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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
TK14 on 02 February 2014

No. Single-player games are what keep me gaming. Multiplayer games like Mario Kart and Smash Bros. are a blast, but those are more "supplementary" as far as my gaming interests are concerned. Games like Zelda, Xenoblade, Fire Emblem, 3D Mario, Pokemon, etc. are what keep me gaming. Single-player should always come first, and then in those games, if they happen to include a compelling multiplayer mode/option then that's great too, but NEVER at the expense of the single-player. Certain games like Mario Kart, Smash Bros., Call of Duty, etc., that are BUILT for their multiplayer are the only ones where I'm okay with that being the focus.



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Vasto on 02 February 2014

Every game should have some form of multiplayer. Any game that does not it is a result of lazy game design.



think-man on 02 February 2014

I enjoy Singleplayer far more that Multiplayer.



 

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jlmurph2 on 02 February 2014

Its always fun to get the same game and play with my friends and family. I dont think any Single Player game is worth $60 if I'm spending less than 24 hours in it.



Zkuq on 02 February 2014
Vasto said:

Every game should have some form of multiplayer. Any game that does not it is a result of lazy game design.

You mean every little india game as well? What if it's obvious the multiplayer part is going to be a waste of time and money for the developer (for example, not enough players for it)? Open world games? Do you think that, say, Skyrim should have multiplayer? It offers a tremendous amount of content even though it has a single-player mode only, and a multiplayer mode would probably require a ton of effort (and money) even to get it running due to the game's huge world. And then the effort to make the multiplayer worthwhile... Oh, I think it would be pretty terrible.



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Vasto on 02 February 2014
Zkuq said:
Vasto said:

Every game should have some form of multiplayer. Any game that does not it is a result of lazy game design.

You mean every little india game as well? What if it's obvious the multiplayer part is going to be a waste of time and money for the developer (for example, not enough players for it)? Open world games? Do you think that, say, Skyrim should have multiplayer? It offers a tremendous amount of content even though it has a single-player mode only, and a multiplayer mode would probably require a ton of effort (and money) even to get it running due to the game's huge world. And then the effort to make the multiplayer worthwhile... Oh, I think it would be pretty terrible.


Having some form of mutliplayer does not mean the game has to be multiplayer.



RCTjunkie on 03 February 2014
Vasto said:

Every game should have some form of multiplayer. Any game that does not it is a result of lazy game design.


I strongly disagree. It could take resources from an epic single-player experience. And usually tacked-on multiplayer sucks.



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theRepublic on 03 February 2014
Augen said:
1. Single player
2. Local multi player
3. Online multi player

This is how I feel.  Multiplayer can be fun, but it always feels more like a throwaway experience to me.  Single player is where the meat of the experience is.



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TheKoreanGuy on 03 February 2014

Single player experiences trump multi player experiences every time. But I'm just reiterating what everyone else in this thread already said, so don't mind me. ^^;



curl-6 on 03 February 2014

Single player > Multiplayer