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DerNebel on 13 February 2014
sales2099 said:
DerNebel said:

Total bullshit. If missing "expected" features like Coop in an open world game are going to hurt its meta, then I wonder how much you think missing the kinda expected feature of a singleplayer campaign is going to hurt Titanfalls meta.

People don't buy COD or BF for the single player. Certainly don't play months after release because of singleplayer. Titanfall cuts the crap and markets itself as a MP only game.

With sandbox games, it is more fun to explore the game with a friend. Crackdown, Saints Row, GTA......weird how PS4 can't pull it off.

Is it fun to pull these arguments out of thin air while always trying to put some kinda dig in your posts? Seriously sandbox games don't need multiplayer features to sell or review well, that notion is completely made up. If I remember right GTA V was reviewed without the multiplayer portion and it got a 97 meta. 



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foodfather on 13 February 2014

Lack of co-op is a missed opportunity, but no MP is a non issue.



sales2099 on 13 February 2014
Vetteman94 said:
Bioshock games don't have any MP modes and seem to be just fine. So this is really a non issue

In a sea of shooters, why bother when COD would remain king? BS2 had MP and it died off fairly quickly.

Sandbox games are much more rare. Sooooo that is where the analogy doesn't work.



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Vetteman94 on 13 February 2014
DJEVOLVE said:
Vetteman94 said:
Bioshock games don't have any MP modes and seem to be just fine. So this is really a non issue


Edited:they have one had MP.

So the worst rated one, Bioshock 2, was the only one that had MP.  



soulfly666 on 13 February 2014
sales2099 said:
DerNebel said:
sales2099 said:
generic-user-1 said:
openworld mp dont work so well if the game isnt about beating hookers and driving around...

Crackdown 1 (2007) had coop. Saints Row has coop I think.

This will hurt its meta. MP is one thing, but Coop is more or less expected now.

Total bullshit. If missing "expected" features like Coop in an open world game are going to hurt its meta, then I wonder how much you think missing the kinda expected feature of a singleplayer campaign is going to hurt Titanfalls meta.

People don't buy COD or BF for the single player. Certainly don't play months after release because of singleplayer. Titanfall cuts the crap and markets itself as a MP only game.

With sandbox games, it is more fun to explore the game with a friend. Crackdown, Saints Row, GTA......weird how PS4 can't pull it off.


I'm going to ask you a question and you have to answer honestly.  You go on and on about how Sony exclusives are bad in many threads.  Have you ever owned a Sony product?  95% of the time anyone legitimately thinks MS exclusives are better than Sony, they have never played them or don't own Sony products.  Answer honestly.



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Fusioncode on 13 February 2014
sales2099 said:
Areym said:
DJEVOLVE said:
DerNebel said:
Hey wow, that news is only 3 weeks old, great work!!!


No one posted it did they? So I figured would like to know there is not COOP.  This is a huge selling pont to many.

You heard it here first folks. InFamous SS not having Co-op will hurt its sales and meta. Breaking news over here.

Nah, just meta. You guys will buy it up regardless ;)

We'll buy it because it's going to be a great game. I know this is a foreign concept to you but some of us don't need multiplayer in every game. I'm sorry that the PS4's success makes you so bitter. 



Sigs are dumb. And so are you!

DJEVOLVE on 13 February 2014
Vetteman94 said:
DJEVOLVE said:
Vetteman94 said:
Bioshock games don't have any MP modes and seem to be just fine. So this is really a non issue


Edited:they have one had MP.

So the worst rated one, Bioshock 2, was the only one that had MP.  


I do think not having COOP does hurt these games. I wasn't happy hearing they didn't have it. I like playing coop in games and when it doesn't have it I'm disappointed.



Vetteman94 on 13 February 2014
sales2099 said:
Vetteman94 said:
Bioshock games don't have any MP modes and seem to be just fine. So this is really a non issue

In a sea of shooters, why bother when COD would remain king? BS2 had MP and it died off fairly quickly.

Sandbox games are much more rare. Sooooo that is where the analogy doesn't work.

The anaolgy I was using was a story driven single player game doesnt need to be held back by adding a MP which is there mostly to extend the use of the game.  But in the case of inFamous it is not needed as the Single player mode is much longer than most games,  and alot of people play through twice given the various outcomes that games have had, good and evil.   

So again not needed



JoeFlex on 13 February 2014

Why? It's good as is. Let the SP experience be fantastic. MP doesn't have to be in every game. I would have welcomed Tomb Raider if it was solely SP since I have yet to touch the mp after my first try. Games like Halo and Uncharted do MP just fine, but not every game needs it.



TruckOSaurus on 13 February 2014

Some games don't need multiplayer.

For example, they added a tack-on multiplayer to the Wii version of Punch Out!! but I never even tried it because that's absolutely not what I'm looking for when playing Punch Out!!, same thing for Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

I prefer to have extra polish on the single player over an unnecessary multiplayer component.



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