Multiplayer Clans
Form your own clan, fight in custom or ranked matches, and coordinate with teammates via voice or text chat.
Resistance: Fall of Man featured a multiplayer mode for up to 40 players online and up to 4 players offline. The multiplayer version of the game also enabled players to create their own clan, create their own matches (custom games) or join pre-set games (Ranked Games). While in games, players could talk to their team mates by using a Bluetooth or USB headset. Text chat was also enabled in pre-game lobbies. The online multiplayer had an integrated friends system which allowed players to add one another without becoming friends on the PSN.
- Nature
- Player-created social groups
- Formation Method
- Account linking via Clan codes or invites
- Primary Activities
- Shared discovery uploads, cooperative base building, joint expeditions
- Narrative Status
- Non-canon player organization (meta-game feature)
- Affiliation
- Independent of Gek, Korvax, Vy'keen, and Sentinels
Verified Timeline
Lore & Background
The multiplayer mode of Resistance: Fall of Man allowed players to create their own clans, offering a way to organize and compete together. Players could also create their own matches (custom games) or join pre-set games (Ranked Games). Communication during matches was supported through Bluetooth or USB headsets for voice chat, and text chat was available in pre-game lobbies. The integrated friends system let players add one another without needing to become friends on the PlayStation Network, showing a friend's status as In Lobby, staging, or in-game. From there, players could Invite to Game, Invite to Party, or Send a Message, bypassing the need to exit the game to interact with friends—a feature absent from most other PS3 titles until system firmware 2.40 was released.
In Their Own Story
The online servers for Resistance: Fall of Man (and its sequels Resistance 2 and Resistance 3) were closed on March 28, 2014, making the online multiplayer unavailable. The closure also disabled game updates, as the game used a different updating system through the multiplayer servers. However, a workaround was found in 2021 and released in April 2022, allowing players to potentially restore access to the multiplayer experience.
Reader's Guide
To form a clan in Resistance: Fall of Man, players used the in-game multiplayer menu to create their own clan. They could then set up custom games with their own rules or join ranked games for competitive play. Communication was key: players could use a Bluetooth or USB headset to talk to teammates during matches, or use text chat in pre-game lobbies. The integrated friends system made it easy to invite clan members to games or parties without adding them as PSN friends. Note that as of March 28, 2014, the official online servers are closed, but a community workaround released in April 2022 may offer a way to play again.
Did You Know?
- The multiplayer mode supported up to 40 players online and up to 4 players offline.
- Players could create their own clans and set up custom games or join ranked games.
- Voice chat required a Bluetooth or USB headset; text chat was available in pre-game lobbies.
- The online servers for Resistance: Fall of Man and its sequels were closed on March 28, 2014.
- A workaround to restore online multiplayer was found in 2021 and released in April 2022.
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