Left 4 Dead - Page 5

NokkonWud · 13-11-2008, 03:22

Hmm, have you tried playing it on a console?

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divine · 13-11-2008, 03:27

No, for now i'm just enjoying actually being able to aim properly rather than have the computer do half the job for me on public games or in single player

It is very very easy though, first game in a very long time i've jumped in at a higher difficulty because Normal was too easy as to make it almost pointless.

divine · 13-11-2008, 03:33

What I did think would have been an interesting idea would have been a cross platform multiplayer, whereby one team is populated by PC players and the other by 360 players.

Could have been quite entertaining I think, would certainly have added a large element of competition to proceedings

Justsomebloke · 13-11-2008, 09:56

There is No way I'd want to ruin such an excellent shooter by using a console, The speed of the Zombies & the overwhelming numbers would be ruined by stodgey aiming.
I had no probs at all getting a game last night Divine but then I dod just go random. I'll be On & Off this all day so I'll let you know.

leowyatt · 13-11-2008, 10:02

Was a right laugh Daz and I'm looking forward to the full game. Aiming wasn't a problem for me on the console

Davey_Pitch · 13-11-2008, 10:05

I still don't get this "ruined by playing on a console" crap. I'm sorry to be the one to say it, but if you're crap at aiming on a console, then you need more practise, plain and simple. Yes, it might not be as pixel accurate as on a PC, but you can easily get accurate enough with practise.

leowyatt · 13-11-2008, 10:09

When I first got my 360 I was dreadful at aiming in Gears of War but after a little practice I got better and I'd happily say now I could not go back to a keyboard and mouse and that I'm pretty good with my controller.

Justsomebloke · 13-11-2008, 10:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davey_Pitch

I still don't get this "ruined by playing on a console" crap. I'm sorry to be the one to say it, but if you're crap at aiming on a console, then you need more practise, plain and simple. Yes, it might not be as pixel accurate as on a PC, but you can easily get accurate enough with practise.

Chill out dude, I am the First person to admit to being Crap at FPS on console & Yes it is down to ME. Having both a decent gaming system & a console I choose the ease & familiarity of my PC for FPS when I have the choice.
With this game I can enjoy the speed of attacks & get off on the frenzy, If I played it on console it would just piss me off & ruin the game for me.
Hope that explains the comment

Daz · 13-11-2008, 10:53

I really enjoyed the pace of it - one moment you're alone, next moment overrun. Doesn't really work single player (never expected to), and like divine found it too easy on normal - though I'm wondering if it was compensating for the presence of AI players. I'd like to play it on the same difficulty with 4 people and see if it's any different.

divine · 13-11-2008, 11:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davey_Pitch

I still don't get this "ruined by playing on a console" crap. I'm sorry to be the one to say it, but if you're crap at aiming on a console, then you need more practise, plain and simple. Yes, it might not be as pixel accurate as on a PC, but you can easily get accurate enough with practise.

It's not 'being crap' at aiming, it's just the fact that a mouse is better, more responsive and you do the aiming yourself, rather than having autoaim assistance.

I'll quite happily play an FPS on a console but given the choice i'll always take the PC in preference as it just feels an infinitely more natural way to play.

Entirely the opposite is true for other games, I tried FIFA 09 or PES 09 (I dunno, I forget) on the PC and it was just unplayable, controller is a much better way to control it and in that case, playing on the PC effectively ruins it.

If you took two equally skilled players and put them head to head on an FPS cross platform i'd expect the PC player to win 9 times out of ten, if you then swapped them to FIFA, i'd expect the console player to prevail.

13-11-2008, 03:22	#41
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	Hmm, have you tried playing it on a console? . __________________

13-11-2008, 03:27	#42
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	No, for now i'm just enjoying actually being able to aim properly rather than have the computer do half the job for me on public games or in single player It is very very easy though, first game in a very long time i've jumped in at a higher difficulty because Normal was too easy as to make it almost pointless. __________________

13-11-2008, 03:33	#43
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	What I did think would have been an interesting idea would have been a cross platform multiplayer, whereby one team is populated by PC players and the other by 360 players. Could have been quite entertaining I think, would certainly have added a large element of competition to proceedings __________________

13-11-2008, 09:56	#44
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	There is No way I'd want to ruin such an excellent shooter by using a console, The speed of the Zombies & the overwhelming numbers would be ruined by stodgey aiming. I had no probs at all getting a game last night Divine but then I dod just go random. I'll be On & Off this all day so I'll let you know. __________________

13-11-2008, 10:02	#45
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Was a right laugh Daz and I'm looking forward to the full game. Aiming wasn't a problem for me on the console __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

13-11-2008, 10:05	#46
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	I still don't get this "ruined by playing on a console" crap. I'm sorry to be the one to say it, but if you're crap at aiming on a console, then you need more practise, plain and simple. Yes, it might not be as pixel accurate as on a PC, but you can easily get accurate enough with practise. __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

13-11-2008, 10:09	#47
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	When I first got my 360 I was dreadful at aiming in Gears of War but after a little practice I got better and I'd happily say now I could not go back to a keyboard and mouse and that I'm pretty good with my controller. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

13-11-2008, 10:53	#49
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	I really enjoyed the pace of it - one moment you're alone, next moment overrun. Doesn't really work single player (never expected to), and like divine found it too easy on normal - though I'm wondering if it was compensating for the presence of AI players. I'd like to play it on the same difficulty with 4 people and see if it's any different. __________________ apt-get moo

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