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https://kotaku.com/doom-eternal-will-let-you-invade-other-players-campaign-1828256635

Offering the traditional hype of making a sequel that is bigger and more badass than the game it follows, the makers of the forthcoming Doom Eternal today showed the game in action to the public for the first time. And they offered a surprise: Demons Souls-style player invasions.
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In a game design twist that riffs on the likes of Demons Souls, the developers said you can take control of a demon and invade other players games. Players can team up when invading, and the developers say that those who dont want to be invaded can turn that setting off.

I think Watch Dogs 2 had a similar feature where if your wanted rating (or its equivalent to that) was high enough other players would come in to shut you down alongside cops.

What's your opinion on stuff like this?
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the increase in non-traditional / asynchronous multiplayer in video games is pretty much the only thing i really like about this generation... im all for it
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It better not be online-only.

Nice
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It's a great feature if you enjoy your games being ruined by hackers and lag

Dying light had this
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TheMarthKoopa posted...

It's a great feature if you enjoy your games being ruined by hackers and lag

This.

Asymmetrical gaming is the best, it's just also the hardest to balance for fun.
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I really enjoyed this in Watch_Dogs 2, but mostly because it was so spontaneous. Like you'd be cruising down the road and suddenly get a call to stop some guy who's running from the police, or be offered the opportunity to hack another player. It felt like a natural part of the game - I didn't feel like I was griefing anyone, just adding to the challenge a little bit.

But this mode in Doom sounds kind of like something you have to go out of your way to initiate? Or... I don't know, I just don't see it being as freeform as Watch_Dogs 2.
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