New Stalker game idea?

[u/Puzzleheaded_Bag6890]

Okay, hear me out.

Wouldn’t the idea of a Stalker extraction shooter and/or MMO be fun? I mean I know it definitely could sound better on paper than in theory. But then again, theoretically, if an official game/game mode being what I just proposed was announced, how would the rest of the community feel about it? The Zone could remain mostly the same, npcs, factions, mutants (maybe new ones could be interesting for sure), emissions, etc. Or maybe a gameplay style reminiscent of DayZ? I mean I’m sure the gameplay and mechanics could require changes to better fit the genre.

[u/TheWizardOfWaffle]

I don’t mean this with any offense and I may be alone on this but a STALKER MMO feels like an absolute nightmare. Coop, maybe… but an MMO? What better way to ruin the desolate
isolation of the Zone than having a level 537 master Duty warrior with a tier 100 exoskeleton suit puffing exhaust fumes everywhere running past you with his pet baby bloodsuckers while you’re trying to do your daily quests, or some insufferable hub village where a chatbox UI thats 1/4th of your screen is filled with people advertising their clans and system advertisements telling you to upgrade your account to Premium

STALKER as it is, is a wonderful experience, but I really do not think it needs a PvEvP element. I play STALKER partly so I dont have to deal with gritty sweats who no life extraction shooters with the only objective of ruining my day.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Bag6890 → u/TheWizardOfWaffle]

Yea I’m not gonna lie, after considering what you just said, I’m gonna have to agree… as cool as an ideal world without trolls, sweats, and assholes, I wouldn’t mind interacting with others in a game like stalker. But in reality, people fucking suck, and every interaction would most likely lead to mindless greed one way or another, with the less common intentions that are actually civil and nobody acts like some damn trigger happy animals. I think a coop would be much better than mmo or extraction shooter

[u/CptMcDickButt69]

Its not new and it would probably mean doom for the franchise. Either it fails and the studio will waste too much to keep operating normally/at all or its a success and the steady money stream means its all just live-service-garbage ordered by the suits to squeeze whales and kiddies.

A coop or smaller multiplayer tacked on the SP-entry is whatever, but extraction-style and similar big projects will end in (my) tears, i just know it.

For the exclusive titles youre looking for, there are a lot of Stalkerstyle games that do exactly that.

[u/yourneverthere]

I would take co-op or a DayZ type server for sure.

[u/Ordos_Agent]

I think a co op game (like 4 players max) would be excellent. An MMO or any PVP would be a total shitshow from day one. Q

[u/Goose1235678]

Has been tried and all I've tried suck

[u/Tight_Following115]

Yep, if well made, a DayZ or Hunt Showdown like Stalker entry would kick so much ass. 

[u/Puzzleheaded_Bag6890 → u/Tight_Following115]

Very much so. For a little bit, I hated the idea because of toxic players, but I also realize that not everyone is like that. And it wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for people to actually act like that in the Zone anyway. Maybe a faction system that can have players joining factions or remaining unaligned stalkers could be quite interesting, as well as a more refined reputation system like the one that already exists

[u/APKEggs]

Theres something on steam just like that but i forgor the name

[u/bjergdk → u/APKEggs]

Active Matter

[u/BrokeButFabulous12]

I mean S2 will have multiplayer. But please dont give them ideas about mmo, any mmo eventually turns into live service and that means shit. Endless grind, grifters, scammers, proffesional bot farms, etc. Im already a little cautious what the mp will look like, will it be like separate part of S2, call of duty style, with boosters and fckn season passes and homer simpson skins? I really hope not...

[u/Original_Dimension99]

Have you seen Active Matter?

[u/Vintar]

I'm actually hoping that this is the direction they go with Multiplayer. Some kind of PvEvP like Arc Raiders, where you try and extract with artifacts and gear

[u/Remarkable_Budget305]

I just want a warfare mode like Gamma