KearnstdElf WizardPremium
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Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to Nightfall
Re: Doesn't really sound possible its a bad model because people expect a game console to be useful if the net is up or not. if my net is down i cant play WoW, but i can sure know my Xbox and PS2/PS3 will still load up a game in single player mode and distract me while the net gets worked on.
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 tiger72SexaT duorPPremium
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| said by Kearnstd:its a bad model because people expect a game console to be useful if the net is up or not. if my net is down i cant play WoW, but i can sure know my Xbox and PS2/PS3 will still load up a game in single player mode and distract me while the net gets worked on. This I can totally agree with.
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 morboComplete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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said by Kearnstd:its a bad model because people expect a game console to be useful if the net is up or not. if my net is down i cant play WoW, but i can sure know my Xbox and PS2/PS3 will still load up a game in single player mode and distract me while the net gets worked on. i only like to play with actual other people, so i could care less about single player games. |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA | Agreed. Playing against the computer is fun for only the five minutes it takes to intuite the algorithm that sets its strategy. |
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 QumahlinNever Enough TimePremium,MVM
join:2001-10-05
united state | said by Ahrenl:Agreed. Playing against the computer is fun for only the five minutes it takes to intuite the algorithm that sets its strategy. Which is only true if your doing something stupid like playing a FPS deathmatch game with bots.
Single player typically revolves around a STORY. You do realize some games have quite amazing plots right?
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 BootesPremium
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Scarsdale, NY | But the vast majority have crappy stories. |
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join:2001-02-26
CWCville USA | said by Bootes:But the vast majority have crappy stories. The vast majority of people in multiplayer are crappy as well. |
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said by Ahrenl:Agreed. Playing against the computer is fun for only the five minutes it takes to intuite the algorithm that sets its strategy. I guess you have not played the Killzone 2 AI. Their AI is the first that really impressed me. |
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said by tiger72:said by Kearnstd:its a bad model because people expect a game console to be useful if the net is up or not. if my net is down i cant play WoW, but i can sure know my Xbox and PS2/PS3 will still load up a game in single player mode and distract me while the net gets worked on. This I can totally agree with.
Then don't buy the service. When you buy the service you know it depends on your Internet connection. If the possibility of your Internet service being interrupted is a deal breaker then it's not for you. What's so hard about that. I and many millions of people have VOIP phone service. We know that it depends on our Internet service, but we still got it anyway, because Internet service is very reliable these days. |
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said by Kearnstd:its a bad model because people expect a game console to be useful if the net is up or not. if my net is down i cant play WoW, but i can sure know my Xbox and PS2/PS3 will still load up a game in single player mode and distract me while the net gets worked on. Yes but the big idea in this particular situation is the same one Blizzard has. Even though your connection is down and you can't play, your still paying your monthly fee. 
Then again considering not one person who replied to this article knows anything about how this really works, how do we all know that they don't have single player games for offline mode like Steam does?
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