Could some kind of proper story component follow?

Crytek have certainly thought about it.

“But we do like narrative, we do like the backstories.

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And obviously, we’re going to keep leaning into those parts of the game.

That’s how far we’ve gotten on those types of discussions.”

Perhaps they could make a campaign with player invasions or phantom drop-ins, akin toDark Souls?

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“The engine upgrade is largely a tech and visual effort,” he said.

The update will accompany a new UI designed to win over new players across PC and console.

So that’s another kind of generational upgrade that will be happening at the same time."

Look out for the rest of my chat with Fifield next week.