Blizzard vs. Valve

Hello all you fanboys and haters!

It's time for a little vote. I want to know who you think is the best PC game developer today. I know there are plenty of other game developers out there that are very good but none of them can compare to Blizzard and Valve. These two companies are the juggernauts of the gaming industry.

Blizzard introduced many classic games that define their genre. After World of Warcraft, Blizzard got so big, it dwarfed even the biggest publisher in the industry, Activision. Today they are a publicly traded company on the stock market. Combined with Activision, it would appear as though they might be unstoppable, paving the road to the future of PC gaming.

Valve on the other hand is a privately owned company that publishes many of their own games and is opening the door for indie developers to make their dreams come true. Valve owner, Gabe Newell, is known as the gaming industry's first billionaire. Valve introduced many blockbuster titles such as Half Life, Counter-Strike, Team Fortress and Portal. In early 2000, Steam was born, and today has become one of the largest online distributors of video games. Well, he must be doing something right!

In your opinion, which of these two game developers are the best?

both are overrated.

Valve has HL1 and have kept CS going. Portal is ok. TF2 and HL2 are overrated garbage. Rest of the games are not even worth mentioning.

Blizzard has been downhill since release of Cataclysm. Diablo 3 was a failure.

Valve:

Best single-player FPS

Best Competetive Multiplayer FPS

Best Cooperative Multiplayer FPS

Best Puzzle game

Blizzard:

Best MMO

Best RTS

Best...uh... whatever Diablo is considered.

Depends on your tastes really.

TF2 and HL2 are overrated garbage. jakes456

[QUOTE="jakes456"]TF2 and HL2 are overrated garbage. Toxic-Seahorse

HL2 is a bit overrated. TF2 not so much.

Speaking strictly about games, it's Valve for me. I respect the type of games Blizzard makes, but outside of Starcraft + Warcraft there isn't much there for me. And I'd still prefer to have HL, Portal, and Counter-Strike over those.

There's so much to benefit from Valve than Blizzard.

[QUOTE="Toxic-Seahorse"][QUOTE="jakes456"]TF2 and HL2 are overrated garbage. Zevante101

HL2 is a bit overrated. TF2 not so much.

Valve. I had so much fun on TF2 and L4D2.

Valve hands down!

both are overrated.

Valve has HL1 and have kept CS going. Portal is ok. TF2 and HL2 are overrated garbage. Rest of the games are not even worth mentioning.

Blizzard has been downhill since release of Cataclysm. Diablo 3 was a failure.

jakes456

both are overrated.

Valve has HL1 and have kept CS going. Portal is ok. TF2 and HL2 are overrated garbage. Rest of the games are not even worth mentioning.

Blizzard has been downhill since release of Cataclysm. Diablo 3 was a failure.

jakes456

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SC2 is great but I have to give it to Valve because of TF2, CS, L4D, and I love Steam :oops:

I've spent so much tiem on WoW over the years so, blizzard.

Going solely off of games and not business practices/services, Blizzard takes it by a mile. I've loved pretty much every Blizzard game and on Valve's side I haven't really liked anything other than Portal.

Valve. Simply because I played and enjoyed more of Valve's than Blizzard's games.

And I just hate WOW.

blizzard is a joke me thinks

Blizzard, no contest. Valve only has DOTA and Counter Strike, while Blizzard is better just because of SC2. Aside from Steam, I don't understand where all the Valve love comes from.

Blizzard, no contest. Valve only has DOTA and Counter Strike, while Blizzard is better just because of SC2. Aside from Steam, I don't understand where all the Valve love comes from.

ChubbyGuy40

HL

HL2

Portal

Portal 2

l4d

l4d2

Team Fortress 2

excellent mod support and community involvement

no big publisher over their head means a lot less hassle for them and it pays off for the consumer

valve...as much as i loved warcraft, starcraft, and diablo...steam is where its at...then of course theres tf2, cs:s, portal 2, l4d2, and hl2 floating around in there somewhere...

In my opinion, Blizzard makes good games. Valve mostly makes bad games, but has excellent support for their games. And encourage modders, which is always a plus.

Blizzard games I liked: Warcraft 2+3, WoW+TBC, Diablo 1+2, Starcraft 1+2
Blizard games I disliked: Diablo 3, Wotlk+Cata

Valve games I liked: Half Life 1, Team Fortress 2 initially
Valve games I am indifferent to: Half Life 2
Valve games I disliked: Portal, Left for Dead 2, Team Fortress 2 later on, Half Life 2: Epsiode 1+2
Valve games I am considering having removed from my Steam Library: Portal 2

In my opinion, this is too easy. Valve, hands down. Not only do I enjoy their games more, but I'm a Steam junkie. They make great games, provide excellent service, and treat their customers right.

They are both overrated, but if I had to pick one its Valve. Imo Blizzard's games went downhill after Wrath of the Lich King, and it doesn't seem that they'll be coming back to their prime

Blizzard = Wow-lookalike games for $60+ with outdated graphics. As long as I see nerds in public, I would hear them talk about DPS and HP and HELL... yeah.. that.

Valve= free games.

I think they're both outstanding companies and two of a very few developers that have an almost perfect track record for delivering quality games.

Therefore, I did not vote.

Valve= Greatest dev of all time, let alone Blizzard.

The Blizzard hate in this thread is hilarious. Blizzard is the only reason the PC gaming platform matters. When's the last time Valve released a relevant game? Blizzard hasmaintained over 10 million subs with an 8 year old game. Most games nowadays can't even hold the average gamers attention for a month or two.

Blizzard is hands down, the best gaming developer in the business. Not even close.

Blizzard

The only series I like from Valve are the Portal games. I like Valve more for Steam than their actual games.

Both are very good devs with good games and both have their flaws, i'll just go with the one i've spent more time on their games with which would be Blizzard.

blizzard is a joke me thinks

wis3boi

Well, i enjoyed most Blizzard games immensly, wile from Valve the only games i trully liked were HL1 and Counter Strike.

It's Valve for me all the way. Ten years ago it would have easily been Blizzard these days Blizzard puts profits before gamers and it shows in their recent titles. Constant internet connection to play Diablo 3, a single player game? Splitting Starcraft 2 into 3 seperate games essentially making everyone pay $180 for a single game? Even Steam lets me play my games without having to connect to the internet and it's an online distribution service and Valve is always having sales that let me play more games than I could otherwise. No contest.

Both are great, Blizzard has games that are ok while Valve has a few that I can't stand (Portal 1-2 and TF2).

*edit* had to re word something cause I was drunk lol

It's Valve for me all the way. Ten years ago it would have easily been Blizzard these days Blizzard puts profits before gamers and it shows in their recent titles. Constant internet connection to play Diablo 3, a single player game? Splitting Starcraft 2 into 3 seperate games essentially making everyone pay $180 for a single game? Even Steam lets me play my games without having to connect to the internet and it's an online distribution service and Valve is always having sales that let me play more games than I could otherwise. No contest.

fenriz275