Good Online Shooters?

[d3moliti0n]

Hey there

So I'm looking for a good online shooter on the PC with a big playerbase. Which would you recommend?

Also, I would like something that has a ranking system online, that gives some more incentive to keep playing rather than the UT style where you just play and don't increase rank or whatever.

If you can recommend any other shooters with a ranking system please let me know.

Thanks for your help and time.

 

[montymint]

Battlefield 2, COD 4

 

[d3moliti0n]

Oh and I forgot to mention I already own the following games:

Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, CSS, UT3, CoD2, Quake 4.

 

[Schizo]

Battlefield 2, COD 4

 

[thepigf@rmer]

CoD4 & RTCW (if you can find a busy server )

 

[d3moliti0n]

Is The Orange Box any good, more specifically Team Fortress 2? Which would be the better one to get out of the two? CoD4 and The Orange Box?

 

[Will_3rd]

COD 4 if you want realism

 

[craptakular]

Team Fortress 2 is amazing!!!

 

[LeftfieldTilt]

tf2 for fun

 

[thepigf@rmer]

Team Fortress 2 is amazing!!!

I gave TF2 a blast, i must admit it's a damn fine game. But it seemed that the game was a bit hit & miss for me (Like CS2) dodgy netcode maybe? dodgy server? dodgy player?......or am i just missing some config tweaks to get the best out my conenction for/to the game?

 

[neocon]

COD 4 if you want realism

the guns sound like toys

and the airsupport turns the game into a spam fest

 

[craptakular]

I gave TF2 a blast, i must admit it's a damn fine game. But it seemed that the game was a bit hit & miss for me (Like CS2) dodgy netcode maybe? dodgy server? dodgy player?......or am i just missing some config tweaks to get the best out my conenction for/to the game?

I havent really noticed a problem even on crap servers. you have to pick a character based on what your playing agaisnt, best to play on a server where they talk on comms as that helps too.

 

[neocon]

TF2 rules

best server browser
source engine
excellent maps
lots of variation
tactical play
very stable
tons of servers and players

 

[RVF]

CS:S

 

[d3moliti0n]

I was going to get The Orange Box but I went in both GAME and Gamestation and they didn't seem to have any in stock so I got CoD4 instead.

Edit: I've just finished installing the game, now do I need to download every patch for CoD4 or just the most recent one? (v1.7)

 

[spacedskunk]

COD 4 if you want realism

Depends on how you mean realism...I presume just the graphics?

Gameplay wise the recoil is horrible (not really apparent), and you can snipe with an SMG

 

[d3moliti0n]

Ok so just been playing a couple games of CoD4 online and it doesn't seem as good as CoD2 tbh. Maybe that's just me prefering the WWII thing, I don't know lol.

 

[Spektor]

COD 4 if you want realism

If that is where you set your bar for realism don't ever play Red Orchestra, you might actually lose the ability to determine what is real and what isn't.

 

[Will_3rd]

Depends on how you mean realism...I presume just the graphics?

Gameplay wise the recoil is horrible (not really apparent), and you can snipe with an SMG

the guns sound like toys

and the airsupport turns the game into a spam fest

If that is where you set your bar for realism don't ever play Red Orchestra, you might actually lose the ability to determine what is real and what isn't.

Well compared to TF2 anyways *runs*

 

[manic111]

Red Orchestra...fantastic.