Quoted from Midway-Man:I edited my original post. It shouldn't be forced by any means. The main focus still remains the local single player game. With a standard 1/3Ball rule.
We get your idea, and I agree that multiplayer/coop would be fun. Your machine would behave differently based on how the other players are doing. Modes would require a group effort, so would be easier or harder to complete depending on the skill of those you are playing with. I see myself offline 75% of the time and online maybe 25%. Will be interesting to see how this plays out.