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  Yeah I mostly prefer single player games with a multiplier option but not pure multiplayer games.
context: I'd argue one step further and say the internet has ruined gaming. Yes, MMO and multiplayer games can be fun. But they're ruined by data mining and people just copying the meta. Gone are the days of unique builds in rpg's or unique decks in ccg's. The internet has created a gaming culture of 'must win' or 'must be the best' instead of just having fun. 
  Playing single player games without walkthroughs and being stuck on a level for weeks and persevering to finally figure it out was a real buzz. It's too easy now to Google the answers when you're stuck. No meta, no walkthroughs, no trolls. The glory days of gaming.
  Maybe I'm just old but I agree gaming has been ruined in part by online gaming. Don't get me wrong I used to love playing Duke Nukem 3D over LAN against my friends. But I'd rather that's as far as multiplayer had ever gotten. >
  
  Even for single player games people get mad if others don’t follow the meta.
  Like bro let people enjoy games how they want too >
  
  Corporate greed has ruined gaming. The rise of online-only gaming is just a symptom. >
  
  The worst part about that is people blame the devs, game devs get so much hate on the internet for it although it’s definitely the publishers/owners decision >
  
  So far no one mentions Pay to win for multiplayer games.  This is an eventual fate when a multiplayer game gets popular. They'd rather make quick money for maybe two years and close down and do other stuff than maintaining the game out of courtesy for decades...   So IMO this ruins most online games. >
  
  I feel like Minecraft is an exception to this >
  
  I enjoy online co-op. For the most part I'm not big into PvP. >
  
  I gotta agree for the most part. Online multiplayer has just become too much of the focus for alot of games. >
  
  That's because 90% of gamers prefer this. If it wasn't true, companies wouldn't do it. >
  
  I dunno, I think there’s something to be said for the power and persuasion of marketing. Online games provide game companies with a total gold mine of potential profits, way more than any single player game. There’s just so much more to monetize in online. Who’s to say that much of the interest in online multiplayer isn’t driven by marketing pushes, since it benefits the company the more people play and engage online.