someone explain PC gaming to me (no nerd)

[lllBoneZlll]

Dont get it... why sit at a computer and play games, when you can lay in bed/on the couch, pop a disc in and click A.

Keep seeing these ****s buyin gaming keyboards and mice, seems like a lot of work/hassle to do the same thing i do with my xbox.

edit: i usually play games 70% of the time when my friends are online, w or against em.... most of my friends dont even own a computer these days.

[Sadida76]

you're a casual gamer and consoles suit that


pc is for the hardcore gamers

[BurntBread]

Mods. Add dozens of hours of new content to your games for free.
Steam Sales. Look at the Thanksgiving sale. http://store.steampowered.com/ Christmas and summer sale are 10x that.
Better graphics.
Mouse and keyboard more accurate for FPS. No auto-aim required.
MOBA and MMO games. League of Legends and Guild Wars 2.
Get a good PC and its good for everything. Skyping, doing research for school, etc.

[lllBoneZlll]

you're a casual gamer and consoles suit that


pc is for the hardcore gamers

hardcore? you mean games in which you dont leave your house for days on end? how old are these hardcore gamers? do they even job? (srs) (no bait)

[cbclassics]

I think some games are only on PC too

I haven't played a computer game in years but it's also easier for some people to point & shoot with a mouse rather than using the controller on a console

[Nathan17]

Mods. Add dozens of hours of new content to your games for free.
Steam Sales. Look at the Thanksgiving sale. http://store.steampowered.com/ Christmas and summer sale are 10x that.
Better graphics.
Mouse and keyboard more accurate for FPS. No auto-aim required.
MOBA and MMO games. League of Legends and Guild Wars 2.
Get a good PC and its good for everything. Skyping, doing research for school, etc.

couch > all of that

[Dave P]

You mad I play games on my laptop in bed?




Days of needing to be sitting at a desk are long in the past.

[butwhowasfeel]

Mods. Add dozens of hours of new content to your games for free.
Steam Sales. Look at the Thanksgiving sale. http://store.steampowered.com/ Christmas and summer sale are 10x that.
Better graphics.
Mouse and keyboard more accurate for FPS. No auto-aim required.
MOBA and MMO games. League of Legends and Guild Wars 2.
Get a good PC and its good for everything. Skyping, doing research for school, etc.

^^^ this. and you don't have to switch out games every time you wanna play something new.
just exit then launch new game. eazy peazy

[BurntBread]

couch > all of that

Get a job and buy a nice chair.

[Tomohawk92]

hardcore? you mean games in which you dont leave your house for days on end? how old are these hardcore gamers? do they even job? (srs) (no bait)

just means the people that get really good/accurate at FPS or RTS
thats about it
i find it to be more fun cause you have more distractions (run a second monitor miscing, music, etc.)
plus pretty much all the free games you could ever want

[bogui94]

you know you can just connect an xbox controler to your pc and do the same thing with the hdmi cord hooked up to a 40-50 inch tv screen?

[dzj]

Any games I play are only available on PC. sc2, d3.

[lllBoneZlll]

couch > all of that

this.

You mad I play games on my laptop in bed?




Days of needing to be sitting at a desk are long in the past.

laptopsgethot/10. using one now to misc. rather play on a 42" plasma out of ten then a 15" screen out of 10.

^^^ this. and you don't have to switch out games every time you wanna play something new.
just exit then launch new game. eazy peazy

yea cuz most gamers switch games so often. brb no cardio needed today, switched games 100s of times.

[ReviveTheWorld]

fuarkk, I remember when I was addicted to this game. Stopped eating, i craved that game so bad. brb slouched on computer for days

[Sadida76]

hardcore? you mean games in which you dont leave your house for days on end? how old are these hardcore gamers? do they even job? (srs) (no bait)

It's where the e-sports are.

Games such as Starcraft, Dota and CS. The keyboard + mouse allows so much more in terms of skill caps

[mirinbrah247]

hardcore? you mean games in which you dont leave your house for days on end? how old are these hardcore gamers? do they even job? (srs) (no bait)

Hardcore gaming usual refers to anti-casual which on the face of it seems less "fun" and more serious, but overall is much more fun and rewarding once you get into it.
To name just a few differences, the games (or game type inside a casual game) have a steeper learning curve and revolve around skill (dexterity, reflexes, tactics) instead of something trivial to get earn points in like LOL SPAM ROCKETS.

edit: Also some pro gamers do in fact leave the house and have girlfriends

[Dave P]

laptopsgethot/10. using one now to misc. rather play on a 42" plasma out of ten then a 15" screen out of 10.

20$ cooling pad solves that and I have a wireless HD hookup to my 56" flatscreen if I want to play on the TV.




There's actually some games I prefer to play on the 17" laptop screen a foot away from me rather than the 56" across the room.

[lllBoneZlll]

just means the people that get really good/accurate at FPS or RTS
thats about it
i find it to be more fun cause you have more distractions (run a second monitor miscing, music, etc.)
plus pretty much all the free games you could ever want

meh i keep my laptop next to me (misc, and surf during game breaks)....use my TB headphones and listen to music over em.... boom multitask.

[aponguyen2011]

Dont get it... why sit at a computer and play games, when you can lay in bed/on the couch, pop a disc in and click A.


Keep seeing these ****s buyin gaming keyboards and mice, seems like a lot of work/hassle to do the same thing i do with my xbox.

edit: i usually play games 70% of the time when my friends are online, w or against em.... most of my friends dont even own a computer these days.

go out and looking for a job bros, don't waste your time with games

[WPIITB]

hardcore? you mean games in which you dont leave your house for days on end? how old are these hardcore gamers? do they even job? (srs) (no bait)

Hardcore meaning, serious, competitive, more advanced, whatever, which could mean staying indoors for days, or not.

On an individual level PC gaming is superior in almost every aspect to consoles the only one being "I can't lie down on my couch"

Consoles are good for casual playing with friends.

My gaming on the PC right now- Dota2, phucking **** up with my team in small tournaments, haven't won much cash yet, around 10 games a week ~8 hours
CSS- Play on a cash server, play about 6 hours a week, usually make about $10-$30 a week just for playing a game I love

[lllBoneZlll]

20$ cooling pad solves that and I have a wireless HD hookup to my 56" flatscreen if I want to play on the TV.




There's actually some games I prefer to play on the 17" laptop screen a foot away from me rather than the 56" across the room.

again, more work than hookin up an HDMI to console and pressing power.

IMHO, PC gaming for anyone over the age of 17 is nerdy...

[Cherrypoptart]

In a word: Starcraft.

[butwhowasfeel]

this.
yea cuz most gamers switch games so often. brb no cardio needed today, switched games 100s of times.

brb on bulk, no cardio. not srs.
i'm not sure about you but i can't sit down and play 1 game for hours on end. sh!t gets too boring. i'm constantly needing to switch games to keep myself entertained.
and also, pc gamers have torrents, so free games 4 lyf u mad?

[lllBoneZlll]

brb on bulk, no cardio. not srs.
i'm not sure about you but i can't sit down and play 1 game for hours on end. sh!t gets too boring. i'm constantly needing to switch games to keep myself entertained.
and also, pc gamers have torrents, so free games 4 lyf u mad?

out of cure E os city..how old are you?

[Dave P]

again, more work than hookin up an HDMI to console and pressing power.

IMHO, PC gaming for anyone over the age of 17 is nerdy...

Its absolutely no more work...I have an Xbox that has dust all over it because I seriously have had absolutely no reason to turn it on in forever.


You can call it nerdy all you want...its superior in every way, shape, form

[CuriousGM]

The main one for me is RTS games. RTSs on consoles is simply retarded.

[Ancient Olympia]

The PC (a good pc) is much more powerful than a console. The keyboard also gives you much better control in any game you are playing. FPS games on PC are way more fun than on xbox/ps3. The precision of the mouse and speed/intensity of the combat is way, way higher.

MMORPGS can only be done with the highest detail on PC because of the processing power needed, the user interface, and the massive amount of hot keys required.

[SPENO90]

Strategy games......


plus they are a thousand times better at doing everything a console can do, plus so much more in every single sense of the word.

[butwhowasfeel]

out of cure E os city..how old are you?

im 12 and wat is this. not srs. im 19

[lllBoneZlll]

Its absolutely no more work...I have an Xbox that has dust all over it because I seriously have had absolutely no reason to turn it on in forever.


You can call it nerdy all you want...its superior in every way, shape, form

noneofmyfriendshaveit/10 no one I know, who is social would ever PC game.



So from what I gather.... Its more or less for less-than-social individuals who like to play games by themselves.