• LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    Honestly never understood the appeal of multiplayer as an older Gen-Z. I guess it’s like sports, some people just like the spirit of competition.

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      3 months ago

      Sports are an example of where I need multiplayer. The only way they can make Madden against the computer hard is by making opponents just arbitrarily blow through tackles, making (bad) opposing QBs have magic awareness of the field and silly accuracy, etc.

      Playing other humans online allows a level playing field (well, if I didn’t use the Patriots this year) and makes the chess match of play calling actually meaningful. I can disguise my looks and mix up play calls and have it actually cause confusion, instead of having the computer complete unaware of context.

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        3 months ago

        Also humans are much more interesting due to the variability of styles. Like boys tend to become predictable, as would be the case if you played the same humans every time…but having different humans makes the competition much more entertaining.

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      3 months ago

      Exactly. I like and play sports a lot, I get my competition there. I didn’t need it in my games.