Poll: Cooperation in Videogames

[Ariseishirou]

I love co-op. I just got done playing Resistance 3 with my roommate co-op. What I hate about co-op is how many of them are online only these days. I will seriously not purchase a game for that reason only. Some of us have real life friends. And no, we're not going to buy two tvs and two PS3s just we can play together in the same bloody living room.

 

[Ilikemilkshake]

The Co-op in dark souls is terrible. So im glad its optional.
So yeah, im all for optional Co-op

 

[Kevlar Eater]

I don't mind co-op in games. But since I don't know anyone that plays games, and I won't bother with the random asshats that make it a terrible experience, I can't utilize it.

 

[Zantos]

It's always nice to have some form of co-op or competitive local multiplayer. I remember having a lot of fun on Burnout on the PS2 with local, and was a little sad when I found out Burnout Paradise didn't have it. Wouldn't want it to be mandatory though, it's nice to play with yourself sometimes.

 

[GeorgW]

I love to have coop in games, there's nothing better than gaming with a buddy or three on a couch. What really annoys me these days is that split-screen is getting rarer and rarer, an easy way for devs to not get my money.
That said, not all games are suited for coop and it should always be optional. And for the record, forcing you to always have an AI controlled partner stupider than a cardboard box is not optional, that's forced coop.

 

[Aeope]

The Co-op in dark souls is terrible. So im glad its optional.
So yeah, im all for optional Co-op

What about it do you not enjoy? The only problems I've had is connection/lag issues but otherwise I enjoy it co-op.

All for it.

Also, it's "Yea or Nay," not "Yay or Nay."

Thanks, I'll fix that.

I love co-op. I just got done playing Resistance 3 with my roommate co-op. What I hate about co-op is how many of them are online only these days. I will seriously not purchase a game for that reason only. Some of us have real life friends. And no, we're not going to buy two tvs and two PS3s just we can play together in the same bloody living room.

My friend and I have tried almost all the co-op shooters out on 360 now, but this is the only reason we haven't played 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. It might be for the best.

[...] it's nice to play with yourself sometimes.

Sorry, I just had to.

 

[Amberella]

I love co-op. Me and my darling love to play games together! It's a good way for us to bond and spend some time together. Plus, we're one great team! <3

 

[SilentCom]

I like co-op games, as long as I don't have horrible teammates.

 

[Dimitriov]

I can't believe only 4% have said no... I loathe co-op in games.

 

[Captain Epic]

I love co-op. Playing black ops zombies is so damn fun. It's the only good thing on the disc.

 

[-Samurai-]

I love me some co-op. But not the new "everyone has to have their own console and tv" shit. Split-screen is the way for me.

Games like Army Of 2, Kane and Lynch(1&2), Rock Band/Guitar Hero, and the Rainbow 6: Vegas games are what I live for.

Then there are games like the WWE wrestling games that have you either with, or against 1-5 of your friends in the same room on the same screen.

Online only co-op just isn't the same, and often times isn't as fun as having your partner in the same room as you.

 

[Ilikemilkshake]

The Co-op in dark souls is terrible. So im glad its optional.
So yeah, im all for optional Co-op

What about it do you not enjoy? The only problems I've had is connection/lag issues but otherwise I enjoy it co-op.

Well you cant choose who you play with.. so if you want to play with friends its not gonna happen. Because you cant choose who you play with, its terribly unreliable who you get, sometimes you'll get a level 100 who does all the work for you, or you get a total idiot who dies in 3 seconds. To actually play with someone else, you need to be human. That would be fine if humanity werent so hard to come by, the only really reliable way to get humanity is by getting summoned into someone elses game and beating a boss... and sometimes it can take 20+ minutes to get summoned into a game.
And ontop of all that, the interactivity in coop is shit... there's pretty much no room to coordinate tactics or even just talk and have banter.

Ive heard the arguement put forward that all of that was a design choice meant to "keep us out of our comfort zone" or whatever.. but really it just seems lazy to me.

 

[Aeope]

I can't believe only 4% have said no... I loathe co-op in games.

Why do you say that? I'm not disagreeing but I'd like to hear your opinion.

 

[Blade1130]

Co-Op is fine with me, but the game needs to be defined as "Co-Op or not". Halo is NOT Co-Op, seriously, just adding in another player to steal health and ammo is pointless (though I guess adding the option doesn't hurt anybody). But if it is defined from the start as being a Co-Op experience, such as Left 4 Dead, then it's great. You can put a division in there if you want, like how Portal 2 or Modern Warfare 2 both have a single-player and a Co-Op campaign, but you can't interchange the two, and are each designed to work for that number of players. But don't blend the two just because you can. Although I would like to see more not-just-2-players Co-Op. Only game I can think of is L4D, and although Halo and Gears of War and others have 4 player Co-Op, it's just the SP Campaign with 4 people, which DOESN'T COUNT.

 

[Wuggy]

For me it's a bit complicated. I would love to play co-op on plenty of games. However, I'm pretty much the only one I know who plays on PC and not on, say, the 360. So, while I'm all for co-op, I don't have anyone to play with, and thus have to pass on games like Borderlands and Left 4 Dead.

 

[Aeope]

For me it's a bit complicated. I would love to play co-op on plenty of games. However, I'm pretty much the only one I know who plays on PC and not on, say, the 360. So, while I'm all for co-op, I don't have anyone to play with, and thus have to pass on games like Borderlands and Left 4 Dead.

PC seems to get shafted on a lot of co-op doesn't it? It's kind of hard to put splitscreen on something like that, and most people don't have the technical know-how or budget to build an actual gaming PC.

 

[Vault101]

I dont know...somitimes I feel it can make the single player empty if its too much of a focus