MP online only games - no SP campaign. Could this be the future of 'some' MP games ?.
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Is this the future for some FPS ?. As most of us know, Titanfall has no SP campaign but if the likes of CoD and Battlefield had no SP campaign either would gamers still buy these games. I see it as most of us buy these games to play the MP side of it and that's what we're paying for, the MP experience.
Destiny and The Division could be another 2 games that don't have nor need a SP campaign.
What are your thoughts on this subject ?. Do CoD, Battlefield and other MP FPS need a SP campaign ?.
Destiny and The Division could be another 2 games that don't have nor need a SP campaign.
What are your thoughts on this subject ?. Do CoD, Battlefield and other MP FPS need a SP campaign ?.
MP only games. Is this the future for the likes of the CoD and Battlefield games 46 votes
Yes - These games require no SP campaign
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No - I like to play both
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My only fear with MP only games is if they come out as F2P titles *shudder* not a fan at all of that
SP games need a good storyline!
If the MP is good enough to stand alone then is fine. Its just the last COD MP's have been terrible and Battlefield was a disaster.
Sony did it with the digital version of Warhawk and I got quite a bit of usage out of that one!
Some don't even last months, and that is the danger. If you buy a MP only game and its garbage or bug ridden which is the norm these days, you are going to be sitting there pissed off.
I'd go for the reduced RRP for a MP only game. The last 8 FPS I bought (modern warfare, mod 2, mod 3, BlOps, BlOps 2, BF3, BF4 and now Ghosts) I never really bothered about the SP side of them. All the fun (if you can call it that) is with MP with these games. Iv'e clocked up thousands of hours (most of those being with the modern series) of MP but less than 3 hours in SP campaign in all these games put together.
I haven't enjoyed the online mode in COD since COD4. I buy them for the single player when they go cheap and also for the co-op spec ops and zombies modes.
Battlefield I do buy for the online though. But saying that if the developers just played to the strengths of the franchise I think they could create an awesome single player game. Bad Company 1 was a nice start but after that DICE just chased a COD clone rather than setting themselves apart.
I bought Bad Company 1 for the single player and then rediscovered my love for the BF franchise, without single player to draw me in I would never have bought the sequels for their multiplayer.
In the digital market places I would be interested to see these publisher play around with splitting the content up. But if COD did go online only still with its elite program they should drop the annual release and instead should only have one online game which you buy updates for each year.
So to use this generation as an example, COD4 gets release, MW2 is an addon pack, as is BLops and MW3 ect and I can jump between the packs I have which would keep some of the older games and maps alive long into the generation all over one profile.
Gaming is a time for me to relax and play at my own pace whereas the vast majority of MP games seem to be frantic 'adrenaline' rushes.
Don't get me wrong, I still like to play SP campaign on certain games. I too like to sit and relax and game at my own pace but just not with games such as CoD and BF. I have over 30 years of gaming behind me and most of that was SP but with current gen and next gen gaming, it seems to be all about the online MP experience with FPS and some driving games.
agreed
But I'm more of a single player gamer, I even like playing through the call of duty and Battlefield single player, if games became multi-player games only (which they won't), I'll call it quits on gaming.
Also Titanfall does have a story mode, but it's been put in the multi-player.
I also have over 30 years gaming experience (recent birthday put me closer to 40 than 30
Championship Manager on the Amiga almost turned me into hermit so I think I've always just preferred the 'me' time involved in gaming and now I have a family I value it even more. .
I still enjoy MP but it's only really sports games as they can be played with your friends on the same console.
Why would mp only be cheaper?
On a game like COD which usually comes as a package of Campaign, Co-op and multiplayer. If they cut out the campaign and co-op and only supply the same multiplayer as normal then why shouldn't it be cheaper. You are getting ⅔ less content as a multiplayer only game.
But on the flip side why should SP only games be full price?
I don't think a lot of them should be. A lot of single player games struggle at full price but soon start flying off the shelves when retailers lower the price to £20-£30. I think the one price fits all model is out of date.
Agreed. I think it is outdated.
But see it from a business point of view. The AAA budgets are becoming insane. They need to sell millions just to break even. Now could you imagine if they slashed their prices by 50%? They would need to double their sales just to break even and it's hard already.
I think sooner or later it's gonna collapse. They can't keep this up surely?