game is doomed!!!1 ... No, wait. It is wolfensteined!!1
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Fizmo 17 Jul 2008, 11:25
Why would they release a teaser and probably announce it in a few weeks at quakecon when the MP is not even ready?
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Sainted 1 Aug 2008, 16:44
Sorry for the late reaction, but if planned right the MP can be done really quickly, with RTCW for example, nerve started working on it six months before it was released.
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Fizmo 24 Aug 2008, 19:55
Mhm, sorry too for the late reaction but when u will think it will be released then? Christmas? Next year in june? It has to be one of those 2 periods I guess.
Most of the SP is probably ready and if its true what you're saying that MP don't take too long (alltho games now take more time: graphics and stuff...) then maybe we can see it at christmas already. Would be great.
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Overactive 2 Aug 2008, 16:44
</3 the mp will atleast have good maps
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