One great example of a multiplayer game series that I must have in this series of blogs is my personal favorite, is Call of Duty. Call of Duty uses the basic multiplayer setup. With multiple players in one room theres split screen mode. There are up to 4 players, and online games can go up to 18 players. This multiplayer shooter was revolutionary to the gaming world. "COD" became the one of the best selling game's of all time.
In multiplayer shooters, players either fight in free for all's or in team based games. In the past players would sit around one TV and play in split screen battles. Now you'll find most people with their own TV's playing online with each other. The impact of Online was huge for multi-playing games. Online, players can add friends and play together as teams to become the best in the world. Stats are maintained in an online database, where players can go to keep up with how they rank against others in the world. Nowadays if you aren't playing campaign mode, your most likely going to be online, competing with or against friends.
Ive found that the most memorable times I've had playing video games were with friends. Sometimes around one TV, but that can't compare to the countless hours of time I put into playing online with those same friends and also strangers. Ive maintained an online friendship with multiple people over video games, mainly Call of Duty. Ive found myself in racial debates online and funny conversations. Not only does online gaming connect players to play a game, but its a social platform. In Call of Duty players talk to one another to win. In serious competitive battle, without communication your team will be less effective in what it can achieve.
Online completely changed the landscape of video gaming, similar to what its done to the world. Its created a powerful connected world between gamers, and made multiplayer gaming loads better. Now there's always the negatives like paying for every little thing through DLC's, but thats another story. For the gaming world, it couldn't continue to grow without multiplayer online.
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