The pirate version of “Battleship” Skull & Bones will probably not offer a single-player campaign, but somehow that’s supposed to be good.
The US site GameSpot spoke with Justin Farren, the Creative Director behind the pirate MMO Skull and Bones. Farren has supposedly eliminated the word “No” from his vocabulary.
He has been asked several times whether Skull and Bones also offers PvE or a single-player campaign, and the answer is actually “No”; however, Farren’s response is essentially: “It’s all in the game, but not in the way you expect, but woven with the multiplayer mode and PvP.”
Everything woven together – Story unfolds over months and years
Farren says the single-player campaign is integrated into Skull & Bones. The aim is to take a narrative approach with Skull and Bones.
They do not want a single-player campaign that players play once and then never again. Instead, they want to provide a gaming experience that extends over years, where players develop their crew, take down rogue bosses, and meet interesting characters.
When asked what Skull & Bones offers for those who don’t like PvP, Farren replies that he hopes players will try PvP. In Skull & Bones, it is not like Call of Duty where the campaign is something entirely different from the online multiplayer game. With Skull & Bones, they want to merge both experiences.
Additionally, players should always be able to play with others.
Sounds like Fortnite meets World of Warships – all Coop/PvP
Mein MMO says: What Farren says about Skull & Bones sounds quite similar to the concept of Fortnite. Everything is Coop and multiplayer – but there is a continuous story that is told in stories and between missions.
It seems that Skull & Bones will pursue this or a similar concept. So far, the game has mainly sounded like a pirate version of “World of Warships,” focusing solely on multiplayer PvP matches. How a story fits into it will be interesting to see.
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