THE DEBATE : The best online multiplayer game

Team Fortress 2 is the best multiplayer game. I have never been an avid multiplayer fan, but Team Fortress 2 is just the pinnacle of competive multiplayer. Easily Accesible. Easy on the Eyes, and interesting dynamics makes this stand out from the rest of the pack. Also, the constant updates from Valve don't hurt either.

Left 4 Dead and S.W.A.T 4 get honorable metnions for being the most fun I've had in a cooperative setting. But neither have come close to my playtime in Team Fortress 2.

Ive been playing Counterstrike for 10 years now. No game has lasted me that long.

Also Team Fortress Classic and, by association, Team Fortress 2. I still like TFC better

TF2, definitely. The most consistent fun I've had in pretty much my whole (perhaps rather short) online PC gaming experience. Yeah, sometimes I yell at my screen at the other team for playing like douchebags, but we usually come back in the most epic firefights, and makes it all worth it. Easy to get into, and once you start getting used to the roles you play in the team, it's like an art form.

DoD:S, CSS can be hit or miss at times. Some days you get into a really good server, and leave with a smile. Then the next time you jump into a match, you're staring at the respawn timer for the better part of the game. Company of Heroes is the same thing. After a hard-fought battle, one huge loss can turn you off from playing online for the rest of that week.

[QUOTE="Kaelken"]I can't believe people still play trial and error games like RTS or CS or Crysis

Baselerd

All static games are.

It's funny, dynamic gameplay and dynamic maps should have been standard close to 10 years ago, but people still have no idea what it is lmao

On a sidenote, you could also argue WoW is the best online MP considering how effectively it attracts the masses

in my opinion either Cod4 or Left 4 Dead.

i'm surprised noone has mentioned any mmos. Kh1ndjal

[QUOTE="Kh1ndjal"]i'm surprised noone has mentioned any mmos. GodLovesDead

[QUOTE="GodLovesDead"][QUOTE="Kh1ndjal"]i'm surprised noone has mentioned any mmos. _Pedro_

I can't believe it..the nerve on some people >_> playing other types of games, they should all just play FPS CO-OP games since they are the future, developers should concentrate more on FPS games, because we don't get enough of them, 2 or 3 FPS games per year are far from enough.

Also people that play games that they like or games that are not FPS should be banned from the internet.

/sarcasm

CoD 4, GRID, TMUF, CS, CS: S, TF 2, CoH, WiC, Crysis -the original one, not Wars, I like the multiplayer part of the first one a lot more.

DanielDust

World of Warcraft for a well balanced massive multiplayer experience, packaged with phenomenal art design and audio design. Constant updates through patches for additional content. User made movies, add ons, forums and fan art for a well adjusted game experience that's divergent by any other game out there on the market.

Runner ups:

-TF2

-Cod4

-CS 1.6

-BF2

[QUOTE="Kh1ndjal"][QUOTE="GodLovesDead"] They are all repetitive and more often than not you're doing single-thought activities. I've played atleast a dozen MMOs, I know. GodLovesDead

[QUOTE="GodLovesDead"][QUOTE="Kh1ndjal"] i know people who have spent more time in de_dust than in sunlight; how are shooters not repetitive? also, guildwars (i do not want to argue whether it is an mmo, at this point) has a level 20 cap, which can be reached in couple weeks, with maxed equipment. there has been no major updates for a long time yet it still has a large player base. like someone else said, surely, there must more to it than meets the eyeOoSuperMarioO

[QUOTE="OoSuperMarioO"]

[QUOTE="GodLovesDead"] Shooters are certainly repetitive, but their gameplay is a little more involving than hitting a few hotkeys while downing cheetos. Guild Wars isn't an MMO and it's PvP-centric so it really doesn't apply to the discussion. The only reason people play some of these terribly droll MMOs is for gear and advancement. If there wasn't any gear or advancement, nobody would play these games. It's sort of a "carrot on a stick" ordeal.GodLovesDead

FPS are obtaining that level of attention from the console market today, not PC gaming as it was years ago.

Counter Strike.

rctyke

Most definitely TF2.