Respawn has announced that it is removing CTF and Pilot Hunter game modes from the PC version of Titanfall, with immediate effect.

The already anaemic shooter will be down to just Attrition, Last Titan Standing and Hardpoint Domination on the public servers, with Respawn still providing support for the game modes during private matches…

With Capture the Flag and Pilot Hunter gone, it leaves little room for variety in Titanfall's multiplayer experience.

No official confirmation has been given for the update, although in response to Twitter user asking “not enough people playing CTF? What is the most popular mode? I'd hoped we were past TDM/Attrition being most popular in games”, the Respawn account said “Attrition is usually the most popular.”

We have been hearing reports for some time now that the Titanfall player base is fairly low, particularly on PC. If so then this represents quite a bad turn of events for Titanfall, as Respawn seeks to consolidate players on the remaining three modes.

Felix was critical of the lack of game modes in his Titanfall review, a problem which this latest update from Respawn only compounds.

So far it looks as if the removal of Capture the Flag and Pilot Hunter is just affecting the PC version, with both Xbox One and Xbox 360 Titanfall gamers continuing as normal.

Why do you think Titanfall has failed to attract a sustained player base on PC?

Do you think Respawn is right to take away game modes?

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