Gamers Prefer Local Multiplayer Over Online

[You_have_a_name]

why is everyone saying that playing online is playing with strangers, do people not realise that you can play online with your friends?
i think local multilayer only works with sports games
and if your with your friends their are better thinks to do than play games when you can do that with them online

 

[Pimppeter2]

Who wouldn't, Its much more fun being able to humilate friends than strangers, and being able to make fun of em

What this guy said! Honestly! Seriously, it really is more fun to rub it in your friends faces

 

[AceDiamond]

This is partially why the Wii has done well amongst some (not all) more "serious" gamers (I refuse to use the terms "hardcore" and "casual", those are stupid labels). As much as people will rail against it, Wii Sports, Mario Kart Wii, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl are a lot of fun when it's you and 3 of your closest friends trying to outperform/humiliate each other or just have fun. It's a very old-school mentality that I think a lot of people who have been gaming since the early 90s are more apt to participate in.

Hell, a good example would be Mario Kart DS, which despite having online play was frequently played by my friends and me in our dorm suite in college with our DS' networked to one-another.

And on another note, I'm guessing nobody at Blizzard saw this study.

 

[MrBrightside919]

Goldeneye was the shit back in the day. There is no better thrill than capping your friends in the head with a well placed shot of your RCP-90...followed up with a swift karate chop to finish them off...

With online, there is so much you have to worry about like connections, lag and glitching. With split screen, all you needed were friends, 4 controllers and an immense adrenaline rush topped off with a few shots of mountain dew...

Oh boy, those were the days...

...before I KLOBBERED you. (Hypothetically)

Oh no you did not just make a Klobb joke...

 

[sirdanrhodes]

How I love just bringing a few mates around to enjoy a bit of Halo 3 or Guitar Hero (or rock band).

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

I hate splitscreen though. It just annoys the hell out of me. Two people is fine, but after that I can't stand it.

 

[Shadowhatchi]

I miss bots in my shooters.

You sir, are speaking the truth.....

 

[T'Generalissimo]

Local multiplayer is better if you're playing with people you like, online is better if you're not.

 

[oppp7]

What? People like playing with their friends over loud stoners online? No...
OT: I actually like playing online because a. I don't have many friends to play with. 2. I like playing with people who don't know me. III. No screen watchers. Four. When people rage, the worst they can do is report you or scream at you. At home, your friends could flip out and destroy your console.

 

[laserwulf]

LAN parties rock my socks. But then, I met my girlfriend at one; we bonded over Cooking Mama and the tabletop game Zombies!!! It was meant to be.

 

[ygetoff]

Offline is far better. Besides the aforementioned lag issues, it's easier to spot cheaters, and for more adaptable. It's hard to get a large online group to switch games.
I really can't think of any element of online play that really beats in-person, other than larger numbers of players, which I feel is more than made up for by the fact that you have your friends right there.