co-op versus local co-op???

[mbbc902]

Can someone please explain to me the diff between local co-op and co-op? From what I understand local co-op is when I can play beside my son in the game. For instance in Trine 2...Can anyone please explain to me what Co-op means? I am getting all confused with Multi-player, local co-op, and Co-op?

Thanks,

mick

[Fen_]

Local coop is what you described, both players sharing the screen or LAN
Multi-player means that there is an Online mode
Co-op means that the game has a cooperative multiplayer mode.

So all Co-ops are multiplayer, but not all Multiplayers are co-ops

[mbbc902]

Fen_ eredeti hozzászólása:

Local coop is what you described, both players sharing the screen or LAN
Multi-player means that there is an Online mode
Co-op means that the game has a cooperative multiplayer mode.

So all Co-ops are multiplayer, but not all Multiplayers are co-ops :squirtyay:

I think you confused me more tha I already was lol :) So I got Local Co-op down:) Co-op is what I am still a little confused about??? Multi player is most likely more than one player, on and off line correct? Co-op is still what I am confused about!!!

[Rem]

Co-op that is not local is multiplayer but instead the players work together for the same goal against the game itself and not other players online.

[true_blaze]

co-op is basicly the same as local co-op only instead of playing with someone in the same room/screen your playing with people who can be anywere on the planet so long as they have an internet connection.

[mbbc902]

I really oppologize guys but I am still reading to diff views!! Is Co-op / muti plyer online or off line. This is where I'm getting confused!!

[Starts@0]

Coop and multiplayer are online. Usually.
Local coop is offline.

If a store page has coop and local coop listed, then, you can play online and offline.

[swenor]

Local coop = couch coop = coop on THE SAME PC AND SAME SCREEN (or TV) = splitscreen vertical or horizontal or no splitscreen at all as you see both (or more) players on the same screen.

Coop = online coop - you play on your machine and watch your screen and your son plays on his machine and watches his screen (and if there are more gamers with you, then each one of them needs her/his own machine to play on).

Coop stands for cooperative, which means you and (at least one) another player (but can be more) play together against computer controlled enemies (called AI or bots). Coop is also called PvE (player versus enemy/environement). In coop you do NOT fight humans.

Coop can also be labeled (quit misleading) as multiplayer game. I think it's wrong because when you say mutliplayer you think about game in which you and/or your team fights other human player (or other team formed of humans). Multiplayer = human(s) vs human(s) also called PvP (Player[s] vs Player[s]).

I recommend co-optimus.com for a list of games with detailed coop modes.

You mentioned Trine 2 - it has quite a few modes so I will try to give you examples:
- it has local coop - it means you and you son control different characters on the same pc and watch the same screen. You play as Wizard and you son is Warrior. (A third player can join you on the same PC too)
- it has online coop - it means you play on your PC/laptop and your soon on his own PC/laptop. (A third player with her/his own PC can join you too)
- mixed coop - you two play on on ONE PC (local coop), but another player with her/his own pc joins your game.

Fen_ eredeti hozzászólása:

Local coop is what you described, both players sharing the screen or LAN

NO no no no no no no no. How many times has that already been said so far? - LOCAL COOP HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LAN FFS!

[mbbc902]

Thank you very much:)

[Kargor]

There are also some inconsistencies in the wording.

• Multiplayer is just "more than one player in the game"
  
• Online-Multiplayer, which is usually implied for Multiplayer games, allow people on different computers to play in the same game. This may or may not include a LAN-mode
  
• LAN-multiplayer, obviously, is a form of Multiplayer that only works on a LAN. This is often the case with old games, and sometimes with "new"(er) games that got their multiplayer-.servers turned off. Third party software exists to allow many of these games to be connected via Internet, by bascially providing a game-specific VPN
  
• Local multiplayer is a form of multiplayer where players use the same computer. Usually the screen is shared in some form, and people use multiple controllers/keyboards/mice.

Now that we have muktiple players in the game, we have to look at how the gameplay works.

• Competitive multiplayer is usually implied. I wouldn't want to play this, even if I had friends to play with
  
• Cooperative multiplayer means that players cooperate to reach a common goal.

Steam doesn't seem to have tags for all combinations, though.

• "Multiplayer" appears to mean competitive multiplayer
  
• Co-Op is listed if there's cooperative gameplay
  
• Local Co-op is listed if there's local cooperative multiplayer

However, consider a racing game with splitscreen: it's local multiplayer, but clearly not cooperative (you don't cooperate in a racing game). Steam appears to have no way to express this with the available tags.

[mbbc902]

Thanks for the information guys:) I really appreciate it:)

[Ajax Skye]

OK I HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS TOO, HOW DO I WORK THE SECOND PLAYER
DO I HAVE TO HAVE 2 CONTROLLERS OR 1 CONTROLLER AND ONE KEYBOARD/MOUSE,,,,,

[MainframeMouse]

CHICO'S TACOS eredeti hozzászólása:

OK I HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS TOO, HOW DO I WORK THE SECOND PLAYER
DO I HAVE TO HAVE 2 CONTROLLERS OR 1 CONTROLLER AND ONE KEYBOARD/MOUSE,,,,,

Depends on game. Which game are you thinking of playing?

[b a d]

so hang on if i buy lego star wars 3 to play local co op with my sister does that mean that i can only play on the same screen because i want to play on 2 different pcs

[MainframeMouse]

yes. 2 pc's equals 2 copies. Its only recently the option of using 1 didc on two ps4's was an option.

[Moirai]

April's 4Ever eredeti hozzászólása:

OK I HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS TOO, HOW DO I WORK THE SECOND PLAYER
DO I HAVE TO HAVE 2 CONTROLLERS OR 1 CONTROLLER AND ONE KEYBOARD/MOUSE,,,,,

This question. I'm wondering the same thing on how to do local co-op. Is it that set-up, or is it something else? Would they also need a Steam account?

Games I'm wondering on for the local co-op:
Never Alone
Castle Crashers
Child of Light

Those are the 3 off the top of my head that I'm extremely curious about.