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Anyone going to be playing Elder Scrolls Online? If so, which console or are you going to play on PC/Mac? :happy:
I will be playing TESO on PC. My boyfriend got accepted for the Beta, I didn't. I am considering stealing his Key lol.
It does look interesting. PC definitely. Mac is not really a suitable gaming platform, due to relatively little being produced for it.
Not wanting to start a Mac VS PC war but Mac can handle games. An iMac will probably be a better choice because it doesn't over heat like Macbook Pros do but with that being said, they can also game. Thank you.
It's not about what the hardware can handle, but rather simply what's available. Only a small fraction of what's available for PC is out for Mac, and a lot of the biggest selling games are not out for Mac. So which has better hardware doesn't matter. It's about which has more games. I'm not adamantly anti-mac, really, it's just that every time I log onto something like Steam and see just what small percentage of what's out there is Mac compatible, I'm reminded that Macs are not suitable for use as a primarily gaming platform. Compatibility > all else.
Also I'm sort of old school in the fact that I don't consider a laptop to be a suitable gaming based rig, so an argument based on using laptops as examples doesn't matter much to me.
Download Windows on it, you get the best of both worlds. Problem solved.0 -
Anyone going to be playing Elder Scrolls Online? If so, which console or are you going to play on PC/Mac? :happy:
I will be playing TESO on PC. My boyfriend got accepted for the Beta, I didn't. I am considering stealing his Key lol.
It does look interesting. PC definitely. Mac is not really a suitable gaming platform, due to relatively little being produced for it.
Not wanting to start a Mac VS PC war but Mac can handle games. An iMac will probably be a better choice because it doesn't over heat like Macbook Pros do but with that being said, they can also game. Thank you.
It's not about what the hardware can handle, but rather simply what's available. Only a small fraction of what's available for PC is out for Mac, and a lot of the biggest selling games are not out for Mac. So which has better hardware doesn't matter. It's about which has more games. I'm not adamantly anti-mac, really, it's just that every time I log onto something like Steam and see just what small percentage of what's out there is Mac compatible, I'm reminded that Macs are not suitable for use as a primarily gaming platform. Compatibility > all else.
Also I'm sort of old school in the fact that I don't consider a laptop to be a suitable gaming based rig, so an argument based on using laptops as examples doesn't matter much to me.
Download Windows on it, you get the best of both worlds. Problem solved.
I could do that, but at that point you might as well just build your own rig (like I have). If it doesn't do what I want it to do out of the box, I'll just build something from scratch and save money.
IMO it goes like this (for gaming, bear in mind):
Home built PC > Mac > Console > Store bought PC0 -
Anyone going to be playing Elder Scrolls Online? If so, which console or are you going to play on PC/Mac? :happy:
I will be playing TESO on PC. My boyfriend got accepted for the Beta, I didn't. I am considering stealing his Key lol.
It does look interesting. PC definitely. Mac is not really a suitable gaming platform, due to relatively little being produced for it.
Not wanting to start a Mac VS PC war but Mac can handle games. An iMac will probably be a better choice because it doesn't over heat like Macbook Pros do but with that being said, they can also game. Thank you.
It's not about what the hardware can handle, but rather simply what's available. Only a small fraction of what's available for PC is out for Mac, and a lot of the biggest selling games are not out for Mac. So which has better hardware doesn't matter. It's about which has more games. I'm not adamantly anti-mac, really, it's just that every time I log onto something like Steam and see just what small percentage of what's out there is Mac compatible, I'm reminded that Macs are not suitable for use as a primarily gaming platform. Compatibility > all else.
Also I'm sort of old school in the fact that I don't consider a laptop to be a suitable gaming based rig, so an argument based on using laptops as examples doesn't matter much to me.
Download Windows on it, you get the best of both worlds. Problem solved.
I could do that, but at that point you might as well just build your own rig (like I have). If it doesn't do what I want it to do out of the box, I'll just build something from scratch and save money.
IMO it goes like this (for gaming, bear in mind):
Home built PC > Mac > Console > Store bought PC
Actually if we follow the above posters argument, then it should be CONSOLE>OWN RIG>STORE BOUGHT RIG>MAC if the denominator is how many games are available?
FYI I have always built my own rigs and love pc's.0 -
Anyone going to be playing Elder Scrolls Online? If so, which console or are you going to play on PC/Mac? :happy:
I will be playing TESO on PC. My boyfriend got accepted for the Beta, I didn't. I am considering stealing his Key lol.
It does look interesting. PC definitely. Mac is not really a suitable gaming platform, due to relatively little being produced for it.
Not wanting to start a Mac VS PC war but Mac can handle games. An iMac will probably be a better choice because it doesn't over heat like Macbook Pros do but with that being said, they can also game. Thank you.
It's not about what the hardware can handle, but rather simply what's available. Only a small fraction of what's available for PC is out for Mac, and a lot of the biggest selling games are not out for Mac. So which has better hardware doesn't matter. It's about which has more games. I'm not adamantly anti-mac, really, it's just that every time I log onto something like Steam and see just what small percentage of what's out there is Mac compatible, I'm reminded that Macs are not suitable for use as a primarily gaming platform. Compatibility > all else.
Also I'm sort of old school in the fact that I don't consider a laptop to be a suitable gaming based rig, so an argument based on using laptops as examples doesn't matter much to me.
Download Windows on it, you get the best of both worlds. Problem solved.
I could do that, but at that point you might as well just build your own rig (like I have). If it doesn't do what I want it to do out of the box, I'll just build something from scratch and save money.
IMO it goes like this (for gaming, bear in mind):
Home built PC > Mac > Console > Store bought PC
Actually if we follow the above posters argument, then it should be CONSOLE>OWN RIG>STORE BOUGHT RIG>MAC if the denominator is how many games are available?
FYI I have always built my own rigs and love pc's.
Prior to the advent of Steam and other similar services I would have agreed. But there are SO many F2P games out for PC now through those sorts of services that it's not even close anymore. And quality does count for something. There are so few store bought PCs that can handle gaming without modifications/upgrades that I would have to say they aren't even in the ballpark, and why I rated them below Mac.0 -
My only problem with Mac's, especially in our country, is the price vs performance problem. For what I would pay for a mac, I can build a monster pc.
Just my 2 cents.
I felt it was worth the price for the nice screen and the fact it doesn't have windows on it lol0 -
I'm replaying Dragon Age Origins. I'm waiting for Black Flag to come out on Steam though. I want my AC fix!
I just did that and I'm now replaying DA2. I can't wait for Inquisition!0 -
My only problem with Mac's, especially in our country, is the price vs performance problem. For what I would pay for a mac, I can build a monster pc.
Just my 2 cents.
I felt it was worth the price for the nice screen and the fact it doesn't have windows on it lol
You can get the nice screen for pretty much any computer.0 -
If so, what is your favourite game or a game you're currently playing right now?
I'm playing the Assassin's Creed series. Yes, I know it's been out for ages but I only just got back into it.
Rocksmith 2014 - with a doubt, the best game/software I have EVER purchased. Simply the best, fastest, easiest way to learn the guitar.
Also playing the AC series, currently on Revelations.0 -
My only problem with Mac's, especially in our country, is the price vs performance problem. For what I would pay for a mac, I can build a monster pc.
Just my 2 cents.
I felt it was worth the price for the nice screen and the fact it doesn't have windows on it lol
You can get the nice screen for pretty much any computer.
Girls, girls, you're both pretty!! :laugh:
It really doesn't matter, whatever tickles your fancy. The cornerstone of gaming is enjoying yourself, and if that is on a mac or pc or console, we're still all in it for the love of the game. 0 -
If so, what is your favourite game or a game you're currently playing right now?
I'm playing the Assassin's Creed series. Yes, I know it's been out for ages but I only just got back into it.
Rocksmith 2014 - with a doubt, the best game/software I have EVER purchased. Simply the best, fastest, easiest way to learn the guitar.
Also playing the AC series, currently on Revelations.
Also thought about getting rocksmith. I own a 1962 Fender Jazzmaster, and I can't play it.? *Yikes*0 -
PC Master Race here. Currently playing BF4 - Rank 24. Add me0
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Never really been hardcore into gaming but.. .currently: Some wow here and there (been bored with it a while), trying to get into dota 2, Civ V... Stuck on computer games because my dad put the tv in the wall and the sytem in the basement so there's no way I can hook up a console. @_@ 0
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I wouldn't say mac's are bad for gaming. I have one specifically for that which I would pick over my PC every day.
3.5GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
32GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4X8GB
3TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4GB GDDR5
Have a PC too because it is often easier to find games for that but overall i find the iMac more comfortable. Use another iMac for work stuff, not up to gaming. Then a MacBookPro for a bit of both. Obviously have the tablets, etc but I don't really count app games as gaming.
Assassins Creed, wow, FFXI online, dragon age, the witcher, cod occasionally, PWI star trek online, Diablo, starcraft, heck all sorts. I'll give most games a try. Started out many years ago with the first M.U.D where I was a coder, back in the days before the internet was full of pretty pictures and kids. It was all very geeky and sexy back then, ahhh how i miss that...0 -
I wouldn't say mac's are bad for gaming. I have one specifically for that which I would pick over my PC every day.
3.5GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
32GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4X8GB
3TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4GB GDDR5
Have a PC too because it is often easier to find games for that but overall i find the iMac more comfortable. Use another iMac for work stuff, not up to gaming. Then a MacBookPro for a bit of both. Obviously have the tablets, etc but I don't really count app games as gaming.
Assassins Creed, wow, FFXI online, dragon age, the witcher, cod occasionally, PWI star trek online, Diablo, starcraft, heck all sorts. I'll give most games a try. Started out many years ago with the first M.U.D where I was a coder, back in the days before the internet was full of pretty pictures and kids. It was all very geeky and sexy back then, ahhh how i miss that...
The point you addressed about how its simply easier to find games for PC was my whole point about saying PCs are better for gaming. It had nothing to do with the hardware IMO.0 -
Another gamer here, World of Warcraft was my 'thing' for 7 years (yes, 7) but I quit when they gave us pandas. Because pandas. 'nuff said.
Playing League of Legends now, come meet me on EUW, midlane Talon wtfpwing everything 0 -
I'm currently playing Lego Marvel Super Heroes, and before the Civilization 5, Skyrim, Dragon Age games, Deadpool, Guild Wars 2, and others of that ilk....
I'm PC all the way, built my own rig and have a pretty nice set up with my 50" flatscreen. Very casual gamer though, I love the stories rather than competition.0 -
In theory. In practice, I think the last time I sat down at a game was when I was on vacation and fell into XCOM. That was in July
Boyfriend is currently immersed in GTA5, though.0 -
Anyone going to be playing Elder Scrolls Online? If so, which console or are you going to play on PC/Mac? :happy:
I'll probably try it on PC if the laptop is up to specs. I just suck so badly at PC games. Maybe if I practice more.0 -
Another gamer here, World of Warcraft was my 'thing' for 7 years (yes, 7) but I quit when they gave us pandas. Because pandas. 'nuff said.
Playing League of Legends now, come meet me on EUW, midlane Talon wtfpwing everything
WOW was what brought me back to PC gaming initially after completely abandoning it in favor of consoles when the wave of 32 bit consoles hit (Saturn, Playstation). I played from Vanilla through BC. I quit shortly before the Lich King expansion came out, because I realized that I had absolutely no patience for the grind and all I wanted to do was PVP. Also, real life happened and I no longer had the time to devote 4-5 hours to it every time I logged on, which is something more or less required by MMOs at endgame. After discovering Steam and the wealth of free to play titles available for the PC, I grew to feel that the PC was all the gaming platform I needed, so I never bought an Xbox 360, Gamecube, Wii, or PS3. And that tradition will likely continue through the current wave of consoles.0 -
Another gamer here, World of Warcraft was my 'thing' for 7 years (yes, 7) but I quit when they gave us pandas. Because pandas. 'nuff said.
Playing League of Legends now, come meet me on EUW, midlane Talon wtfpwing everything
WOW was what brought me back to PC gaming initially after completely abandoning it in favor of consoles when the wave of 32 bit consoles hit (Saturn, Playstation). I played from Vanilla through BC. I quit shortly before the Lich King expansion came out, because I realized that I had absolutely no patience for the grind and all I wanted to do was PVP. Also, real life happened and I no longer had the time to devote 4-5 hours to it every time I logged on, which is something more or less required by MMOs at endgame. [snipped]
I played WoW from just after release to a little after the release of the Sunwell Island during BC. DId a fair bit of true end-game raiding....Quit for a few years due to military depolyments and such, then I came back for the Lich King expansion, played a few months and took a break... I was gonna get back into it right after the Ulduar expansion and was watching a friend play....his Priest had almost 100k hp in raid gear....mind was blown. When I was raiding MC in 09, tanks had 7-8k hp, and when I stopped in 10, tanks had 50k raid buffed...now HEALERS have 100k HP?
Talk about mud-flation. eff that.0
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