No Multiplayer?!

[Goregasm]

These games are known for having multiplayer, this is a shame. For that reason I will not purchase this game. I'm not sure why the devs thought this would be a good idea, for it will significantly cut down their profit for people not buying it for the exact same reason I've given. This is almost 2015, games like this should have multiplayer.

[jclosed]

I like non-multiplayer games, because the developers have more time and resouces to make the single player really good. If they had to use the same resources to implement both an complete multi- and single player environment, the game would have less depth and refinement.

I do not agree multi-player is an "should-have". I think a lot of games could have been better if the development resouces where not drained away for multi-player development. The biggest offenders in this case are the MMO games. Also - to implement multi-player in an game, the game has to adapted to fit in both multi- and single player environments. This often leads to an watered down single player game play.

Really - if they make an multi-player extension later on I will support that without any doubt, but in my opinion the game-play comes first.

[Lavinia]

They're known for having multiplayer? That's a new one on me.

[MasterCombine]

Multiplayer is literally the last thing I could possibly care about in a game like this.

[lawlessX]

Originally posted by Goregasm:

These games are known for having multiplayer, this is a shame. For that reason I will not purchase this game. I'm not sure why the devs thought this would be a good idea, for it will significantly cut down their profit for people not buying it for the exact same reason I've given. This is almost 2015, games like this should have multiplayer.

so because its almost 2015 you feel ALL games should have some kind of tacked on muitplayer.

[Wasted_46]

Originally posted by Goregasm:

These games are known for having multiplayer, this is a shame.
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This is almost 2015, games like this should have multiplayer.

These games? What games? You mean story- driven, singleplayer- focused epic fantasy- styled western RPG- style games?

I dont think anyone focuses on the multiplayer aspect of those. BG2 has a multiplayer and nobody ever mentions it. The only reason anybody created a multiplayer session is to create your own singleplayer party for min-maxing purposes.

[Valmar]

Thanks God it will not have multiplayer.

[ΛƘ 420]

I had lots of fun with friends playing coop on Baldur's Gate II. It's an awesome feature, but to be honest, all that I ever cared about in classics RPGs was the story and how complex their scripts were.

[Smexy Smashquatch]

Lots of empty justifications for no multiplayer! I also will not purchase this due to no multiplayer. Lazy cheapskate devs.... It's about them putting in more $ for the multiplayer, not about gameplay or mechanics. Countless titles of 2013 and 2014 would have done/been much better with a multiplayer.

Edit: Look how much Icewind Dale blew up when they ADDED multiplayer to an originally single player title.
Who wants these titles to be single player? Recluses, anti-socials and hermits? Let's hear one logical reason why they should stay single player...

[BARONG.]

multiplayer woud be awesome, play alone is boring

[brassi77]

Originally posted by MMΞƒížź:

Lots of empty justifications for no multiplayer! I also will not purchase this due to no multiplayer. Lazy cheapskate devs.... It's about them putting in more $ for the multiplayer, not about gameplay or mechanics. Countless titles of 2013 and 2014 would have done/been much better with a multiplayer.

Edit: Look how much Icewind Dale blew up when they ADDED multiplayer to an originally single player title.
Who wants these titles to be single player? Recluses, anti-socials and hermits? Let's hear one logical reason why they should stay single player...

Because, as stated, it sucks the resources from and waters down the single player experience. Do you want a better game, or a worse and more shallow game with poor comprimises due to multiplayer?

You want multiplayer, I want a better SP game. I go drinking with and hang out with my friends. I play crpgs alone.

I won't buy this game if I have to pay for a multiplayer function that sucks resources from and waters down the SP game. If they release it as a stand alone add-on they charge for, I'd still buy the base game, but I'm not paying for wierdos to play together.

[Daz]

You should know, that types of games are not good for multiplayer. Baldur's Gate, and Icewind Dale with tactical pause were so annoying. In that games there is a lot of fighting, often they are challenge. And trust me, if 2 players use pause it is taking a lot of time to finish it. Worth to mention, that I was dying in multi more often. It is because You need tactic, tactic and tactic, that team is suppose to be controlled by one person, who takes most from area spells, setting tankers in front, archers in back, etc etc. In multi tactic is gone, everyone is performing his own plan of fight which in most cases leads to Quick loading.

[probe]

Oh yes multiplayer...great when it doesn't interfer with game mechanics. And I strongly suspect that it will happen in this case. I never played IWD or BG as multiplayer but I'd sure love to see a video of it, that doesn't make me think it's a bad idea. Even Skyrim doesn't have multiplayer and that actually seems like a game that would carry such a thing easily due to the nature of the action-based gameplay.

"You will not buy because" = "I don't effin' care"

Sorry for the negative attitude. This is an exhausting forum at times. And you could've joined the Kickstarter and let your voice be heard if it was that important to you. I really hope this game comes without achievements. The only downside to that is the 50000 threads like this saying "I will not buy because there's no achievements".

[Goregasm]

If you didn't care then why are you commenting moron...last I heard people like different things. I want multiplayer in a game. Period. I won't buy it because of this and many, many others will not either. Baldur's Gate, one of the originals, had multiplayer. So did NWN....

[Kozzy]

No not all crpgs are known for coop lol. Some have had coop, but MANY have not. As much as I love coop to play with a friend, it is NOT always needed.

[SupidSeep]

I'm sorry OP (and other multi-player centric gamers), but when Obsidian pitched the game on Kickstarter back in 2012, they made it clear it will be single player only.

Guess you'll never be playing it.