The multiplayer mode of the game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is revealed through a first trailer and a lot of information. Find out everything you need to know about this highly anticipated VR game…
The game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond will be available next week, and is already announced as THE VR game of this end of the year 2020. The adaptation of this cult franchise into virtual reality by Respawn and Oculus Studios promises an epic and immersive FPS in a World War II atmosphere.
A lot of information has already been given regarding the story mode, but very few details had been revealed about the multiplayer mode. However, it is precisely this mode that particularly interests many eSports fans in VR…
This week, a first trailer of the multiplayer mode has finally been revealed. The video highlights five different game modes.
Medal of Honor VR: a cross-platform Oculus and Steam matchmaking system
In parallel, the developers entrust several information concerning this multiplayer experience. First, Oculus Studios Executive Producer Mike Doran confirms that cross-play between Oculus and Steam will be supported.
In other words, Oculus players will be able to play with those wearing a Steam VR compatible headset. This is very good news, since this cross-play will allow the formation of a large community of users.
Nevertheless, only public matchmaking will cross platforms. It will not be possible to invite a Steam player from Oculus, and vice versa.
12 players per match and 5 different game modes
Furthermore, if the number of players is not sufficient to form a complete team, empty places will be filled by robots. The positive point is that there will be no need to wait long minutes to start a game.
However, there is concern that multiplayer games will turn into practice games against AIs. hope that the number of players is large enough to keep bots rare…
In addition to the public matchmaking system, players will be able to create their own private matches. All matches, public and private, will use dedicated servers.
Multiplayer matches will accommodate a maximum of 12 players simultaneously. In team modes, two teams of 6 players can compete. There will also be “every man for himself” game modes pitting all the players against each other…
