id Software's follow-up to 2016's spiritual reboot of the Doom series, simply titled Doom Eternal, has been a huge success. The studio's consistent post-launch updates and content has played a huge role in this. However, while id Software has mostly stayed true to its promises, and then some, it looks like it's shelving part of its initial plans.
Invasion Mode, which was a planned playable multiplayer mode for Doom Eternal, would have let players take on the role of demons as they invaded the campaigns of other players.
Unfortunately, players will never get a chance to see Invasion Mode in action.
Invasion Mode Out, Horde Mode In
According to an update from Marty Stratton, the game's executive producer, Doom Eternal won't be getting an Invasion Mode as planned. Marty explains that the pandemic slowed down development of the planned mode considerably. Because of this, id Software had no choice but to focus on its other plans instead.