[Role Playing Game] Multiplayer or Singleplayer?

[Sin'dorei300]

I'm making a dungeon-crawler rpg and i would like to hear your opinions. You prefer singleplayer or multiplayer and why?

 

[Chaosy]

single player, for me I dont got anyone to play with if it is multiplayer. so prefer single player

for the player:
Everyone can play it but everyone dont want/can find people to play with
I can go and eat even if im in a game since its only me

for the creator:
No MUI spells
no MUI systems
can test the map alone

 

[darkzxx]

multiplayer :3

for the player
don't get bored as you got other players to chat with and help each other out

for the creator......
nothing good out of this O:

 

[TwoVenomous]

if you are able to create a multiplayer map, then i would be glad
since multiplayer map is hard to make and requires alot of things (the pain is the save/load systems). the map you make could also be famous in B.Net . playing single is boring(not always but i get bored often :/), playing multiplayer too, but you could make it attractive and get the player's concentration to do something rather than only right-clicking the monster until they dies . and multiplayers also should requires team work which would make the game fun to play

 

[cleavinghammer]

Single player. It's a lot easier and more rewarding.

 

[CroMoX]

Compromise, make it two player. This will be easier to code, and also allow to share experience with a friend.
Big 6-12 people RPGs are hard to find testers and balance, so with 2 people you can balance just as well as a SPRPG

 

[Da Fist]

Compromise, make it two player. This will be easier to code, and also allow to share experience with a friend.
Big 6-12 people RPGs are hard to find testers and balance, so with 2 people you can balance just as well as a SPRPG

Agreed, I think LAN parties do not have any file size restrictions, so I suggest a 2-4 player RPG. ( But I voted for single player, meh. )

 

[darkzxx]

the votes are tied so i will add one to multiplayer :3

multiplayer
pros
fun to play with friends
can make creative bossfights that requires many player
long gameplay hours

cons
hard to make
hard to balance
spells must be mui
take very long time to make and people often quit halfway as there is no motivation


singleplayer
pros
does not take long time to make
spells does not need to be mui

cons
boring to play after awhile
cant play with friends
most people like to play with other people but cannot hosst the map


redid my review and i still prefer multiplayer because after you make it you feel the joy :3

 

[sonofjay]

Geez, how many times did I saw a poll like this?

This days, I always prefer a Singleplayer map, but most of the guy said that it is boring, there is another way to deal that. If you can make a AI that will act as player and join you on the battles.. that will be really awesome.

 

[HOooDy]

Case Closed! "Singleplayer Wins"

 

[Sin'dorei300]

Yeah!

 

[Linaze]

the votes are tied so i will add one to multiplayer :3

multiplayer
pros
fun to play with friends
can make creative bossfights that requires many player
long gameplay hours

cons
hard to make
hard to balance
spells must be mui
take very long time to make and people often quit halfway as there is no motivation


singleplayer
pros
does not take long time to make
spells does not need to be mui

cons
boring to play after awhile
cant play with friends
most people like to play with other people but cannot hosst the map


redid my review and i still prefer multiplayer because after you make it you feel the joy :3

Lies, lies, shit and more shit is how I'd summarize your post.

Singleplayer "does not take long time to make"? Maybe your shitty singleplayer RPGs didn't, but good ones do.

"Spells must be mui", and this is a big factor how?

"Spells does not need to be mui".... Do you even know what MUI means?

Apparently singleplayer is also "boring to play after awhile". Simply because your mental capacity is too limited to enjoy anything more demanding than WoW heroics I'm not surprised you would say this, but it doesn't make your statement any less false.

I could go on, but I've already made my point.

 

[APproject]

I agree with Linaze. Creative boss fights and long gaming hours can be easily done on single player, if it was boring, it is creator's fault, not that it is not multiplayer.

And Linaze, I would loathe you less, if you weren't such a butthole over every post of yours. But I guess you don't care anyway.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Dungeon-crawler = Best to be multi-player
Other more advanced RPGs = Single-player

 

[Deolrin]

Linaze has the right of it. The only thing Multiplayer is really better at is the ability to cooperate with friends. The ultimate solution is to design a single-player RPG, but give it an optional co-op mode. Of course, the problem with this is time constraints, and that is why so few games get it right.

 

[Linaze]

I agree with Linaze. Creative boss fights and long gaming hours can be easily done on single player, if it was boring, it is creator's fault, not that it is not multiplayer.

And Linaze, I would loathe you less, if you weren't such a butthole over every post of yours. But I guess you don't care anyway.

I'm of the opinion that the emperor should be told he's not wearing any clothes, and because people in general are too comfortable to tell him themselves, I step in and do the job for them.

I'm such a loveable guy, am I not?