Single Player Gamers - Why do you dislike multiplayer?
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Only 1 choice possible currently.
- No story.
- Having to rely on others.
- Having to rely on an internet connection. (I dislike SP games with forced internet connection too).
- Having to rely on the publisher not shutting down the servers.
- Gets boring really fast.
- "New" trends in GaaS with dailies/weeklies/seasonal tasks feel like work instead of gaming.
- No story.
- Having to rely on others.
- Having to rely on an internet connection. (I dislike SP games with forced internet connection too).
- Having to rely on the publisher not shutting down the servers.
- Gets boring really fast.
- "New" trends in GaaS with dailies/weeklies/seasonal tasks feel like work instead of gaming.
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I voted a few reasons, but the main one is lack of story. When I play games, I see a 'beginning-middle-end' due to a story being told. A game that lasts forever, with repeating actions, doesn't interest me. Plus, just like with books and shows/movies, I enjoy the stories people come up with. Being able to interact with them in video games is just an added bonus.
Probably add alot have bad gameplay and loops. The games that are decent usually get flooded with hackers really quickly
I love multi-player games, but they need to be local MP or at least LAN party type events.
I hate feeling like they are trying to rip me off of my money instead of being made to provide fun.
I don't like playing with strangers on internet, and don't see the point of dong it it friends who are at a distance.
Often thimes the loop is mindnumbingly boring.
I don't like the type of progression they offer (it makes them unfair as far as games go).
I could go on a rant, I don't even let my kids play online games, like I don't let them smoke or do hard drugs.
Toxicity, as in trash talk, is probably the only thing I like about online gaming.
I hate feeling like they are trying to rip me off of my money instead of being made to provide fun.
I don't like playing with strangers on internet, and don't see the point of dong it it friends who are at a distance.
Often thimes the loop is mindnumbingly boring.
I don't like the type of progression they offer (it makes them unfair as far as games go).
I could go on a rant, I don't even let my kids play online games, like I don't let them smoke or do hard drugs.
Toxicity, as in trash talk, is probably the only thing I like about online gaming.
Most multiplayer games don't have much of a sense of purpose, for me
With a singleplayer game, usually there's a reason given for the objective I am to complete, and completing that objective will result in some great wonderful thing like saving the world.
With a multiplayer game, things are usually more open-ended (see games like Minecraft) or more round-based (see games like Team Fortress 2, League of Legends, or Fortnite). Consequently, I have less of a sense of purpose, less of a reason to achieve a goal beyond just "winning". Winning alone is not enough to satisfy me. I want to know what winning will achieve, and who will it be achieved for, and what the results of winning will be. I want to solve a long form conflict, not a one-off round that starts over again.
Additionally, multiplayer games are consequently usually not story oriented, and even when they are, playing is dependent on the other player. For example, I was playing God Eater Resurrection, a coop monsterhunter-like, with a friend. We'd progress the story together completing the next mission in the plot. However now, because I was playing with them, I have to *always* play with them or they'll be left behind. What if they're busy? What if they feel like doing something else? I don't like being dependent on other people to play a game. I also have a short attention span, so likewise, if they wanna play and I don't, then that hurts them.
My favorite genre is the JRPG, and those are usually longform story-driven singleplayer games. I like the emphasis on story, being able to move at my own pace, the oftentimes turn-based combat...That sorta thing. I can pause and walk away anytime. Save and continue. And experience it all on my own.
With a singleplayer game, usually there's a reason given for the objective I am to complete, and completing that objective will result in some great wonderful thing like saving the world.
With a multiplayer game, things are usually more open-ended (see games like Minecraft) or more round-based (see games like Team Fortress 2, League of Legends, or Fortnite). Consequently, I have less of a sense of purpose, less of a reason to achieve a goal beyond just "winning". Winning alone is not enough to satisfy me. I want to know what winning will achieve, and who will it be achieved for, and what the results of winning will be. I want to solve a long form conflict, not a one-off round that starts over again.
Additionally, multiplayer games are consequently usually not story oriented, and even when they are, playing is dependent on the other player. For example, I was playing God Eater Resurrection, a coop monsterhunter-like, with a friend. We'd progress the story together completing the next mission in the plot. However now, because I was playing with them, I have to *always* play with them or they'll be left behind. What if they're busy? What if they feel like doing something else? I don't like being dependent on other people to play a game. I also have a short attention span, so likewise, if they wanna play and I don't, then that hurts them.
My favorite genre is the JRPG, and those are usually longform story-driven singleplayer games. I like the emphasis on story, being able to move at my own pace, the oftentimes turn-based combat...That sorta thing. I can pause and walk away anytime. Save and continue. And experience it all on my own.
aren't you one of the ones that keeps defending the forced PSN login to play sony's sp games on pc
I'm the one against Sony wasting time and resources with PC ports and am therefore happy for any self-sabotage.
But I wasn't aware you need a constant internet connection, thought a one-time login was enough. Glad the harm is even worse than I thought.
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other than my eyes rolling at this reply
its one-time login every time you launch, as far as I can tell.
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All of the reasons listed in the OP can be remedied and solved by multiplayer game designers. This is fascinating.
Really? Will game design magically let all of the multiplayer games be playable solo and offline? Ah yes, you are right, it's called "single-player games".
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No pause button currently has 0 votes. But games like Lego Fortnite let you do this too.
People really need to think more creatively on where the multiplayer medium is headed.
I love both MP and SP games, although I haven't too many MP games recently.
The reason is simple, the MP games I like and the ones with high apm.
Why am I not playing them anymore? It's the wrists my dude, they're cooked.
The reason is simple, the MP games I like and the ones with high apm.
Why am I not playing them anymore? It's the wrists my dude, they're cooked.
I feel bad for people who can't enjoy competitive games
My favourite competitive games are 1v1 tests of skill, or something where you are playing a "solo game" against other people like bowling or darts. Sure a relaxing narrative experience can be a good game too but I feel like people are missing out on something incredible when they shy away from competitive games. There is nothing like the feeling you get from developing a skill and applying that in a real time battle of wits and physical ability.
My favourite competitive games are 1v1 tests of skill, or something where you are playing a "solo game" against other people like bowling or darts. Sure a relaxing narrative experience can be a good game too but I feel like people are missing out on something incredible when they shy away from competitive games. There is nothing like the feeling you get from developing a skill and applying that in a real time battle of wits and physical ability.
I love both. But have strayed away from MP for a while now - most just seem like rinse/repeat, or are so cringy from a chacter/setting as to not interest me at all.
Hoping the next BF goes back to its roots - we will see.
Reasons (as in a combination of many things):
- Seasons/Weekly tasks are just annoying and feel like tasks - the MP version of a fetch quest
- Rampant cheating after first month of launch (In Many, not all)
- Rebalancing a great game to cater to whiners / or just poor rebalancing choices
- When I can’t play with friends (we all have hardcore jobs) - the general lack of focus on goal vs just looking to improve KD ratio with randoms in the room
- Game loop is just too repetitive after a month or so. New maps are a temporary band-aid, as the fan favorites get voted in most of the time
Hoping the next BF goes back to its roots - we will see.
Reasons (as in a combination of many things):
- Seasons/Weekly tasks are just annoying and feel like tasks - the MP version of a fetch quest
- Rampant cheating after first month of launch (In Many, not all)
- Rebalancing a great game to cater to whiners / or just poor rebalancing choices
- When I can’t play with friends (we all have hardcore jobs) - the general lack of focus on goal vs just looking to improve KD ratio with randoms in the room
- Game loop is just too repetitive after a month or so. New maps are a temporary band-aid, as the fan favorites get voted in most of the time
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It's so strange to hear how common this complain is. As a Fortnite player, I've not once engaged with, or thought about, any of the games weekly/dailys in 5 or so years.
It's genuinely as strange as hearing someone say "I don't like driving down the highway because of the billboards".