Why do some people now choose stand-alone games instead of online games?

Nowadays, players no longer play online games. A very important reason is that there is no fresh blood in online games. There are only a dozen games coming and going, and players have long been tired of playing them.

There is no fresh blood in online games. If you open the online game rankings on a certain website, you can see that the number one spot now is "Dungeon & Fighter". This game was launched in public beta in June 2008 and has a history of 12 years now.

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Ranked second is "Fantasy Westward Journey". This game is older and was released in public beta in December 2003.

The third place is "World of Warcraft". This game started its public beta in April 2005.

Online games ranking higher on the list include "League of Legends", "Jiangwang 3", "Final Fantasy 14", etc., each of which has a history of 70 to 80 years.

The reason why these "evergreen trees" in the online game industry have remained standing all year round is not only because of their high quality, but also because there have been almost no new online games that can compete with them in recent years.

However, no matter how classic an online game is, there is basically no new gameplay after 10 years of operation. It can only rely on constant new expansion packs, new plots, and new equipment to retain players.

But players who started playing games 10 years ago are no longer young after 10 years. Many of them have gone out of school, entered society, started families and started businesses, and even children can play games together.

These old players are still attached to the old games, but reality does not allow them to have too much time to play online games.

Online games are too time-consuming and a big problem with online games is that they are time-consuming, because online games usually emphasize teamwork.

Small-scale games like "League of Legends" can be played by 5 people, and large-scale games like "World of Warcraft" can be played by up to 40 people.

When there are more people participating in the game, the time will be arranged very regularly.

For example, when I used to play World of Warcraft, the tours would start at 8pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and on Saturdays and Sunday afternoons.

Many times after get off work at night, you have to rush back to participate in online gaming activities. After a long time, it is easy for people to feel tired, and they may even feel that gaming is more tiring than working.

Moreover, once the online game activity starts, it cannot be stopped in a short time.

This can easily cause family conflicts.

For example, when I was playing BOOS with a group, my wife insisted on letting me wash the dishes, but BOOS didn't kill me and they couldn't leave for a while. My wife unplugged the computer in a rage, and the two of them had a fight.

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So now mobile games are gradually developing and replacing PC games.

Because mobile games use fragmented time, and some games deliberately downplay social interaction, a player can play whenever they want, which is much easier than online games.

The same goes for stand-alone games. You can play whenever you want. You don't have to worry about being late for events, or the equipment you get will be taken away by your teammates. You have much more freedom.

Moreover, stand-alone games can be paused in most cases. If something happens at home, you can save a file and play again when you have time. It will not affect family harmony at all.

Online games are too expensive. From a financial point of view, compared to the popular "free" online games, the cost of stand-alone games is much less.

If the latest 3A masterpiece is available on the PC platform, it will only cost more than 200 yuan at most, and you can play it for a long time by paying once.

If it is an old game that has been on the market for a while, you may be able to get it for tens of dollars when there is a discount, which is very cost-effective.

As for "free" online games, if you charge for items, it would be a bottomless pit. In some games, if you want to get a set of top-notch equipment, it will cost tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, which is very scary.

What's more, stand-alone games have "3A" masterpieces almost every year. These games are not only well-made, but some series of works have a complete world view, and the gameplay is several levels higher than ordinary online games.

As players age, their game horizons will gradually broaden, their tastes will continue to improve, and their requirements for games will become higher and higher.

Therefore, older players generally only play stand-alone games and no longer play online games.