When a new game comes out that you`ve been eagerly waiting for, do you jump straight to multiplayer and barely touch the single player? or the other way around?
sp.
since the sp usually server as training ground for some of the games nuances. be it projectile speed & bullet drop in shooters or unit specialisation & roles in rts.
then there are special commands & other functions usually brought up in games that require you to have a few braincells to rub together beyond twitch responses.
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I play single player first as generally it'll open up things in the multiplayer (or IMO should). I actually don't like it when it doesn't - I'd like my effort in single player to have an effect in multiplayer.
Like a bigger selection of cars/guns/characters etc or a larger inventory or whatever. Something that may not make a huge difference in the mechanics of multiplayer but is an extra incentive to complete the single player mode.
These days I don't really care if a game has multiplayer at all.
I exclusively buy my games for the single player experience.
Even multiplayer games like Left 4 Dead. Sure, I'll play multiplayer, but I wouldn't dream of buying it if it didn't at least have a single player component.
Infact, I'm beginning to get moderately worried by the approach games seem to be going in of exclusively multiplayer content, or forcing players to do co-op to get to half the game's content.
I'm genuinely starting to think it's time for me to look into finding a new hobby.
Depends entirely on the game. If we're talking about going online with a game, then yeah I'm going to play by myself for a while. Might as well learn the game a bit before jumping in completely newbie.
Offline games I will play with friends right away because most likely none of us are experts or have expectations.
well, in most games, playing single player will unlock more characters or items in multiplayer mode. Single player is also the best way to learn how to play the game. So, going single player first means more.
I never play online multiplayer. I play games for the exp. of playing through the story line. Though, I will occansionally fight with friends in mortal combat and/or solve puzzles in portal 2.
I renewed my live specificly to play max payne 3 multyplayer, don`t like it, however the singleplayer is awesome sauce if you`re an action hero fan.
I usually buy games for the campaign and co-op modes, if it has good multy, then thats awesome, but I don`t mind playing with myself...I mean wait...aww that came out wrong..
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I susually start SP first and mostly stick with it, unless it's a game like a shooter that's basicly made for online play.
For other games I usually can't be arsed to start multiplaying. I generally just don't feel very much at home in huge online enviroments full of asshats and idiots looking for a noob to rip on :s.
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Depends on the type of game. With fighting games, I might take the occasional trip into training mode, but otherwise, it's all about the online play. It baffles me to think that I used to sit and play Tekken 2 by myself for hours. I want my time back. >_>
For games with, errr, 'actual' singleplayer experiences, I'll usually go through the story first before jumping into multiplayer.
I am always SP first if it is an option. I like to actually get used to the game and know what I am doing first before jumping into a multiplayer match where a heavily experienced kid that has already clocked 1k+ hours is just going to pick on me. In an MMO this simply means PvE questing before PvP. I get used to my abilities/weapons, tinker with my controls, and then when I am confident that I won't just be fodder, I PvP.
I prefer Single Player.......sometimes, that way, I don't have to worry about my partner screwing up but at other times, I need a partner to back me up.
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