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I want Split Screen Multiplayer on PC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMQDnnpFgQE

Console versions have it there is absolutely no reason PC shouldn't also have it. I have friends and family and would like to play in the same room, my monitor is plenty big enough and if it weren't I could hook my PC up to a television. Why give console a feature PC doesn't have? That makes no sense.
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Crazy Alchemy 29/abr./2015 às 13:10 
Escrito originalmente por Knt.:
How would split screen work exactly?

The same way it works on console. It isn't complicated.

Escrito originalmente por Knt.:
It would be like playing split screen on a console with only one controller.

Both players could use a controller, but there are also plenty of games with shared keyboard options for multiplayer. No one ever uses shared keyboard because it's horrible and everyone interested in PC couch co-op has two controllers already, but this isn't a new concept.

Escrito originalmente por Knt.:
Most monitors use TN panels too, meaning poor viewing angles for people playing together.

There are a several split screen games already, Portal 2 for example is split screen, it's not hard to give the gamers options on whether to split horizontally or vertically and the game already has a zooming out function that could be used to fit more onto each screen. Also, anyone with a $12 accessory can plug their PC into a Plasma Screen TV that's about as cheap as any good monitor but bigger.
Crazy Alchemy 29/abr./2015 às 13:12 
Escrito originalmente por Hinsonator:
Because A) they would have to add controller support

The game already has controller support on the console version all they would have to do is port the controls to PC, virtually no actual effort required.
Crazy Alchemy 29/abr./2015 às 13:15 
Escrito originalmente por Zemecton:
If you want a splitscreen option that badly then you should be prepared to pay extra for it.

I shouldn't have to, if Split Screen works on console there's no legitimate reason it shouldn't be allowed on PC.

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Escrito originalmente por Red Cyka:
Why can't the PC do what Consoles can do, why do Consoles have something that PC can't have?

Because consoles are consoles and PC's are PC's. Deal with it.

Imposing arbitrary limitations on the PC as a platform so that console gamers have options that PC gamers don't have access to does a disservice to PC gaming.
Unicarn (Banido(a)) 29/abr./2015 às 13:19 
It'd be a lot of work for them to do and you're probably the first person to ever want split-screen on PC. Simple as that.

Just get a spare computer.
If you don't have a spare computer, buy a new one.
Última edição por Unicarn; 29/abr./2015 às 13:20
Crazy Alchemy 29/abr./2015 às 13:36 
Escrito originalmente por Unicarn:
It'd be a lot of work for them to do

If this functionality already exists on consoles why would it be a lot of work to port the same functionality to PC?

Escrito originalmente por Unicarn:
you're probably the first person to ever want split-screen on PC

A simple google search proves that people have been asking for and asking about split screen compatibility for a long time.

Escrito originalmente por Unicarn:
Just get a spare computer.

Why should I have to buy another seperate computer to substitute for the lack of options on PC that people have in the Console version of the game?

Computers aren't cheap, for a half decent laptop we're talking at least $400 and then it wouldn't be able to play many games.
Crazy Alchemy 29/abr./2015 às 13:37 
One thing I realize talking to people about Local Co-Op on PC, is that there is a definite subset of PC gamers that are either wealthy or have wealthy parents who buy them anything they want, who have no friends into gaming that they ever share the same room with.
JellyPuff 29/abr./2015 às 14:07 
Escrito originalmente por Red Cyka:
PC gamers that are either wealthy or have wealthy parents
No.
I have 2 PC's in my home and i'm quite a poor guy. I've also made no depts aquiring those.
Piggybanks FTW.

But getting a 2nd PC just because of Terraria is out of proportion.

There just was never really a need for split-screen multiplayer on PC, thanks to LAN and Internet, also giving quite a bit of an advantage over splitscreen by removing screencheating. (There actually is a local-mp-only game on steam, all about that subject)

You'll hardly find PC games these days, supporting splitscreen. Most games on steam with local-multiplayer only need a single screen, like all 2D fighting games.

There just isn't a demand for it. I could see Valve in the future trying to make that sort of stuff happen with like "multi-launch support in Big Picture" or some kind of stuff like that, since they're currently seem to desperately trying to appeal to the console gamer, but i wouldn't bet on that.

Ask to yourself, "On what kind of setup do i rather wanna play local multiplayer; On a noisy beast next to a desk, hooked up to a 24" monitor or on a slick console with a 34"+ TV-Screen on the couch?"

I'd consider myself a "PC gamer", but still choose console over PC for local multiplayer games. I probably wouldn't even notice the low resolution and subpar framerates during local mp-fun with friend-o's
Última edição por JellyPuff; 29/abr./2015 às 14:08
Hinsonator 29/abr./2015 às 14:32 
Escrito originalmente por Red Cyka:
Escrito originalmente por Unicarn:
Just get a spare computer.

Why should I have to buy another seperate computer to substitute for the lack of options on PC that people have in the Console version of the game?

Computers aren't cheap, for a half decent laptop we're talking at least $400 and then it wouldn't be able to play many games.
The only real "lack of option" that isn't on the PC that is worth crying about is the exlusive content, even then it's very minor since we have loads more of better content to more than make up for it.
Crying over splitscreen on a PC game like this is like crying over spilt milk, and i'm sure some other guys on the forum have said just that, PC gaming isn't known for it's local multiplayer, it's known for it's large-scale competitive combat from games like 2003's Planetside and the large-scale RTS games like Homeworld and Total Annihilation, amazing looking games such as Firefall and GTA5 or sandboxes like this, Minecraft and simulation games like X and Elite Dangerous just to name a few.
Oh and don't get me started on the modding, there are some awesome things the community throws togeather that is even better than what most game developers make nowadays.
Última edição por Hinsonator; 29/abr./2015 às 14:33
Crazy Alchemy 29/abr./2015 às 14:53 
Escrito originalmente por Jellypuff:
But getting a 2nd PC just because of Terraria is out of proportion.

Yeah it would be pretty insane to spend a minimum of $400 just so that you can play Terraria with someone in the same room.

Escrito originalmente por Jellypuff:
There just was never really a need for split-screen multiplayer on PC

I need Split Screen because I don't own two computers and there's no way for me to play two player with someone in the same room.

Escrito originalmente por Jellypuff:
thanks to LAN and Internet

I don't want to play with someone half a world away, I want to play with someone in the same room, and Terraria already has Split Screen on consoles, I want that same functionality on my PC because I own two controllers and would like to play local games without having to spend a minimum of $400 on a separate PC.

Escrito originalmente por Jellypuff:
You'll hardly find PC games these days, supporting splitscreen.

There are several with Split Screen by default and a ton of Local Co-Op games there's even a popular Local Co-Op search tag and gaming sites dedicated to Couch PC games, there are even split screen mods for games that don't support native split screen such as Unreal Tournament 3 Black and Left 4 Dead 2, there's even a hack for Borderlands 2 and a ton of other games that runs multiple instances of an executable and resizes the resolutions to create artifical split screens.

And if a game has Split Screen on console it's stupid for it not to have the same option on PC. That arbitrarily limits what the PC is capable of and arbitrarily restricts PC gamers, it punishes people for playing on PC.

Escrito originalmente por Jellypuff:
There just isn't a demand for it.

Yes there is a demand for it, that's why there are mods to add split screen to shooters and people and why google search results reveal constant threads about it.
Crazy Alchemy 29/abr./2015 às 14:54 
Escrito originalmente por Hinsonator:
Escrito originalmente por Red Cyka:

Why should I have to buy another seperate computer to substitute for the lack of options on PC that people have in the Console version of the game?

Computers aren't cheap, for a half decent laptop we're talking at least $400 and then it wouldn't be able to play many games.
The only real "lack of option" that isn't on the PC

Maybe you never have anyone over who you play games with in the same room, but people who do shouldn't be forced to buy a console or separate PC to access multiplayer features that are in the console version of a PC game.
Hinsonator 29/abr./2015 às 15:21 
Escrito originalmente por Red Cyka:
I don't want to play with someone half a world away, I want to play with someone in the same room, and Terraria already has Split Screen on consoles, I want that same functionality on my PC because I own two controllers and would like to play local games without having to spend a minimum of $400 on a separate PC.
You can play with people in the same house or building if they're part of the same Local Area Network or LAN which is basically a rich man's local multiplayer that gets rid of screen peaking, that is if you don't have two PCs right next to each other in which case it's almost exactly like local multiplayer.
In case you want to make something feel like splitscreen i'd suggest that.
Geez, i've known the difference between LAN, splitscreen and online since i was like 7 i'd expect a gamer at your age would at least be able to tell the difference between LAN and online.
Última edição por Hinsonator; 29/abr./2015 às 15:22
Geim 29/abr./2015 às 15:27 
Escrito originalmente por Unicorn:
Escrito originalmente por PURPLExxSMURF:
i wonder if the devs will see this and rethink their non split-screen ways
The devs don't look at the steam forums.
Yeah, they do look at this website though: forums.terraria.org
Crazy Alchemy 29/abr./2015 às 15:35 
Escrito originalmente por Hinsonator:
Escrito originalmente por Red Cyka:
I don't want to play with someone half a world away, I want to play with someone in the same room, and Terraria already has Split Screen on consoles, I want that same functionality on my PC because I own two controllers and would like to play local games without having to spend a minimum of $400 on a separate PC.
You can play with people in the same house or building if they're part of the same Local Area Network or LAN which is basically a rich man's local multiplayer

Playing lan requires that someone have access to multiple computers you literally just said it's a "rich man's multiplayer" it's only for people in privileged circumstances. I'd have to drop a minimum of $400 to do it, and even if I had multiple computers it often isn't as satisfying as playing on the same screen with a friend, and I don't have space for multiple people to sit at multiple computers comfortably. What you're suggesting is unreasonable.

I just want to play two player on the same screen on my PC, console gamers can why shouldn't PC gamers be able to?
ElcoMoyer 29/abr./2015 às 15:50 
Escrito originalmente por Zemecton:
Escrito originalmente por Red Cyka:

Because gaming computers are expensive and I'm not some kid with rich parents, owning multiple computers is pointless and wasteful for me, most of the time they'd just be collecting dust and running them would drive up the electric bill.

If you want a splitscreen option that badly then you should be prepared to pay extra for it. Splitscreen was not what the developers for the game had in mind when they added multiplayer capability. The game itself is cheap enough as it is without all these other features console-philes keep asking for and used PCs aren't all that expensive, either. You wouldn't be able to play any of the higher-end games on them, but then that wasn't what you were after, was it? You can still get the console version if you want splitscreen that badly. Otherwise be prepared to go the extra mile for the extra feature. You're just not gonna get everything in one single package.

Escrito originalmente por Red Cyka:
Why can't the PC do what Consoles can do, why do Consoles have something that PC can't have?

Because consoles are consoles and PC's are PC's. Deal with it.

Haha who would buy a whole other PC just to play ONE game
Zemecon 29/abr./2015 às 18:53 
Escrito originalmente por ElcoMoyer:
Haha who would buy a whole other PC just to play ONE game

People do it all the time. It's called "Multiplayer."

This is just going to be another one of those threads where an OP wants to have everything all in one place so I don't see what the point would be in arguing about this any further. It just doesn't work that way; Re-logic gave the PC and console versions different content and different capabilities for a reason. Split-screen capability is common for console games because multiplayer was introduced prior to the introduction of WiFi whereas PC games have only been using multiple-screen gaming for as long as the internet has been around.

If you don't like having to use multiple PC's for a multiplayer game or you absolutely NEED to have split-screen capability for some other reason then get the console version. It will cost more but you've demonstrated here that you're getting desperate enough to do it anyway. Otherwise, just deal with the differences between the two versions and stop acting like a spoiled brat.
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