Modern Warfare 3 or Battlefield 3: Which is Right for You?

Shifted2U would like to introduce our newest writer, Todd Misura. In his first post, and first editorial post, Todd goes into detail about what FPS franchise maybe able to suit your own needs. The on-going war between MW3 and BF3 rages on in this editorial feature.

[Convas]

I'm feeling both.

Battlefield 3 a bit more than Modern Warfare 3, but still want, and plan on getting both.

[ATi_Elite]

I'm getting Red Orchestra 2!!

then bf3...Then ARMA III

[JoGam]

Im getting BF3 day 1. After the Black Ops on PS3 situation, I decided to wait for MW3.

[Kran]

Here here. Here's to the winner that get both ;) Are we wasting our money doing so? Well its like any game. When we buy it, if we dont like it, then it was a risk we took.

[Cmpunk]

modern warfare 3 - for a fun time with school mates
battlefield 3 - for an amazing realistic experience

:)

[Miiikeyyy]

I have more fun playing battlefield with my friends tbh, but that's just me ;)

[paintsville]

Modern Warfare 3 all the way baby!!! Activision rulez!!!! Great games! Great publisher!
MW3 yeah!!!
Battlefield meh.

[Anon1974]

Both for me, although probably not day one. I've got a number of games on my plate already. That and I've always found it beneficial to hold off a bit until servers are up, multiplayer is patched a couple of times, etc. I don't know about Battlefield, but in my experience Call of Duty online is always a mess for that first month.

[raWfodog]

Bubble up, darkride66 (why you only got one? you sound very sensible :)).

I agree that sometimes its best to wait until the kinks are ironed out. Even though there is probably a need for a lot of people to get online early so that the developers can see all the problems and then patch them, I will be waiting about a month or so before I pick up either title. They aren't going anywhere.

[-Superman-]

Modern Warfare 3 - SP and fast and small maps and steaks for multiplayer.

Battlefield 3 - Multiplayer, tanks, planes, big maps.

Red Orchestra 2 - I love WW2, Very realistic multiplayer game. This is awesome...

I buy all. I hate MW vs BF war. Both are games. People play both games. MW is fast action game, BF group action game.

[Miiikeyyy]

Single player for MW3? All of the CODS single players have sucked balls. They are so weak and short

[zerox505]

usually those who plan on getting both are just trying to satisfy both sides when in reality they'll be getting mw3 in the end.

[Solid_Snake-]

red orchestra 2 at the end of this month

battlefield 3 beta end of next month.

battlefield 3 month after that.

ARMA3 next year.

thats my FPS fix sorted.

[no_more_trolling]

the same articles about the same topics.....everyday

and u guys keep acting like broken records

[raWfodog]

True but, I have to admit, this seemed like a more fanboy-free comparison than most. The author gave pretty good pros and cons of both without coming off preachy.

Granted, its stuff we already knew but some people need to get off their high horses and admit that each game caters to a specific crowd and gameplay style and leave it at that.

[Psychotica]

They are both fun in their own way even though one may be better than the other. I will get both, but first Red Orchestra 2...

[_LarZen_]

Both are right for me...I like something called variety...some people should look it up.

[Dwalls1171]

Mw3 is the safe choise.....most people dont no jack about the battle field franchise...so I suggest a rent for that

[Venjense]

Well after trying a Battlefield game for the first time with BFBC2, ive been completely turned off the COD series.

[kasasensei]

The one without online pass. And that's not what i originally planned...

[Raven_Nomad]

The one that we've seen actually run on the Xbox 360. Plus the one that doesn't have an online pass or try to BS people. It's COD of course!

[Inside_out]

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I think the game with the best campaign is the day one buy...that will be obviously MW3.

The game with the tried and true multi-player would be the day one buy...that will obvioulsy be MW3.

I game on consoles so I'm supporting the company that has been respectful to the console gamer. The company that has been honest and realizes that the console gamer is their number one customer and has conducted themselves in a very professional manner.

EA-Dice has done the exact opposite. If Battlefield 3 sells well, it will sell 75% better consoles and for that they act like you should just give them your money and shut up while running around showing high end PC footage, that I suspect doesn't even exist at all. The leaked footage is brutal. The fanboys around here keep acting like it's great, pay passes are great, season passes are great...just a sad, delusional bunch of gamers who thank EA for laughing at them.

[MOTY]

I am getting both but MW3 will be single player only while Battlefield 3 will be multiplayer only.

Either way, both developers will be getting my money so that I can contribute and ensure competition remains in the market so is to get better games in the future.

[JustinSaneV2]

Why not get both?

When I want to be a steroid-driven army of one then I'll play MW3. When I want to play tactically I'll pop in BF3. Why must people insist that it has to be one or the other?

[QuinnSullivan]

I'm with the majority of you guys here; I'll end up getting both too.

[Vip3r]

BF3. By a long shot.