When comparing ET: Legacy (Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory) vs Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the Slant community recommends ET: Legacy (Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory) for most people. In the question“What are the best LAN party PC games?” ET: Legacy (Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory) is ranked 2nd while Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose ET: Legacy (Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory) is:
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is completely free to download and play, as well as being open-source, meaning that anyone can use the code for the game.
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Pros
Pro Free and open source
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is completely free to download and play, as well as being open-source, meaning that anyone can use the code for the game.
Pro Offline LAN support
Users can play using LAN over wi-fi or ethernet.
Pro The mechanics are simple, yet effective
This game often requires engineers to build things, medics and covert ops to protect them, and soldiers to do the dirty work. Yet the mechanics are not so stringent as to make it near impossible to play with only two or three. Essentially, this game requires just the right amount of cooperation.
Pro Win, Mac, Linux
Windows, Mac and Linux versions available.
Pro Graphics
Graphics are so cool.
Pro Minimal graphics' requirements allows the game to be accessible to just about anyone
This game was released in 2007 and is still played by thousands online. As it is an older game, you don't need high end hardware to play it. This is great for a lot of people as the requirements that need to be met for minimal settings is quite low.
Pro Great mods are available
Several Tactical Realism mods, and a fantastic Paintball mod that is sure to be a LAN gaming hit. (But you may need to set up a dedicated server for it).
Pro There are a ton of modes to play, with multiple and varied game types, which should change up the gameplay enough to keep things entertaining
There are a number of game types to play in the game including Team Deathmatch, Free for all, Domination, Sabotage and Search and Destroy, making for lots of variation in gameplay. This keeps things fresh for the player as there is a lot to do and explore.
Pro You can easily add a bots mod, in order to extend co-op play
You can get a mod that can be used if you host a server, adding bots to your team and that of the enemy, thus allowing for larger offline battles.
Pro Good dedicated server support allows for huge games
You can scale up to 200 players if a dedicated server is enabled.
Cons
Con No single player campaign
There is no single player modes in the game as it is multiplayer only.
Con Short single player campaign
The single player is quite short (though it is not the main focus of the title, as multiplayer is the main reason that one would purchase the game).