Valve vs. BioWare....A tough decision.

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A tough decision seeing as BioWare has created some of the best RPGs in history. Off the top of my head I can think of the KoTOR, Baldur's Gate, Jade Empire, Dragon Age, and Mass Effect series. While Valve produced the genre defining Half-Life, and continues to show their quality work through HL2 + Episodes, Portal, and their continual community support of Team Fortress 2, and not to forget their creation of Steam.

I think I am going to go with Valve on this one, as much as I enjoy BioWare games, admittedly the only BioWare game I've played is Mass Effect and I enjoyed the hell out of it. I will be playing their other games eventually.

My reason for picking Valve is due to their continual support for the community, which earns huge points in my book, because of other developer's attitudes of sell and forget. Also, because of their creation of Steam, the pinnacle of digital download services, and it will only become better in the future.

I made the poll to see what the thoughts of the gamers here are and where your loyalties lie.

I chose BioWare in that poll, so I voted Bioware again here but it was a hard decision. I love both devs so much.

I love BioWare, but it's Valve all the way. The best single-player FPS series ever (Half-Life) + the best multiplayer game ever (Team Fortress 2) + Portal + Steam (the most important thing to happen to PC gaming in the past decade). Not really such a tough decision when you look at it. :P

Vote valve and we get a steam sale!!!!!

also valve has done more to contribute to gaming

-steam (so awesome)

-DD

-Source

-Half Life series

-Cloud Gaming

-Automatic Updates (this is actually a big deal for me)

-comprehensive online catalogue

-steam sales

-awesome community

-continual updates on old franchises (tf2)

-they listen to the gamers!

however Bioware is still an awesome dev, its good to see 2 best devs who deserve the respect make it to the finals

Valve.

Valve, but you can't go wrong with either.

Valve all the way, and when will we know the winner?

Both developers are great in their own way. They both made their fair share of superb games that will be played for a long time. My vote went to Valve. I found their games more enjoyable, but Bioware is still one of the most talented developing teams I've seen.

Based strictly on their games and not letting Steam influence my decision, I went with Bioware because I prefer RPGs over FPS.

VALVE loses solely due to STEAM. Digital Restrictions Management is illegal HERE in the usa, so even if it were VALVE versus Satan, Valve would still LOSE.teacher_1

VALVE loses solely due to STEAM. Digital Restrictions Management is illegal HERE in the usa, so even if it were VALVE versus Satan, Valve would still LOSE.teacher_1

Seeing as how this is an annual poll, I think it'd be best if we based our votes on their current influence over the industry as opposed to their past accomplishments. With that said, I feel Bioware has been much more active with higher quality titles than Valve as of late. Bioware has greater diversity in their current projects and is developing games on a larger scale than Valve's upcoming projects.

My vote goes to Bioware.

You have to consider one primarily creates FPS and the other RPGDr_Brocoli

Valve

I could post LINK after link (but I'm afraid to. Maybe in my blog) which IN FACT shows District COURT cases which have ruled DRM illegal. See, many people confuse DRM with the First Sale Doctrine. I'm not here to hold YOUR hands. Do the research.teacher_1

umm... Valve. :roll: :P

I could post LINK after link (but I'm afraid to. Maybe in my blog) which IN FACT shows District COURT cases which have ruled DRM illegal. See, many people confuse DRM with the First Sale Doctrine. I'm not here to hold YOUR hands. Do the research.teacher_1

Sobeit I say, one of those cases of if Steam is illegal, I'm fine being a felon, specially with all these great sales!

I could post LINK after link (but I'm afraid to. Maybe in my blog) which IN FACT shows District COURT cases which have ruled DRM illegal. See, many people confuse DRM with the First Sale Doctrine. I'm not here to hold YOUR hands. Do the research.teacher_1

You clearly don't put much thought into these bold claims of yours. If DRM were illegal, we wouldn't see it in so many games today. In fact, it would've been common knowledge with articles across all gaming websites.

Also, there is no DRM whatsoever when you purchase games off Steam. You're given a key for the game that can be used for digital and physical installations-- just as if you purchased it from the store. Any DRM you get in games are implemented by the developers.

VALVE loses solely due to STEAM. Digital Restrictions Management is illegal HERE in the usa, so even if it were VALVE versus Satan, Valve would still LOSE.teacher_1

I voted for Valve. Although I love both developers equally.

Tough decision indeed as they are both such awesome game developers and amazing titles under their belts. But went with Bioware cause I just applied at their Austin branch :D

This really is a hard choice. But, I am going to have to go with Valve.

Although i loved the Half Life series and also Counter Strike , I've voted for Bioware , not because of ME 1 or 2 , or even DA:O , but because of KoTOR 1 and 2 .

I feel Bioware has been much more active with higher quality titles than Valve as of late. Bioware has greater diversity in their current projects and is developing games on a larger scale than Valve's upcoming projects. MaxGamer

I go with Valve for their technical contributions.

Valve won . :oops:

Valve. All Bioware games are basically the same game with a different lick of paint, and it got old.

very tough decision here, I love em both, but counting the fact that Bioware is controlled by EA, my vote went for Valve.

I have voted for Bioware. However, I simply love both of the devs and making a choice was extremely hard... but this time vote went for Bioware (I have waited far too long for that pretty Episode 3 or whatevers it is going to be).

In last few years for me is Bioware those guys are so amazing, love their RPG, Valve...well is Valve, but i dont like so much their ways in the industry.