Newell: Valve to Replace Single-Player With "Single-Player Plus"
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I'm cool with dev's using stuff like facebook to organize something like an advertisement campaign. That's a good avenue for that.
But call me skeptical about integrating stuff with facebook into the retail game itself... but that's just speculation. Maybe we're all getting worried over nothing and Valve has some awesome system in mind that walks all over facebook.
But call me skeptical about integrating stuff with facebook into the retail game itself... but that's just speculation. Maybe we're all getting worried over nothing and Valve has some awesome system in mind that walks all over facebook.
I like this. One thing I love about Left4Dead is the component where you can go in by yourself, and over time if friends want to join they can just hop in and lend a hand in dealing with pesky tanks. Of course stopping to send a chat is a bit hairy, but that can illustrate the fun of texting while a jockey is humping your face.
"Every gamer is instant messaging, every gamer has a Facebook account."
Wrong. So wrong.
But gabe is looking at the pile of money zynga is getting for smearing shit on the screen and he says "I gotta get me some of that."
Looks like its back to nethack for me.
Wrong. So wrong.
But gabe is looking at the pile of money zynga is getting for smearing shit on the screen and he says "I gotta get me some of that."
Looks like its back to nethack for me.
Who are all these people saying "99% of the time I'm talking to my friends online anyway"
Christ, that would annoy the crap out of me - I play an MMO and once and awhile a DM but I really do not want a fully immersive social network when I got to play "my games"
Christ, that would annoy the crap out of me - I play an MMO and once and awhile a DM but I really do not want a fully immersive social network when I got to play "my games"
OMFG, Valve is making Half-Life integrated with facebook. I don't have a facebook and thus that feature doesn't affect me but its still RUINED FOREVER!!!!!!!one!!!!!!!eleven!!!!!
I think people need to calm down. Vavle makes one statement about moving away from isolated gaming and maybe integrated social network stuff for people who have it and a huge fire of hate spews up. If you really think that's so horrible... why are you here? The Escapist has integration with Facebook too so obviously it was RUINED FOREVER already.
I think people need to calm down. Vavle makes one statement about moving away from isolated gaming and maybe integrated social network stuff for people who have it and a huge fire of hate spews up. If you really think that's so horrible... why are you here? The Escapist has integration with Facebook too so obviously it was RUINED FOREVER already.
Funny I'm a gamer but I don't have a Facebook account... maybe it meant for developers to include it for a grow market of Facebook users.
Once it's back up you can either have an existing friend who has it create a new account(or use an existing alternate) to play with for 5 minutes or have them clear their own file and do it and then clear your own afterwards(or in reverse order.)The Hungry Samurai said:
No.Tom Goldman said:
I'm sorry, but this is completely wrong. Ironic that this should come up on a site called The Escapist, really; surely the point of escapism is that you want to, well, escape? To leave behind the real world and engage in a fictional one, without any of the ties that remind you of your day-to-day life? Adding a social component to a game when you're trying to lose yourself in that game's world is just going to remind you that you're playing a game, and drag you back to grim, depressing reality.
Would a novel be greatly improved by having someone sit over your shoulder and talk while you read it? No. Would film be improved by natter? Imagine how annoyed you'd get if you were trying to watch Inception in the cinema, and people insisted on talking throughout it. Single player games, likewise, will not be improved by adding a "social" component. The entire point of a single player game is that you don't want to be social.
LOL at what I assume to be sarcasm.Tom Goldman said:
I'd love to know exactly wtf Gabe is talking about, but I'm not going to sweat it. I like my games single player. Not single player "plus", not single player "enhanced" by morons typing shit on a chat channel that I can't get out of my face. SINGLE. PLAYER. But until Gabe figures out what the hell it is he's trying to say, I'm not going to worry, cos he may just mean a bunch of optional features that can be turned off.
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I've been reminded of how tragically alone I am in the world by Gabe Newell.Jabberwock xeno said:
ADSKL;GJ;KDFGAB that guy, seriously.
Ot: I honestly like the sound of this idea and have long since made peace with the fact that the HL2:EP3 is a lie.
These forum posters need to calm down before they burst an e-blood vessel or something.
I'm not really a fan of massive social integration with all the games I play. Steam already does it fairly well if you're looking for that. I don't need it to post "I played Shogun 2: Total War for 200 hours last week" on to my facebook as well.
Unless games are designed with the intent to allow a friend to hop in mid-way, as in it is essentially a single player game but you can add in some friends/help if you need/want, (Demon's Souls) I'm not particularly interested.
Unless games are designed with the intent to allow a friend to hop in mid-way, as in it is essentially a single player game but you can add in some friends/help if you need/want, (Demon's Souls) I'm not particularly interested.
So, pretty much what we saw with StarCraft 2? A more thoroughly integrated Steam?
I'm actually fine with this. And for all the whining about OH NOES FACEBOOK, speaking of StarCraft 2, it actually worked great in that game as an optional feature to find real-life friends playing the game. It should never be mandatory, but what's wrong with giving players options?
I'm actually fine with this. And for all the whining about OH NOES FACEBOOK, speaking of StarCraft 2, it actually worked great in that game as an optional feature to find real-life friends playing the game. It should never be mandatory, but what's wrong with giving players options?
Go ahead. Find my Facebook page and link it here. I dare you. Just bring some snacks because you're going to be looking for a long ass time. Eventually you'll realize that it doesn't exist because I don't have one.
Anyway, add all the "Single player plus" you want, as long as I can just ignore it and play my games like I normally do.