Why do you play online games?

[way2sl0w]

Raccoon City I play online because the game is nigh impossible to play by yourself.

It's quite possible to get Professional S+ on every mission solo. It's just seems really hard because there's very little reason to use any combo other than Vector/Lupo/Bertha with Juggernaut + Samurai Edge.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Is it the double Phantom Dancers? It is isn't it?

In case there was a grain of seriousness there, it's actually his ult. If he kills an enemy champion while it's active, all of his cool downs refresh, and most of his abilities stack. Add that to a decent build and you have a recipe for rape, although he's weak to stuns, which is why he's not used much at high levels of play.

OT: Because it's fun, and it involves a level of play that just does not exist when playing against a computer. Even at low levels of play, going against humans is less monotonous than going against bots. At high levels of play, your average team based FPS works out in a symphony of strategy and reflexes. I think it's time for some TF2...

Ohhh that makes sense. I only thought it was the Phantom Dancers since whenever he uses his epic chase/teleport move to get in close it's literally Crit, Crit, Crit dead. I was playing Lulu at the time though, she's not the healthiest of champions on a good day... Even if her ult is just full of trolltastic potential. Kill denying, kill enabling, getting teammates out of inescapable situations it's so fun!

I swear, anyone with only a slow move is gonna die aganist Yi... Can't be slowed x5 "Oh for the love of- *owned*"

Well, the phantom dancers (along with the rest of the item build) are the reason just about every hit is a crit, but the ult is the reason he's so good at taking out entire teams on his own. If it weren't for the way his ult worked, he wouldn't be able to take out more than one or, at the most two champions on his own; he's just too squishy.

 

[viranimus]

I really dont any more.

Between...

the level of childish behavior in FPSs
The tediousness of dealing with "adults" in MMOs
The repetitiveness of FPS
The unending timesinks in MMOs
Always online DRM
Impossible technique curve to fighting games
DLC
Industry migration from ownership to licensing
Online passes and other means to subjugate titles bought used
And all the rest of the negatives

Im really starting to think that A: online connectivity is killing the industry. B:We really need to pull the plug on gaming. Seriously very little by way of positive comes out of multiplayer and we would be sooooooo much better off without it.

 

[mooncalf]

Magic moments that are all the more precious because someone else was there to share them.

 

[Evil Smurf]

because TF2 is free

 

[The_Echo]

I generally don't play online. Most of the games I own are single-player only. Since I'm the only one of my gaming friends who has a PS3, and the considerable lack of local multiplayer in video games these days, I don't play games with my friends very often, online or otherwise. We generally resort to combining our strengths to play a single game. It's how I beat the Tower Knight in Demon's Souls.

For the most part, I play online in games where the single-player and the online are seamless. (e.g. Dark Souls, Journey)

I have gotten into Together Mode on Kid Icarus: Uprising, though. That's pretty fun, and helps it me out in the single-player mode, so I have an incentive to play.

 

[RevRaptor]

I tend to sear away from the FPS's now days, too many whining brats. I do like some of the casual face book games like battle pirates. I run an alliance and the comradery of the members is really groovy. I'd say what keeps me playing online games is my friends. Playing online gives me a chance to chill out and chat while kicking arse.

 

[Nemu]

I play online games because I work nights and didn't want to be completely anti-social during my downtime when I'm alone in the house.

It's hard to do much with friends and my gf when they are at work when I am out of work, so I started playing MMOs to be a LITTLE social. I honestly think that if I didn't have a night job, I'd still be playing only platform games, and I don't think I'd even bother with the social aspect of those systems (having had to deal with my gf's irritation with XBox Live online interaction makes me QUITE certain I wouldn't deal with it, at least).

 

[Trippy Turtle]

I enjoy multiplayer because it is always changing slightly and no two enemies are the same. Whenever I come across a real challenging opponent I sit up a little straighter and make it my personal goal to outplay them. Also pulling off insane tactics against real people is what makes video games fun for me. Particularly Halo with the ability to jump out of flying vehicles to save the day with a badass stunt.
Also I meet cool people because, contrary to popular belief, not everyone with a mic is annoying.

 

[SlaveNumber23]

Throwing more players in the mix makes things even more unpredictable, which is generally more fun. It also allows you to socialize while playing games, which is usually a lot more fun than playing on your own. A lot of people enjoy the competition too.

 

[Zeema]

I like the idea of completely annihilating everyone and assert my dominance on them.

so Competition

 

[OldDirtyCrusty]

I play online because i want that cool looking ninja outfit for my impostor.
This and i recently started to enjoy the competetive side of online gaming (most of the time, sometimes i rage like a tourette kid, the others should be glad i´m not a headset user).