- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Reaver225
Guys, he's asking for strategies on how to play Lockout on H2Vista when it comes out. Not whether console players or PC gamers are better in this case. Read the topic.
Um, I did, and he clearly says so.
Posted by: RDsuycavfba
Ok, my friend and I have been having this ongoing debate weather Console (Xbox, PS2, Gamecube) gamers are better than PC Gamers. I belive that Console gamers are better (Skillwise) than PC gamers. He says that PC gamers have been around longer and are more "hard core" than Console gamers.
Actually, both of you are right and wrong, but your friend is more right than he is wrong. How do you think that console gamers are better (skill wise)? You need supporting details.
Since we're not talking about whether or not computers or consoles and their games are superior to each other, but instead we're talking about whether or not the gamers that play the systems are superior to each other, I'll leave the PC vs. Console discussion out of this as best as I can. (Though it's clear that the PC is superior. :P)
In my opinion, no, computer gamers are more superior in terms of skill than those who play on consoles. In Halo 2, there is a severe amount of auto-aim, with unbalanced weapons. You'd rarely see something like this on PC games like Counter-Strike, Quake III, and in other shooters.
Not to mention, the hinderance of gameplay known as a gamepad in first-person shooters, MMOG's, and RTS titles cannot match the response time, the graceful precision, flexibility, or the accuracy of a mouse and keyboard.
Having said that, now, you may think, "Well then, that means that gamers who play on consoles are better skill-wise!" Wrong. Gimping yourself does not necessarily mean that it makes you more skilled. There's a difference between making things more difficult for yourself to have a good challenge and limiting your skills and potential.
For example: in Halo 2, you can handicap yourself by lowering your shields and damage by half. That doesn't limit you, you're still you, and overtime it can actually build up one's skill as you learn to fight against superior odds.
However, if you fight with a controller, there's little room for improvement. There is a certain point in Halo 2 when anybody can easily get a consistent four-shot kill, and it's all about who gets the better weapons first, and most importantly, who spawns near them. Then it is no longer about skill.