bastards, they should have done it as separate all pc, and all xbox servers, as well as joint serers
Rumor: Microsoft Killed PC/Xbox Cross Platform Play
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Cross-Platform play leading to a new golden age of PC gaming? Maybe if my idea of a golden age involved magnificent structures built from the stacked corpses of easily defeated console gamers.
Shadowrun itself was proof enough that this can't work. PC gamers weren't exactly eager to adopt a broken control system just so they could play with thier XBox owning friends on a 'level' playing field, especially when there are so many other FPSs on the market that won't handicap their controls.
But if you went the other way, letting PC gamers use the full potential of M+K, you would see the console players complaining about their inability to keep up with the PC crowd. Again, most would simply jump to an FPS where they would only have to play against other console users.
Also, it certainly didn't help that Shadowrun was a terrible game.
Shadowrun itself was proof enough that this can't work. PC gamers weren't exactly eager to adopt a broken control system just so they could play with thier XBox owning friends on a 'level' playing field, especially when there are so many other FPSs on the market that won't handicap their controls.
But if you went the other way, letting PC gamers use the full potential of M+K, you would see the console players complaining about their inability to keep up with the PC crowd. Again, most would simply jump to an FPS where they would only have to play against other console users.
Also, it certainly didn't help that Shadowrun was a terrible game.
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They could still do it on a level, just make it mandatory for pc'ers to use a joypad if they want to play against consolers, it would be a hell of alot simpler it beats trying to balance/nerf the pc version so both groups can play against each other on a level playing field.Jezzascmezza said:
This is pretty much the same as saying the American military is only better because they have better guns.
Doesn't matter if you call it skill or input advantage. The simple truth of the matter is that people using KB+M will beat people using controllers. You can achieve a higher level of performance using the PC input devices, and that makes them objectively better for anyone who places importance on performance.
MS absolutely might have nicked cross-platform play on the basis of one test. They'd have to allow KB+M for 360 so console players were not disadvantaged, and then they'd lose the "comfort" aspect of console gaming. They believe, and probably rightfully so, that people would rather use suboptimal input devices rather than cumbersome ones.
I was simply saying to some of the users who would invariable say its a matter of skill.adamsky said:
OK, can we agree that the skill we are talking about is mostly skill at controls? I mean, sure, some shooters also require mental skills of some sort, but in the end, when it's "bullet time", it still comes down to raw skill. (From personal experience: I was a smart but hopeless CS player from 1.0 to about 1.5 - I was almost always at the right place doing the right thing, right until someone bunnyhopped into range and nailed me with a headshot on the fly.)
And it will only stay rumor because Microsoft wouldn't want gamers to go back to the KING OF GAMING DEVICES: THE PC!!!! Dun dun dunnnn!!!
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Just because they can't do shooters due to the PCs huge advantages, doesn't mean other games wouldn't be possible. The PS3's doin' it. Hell there were even some cross platform PC/360 games that were supposed to come out... Champions Online, you huge cock tease!
Well thats a hit to my hopes to ever play Huxley (a key feature being PC and Xbox cross play)
As for that...other bit...yay for fanning the flames.
Even if it actually is true that keyboard is better in efficiancy, its not better in comfort. Atleast I can hold my controller comforabtly under my blanket.
As for that...other bit...yay for fanning the flames.
Even if it actually is true that keyboard is better in efficiancy, its not better in comfort. Atleast I can hold my controller comforabtly under my blanket.
Why do I have the sudden image that the "best console players" were people that claimed that they were the best. You know! Like every average player claiming that he's a master.
Note* Don't pretend that you haven't met that gamer.
2nd Note* It's always "fun" to see developpers participate in flame wars.
Note* Don't pretend that you haven't met that gamer.
2nd Note* It's always "fun" to see developpers participate in flame wars.
Because they forced the PC reticule to wobble, there was horrible mouse lag and the console version included auto aim. They had to force broken controls on the PC crowd just to make a level field. No wonder nobody played.Greyfox105 said:
Mine certainly had no auto-aim, I can tell you that much >.> I tend to disable it on games, as it just gets me killed, or ruins the games in other ways >.>BaldursBananaSoap said:
*Hates auto-aim for the amount of times it gets her killed in games*
Flight sims might be good I play eternal silence which is part FPS part classic flightsim and there are people who actually have a k + m and a game pad and they just switch as they enter or exit a ship (the switch does leave them vulnerable for a second though)
That would be an interesting cross platform game
Also how competitive are the newest round of motion controls like wii motion+ and move?
That would be an interesting cross platform game
Also how competitive are the newest round of motion controls like wii motion+ and move?
"Because of the lack of 'pixel-accuracy' with the Xbox 360 analog thumbstick, the designers have included an aim-assisting technology, which basically interpolates the player's movement and causes the reticle to stay over an enemy player like a weak magnet. In addition, FASA has implemented a feature which causes the cross-hair to expand during quick movements, thus lowering the player's accuracy, making it impossible to quickly turn and maintain accuracy, reducing the potential advantage of playing with a mouse.[7][8] PC players, who have a more sensitive control scheme, are able to turn significantly faster than their controller-using counterparts and would have gained an unfair advantage."Greyfox105 said:
So they added auto aim to the 360 controls we knew that and it made sence as that was what everybody worried about overpowering the pc players.But i could go into a list on why consoles players have the advanatage over pc players and also the over way around but thats for enough time.As i still can nott see the reason why they canceled 360 and Pc cross network games as it was "unbalanced" for the console players.murphy7801 said:
