MAG vs Left 4 Dead 2. Which one is better?

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#1 ihsanqueen
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I have played Left 4 Dead 2 on PC but I haven't played MAG. Judging form the review, althought it's only get pretty decent scores (75 on MC) I'm still gonna buy it because I like the idea of 256 players. So, my question is: Is MAG has better multiplayer than Left 4 Dead 2?

I know Left 4 Dead 2 had better scores, but seeing from the video and the beta, I think MAG is more interesting than L4D2.

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#2 deactivated-58b6232955e4a
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I have played the Mag beta and I own L4d2 and I'm going to say l4d2 by a large margin.
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#3 ihsanqueen
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I have played the Mag beta and I own L4d2 and I'm going to say l4d2 by a large margin. SAGE_OF_FIRE

Yeah, I've played the beta too and L4D2 is better than the beta, but we're talking about the actual game here, not the beta

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#4 deactivated-5d6e91f5c147a
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I would go for L4D2 as the safer choice...
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#5 adv_tr00per
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L4D2 just because I know it rocks...(haven't played MAG)

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#6 00154
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different style of games, but id say Left 4 Dead 2 is better imo

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#7 kejigoto
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These games shouldn't really be compared because they are going for 2 different types of gameplay. The only way you could compare them is because they are both team based co-op. Beyond that they head off in two totally different directions. And this is coming from a huge Left 4 Dead 2 fan and someone who wasn't overly impressed with MAG.... Let's stop the pointless comparisons already....
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#8 surrealnumber5
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as much as i hate all that L4D2 stands for it is the better game

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#9 Led_poison
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If i chose 4 random friends to do this with, they would probably go for L4D2 but after we beat every campaign, we would go to MAG.

So in the beginning L4D2, In the end MAG.

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#10 LegatoSkyheart
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2 completely different games.

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#11 SolidTy
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I can't answer this, I haven't played MAG for hours upon hours. I don't even own it.

To be honest, I'm not sure they are even comparable.

I can tell you that I bought L4D the day it came out, and I have had L4D2 since it came out. It's tired now, and it's lost it's appeal.
Something about L4D runs out after a month or two. I don't know what it is, but my friends don't want to play no more, I don't want to play, I don't get it.

In the communities I deal with both L4D and L4D2 had the same effect. I don't understand why, but it doesn't have that long lasting online styIe other online games have....at least for me and the communities I visit.

That's not to say it isn't fun, but it's like an appetizer. I have more fun in the past with GeoW1&2, Halo 2, Team Fortress, Counterstrike, Splinter Cell 2, Battlefield, MGS3: online, Timesplitters 3, SOCOM, Resistance, KZ2, Warhawk, COD2, COD4, and a few others.

I may not buy L4D3 when it comes out, I just have noticed this pattern with both L4D games, and it's weird. Some people I guess, can't get enough, but I don't know, it has this effect on me and others. I don't get it.

Score wise, L4D2 wins.


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#12 wooooode
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Team based MAG gets it, but overall fun I would say L4D2. I think L4D2 is the better game it has more to offer that I enjoy.
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#13 PAL360
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I havent played MAG yet but L4D2 is amazingly fun. And isnt 9.0 > 8.0?

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#14 delta3074
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left 4dead 2, sorry got to go with GS scores as i ahve not played MAG
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#15 methinksyou
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MAG >> L4D 1.5
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#16 biggest_loser
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What exactly are you comparing here? Or is this supposed to be some hidden 360 vs PS3 thread?

They're completely different Multiplayer games.

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#17 DoomZaW
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Voted LFD2, just because i support valve :P

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#18 longtonguecat
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L4D2 > L4D > MAG

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#19 Shad0ki11
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I think both of them suck.

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#20 Jettero-Heller
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If i chose 4 random friends to do this with, they would probably go for L4D2 but after we beat every campaign, we would go to MAG.

So in the beginning L4D2, In the end MAG.

Led_poison

This is a great answer I think. Both games are so different that if you have the means you should probably get BOTH. I haven't played L4D2 but it certainly doesn't suck, as we know,& now that the GS score indicates that MAG doesn't suck, well you really can't go wrong can you??

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#21 moistsandwich
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L4D2 = AW3SUM SAWS!

MAG should bespoken as "meh'g"

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#22 II_Seraphim_II
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Don't have MAG yet so will have to wait and see, but I've only ever had passing interest for L4D. I've only played the first one and I wasn't a huge fan. It was good, just nothing to write home about....
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#23 rzepak
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Stupidest comparison I have ever seen why not just ask whats better MAG or Starcraft...

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#24 brickdoctor
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Why do I think that this is a Sony vs. Microsoft thread in disguise? :|

Oh and I pick L4D2. Most games to score higher than 7.0 > MAG

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#25 racing1750
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I really dislike zombie survivor type games, so my vote goes to MAG.
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#26 BubbyJello
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I played the MAG Beta and the Left 4 Dead 2 Demo, and in my opinion L4D 2 is far superior. Even Left 4 Dead 1 is way better.

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#27 double-r
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Left for dead is better. but i think mag will have me playing for longer.

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#28 deactivated-5ac102a4472fe
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I would not compare those two games, at all... apart from being fps shooters, there is no things at all that is similar...

Better to compare with the BF games (notible BF2) and in that reguard Id say they stack up about equally ^^ (MAG being the newer one does get me kinda interrested in it).

Puts me in a bind really, I always told myself that I dont want a netconnection to my ps3, but MAG might be the game that finally pushes me over, and makes me invest in one -.-

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#29 tbone802
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I haven't played either but I like L4D a lot. I would guess L4D2 is more accessible but MAG has more legs. Like Solidty said, L4D just kind of runs out of steam after beating all the campaigns a few times, though some of my friends got really obsessed with the VS mode.
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#30 lhughey
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I haven't played the full version of MAG, so i can't vote. However, i do like L4D