So.... Was Local Multiplayer dropped as a feature?
Published on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 By
The official answer as of 10/06/2016 from Brad:
Local multiplayer hasn't been dropped. But it isn't a promised feature either. It all depends on the schedule.
It is something we want as we are planning an XBOX version of the game in the future.
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The one feature I was looking forward to in SCO has not been mentioned by any of the updates.
Local Multiplayer
Local Multiplayer SuperMelee is what kept me coming back to SC2. I kept it around to play with friends and family. It was fun and addictive. Best of all, it only required you to have one computer (or one 3DO). The close proximity to your foe made the experience.
The thought of it not being in SCO has me reeling. It is critical to the multiplayer experience. Imagine if Madden, or any of the other sports games dropped local (couch) multiplayer, and you'll see what I mean. Instead of having a true multiplayer game that you can invite guests to play, you're stuck with a "watch me play" kind of game.
Plus, there are those of us who do not relish the idea of playing some stranger/asshole/hacker off the internet. Having internet multiplayer is fine. Having internet multiplayer as the ONLY option is not.
This feature needs to make it into the game if you want SCO to last. Without it, it will go into the dustbin like the Ghostbusters reboot.