Originally posted by: Mike Gayner
Do you have trouble dressing yourself in the morning? Because simple things seem to confuse you easily. My point was to express that PC gamers have different standards to console gamers. We expect more, so when IW pulls this crap, there is a huge reaction. If you don't see the how this relates to the thread, I'm not sure I can help you.
I can see how it relates to the thread, what it seems that you don't see is that it doesn't support your position. hint: if you're trying to show examples of something doing well, you should consider bringing up positive examples.
As for other devs taking opportunity of the situation - DICE? Or are you going to argue that they're small time nobodies?
Sweet, so DICE is paying lip service to PC gamers by saying they'll give you prone in exchange for giving you the shaft for the past 3-4 years. Time to celebrate a huge victory for PC gaming!
the reasons the PC platform are getting seemingly ?better? features in the game are a result of DICE ignoring the PC user base for the past 3-4 years
http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/po...F822F9988436BD#3110573
Interesting editorial posted at Penny Arcade on this...
Some of the rage is channeled semi-constructively into (not a boycott, per se, but) a redirection of funds from Modern Warfare 2 over to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - a notion that has been cannily seized by the would-be recipient. Bad Company 2 is going to be pretty good, so why not buy it - but let's pause for a moment and really
absorb the idea that PC gamers are rallying around a DICE
console port in their zeal. Nevermind the fact that you can't host your own Battlefield 2 servers, and that having a dedicated server for the game involves renting it from one of their partners. Maybe they didn't read the
FAQ?
Full post here:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/2009/10/26/
Originally posted by: Mike Gayner
Finally, your last statement. Because of boneheaded morons like yourself, this will turn into an ostensible lose-lose for PC gamers as far as the console fanboys are concerned. If it sells well on the PC, people are going to say "look, PC gamers are suckers too, they'll buy anything that's fed to them". If it doesn't sell well, they'll be discussing how the PC platform is dead because nobody wants the shit they're offering.
Personally, I chose not to base my entire opinion around a single game, with a development team who have made some critical mistakes.
Fist of all... Yes, I own a console, but I also own a perfectly capable gaming rig. I buy games on whichever platform I feel is going to give me the best experience. The best experience may be dictated by a platform specific feature, controls, or the fact that all of the people I know are getting a mp game for a specific platform.
Second, I don't currently have any plans on picking up MW2. You brought this game up. I actually think MW2 is a pretty good example of what is wrong with PC gaming lately. More appropriately, it's a good example of developers not providing PC gamers with what they want. You didn't even mention that they broke another PC gaming "standard" by raising the price to $59.99 from the usual $49.99.
Finally, I'm not the one making this a lose-lose for PC gaming, I'm just stating how I predict devs/publishers to react. You seem to be making the assumption that just because I can view what is going on objectively, that for some reason I'm happy about the trends I'm seeing. I'm not particularly pleased that PC gaming has taken a back seat to consoles, but that's my perception of what's happening and I'm not going to bury my head in the sand and deny it.