Battlefield Tri-hard

[Amit]

You're playing the wrong version. PC FTW. Don't you dare call me "PC elitist" because with BC2 it's true.

[Warsaw]

There are two things that make BC2 better on PC:

1. Server diversity; those added rule sets take out some of the inherent bullshit, like DPZ raping.

2. Larger player count for the huge maps like Heavy Metal.

Apart from that, I don't really notice much difference, and I play both.

[Phopojijo]

Dedicated servers with admins to get rid of griefers and cheaters.

[Pooky]

You're playing the wrong version. PC FTW. Don't you dare call me "PC elitist" because with BC2 it's true.

Hey, I know there are some things that just work better on PC. I'd never want to play a Quake game on a console for instance. My problem is with the morons that act like anyone gaming on a console is an inferior human being.

[Phopojijo]

It's not the people it's the systems. They are inferior systems by design. They do the subset of what a PC can do that the platform owner allows and you pay extra for that limit. They *simplify* the experience... which often happens when you remove features. There's no reason why a company cannot make a PC interface and be just as user friendly though.

Imagine booting into Windows Media Center with games, tray-and-play, and controller support? What is that?

[Warsaw]

What is that? A failed Windows Vista experiment.

[Phopojijo]

It was actually a late Windows XP experiment. It didn't catch on because people prefer to pay more over time in license fees to believe they're saving money by using a locked-down device -- but they aren't, they're being gouged; just in small, frequent increments.

[Warsaw]

Typical America. It's the same way with cell phones.

[Pooky]

I still like my gaming consoles for the simple reason of putting a game in and playing it with no bullshit involved. No required upgrades, no driver hassles, no manual patching, nothing. PCs may have the potential to become like that, but until they actually do you're not going to convince me that my SNES is an inferior and useless platform.

[Phopojijo]

I still like my gaming consoles for the simple reason of putting a game in and playing it with no bullshit involved. No required upgrades, no driver hassles, no manual patching, nothing. PCs may have the potential to become like that, but until they actually do you're not going to convince me that my SNES is an inferior and useless platform.

Until it dies... in which case your only option to use your art is emulated on a PC.

Oh... and some platforms it's a felony to do that. (Breaking encryption required to -- essentially -- preserve art).

Technically DRM is the same but -- you don't exactly see me boasting for DRM ever.