Comments on: Community Post: Some Games Are Better On Co-op

By: simpleek

simpleek — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 18:56:17 +0000

I’m sure it’s not bad to talk to complete strangers, but I do tend to feel awkward when I don’t know the person I’m playing with on the other side in any sort of capacity whatsoever. I know some friends have had good and bad experiences playing with total strangers, but then again most of the time they don’t really have chat enabled when they play co-op.

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 14:13:01 +0000

I don’t typically play multiplayer games, but I agree it would be best to play with people you know. The only time I ever did something like that (kind of) was when I played this online RPG, and right from the start, some of the people were not very nice.

By: soaringwings

soaringwings — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 03:34:39 +0000

I’m the same way with co-op/multiplayer games. When I play, it’s with people I know. I would feel too odd talking with total strangers, especially with all the horror stories I hear. I could play without voice chat enabled, but I feel communication is definitely a big part of the fun. Otherwise, it’s not much different than playing against/with really sophisticated computers.

By: simpleek

simpleek — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 02:32:35 +0000

You make a good point. Not all the side quests in a game are entertaining, but when you are able to complete them with a friend, you hardly notice how trivial and tiresome they can be. In fact, they make it more fun to do.

By: Sofa Frog

Sofa Frog — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 22:11:16 +0000

I agree, I have only played this series on my own. I love being a class that can heal and healing all my friends. Plus being able to chat to friends helps break up the boring side quests.

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 02:12:27 +0000

It’s definitely designed to be played with others, when you play alone it loses all meaning. There really is no reason to play alone unless you’re the competitive sort that wants to keep up with all your friends.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 13:22:02 +0000

Yeah, that requires good friends that ALSO like the game you like. That’s always been a hard recipe to put together for me.

By: simpleek

simpleek — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:30:51 +0000

Looks like I’m not missing much by not playing the game on single-mode. It’s amazing how much your game experience can change by a lot when you play multiplayer vs. single in some games. In the case of Borderlands, I think that game is designed to really be played with other people, even though you can play alone if you want to. Then again, why would you?

By: simpleek

simpleek — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:26:00 +0000

As I mentioned in the post, I tend not to bother to use the multiplayer feature in most games I own because I don’t like the possibility of randomly being matched with someone who may or may not be a jerk to me when we play together. At least if I know you well enough, I’m perfectly fine playing online in that case. Those times I have played with friends it enhanced my gaming experience in so many ways that I always can’t wait until we get together and play again.

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 21:03:16 +0000

You were right about Borderlands being better in a group. I’ve played a few times on my own and let me tell you, it is a boring, boring, game when played solo. It’s one of those games that gets its vital spark from interacting with other players.