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A lot of people, that are mostly involved in online games, forget how nice it is, to play an offline game from time to time. You aren't preoccupied with what other people think of you or have to make sure you always follow the rules. There's really no pressure involved at all. You have no obligation to preform in front of other players.
Save and load at any time you want, or just quit the game. No "cya guys, gg was fun" bla-bla stuff. You end the game and you can think of something completely different within an instant. With online games, a big part is being social. Good online games have good communities. Communicating with other players, constantly asking answering questions and all that. When you're in the right mood, this can be very enjoyable. However, being grumpy is basically frowned upon and does not really help your reputation. Not saying hello to somebody can cost you a round of "omg y didnt u say hi earlier 2day??" or something similar. Often, one can't quite get their mind off of something that happened earlier. When you sit down and play a round of Fifa, there is no such thing as an unexpected incident. Everything is very predictable. Which is exactly what makes it relaxing.
Another thing is, you don't have to deal with "lag" "thru" "hax" or some other accusations that are just annoying and tiresome.
After a couple days of offline gaming, you can also appreciate a good BZFlag funmatch a lot more. So, don't just stick to one game all the time, try to mix it up a bit.

Let us know what ya think!