I just purchased Garry's mod and I have been having a ball with it. I felt that I needed to vent about the troubles Xbox 360 players have with Team fortress 2, so i did so in de-motivational poster form. I have the game for the PC, and do plan on joining one of Caffinepowered's FNF but all the people I enjoy playing with are on the 360 version. I wish there were more people who played the console version.
And usually you get people who haven't grasped that talking to your teammates can be a winning strategy.
And then there are the "legendary in their own mind" Halo players.
Or people who are afraid to respawn.
and let's not forget what Xbox Live is famous for.
All that aside, I still enjoy the game, it's just become a crap shoot these days. I still can't get used to a mouse and keyboard setup for FPS's yet.
I don't know why anyone would buy the orange box for a console unless they are too cheap to upgrade their PCs. Must better crowd on the PC side.
Wait one of your points was communication and you don't even have a mic? :P