Titanfall is a lot of fun, but there's no denying that it feels a little… thin. The game's exclusive focus on player-vs.-player combat left many of us wishing for a bit more variety. Good news: The game's latest update will add a cooperative mode to the game, and it looks pretty cool.
The mode is called "Frontier Defense," and it's a four-player co-op mode that uses existing maps and sets players about defending towers from waves of computer-controlled enemies. Titanfall developer Respawn debuted the new mode today on Twitch—they're still playing it mode now, if you want to watch.
Frontier Defense looks pretty cool—players can set up automated machine guns, strategically place their titans, and even fight from a drop ship that hovers over the battlefield.
Respawn will doubtless have more information soon, including when the update will go live, and for which platforms. While at this point it feels fair to say that this sort of thing should have been included in the game at launch, better late than never.
They're also adding some other things as well, including Marked for Death Pro, which is a single-elimination round-based take on the popular Marked for Death mode - if the marked player gets killed, a point is awarded and the round ends. There's also a mode called Deadly Ground, which they called a "Floor is Lava" mode that fills the levels (not every level works, they say) with electrified fog, forcing players to use wall-running to keep from touching the ground, and causes constant damage to your Titan. Deadly Ground will work with a few pre-existing game modes. They also detailed a new ranked mode, and say that they'll be adding a few new voices for your onboard Titan AI.
