The lower cap was determined by the ”fun times” had with Resistance: Fall of Man’s Busyard and Rooftops maps, as well as in Resistance 2.
”Resistance 3 will feature 16-player Human vs. Chimera deathmatch and objective-based modes set in locations across the globe. That may seem somewhat jarring after the 40 and 60-player mayhem in RFOM and R2,” posted Insomniac’s James Stevenson.
”Rest-assured though, our biggest motivation in determining our new player-count was the fun times that we and the community had on maps like RFOM’s Busyard and Rooftops, as well as the Bayou House and San Francisco maps in R2.”
R3 will have deep customisation and progression. ”Players can create their own progression paths through multiplayer, spending their earned points to customize load-outs that fit their unique play style,” continued the studio community manager.
”We learned a lot from Resistance 2 co-op in terms of giving players the ability to create specific roles in a team and level up different abilities – which you will see with the various active tactical and support abilities, as well as the new personal and combat attributes.”
See the EU PlayStation.Blog post for more on Resistance 3 multiplayer. The next instalment to this alien-infested Earth drama is due exclusively on PS3 this September.
