Single Player vs Multi Player in Games

[Danman27]

Zkuq said:

Danman27 said:

Cthulhu said:

kowenicki said:

So you want us to generalise? (Not surprising given your incredibly silly sig with its massive generalisation).

I pick the third option, I don't understand why anyone would pic any other option to be honest.

I'll help you. I never play multiplayer. I like SP mode and then move on to the next game (I get so many games from PS+ free games and i just cant keep up). Multiplayer is a waste of time and effort

I don't get why some people hate MP so much now. I'll always play both SP and MP. I don't see why you'd do anything else.

Because tacked-on multiplayer is just a waste of time. It's usually a very shallow experience, feeling like something you've experienced a thousand times before. Only properly designed multiplayer modes are worth any time, and even then people might just not like the competitive aspect. Co-op might be more fun even to people that don't generally like MP very much but in the end, it's still usually a shallower experience than SP.

So now we're assuming all multiplayer is just tacked on? And just because someone doesn't like MP as much as single player doesn't mean he or she has the right to say "Good" whenever they hear that a game doesn't have multiplayer. I rarely hear multiplayer people say single player is a waste of time. Why is it ok for single player people to say it? I love multiplayer and single player. I don't see why people (especially single player elitists) can't just accept that both are great.