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Image description: 4 panel Loading Artist comic. 1: Blue guy stands behind Red guy playing a game on the couch "oh it's a SINGLE-PLAYER game?". 2: Blue guy scoffs "no thanks. Single-player games feel too lonely". 3: Blue guy puts on gamer headset "that's why I only play MULTIPLAYER games". 4: Blue guy happily at his PC, while tweaking his game settings Voice Chat: OFF, Text Chat: OFF, Friend Requests: OFF.


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[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There is nothing in the comic that suggests co-op games only.

No one has stated that.

Competitive games require tactical interaction. Entities that are against each other are communicating with each other, even if they aren’t using words.

Which is part of the game and why they are playing it… that’s not what the meme is referencing dude… if you have a toggle to remove that function, the game no longer exists, that’s obviously not what the meme is referencing… sure maybe if there is some 2v2 versions of those games you would “interact” with your partner, but you also just turned all those settings off, and now you can’t coordinate, and circles back to handicapping and ruining their experience….

I think the meaning of this comic just flew right over your head. That or you are trolling and intentionally twisting definitions.

No one calls chess or checkers multiplayer games dude.

[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No one calls chess or checkers multiplayer games dude.

Except for the three dictionary definitions I provided. 😆

Which is part of the game and why they are playing it… that’s not what the meme is referencing dude…

Yeah, that’s my original point. The comic is claiming that there is no communication in a multiplayer game when the voice and text chat is turned off. That a person can be “lonely” in a multiplayer game.

I’m claiming that there is still communication. I’m claiming that the comic’s premise is faulty.

but you also just turned all those settings off, and now you can’t coordinate,

I am arguing that it is possible to coordinate without voice or text chat.

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Except for the three dictionary definitions I provided. 😆

Go tell one of your friends you’re playing a multiplayer game and see the look they give you when you say it’s checkers…. It’s not how people talk, it is “technically” but no one actually calls it that…

Yeah, that’s my original point. The comic is claiming that there is no communication in a multiplayer game when the voice and text chat is turned off. That a person can be “lonely” in a multiplayer game.

No it never claimed no communication, interactions. Since you can’t communicate with anything in a SP game… did you forget this key detail…?

You missed the intent of the comic, it happens, not everyone understands everything.

I’m moving on from this, peace.

[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago

You missed the intent of the comic

Please explain, in detail, what you think the comic intends.

not everyone understands everything.

Again with the snide remark. Are you okay, dude? This isn’t that serious.