Single-player or Multi-player?

If the gaming God's had to abolish one and keep the other, who would you side with?

Choose single-player and you're never allowed to play multi-player again for as long as you live!!!

Choose multi-player and vice-versa...

Goodbye multiplayer. I'm just about done with multiplayer games as they are right now because I fucking hate matchmaking and the MMO/CoD system of play forever to have the best loot ruining balance and fairplay. If a game has all abilities/items available to all players right away and has a server browser then I will enjoy it way more than other multiplayer games but these games are few and far between.

Get rid of Single Player, keep Multiplayer. I've made a lot of good friends playing co-op (or PVP) games, and still play them a lot. And most game genres, even things like RPG's, would tend to benefit from a good co-op or pvp mode anyways. I'm looking forward to Bioshock Infinite, but given the option to play that co-op, of course I'd do it. Even things like Mass Effect have been proven to have potential for multiplayer, with things like the shared conversations in SWTOR (which I really enjoyed playing as a co-op RPG with a friend of mine).

Get rid of multiplayer I guess. I think something's wrong with the gaming gods though.

Throw down the gods!

Multiplayer ..... rarely play it anyways

I've vehemently loathed 99% of all the multiplayer experiences I've had to date.

Single player, this is a odd case but I prefer playing against the computer in most games. When I go online I feel shit because I loose 10 times in a row, in single player I beat the computer every time and feel great about it.

I'd get rid of single player. 85% of my gaming is multiplayer (TF2, Dota/HoN, MMOs, etc).

Get rid of multiplayer. Unless its co-op I barely play it as it is so I would have no problem getting rid of all multiplayer and just having single player from now on.

I'm going with keeping singleplayer here. Most of my favorite games to date have been single player, and I rarely feel like I'm doing very well in a multiplayer context.

Multiplayer. Other than WoW, which I pretty much play solo anyway, all of my video gaming is single player.

Multiplayer, by hours I have played more Multiplayer then single player.

Wait, if i kill Multiplayer, do i kill Co-Op too?

Fuck multiplayer.

@MikeGosot: Yes.

Unless the co-op'er comes round your house to play.

I'd keep single player. I hate the way games are becoming more focused on the multiplayer

Make a God of War game where you take down the gaming Gods.

@MikeGosot: Yes.

Unless the co-op'er comes round your house to play.

You should've made a poll. That being said, I'm kinda going to miss multiplayer. While I'm mostly playing single player I still enjoy the occasional game of multiplayer especially with friends.

I'd vote to destroy co-op.

Why would anyone patronize a deity that messes with such a trifle matter?

Keep single player....most fond gaming memories are from single player experiences. Ocarina of Time, MGS, Final Fantasies, Uncharted 2...etc

I choose single player. As much fun as multi-player can be, that happens to few and far between compared to single player. Single player is what I grew up on, so it will always hold a special place in my heart.

it's getting rid of single player for me then.

Goodbye to multiplayer. As fun as co-op can be, there's always a chance of getting matched up with some asshole who needs everything done perfectly and rushes ahead of you. I like to play games at my own pace most of the time.

I enjoy multiplayer gaming. It is both enjoyable and at the same time competing with others is a lot more exciting! I play Shaiya Phoenix online, it's a great RPG game! :)

If i really had to choose, I'd keep multiplayer. My fondest memories were playing games with friends in crowded arcades. Online multiplayer is the only way we can share in our hobby now that we've grown up and have jobs, family, and whatnot.

I enjoy multiplayer gaming. It is both enjoyable and at the same time competing with others is a lot more exciting! I play Shaiya Phoenix online, found it on MMO-Play.com :)

I enjoy multiplayer gaming. It is both enjoyable and at the same time competing with others is a lot more exciting!

get rid of multiplayer. while i do enjoy playing with friends most of the time, there are just too many people out there that seem to want to ruin everyone else's fun. single player i don't have to deal with that, unless the game just sucks.

I'd keep single player. If video games were only multiplayer when I was first introduced, I wouldn't be playing video games and would be a very depressed sad individual today. Stories and storytelling are my main draw and an outlet for me to not feel weird about being an introvert.

No offense, but I always get the impression that people who are only into multiplayer would rather be able to beat you at something than have an interesting new experience, which is a type of person I can't stand.

(Also I've never owned a PC powerful enough for games so my experience hasn't been shaped by that community)

In the current state id get rid of MP, wow and it's armada of clones are decent but i don't play them, there are about 3 match making mp games that came out in the last year that don't have the pay to win model and than there are the co-ops like diablo, SR and borderlands which are actually good but few compared to all the SP games out there.

So yeah, if i have to chose right now SP... if i had to chose a few years ago it would have been a though choice.

Single player hands down, but thats mainly because i dont often play with people i know so multiplayer is kinda a wash.

I'd get rid of multiplayer, but having to choose would fuck my day up for sure.

@jphoenix79 said:

I enjoy multiplayer gaming. It is both enjoyable and at the same time competing with others is a lot more exciting! I play Shaiya Phoenix online, it's a great RPG game! :)

@jphoenix79 said:

I enjoy multiplayer gaming. It is both enjoyable and at the same time competing with others is a lot more exciting! I play Shaiya Phoenix online, found it on MMO-Play.com :)

@jphoenix79 said:

I enjoy multiplayer gaming. It is both enjoyable and at the same time competing with others is a lot more exciting!

Jesus Christ dude, we get it, you enjoy multiplayer gaming.

Single player all the way. I freaking hate multiplayer with a passion.

It terrifies me to think that multiplayer games might gain too much prominence one day. Valve's vow that all of their games will be multiplayer focused has me really worried.

I like multiplayer. But I like multiplayer with friends and friends are not always available. Pub games are generally a cesspool I avoid. Therefore, I regard singleplayer games as superior.

If it comes to that, my gaming habits can't rely on other peoples convenience, so eff that MP.

i wouldn't miss multiplayer.

when it went free on the ps3 i spent about two really fun hours designing a cool character for DC Universe Online, logged in, instantly surrounded by poorly conceived, badly named, hideous eyesores jumping around acting stupid. game broken.

shooter matchmaking has become an endless swirl of killing and dying with no sense of progression. even with co-op play, I'm a lot more lost in the game when I solo. i do have fond memories of wow dungeoning back in the day, and i would try a new game built along those lines, but finding other like-minded players when you need them has proven to be difficult at best.

I don't really get along well with other people so I'd get rid of multiplayer in a heartbeat. Would that mean that multiplayer-focused franchises would put a little more effort into their single-player campaign?

kill multiplayer unless it means killing couch / splitscreen multiplayer. then I say none. Does multiplayer mean online only or both couch / split screen and online multiplayer. please clarify.