Titanfall 2 is having fun with one thing of a mini-resurgence on PC after its group noticed what it believes was an replace that addressed long-standing matchmaking points.
Earlier this month, the Titanfall group mentioned Respawn’s much-loved 2016 first-person shooter had acquired an replace that lowered disconnects gamers skilled whereas trying to find a match.
Titanfall 2 has been riddled with points for years, and its historical past is affected by hacks, conspiracies, and hoaxes.
Whereas Respawn or writer EA has but to announce an replace to Titanfall 2, the sport is having fun with a wholesome variety of gamers on Steam. Yesterday, September 17, Titanfall 2 hit a peak of 23,234 concurrent gamers. It’s comfortably in Steam’s high 100 most-popular video games.
Nevertheless, Titanfall 2’s present surge could have as a lot to do with offers, together with Steam’s 90% off sale, which ends at present, September 18.
In the meantime, Titanfall followers are questioning whether or not Respawn has a shock or two up its sleeve. A Titanfall Easter egg was noticed buried inside Apex Legends patch notes revealed final week. This Easter egg, which revolves across the Nessie mascot that originated in Titanfall, contains three numerical codes:
Incoming Transmission…. Topic: Nessie….
1394521200
1477638000
1549267200
It did not take lengthy for followers to work out what the codes meant. They’re Unix timestamps that correspond to the discharge dates of Titanfall, Titanfall 2, and Apex Legends respectively.
Followers dare not even whisper Titanfall 3, however there’s renewed hope Respawn is plotting one thing to do with its seemingly dormant franchise. However what?
This summer time it emerged Respawn had labored on Titanfall 3 “in earnest” for 10 months earlier than ditching it for Apex Legends. Mohammad Alavi, who turned narrative lead designer on Titanfall 3 earlier than it was minimize, instructed The Burnettwork that a lot work on the sequel had been accomplished.
Whereas it appears unlikely Respawn is engaged on Titanfall 3 with Apex Legends doing so nicely (for comparability’s sake, Apex Legends had a peak Steam concurrent depend of 429,733 yesterday), maybe some Titanfall-related content material or occasion is about to drop within the battle royale. In the meantime, Titanfall 2 followers are having fun with wall-running on-line as soon as once more.
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