Singleplayer vs. Multiplayer

[aimeeandbeatles]

Which do you prefer and why?

I like singleplayer as I'm a real noob and would end up embarrassing myself.

 

[carmen510]

Depends on the game.

Many strategy games, I prefer single-player. For example, most Paradox games have been made for single-player, although I haven't tried multiplayer yet.
I would also think Bioshock would best stay as a single-player game, the story is one of the main reasons for buying it.

Most other FPSes and RPGs however, would best be multiplayer. I may not be able to snipe a guy from 500 feet with a pistol without hacks, but I can do well on my own.

 

[Dachs]

I like single player everything (well, as long as I like the genre), but multiplayer FPSes are fun too. I guess I don't really ever think one of them is better/more fun than the other.

 

[Firestorm94]

If it's FPS, fighting, or racing, Multiplayer. Just about anything else, Single.

 

[azzaman333]

Multiplayer games generally have more replay value in my experience.

Plus, it's more fun to win when it's not an AI you're beating.

 

[MonwarH]

I have started to prefer single player more since I started a day job about 2 years ago. Yes, multiplayer is more fun and rewarding, but it can also be very frustrating. Single player is a more 'moderate' process; you tend to be able to 'control' things.

 

[warpstorm]

The best thing about playing multiplayer is playing with other people. The worst thing about playing multiplayer is playing with other people.

 

[LightFang]

I only really play multiplayer games now.

 

[GenMarshall]

My multiplayer experiances only extend to a couple of source games. Fortess Forever, TF2, and L4D. Some times you get good players, sometimes you don't. I recall playing a L4D coop game and one player insisted to stay in the shead instead of going to the safe house because he "knows a horde will come" (My thought was: of course it will come if you stick around in one place for too long. We better move instead of dilly dalling in the shead). Happened in the first level of Blood Harvest.

I only play TF2 for enjoyment and fun, L4D is more of a serious multiplayer game for me.

 

[Maniacal]

No real preference. I play TF2 a lot because I have found an awesomely fun as hell server and it's easy to jump into for 1o minutes or much longer if I have the time. I prefer strategy an RTS games singleplayer though.

 

[Till]

I mostly play football manager games (GO MyPa!), which are not very well suited for multiplayer.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

I don't play multi player games. I have problems playing single player games and multi player is supposed to be far harder than single player on the hardest difficulty, and that's for beginners.

 

[Hakim]

With FPS multiplayer is the only option (preferrably with IRL friends). BF2 can be quite fun. There's lot to do and if some activity isn't going well I can try some other, or even switch server and map.

When playing strategy I prefer singleplayer, it's something I do to relax so playing against other would be too stressful. Doesn't feel like there's much to fall back on if a multiplayer strategy game goes bad.

The only RPG I like is World of Warcraft and I guess a normal realm can be considered cooperative multiplayer. I do some Battlegrounds (pvp) once in a while to get some gear but need my occasional sologrind to relax. What can be frustrating about WoW is when you need cooperation/help from others to progress.

 

[Krill]

mp all the way. It's nice to have someone else to play against, so I have to constantly improve and adapt to keep on winning.

 

[mech654]

Mostly singleplayer. Mainly because I have dial up and most of the console games are either singleplayer or multiplayer.

 

[Rub'Rum]

It really depends on the game. Except in the case of First person shooters, I'm really more of a coop type of player. And even then, I'm really glad when coop is included in a FPS, or when team play is essential. I rarely play strategy games online, and when I do, I usually do with a person I know, against the AI.

But do I know if I prefer one type of game to the other? Em... Nah. They're both necessary and bring diversity to the experience of being a gamer. Focusing on one or the other is a little sad, hehe.

 

[GVBN]

Single player games are much better

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Multiplayer games are enormously fun if you're playing them with personal friends. With strangers, it's just disappointing and frustrating.

 

[covok48]

I concur with the previous post. I can lose dozens of games to my friends via LAN and still have a blast in multiplayer, but if its a stranger I feel both dissapointed and frusterated.

Combine that with the fact I'm no longer a single teenager with tons of free time but a married adult and the appeal to single player games is that much stronger.

 

[King of Town]

Usually single player. Like most people I had the most fun with my friends playing games like Goldeneye or mario Kart. Playing mario kart now can be fun, but then there are hackers that mess it up. I'm sure it's mostly the same with other online games.

Plus I usually don't have enough time to put into games to make myself good enough to play others without, like everyone else has said, making myself pissed off and disappointed.