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Which is the ideal relationship between single player and online modes?

Nothing beats a good single player game. 188 74.60%
 
Online for me please.It j... 8 3.17%
 
They should co exist.Lazy... 37 14.68%
 
Where's my n64?I need to... 5 1.98%
 
My internet connection re... 3 1.19%
 
Total:241
nicktwilight on 02 February 2014

If retail games are offered only digitaly in the future,this could turn the tide in favor of online portions in games.Bying a retail game will never get old for me too so I hope that's not how things end up.



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lt_dan_27 on 02 February 2014

It depends on the game. If it's an FPS, the online means more. If it's a game like tlou, infamous, platformers, etc. the single player matters. There's no right or wrong when it comes to this question. A multiplayer will occupy more time, but a good single player is a stronger lasting effect.



RCTjunkie on 02 February 2014

Local Multiplayer: Sure

Online: Definitely not



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flagstaad on 02 February 2014

I like single player and enjoy CO-OP multiplayer, either online or off-line, but I don't play competitive MP at all.



Zkuq on 02 February 2014

It depends. Some games are best multiplayer-only, some games are best single-player-only. I bet most 7th gen games that had multiplayer would have been better off without multiplayer.

Anyway, nothing beats a good single-player experience. Multiplayer just isn't there quite yet. Player interaction is what's good about multiplayer games but ironically, it's also what's preventing them from becoming deep and memorable experiences.



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Mummelmann on 02 February 2014

I hate that the focus has been shifted more and more away from good single player, but that's how the market works and what it wants.

Nothing beats a good single player game.



Nadwki on 02 February 2014

I go mostly for the SP experience. MP has it's place thou and I do enjoy it, you can put in more hours but somehow MP games are short lived experiences imo.



pokoko on 02 February 2014

Online games definitely have their place and I won't begrudge those who like them but I will always be predominately a single-player gamer.



oniyide on 02 February 2014
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
Hell no... Without Single player taking the front seat, we wouldn't have games like Mario 3d world, The Last of Us, Xenoblade, Ni No Kuni and etc... Single Player should always be the main focus with multiplayer being the long term value of the game... Not multiplayer being everything, in some special cases, multiplayer only is fine but in most cases, no thanks. If I am ever out and I want to play games on my laptop/3ds/phone with potentially no wifi around, I would want to play an awesome single player game


THis, I still believe that a game should be able to live on its SP alone. Some will cite stuff like MMOs and what not but IMHO that whole genre kinda sucks. I guess its more of a case by case basis.



vivster on 02 February 2014

I'm completely ok with multiplayer. The problem starts when developers start to merge both single and multiplayer eliminating the choice for the player. That seems to be a trend that is still going. When I play singleplayer I want to be alone in this world and not some players invading my game, be it actively or just by messages.
Thy should both be strictly separated.



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