Petition Multiplayer Campaign For Me2

**Martok** · 10-27-2006, 20:34

Originally Posted by {BHC}KingWarman888

Well even still. you and your friends could do some Normal MP games m8. Don't know what is wrong with them anyhow....

Okay, I'm going to add my two cents here:

There's nothing at all wrong with multiplayer battles per se. It's just that for many of us who play singleplayer, we prefer their be some sort of context behind battles. The respect of one's peers (and bragging rights, can't forget that!) simply isn't enough for a lot of us. We need our battles to *mean* something.

When I play historical battles, I'm trying to recreate the victories of some of the world's most famous commanders. When I fight a battle in MTW's campaign, I know that it's in some way important--possibly even crucial--to the success/survival of my faction. There, the battles matter.

The very few times I fought battles online, I just didn't feel the same sense tension and urgency. I didn't sweat with nervousness as to whether I would win or not, because what was I fighting for? I won't say that multiplayer battles aren't somewhat fun, but they don't hold me in thrall the way the singleplayer campaign does.

**ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88** · 10-28-2006, 15:51

Originally Posted by Martok

Okay, I'm going to add my two cents here:

There's nothing at all wrong with multiplayer battles per se. It's just that for many of us who play singleplayer, we prefer their be some sort of context behind battles. The respect of one's peers (and bragging rights, can't forget that!) simply isn't enough for a lot of us. We need our battles to *mean* something.

When I play historical battles, I'm trying to recreate the victories of some of the world's most famous commanders. When I fight a battle in MTW's campaign, I know that it's in some way important--possibly even crucial--to the success/survival of my faction. There, the battles matter.

The very few times I fought battles online, I just didn't feel the same sense tension and urgency. I didn't sweat with nervousness as to whether I would win or not, because what was I fighting for? I won't say that multiplayer battles aren't somewhat fun, but they don't hold me in thrall the way the singleplayer campaign does.

Even Still, it be to hard to do. Sure, you got over 1600 signing, but howmany are from the same people or people who don't care,but sign it anyhow?

Ok, take off 400 people due to those 2 resons, got 1200 then, for example, so ok.

Battles mean something online. You don't need to "defend" a town on a MP Camapgian to make it worth something.

I like to play serveal games a day, not wasting my time doing 1 campaign a month. Why?

When I play MP games, I meet people from Around the World. I care about how good they are, BATTLE-wise. Online, No One Cares about how good you are on SP. We want to see your MP Skills. Battles mean something. It shows, who is the best online. Playing a Campgian doesn't show anything m8. you still going to fight games anyhow. That's my thoughts.

**Mithrandir** · 10-28-2006, 16:44

Let's not turn this into a "MP is better than SP" thread... my finger get's twitchy.

**ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88** · 10-28-2006, 18:39

Better enough to lock this thread then, hate to say it Mith, but I think it will be turning into one the way it looks :-(

**Martok** · 10-30-2006, 06:02

Woah there. If anyone believes I was saying or implying that SP is better than MP, then I apologize--that was definitely *not* the point I was trying to convey.

I'm not bashing the folks who play battles online; I can easily see the appeal, even if it doesn't actually appeal to me personally. I was just trying to explain why many of us that like mostly (or only) singleplayer have that preference, that's all. Of course, I should also have added the disclaimer that I'm really only speaking for myself, and that I'm only guessing that others here share my views.

There are undoubtedly other reasons why people don't play TW battles online, but I shan't get into them here.

All that said, I do understand why CA hasn't given us multiplayer campaigns. Doing so would require investing a considerable amount of resources....into a feature that might not get used by enough players to justify having included it in the first place. I still wish for a multiplayer campaign, but I unfortunately realize it may never be a reality.