is this strong multiplayer or mostly single player game?

[Girthquake]

i dont care either way, i totally love the way they made endless space so i have faith in the game makers but im wondering if this lends itself well to multiplayer where people are like WOW this is crazy or is it mostly a single player game with multiplayer as just an option?

[Zef]

For now, some errors and AI limitations may get MP the upper hand, but otherwise, the game is definitely worth soloing if you want to try out all 8 factions and enjoy some fun x).

[macadamia~]

would be nice if MP is solid

[Ambiguous winkyface]

MP contains some serious error messages too. Sometimes disallowing you to continue, so you played the entire thing for nothing. Upon reloading the same error message is given.

[Machin Shin]

im only singleplayer and for me it feels as good as civ 5 in singleplayer even better because of the quests and story, i think this game is Singleplayer with Multiplayer Option, like Civ or other x4 games with Multiplayer.

The game is new... some balance things and fixes are needed but thats normal.

[Vieux Chat]

The game has been designed with SP = MP.
So whatever your mileage may be, you should find what you want in it.
But MP games are a bit unstable at the moment. Some succeed to complete MP games others don't. There's an automatic re-sync feature : the host just need to click a green dot that will send everyone to the lobby when a desync happens. Then load the savegame and you're good to go.

[bytestream]

MP and SP are both valid, but EL is still a 4X game a heart which means SP is the way to got for most people.