It makes less sense business reasons depending on the game, sure ME3 mp probably made money but  it was hurtful to the games reputation, especially as maybe they should have spent more time making the game.

I'd prefer game developers spent money on a longer better game than attached some half arsed mp on which cost money to keep servers up and running.

Honestly, god knows mainly for traditional single player games. RPGs and such alike. It's pointless and a waste of time to have mp on them. FPS and fighters are the only ones that make sense. I hated that ME3 mp as it affected the story, I never even touched Uncharted 3's mp.

Because they can't charge for local multiplayer (for now).

i only have great conversation and tactical discussion with my friends in the party chat

Apparently a lot of people that I argue with about math and stats and whatnot aren't serious about the complete BS math reasoning they use so I want to check before I ask this.  Are you series about the first paragraph?  If so I'd like to debate you on it.  

k.....bye

As long as it doesn't come at the expense of a good campaign, then who cares if there's an arguably un-necessary online component?

It's obvious why companies do it...make up for a short campaign, extra stuff to advertise/put on the box, extra incentive to buy the game......Plus this can help NEW game sales, since they can use an online pass system to prevent used sales i.e. if the game has no online component then they can't put any good system im place to stop USED sales.

Its for the competition. Facing off against humans is far more satisfying than fighting AI.

Its the most dangerous game.

You dont have to invite your friends over, so you can sit there naked and play

I understand the social element, but how do you get this when you play people who do things they wouldn't do with you in person?  Jumping in with a bunch of strangers you don't know, and playing, is social to some extent, but when they view you merely as smarter bots, then how is it?  It is like hanging out on Facebook all the time, or Twitter, reading posts and thinking all that is having friends.

And what I see the likes of Microsoft doing, is wrapping up the online experience with "better matchmaking" with strangers.  There isn't anything given to actually matchmaking with people who are fun to play with, just their skill is similar.  That to me isn't social, it is turning people into bots.

In regards to another post on why post about this/complain, well when I see the media types smashing Nintendo for not getting with it enough, and harping how critical it is for a system, then I have to ask why it matters.

If the system helped me get more social contacts to do things with, that is cool.  But I don't see it.  

I know. And my post was called sarcasm.

Bro, have you seen Titanfall?