What is the point of playing on multiplayer servers?

[Joghurt]

I'm not trying to be smug or berate the game or anyone who plays on multiplayer servers, I am genuinely asking in order to find out the appeal in playing on a server with lots of people. I haven't found it myself in the (very little) time that I've tried it but I love the concept of it and would actually like to get into it myself, I just don't know what sort of server to look for or what to look for in a server.

I'm having a lot of fun just playing it with my girlfriend for now on our own private server where we just build up our castle and defeat bosses. But I also tried to join a multiplayer server for solo play and ran around trying to find a vacant lot to build on. I was reminded of a review of the game where they mentioned that Farbane Woods felt like "an undead suburb" because of how many vampire castles there are everywhere. But other than seeing lots of other players' castles everywhere, what's the appeal? I do think I'd be interested in PVP but would that mainly mean just being killed by higher-level players wherever you go?

So I'd love to hear some more perspectives.
Again, I don't want anyone to "defend" the game because I'm not trying to complain or attack it in any way. I simply don't want to go through the beginning of the game again, just to find out that I started playing on a server that wasn't right for me so I just want some perspectives on what you guys enjoy with multiplayer. I'm hoping that could give me an idea of what sort of "vibe" I should look for when trying to find a fun server to play on. E.g. should I pick one that has raids, wipes etc? (Those are just some words I've picked up on when going through the server list).

Thanks in advance for your input! :)

[Rafein]

I mean, it is kinda marketed as a PvP game, build castles, raid other people's castle, ect. Also kinda nice if playing with a decent group that can be on at different times, because people can still gather resources, and all when not online at the same time.

But yeah, if your not into PvP, multiplayer is more annoying than positive.

[Yank]

Going to the iron mine, knowing that other players are there, probably higher levels.
Trying to mine a bit and rush back to base because the longer you stay the more you risk to lose everything you already looted. Die. Come back as a rat and try to suprise the guy that killed you. Stressfull but fun times :)

[Con.RoXP]

Close to the release when the servers were full, PvE servers gave a nice sense of community. You would find people running around, doing their thing, find someone fighting a boss and jumping in or even asking for help in the chat.

Now that people have finished the game and the servers are more or less empty, you're better off hosting your own and not having to worry about decay or tweaking the settings to your liking.

[ChainsawPukingEtherKitten]

Online is very dynamic. I'd say it's much more how I would expect vampires to behave, sometimes you snack on other vampires, sometimes you become the snack. You have to weigh up options in the moment, coerce those weaker, and avoid those stronger. If you have teleport restrictions you have to decide what is important, do you drop loot to teleport or do you risk a trek home?

Imagine trying to do a boss, you're undergeared and having a hard time, someone else shows up who also needs that boss. They need blood so you decide to share yours and you both take on the boss. The boss' health gets low and so do both of yours.' Maybe it'll benefit you to stab them in the back and take their stuff, maybe it'll be better to make friends for future encounters, maybe they are waiting to stab you in the back the moment the boss goes down; you need to make risk assessments and alliances on the fly.

If you're playing near a wipe you'll see lots of the same people in various places and so rivalries and friendships develop as everyone progresses.

[Zothen]

Originally posted by Rafein:

I mean, it is kinda marketed as a PvP game, build castles, raid other people's castle, ect.

Eh, no? Please show us where it is marketed as PVP game!
thanks.

[Gallows]

Originally posted by Joghurt:

I'm not trying to be smug or berate the game or anyone who plays on multiplayer servers, I am genuinely asking in order to find out the appeal in playing on a server with lots of people. I haven't found it myself in the (very little) time that I've tried it but I love the concept of it and would actually like to get into it myself, I just don't know what sort of server to look for or what to look for in a server.

I'm having a lot of fun just playing it with my girlfriend for now on our own private server where we just build up our castle and defeat bosses. But I also tried to join a multiplayer server for solo play and ran around trying to find a vacant lot to build on. I was reminded of a review of the game where they mentioned that Farbane Woods felt like "an undead suburb" because of how many vampire castles there are everywhere. But other than seeing lots of other players' castles everywhere, what's the appeal? I do think I'd be interested in PVP but would that mainly mean just being killed by higher-level players wherever you go?

So I'd love to hear some more perspectives.
Again, I don't want anyone to "defend" the game because I'm not trying to complain or attack it in any way. I simply don't want to go through the beginning of the game again, just to find out that I started playing on a server that wasn't right for me so I just want some perspectives on what you guys enjoy with multiplayer. I'm hoping that could give me an idea of what sort of "vibe" I should look for when trying to find a fun server to play on. E.g. should I pick one that has raids, wipes etc? (Those are just some words I've picked up on when going through the server list).

Thanks in advance for your input! :)

my girlfriend and i did the same thing. we enjoyed the game so much a handful of our friends decided to get it and we have rented out a public server. a few people have played before but most are new and so the server is a learning one. we have one guy who pvp'd on early access. he has a friend new to the game who he is introducing it to and so he is making a castle for our clan to raid, so we can get a feel for it. the server is password protected, but if learning the game with a few other people who are also learning, sounds interesting to you, hit me up, bro.

[Void]

I will add that I was not expecting to really talk much when I joined a brutal pve server, but its actually been a lot of fun with others. Not only are people willing to offer advice on bosses or help with them, but 12 man Simon Belmont (high level v blood) when people just decided to keep coming in after a call to help was a ton of fun.

[FDru]

It's nice to have players to chat with. There's lots of potential extra gameplay opportunities cause someone might need help with a boss that you have already beaten and you have no reason to fight again otherwise. Someone might be farming in a place, where you need one thing and they need another and you can trade stuff.

Solo in a game like this feels so lifeless. Then again, when people are done playing (which seems to happen pretty quickly) they abandon their castle and the servers become dead anyway. But it was nice playing on my server while it had other players on it.

[Joghurt]

Originally posted by Gallows:

Originally posted by Joghurt:

I'm not trying to be smug or berate the game or anyone who plays on multiplayer servers, I am genuinely asking in order to find out the appeal in playing on a server with lots of people. I haven't found it myself in the (very little) time that I've tried it but I love the concept of it and would actually like to get into it myself, I just don't know what sort of server to look for or what to look for in a server.

I'm having a lot of fun just playing it with my girlfriend for now on our own private server where we just build up our castle and defeat bosses. But I also tried to join a multiplayer server for solo play and ran around trying to find a vacant lot to build on. I was reminded of a review of the game where they mentioned that Farbane Woods felt like "an undead suburb" because of how many vampire castles there are everywhere. But other than seeing lots of other players' castles everywhere, what's the appeal? I do think I'd be interested in PVP but would that mainly mean just being killed by higher-level players wherever you go?

So I'd love to hear some more perspectives.
Again, I don't want anyone to "defend" the game because I'm not trying to complain or attack it in any way. I simply don't want to go through the beginning of the game again, just to find out that I started playing on a server that wasn't right for me so I just want some perspectives on what you guys enjoy with multiplayer. I'm hoping that could give me an idea of what sort of "vibe" I should look for when trying to find a fun server to play on. E.g. should I pick one that has raids, wipes etc? (Those are just some words I've picked up on when going through the server list).

Thanks in advance for your input! :)

my girlfriend and i did the same thing. we enjoyed the game so much a handful of our friends decided to get it and we have rented out a public server. a few people have played before but most are new and so the server is a learning one. we have one guy who pvp'd on early access. he has a friend new to the game who he is introducing it to and so he is making a castle for our clan to raid, so we can get a feel for it. the server is password protected, but if learning the game with a few other people who are also learning, sounds interesting to you, hit me up, bro.

That actually sounds really interesting! :D If nothing else, my girlfriend and I could switch to playing on your server which would make gameplay more fun if we could potentially team up every now and then! What region are you in, though? US or EU?

[Gallows]

Originally posted by Joghurt:

Originally posted by Gallows:

my girlfriend and i did the same thing. we enjoyed the game so much a handful of our friends decided to get it and we have rented out a public server. a few people have played before but most are new and so the server is a learning one. we have one guy who pvp'd on early access. he has a friend new to the game who he is introducing it to and so he is making a castle for our clan to raid, so we can get a feel for it. the server is password protected, but if learning the game with a few other people who are also learning, sounds interesting to you, hit me up, bro.

That actually sounds really interesting! :D If nothing else, my girlfriend and I could switch to playing on your server which would make gameplay more fun if we could potentially team up every now and then! What region are you in, though? US or EU?

we are us but we stay up odd hours. im like 250 hours in only playing on a private and now a self rented public server. and im still enjoying the game very much. iv been starting to get curious on how other servers are so if you find a nice one, id gladly check it out. ill throw you an add man. hit me up sometime.

[Kai]

I think right now PVE multiplayer is for the hard mode challengers who wants to co-op in a big base with the intent to progress against the enemy bosses in the game as a challenge.

Since you can have higher player capacity, and there are spells that heals other players and such, you could fight bosses like a MMORPG raid.

[Kai]

Though with the existence of V Blood bosses like Castlevania content and such, I wonder if there can be a MOBA style gamemode that reuses the map and all the creatures and players and bosses...

Like using 'lanes' and having players choose to use the default vampire model with their range of spells, or play as a boss character, in a large battlefield style of a MOBA campaign...
Like DoTA but castlevania themed?

One side are the vampire hunters, who pushes the lane in pairs, and AI mobs will push along the lanes too. The Vampires and all the 'evil' boss characters are setup defensively across the map and the players try to fend off the vampire hunters, making use of the day and night cycles to time their defenses and attacks.

[Stunbot]

Originally posted by Joghurt:

I'm not trying to be smug or berate the game or anyone who plays on multiplayer servers, I am genuinely asking in order to find out the appeal in playing on a server with lots of people. I haven't found it myself in the (very little) time that I've tried it but I love the concept of it and would actually like to get into it myself, I just don't know what sort of server to look for or what to look for in a server.

I'm having a lot of fun just playing it with my girlfriend for now on our own private server where we just build up our castle and defeat bosses. But I also tried to join a multiplayer server for solo play and ran around trying to find a vacant lot to build on. I was reminded of a review of the game where they mentioned that Farbane Woods felt like "an undead suburb" because of how many vampire castles there are everywhere. But other than seeing lots of other players' castles everywhere, what's the appeal? I do think I'd be interested in PVP but would that mainly mean just being killed by higher-level players wherever you go?

So I'd love to hear some more perspectives.
Again, I don't want anyone to "defend" the game because I'm not trying to complain or attack it in any way. I simply don't want to go through the beginning of the game again, just to find out that I started playing on a server that wasn't right for me so I just want some perspectives on what you guys enjoy with multiplayer. I'm hoping that could give me an idea of what sort of "vibe" I should look for when trying to find a fun server to play on. E.g. should I pick one that has raids, wipes etc? (Those are just some words I've picked up on when going through the server list).

Thanks in advance for your input! :)

for pvp