[Barrin92]

this wasn't always a problem though. Warcraft 3 and both Starcraft games had a large and diverse audience for a long time. From competitive players to people who enjoyed the story despite the fact that they're quite difficult multiplayer games.

Elden Ring and the Souls games are difficult and even to a point intentionally alienating but have had massive success including in the mainstream.

I don't know what it is but I feel there's something else going on with the rapid decline of RTS besides the difficulty.

[josephd79]

Elden ring and Horizon Zero Dawn are amazing solo player games. I don’t wanna play pvp multiplayer. I like Co-Op multiplayer with my buddies. Elden Ring with full game co-op would be amazing. I’d buy all the DLC they could release in a heartbeat.

[ntw1103]

There is a co-op mod available for Elden Ring that works reasonably well. I've been playing through it with a friend.

[josephd79]

Ya, Is it pure co-op or do they still not let you do something’s you can do in solo mode?