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thekitchensink on 13 August 2008

I cannot f'ing wait for this game! I'll be getting it on PC definitely, since none of my friends have Live and this looks like one of the few games where mods will have any meaning for me.

When it comes down in price, though, I'll probably get the 360 version as well for the splitscreen



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11ht11 on 13 August 2008

im seriously thinking of getting a 360 for this game



JaggedSac on 13 August 2008
BenKenobi88 said:
I'm not either going to praise or nay-say the 360 version.

The more people playing the better, right?

I'm just warning you...Left 4 Dead on the 360 is going to be a far different experience than on the PC...6 months after you buy the game you're going to be jealous of the uber awesome shopping mall level, or the new zombie bosses...the kind of stuff TF2 is getting right now on the PC, but not at all on 360.

Maybe they'll do a better job with DLC on the 360 this time, but I wouldn't count on it...XBL is too complicated to just give out free updates every month apparently.

 

I do not think there is anybody playing TF2 on Live.  Yes, pc updates are cool.  It all depends on the games' architecture as to how often there are updates.  Halo 3 has a different game type available every weekend.



S.T.A.G.E. on 13 August 2008
BenKenobi88 said:
Shadowblind said:
JaggedSac said:

Let me go ahead and say this because someone will come in and say it eventually. The pc version is better because pc gaming is always better. Game looks awesome though.

thank you. Now that thats out of the way, lets continue. I did not and will not say its exclusive, despite the fact that you have to own a Microsoft product to run it. There we go, no future complications.

 

 

 

Just because a PC is running Windows doesn't make it a "Microsoft" machine. I'll use their OS, but besides that, Microsoft has no say on my PC, the games I play on it...etc. Windows is just there to make the games work.

The 360 is a Microsoft machine...they ship out the hardware, put limitations on it, and tell people what they can and can't do on it.

 

 

Microsoft usually has say in what you play on your PC from their exclusives list. Because of the fact that EA is publishing Left 4 dead it might be a timed console exclusive on the 360 as well as the steam version on PC. I wouldn't expect anything less from EA. You can try and sound strong, but in the end anything that you buy that microsoft publishes goes back to them and the developers. If they have harnessed the IP, then your words will put you into deeper hot water with common sense.



Shadowblind on 13 August 2008
JaggedSac said:
BenKenobi88 said:
I'm not either going to praise or nay-say the 360 version.

The more people playing the better, right?

I'm just warning you...Left 4 Dead on the 360 is going to be a far different experience than on the PC...6 months after you buy the game you're going to be jealous of the uber awesome shopping mall level, or the new zombie bosses...the kind of stuff TF2 is getting right now on the PC, but not at all on 360.

Maybe they'll do a better job with DLC on the 360 this time, but I wouldn't count on it...XBL is too complicated to just give out free updates every month apparently.

 

I do not think there is anybody playing TF2 on Live.  Yes, pc updates are cool.  It all depends on the games' architecture as to how often there are updates.  Halo 3 has a different game type available every weekend.

 

 I hope your kidding about that TF2 live joke Jagged. I've been playing since December, and there have never been less then 17 unfilled and and who knows how many filled matches at any one time. really, the people who play it don't need mods and 100 maps; we really are content playing the game as it came from the box. I've logged much over 100 hours. I dare you to try to make me out when i'm sniping ;)

 

Not comparitively speaking of course. There are HUNDREDS of matches of TF2 on PC Obox.



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JaggedSac on 13 August 2008

^^Sorry, didn't mean to insult you.



Shadowblind on 13 August 2008
JaggedSac said:
^^Sorry, didn't mean to insult you.

Lol, no you didn't insult me. I just play TF2 on the box a ton so naturally I'm gonna be quick to defend it.

 



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BenKenobi88 on 14 August 2008
S.T.A.G.E. said:
BenKenobi88 said:
Shadowblind said:
JaggedSac said:

Let me go ahead and say this because someone will come in and say it eventually. The pc version is better because pc gaming is always better. Game looks awesome though.

thank you. Now that thats out of the way, lets continue. I did not and will not say its exclusive, despite the fact that you have to own a Microsoft product to run it. There we go, no future complications.

 

 

 

Just because a PC is running Windows doesn't make it a "Microsoft" machine. I'll use their OS, but besides that, Microsoft has no say on my PC, the games I play on it...etc. Windows is just there to make the games work.

The 360 is a Microsoft machine...they ship out the hardware, put limitations on it, and tell people what they can and can't do on it.

 

 

Microsoft usually has say in what you play on your PC from their exclusives list. Because of the fact that EA is publishing Left 4 dead it might be a timed console exclusive on the 360 as well as the steam version on PC. I wouldn't expect anything less from EA. You can try and sound strong, but in the end anything that you buy that microsoft publishes goes back to them and the developers. If they have harnessed the IP, then your words will put you into deeper hot water with common sense.

Let me say this as nice as possible, and don't think I'm insulting or trolling.  You don't know sh*t about this game if you think EA has control.

This is a Valve game.  Valve developed the game for both PC and 360, and Valve publishes it on Steam.  EA is publishing the retail PC and 360 versions, not developing.  They don't have control over where the game goes.

They could get to develop the PS3 version as they did with the Orange Box...but that's not their decision to make; it's not their property.

Don't talk to me about my words.  I'm done.



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JaggedSac on 14 August 2008

Yeah, I believe Ben is right. Valve can pretty much do whatever they want.



mesoteto on 14 August 2008

zombies and multiple play thrus...whats not to like