Is online gaming overrated?

I don't actually know the answer to this one as i tend to stick to old-school co-op or single-player. I know its a massive in terms of FPS and other shooters, but is it any good? Just wandering if i should get into it or leave it alone.

no. i don't think so. playing some like halo, forza, RDR or L4D with a bunch of friends is great fun. not sure how you could call it overrated

not really. After a few rounds, I realize what the good weapons are and can memorise the maps :P

It's becoming overrated. Just like the single player campaigns in most sandbox/fps games, even though they may be very well made, online multiplayer--a lot of the times--is just as predictable and redundant.

I never got into MW2 other than playing at a friends house occasionally. It was decent, but every session would end up playing out the same way, which actually made me feel like I was up against AI bots. Not only this, but the attitude, especially over on xbox live, tends to lean towards this crowd of people obsessed with rank.

Halo is tops.

I think that it really is starting to get overrated. I like it but it tends to get boring after a few days unless I am playing with friends then it rocks!

I don't have any interest in online gaming. I find that the experience is better in a well-crafted single-player mode.muthsera666

It's a different experience. For example, playing halo single player, plays completely different than when paired with another person. It's playable on the same console, but when you take the next step and play with a buddy where you are on separate tv sets, the experience is one of the best out there.

It is overrated, if you don't play with the right people. Basically if you can't talk shop with them find new people.

[QUOTE="muthsera666"]I don't have any interest in online gaming. I find that the experience is better in a well-crafted single-player mode.Heirren

It's a different experience. For example, playing halo single player, plays completely different than when paired with another person. It's playable on the same console, but when you take the next step and play with a buddy where you are on separate tv sets, the experience is one of the best out there.

It begins to be overrated when it becomes a major selling point and the game itself begins to sacrifice substance in favor of socializing. Video games weren't designed to be social tools, they were designed to escape society!meteo_ryte

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[QUOTE="muthsera666"]I don't have any interest in online gaming. I find that the experience is better in a well-crafted single-player mode.muthsera666

It's a different experience. For example, playing halo single player, plays completely different than when paired with another person. It's playable on the same console, but when you take the next step and play with a buddy where you are on separate tv sets, the experience is one of the best out there.

But you can have a buddy sitting next to you, playing online matches as well. It's part of the reason Halo is so great:D Some of the best multiplayer times I've had were playing halo 2 capture the flag. I can't tell you how many times and how fun it was going after the flag with just myself and my brother, in the jeep. Surprisingly we'd come away with it, even against the odds.

I think it is overrated. I tend to get bored of multiplayer/online gaming after about an hour or so, but I can play stuff like Fallout 3, Alan Wake or Dirt 2 for hours on end.

Online is fun, but it doesn't usually hold your attention as much as a gripping story driven singleplayer game.

After playing days and days and days it can get annoying

You mean a game like MW2, should be rated with weight on SP and multiplayer is just a minor addon, for example tied into the lasting appeal parameter?, then no.

These games are reviewed with online MP in mind, with SP campaign being the addition / tutorial, in other words you don't buy MW2 for its campaign, but for the online experience, therefore if you don't like going online, you shouldn't go after its score "hey it's a 9/10" or whatever, "should I get this?" No, the score is not directed to the 'SP weights much more' perspective.

You have to know whether the game is for you or not, before looking at the score. The score is just a comparison, to tell you if it's a bad/mediocre/great game, for what it's meant to do, namely online multiplayer. If you aren't into that, don't even look further.

It's pointless to rate it otherwise. For example, the "too short single player, don't care for MP = 6/10" perspective is not reasonable to use, imo.

I don't like it when people insist on giving their point of view on something like the example mentioned above. For example 5 years ago if you asked me to review a sandbox game like GTA, I would say "I have no idea what to score it" because I'm not used to that genre, I have no idea what is considered good / bad with it. Nowadays though I have gotten a better sense of how it works, maybe now I'm ready to give my opinion.

Sorry for the rant, but that's how I feel!

You mean a game like MW2, should be rated with weight on SP and multiplayer is just a minor addon, for example tied into the lasting appeal parameter?, then no.

These games are reviewed with online MP in mind, with SP campaign being the addition / tutorial, in other words you don't buy MW2 for its campaign, but for the online experience, therefore if you don't like going online, you shouldn't go after its score "hey it's a 9/10" or whatever, "should I get this?" No, the score is not directed to the 'SP weights much more' perspective.

You have to know whether the game is for you or not, before looking at the score. The score is just a comparison, to tell you if it's a bad/mediocre/great game, for what it's meant to do, namely online multiplayer. If you aren't into that, don't even look further.

It's pointless to rate it otherwise. For example, the "too short single player, don't care for MP = 6/10" perspective is not reasonable to use, imo.

I don't like it when people insist on giving their point of view on something like the example mentioned above. For example 5 years ago if you asked me to review a sandbox game like GTA, I would say "I have no idea what to score it" because I'm not used to that genre, I have no idea what is considered good / bad with it. Nowadays though I have gotten a better sense of how it works, maybe now I'm ready to give my opinion.

Sorry for the rant, but that's how I feel!

kontejner44

I mainly play single player games, mostly adventure, RPG, racing... but with White Knight Chronicles being my first online experience, I loved every moment of it. Same goes for Blur. Personally I don't think it's overrated seeing as I'm new to this.

Yes and no.

Beating multiple faceless on-line accounts doesn't give the same satisfaction as going against people in real life right next to you.

I don't know if it's over-rated or not I don't care for it. I had an XBL Gold membership and I used to play Skate online all the time. It was fun, but I constant stumbled across some annoying players. Most of them sounded very young (preteen circa 10 to 12)andjust spewed profanity and racial epithets the whole time.Back when the first SOCOM came out I playedthat a lot too. I would constantly findeven younger kids playing that. They would just run around and make nuisances of themselves. They made it annoying and I've noticed that they do make constant appearances. Now I know that XBL has measures to allow you to get around these people but there are just too many of them, and for every one you get rid of you end up finding another.

I've noticed a lot of people who play online and recommend it are either fanatical followers of a certain game so nothing and no one can disuade them or they have a set circle of friends that they constantly play with so they avoid all the obnoxious people. Personally I feel that with all of the hype that a game's multiplayer gets it can be over-rated at times.

yes big time

I think multiplayer shooters are overrated, but other games aren't

Nah, alot of online games stink though, a few are good like Killzone 2 and Call of Duty 4 though.

I think the use of "overrated" has run its course and all who use it should be banned from all gaming forums.

I think it is, I much prefer local multiplayer or co op.

I don't think so, I've had some great fun with MP, had some great fun with SP, depends on what I feel like at the time. MP can extend a games longevity beyond the campaign. If you're looking to give it a go I recomend trying it out, it's a long way from removed from SP. Word of advice though, don't be a sensitve little princess online, you tend to cop some abuse from idiots, especially when learning.

I'd rather play a game with good singleplayer and no multiplayer over a game with bad singleplayer and good multiplayer.

More and more games keep trying to implement online features, but I'd prefer it if developers stuck with making a solid single player mode instead.

More and more games keep trying to implement online features, but I'd prefer it if developers stuck with making a solid single player mode instead.

Venom_Raptor

Like Perfect Dark?

I don't actually know the answer to this one as i tend to stick to old-school co-op or single-player. I know its a massive in terms of FPS and other shooters, but is it any good? Just wandering if i should get into it or leave it alone.

Jajathinx

It's a lot of fun for a little while, and extends the life of some games. After a while though it can get stale pretty fast. I believe online gaming is a bit over rated.

I'd rather play a game with good singleplayer and no multiplayer over a game with bad singleplayer and good multiplayer.

Pixel-Pirate

Yup, it's fun once and a while but hasbeen played out. The explosion of online gaming within the consoles is just another ploy, sales gimmick. But asking if online gaming is overrated is like asking if Nickelodeon is overrated. That all depends on the age of the audience.

If they don't half butt a online mp than its fine. A good 12 hr game isn't worth 60 bucks.

I think online is very overrated because it doesn't give as much of a sense that you're playing with another person like in local multiplayer. The worst thing about it is that it requires an internet connection to actually work. Friends are free, internet service is not.

Yes it is, most of my life i play singleplayer. I am not a big fan of multiplayer.dakan45

It's fun, but can easilly get monotonous