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Back 4 Blood will require a persistent internet connection and won't support local co-op

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Turtle Rock Studios' Back 4 Blood has been not-so-subtly positioning itself as a spiritual successor to their beloved Left 4 Dead titles, to much celebrated fanfare. However, the official Turtle Rock Twitter account has recently confirmed two bits of news that directly contradict with how the Left 4 Dead series worked. The first is that a persistent internet connection will be required to play, even if you just want to play alone. While online cooperative and PvP modes are essential to this type of experience, Left 4 Dead allowed players to play on their own or with a friend split-screen without being connected to the internet. That second option is the other bit of news to come out of the Turtle Rock Twitter account; there will be no options for split-screen co-op in Back 4 Blood. While Turtle Rock notes that they're looking into ways to support offline play in the future, and that they'd "love to" support split-screen co-op, there are no firm details on if or when these changes will be implemented.

Back 4 Blood launches October 12, 2021.

 
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I had somehow missed this one or forgotten about it and seems I can now return to that state. Pity really, however I am left wondering how much difference it will really make both in general and with how much the ground has shifted since left4dead 2.

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Offline local co-op is a dirty word to publishers these days.
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Now? It pretty much was when left4dead was new and current.
 
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This isn't going to be anything like L4D.

Slow looking zombies, bullshit card system, no offline.

It's going to get mid reviews then fade away like Evolve.

They thought that leveraging L4D would give them the upper hand but it set everyone up for disappointment
 
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SkittleDash said:
In all honestly, I bet Left 4 Dead 2 will still remain on top. Seeing as the extensive and evergrowing modding community is one of the biggest reasons why it's a joy to play. If this doesn't have mod support, oh boy...
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it ain't getting it as of now, there's no word for it, and given how they reacted to someone unofficially modding the alpha I wouldn't get your hopes up
 
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Mythical said:
it ain't getting it as of now, there's no word for it, and given how they reacted to someone unofficially modding the alpha I wouldn't get your hopes up
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Wait, this is the first I'm hearing of this. They actually got upset because someone modded their game? Is Rockstar behind this game or something?
 
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SkittleDash said:
Wait, this is the first I'm hearing of this. They actually got upset because someone modded their game? Is Rockstar behind this game or something?
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I mean to be fair what they did was against the rules of the closed alpha afaik, also if I had to guess they put out a video on it which probably was also against the rules. I don't think they got sued or anything, just had their access to alpha revoked
 
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Hey you know that game that everyone loves from us an praised us for it. You know how people cant wait for us to deliver a third experience of that game but expand on it? Yahhhhhh welllllll about that, we decided to go in a direction that we all know will piss off our loyal fanbase. Give us money?
 
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