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Posted by: Oddley765
After all what is bigger than Halo? Single universe, on planet (FPS/RPG), off planet (RTS/MMO), user generated content and cross platform interaction (subscription/micro transaction)...that's what.
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Bungie already have open access to multi-platforms, they like to take on ridiculous challenges and they really try to be innovative with their execution of new game mechanics e.g. Halo 2 multiplayer, XBL chat, Halo CE FPS console etc.
Imagine Bungie's next game with a universe where all players are in the same game data, much like Dust/Eve games.
Forget having a separate campaign and multiplayer! A single universe allows for both to become combined and a dynamic story evolving from gamers playing online.
The story is set and fleshed out from Bungie obviously giving art-style, game mechanics etc to the base game engine.
Now add more than just random multiplayer or campaign games without story/canon meaning or feedback to the universe itself.
The result is dynamic universe and game outcomes direct from players who choose to create or participate in the single universe. This is sort of an extension of Forge being rolled into the single universe of campaign/multiplayer.
If anyone can pull off a project as ambitious and possibly revolutionary as the speculation indicates while integrating it into a fun and immersive game and universe it would be Bungie. After all, look at what Halo has done for console FPS's and the amount of change that each Halo iteration has underwent while still remaining Halo in the core gameplay. Not to mention the in depth universe that Halo has including but not limited to books, comics, shorts, etc.
A combined campaign and multiplayer universe would also be very novel since current multiplayer in any game generally has two factions fighting each other with not much context as to why they are fighting in say, a box canyon in the middle of nowhere. After all, I cant be the only person who imagines up a context for multiplayer in general in regards to the main story for any game.