Video Games MW3 vs BF3 - Page 2

Hays · 10-14-2011, 07:54 AM

a group of about 5 of us are trying to decide which one to get.
We like the Call of Duty series, but weren't big fans of MW2

BF3 looks good but ea servers being what they are we aren't sure if it will be that good.

Right now it is a toss up.
Does anyone have any big pros or cons for either?

I kind of like BF3 letting 24 people per map on it.

**QuikSsurfer** · 10-14-2011, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Pants

I'm behind a computer 8 hours a day, so yeah, I don't want the 'real' game.

This.
Gaming from a couch/comfy chair FTW

WhitiE · 10-14-2011, 09:31 AM

Bf3 over mw3

ToxSocks · 10-14-2011, 09:33 AM

This needed to have been a poll.

Bambi · 10-14-2011, 09:34 AM

I play both.

BF3 when I want big scale, "realistic", war feeling games.. which can last more than 45 minutes per round.

MW3 when I want quick "arcade" style battles.

I played MW and MW2 to death. Then BFBC2 came out and I started playing it because COD became way too repetitive...

I was excited for Black Ops but it I soon realized that it was one of the worst games ever produced.

I will probably buy MW3 and since its back to Infinity Ward it will be better than Black Ops. But it looks exactly the same as MW2 so I'm worried that the Battlefield franchise may have finally overtaken COD.

COD should have never made Black Ops. They might have very well killed the franchise.

Pants · 10-14-2011, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Wickedson

I play both.

BF3 when I want big scale, "realistic", war feeling games.. which can last more than 45 minutes per round.

MW3 when I want quick "arcade" style battles.

I played MW and MW2 to death. Then BFBC2 came out and I started playing it because COD became way too repetitive...

I was excited for Black Ops but it I soon realized that it was one of the worst games ever produced.

I will probably buy MW3 and since its back to Infinity Ward it will be better than Black Ops. But it looks exactly the same as MW2 so I'm worried that the Battlefield franchise may have finally overtaken COD.

COD should have never made Black Ops. They might have very well killed the franchise.

IW no longer exists, man. It's in name only. All the IW people left Activision for EA and created a new studio called Respawn Entertainment. The genius behind the Call Of Duty franchise is no longer making Call of Duty games (MW2 was their last one, and MW3 is clearly just a rehash, they don't have the talent to make a leap like they did from MW to MW2).

Nightfyre · 10-14-2011, 09:40 AM

Infinity ward in name only = IWINO

awesome.

Mr. Plow · 10-14-2011, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Wickedson

COD should have never made Black Ops. They might have very well killed the franchise.

Black Ops wasn't great, but if any game started the demise of the COD series, it was World at War & Treyarch.

Bambi · 10-14-2011, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Pants

IW no longer exists, man. It's in name only. All the IW people left Activision for EA and created a new studio called Respawn Entertainment. The genius behind the Call Of Duty franchise is no longer making Call of Duty games (MW2 was their last one, and MW3 is clearly just a rehash, they don't have the talent to make a leap like they did from MW to MW2).

ah good to know.

Pants · 10-14-2011, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Black Ops wasn't great, but if any game started the demise of the COD series, it was World at War & Treyarch.

Yeah, Activision wanted to capitalize on the ****ing whale of a franchise that IW created and decided to have Treyarch work on COD games while IW was going through the natural development cycle. That way, Activision could milk the cash cow every year instead of every two years. They knew gamers would buy the **** out of anything that had "Call Of Duty" stamped on it. I can only imagine how IW felt about having some random dudes work on their IP (which was owned by Activision as their publisher) and water the brand down.

Pants · 10-14-2011, 09:50 AM

Having said all that, I liked the features Treyarch introduced in BLOPS so they're not all bad.

Mr. Plow · 10-14-2011, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Pants

Having said all that, I liked the features Treyarch introduced in BLOPS so they're not all bad.

No, they weren't. They've had some good ideas, but the games themselves were not good.

ChiefFripp · 10-14-2011, 09:53 AM

I think the Battlefield games have always been superior on PC and they've only began to compete in the console market against COD with BF:BC2. From the looks of BF3 and what little I've seen of the new COD game, It looks like BF3 will reign over the PC and console.

Pants · 10-14-2011, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

No, they weren't. They've had some good ideas, but the games themselves were not good.

Agreed.

Quesadilla Joe · 10-14-2011, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Pants

Yeah, Activision wanted to capitalize on the ****ing whale of a franchise that IW created and decided to have Treyarch work on COD games while IW was going through the natural development cycle. That way, Activision could milk the cash cow every year instead of every two years. They knew gamers would buy the **** out of anything that had "Call Of Duty" stamped on it. I can only imagine how IW felt about having some random dudes work on their IP (which was owned by Activision as their publisher) and water the brand down.

COD wasn't huge until COD 4 and Treyarch made COD 3.

The reason COD is so popular is because it is the smoothest feeling console shooter out there. W@W was and Black Ops had a smooth feel to it as well so I don't think the guys from IW leaving will be that big of a deal. Hopefully they can make a game that feels similar to COD over at EA.

Pants · 10-14-2011, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by KnowMo2724

COD wasn't huge until COD 4 and Treyarch made COD 3.

The reason COD is so popular is because it is the smoothest feeling console shooter out there. W@W was and Black Ops had a smooth feel to it as well so I don't think the guys from IW leaving will be that big of a deal. Hopefully they can make a game that feels similar to COD over at EA.

COD was huge on PC, are you kidding me? It revolutionized the FPS genre by having you ADS instead of just using the crosshairs. The old consoles couldn't handle COD1, so it only became huge in your world (read: console) once 360 and PS3 came out. It was a well-established franchise by then, though.

COD1 and COD2 were done by IW. When Activision saw how successful the game was on consoles, they tasked Treyarch to make the next one while IW started work on MW.

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ChiefFripp Veteran Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: KC Casino cash: $10004900	I think the Battlefield games have always been superior on PC and they've only began to compete in the console market against COD with BF:BC2. From the looks of BF3 and what little I've seen of the new COD game, It looks like BF3 will reign over the PC and console.
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