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No one plays CoD for the single player. Spectacle isn't the focus, multiplayer is. The whole genre of linear single player FPSes is sort of dead. Lots of mixed

No one plays CoD for the single player. Spectacle isn't the focus, multiplayer is. The whole genre of linear single player FPSes is sort of dead. Lots of mixed genre games that tie in RPG elements with big open worlds and character customization though that are doing quite well and could benefit from better AI. Even with a friend though we can't reliably beat the top level AI in Ghost Recon Wildlands so it can't be that bad.

rosege 10y ago
I love FPS but hate multiplayer. Firstly, my ping sucks so I get killed very easily. Second, I dont play that much so get killed by the kids who are playing all day. Hence I rarely play multiplayer if I can avoid it.
- elastic_church 10y ago
  yes blame the ping
Matthias247 10y ago
I play CoD exclusively for single player :) I personally like the interactive movie feeling, the scripted events and the scenes. I did never enjoy CoD in multiplayer which I find too hectic. The battlefield series with a more slow-paced and strategic gameplay suited me better in multiplayer. However I generally don't enjoy competing in MP that much anymore - too little time and interest to train enough to be competitive with the younger players.
EliRivers 10y ago
I, like others here, also play these games exclusively in single player mode. I suspect that there's an element of self-selection going on here; there are lots of people who play the single player, but an onliner can't see them because when that onliner goes online it's 100% people who go online that one sees there. There could be ten times that many playing it for the single player and they'd remain completely invisible.
the_af 10y ago
I play all FPSes, CoD including, exclusively for single-player. In fact, if they were MP-only (or had weak SP) I wouldn't buy them at all. What attracts me to CoD is definitely the spectacle; the feeling of being in a Hollywood war movie. The genre seems well and thriving.
jakebasile 10y ago
I play CoD mostly for single player, but not really by choice. The multiplayer population on PC dies so quickly there's not much point to it. I'm also pretty terrible at it. Linear single player FPS is definitely not dead, although multiplayer is the current focus. As a quick example, DOOM (2016) has both linear single player and multiplayer sides, but the single player side was much better received.
ionised 10y ago
> No one plays CoD for the single player. I did, when I actually bothered to play CoD (the first Modern Warfare was probably the last one I enjoyed) and couldn't stand the multiplayer. When I had been used to games like Quake, Unreal and Battlefield the multiplayer in CoD always seemed so half-baked.

rosege 10y ago

I love FPS but hate multiplayer. Firstly, my ping sucks so I get killed very easily. Second, I dont play that much so get killed by the kids who are playing all day. Hence I rarely play multiplayer if I can avoid it.

elastic_church 10y ago
yes blame the ping

Matthias247 10y ago

I play CoD exclusively for single player :) I personally like the interactive movie feeling, the scripted events and the scenes. I did never enjoy CoD in multiplayer which I find too hectic. The battlefield series with a more slow-paced and strategic gameplay suited me better in multiplayer. However I generally don't enjoy competing in MP that much anymore - too little time and interest to train enough to be competitive with the younger players.

EliRivers 10y ago

I, like others here, also play these games exclusively in single player mode. I suspect that there's an element of self-selection going on here; there are lots of people who play the single player, but an onliner can't see them because when that onliner goes online it's 100% people who go online that one sees there. There could be ten times that many playing it for the single player and they'd remain completely invisible.

the_af 10y ago

I play all FPSes, CoD including, exclusively for single-player. In fact, if they were MP-only (or had weak SP) I wouldn't buy them at all. What attracts me to CoD is definitely the spectacle; the feeling of being in a Hollywood war movie. The genre seems well and thriving.

jakebasile 10y ago

I play CoD mostly for single player, but not really by choice. The multiplayer population on PC dies so quickly there's not much point to it. I'm also pretty terrible at it. Linear single player FPS is definitely not dead, although multiplayer is the current focus. As a quick example, DOOM (2016) has both linear single player and multiplayer sides, but the single player side was much better received.

ionised 10y ago

> No one plays CoD for the single player. I did, when I actually bothered to play CoD (the first Modern Warfare was probably the last one I enjoyed) and couldn't stand the multiplayer. When I had been used to games like Quake, Unreal and Battlefield the multiplayer in CoD always seemed so half-baked.