AstralMage01

Which is better online or offline games?
I like offline games more because it concentrate on single players & compuers which makes the game works with better performance,fast,more fun,more challenging,& it makes u have control on the whole game(this is my fav feauture),but the problem in offline games that u play with limited number of players
& the good thing about online games that u can play with players from around the world,meet new gamers,& play with unlimited number of players
So I guess I like games with lan so I can play with specific players & challenge them in a game which holds us alone or with computer players(I like this good feature in lan gaming),whatever the problem with lan gaming that not anyone has lan,right?
So what do u think?

Hassun

I have played a crapload of online multiplayer games over the years and now that it's getting a huge popularity boost I'm actually bored with the concept.
I've returned to single player games almost exclusively these days. They give me much more enjoyment.

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Arukih

Both!! I love RPGs offline but there are RPGs that I do perfer play online, but right now I cant coz Mac system is a B*llSh*t....

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Zerosan9000

id have to say online for the simple fact that its more social

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Grimm Akumu

eh, never played an online game other than diablo 2, so i gotta go with single players

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Luminous

I'm an offline gamer exclusively. I've never really liked playing online against people I don't know, for me it cannot compete with good ol local offline multiplayer. Stuff like Mario Party is wonderful to play with friends in the same room where you can scream and taunt each other as much as you want, but I really don't think there would be the same enjoyment with an online foe.

Completely agree with you there. I wish more games had bots for local multiplayer. Sometimes it fun just to team up on them!


I'm also a big fan of single player games, but I definately like the local multiplayer more when its an option.

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Scourge

I like both. Generally I play single player first so I know what the hell the game is about and the story line, as well as to get use to weapons, tactics, and blah blah blah. I like to play online as well in group, most particularly multiplayer online where you have to work as a team, especially in Mech Warrior 4 Mercs where going out alone against a larger team means curtain death and a good butt kicking. But I do play single player campaigns and still have loads of fun.

Redragon495

I like offline better, because they usually have better story lines. And i'm usually not that talktive around people I don't know.

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amatsubu

i like both...i enjoy being able to sit at home and have a good play with my games and enjoy alone time, but I also love getting on line and laughing and playing and meeting new people.

!Mini Dev

Ok this is quite an important question for me. I have an answer in my head but is it turely what i belive? I am going to say online. Here are my thoughts.

ONLINE:
Online is great and can never lose it's fun of the game unless you get bored of it. It is endless and you don't need to worry about any story lines or anyhting about or of that concept. If the game is not multiplayer this overtakes it and replaces it with online against people across the world. It's such great fun and i could never get bored of it as a person, yes take short break but no more than that. However. The downfalls appear to online gameing. If you are a holder of an X-BOX360 (BOOO) You may not get the problem as much as you do on a Playstation three format. LAG is a really big problem with online, if you are unsure of what lag is, lag is a game loading inside a game when it should be loaded. If you understand what i mean. It's where all the screen goes all jerky and play is paused for a split second and then reboots again. On a game called Motorstorm lag is very annoying. You see a car ahead of you jerking everywhere. You try to overtake it and it's jerk smashes into your vechile making you randomly flip and exploding even though nothing actually happened. On the opponents screen they will just see you blow up randomly because they don't know that they are lagging. This is a problem with online but don't worry it dosenn't happen all the time and it at least happens once on every online console. Another problem is Paying. This is a X-Box only feature so don't blame Sony. You have to pay i think £40.00 a year to just play online gameing. When on the PS-Three it's well...FREE! (notice the conflict). This is why i voted for Online. Does this mean Offline is really bad?

OFFLINE:
Now offline is the orignal game play and plan. With a great storyline and usually often better graphics than online. I will once again use Motorstorm as an example. On an Online race yoou may ride bikes and part of the system of riding bikes is punching players off them, it's so fun. However when you actually go to punch them off instead of actually well...punching them off it waits a few seconds then they fall of their bikes, making you unsure wheater to if you actually did punch them off. Now on an offline race against the computer opponnents as soon as you swing and hit they will fall of immediatley making it easy for you to ride on scared that they didn't fall off and hit you back. This is also a concept of LAG and on offline no lag is found because the game is fully loaded. The downward side of offline is that when you have completed the game then thats it. All the fun has been sucked out of the game and it's time to move on. Yes you can replay the levels but whats the point? You know what to do know what to do now, you know where to go and how to get there. It kind of ruins the total fun out of the gameing experience. Even though the game itself is so brilliantly planned compared to online, it still isn't perfect. Thats why i vote for online game play as this is much greater and their is endless fun unlike the real game.

Little negi sensei

I say i like offline games better.online games are begining to get boring and washed up.It really sux because i think that being able to play a game and talk to people around the world it a really good idea but it gets boring when theres not that much stuff to do on the game then it becomes nothing but a chat room to me and thats not really a game Or fun.I tihnk offline games are better because you can challenge certian people or you can play to your self.And in offline games you dont usally do the same thing over and over and over and over again.Thank god.Plus in alot of online games u use the key bored and/or the mouse and that reall pisses me off.With offline games you get to use a controller.(Wii,GC,360,X-box,N64,Sn,Nes,ect.)This is a great feature of offline gaming.Plus,For me this is great,You knida know what your getting your self into when you start the game.Like What the games about.That all i have to say....its alot.

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