[quote name='RelentlessRolento']
as long as the single player portion is almost as meaty as the multi, I don't mind, but I can't buy into online only based things such as warhawk, and whatever else.[/quote]
To continue from the last thread....I agree.
DMK's comments where just his typical spouting off about next gen stuff he knows nothing about since he refuses to go next gen crap.
Most online games, especially FPS, have very good single player modes as well IMO. Case in point, Gears of War. Probably my favorite single player/local co-op game of this generation so far. Having a huge online following didn't hurt it's single player at all.
Only thing I could see for most of these games like Gears, CoD4, Halo 3 etc. is that the single player is shorter than in older FPS games. That's a fair criticism. I don't mind as I prefer games to be no longer than 10 or so hours for the most part these days--granted most of those are shorter.
Replay value has to be factored in. I'm on my 5th campain in Gears and I seldom ever replay games. Played through in co-op Casual and Hardcore at a buddies when it first came out as I didn't have a 360 back then. I picked it up late spring and played through in solo on casual, and in co-op on hardcore and I'm slogging through insane in co-op with a buddy still.
So, my long winded point is that DMKs "online is killing single player gaming" is unfounded. Most of these games are the best of both worlds. Grreat (if a bit shorter) single player along with robust online modes to add replay value for those that enjoy both single player and online multiplayer.