[Official] TF2, Source, + Steam on Mac!

[Freyja]

Yeah the apple mouses are really bad for gaming. But a regular 2 button mouse is like, $20.

The problem I found playing CoD4 was that if you had your finger resting on the left mouse button and pressed down on the right, it'd count as a left click and vice versa. Very annoying.

 

[WastedMeerkat]

Mac doesn't suck, and lets not let this turn into a mac vs pc. Please.

It's great news. Valve has always been an awesome company and their games already port to mac without much difficulty.
I'll be sort of happy because my friends who only have macs can play tf2 again.

http://www.mac-sucks.com/switch_why.php

 

[The Political Gamer]

IMO The mac interface blows chunks but its programs are god like. You just can't beat Final Cut Pro!

 

[Freyja]

I like the interface

And Meerkat, what did I say about NOT turning this into a mac vs pc debate. By posting that link you definately wern't paying attention to that.

 

[WastedMeerkat]

I was paying attention. I just had to make that point, anyway. Well I suppose if someone accidentally made the mistake of buying a Mac, there's no reason to force them to buy a PC just to play (good) games.

 

[Micnax]

Oh hey! It's that Saxton Hale comic!

Wait a second...

OH MY

 

[grazr]

Apple Mac's are simply going through the same process the PC went through 15 years ago. When they came out of professional industries and into the hands of "little people".

Sure, as it is a £349 bundle latop running open source software can achieve the same thing a £1200 Mac can do with an additional £500 for the compatable branded tools. But give the Mac 3~5 more years to catch up the social ladder then they will be more economical for home use.

If Mac's got more of the kind of support from other areas and industries, such as what Valve are now doing here with STEAM and their games, it would be more socially viable to use a Mac.

 

[Angry_Ed]

Despite my own misgivings about Apple and their practices I do have to say it's cool that Valve is going to have it so that Mac and PC users can play against each other in multiplayer.

 

[Pocket]

The problem I found playing CoD4 was that if you had your finger resting on the left mouse button and pressed down on the right, it'd count as a left click and vice versa. Very annoying.

Wait, "and vice versa"? How the heck does that work? Aren't you just pressing the single button with both fingers touching either way? I can't imagine it being able to tell the difference.

Anyway, I could see Apple caving and creating a "gaming mouse" of their own if this becomes a trend. With real buttons and a central, clickable touch pad that still scrolls four ways. And a price tag of $100.

 

[General_Norris]

Oh hey! It's that Saxton Hale comic!

Wait a second...

OH MY

Very much so. This is Valve what we are talking about. Are they releasing it? Nop, not now, they will wait so as to not get Portal 2 caught in the middle of this. But yes, it's a very obvious reference.

 

[Westerhound]

Wait, "and vice versa"? How the heck does that work? Aren't you just pressing the single button with both fingers touching either way? I can't imagine it being able to tell the difference.

Anyway, I could see Apple caving and creating a "gaming mouse" of their own if this becomes a trend. With real buttons and a central, clickable touch pad that still scrolls four ways. And a price tag of $100.

The apple mouse has one button, which does different things when you press on the right and left side. The only reason the joke thingy about mac's only having one button is cause people dont check the settings for the "Use 2 mouse buttons" checkbox

 

[grazr]

The apple mouse has one button, which does different things when you press on the right and left side. The only reason the joke thingy about mac's only having one button is cause people dont check the settings for the "Use 2 mouse buttons" checkbox

That's a more recent addition anyway. Classic Mac mouses don't have that function. They don't even have the "scrolly ball" in the middle either. Which reminded me of the track ball mouse:

God damn those things kane your thumb after just 10 minutes.

 

[eyefork]

The apple mouse has one button, which does different things when you press on the right and left side. The only reason the joke thingy about mac's only having one button is cause people dont check the settings for the "Use 2 mouse buttons" checkbox

Secondary click only became available with the mighty mouse. Ye olde "true" one-button mouse does exist. We had to use them in a video journalism class.

 

[Terr]

Ye olde "true" one-button mouse does exist. We had to use them in a video journalism class.

I see that, and raise you this little bundle of evil: