#titanfal

12 Monarchs in one game makes TF|2′s engagements last as long as the titan fights did in Titanfall 1. I don’t know if I dislike it or not. Oh well, Monarchs are overthrown easily with a single legion.

Gamescom 2014: Call of Duty Advanced Warfare multiplayer revealed

New futuristic military shooter will feature exoskeletons and expanded customisation

Activision has unveiled the multiplayer for the next entry in its hugely successful Call of Duty series at a demonstration ahead of this week’s Gamescom convention. Advanced Warfare will see players using ‘exo-skeletons’ to move around more vertiginous maps, allowing them to boost-jump and dash for…

I love the gameplay of Titanfall, it's a great fast fun shooter. But the backstory and mythos is tragically lacking.

Being... well me... I've mentally added it, and not from the perspective of the pilot (what the players play as) but instead imagining how the grunts must feel.

You're some guy, you don't have the skills to pilot a titan, you don't get the fancy suit and armor. You're either fighting for your home or a paycheck. You land in the combat zone and the clock starts.

You have 3 minutes until a 3 story tall robot drops. Not just one, but one for every enemy pilot. You have to fight to hold your ground against other soldiers, people sized robots, and pilots who have better gear and skills than you.

The opening 3 minutes are a hellish salvo and both sides rush to get the best possible defensive points, you survive the slaughter and you hear it.

The sky rips and the earth shakes and there's an enemy titan on the ground waiting for its pilot. You and your compatriots search in vain trying to find the pilot, opening fire as he or she darts from cover. They get within the shield and you cower. At this point you and yours are almost useless in the fight.

Imagine that terror being pinned by an enemy Titan and not having the skills and equipment pilots do. Don't think from a gameplay perspective, no respawns, spouse family, parents who love you. And a three story tall machine spraying your building down with a chaingun the size of a bus.

Imagine the relief you feel when an allied titan arrives.

Titan pilots would become heroes to the soldiers. A friendly Titan would be your protector and it's fall would mean something.