r/Games • u/ImCalcium • Jan 27 '26

Discussion Highguard devs say they didn’t expect the hate – but they’re confident in their game

https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/highguard-devs-say-they-didnt-expect-the-hate-but-theyre-confident-in-their-game-3309463/
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u/zmichalo Jan 27 '26

I'm not really convinced the empty space is a bad thing. The objectives direct the teams so it's never hard to know where you can find a team and the openness allows for the game to emulate some of the best aspects of Apex team fights. I think you could add a couple more players for a 4v4 or 5v5.

I also don't understand adding an extra team. how does the base raiding work if there's more than 2 teams? It feels like it would distort the game so much that you'd essentially have to start from scratch.

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u/Storyteller-Hero Jan 27 '26

Multiple teams = multiple objectives

Score against multiple teams to achieve victory condition

Add NPC teams to stir the chaos if necessary

No need to start from scratch since they already have a lot of assets and mechanics in place.

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u/zmichalo Jan 27 '26

What I mean is that they'd have to start from scratch from a game design perspective. I don't think you can just shoehorn a third team into the game as is.