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Fable 2 to ship without online co-op
Author: Joe MartinPublished: 29th September 2008
Fable 2 will ship without online co-op play, though the patch will come within a week of launch.
Studio head Peter Molyneux previously reviewed his own game and drew ire from gamers for giving Fable 2 a score of 9 out of 10, but anticipation has remained strong for the sequel to one of the best casual RPGs on the original Xbox.
"We just got word that while we will be able to play the single-player and local co-op on day one, they are still making tweaks to the online co-op," Microsoft said on Gamerscoreblog.
"Seriously, as a gamer I'm glad they're taking the time to make it right instead of just rushing it out the door," the poster added.
Fortunately, the co-op mode will be added in as part of a patch that should be available within a week of the North American launch, which is three days ahead of the European launch on the 24th of October.
The co-op mode is a drop-in drop-out affair where players can play a hero each and share contracts and divide riches and while this function will be missing Lionhead says that some of the multiplayer features will be ready at launch still.
"As you are playing through the game, you will still be able to see your friends as glowing orbs as well as chat and trade with them," they said.
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Comments (13)
Curious? Very much so.
What a disappointment.
its fairer to finish any off line content before its ships for any1 without live and add co cp a few weeks later for anyone that has the 360 connected and can get the update
beat me to it. Of course B&W 2 was a huge dissapointment on so many levels. I'm sure that fable 2 will be a different story...
On that kind of note.. i finally finished the original bar one task -- can't win one pub game! *grr*
Anybody remember the hype of B.C.? Hopefully we will see it one day, pushing the concept boundaries of gaming is bringing RPG's closer and closer to complete immersion, and I cant wait to get immersed with Fable 2.
I really don't think MS will let them not patch in online co-op
Sorry coudnt resist, way to destroy one of the main advantages they had (games that work out of the box).
Sucks to see this happen, sure its not as bad as the witcher that was released half way through development, but seriously, why cant they just release a game as it should be instead of patching later?