What's the best current multiplayer PC game?
01-01-07, 01:48 PM
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This is not really up my alley, but isnt Battlefield 2142 the big thing now?
01-01-07, 01:49 PM
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I reckon the obvious choice is World of Warcraft. But since you must be a shooter fan like myself, the big multiplayer titles I know of are from the Battlefield series (particularly 2 and 2142 now) and Half-Life's Counterstrike. Of those, I only play BF 2, but I still play the older BF1942. You can get 1942 collections pretty cheap these days. Although many may not agree, the BF games are really fun!
HL also has a few cool mods you can play through Steam (my fav being The Specialist, which is a Matrix-influenced game with a robust selection of weapons, kung fu and slo-mo. It's very cool). I don't think Doom 3 or Quake 4 have as big a following online as their previous installments.
HL also has a few cool mods you can play through Steam (my fav being The Specialist, which is a Matrix-influenced game with a robust selection of weapons, kung fu and slo-mo. It's very cool). I don't think Doom 3 or Quake 4 have as big a following online as their previous installments.
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01-01-07, 09:55 PM
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Too hard a question to answer. There are a ton of PC multiplayer games and they all have different strengths and weaknesses. But if you like Halo, I recommend Unreal Tournament 2004. (UT2007 is coming out this month, so you can get the earlier game on the cheap).
01-01-07, 10:45 PM
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The community is small nowadays, probably less than 150 players on half a dozen servers (more if you count Europe), but Tribes 2 continues to be my favorite. I also play a lot of UT and UT2K4. I tried the BF 2142 demo and it was verrrry nice.
01-02-07, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Groucho
Too hard a question to answer. There are a ton of PC multiplayer games and they all have different strengths and weaknesses. But if you like Halo, I recommend Unreal Tournament 2004. (UT2007 is coming out this month, so you can get the earlier game on the cheap).
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01-03-07, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by SmackDaddy
F.E.A.R. Combat and Wolfenstein Enemy Territory are both free, and a lot of fun. I also play a lot of UT2004.
01-03-07, 03:17 PM
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I just hate the fact that FEAR rewards you for taking cover and sneaking up on enemys, while FEAR online, like every other multiplayer rewards you for running around like a moron and jumping constantly
I agree with you about the moronic shoot everything that moves players. But, I play mostly on the disposable heroes TDM/CTF servers. Rambo clowns don't last too long there. We do a lot of covering fire and actually employ some team tactics. It's kind of cool to watch sometimes. Especially if the other team is just a bunch of jumping shooting morons!!
01-03-07, 07:07 PM
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Do Counter-Strike, Battlefield, or Unreal Tournament cost money pay online? Count me out if so...
Thanks for the suggestions!!
Thanks for the suggestions!!
01-03-07, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Toad
Do Counter-Strike, Battlefield, or Unreal Tournament cost money pay online? Count me out if so...
Thanks for the suggestions!!
Thanks for the suggestions!!
Another vote for Counter-Strike: Source and Battlefield 2 (or 2412)!
01-03-07, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by edstein
Day of Defeat: Source, if you like Call of Duty or Medal of Honor type games. it's multiplayer only.
Plus they messed up the mg42 so I couldn't use it like I used to.
Used to play the earlier versions non-stop.
