Online games need to be joinable

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Originally Posted by LaRock O no Lie

I can't say much about the online... but it will not kill my MP gaming if there is no joining during a match.... but hey how about you give examples of games that are dead because of a lack of said feature?

I can't think of one off the top of my head, maybe you could enlighten me as to which games died soley due to no in game joining?
*not trying to be an ass.... but seriously... I can't think of one.*

The first one that comes to mind is Operation Flashpoint on the PC and Battlestations Midway on consoles. I promise you, a smaller audience + no lobby + no joining of a game in progress = few to no online matches and a very limited lifespan.

There are maybe 30-50 people even attempting to play online at peak hours with a game this small. Since war games appeal to a more international audience that play at different hours that number may be even smaller. Unless everyone is friends and agrees to play at a certain time it will be very difficult to get some full games going.

You can't compare the audience of Forza 2 to this game. Forza 2 will sell 1000x the copies and of course it would make no sense to join a race after it has already started.