The mute button is your friend.Originally Posted by Dreddz
Anyway, AI is a poor substitute for even a decent human opponent. And when I say a poor substitute, I mean AI is usually dumb as a brick and couldn't out think somone who's reasonably skilled on a bad day. The only way AI typically gets harder is by making them harder to kill/up accuracy until every shot is a headshot/you get the picture. Honestly, I've had a lot of great experiences online. Over the years I've played a lot of great online games with both close friends and people I've never met and will never meet again. The fun isn't in simply playing the game, it's in realising just how good I'm not and being challenged by skilled opponents. It's also a more convenient way to play against other people. Let's face it, for some of us, it's not realistic to be able to get together with friends whenever we want so we can have fun playing against real people.
If you don't like online then that's fine, but it's a major market amongst the general consumer, and overall is a very good thing. It's too big a market with too much untapped potential for companies to ignore.
As for this comment, updating online through the console itself is the most convenient way to do it for those who have it connected to the net. For those who don't, as long as you can access a computer you can download the updates and transfer them using one of several storage media. I doubt that many people who don't have a computer at this point, or an internet connection have much interest in any console. For those few who would, as long as they have a friend with a PC connected to the net and a memory stick they're covered.
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