Multiplayer/Co-Op & Frictional Games? NO!!!

[Wapez]

I've given much thought into this too. I think that it actually could become good. You could start as two people playing, walking beside each other, and the game could have a concept like Amnesia. But some features needs to be added, here is what I came up with.

- You have to split up numerous times to solve puzzles, or to find the right path.

- You can talk in an in-game voice chat, but the voices have a range. If you move too far away from each other, you won't be able to hear each other's voices anymore. Maybe you could have a "scream" option too, where the player could scream for a longer chat range, but it would have to be with care, cause this might alert monsters or other creatures.

- The players can "save" each other, which means that when one of them gets hurt, he becomes disabled and will need his friend's help. They may also help each other by pulling the other up after falling, and as he's hanging on the edge. This will add some strategy into it - let one of them go first to check if it's clear. If it is, then the other one can come too. If it isn't, the second guy can help the first one. However, being torn up by a monster should result in immediate death. You'll have to find a balance which actions will only disable, not kill.

- Multiple monsters at once, dangers from different angles at the same time and having to split up to keep each other safe would be crucial for this to work.

Does anyone think that this doesn't sound too bad or am I just crazy?