Bungie מגייס ל"זיכיון חדש" עם התמקדות ב-PvP תחרותי Zavala

A job listing that came to light in June 2020 seeking developers who want to “work on something comedic with קליל וגחמני characters” suggested that Bungie is working on at least one project that is very un-Destiny-like. But I don’t think we need to worry too much that it is leaving its roots behind, as a newer listing spotted by DestinyNews+ מצביע על פרויקט שהוא מאוד דמוי Destiny.

“Do you spend your time deconstructing the latest PvP games to understand how they work?” the רישום מעצב מערכות מרובה משתתפים asks. “Do you analyze how teamplay dynamics are affected by everything from moment-to-moment abilities to high-level macro objectives? Are you excited to design game systems that allow for interesting strategic decisions, multiple vectors of player learning, and the depth to support hundreds of hours of gameplay?”

“As a Multiplayer Systems Designer, you will work with a team to prototype different game ideas on the path to production. Most importantly, you will work with a fun, dedicated, and passionate cross-discipline team devoted to turning a creative dream into a new franchise at Bungie.”

Destiny 2 is known primarily as a multiplayer game and this want ad could fairly easily apply to either that game or the inevitable Destiny 3, but the reference to a “new franchise at Bungie” shoots that possibility down. It’s also no secret that the studio is looking to spread its wings beyond the Destiny games: CEO Pete Parsons said in November 2020 that Bungie has been working on “דגירות חדשות” since 2017, and כריס בארט, לשעבר מנהל המשחק ב-Destiny 2, מחזיק כעת באותו התואר בפרויקט שלא הוכרז.

Naturally, the job listing doesn’t name any names, but the “responsibilities” section also points at a very Destiny-like project:

• להגות, לבנות ולחזור על מכניקת משחק מרובה משתתפים תחרותית המספקת עומק אסטרטגי והזדמנויות למשחק נגד
• לתרום ולשמור על החזון היצירתי של המשחק, להבטיח עקביות בכל ההיבטים של עיצוב המשחק
• שתף פעולה יומיומי עם הצוות באמצעות משוב, הנחיית עיצוב, מפות דרכים ומתן יעדים ותוצאות ברורות לחברי הצוות
• ספק מפרטים פונקציונליים ותפיסות אב טיפוס ותוכן לפי הצורך כדי לעזור להניע את כיוון המוצר הכולל

It’s possible that this is related to Bungie’s partnership with Chinese online gaming company Netease. That investment was made specifically to support a new project: Bungie said when the deal was announced in 2018 that its aim was to change “from a single franchise development team into a global, multi-franchise entertainment studio.”

One other interesting thing to note is that familiarity with Unreal Engine and/or Unity is listed as “nice-to-have” skill. Destiny 2 runs on the same proprietary engine as the original game, and while Bungie has said that it will לעולם אל תזיז את גורל to a new engine, “any future games that Bungie makes wouldn’t necessarily need to use the Destiny tech if it doesn’t make sense for that game.”

It will definitely be interesting to see what Bungie has cooking—it’s developed only two series over the past 20 years, Halo and Destiny—but it will likely be quite a while yet before we reach that point: In 2019, Parsons said Bungie hopes to have “other franchises” on the market על ידי 2025.

מקור: https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-is-hiring-for-a-new-franchise-with-a-focus-on-competitive-pvp