Other than atmospheric games like Journey which already don’t have that, do you have any other examples of how they can interact and help you without talking, trading, or being able to do anything else than walk and crouch?
Anyone who has that stuff on and notices the person is mute/deaf settings is gonna move on and ignore you themselves.
It doesn’t make the experience better or even keep it the same. It will only make it worse. The meme also says/implies all interactive settings are toggled off. So no trading, no pings (which usually don’t exist in games with chat as well), no anything else than crouch and walk.
You can turn off comms in FPSs and still communicate using game tactics. Smoke grenades to block off areas, laser pointers show where the player is looking, grenades to send sound signals, suppressing fire to block enemy players / signal your team to move.
Sorry, but in these cases you are ruining other people’s experiences so you can enjoy yours. You’re hampering them by being a handicap. There’s a reason why almost all people leave the lobby when one of these people show up.
Risk is an online game and players show their intentions through how they take their turns. What territories are they moving into, how far are they pushing, how are they fortifying at the end of their turn.
Strange example, there is zero interactions other than what you do yourself. You’re not playing with people, that’s against.
Chess is same as above, and clearly not the type of games the meme is referencing.
No one says they are playing “multi” player games, than playing 1v1 games. They would say I’m playing risk, chess, checkers, etc.
The meme shows the three most common MP settings being toggled, what else would it be refering to here?
There is nothing in the comic that suggests co-op games only.
No one has stated that.
Competitive games require tactical interaction. Entities that are against each other are communicating with each other, even if they aren’t using words.
Which is part of the game and why they are playing it… that’s not what the meme is referencing dude… if you have a toggle to remove that function, the game no longer exists, that’s obviously not what the meme is referencing… sure maybe if there is some 2v2 versions of those games you would “interact” with your partner, but you also just turned all those settings off, and now you can’t coordinate, and circles back to handicapping and ruining their experience….
I think the meaning of this comic just flew right over your head. That or you are trolling and intentionally twisting definitions.
No one calls chess or checkers multiplayer games dude.
Except for the three dictionary definitions I provided. 😆
Go tell one of your friends you’re playing a multiplayer game and see the look they give you when you say it’s checkers…. It’s not how people talk, it is “technically” but no one actually calls it that…
Yeah, that’s my original point. The comic is claiming that there is no communication in a multiplayer game when the voice and text chat is turned off. That a person can be “lonely” in a multiplayer game.
No it never claimed no communication, interactions. Since you can’t communicate with anything in a SP game… did you forget this key detail…?
You missed the intent of the comic, it happens, not everyone understands everything.
Most of the “communication” that has been brought forward have been in games where you are a handicap and making your teammates games worse, so you can have fun. That’s not meaningful, that’s detrimental.
Maybe you need to step back and look at how you are interacting with others and how you affect their enjoyment. Sure, you get to have fun while you’re doing it, at the expense of everyone else’s.
Sure, I have a narrow viewpoint for pointing out yours affects others enjoyment… sure, it’s not the opposite or anything lmfao. There’s a reason why these people are left alone in a lobby when everyone else is working and communicating. It’s no fun for them to handhold a ghost since it takes more time and that time will cost you in the game everytime.
You are making other peoples experiences worse by forcing them to try and communicate with you in other means.
That time is going to cost them, you are ruining other peoples experiences when you do this.
Sure some people will put up with it, but there’s also a reason why most games are with new people. They bounce to get a better person to play with lmfao.
There is no meaningful interactions, only detrimental or people trying to make the best of a shitty situation. It’s not fun regardless.
@trees What are y’all’s thoughts on this mass legalization? Don’t get me wrong, I’m verrrryyy pro green. Been a life changer. But I have been seeing things that the big backers for this are the alcohol and tobacco industries. Personally I want them as far away from my green as possible. I don’t like the idea of big business and green. Am I looking at this wrong? I like my mom and pop shop. Sure it’s a bummer when they don’t have what I want but I’ve some of the best shit this way.