F2P Shooter Warface Now Allows Switch Players To Toggle Crossplay 'On' And 'Off'

I don’t really play these types of games, but isn’t crossplay typically a much requested and even much demanded feature? Why is disabling it considered a good thing?

I'm actively playing this game especially PvE mode and one reason I can think of why disabling the crossplay is needed is because of PvP mode... I think keyboard/mouse has more advantage than gyroscope aiming or analog sticks... and yes, I've also seen some very good players in youtube playing in the switch versions so that invalidates my point... but that's just my opinion...

@mereel

Typically speaking Switch versions of shooters tend to be capped at 30fps and have an unstable framerate at that. Competitive shooters demand above all else a super stable framerate preferably at 60 or higher. It may sound weird, but if two players equally skilled at the same control scheme yet their machines are unequal in the sense that one has a much higher refresh rate, they are usually at an advantage during encounters. I didn’t believe it either until I switched from playing Fortnite on Switch to PS5. I’m dramatically more accurate and I’m more competitive on PS5 and I find it easier to get on target. The switch version has a pretty unstable framerate and that impacts your ability to rapidly switch targets. I assume this shooter is no different.

Another issue is that Switch users tend to use wifi, which increases their latency. Once again it’s a disadvantage in a heated firefight when you’re dropping packets.

Plus there is the M&K combo. But thanks to aggressive aim assist on most modern shooters that’s actually becoming less of a concern. You can be really competitive on shooters with pad now, something that wasn’t the case ten years ago. I play COD with a Dualsense and i go up against M&K users all the time and I’d say I feel confident against them 70% of the time. Modern aim assist really makes up for the lack of precision on analog sticks.

I used to play this game all the time in PvP on switch and was quite good at it but when they added cross play it was obvious that switch players were at a massive disadvantage ( always the lowest scoring team members etc). Also there was never any problem getting games populated before cross play was added.

This is a fun game. Considering the Switch's wifi capability it is a good decision IMO. Otherwise you would get shot through the head before even lifting the gun.

@mereel usually cause of advantages something like a PC would have compared to the switch, like framerate and specs. toggling off crossplay helps level the playing field i suppose

Funnily enough I was talking to someone earlier in the week trying to play vanguard on series x who considered himself half decent on fps games who said it was almost impossible competing against someone using keyboard and mouse on a pc

@digimaster7 Cross play enabled might have put Switch players off downloading so the option to turn it off might bring more Switch players to the table

I've never really found an issue with crossplay to begin with, especially considering the demographics of the players in this game. Maybe I'm just too good at the PvP, but there aren't really that many skilled players to justify the deactivation of crossplay by default.

Yo it’s awesome to see you guys covering this still! As one of the only FPS on switch, it’s nice to have crossplay turned off because the switch version is way to behind graphically to compete with the other versions. Lots of problems with connections and hit registration. The game is a very solid FPS when it’s only switch players playing against each other.

@YusseiWarrior3000 a fellow solider! Are you liking no crossplay?

@TheRedComet @mereel This is true. I think it should also be noted that there are at least two shooters on the Switch that do run at 60 fps. Those being Paladins and Rogue Company. I haven't played Paladins in a while, but I do play Rogue Company quite a bit.

Both games are by Hi-Rez Studios and offer crossplay.