Mouse and Keyboard wins every time but you can still play and enjoy FPS on consoles with no troubles and have a very enjoyable experience.

Its a level playing field so each and every one of us is using the same tools.and daft as it sounds there are plenty of PC gamers that actually prefer to play there games with a Pad controller.

If we had a lot of games that had cross platforming then there would be some issues but we don't and i take to using a controller like a duck to water and i don't miss what i don't have .

Besides its a lot easier lying back on a settee with a controller in hand than having some keyboard and mouse configuration on your lap.

I know you can run your PC through your television but lets face it the majority of PC gamers are in some sort of office or back room or something and i would hazard a guess that they use some office type desk as i do with a nice high backed chair.

Edited by time2die (Wed 26-Oct-11 16:52:10)

Given the choice I'd rather play on a PC but I simply can't afford a gaming rig so I play on my PS3 sat on the settie against my mates that have never played with a keyboard and mouse :/
I used to top the score tables on my PC but now I'm just an average player

In reply to a post by MrGrumpy:

I know sounds daft might just hold onto it , maybe get MW3 for console for crimbo shall see. Only reason I ordered was due to it being £25 but I suspect I might have to wait a wee while till it arrives ie I do not expect it on release day which is no big problem as long as its not weeks.

Now UT are there still servers out their? That was the numero 1 fps game for me at the time in fact we still talk about it at work ! Unstoppable!!, humiliation!!, Multi Kill!!

Well ASDA true to form have cancelled my order Apparently not enough stock to fulfil. Got an e-mail saying that I had cancelled my order which I hadn`t but turns out they did. Anyway not actually that bothered now, they have however stuck a £10 credit on my account so......... Will see what is on offer once they get more stock in.

I ipcked up my preordered copy of BF3 on Friday morning (wasn't rushing) rather thgan going to the Game store midnight opening.

I had to laugh at the state of the Game staff though as they were wearing some sort of cam cream, had x-box/ps3 guns strapped on their backs and wearing some sort of clothing that was supposed to look military (not sure how though!). Ask for your game and then they try to flog you copies of Rage (everything I read regarding this game was rather scathing of it to say the least), BF3 strategy guide (seriously) and McNab's book. I just got my preordered game and walked out laughing.

As for the game itself (PC version) I was quite happy once it finally installed, updated and so on. So far I've only played the single player campaign, which was good but as expected rather short. The graphics were great and I had it all on high, which played flawlessly. I'll have a blatter on the multiplayer mode during the week with some of my mates and see how that goes.

Now I'll wait for MW3 which is more for the single player campaign mode more than multiplayer mode.

I've been playing Counterstrike for 12 years so I thought I'd give one of these console-type fps games a go.

Just been playing through campaign and it's awful. There seems to be lots of 'tripwires' you have to pass before an event is triggered, i.e. in Uprising you have to go through the crashed school bus, then it explodes then you get ambushed by 4 or 5 PLR guys....I tried to go round the bus and ambush the PLR but it wouldn't let me as they weren't there yet because I hadn't 'tripped the wire'.

Also there are no rag-doll physics!! Shoot a PLR, they fall and they don't move when you shoot them again....then they just disappear! Very poor tbh.

Multiplayer isn't any better, lots of lag, CS pings are about 25-30ms, BF3 is double that, so it's pretty much unplayable, weapons aren't accurate either as I see lots of spray n pray kills, rather than the more accurate and controlled two or three round burst-fire.

So not impressed and it's back to Counterstrike for me....a proper, hardcore PC fps.

Edited by deleted (Sun 30-Oct-11 18:16:40)

When you say console type FPS i think you will find that Battlefield is really made for a PC then ported to consoles and thats what Many hardened PC gamers don't like about it.

Are you actually playing it on a console or a PC because i tend to think it's the later if you feel like going back to game from 12 years ago that is a PC game in the first place.

Im not in a position to comment having only played a few minutes of the beta and the fact that i have not gone and bought the game which is a miracle to be honest as i love buying quite a lot of games and its my favourite type of game.

Sometimes you get a feel for a game within minutes and thats generally how i am and i have never been a avid Battlefield person try as i might.

To me its to slow and not intense enough and the weapons don't seem to have the same impact as the ones in Cod games especially MW games.

Its basically a consumers choice you either like one of the other or you like both games whatever there differences.

In reply to a post by time2die:

When you say console type FPS i think you will find that Battlefield is really made for a PC then ported to consoles and thats what Many hardened PC gamers don't like about it.

It may be made for PC but to me, it 'reeks of console' with a look and feel of a console game. This is the first BF/CoD/MoH/ or whatever, I've played, as I've exclusively played CS for the last 12 years.

Are you actually playing it on a console or a PC because i tend to think it's the later if you feel like going back to game from 12 years ago that is a PC game in the first place.

Playing it on PC.

Edited by deleted (Sun 30-Oct-11 18:30:34)

Whatever game that we play there will always be things that certain people will dislike and this will happen to the end of time and there will never be a perfect game that pleases every single person that buys it.

Up to about 8 hours play time now which is a fair time to get a feel for it.

Likes:
I like the battlelog. The stats and stuff are very well done. (I think MW3 is planning something similar)
Game play is relatively smooth but I had to upgrade my computer to a quadcore and faster RAM, SSD hard disk to get a decent experience.
Tanks/vehicles/aircraft is fun and adds dimension
Maps seem very varied.
Visuals/sound are excellent.

Dislikes:
Early weapons are hopelessly weak. Even playing against people on Rank 12+ totally own you. (In Modern Warfare it tends to unlock weapons in a more random way with different strengths/weaknesses)
Battlelog can be a bit fiddly. The friends system seems a bit weird. Clicking multiple times to get into a game is annoying. (Think games on Steam have this mastered but it did take a few years for it to get to it's current refined state)
Idiots. Too many fools playing this game. Jump into a 6 man carrier and drive off with it empty for example. Or get Q Spotted and then run over and lie down next to you...getting you killed.
Campers. Its full of them. I understand this is a "feature" of BF games but it's pretty ridiculous when you spawn in on Caspian Border and some German child with no life on Level 30 with EPIC SNIPER! instanto headshots you from 600 metres away.
Seems to be a lot of issues with people getting disconnected in the middle of the game or it crashes. And you lose all your points when that happens.
Movement/jumping can be "clunky". It just isn't as solid as the MW games.
No indication of pings inside the game. MW2 was slagged off relentlessly (by me included) for go for a ping bar approach. BF3 doesn't even do that.

Edited by orly (Mon 31-Oct-11 00:13:11)

Finding this a particular pain. Already you'll find people flying around in helicopters with a limitless number of flares...which essentially makes anti-air stinger missile launcher totally useless. Had a number of occasions already where I'll lock on and fire 4 stingers at a single helicopter and he'll have more evasive manoeuvres than a star trek bridge officer.