SCII vs MW2

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Hey Guys i know you cant really compare the two but i have the budget for one of these... just out of interested which one would you take and why
 
What do you prefer? RTS or FPS? Both offer multiplayer, both are equally loved by their fan base. Personally, I'd go MW2 but thats because I dislike RTS and my pc was built by Noah.
 
EnchanterG said:
What do you prefer? RTS or FPS? Both offer multiplayer, both are equally loved by their fan base. Personally, I'd go MW2 but thats because I dislike RTS and my pc was built by Noah.
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I like both equally and my PC is decent enough to handle either

What i want is peeps who have played both multiplayer and see what they think !
 
I agree, depends on your preference. If you like FPS then MW2, if you like strategy then SCII.

I played SCII multiplayer a little (total of about 3 hours) and I have to say I prefer MW2, because it quicker. With SCII you need to first build up your army and then attack, if you lose your dead. With MW2 you at least have your fate in your own hand because it depends on YOUR skill, not the skill of your "troops" - with that I mean that you could have built troops to defend against for instance Marines, then your enemy attacks with something else then you are stuffed... Just my opinion anyway. You will have to make the decision. Maybe check out youboob for some videos and see what you think.
 
SC2 easily - even for someone preferring fps. Its pretty much guaranteed to be a classic for years to come.
 
lol @ slaughter ... youboob!

MW2 is awesome, but November is coming = Black Ops !!! also its been a bit quiet on MW2 (think a lot of guys are busy on SC2?)
 
I also give my vote for SC2. If you wait a bit, MW2 will retail for R199 soon, however, like IRG said, Black Ops is coming in November, no doubt the majority of people would move over from MW2 to BO, seeing that it has dedicated server supported :)
 
You see now the whole BO thing thats is a definite deciding factor to think about
 
I would say you are doing yourself an injustice not playing MW2. So rather get the AlterIWNet version of it.... Just ask StoneCold for a PM...
 
I played SCII multiplayer a little (total of about 3 hours) and I have to say I prefer MW2, because it quicker. With SCII you need to first build up your army and then attack, if you lose your dead. With MW2 you at least have your fate in your own hand because it depends on YOUR skill, not the skill of your "troops" - with that I mean that you could have built troops to defend against for instance Marines, then your enemy attacks with something else then you are stuffed... Just my opinion anyway. You will have to make the decision. Maybe check out youboob for some videos and see what you think.
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Ye buddy, that's why you scout the enemy and work out what he's doing and alter your strategy accordingly. Woe betide you if you ever face someone who can gate proxy like a champ. You'll be one of those peeps accusing them of map hacking.
 
Can't compare RTS with FPS, it's like comparing Cats with Dogs.
If you like FPS pick MW2 if you like RTS pick SC2 not a hard choice really. If you like both then sucks to be you! i would still go for SC2 as Black Ops is near the horizon and then MW2 will be null and void!
 
SCII is legend. There is so much to do. After all there is to do, only then the real fun starts! Online competitive play- league matches! What a game! So worth the money, that's all I can say!
 
Imo sc2 best game ive played since wow (and believe me i love wow) i have both mw2 and sc2 based purely on multiplayer sc2 is amazing.. Why? well it excludes hackers, people swearing all the time etc etc and it does not take forever to get the right game instead of permanently joining laggy games and hosts leaving and other problems. all the bad things i stated are included in mw2, sc2 multiplayer game speed is insane (battles can be over within 6 mins of gameplay from a early zerg rush) so you are kept on your toes and given the same adrenaline rush as mw2.

The match-making system is also very good and makes gameplay much more fair and enjoyable then mw2. Starcraft 2 single player is also amazing with detailed blizzards cinematics and a huge amount of other content included. So if you like both fps and rts the same, quite simply Sc2 owns mw2 :)
 
See if you can get a second hand copy of Modern Warfare 2. Someone was selling sometime back on mybb. I think it was Kaaaarl and get SCII as well.

Edit: Modern Warfare 2 has it frustrations Host issues, Lag, hacking etc. but its worth it.
 
Modern Warfare 2? that's so yesterday

Get SCII man - it will last you waaaaay longer. (there are still loads of people who still play starcraft 1 apparently....)

Plus, consider these:
- SCII = Blizzard.
- MW2 sucked actually (the game itself, not talking about online play)
- SCII is in the making for like 10 years
- SCII is newer, MW2 is old
- Blizzard.
 
lol, what splice said... but anyhow SC2 > BC2 > MW2

@ Joe, SC2 depends on YOUR skill, you must build the correct units to counter your opponent's and then it takes your skill to use them correctly (something called micro managing). SC2 is more like a chess game. A nice feature is that once you start playing league games you are ranked on your actual skill and not on a rank you got for all your kills where no one in-game will ever know what you have accomplished...

OP, try and get a trial key for SC2 here on myBB, everyone that purchased the game got two keys to share so I am sure someone will still have a key so you can test!
 
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