I Think We're Alone Now, "Titanfall" Adds Private Matches

"Titanfall" developers Respawn Entertainment have added a private match feature to the game.

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So you wanna be alone with your Titan? You now can, almost. Better yet, you can now create private matches so you and your friends can admire each others titans in the privacy of your own rooms.

This newest update to the mech shooter Titanfall  does not add a host of customizable features bizarrely missing from the multiplayer-only game. It seemed odd that the mutiplayer centered game had such stripped down features at launch but the developer says that "round time, score limits, and much more will come in future updates." While this is a private match beta, check out the other details and tweaks below.

This is the first public test of our new Private Match mode. This gives you a way to organize matches with and against your friends, for casual or tournament play. Some features are unfinished or not yet implemented, and we welcome your feedback. A few highlights:

  • Private Match supports 2 to 12 players, with 1 to 6 players on each team.
  • You can start a new Private Match lobby by choosing it on the main selection screen (alongside Campaign, MP, and Training). Invite your friends in or have them join you at any time.
  • Choose any of the game’s maps or modes (CTF, Pilot Hunter, etc.) to play in.
  • Choose which team you’re on.
  • There is no XP gain, challenge progress, or achievement unlocking while in a Private Match. For this beta, the Last Game Summary screen will display what you would have earned in normal play outside of Private Match, but be aware that this progress will not be recorded to your lifetime total.
  • For this beta, there is no concept of a “lobby leader”; any player can change game options in the lobby or start/stop the match countdown.
  • All Private Match games are still played on dedicated servers via Xbox Live Cloud Compute, just like normal matches.
  • New options like round time, score limits, and much more will come in future updates.

The patch also does some more balancing – if that's possible – by improving a few weapons and another slight change in modes.

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[via RockPaperShotgun]

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