Singleplayer Games vs. Multiplayer Games (Pros & Cons)

[Psycho]

#1 - In singleplayer games, YOU are in control of the entire world around you. Where in multiplayer games, players will always be better than you, and probably have more control over the game than you. (Like an FPS player that is better than you.)

#2 - Toxicity in online games (One of the main downsides for me personally.)

#3 - In multiplayer games, however, it feels more satisfying to fight against players that you know are real people. You get more of a sense of accomplishment from killing real players.


But what are your guys' opinions on this? Do you think the pros of singleplayer games outweigh those of multiplayer ones... or vice versa? I love FPS' the most, but whenever I seem to play a singleplayer game... I feel a lot more laid back and not as stressed out. Especially the contrast between CSGO and Red Dead Redemption 2 (singleplayer mode) for example. CSGO feels super competitive, but RDR2 is super laid back and relaxing.

[kbm phantom.♡]

Why do you look at multiplayer games as if they are just PvP based, I like games like Warframe, Path of Exile, MMOs. You know, like actual games where people work together, Multiplayer PvE.

[Under there]

Both are good, competitive games these days are filled with crybabies though and its kind of exhausting after it stops being funny.

[MoonC A T]

MP only games become useless when the player base dissolves.

Argument over.

[Under there]

Originally posted by MoonC A T:

MP only games become useless when the player base dissolves.

Argument over.

So are you when you die. Whats your point?

[Lochlann]

I prefer single player really but I have been a frequent TF2 player since 2013 and used to play tons of COD and Halo. Evolve was pretty cool too and it was heartbreaking to see the devs ♥♥♥♥ it up.

Honestly I don't play many PvP FPS games nowadays because they feel so much more competitive, I always liked my PvP games to be more on the casual side which is why I enjoyed TF2 and COD so much.

[Manny]

I like both. I tend to play more single player games because after a long day at work the last thing I want to do is play a multiplayer game where I have to focus - I only play PvP multiplayer games.

[Devsman]

I can't really put together a pros and cons list because I never played enough MP to know what does or doesn't apply.

I just know that people freaking suck and I don't want them in my vidja.

[Reggaejunkiedrew]

My big problem with multiplayer games these days is how oversaturated the market is. Especially when it comes to shooters. There's a handful that have staying power and an endless amount that are dead within a year or two. If these games charged a reasonable amount to begin with this problem wouldn't be as bad, but they usually want 30-40 bucks right off the bat and by the time the price becomes reasonable for the type of experience they are offering its only because the game is dying. ​

There are singleplayer games that are still improving decades later due to mods. OG doom for example via gzdoom with AI upscaled textures looks and feels incredible, not to mention the endless amount of amazing WADs that grows every year

There's only a couple multiplayer games with anywhere near that type of staying power, (Brood War being the first that comes to mind) and loads of singleplayer ones.

There's certain multiplayer games I love but it always feels like a fleeting experience. Even if a game itself doesn't change, it won't ever be like the golden years. Classic WoW couldn't recreate the magic it had back in the day, not anything to do with the game itself, but because the culture around it and the mindset of the playerbase is so different then it was back then. You will get moments that remind you of that original experience, but it will never really be the same as it was. MCC is fun, but still doesn't truly capture the magic that was Halo 3 multiplayer.

[MoonC A T]

Originally posted by Reggaejunkiedrew:

There's a handful that have staying power and an endless amount that are dead within a year or two.

There are singleplayer games that are still improving decades later due to mods.

Yep this was my point as well...

[MonoAlice]

i have ♥♥♥♥♥♥ internet, case closed

[Xedhadeaus]

You must be thinking of those shared server open lobby survival games... yeah it's a pretty awful idea unless you have an entire group of people to toss into that.

I don't really bother with those, and my single player experience has been on the way down, I'll pick it up when the steam deck drops... I think the big issue is that a lot of the appeal of doing the best and having the best is the people around you. And lately that experience hasn't been as fulfilling as it used to be. I'm not really into bragging or flexing either, so I kind of downgraded to using headphones instead of a big system, or use a portable device rather than play on a big machine unless I'm in a group hanging out.

So for me, Co-Op and or PVE with a group, feels more fun than single player. Especially since Elder Scrolls hasn't done anything worthwhile since Skyrim... The whole do what I want be what I want thing was best handled by them, and Capcom with Dragon's Dogma. And those games are old. Kingdoms of Amalur did fine too... I need to give the later Dragon Age games a chance. As that might be fine if archers can't hit you from wherever they want still...

[Your_White_Knight]

Originally posted by Psycho:

Singleplayer Games vs. Multiplayer Games (Pros & Cons)

#1 - In singleplayer games, YOU are in control of the entire world around you. Where in multiplayer games, players will always be better than you, and probably have more control over the game than you. (Like an FPS player that is better than you.)

#2 - Toxicity in online games (One of the main downsides for me personally.)

#3 - In multiplayer games, however, it feels more satisfying to fight against players that you know are real people. You get more of a sense of accomplishment from killing real players.


But what are your guys' opinions on this? Do you think the pros of singleplayer games outweigh those of multiplayer ones... or vice versa? I love FPS' the most, but whenever I seem to play a singleplayer game... I feel a lot more laid back and not as stressed out. Especially the contrast between CSGO and Red Dead Redemption 2 (singleplayer mode) for example. CSGO feels super competitive, but RDR2 is super laid back and relaxing.

Bla... bla... bla...

Play what you like... stop complaining about what you don't like to play.

[Rimentez]

Mmorpg wise, better overall open world experience and much larger.

Other than the Witcher series and Elder Scrolls series, there are not many single player games that can offer the same level of content as the top mmorpgs like GW2, ESO, FF14, WoW, etc.

I was hoping Cyberpunk 2077 would meet that expectation but we know how that turned out.

I am still waiting for a new singleplayer game like Skyrim but at least 5x or 10x bigger. Mmorpgs I listed above meet that criteria in size but usually some content are group based and daily based. I just want the singleplayer experience again I onced had when I first played Skyrim.

Edit: Also would like to add what I want from an open world singleplayer: housing system, gathering system (logging, mining, etc), fishing, swimming, massive exploration, climbing, gliding, crafting gears, seeing lots of npcs in cities and out, able to enter every building or house, combat different types of enemies (not only humans), farm/grow crops, cooking, mounts, and much more all in one game.

[MoonC A T]

All things being equal and in a perfect world (great internet, great ping, no cheaters, no toxic chat, etc.) MP is way better than SP. The experience cannot be beat.

But the perfect world thing doesn't exist. You may have sessions where it's great but it is not sustainable.

[Luis the Uma Loving Wizard]

Multiplayer games

Mute all, myself included

That way, I can get angry at my team for being useless, as well as say crap like “you must really suck at this game be using *insert name of weapon*”