In many first-person shooters, crafting a great multiplayer experience is something that's become more and more important. Eurogamer reports, however, that EA is taking that one step further by stating that Battlfield 3's criticized single-player campaign serves more as training for "new players ramp into the game," with "the game" referring to the multiplayer component of BF3.
Here's what EA executive Frank Gibeau had to say today during a conference call.
"We consider Battlefield an online service...The single play experience is important. It's a great way to get fans into the experience, have them train up and get ready for multiplayer. And a lot of fans just enjoy having that single player experience. So I think you have to have both."
"Clearly the multiplayer is the richer opportunity for us because of the services opportunity in keeping customers engaged 365 [days a year]. Fortunately, Battlefield, as a franchise, since the late '90s has been configured around multiplayer and I think that's why you're seeing such popularity around the design."
FPS games are my genre of choice. And while I'm certainly somewhat in the minority, I generally always look forward more to a shooter's single-player offering over its multiplayer. I value both SP and MP, but the idea that it's somehow less important to deliver a solid single-player campaign than the multiplayer is disconcerting.
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