On a list of franchises that fans want to see brought back,Titanfallis high on the list. Respawn Entertainment’s debut shooter franchise is well-beloved, but Respawn had lofty aspirations and ultimately leftTitanfallbehind. Regardless, theTitanfallfranchise continues to have an active community that vocally requests Respawn return and develop a third game. Respawn, however, appears to have no such plans. It recently confirmed that only “one or two” Respawn employees continue to work on the series.
The topic was brought up by Respawn community coordinator Jason Garza due to a resurging controversy within theTitanfall 2community. To put things simply,Titanfall 2is experiencing DDoS attacks. In responding to theTitanfallcommunity’s concerns, Garza provided some insight into how Respawn currently views the two shooters internally. Needless to say, while his comments are better than saying nothing, they’re unlikely to inspire confidence inTitanfall’s future.
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According to Garza, Respawn hasn’t “forgotten or abandoned"Titanfall. He says this with regards to ongoing support for theTitanfallfranchiseand not with regards to its future, of course. That’s also the context for the franchise only having “one or two” currently active employees dedicated to the games. They’re focused on addressing the ongoing issues with the game, not preparing it for a sequel or anything of the like.
Players worried that Respawn has been so quiet regardingTitanfall’s ongoing issues and the DDoS attackscan take some comfort in what Garza is describing, though. He says that just because Respawn hasn’t been communicative doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have fixes in the works. He says that the team is still working onTitanfall’s issues, but that “we can’t telegraph our moves.” Suffice to say, Respawn will address the issues when its fixes are ready to be dropped and not earlier.
That said, Garza doesn’t paint the best picture of the situation, either. He says that “you can’t just press a button and everything’s fixed magically,” which is clearly intended to convey that these things take time. To a lesser degree, however, it’s also meant to convey thatTitanfallfansmay be waiting some time for any fixes or updates.
As for futureTitanfallcontent or aTitanfall 3, fans can probably read between the lines. If Garza saysTitanfallonly has one or two people working on it and everyone else is working onApex Legends, there’s nothing to look forward to in the franchise’s future. Best case, theApex Legendsteamcontinues to embrace the battle royale’s connecting toTitanfall. Odds are, that’s not going to mean much toTitanfallfans overall, though.
Titanfall 2is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
