Is the game worth buying only for the multiplayer?

[eAa]

Is it a PVP like game or Coop?

[Adeirik]

It's PvP. It's kind of like tabletop strategy games. Both players make a squad to a pre-determined points limit and then you can probably guess the rest.

I don't know if it's worth it just for the multiplayer, I can't really account for your taste.

[P-47 Thunderbolt]

If you want a pure MP game I am going to say no for XCOM. It is a fun game mode but overall it has a small community and most of the content is for singleplayer.

[Supermarine]

Agree with Mustang. XCOM really shines in SP, MP is nice but the game is not built around that.

[X-the Unknown]

With no strategy or tactics really just point run and click I don't see it as being a good MP game. Too much luck involved.

Though the SP game is fun for naming your troops: Ripley, Hudson, Hicks, Vasquez, Blake, and your tank Bishop. :)

[P-47 Thunderbolt]

Originally posted by Wolverine101:

With no strategy or tactics really just point run and click I don't see it as being a good MP game. Too much luck involved.

Though the SP game is fun for naming your troops: Ripley, Hudson, Hicks, Vasquez, Blake, and your tank Bishop. :)

Not exactly. Playing a human opponent is not like beating up on the AI. You try to just move without thinking and a good player will punish you everytime.

[timujin]

i couldn't get a game on MP for considerable time, so i think there ain't many players online, so i wouldn't recomend this game for MP

[Bindal]

Short answer: No.
Long answer: Nooooooooooooooooo.

[RE:Deemer]

On EW, there's a decent number of people playing multi on the weekends, but you shouldn't buy it just for the multiplayer. The single player is where it shines.

[RalphRoberts]

Originally posted by Bindal:

Short answer: No.
Long answer: Nooooooooooooooooo.

lol

[Wowee]

Buy XCOM for the singleplayer.

[Weasel Biggs]

If you're predominantly a Multiplayer gamer, OP, you'd be better off looking elsewhere. "Chess with Guns and Random Number Generators" can be fun for some people, but don't check out Enemy Within's Multi if you're hoping for map-wide headshots or traditional FPS skillsets.

If anything, I'd say Enemy Within is more likely to please the average guy who's a serious strategy buff. A Civilization V alumni might like it, for instance, or maybe someone who's fond of Creative Assembly's Total War series. It's slow, it's methodical - and you have to think every step of the way. There's no running-and-gunning with human opponents, trust me.

That said, it's still an excellent game. The single-player campaign is excellent and is just hard enough to stand just shy of Roguelike standards. It still isn't a twitch-fest, though. You'll find the game encourages a very cautious approach, and then tells you to abandon that angle once MELD enters the campaign's setup. MELD is a game-changing resource, and going for that usually requires some sacrificial beelining of your Rookies and Squaddies.

[Mort Strudel]

Originally posted by WeaselBiggs:

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That's definately not the reason to not buy it for multiplayer. Not everybody that enjoys playing games with other people is playing CS 24/7. Don't be so damn condescending. The reason that MP is a bad reason to buy XCOM is because there's little content and rarely anyone playing. It's got bugger-all to do with whether or not somebody likes shooters.

[Xerica]

Yesh. The MP on this game is kind of pointless. Hardly anyone plays multiplayer. Plus there are tons of hackers and cheaters in multplayer from what I heard. My best friend said that anyways. He could just be mad that he lost..who knows.

But hey if you can mod the single player game to easily get Impossiable Ironman achieve then who is to say they cant hack MP to get tons of points to get the best soldiers without working for it.

[imperium70]

I only play mp, it's true there are not too many players, but i think it is a very nice online game. If u like to try add me and we can make some private match or... see u in the lobby for ranked game, but dont cry if u will be rudely destroyed :-))))))