isn't it really stupid to buy a game just for the online?

why do people buy games just for the online? online is a nice extra...but the game is nothing without the SP! my cousins buy games only for the online! they got MW2 and I told them "you guys liked the campaign?" and they reply "we dont play SP..we just play online!" I was like wth! you gotta play SP! (also they wont help me with spec ops...I invite them to join me at spec ops and they just invite me to their online team deathmatch I get like ¬¬

they also bought uncharted 2 only for the online...yeah like I said its surely a nice extra...but the SP in uncharted 2 is way better! and the MP is more enjoyable when you finish sp!

kids these days...

Buying a game for its online is totally understanding, most games now days revolve around the multiplayer experience and thats most often where the developers pride themselves, take for instance Socom Confrontaiton, soley a multiplayer game, even Warhawk. And then theres games like Call of duty, where in the developers mind the Singleplayer is just a nice extra. They truely devote most of their work to the multiplayer becuase that is where the market is at right now. Most short singleplayer games are just rented or borrowed for the experience, while if they offer multiplay. Players are more inclinded to purchase the game becuase they see themselves using that feature more often then the singleplayer experience, while fun, most peopleonly replay through the story on games more then once or twice. So the multiplayer is giving them a reason to play the game more then once so it doesn't just collect dust.

Buying a game for its online is totally understanding, most games now days revolve around the multiplayer experience and thats most often where the developers pride themselves, take for instance Socom Confrontaiton, soley a multiplayer game, even Warhawk. And then theres games like Call of duty, where in the developers mind the Singleplayer is just a nice extra. They truely devote most of their work to the multiplayer becuase that is where the market is at right now. Most short singleplayer games are just rented or borrowed for the experience, while if they offer multiplay. Players are more inclinded to purchase the game becuase they see themselves using that feature more often then the singleplayer experience, while fun, most peopleonly replay through the story on games more then once or twice. So the multiplayer is giving them a reason to play the game more then once so it doesn't just collect dust.

unplaystation

It depends on the game, really. Most people bought MW2 for the online, I know I did. But Uncharted 2 has sick single player, but the online is meh; buying that for the online is stupid.jakecufc8888

[QUOTE="jakecufc8888"]It depends on the game, really. Most people bought MW2 for the online, I know I did. But Uncharted 2 has sick single player, but the online is meh; buying that for the online is stupid.lightleggy

[QUOTE="lightleggy"][QUOTE="jakecufc8888"]It depends on the game, really. Most people bought MW2 for the online, I know I did. But Uncharted 2 has sick single player, but the online is meh; buying that for the online is stupid.Texas2089

It takes all kinds, as they say. Or "different folks, different strokes". I'm glad someone out there can tolerate the ear violating of playing online with obscenity screaming toddlers who think curse words and guns are the coolest things in the world.thunderf00t

You know there is a mute option?

i can sometimes get 200hr out of agames online. cod3 comes2 mind i hated the single player but loved the multi.

Sometimes I buy games just for the online.. Like MW2 wouldn't have been worth it if there wasn't mp and special ops to lengthen the fun. Games now days have really short campaigns so it really doesn't seem worth it to buy em unless I can get into the online.

Ok can the TC pleace explain how he validates spending 60$ on a 4-7H SP campaign? I'm over 50 hours in MW2 Online THAT makes it worth the purchase, i'd never pay anywhere near this amount for a a game thats not even over in 10 hours. What the TC forgets is that SP games have a story to wade through and thats that, most people can not be bothered replaying it. online on the other hand gives virtually endless replayability hot114

Some people are multiplayer fanatics. I used to play nothing but MP for a while and used to rule, but I don't have the patience and the nerve for MP anymore. Stress factor and adrenaline rush involved in multiplayer gaming are too much for me nowadays. God, I feel like an old man...

kids these days...

amsfm6

:P

some people find it more interesting to play against real people than AI.jpridgen0

[QUOTE="thunderf00t"]It takes all kinds, as they say. Or "different folks, different strokes". I'm glad someone out there can tolerate the ear violating of playing online with obscenity screaming toddlers who think curse words and guns are the coolest things in the world.Console_Gamer93

You know there is a mute option?

Some people might say that it's stupid to spend 300-600bks for a gaming console...."BUT" you bought yours anyway because that's what "YOU" wanted...right??

No, you have the oppurtunity to spend a ton more time playing most games multiplayer then you do its single player.

[QUOTE="Texas2089"][QUOTE="lightleggy"] the only thing I dont like about UC2 multiplayer is that it takes around 1:30 minutes to access only the MP lobby. and it takes around 3 more minutes to find a game. and when the game finishes, the group of that games disolves and everyone has to search for another game...lightleggy

I've been playing UC2 online a lot recently, and it seems random when it keeps the group and continues onto another match and when it dumps everyone and finds another group. Yesterday, everytime a match was over, it'd pretty much immediately go into another voting (for which map to play on) with the exact same group. But then other times, it'll dump them to find a new group. I'm thinking maybe if more than like 3 people quit the group (turn off multiplayer), it will just find a new group entirely than try to fill those 3 spots. But again, I'm not sure.

[QUOTE="jpridgen0"]some people find it more interesting to play against real people than AI.lightleggy

haha you just called everyone who bought MW2 stupid, haha but for games like MAG you cant really call it stupid because its only online

No, you have the oppurtunity to spend a ton more time playing most games multiplayer then you do its single player.

maxx1458

[QUOTE="lightleggy"][QUOTE="jpridgen0"]some people find it more interesting to play against real people than AI.jpridgen0

[QUOTE="lightleggy"][QUOTE="jpridgen0"]some people find it more interesting to play against real people than AI.jpridgen0

Agreed,I got a buddy that braggs about how good he is at Madden "BUT" will never get online to play REAL people. I myself love the competition of an actual player.

[QUOTE="jpridgen0"][QUOTE="lightleggy"] oh pls forgive me I was not aware that SP modes of videogames was only about shooting AI...lightleggy

[QUOTE="unplaystation"]

Buying a game for its online is totally understanding, most games now days revolve around the multiplayer experience and thats most often where the developers pride themselves, take for instance Socom Confrontaiton, soley a multiplayer game, even Warhawk. And then theres games like Call of duty, where in the developers mind the Singleplayer is just a nice extra. They truely devote most of their work to the multiplayer becuase that is where the market is at right now. Most short singleplayer games are just rented or borrowed for the experience, while if they offer multiplay. Players are more inclinded to purchase the game becuase they see themselves using that feature more often then the singleplayer experience, while fun, most peopleonly replay through the story on games more then once or twice. So the multiplayer is giving them a reason to play the game more then once so it doesn't just collect dust.

lightleggy

Right, cus call of duty only has an online mode, mabye you should actually read my post before commenting.

Call of Duty is all about the online

Uncharted for the SP

I think it all depends...if i want a more SP FPS ill get MOH if I want good multiplayer COD.

Sometimes I buy games just for the online.. Like MW2 wouldn't have been worth it if there wasn't mp and special ops to lengthen the fun. Games now days have really short campaigns so it really doesn't seem worth it to buy em unless I can get into the online.

EzraMajor

[QUOTE="lightleggy"][QUOTE="jpridgen0"]did i say that singleplayer games are ONLY about shooting AI? i said some people find it more interesting to play against real people rather than AI which is why someone would buy a game just for the multiplayer. i answered you question. if your not willing to accept answers to you question then why did you ask it in the first place?jpridgen0

[QUOTE="lightleggy"][QUOTE="unplaystation"]

Buying a game for its online is totally understanding, most games now days revolve around the multiplayer experience and thats most often where the developers pride themselves, take for instance Socom Confrontaiton, soley a multiplayer game, even Warhawk. And then theres games like Call of duty, where in the developers mind the Singleplayer is just a nice extra. They truely devote most of their work to the multiplayer becuase that is where the market is at right now. Most short singleplayer games are just rented or borrowed for the experience, while if they offer multiplay. Players are more inclinded to purchase the game becuase they see themselves using that feature more often then the singleplayer experience, while fun, most peopleonly replay through the story on games more then once or twice. So the multiplayer is giving them a reason to play the game more then once so it doesn't just collect dust.

unplaystation

Right, cus call of duty only has an online mode, mabye you should actually read my post before commenting.

I was just reffering to first lines

warhawk will disagree with you....so will mag...

not really, I would pay 60 bucks just for Speacial Ops and multiplayer of MW2, because I know I would play that both modes a lot more then I would play a 5-8 hour campaign.

[QUOTE="jpridgen0"][QUOTE="lightleggy"] because your answer is invalid...you are saying that SP is just about doing stuff against AI...oh i was not aware that those cliffs and platforming elements from many SP games had artificial intelligence. sure the AI from the puzzles in portal sucks...it would be better to play against real people in portal!lightleggy

No it isn't. Playing against real players it much more interesting than playing against AI. This is especially true for Fighting Games :PShoooryuken

kids these days...

amsfm6

I prefer multiplayer team cooperation games over anything else. I love single player games second and then multiplayer matches are next.

But I do see what you are saying TC. I always wondered how some people skip over single player gameplay too. Especially, great ones like uncharted and Metal Gear Solid.

But then again I consider myself a throwback gamer, because I do not care about online stats, competition, trophies, etc. I miss the old school beat em ups and coop gameplay that was the focus on games like snes and sega. I am not so much into this competitive nature that Games are leaning toward today.

However, I do enjoy Call of duty and Killzone if I am playing with some good friends.