PC vs Consol

(Weapuh) #21

[QUOTE=Seyu;267450]And I expected him to be one of those 12 year old coolladitty kids.

Suk,
It takes time to get good with a mouse, I recommend you practice on Quake Live or Counter Strike.

Fewer people use headsets on the PC. In my entire time in BC2 pub matches I’ve come across only one guy who had it.

Seeing the m17’s low specs, I doubt you’ll be able to play the game at high graphical settings.[/QUOTE]

BC2 is a bad example since their VOIP is terrible and few servers even know how to support it, many more people use mics on games like L4D.

(MrX) #22

[QUOTE=Apples;267454]These kind of threads usually get off tehe road quick enough…

If you want to go competitive and play on a more serious level I would suggest PC anyday, if you rather sit on your sweet sofa with friends and enjoy a booze or two (tho you have to be 21 in US right? ;)) I would suggest console. Playing on a laptop is IMO not a good thing, but my only laptop is a 10’ eee-PC so I’m super biased here indeed :wink:

Peace[/QUOTE]

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Most ppl use mics but with external programs like teamspeak 3,ventrillo or skype

(AnthonyDa) #23

[quote=MrX;267468]this<-
Most ppl use mics but with external programs like teamspeak 3,ventrillo or skype[/quote]
True people are using Mumble tho.

(Herandar) #24

So the other users are false people?

(Apoc) #25

lol! Wrong. Loads of people on PC have headsets, in fact the majority do, however they chose not to spam global and team voip with insults and randomly shouting most of the time(unlike consoles). And yes they are usually using a program like mumble or ts to talk to their friends/clanmates.

Also, more on topic, the mouse and keyboard are far more accurate tools for FPS games, they are more precise, offer more oportunities for binds, you can reach a higher skill level with them and they offer a freedom of movement you cant get with consoles.
As for playing on pc (as long as it is a half decent pc), you gain better graphics, better performance (higher fps etc), less 12 year olds, harder opponents.
Playing on a laptop may be a little awkward but im sure you could get used to it, im not a fan as for some reason i play with the keyboard at an angle to the screen.

:orbital:

(Seyu) #26

I, of course, meant VOIP because that is what someone coming from a console background would expect. For something like Teamspeak, Vent you need to first have a group of friends or need to join a clan.

(LyndonL) #27

A friend has an M15x and it plays games with graphics turned to a reasonable level quite fine, so the M17x should be fine.

Definitey buy a decent corded laser mouse, and preferably a corded keyboard too since it will be a lot easier gaming with that :slight_smile:

(system) #28

If for some weird reason you will not find mouse+keyboard more natural than a controller, you can always hook up a Xbox controller to your laptop and play with it.

(DarkangelUK) #29

I rarely hear PC players on VOIP, that’s in ETQW, BC2, CoD MW2, Black Ops… in fact the most talk I’ve heard is on CSS and the OCB ETQW server or Scotland server in Black Ops.

(BomBaKlaK) #30

some examples of the consolisation !!!
Hope BRINK not falling into !

(SUK_A_FACE) #31

well guys thanks for the help i think im just gonna get it for both :smiley: lol give the PC a try for a bit gaming for me is alot about the community as well i like to find a clan and get going with them

@nail
im not here to troll anyone so how bout whatever it is i do to piss you off we squash it, im here because im super excited about brink and i think the same goes for you.

(Seyu) #32

[QUOTE=BomBaKlaK;267562]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgizpmXDiXI&tracker=False

some examples of the consolisation !!!
Hope BRINK not falling into ![/QUOTE]

This game is going to tank on the pc and once again Crytek will blame piracy. I haven’t played a worse multiplayer in quite some time(I haven’t played the recent CoD games though).

[QUOTE=SUK_A_FACE;267576]
@nail …im here because im super excited about brink and i think the same goes for you.[/QUOTE]

Nah, he’s just the emissary from Tapir Welfare Society.

(BioSnark) #33

oh, are we doin funny videos?

(DonkeyDong) #34

[QUOTE=Nail;267439]question asked, question answered

try pay attention, it’ll help at school, especially in Art History

btw, I google all that stuff, usually shows me how full of crap people are

/out[/QUOTE]

No one needs too google how much crap your full of. You spew it on the forums.

/uninstall forums plz

(DonkeyDong) #35

[QUOTE=Seyu;267450]And I expected him to be one of those 12 year old coolladitty kids.

Suk,
It takes time to get good with a mouse, I recommend you practice on Quake Live or Counter Strike.

Fewer people use headsets on the PC. In my entire time in BC2 pub matches I’ve come across only one guy who had it.

Seeing the m17’s low specs, I doubt you’ll be able to play the game at high graphical settings.[/QUOTE]

BC2’s voip is broken.
If you play Quake though, you’ll notice 1/100th of the players but almost 100% of them use it. It really helps when the quality works, the default action is to have voip on to hear others, and people encourage the use because of all the above

(Nail) #36

awww, you came all the way here just to post that, how nice of you

(DonkeyDong) #37

[QUOTE=SUK_A_FACE;267576]
im not here to troll anyone so how bout whatever it is i do to piss you off we squash it, im here because im super excited about brink and i think the same goes for you.[/QUOTE]

Sooner you ignore that guy, the better off you’ll be

(Weapuh) #38

Sorry, that also not right :confused: a lot of servers including a heck of a lot of BC2 servers have public ventrillo servers. AOD has one with ~500 people in it sometimes for their multiple games and servers.

I just find laptop keyboard buttons too easy to press, I don’t know why it bugs me, not enough pressure required.

(hobodefcon) #39

I think whether people use voip depends on the game and how well the game facilitates it. On TF2, sometimes half the team is using voip, but then again, alot of these guys are in the clan that own the server. Also, certain TF2 servers are like communities because of regulars, so people get comfortable and use voip, which is a more personal experience than typing. Quake war servers were few, so there was a sense of community as people recognized each other, I remember I used voip alot, sometimes others would too.

BC2, I have put a about 20 hours into multiplayer and remember hearing maybe 1 or 2 guys. They make it a bit complicated as you can voip with your fireteam or with your team and even with the other team, so you have to think who you want to talk to and which button to press.

The difference with TF2 and BC2 is also the setting and style, whereas TF2 plays and looks more casual. I guess, my point is that TF2 has a friendly, non serious vibe which facilitates voip because people are much more comfortable interacting with others. Also, I dont play BC2 enough to have an informed opinion on it, but like, how often in BC2 chat do you see someone not complaining about their team?

And since we posting funny videos, here’s one related to TF2 and voip :stuck_out_tongue:

(Weapuh) #40

Well it was said before that BC2 Voip is actually broken and not a good base for comparison. The fact that people don’t use it more or less in certain games doesn’t really lend anything to whether they own a mic or not.