storyline kept me busy for hours the multiplayer for about 10 min. something about invasion america seems cool (not in real life ofcourse)same with BF3 a mean attaking france WW3 is happening in both MW3 and BF3 idk both games will keep me occupied for hours for there story.

It all depends on the gamer and their friends. Now I have friends who are probably just like him. One of my friend is getting MW3 over BF3 because that's what his friends are playing.

As for me? I haven't bought a COD game since COD4. I have some friends who bug me to do the same but I refuse. I also have friends who play for a good game with a good story. Multiplayer is second priority. I fall into this category.

Even then, co-op play (very lacking this gen) is preferred over competitive multiplayer. So some of my friends and I usually look for games with a good story and haven't quite become a slave to MP which is also why I'm glad PSN is free. I play online when I'm in a mood but not frequent enough to justify paying for it.

KZ2 was the last MP I was deeply into, after that I started falling out of the MP scene.

I still play MP now and then but I focus on SP more.

Halo 2 got me hooked into multiplayer.
Gears of War (Loved it)
Halo 3 (Enjoyed it)
COD 4
Halo 3 (Went back to it)
Gears of War 2
COD WAW (Played it for like 2 weeks)
Mw2 broke the addiction.

I'm happy to say I'm not a slave to multiplayer. I do have my games that I definitely want to play online- Uncharted and Battlefield, as well as DC Universe- but I guess because I came up playing rpgs, I don't NEED multiplayer, nor do I want it in all my games.

I think the main pull of multiplayer is the friend aspect, followed by the draw of competition.