Best on-line shoot-em up

In terms of pure deathmatch FPS, Quakeworld is still #1 for me. It's nearly 10 years old now but from a netcode standpoint it is second to none, and has an extremely mature community which is now as multicultural as you will find anywhere. I'd say probably only 5% of the people I talk with on IRC/in game are British, so I've come into contact with a whole range of different people. It's pretty cool to be in a community of around 500-1000 clanned players and 'know' more than half of them.

Technology wise it is not as bad as you might think; thanks to it being opensource, people are continually working to improve things on both the client and server side. You can constant high fps, incredibly smooth gameplay and a console/config setup which is better than ANY game I've come across. You've got IF/ELSE type scripting, elaborate aliases and macros, all kinds of topnotch teamplay scripting etc, editing from within console, top notch tournament mods, server side demo recording, 'autotrack' for spectators.... it puts the 'pro' games like CS and Q3 to shame.

Of course, it's the gameplay which is the standout feature of course. Absolutely brutal with a learning curve so steep even people who have been playing for a couple of years are regarded as newbies. Scary and humilating when you first start, but very rewarding in the long run. 4v4 QW TDM is the perfect blend of speed, tactics and aim.
 
BF2 all the way!!!!!!!!! It's the only one that has you come back, thanks to the ranking system. (as long as you are patient with the game being a bit unstable - but worth it)

2nd - CS Source

Havent played COD2 online.
 
Very tough one and to be honest its a hard one to answer.

Rainbow Six: Raven shield - Tactical shooter, needed proper skill and not luck to excel to a high level in. You also needed to be very good with key combinations; peeking, crouching, aiming and shooting within a split second.

Couner strike: Source - A very good game, but too many 12 year old admins and complining kids for my liking. Get fed up of cheat accusations in it, not just towards me, but in general. The people spoil it.

Battlefield 2 - Plane, Helicopter, tank, jeep, on foot, commanding, you name it and its in there somewhere. For sheer choice in what to do its excelent, but the hit detection is annoying at times, and the fact that you spawn and gets your head blown off by artillery or armour is very annoying. Theres also the problems of the PC occasionally caching to your hard drive and causes the game to freeze, and it always happens as your about to pull the trigger.

For me it has to be Rainbow Six: Raven shield, i played that for almost 3 years solid and played nothing else, its a very unpredictable game and unliek CSS isnt too linear.
 
p4radox said:
It's hard to pinpoint exactly, but COd2 just feels like it's being played on a console but with a mouse. The hitboxes are huge and bashing as way too easy. COD1 was far more of a precise art and requires so much more skill to get right. Plus there are more subtle techniques available like clipping etc. :)
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exactely what i meant
 
CoD2 ... being in a clan and all :p

i REALLY hate MoH ... it plays like a console (ie PS1) game ... hows it got such a following :confused: ... you can sprint along with a sniper fully zoomed in, with no bob, you cant aim in to get a more accurate shot, bullets just dont seem to do much ... i have a mate who is obsessed with it, but i just cant get my head round it :eek:

at a particular time, most fun ive had online has got to be HG Harbour Rifle Only, CoD1 :D
 
counterstrike.

bf2 is nowhere near being the best online game, nearly everything in it is just wrong and illthought out.

games coming are:
ghost recon advanced warfighter- looks like it will be good.
ARMA (armed assault)- massive levels, just about every vehicle possible.
 
The Quake games. All of them. They're still unbeatable if you're after pure Deathmatch. It's raw and simple - accuracy, anticipation, reflexes and quick thinking. Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against the more team based games like CS or BF, but nothing gives me the adrenaline rush that Quake does. There's nowhere to hide - it's fast, brutal and in yer face. It calls on your basic instincts.
 
BF2 - If you want fast paced arcadey style conquest chaos with lot's of vehicles and running around. Quite a few idiots in game but not as bad as CS:S. Pity it takes a full clip to kill people half the time. (If you're lucky lol)

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 - If you want a realism (1 shot kills) based WWII conquest FPS with lots of creeping about and blowing body parts off. :D (There are tanks on some maps as well if that's your thing though)
 
BarryFell said:
BF2 - If you want fast paced arcadey style conquest chaos with lot's of vehicles and running around. Quite a few idiots in game but not as bad as CS:S. Pity it takes a full clip to kill people half the time. (If you're lucky lol)

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 - If you want a realism (1 shot kills) based WWII conquest FPS with lots of creeping about and blowing body parts off. :D (There are tanks on some maps as well if that's your thing though)
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Try firing in burst, sometimes I get a little anxious and just let my fire continueous spread which does exactly that... nothing.

firing in burst kills more easily
 
Well u all given me loads to go on. I now have to try them all and will get back to you in 10 years lol. Just orded my new 6600gt so when here guess what I will be doing?

Thanks for that guys but still rate SOF2!!!!!!
 
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