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Is PC Gaming worth it?
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As I said, I'm used to P2P gaming and the associated side effects on the console so I'm more tolerant towards it. On the PC, however, I have no time for it.ShadowHearth wrote: »Iwnet thing did came from consoles. So the only ones that we have to thank for it are consoles... And how can you be sick of iwnet on pc, if you have ALL games based on IWnet on xbox?
I don't go for the usual fanboy rage associated with it but it was certainly an inferior experience compared to the usual client/server model. I understand why they did it, to an extent anyway, but that doesn't mean I agree with it.ShadowHearth wrote: »They droped the ball with Iwnet, but i did not had much of trouble playing with it. People make more noise about it, then there actuall is...
People are against PC gaming for more reasons than that, reasons which have been brought up several times before on this very forum. At the end of the day, PC Gaming often requires a technical knowledge beyond the level of the average consumer or beyond the level they wish to learn in order to play games. Why would they need to bother if they can just put the game into the console and boom, it works? Personally I'm glad I have the best of both worlds but I do understand where some people are coming from with the console love.ShadowHearth wrote: »people tend to be afraid of stuff they dont understand. thats why there are so many people against pc gaming. Its supperior in any given way, just people are not arsed to learn it. Its way easyer to buy same game for twice the price and drop it in to xblender, which will do everything for you...
And for the love of god please stop calling it xblender.
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As I said, I'm used to P2P gaming and the associated side effects on the console so I'm more tolerant towards it. On the PC, however, I have no time for it.
I don't go for the usual fanboy rage associated with it but it was certainly an inferior experience compared to the usual client/server model. I understand why they did it, to an extent anyway, but that doesn't mean I agree with it.
People are against PC gaming for more reasons than that, reasons which have been brought up several times before on this very forum. At the end of the day, PC Gaming often requires a technical knowledge beyond the level of the average consumer or beyond the level they wish to learn in order to play games. Why would they need to bother if they can just put the game into the console and boom, it works? Personally I'm glad I have the best of both worlds but I do understand where some people are coming from with the console love.
And for the love of god please stop calling it xblender.
well okay, i wount. but everytime i start the damn thing, thats how i whant to call it
Anyway, avarage pc consumer can easily play games, you dont need technical level to insert cd, press install and press next a few times. moust of modern games will set graphic level by your current set up too.
i will say it again, its just laizyness. to make that extra step and actually look in to it. Decent desktop to play games are not crazy money. allmoust any desktop can play games, just make sure it has graphic card.
anyway. consoles are good for avarege joe, but if you have atleast few extra brain cells, which are not smoked are destroyed in pub, then use them to learn that small extra about pc gaming. now i am not refering to you m8, i am talking in general
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I just don't think people want to have to learn how to do new things to get into gaming. The problem is exacerbated when they can just pick up a console and know they can play every game that comes out in exactly the same way as everyone else. No need for checking specs on the box or wondering will it look as good on their machine, they'll know it'll work and continue to do so until the next console comes out.ShadowHearth wrote: »well okay, i wount. but everytime i start the damn thing, thats how i whant to call it
Anyway, avarage pc consumer can easily play games, you dont need technical level to insert cd, press install and press next a few times. moust of modern games will set graphic level by your current set up too.
i will say it again, its just laizyness. to make that extra step and actually look in to it. Decent desktop to play games are not crazy money. allmoust any desktop can play games, just make sure it has graphic card.
anyway. consoles are good for avarege joe, but if you have atleast few extra brain cells, which are not smoked are destroyed in pub, then use them to learn that small extra about pc gaming. now i am not refering to you m8, i am talking in general0 -
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I'm a convert from console to PC in the last 3 years. Why?
- When I play an FPS, I want to damn hell turn as fast as I intend to turn. The keyboard and mouse helps me do that easily.
- When I get bored of a game, I just download mods that keeps me playing the game for many more years
- PC games costs between 20-30 euro cheaper brand new. Buy 20 console games, you've spent a budget PC's worth.
- I don't want any mother****ing subscriptions or extra costs to my games. 98% of PC games extra content is free or user made
- I like community. The 360 allows a community sure, but you cant beat regular evenings in the same servers as your friends, and join them seemlinglessly easy.
- I like to explore different genres, and theres a lengty list of popular free games for all types of genres on the PC
- I ****ing hate lag. At least with PC gaming I can pick what server I want, what maps I prefer, and all without moving around like someone attached an elastic band to my back
- A quick alt+tab gets me to my email, my music, my IM, streamed TV, whatever the hell thats possible on a PC. It's great.
EDIT: It's also worth mentioning that anyone who bought a new PC in the last 2-3 years but cant find themselve able to play PC games, chances are you could throw in a 50 euro graphics card inside it and get started
Gaming was born with PC, it sure as hell will die with PC too. 0 -
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As someone else said, it's a subjective question really. I am what Yahtzee might refer to as a muscular superior PC gamer. Although have a PC (and laptop), XBox 360, Wii, DS (well, the wife's) and an iPhone, I do 95%+ of my gaming on PC. Why?
I like genres of games that are good on PC (first person shooters, RPGs, strategy, puzzle/indie), I much prefer using a mouse to a gamepad, like being able to Alt-Tab in and out of games to check mail, forums, FAQs, etc. I like the fact that you can mod older games (just been replaying Oblivion) or simply see them at their best, and what you spend on hardware (and bear in mind I haven't upgraded in three years) you more than save on the lower cost of games (Steam sales are insane).
I figure that since I'd probably have a desktop _anyway_ for working, as a media server, etc, the extra cost of maintaining it as a gaming PC (ie, updating the graphics card every couple of years) is more than worth it. I don't understand the logic that PC gaming is uber-expensive when people spent the equivalent of the cost of a high-end graphics cards on three high-priced new consoles games.
There's plenty of good games out on PC still - certain Metacritic in their 2009 roundup still has it as number 2:
http://features.metacritic.com/features/2009/the-best-games-of-2009/
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Most of those games are ports... there's maybe 2 or 3 games there that grab me... god 2009 was a **** year for games
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Most of those games are ports... there's maybe 2 or 3 games there that grab me... god 2009 was a **** year for games
At least 24 of the top 40 PC games of 2009 are NOT ports. Some other games are questionable as ports too. Personally I thought it was a decent year, not for mainstream games, but where the indie games have risen and truly shone. I found myself buying quite a large amount of AAA quality indie games0 -
i think PC gaming is worth it. i'd be a good bit into strategy, and the only way to play this is with a keyboard and mouse. i made the mistake of buying Supreme Commander for Xbox, though that was cos it wouldn't run on my computer. it was so dumbed down. control system was just aaarrggh :mad:
Mods for PC games are just brilliant. 15 years on, and i'm still playing Total Annihilation on my laptop (god is it that old?
). one of the best strategy games ever imo.
FPS is also a lot better on PC. i also have a 360, but the thumbsticks aren't as fluid as a mouse. if i want to turn around quickly, i can move my mouse quicker to do it, not so much on consoles.
that said, i mostly buy console games, cos i don't have the money to maintain my computer to the levels needed for some games. and i wouldn't be spending €50 on a console game. i wait for it to come down in price a lot before buying. and PC games are hard to come by in bricks & mortar shops cos with no credit card and crap internet, downloading games just isn't feasible for me atm0 -
Most of those games are ports... there's maybe 2 or 3 games there that grab me... god 2009 was a **** year for games
Well, some are ports, some are multiplatform. And there's nothing wrong with a good port. For example, looking at the PC list:
http://features.metacritic.com/features/2009/the-best-games-of-2009/3/
Number 3: Dragon Ages: Origins was multiplatform, but it's acknowledged by most that the PC version was far superior (different controls for one).
Number 4: I imagine Valve will go on to support Left 4 Dead 2 on PC far longer than on Xbox (think Team Fortress 2). And if you prefer mouse to gamepad for FPSs like, it's a no-brainer.
I mean, there's a huge overlap between that the list and the list for the XBox, so you can't really argue that it was a bad year for the PC specifically. Certainly, I wish I had less games to play sometimes, not more.
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cherryghost wrote: »I'm a convert from console to PC in the last 3 years. Why?
- When I play an FPS, I want to damn hell turn as fast as I intend to turn. The keyboard and mouse helps me do that easily.
- When I get bored of a game, I just download mods that keeps me playing the game for many more years
- PC games costs between 20-30 euro cheaper brand new. Buy 20 console games, you've spent a budget PC's worth.
- I don't want any mother****ing subscriptions or extra costs to my games. 98% of PC games extra content is free or user made
- I like community. The 360 allows a community sure, but you cant beat regular evenings in the same servers as your friends, and join them seemlinglessly easy.
- I like to explore different genres, and theres a lengty list of popular free games for all types of genres on the PC
- I ****ing hate lag. At least with PC gaming I can pick what server I want, what maps I prefer, and all without moving around like someone attached an elastic band to my back
- A quick alt+tab gets me to my email, my music, my IM, streamed TV, whatever the hell thats possible on a PC. It's great.
EDIT: It's also worth mentioning that anyone who bought a new PC in the last 2-3 years but cant find themselve able to play PC games, chances are you could throw in a 50 euro graphics card inside it and get started
Gaming was born with PC, it sure as hell will die with PC too.
Quoting this as the OP should actually read it instead of repeating the same "but what games is there" question.
OP, If you have to actually ask the initial question, you might be better off staying with console.0
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