Single or multi?

Cristian · 09-16-2003, 03:28 PM

What do you guys like best single player or multiplayer? i prefer multiplayer beacsue there are many great online games out there and its hard to find any better games than Baldursgate in my opinion

Cristian · 09-16-2003, 03:29 PM

first of my polls hope it works hard to understand how to make one [img]tongue.gif[/img] ...

Xen · 09-16-2003, 03:29 PM

I like both. BG just rocks in SP and NWN in MP. But that is just me. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Zero Alpha · 09-16-2003, 03:49 PM

youve made each option a different question. you actualy want one question, with two options. if you want to test a poll, just take it yourself

Xen · 09-16-2003, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zero Alpha:
youve made each option a different question. you actualy want one question, with two options. if you want to test a poll, just take it yourself

fftpic: I personally think that the sentence "if you want to test a poll, just take it yourself

" sounds a little rude... but it is just me. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Vaskez · 09-16-2003, 04:37 PM

Good question. In theory multi-player gaming is MUCH better because you get to face far superior intelligence (usually anyway [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) than the computer can muster. Human players will exploit your weaknesses and learn from their mistakes. Current AI in computer games does not do this...although we are getting there: take the computer that beat Kasparov at chess for example - the program running on that can actually learn which at present is quite unique.
Anyway I say "in theory" multi-player is better because in practice, many times you do not have time to get into a multi-player game because it takes so long to organise to get your friends together and play through the whole game. You can't just stop and save it when you feel like it, as you can in single player. For this reason I end up still playing single player 90% of the time because I can never devote enough time in one chunk to play a multi-player game to its completion. The exception is games like Unreal T. where you can just jump in, play for 10 minutes and log off.

While we're on the topic : Anyone want a game of Heroes of Might and Magic IV at some point? Pleeeeease..... it's such a wicked game and no one to play against

(except random people on gamespy which is not the same)

Zuvio · 09-16-2003, 05:52 PM

single

Stratos · 09-16-2003, 06:13 PM

More or less what Vaskez said about multi-player, it can be the best gaming experience if you can only get together a group of serious players and decide a time to play on. This is expecially the case for multi-player RPG's.

A single player game is more like reading a good book, only difference is that you take an active part in the story.

Nerull · 09-16-2003, 06:18 PM

Single, definitely. Never been big on multiplayer.

HolyWarrior · 09-16-2003, 06:59 PM

multiplayer is just a crutch for bad AI. We don't need no steenkin' multiplayer.

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09-16-2003, 03:28 PM	#1
Cristian Emerald Dragon Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: Sweden Age: 36 Posts: 992	What do you guys like best single player or multiplayer? i prefer multiplayer beacsue there are many great online games out there and its hard to find any better games than Baldursgate in my opinion __________________ Reeka once told me:<br />\"Bloom Where You Are Planted\"

09-16-2003, 03:29 PM	#2
Cristian Emerald Dragon Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: Sweden Age: 36 Posts: 992	first of my polls hope it works hard to understand how to make one [img]tongue.gif[/img] ... __________________ Reeka once told me:<br />\"Bloom Where You Are Planted\"

09-16-2003, 03:49 PM	#4
Zero Alpha Avatar Join Date: July 15, 2002 Location: London, England Age: 40 Posts: 506	youve made each option a different question. you actualy want one question, with two options. if you want to test a poll, just take it yourself __________________ \"RTFM\"<br />\"No i will NOT fix your computer\"<br />\"All\'s fair in sibling war\"

09-16-2003, 04:37 PM	#6
Vaskez Takhisis Follower Join Date: April 30, 2001 Location: szép Magyarország (well not right now) Posts: 5,089	Good question. In theory multi-player gaming is MUCH better because you get to face far superior intelligence (usually anyway [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) than the computer can muster. Human players will exploit your weaknesses and learn from their mistakes. Current AI in computer games does not do this...although we are getting there: take the computer that beat Kasparov at chess for example - the program running on that can actually learn which at present is quite unique. Anyway I say "in theory" multi-player is better because in practice, many times you do not have time to get into a multi-player game because it takes so long to organise to get your friends together and play through the whole game. You can't just stop and save it when you feel like it, as you can in single player. For this reason I end up still playing single player 90% of the time because I can never devote enough time in one chunk to play a multi-player game to its completion. The exception is games like Unreal T. where you can just jump in, play for 10 minutes and log off. While we're on the topic : Anyone want a game of Heroes of Might and Magic IV at some point? Pleeeeease..... it's such a wicked game and no one to play against (except random people on gamespy which is not the same) __________________ Too set in his ways to ever relate If he could set that aside, there'd be heaven to pay But weathered and aged, time swept him to grave Love conquers all? Damn, I'd say that area's gray

09-16-2003, 03:29 PM	#3
Xen Symbol of Moradin Join Date: June 5, 2002 Location: Slovenia,Ljubljana Age: 37 Posts: 8,554	I like both. BG just rocks in SP and NWN in MP. But that is just me. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

09-16-2003, 05:52 PM	#7
Zuvio Gold Dragon Join Date: May 19, 2002 Location: Blessed are those who are not.... Age: 43 Posts: 2,556	single __________________ [img]\"http://img121.exs.cx/img121/4236/zuviodemonnoname2hf.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

09-16-2003, 06:13 PM	#8
Stratos Vampire Join Date: January 29, 2003 Location: Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 3,888	More or less what Vaskez said about multi-player, it can be the best gaming experience if you can only get together a group of serious players and decide a time to play on. This is expecially the case for multi-player RPG's. A single player game is more like reading a good book, only difference is that you take an active part in the story. __________________ Nothing is impossible, it's just a matter of probability.

09-16-2003, 06:18 PM	#9
Nerull Lord Ao Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Age: 54 Posts: 2,069	Single, definitely. Never been big on multiplayer. __________________ [img]\"ubb/noncgi/smiles/new/ghoul.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br /><br />\"The middle class pays all of the taxes, does all of the work.<br />The lower class exists just to scare the middle class.\"<br />-George Carlin

09-16-2003, 06:59 PM	#10
HolyWarrior User Suspended for 2 weeks by Ziroc [Dec30] Join Date: July 7, 2002 Location: IL Age: 59 Posts: 472	multiplayer is just a crutch for bad AI. We don't need no steenkin' multiplayer.

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