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Online play really is incredible, isn't it?
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These were my first online games. It was an amazing era, those days on the Dreamcast.
Now I prefer to play single player games. It's difficult to commit to play online games with friends nowadays.
OP you should try playing a VR game online, that still blows my mind. Even a game like Rec Room where you can do more than just jump up and down in front of soneone, you can actually get in another persons face and high five them and stuff. Im still eagerly awaiting a huge succesful VR mmo to really be able to get into.
Yeah theres too many online games and playing without friends sucks, too much toxicity all around.
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VR and online is the pinnacle of online gaming. Getting non verbal cues from others. Being able to point to tell others where to go or to look at something, 3d audio making it so you hear others relative to their in in game space. The first time I played VR online and finally took off the helmet, it was a little startling to remember I was in a room by myself
This is why I love Sea of Thieves. For all its weirdness and quirks, it embraces online gaming in a fun and inventive way and engenders situations that you do not get anywhere else. This way online games enable novel and fun experiences gets ignored by 'all online games have shitty communities' talk.
Yes, online games have downsides at times. But they also create kinds of magic single player games cannot. Why not both + more please.
Yes, online games have downsides at times. But they also create kinds of magic single player games cannot. Why not both + more please.
Playing PSO online at the time was a special feeling, yeah. Especially with people speaking different languages, although their solution for that was, uh, functional is the nice way to put it.
And then I played FFXI and the situation there was even worse, lol.
That virtual world, the internet...
And then I played FFXI and the situation there was even worse, lol.
That virtual world, the internet...
Were you on 56k back then? I was... the lag on placing those arrows online vs playing locally was like relearning the game all over again, lol. The lobby and everything was basic asf, but I loved it.
It's definitely not at mind blowing anymore but the younger generation will for sure always take it for granted how much work went into establishing the online gaming we have today. I still remember tunneling an xbox to play Halo 1 over gamespy and being blown away that I was playing with 3 other consoles from another country
Online play is amazing.
People continue to be shit.
Man. PSO was pretty good.
It helps when you're good at the game you're playing but I do remember being amazed at the prospect/ability to play real people online during the Dreamcast days on nba 2k/unreal tournament. I quite enjoyed the hate/love mail in the lobbies when that used to be a thing.
Having a reliable stream of opponents for fighting games (at least the popular ones) is completely amazing. I think about it all the time.
At the dawn of online gaming, it was widely thought that finding games wouldn't be possible because leg. Should have known better; You could pull the trigger in quake online and you would get a pretty good reaction even on a dial-up modem. Fighting games now are probably one of the most finicky genres for online play, but absolutely playable enjoyable online.
The only online games I actually play are fighting games and Gran Turismo for the sport mode. I guess dreams, if that counts.
At the dawn of online gaming, it was widely thought that finding games wouldn't be possible because leg. Should have known better; You could pull the trigger in quake online and you would get a pretty good reaction even on a dial-up modem. Fighting games now are probably one of the most finicky genres for online play, but absolutely playable enjoyable online.
The only online games I actually play are fighting games and Gran Turismo for the sport mode. I guess dreams, if that counts.
Sorry to hear you were being bullied at school at the time. That's real crap.
However I loved online trash talking. Having someone shit talk to me and end up winning the match was so satisfying.
Dude, for real. Gears of War 1 was amazing in this regard. If you died, you went straight to the lobby and could only talk to the people who were dead.
It was hilarious because you'd hear a lot or "Oh crap, he's on ......" or "uccckkkk". Lol
Conceptually it's a great idea whose potential is often undermined by human nature. After my depression/anxiety got worse I just didn't want to deal with the toxicity of most online games anymore, so the novelty to me is dead unless you're playing with people you know.
I remember being blown away playing Duke Nukem 3D multiplayer on a LAN, it was freaking amazing.
But then that was 1996 to be fair.
But then that was 1996 to be fair.
It totally is. It still amazes me that there is a server kms away from my home that Reading my input, process it, send back, and have the game render it to me, all in less than 100ms, and do the same to everyone playing with me, and I feel like controlling everything locally. It's really a great achievement.
OP, I can't tell if you're really new to this and posting in earnest, but it looks like many are giving you the benefit of the doubt, so I wish you well on your new online journey.
Just take care out there, and when you see something called a "loot box" just run.
Run as far and fast as your little legs will carry you.
Just take care out there, and when you see something called a "loot box" just run.
Run as far and fast as your little legs will carry you.
Reminded me of this song:
Really sorry you and so many others have to face this. This sums up online gaming for me pretty well. Even the games without voice chat would be ruined by trolls.
I can count the number of positive online gaming experiences I've ever had on one hand, mostly with a few hours spent in Animal Crossing.
I think online gaming is incredible but it's so frequently marred by the worst of online behaviour and competitive hostility. It's important to remember this is how many people associate online games.
Welcome to multiplayer, better late than never, my favorite online games are R6 Siege and Rocket League on PC, both are great cause you need to cooperate with your mates to defeat other real people and you never know what someone could try to do. Other online games i play are FIFA and PES, PUBG and Mario Kart 8. I will try Destiny 2 when it will be free but i'm not so hyped for it since you fight bots. The downside is that multiplayer games are so fun and unpredictable that it becomes harder to go back to single player experiences, also cause time is limited, unless they are really awesome games like a Zelda, Cyberpunk 2077, Control etc
I play co-op Conan Exiles with my best friend who lives in another country. It's like our way of hanging out now. We'll drink a few beers while going out mining, crafting new equipment, working on our castle, going on adventures, etc.. It's amazing how technology has enabled us to do this.