PC Gaming Dying!!

[Lynus]

http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/wp-cont...gsince1985.png

LOL ITS TRUE!

sAD...

[reaper18]

[WiFiDi]

it will always be in the minority as pc gamers have to pay for a computer that costs between 800 to 1200 dollars every 5 years to stay current.

consoles only have to 200-400 which is half that.

[raum]

im not against the idea of console gaming but i rly cant understand console fps games,

how ppl aim with a console pad and/OR how ppl enjoy being assisted to aim (legit hax?) while aiming is the only thing that would make u feel satisfied with the game


i own a 360 controller (usb) for the games that u dont have to aim

[KubeDawg]

Well for some FPS games I actually prefer to play on a console like the COD series. My keyboard setup is kind of odd for FPS games, and the button configuration was just so much easier using a controller, but I do give up my basic aiming skill by playing the console version. I can much easier control my mouse than a thumbstick.

[AfterShock]

Having such reliance on aiming is a pretty big turnoff for a lot of players. Having aim assist on consoles makes it much more strategic, much more about where you stand, what weapons you use, how you move around, what your teammates are doing, the choices you make, etc. It also lets you see everything the game has to offer without remaining pretty casual.

Not everyone is a hardcore gamer, raum

I'm a PC gamer at heart but I can still enjoy modern warfare 2 on Xbox.

(although I think 3rd person games like assassins creed and prototype are much better suited to pad based games).

[chilledsanity]

Originally Posted by WiFiDi

it will always be in the minority as pc gamers have to pay for a computer that costs between 800 to 1200 dollars every 5 years to stay current.

consoles only have to 200-400 which is half that.

There's a difference between "current" and "playing games that perform as well or better as a console." Most people already have a computer to begin with. If it's a desktop, you can almost certainly upgrade that for that price range to what you would pay for a console. Check this out:

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fea...tra-budget_box

Not counting the OS, that's a $240 system that can run most modern games. Wasn't the PS3 $600 when it came out?

Originally Posted by raum

im not against the idea of console gaming but i rly cant understand console fps games,

how ppl aim with a console pad and/OR how ppl enjoy being assisted to aim (legit hax?) while aiming is the only thing that would make u feel satisfied with the game

I'm with you completely on the gamepad issue. I feel like I'm living in an alternate reality where people using a gamepad for a FPS doesn't feel like a pain in the ass. I remember keyboard aiming well from games like Doom and Descent. It SUCKED and I thought I didn't really like FPSs that much until I finally aimed with a mouse on later games. Aiming with a gamepad feels like a throwback to that, yet everyone seems content with it.

I don't need perfect aim to enjoy a game though. I've played ones where all the guns were inaccurate at longer distances, but it was still fun to play. I just don't like having a crap control method.

Originally Posted by AfterShock

Not everyone is a hardcore gamer, raum

It's not about being hardcore or if you have aim assistance on, it's that it's simply NOT AS FUN to play with. I could attach 50 pound weights to each of my wrists and probably still manage to play through a FPS with aim assistance. My aim and movements would be nice and sloppy, overcorrecting with lurching motions because my arms would be quivering after holding up the weights for a long time. That's what aiming with my thumb feels like to me.

People don't want to have to worry about getting perfect shots? I can understand that, that's why there's an easy difficulty on most games. Spray and pray, focus on other aspects of the game, that I get. People want to intentionally fuck up their control of the character, making the game more frustrating to play, then find some way to justify it? That I don't understand. I wouldn't want to play a RTS on a gamepad either for the exact same reasons, they're just even more obvious for that genre.

[Raynian]

On hitscan weapons:

There is no way to make hitscan weapons more diversified than projectile weapons.

End of story.