Do you think multiplayer has lost some of it's novelty?

OK so when the generation began, all I was thinking about was multiplayer and xbox live that type of thing. But now 6-7 years later I truly have lukewarm feelings about multiplayer. However, I do enjoy co-op more than your average vs multiplayer. But, I've learned to value a good single player game. When I get online. unless I'm playing on the PC I feel like online multiplayer is just stale and stagnant. No one is communicating unless it's some kid screaming in the mic. Even on a lot of PC games I've played no one is really communicating that much. Basically my point is without communication multiplayer feels like modified single player that repeats itself every round. Agree? Disagree?

Thats why you play online with friends. RR360DD

Thats why you play online with friends. RR360DD

[QUOTE="RR360DD"]Thats why you play online with friends. blackgamer1213

[QUOTE="RR360DD"]Thats why you play online with friends. blackgamer1213

I definitely understand where you're coming from here. 99% of the gamers that I meet in person are the sort of neckbearded socially awkward weirdos who think jokes about misreading RPG stat math are funny.

[QUOTE="blackgamer1213"][QUOTE="RR360DD"]Thats why you play online with friends. Assassin_87

I definitely understand where you're coming from here. 99% of the gamers that I meet in person are the sort of neckbearded socially awkward weirdos who think jokes about misreading RPG stat math are funny.

[QUOTE="blackgamer1213"][QUOTE="RR360DD"]Thats why you play online with friends. mems_1224

Multiplayer is boring now.

I do have a quick question though. In what generation did you start gaming?

I do have a quick question though. In what generation did you start gaming?

Assassin_87

i don't think all games need it, but whatever

Im over crappy multiplayer modes or gimmick multiplayer modes. There are still plenty of great multiplayer games. Right now BF3 and Halo 4 are about the only multiplayer games that keep me interested mems_1224

*looks at Call of Duty...*

Nope.

Multiplayer is my favorite thing about gaming.

I've put nearly 24 hours into Civ V multiplayer in the last two days o_O

In the last week I have also completed Kotor (19 hours), and have played around 14 hours of Morrowind, but still.

I have poured thousands of hours into multiplayer gaming whereas even my most favoritest single player games of all time I've only ever beaten maybe 10-15 times (each), and most of them don't last all that long to begin with.

Somewhat, while I enjoy games like TF2 and PS2 from time to time they just can't match the epic singleplayer campaigns of other games.

This is what people who play crappy online games say.

Play something good and it's not novel. In fact, most games I play are online

This is what people who play crappy online games say.

Play something good and it's not novel. In fact, most games I play are online

OB-47

Not at all, just depends on how it's done. Even though I'm sick of the FPS multiplayer scene, I love playing a good game of Dota with a good team.

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

This is what people who play crappy online games say.

Play something good and it's not novel. In fact, most games I play are online

BPoole96

Tribes: Ascend

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

This is what people who play crappy online games say.

Play something good and it's not novel. In fact, most games I play are online

BPoole96

Some on the top of my head

Team Fortress 2

Killing Floor

Counter Strike Global Offensive

Left 4 Dead 2

Battlefield Bad Company 2

Red Orchestra 2

League of Legends

DOTA2

Chivlary

Guild Wars 2

Halo 4

MMOs did in recent years. It used to be all about the community and group activities. Social features didn't exist. Now it's the exact opposite and it seems rarely anyone ever wants to communicate or do anything anymore.

I think the main reason is that many companies are focusing more and more on tacked on multiplayer rather than creating quality multiplayer games.

I never was a fan of multiplayers, rare are those that can keep my attention for a few hours.

I only buy one or two FPS/mp-centric games a year so it always baffles me when I see people complaining that there's too many of them.

I always wonder what the hell these people are doing that makes them think that there is a saturation of X-type games when I see a ton of variety of games come out every year.

It's simple man, if you don't like the mp then don't play it.

Honestly, for me it has.

95% of my gaming time is spent playing single player games.

One thing I learned is that, try not to get involve your feelings. Just like when someone trash talks you, you will end up"hurt" and cry in the corner and say "why are they like that!" It's one of there ways to keep you out of your "A" game. They also do that because they know that they can bully anyone and they know that they won't get any physical counter attack. I guess that is just how it goes "online actions are not rated"Zebracal

Basically the reason I mute the entire lobby before I start playing :P

I used to try multiplayer with varying degrees of success, but with people either just being annoying or totally ignoring any kind of social aspect to the game...I've pretty much given up on it and almost never play online

MP is great for games where mp makes sense.

Now they use MP as a form of DRM.

See Mass Effect 3.

I spend most of my time single-player, and only mp occaisionally.

I think competetive MP games have matured and are now getting more polished (as opposed to being novel) - games like DotA 2, LoL, Starcraft 2 offer extremely polished and balanced multiplayer experience.

On the other hand there still isnt enough good coop MP games - or to put it more precisely there is desperate lack of innovation in coop MP gaming. The Souls Games did many things right, but other than that all you get basically are splitscreen/online coop shooters, and very few of them are actually good. To be good coop game, you must be designed as one from the start (games that did that right are the Army of Two games, Lost Planet 2 and Resident Evil 5, but thats about it).

In other words - competetive MP games feel like they lost some of their novelty and turned into extremely polished and balanced experience, while coop MP games desperately need some novelty, because there is tons of untapped potential in this concept.

I used to play Warcraft 3 online all the time.

Man, those were the days.

i dont like multiplayer games.

There are good multiplayer games, but only a few of them. So, when pretty much evrey game has some kind of multiplayer, it's going to seem like MP sucks because it largely does.

I used to play Warcraft 3 online all the time.

Man, those were the days.

Sagem28

Have you tried Starcraft 2? It is just as good.

[QUOTE="Sagem28"]

I used to play Warcraft 3 online all the time.

Man, those were the days.

BlbecekBobecek

Have you tried Starcraft 2? It is just as good.

Still haven't bought it.

I should really get a copy.

I've never been much of a fan of online mp in the first place. Much prefer local. The only exception for me is RTS games I guess. Used to play things like Unreal Tournament and Quake 3 Arena a fair bit but just got bored of MP first person shooters.

OK so when the generation began, all I was thinking about was multiplayer and xbox live that type of thing. But now 6-7 years later I truly have lukewarm feelings about multiplayer. However, I do enjoy co-op more than your average vs multiplayer. But, I've learned to value a good single player game. When I get online. unless I'm playing on the PC I feel like online multiplayer is just stale and stagnant. No one is communicating unless it's some kid screaming in the mic. Even on a lot of PC games I've played no one is really communicating that much. Basically my point is without communication multiplayer feels like modified single player that repeats itself every round. Agree? Disagree?

blackgamer1213

You must be using psn then, it's free and you get what you pay for. For a real online experience you need XBOX LIVE or a PC

Never had much interest in multiplayer to begin with. Assassin's Creed was the only multiplayer I ever had fun with and even that I didn't play that much of.