Best Competitive Online Shooter this gen?

What's the best Competive Online Shooter this gen so far?

I don't exactly know myself, I've played Halo 3, Team Fortress 2, and a little bit of Warhawk. Of those three I think Halo 3 is the best.

I also played the Killzone 2 demo, but the button lag is annoying enough to me that I think it's safe to say it's not the best.

Also, please don't just respond with the shooter you think is the best. Give some reasons why you think it's the best.

(I guess I'm being a hypocritical, so I'll tell why I thought Halo was the best.)

Halo 3, I thought, was the best of the shooters I've played just because of sheer customization options. Also, sometimes simplicity is a good thing - it doesn't have a host of hard to control vehicles like Warhawk, and they don't have to constantly balance clas ses like Team Fortress 2.

Halo 3, hands down.

Call Of Duty 4

ANyone who disagrees is a fanboy.

Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, Left 4 Dead.

Does Quake Live count?

Halo 3

cod4

I've played Halo 3 and TF2, and my personal opinions on both are this

In TF2 when you have a team that's willing to try to win, and uses teamwork, and they're all pretty good at their class then that game is incredibly fun, but for me that's about 1% of the time I played, so now I dread seeing the game though I hope daily that all new DLC gives the game a better foundation.

In Halo 3 there isn't actually a huge reliance on team mate skill in some cases, so you can easily hop in and play, but there's pretty bad problems with things like spawning, and matchmaking that can make it frustrating at times.

Personally for me if you've got some friends TF2 wins, but if you just want to play by yourself, and hop into a game I'd put Halo 3 above most stuff. I'm just really anxious to sit down and play an online FPS with no problems (that isn't CS 1.6 before anyone brings that up :P)

So, why did you guys pick what you did?

Why are they better than other shooters?

(Obviously those of you who can't decide which one is the best don't have to respond.)

Team Fortress 2 All the Way. Probably the best multiplayer game this gen as well.

Team Fortress 2 has the most variety out of any shooters I have played, and has so many different dynamics all working together.

Add in all the constant updates and content all added for FREE, and it's hard to find a game that compares.

since we are talking competitive it will be TF2, COD4 and Killzone 2 later.

arcade shooters like halo and resistance are not competitive.

since we are talking competitive it will be TF2, COD4 and Killzone 2 later.

arcade shooters like halo and resistance are not competitive.

Trinners

since we are talking competitive it will be TF2, COD4 and Killzone 2 later.

arcade shooters like halo and resistance are not competitive.

Trinners

SOCOM, Halo 3, and TF 2 are among the best this gen in terms of competitive shooters. To the poster "Trinners", Halo 3 can be VERY competitive. Play 4vs4 MLG rules with high levels and you'll see what I mean. It can get serious. But, overall IMO i'd have to say socom. No online shooter speaks hard-pounding, heart racing, last man alive vs 5 guys, no respawn action like SOCOM. :)

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since we are talking competitive it will be TF2, COD4 and Killzone 2 later.

arcade shooters like halo and resistance are not competitive.

TheElfChild

yes i know. FPS with little to no recoil cannot be deemed competitive.

KZ2. Great gameplay + good community + little to no lag = win. COD4 was also great, and so was Halo 3.

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since we are talking competitive it will be TF2, COD4 and Killzone 2 later.

arcade shooters like halo and resistance are not competitive.

Keltoid

Her name is Boxxy.

and i'll add SOCOM as well. Tactical shooters are far more competitive than arcade shooters.

CS 1.3 or CS 1.6 is still the FPS king though.

IMO without in-game Clan support a game cannot be truly competitive. It always just boils down to individuals choosing to chat or not.

.....bring back the glory days of Socom2!

It's between Killzone 2, COD 4 and Team Fortress 2. All are great games online.

I know im gonna get sum flak for this but, I personally think Warhawk is the best. The balance in that game is phenominal :DII_Seraphim_II

Team Fortress 2, and I've only played the 360 version

Having Owned Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty 3, Call of Duty 2, and Warhawk, I would say Halo 3.

[QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"]I know im gonna get sum flak for this but, I personally think Warhawk is the best. The balance in that game is phenominal :DVideoGameRosado

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since we are talking competitive it will be TF2, COD4 and Killzone 2 later.

arcade shooters like halo and resistance are not competitive.

Trinners

yes i know. FPS with little to no recoil cannot be deemed competitive.

All I have to say to this post is ......

[QUOTE="VideoGameRosado"][QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"]I know im gonna get sum flak for this but, I personally think Warhawk is the best. The balance in that game is phenominal :DII_Seraphim_II

Bad Company, Halo3 and Left4Dead

Team. Fortress. 2.

killzone 2 is the best competitive online game i played this gen

most competitive? halo 3, hands down. only console game with competitions up to 300 thousand bucks on console right now. Also the most players, and def. alot of skilled people. And to the guy that said halo 3 is more "run alone". You sir, must suck at that game, or your adversaries, if you think Halo 3 is easy alone.

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[QUOTE="TheElfChild"] I'm talking Player versus Player compared to Co-op when I say "Competitive"Mr_Nordquist

yes i know. FPS with little to no recoil cannot be deemed competitive.

All I have to say to this post is ......

yeah I agree, who is he to decide that?

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[QUOTE="Trinners"]

yes i know. FPS with little to no recoil cannot be deemed competitive.

Cyberfairy

All I have to say to this post is ......

yeah I agree, who is he to decide that?

Please play Counter-Strike at high competitive levels then you'll see why.

In Halo 3 there isn't actually a huge reliance on team mate skill in some cases, so you can easily hop in and play, but there's pretty bad problems with things like spawning, and matchmaking that can make it frustrating at times.

Mr_Nordquist

Yeah, if you're like a 10.

Halo 3 puts teamwork over individual skill. It's not like the previous Halo's were one man could just dominate by himself. You're only as good as your worst player in Halo 3.

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In Halo 3 there isn't actually a huge reliance on team mate skill in some cases, so you can easily hop in and play, but there's pretty bad problems with things like spawning, and matchmaking that can make it frustrating at times.

RobNBankz

Yeah, if you're like a 10.

Halo 3 puts teamwork over individual skill. It's not like the previous Halo's were one man could just dominate by himself. You're only as good as your worst player in Halo 3.

Every competitive FPS is supposed to be like that from the beggining.