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Game Debate to the Death!Counter-Strike VS World of Warcraft photo

Last week's debate brought us to the end of the PSP odd game debate brackets with two very deserving games in the finals. The votes were a dead tie half way into the tallying, but in the end one game broke ahead and never looked back. Here are the results:
  • Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (24 votes) -- "Da da da dahhhhhh da da DA da dahhh" -- Winner!
  • Patapon (15 votes)

This week we enter the PC odd game debate brackets. For those of you keeping track, this is the last of the very lengthy "odd game debate" tournaments. After that, by the end of June we'll return to reader suggestion based debates, as well as a healthy dose of the regular hair-puller debates that I think up.

For this week, which game do you think is better, and why? The two games have more in common than you might think at first glance, although the vast differences are what you'll need to consider the most before making your pick. Give it some serious thought, get some PC friends to share their opinions as well, and check back next week for the winner.

Bonus Question: What is one thing you don't like about the game you voted for?


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capt obvious94's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 01:47
capt obvious94
Counter Strike while World of warcarft is popular and all that jazz.It doesnt fit my niche.

Also WoW wont let you gun down the undead wihle riding a dolphin.
Rammstein's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 02:13
Rammstein
Gonna have to go with Counter-Strike. Ever since beta 5.2 I've enjoyed the crap out of it. Although WoW did kill my CS boner in 2004. Great games.

Pros:
WoW: Probably the best overall/well-rounded MMO out now. Before 4chan ruined it, of course, fucking 4chan fags.
CS: Call of Duty 4 before CoD4 was CoD4. Defusing the bomb and rescuing hostages while dead(back in the beta)!

Cons:
WoW: Cookie-cutter fantasy, not casual friendly.
CS: Few official features/updates/support.

Bonus: Anyone remember? Counter-Strike WARCRAFT 3 Mod? Good times.
jorge's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 02:27
jorge
CS, because it's not boring and the life-wasting factor isn't as high.
Brolsen's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 02:27
Brolsen
Counter strike 1.6 without a doubt. One of the first games I played on my pc. Being awesome at cs actually gets you girls (at least where I live).

Wow is too life consuming, my best friend had to go to therapy because of his wow addiction.

The thing I hated about cs was awp whoring.
hood_954's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 02:30
hood_954
I'm gonna go with WoW, simply because of the social aspect of the game. Both games have a deep learning curve, (My friends who are decent players are crazy with a deagle) and if you're new to mmo's then learning the whole tanking and dps etc can take awhile. Both require you to invest a lot of time to get really good at it.. WoW on the other hand simply has so much more people in it, and you can meet some really great people online which is good and start an online social life, which, no matter how negative that seems, is still beter than not having one at all. So WoW it is
Iceciro's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 02:32
Iceciro
Counter-Strike because I can play it like a game and not a job.
JustLikeBuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 03:10
JustLikeBuck
Damn! This is a tough one.

One's a mindless, grind-fest of the most casual gameplay imaginable, with the most senior players knowing every nook and cranny, making it all but impossible to get started.

The other is World of Warcraft... I'll give blizzard the benefit of the doubt, so WoW.
ChopmasterT's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 04:03
ChopmasterT
WoW
Solozaur's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 04:05
Solozaur
Counter-Strike if you get to play it at a professional level! Nothing in wow cam compare to the feeling you have when you fight in a final match of a tournament with money prize, every second counts!

Plus you get to play with 4 other ppl that you must put your trust in and be able to play as a team!
ration's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 04:12
ration
as someone who has not played either games i'll say:

World of Warcraft, its the lesser of two evils
Knives's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 04:19
Knives
CS, because when I got into games with way better players than me I would do suicide flashbang runs and make the guy that killed me get killed.
Kerrigor's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 04:28
Kerrigor
Counter Strike Source, because the trial of WOW was as much as I needed of the Game and CS still gets me playing from time to time since version 0.9.
n1k0l4's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 05:00
n1k0l4
Counter-Strike.
I'ts sort of addictive, but not as much as WoW, and it can never get boring!
AlucardX24's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 05:41
AlucardX24
CS. Definately.
TheFlyingEgg's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 06:10
TheFlyingEgg
Counter-Strike. Because playing it doesn't feel like work.

Bonus Question: AWP's.
Lsage's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 06:20
Lsage
Loved CS but my vote goes to WoW for being by far the greater of the two evils.
SilverDragon1979's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 07:20
SilverDragon1979
World of Warcraft ...

FOr more reasons then I could ever possibly list here.
bunnymud's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 07:41
bunnymud
Had more fun in Counter Strike than I ever did in WoW. There is no grindan and it is free....well, freeish
Midgetsnowman's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 07:44
Midgetsnowman
World of warcraft. no contest. I may like other MMos way more than WoW..but I absofuckinlutely HATED Counterstrike,
morkuma's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 07:44
morkuma
WoW. easily.
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 08:17
TheStripe
CSS: Buy once, play forever

/thread.
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 08:35
TheStripe
Playing CSS since Nov. 2004 = $50.

Playing WoW since Nov. 2004 = $702 (min)
Spykron's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 08:41
Spykron
World of Warcraft. I love Blizzard, basically. One thing I don't like is how the horde and alliance classes are 98% exactly the same.

also, the reason i dont like counter strike is because if youre new, you die too fast and then have to wait for the round to end. its hard to get experience when youre waiting all the time.
JFunk's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 08:47
JFunk
Counter Strike. Like a few before me it was the sole reason I spent 200 dollars on a graphics card. It has a simple gameplay style but name one shooter that has not copied the glory of Counter Strike? Also, Counter Strike was originally a mod. A game that was a super hit before it was even retail. Unlike WoW which had Blizzard developing it. Counter Strike on its own fame and love of the players has created everything it needs to keep going. User made maps, tournaments, clans, and just fun gameplay. I however do not like counter strike for one reason, Counter Strike Source. An okay distraction but an abomination of a game compared to the original. I love Turtle Rock, but CSS was just not what a game like Counter Strike deserved to have as a sequel.
benjaxez's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 09:03
benjaxez
counter strike! although i disagree about everyone jumping on the bandwagon saying "we still have lives!".. wow was good while it lasted for me but yeah..

lack of self-control = weakness

if u cant control yourself from playing wow, then you have more problems.
Dr Terror's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 09:04
Dr Terror
Diablo 2! Lol, WoW cuz of the lootz. In a nuclear holocaust where 90% of Earths population dies, you could still play WoW (& pretend your actually playing Diablo 2 - see what I did thar).
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 09:29
king3vbo
Very odd matchup, but I'm going for WoW because I'm a wowfag
Exquisitor's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 10:00
Exquisitor
World of Warcraft

I would vote on Counterstrike except for one thing that ruins it: Sniper Rifles. I play exclusively on servers that have sniper rifles disabled, it's simply not fun to compete against people who are insanely good at them.
The Bez's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 10:12
The Bez
I have to go with World of Warcraft because A. I've never played CS and B. WoW has recently sucked me in, i was never addicted before but I picked it back up ofr whatever reason and I am now addicted.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 10:14
Chronic Logic
CounterStrike all the way. 10 years and still going strong! What now mother fuckers?!
QMaverick's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 10:15
QMaverick
Counter-Strike, definitely. Think about it, the game is 10 years old (I started playing in the original 1.0 retail release), and it still has a pretty decent player-base.

I recently started playing it again, in fact. I got sick of WoW after about 2 months and haven't looked back.

The only thing I don't like about CS is the AWP. People use the gun to the exclusion of all others and it makes things a little boring. Besides, you can't jump up and down with a 20 lb sniper rifle filled with .50 bullets that was designed for a tri-pod and shoot accurately. :-)
Dead Movie Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 10:28
Dead Movie Star
Counterstrike. You can quit anytime you need without consequences and the user-content extends the life much farther than WoW. And it's not a grind.
Snacks n Candy's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 10:32
Snacks n Candy
Debate to the Death! Apples VS Oranges
Alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 10:46
Alex
WoW
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 10:59
Eschatos
World of Warcraft, because I suck at CS.
Clown's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 11:12
Clown
wow is an aboniation....i despise those who waste their money every month on the soul eating game. Counter Strike was a work in progress which made it so good because there was always someone adding to the code to make a different gameplay versions constantly. The SOURCE code has been used in many games...i believe combat arms is even running off of it. WoW can suck a cock. My vote goes to CS.

I dont like whiney online bitches who cry constantly in the game
Midgetsnowman's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 11:16
Midgetsnowman
Nevermind CS is nothing but whiny bitches, eh?
Naim Master's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 11:48
Naim Master
WoW , just because in Brazil people only play CS and I hate it .
Feeblebrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 11:49
Feeblebrain
Counter-strike grew up with that game dong lan parties
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 11:57
Holyetheline
I vote for Counter Strike! I had good times with that game back in the day!
superniall50's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 12:18
superniall50
WoW all the way.
But I hate the fees, and the 12 year old wankers that ruin it for everyone else. I suppose you'd get that with CS though, as well.
kefkaesque's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 14:35
kefkaesque
Counter-Strike!
Johnny Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 16:06
Johnny Justice
Counter-Strike, because it's actually fun for a while. I don't like the jerks who play it.
817539's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 17:39
817539
Counterstrike on my side, first game I ever bought. Must of bought it three times when I think about it. (I suck at passwords.)

I hate: 14 year olds who sound like 4 year olds who scream in their mics "I FUCKING OWNED YOU NOOOOOOOOOOOOOB! SUCK MY PREBUBESCENT BALLS!" Etc..
Fetish's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 19:12
Fetish
When I play WoW badly, I still grind through. When I play it well there isn't much of a feeling of elation. CS on the other hand is not a very forgiving game, but when I am plying well I am on top of the world (doesn't hapen very often though). This coupled with its longevity and accesability make Counter Strike my vote.

The down side:
CS isn't the most welcoming community.
everybodyruns's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 23:55
everybodyruns
CS!!! Even though if you suck (which I do) you just die all the time and shoot your teammates on accident. Good times.
Hellbender's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/11/2009 04:10
Hellbender
Good debate. I loved CS, i played too many games and really got addicted to online shooters due solely to it. However, i'm such a sucker for great worlds, and in that respect, CS cant even compare.

WoW is gigantic, tons of fun, and feels like another world. great stuff, both but...

Vote: World of Warcraft.

bonus: Half-Life 2 will win the PC odd debates.
feliponz's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/12/2009 12:32
feliponz
Counter-Strike. WoW is pretty and kinda fun, but shooting people in the face is WAY more fun than collecting animal pelts for hours on end.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 23:15
Fronz
Ok, voting is closed. Check back for the winner!
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