It's only a rant because you call it a rant. 2 sentences usually isn't a rant. I was just again trying to tell you which you are ignoring in a thread about the classicness of a known SP player game. That what you want out of a game isn't what other people want. It diminishes the value of neither genre. That's what you have the hard time understanding that what you like is not what all people like and that there is no wrong choice. To state that one or the other is superior is wrong and short sighted. This will probably be touched on later.
It had no cohesive point. That is what made it a rant.
I want entertainment, not a pedestrian bore with prettier graphics and a gimmick. That's all. I am able to state my opinion whether you like it or not.
A few minutes if you have a comfortable idea what servers your looking for. It usually takes a few minutes to figure out if a server is decent. So it obviously can't be a few minutes to find one. It could be an hour with 5-10 minutes bouts on different servers before you find one with that either doesn't have elitest snobs for Admins or find ones with capable admins that clear out trolls quick enough.
No, you simply choose a different server each time you play until you hit something.
I have yo take your word for it. I won't be running BF4 on my PC because of Origin. But I highly doubt it's actually the case sense its the second biggest PC FPS MP out there.
You truly think anybody here is really trying to tell you teamwork is the issue. It's not. It's not a problem on BF and it's not a problem on COD. It's the people who get their enjoyment out of a game ruining your enjoyment that people have issues with. Sure sometimes it can also be about everyone relying on one person to pick up a flag while everyone else is worried about their KDR.
So, you choose not to play a game, yet want to comment on it.
Picking games that encourage a certain type of behavior makes sense over choosing a type that isn't.
You do understand why BF3 lost in game Voice right? It was because it was the most abused tool by trolls in that and just about every MP game. You make it sound like losing it was a huge loss. It might have meant that it was that much harder for a non-premade team to win against one but to a lot of casuals losing a match vs. a superior opponent is easier to swallow than 20 minutes of people abusing the voice chat.
It didn't lose voice. They chose to implement it over their new service, battlelog. It simply didn't work as intended, and missed the point on top of it. Don't make up your own reason for it.
Yes, losing it turned it to a complete game of chaos, not worth playing.
An infinitesimal group has ever abused voip in any of the BF series. Since I have 1000 hours in them and can't remember even one single instance of abuse, your claims are simply not based on reality. You also haven't even played BF4.
All you are doing is repeating lies that were created because you need an excuse to rationalize your few bad encounters. You do not want to take responsibility for lacking a personality/social ability that encourages team behavior and the laziness involved in choosing a new server every game and then clicking on the bookmark favorites button when you find a good one.
It isn't like I am saying something that is difficult to accomplish. Joining a built in VOIP game like BF or TF2 and saying a few words here or there shouldn't be tough for someone with any semblance of social ability. That would solve your nonsensical "problem." Also, stop playing games that are all about chaos and will draw chaotic players.
So? Why does AI matter that much? Going toe to toe against an almost human AI isn't what these games are meant to accomplish. In fact an AI that is too hard can be a issue because it can break pacing which is very important for a SP game.
All they could do is either make the AI cheat by giving them perfect aim, more damaging weapons, or more health. Going toe to toe with a human is always the best way to have an intelligent and fair fight.
Break pacing? I guess Dark Souls breaks pacing. Is that a euphemism for a challenge? It seems like that is really what you'd like to avoid.
You keep bringing up me not participating in teamwork or engaging in MP games. This is untrue. I have shied away from and glossed over my experiences because it is unimportant to the discussion.
You've made it perfectly clear how you approach them actually.
My point always has been and will always be that your preferred niche or genre is fine. Don't trash other genre's because your don't enjoy them because other people don't enjoy yours. You are the one on a single player game thread selling the greatness MP while talking down about the genre you are participating in a discussion about.
If someone asks if a game is overrated, I am allowed to say yes and explain why. Half Life 2 has multiplayer and has for YEARS. It isn't just single player.
I just find it odd that someone who attempts to come off as so smart seems to be unable to find a balance between not enjoying a genre and understanding why others might not enjoy yours. You sit here and tell everyone that they are responsible for their own experiences in MP. Which isn't true. But lets say in a perfect world with no trolls, endless supply of talent, and enjoyment of MP games in particular. That still doesn't mean that someone wants to have to engage with others verbally or listen to a bunch of orders. It's not about blaming BF4 for bad user experience. It's about not caring for the experience at all. But that doesn't diminish it's value for people that do enjoy the experience. Why can't you understand that it works both ways?
I understand completely why some people don't enjoy multiplayer FPS games.
1. Some people aren't very skilled and get frustrated when the opponents stomp them.
2. Some people are anti social and go lone wolf. This doesn't work well in team based games. This can be combined with #1 to make it worse.
3. If a player is anti social/doesn't have a personality that works well with others, then they will not engage with the other players to work together. When the other players act the same way back towards them, they are shocked, SHOCKED, that those players aren't being super friends/communicative!
4. They write off the community as bad because they expect them to do all the social work for them and want to be served by them.
5. They pick games that aren't team based, incorporate no effective communication tools, are deathmatches, or single player coop.
When I first played BF 1942, I thought that it was an amazing engine with amazing capabilities. The problem was that the game was complete chaos. People running around, doing their own thing. There was no way to organize. BF2 changed that by creating squads and adding voip in game. The whole landscape changed. If you CHOOSE not to take advantage of that, it isn't the game's fault. It is yours.
Hey, not everyone enjoys social interaction, teamwork, etc. THAT is a legitimate reason not to like team based FPSs. Absolutely, without a doubt. However, you can't complain about the atmosphere, if you've created the atmosphere by refusing to use the tools available or choosing your games/servers wisely.