@Einherjar First off, you are grossly misrepresenting my point. I never said, it is necessary for this game or any game, to have online multiplayer. I said, it is necessary for me and it is necessary for anyone sharíng in my preferences. Judging even from the comments here, I'm not the only one that feels that way.

Secondly, you clearly don't understand what empathy means. You are trying to argue against it, based on the fact, that there is no logical need for it ... Empathy is not a logical conclusion, arrived at by means of deduction, it's the ability to recognize the emotions and preferences of other sentient beings. You are arguing against the colour orange, based on the taste of the fruit ... utterly besides the point.

Next point, if a online multiplayer is crap, and as you say barely playable due to lag, why would anyone use it? I think it's a very reasonable assumption the latter follows from the former. All the problems you are describing sound like a pretty good deterrent, dont they? So if you turn the multiplayer in a playable and enjoyable not-lag-fest, it will be used more. Duh!

In 2014 I won't even bother commenting on the feasibility of such an undertaking.

It is beyond me, why you seem to be unable to grasp, that someone might be interested in this, or any game for that matter, solely for it's co-op value. It's not such an alien concept after all, there were plenty of games, that thrive on their co-op before all things. The DW games aren't exactly technical or gameplay wonders, to me the fun comes purely from fighting side by side with a buddy against endless hordes. Unfortunately most people I know became jaded by this kind of game, a very long time ago, and for the most part so am I actually, but well I do love Zelda!^^ I had a friend, who was willing to play this with me, but he lives not nearby, not at all. That's why I brought up empathy, because games are not about a logical checklist, but about emotions, about joy and fun. Now I feel silly for you having forced me to actually point that out.

Simply put I can't play it the only way, I had any interest playing it. I was not asking for much, just an online co-op like thousands of games have done before, since more than a decade ago. I don't get that, than I'm not willing to give them any money.

Why in the name of Christ, would I compromise on a videogame? Especially when I could just as well play DW8X with online co-op for example. In fact, to go against my interests here, for no apparent reason whatsoever, that would be plenty silly. Spending time and money on a product you are not competely satisfied with, that is silly.

Again the developer is entitled to do whatever he likes to do, is just that, if they can't accomondate a basic feature I need for my enjoyment (and let's not kid ourselves about the fact, that is just a basic feature), well, then he can have my money.

Your utter lack of understanding of the concept of empathy, shouldn't in the least impair your understanding of the concept of supply and demand. There is plenty supply in this market ... again, it is not a sellers market, not even close.