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lazarus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-22-10 01:18 PM
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PC gamers beat XBox gamers
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So, Microsoft decided to try bringing PC gamers and XBox gamers together online. The results were fairly predictable.
I've heard from reliable sources that during the development they brought together the best console gamers to play mediocre PC gamers at the same game... and guess what happened? They pitted console gamers with their "console" controller, against PC gamers with their keyboard and mouse.

The console players got destroyed every time. So much so that it would be embarrassing to the XBOX team in general had Microsoft launched this initiative.


I got into this debate on the night of the God of War III launch at my favourite Gamestop, and those of us who play (or used to, in my case) FPS on a PC were sure we'd smoke anyone using a console. Vindication is mine!
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  -PC gamers beat XBox gamers lazarus  Jul-22-10 01:18 PM   #0 
  - This was the case with Shadowrun, too.  Ignis   Jul-22-10 03:34 PM   #1 
  - right  realisticphish   Jul-22-10 04:05 PM   #2 
     - full confession  lazarus   Jul-22-10 04:43 PM   #3 
        - i'm ok  realisticphish   Jul-22-10 06:57 PM   #5 
        - I actually have the opposite problem with FPS  semillama   Jul-23-10 01:58 PM   #17 
  - Only real bonus to console games is better graphics at cheaper price and PNP.  YOY   Jul-22-10 06:04 PM   #4 
  - Personally, when it comes to casual gaming, PNP is a big selling point.  Ignis   Jul-22-10 11:17 PM   #6 
     - Although bug fixes are a bear. Means the QAs gotta do their job and well.  YOY   Jul-23-10 10:48 AM   #7 
        - Oh, I'm a BIG Civ nerd  realisticphish   Jul-23-10 12:28 PM   #8 
           - I'm a Civ2 nerd  lazarus   Jul-23-10 12:32 PM   #9 
           - Civ IV is brilliant  realisticphish   Jul-23-10 12:40 PM   #10 
              - "RP"?  lazarus   Jul-23-10 12:47 PM   #11 
                 - rp  realisticphish   Jul-23-10 01:38 PM   #14 
           - Ever try Colonization?  YOY   Jul-23-10 01:07 PM   #12 
           - oh yes, that was a neat game  lazarus   Jul-23-10 01:16 PM   #13 
              - I wish Empire Total War and Medieval II had something like it inbetween them.  YOY   Jul-23-10 01:41 PM   #15 
                 - I really wanted to like the Total War games  lazarus   Jul-23-10 01:56 PM   #16 
                    - That's why it's got a pause.  YOY   Jul-23-10 02:08 PM   #18 
                       - hmmm.....  lazarus   Jul-23-10 02:45 PM   #19 
                          - The pause is always the space bar in the TW series.  YOY   Jul-23-10 03:34 PM   #20 
                             - why did nobody ever tell me this before?  lazarus   Jul-23-10 03:36 PM   #21 
                                - Because nobody likes to admit it but it's a turn based game that you decide length of the turns.  YOY   Jul-23-10 03:45 PM   #22 
                                   - installing now  lazarus   Jul-23-10 03:54 PM   #23 
                                   - Ooh! Ooh! *raises hand*  Hong Kong Cavalier   Jul-23-10 04:33 PM   #24 
                                   - I've got a copy of TA around here somewhere  lazarus   Jul-23-10 04:43 PM   #25 
                                   - Didn't really get into it. Gots too many units working at the same time and no quick pause.  YOY   Jul-23-10 05:25 PM   #26 
                                      - the key to TA  lazarus   Jul-25-10 12:24 PM   #35 
                                      - I liked TA 'cause of this (among other reasons):  Hong Kong Cavalier   Jul-26-10 12:43 PM   #37 
                                   - pause isn't working in Shogun  lazarus   Jul-25-10 01:55 AM   #33 
                                      - The skill of the game is when you can defeat armies that are "better" or larger than yours.  YOY   Jul-25-10 11:45 AM   #34 
                                         - found the pause  lazarus   Jul-26-10 02:38 PM   #38 
           - Another big Civ nerd checking in!  Ignis   Jul-23-10 05:41 PM   #27 
              - i have been hesitant of the mods  realisticphish   Jul-23-10 05:44 PM   #28 
                 - I understand; I'm not a fan of most scenarios, either.  Ignis   Jul-23-10 05:53 PM   #29 
                    - nice  realisticphish   Jul-23-10 06:29 PM   #30 
  - This is why I hope keyboard and mouse never come to the PS3.  ZombieHorde   Jul-24-10 04:00 AM   #31 
  - I'm the exact opposite  lazarus   Jul-24-10 12:30 PM   #32 
  - I've always felt certain genre's were better on different platforms  Ohio Joe   Jul-26-10 12:01 PM   #36 
 

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