DOOM Eternal Doesn’t Have a Deathmatch Mode Because That’s “Eons Old,” says Bethesda VP

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DOOM Eternal may be getting rave reviews, but some fans aren’t happy with the fact that the FPS lacks a traditional deathmatch mode – which is kind of strange, being that the original game invented (or, at least, popularized) it.



In an interview conducted by Shacknews, Bethesda’s SVP of Global Marketing and Communications Pete Hines explained why id Software dropped it from DOOM Eternal. Apparently, deathmatch wouldn’t make the game feel like DOOM anymore.









Craddock: On that note, one of the criticisms of Doom 2016’s multiplayer is that deathmatch wasn’t available at launch. Doom invented...

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[Niner51]

If done right then it should be included.

 

[Brian_B]

Old doesn't equate to bad....

 

[Snowy]

Really hoping for a future patch to include it. id Software supported 2016's multiplayer really well with additional maps, game types, demons, etc.

 

[JosiahBradley]

I was playing Doom 2016 Deathmatch yesterday. Just play it on Doom 2016 it was fine. There is nothing radically different in eternal that would warrant all out deathmatch. It be people hooking all over the maps. Let doom be the epic single player game its turning out to be.