BIG MP Communtiy? Small MP Communtiy?Medium Ones? what ones do you like?

**ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88** · 12-05-2006, 17:23

Hey,

if a mod/admin can make a poll for this, it be good :) :)

When you go to play MP, ethier everyday/other day or a few hours a week, what type of MP communtiy do you look for, after you pick out a genre of games you like to play online? do you like the Medmium 20,000-100,000 player ones or so, like in a FPS like BF2/2142 or COD3 or COunter Stirke or Half life2? do you like the Small ones with only a few hunders or few thousands or even only 5-10 players, like Majesty, TW, or MOH (MOH had 500-1000 last time I checked, I could be wrong since I used GS at that time) or do you like the big ones like WOW or EQ2 or GW?

**doc_bean** · 12-05-2006, 17:43

You can make a poll yourself normally. It's one of the options at the bottom of the screen when you start a new thread.

As for, I don't do MP, it tends to be too much competition and not enough 'fun' for me. In strategy games people tend to exploit weaknesses in the system leading to tank rushes, all cav armies and whatnot, severely limiting your gameplay options, in FPS games you have lag, bots and people who just play them way too much, no fun in getting killed constantly.

MMORPGS I just don't understand, an RPG without a story ? What's the point then ?

**Mikeus Caesar** · 12-05-2006, 18:48

I like there to be a lot of people, but not ridiculous amounts. Preferably a few thousand at the most.

Although some games i make exceptions, such as NationStates. There are 1.6 million people playing, but once you join a region, you'll end up being nucleated into that region and it's alliances. I'm a resident of India, and currently we're allies with about 6 other regions, of which we're the biggest, with 70 people. We're fighting against raider organisations who attack small regions. All in all there's probably about 1000 people involved, and it seems like epic power struggles, but when you look at the rest of the game, it's pretty small on the big scale of things.

**Crazed Rabbit** · 12-05-2006, 20:43

So is there a method for actual war built into NationStates now?

As to the question; enough so that you can always play with some good people is enough for me. Though playing in a community so small you know practically everyone and play on the same server is nice.

CR

**Mikeus Caesar** · 12-05-2006, 22:22

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

So is there a method for actual war built into NationStates now?

It's not really proper war as such. It's just alot of seeing who can get the most UN nations into a region. Basically, the side with the most numbers can win, but we're hoping to spread them out thin.

**ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88** · 12-06-2006, 17:09

Originally Posted by doc_bean

You can make a poll yourself normally. It's one of the options at the bottom of the screen when you start a new thread.

As for, I don't do MP, it tends to be too much competition and not enough 'fun' for me. In strategy games people tend to exploit weaknesses in the system leading to tank rushes, all cav armies and whatnot, severely limiting your gameplay options, in FPS games you have lag, bots and people who just play them way too much, no fun in getting killed constantly.

MMORPGS I just don't understand, an RPG without a story ? What's the point then ?

That the whole point of having a MP doc, besides having fun, competition is suppose to be in MP.

I hate the 6 Million player type games, because, oh sure, you may have groups of people around. but it's not like BF2 for example, where you can join the same extact server and know everyone in it. in WOW, you meet some ppl in a "noob" town, and won't meet them again. To me, To actually break into MP, you need to make friends.

**Caius** · 12-07-2006, 21:25

A little community

The SWAT 3 one

Only 2 clans and 20 people.

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 12-08-2006, 00:05

Medal of Honor: AA suits me. I play on the same few servers, and know most of the people on them by name, and I have a fair few who know me as well. It's probably more fun. You can have a chat with familiar names, and discuss strategy, while not getting too deep.

**ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88** · 12-11-2006, 01:37

Originally Posted by Caius Flaminius

A little community

The SWAT 3 one

Only 2 clans and 20 people.

I used to belong to a Small Communtiy.. Majesty, was it name I think. good game. 1 clan and 6-8 people lol..

**Navaros** · 12-11-2006, 04:28

Small ones are akin to "dead multiplayer communities" so they are not good for that reason.

Big ones are not good because big ones means the dev is actively nerfing the game to crap from week to week based on the ludicrous ramblings of the vocal majority of bad players.

So neither is a good option in my view. I'd like to see big ones start sprouting out with devs who take an anti-nerfing philosophy to heart, but I doubt that will become reality.