The upcoming Wonder Woman game from Monolith Productions was revealed as a single player game in an open world setting, but that doesn't mean the developer can't still tap into the live-service market. Fresh job advertisements for the project are listing "experience helping maintain a live software product or game" as something "nice to have" alongside the usual employment necessities.
This could potentially suggest the developer is dipping into the Games as a Service space with Wonder Woman, though it wouldn't come as much of a surprise following comments made by Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav last week. He said the firm is working to "transform its console and PC titles "to include more always on gameplay through live services, multiplatform and free-to-play extensions, with the goal to have more players spending more time on more platforms".
Very little is known officially about the Wonder Woman game, other than its single player, open world, and will utilise the patented Nemesis system from Monolith Productions' previous titles Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and the sequel Shadow of War. Should it look to incorporate some live-service mechanics, then the experience may look something like Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Ubisoft offered up a vast open world experience for single player gamers, but it was supported by rotating in-game events and a store stocking new outfits, weapons, and mounts. It was then expanded with major DLCs and expansions, both free and paid for. Another example would be Genshin Impact, but its gacha elements make it a whole different beast. Given the fact the team is still advertising for important roles, though, it sounds like the Wonder Woman project is still a few years off.
Are you more open to live-service features nowadays, or are you still not a fan? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source careers.wbd.com, via wccftech.com, eurogamer.net]
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If it's still very much a normal single player experience like Assassin's Creed and not like Suicide Squad, then it's ok. A good Wonder Woman game would be extremely welcome, so hopefully they don't ruin it even after the extreme backlash Suicide Squad has suffered.
I doubt I'll ever play true live service games. I'm actually one of the few people that hasn't played Diablo IV because of that. Even an Assassin's Creed game ends eventually.
This is going to be a trainwreck just like Suicide Squad. I really hope Jim Ryan's replacement stopped this nonsense with Playstation Studios before it was too late (sadly we know Bungie already ruined Naughty Dog but the state of most of the rest of the studios are unknown).
Of course it is 🙄 Hopefully its more like how Ubi done Odyssey/Valhalla and less Avengers/Suicide Squad as i adore Wonder Woman and really want this game to be good.
Yeah my first thought was AC Valhalla while reading this too. That could be the right way to go about it. I really enjoyed my time with Valhalla so this could be cool if that's the blueprint.
Change the "Live" with "Fan", Sorted.
I get the feeling that WB Games has no idea what it did right with Hogwarts Legacy and, as a result, they’re going to be chugging out these huge budget MOR titles that just split the reaction of gamers like Ubisoft games do.
This is not enough. We need even more live service games.
This transition from single player stand alone games to everything being a live service, battle-pass, always-online game is like watching a slow motion train wreck.
It's been going on forever, there's no end in sight and it's all tragic.
With the exception of FF14, I play single player games. If I’m talking to my friends on a game or being subjected to advertisements for FOMO driven rubbish, it kind of defeats the purpose of escaping all of that stuff I am subjected to in the real world.
@somnambulance Nah. They very much know it.
But they also know that if they transform that IP into live service game successfully, they will earn significantly more money. Risk is higher of course, but payout is just not comparable.
If there is any Live Service elements in this title then I won't be playing it at all it's that simple. Nobody wants Live Service and I'm pretty sure I speak for pretty much everybody here.
Why not a season pass to. So you can release it now and finish it later. Live service shouldn't be in singleplayer games. They are singleplayer for a reason and shouldn't have to go online.
@Czar_Khastik LOL. It’s good to see you active on these boards man. I always enjoy your brand of czar khasm ! 💪🏽😉👍🏽🤣🤣🤣
Gotta follow avengers, suicide squad and Gotham knights "success"
@DETfaninATL Thank you mate, always glad to bring a laugh or two
@Godot25 Ubisoft games sell well. Activision games sell well. WB Games will sell well too, I’m sure. It’s just a shame to see so many of the larger companies settling into this monetization model when it certainly feels like games that avoid predatory practices seem to be successful while generating more happiness from their community. That’s business though, isn’t it?
It'll probably just be tacked on additional missions and skins to unlock post-game, or some sort of infinite mode like Shadow of War has.
Not a problem as far as I can see.
Not sure if Iam the only who think about God of War when I hear about the Wounder Woman game. That being said I think I would be cool if the Wounder Woman game would more or less be based on Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Sounds ok to me.
This makes way more sense than trying to make another online multiplayer live service game when that market is already saturated. As a primarily single player gamer I would buy additional quests in the games I like.
Another one to ignore. Money saved.
Not a fan and never will be.
People who reply with negative comments have no idea what live service means. It's weird because these people are being educated every time and still they fail to understand. Seems like they don't want to be wrong.
More like "dev looking into how to ruin the game". 😅
Live service you say! Wow golly gee willickers bat-squirrel I can't w8 to NOT care 2 farts about this then. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Czar_Khastik yup more battle passes for the masses! More skins 4 my Kings 🤴 🙌 ✨️ 🤣🤣🤣🤣
1. Which games DIE the soonest?
LIVE service games.
2. Which games are the most EXPENSIVE?
FREE-2-play games.
Well, isn't this a contradiction right there.
@Cloud39472 4
@somnambulance But the goal of those companies are to earn more money. ROI for successful live service game is just incomprehensibly higher then for single-player games.
Apex Legends came out in 2019 and earned EA more than 2 billion dollars. I really doubt that if you counted every Naughty Dog game (for example) in last 3 gen all together you would get 2 billions in revenue
@Godot25 True, but on the same token, live service titles have had a history of flopping more than being successful in 2023.
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