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Crowning the best FPS mode of all time through 1v1 combat (ROUND 2)
FFA is dead. King of the Hill? Kaput. What will be the last mode standing?
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Welcome to FOV 90, an FPS column from staff writer Morgan Park. Every other week, I cover topics relevant to first-person shooter enjoyers, spanning everything from multiplayer and singleplayer to the old and the new.
Welcome back to another special community tournament edition of FOV 90, the only FPS column that I'm aware of.
Last week, we started the work of determining the greatest FPS mode of all time through spirited democracy. In Round 1, 16 classic and modern modes were pitted against each other in 1v1 matchups. The seeding, which I chose myself, was completely uncontroversial and everyone liked it—especially the part where I made them choose between Conquest and Domination.
Over 7,000 votes were tallied over five days, and the results are in.
I think we can all agree a few of those winners were predictable—I can see Team Deathmatch or Capture the Flag going all the way at this rate—but several matchups surprised me. Battle royale just barely edges out Extraction while Gun Game is brought down by Payload. The voting body showed up for both serious and playful modes, which makes me happy. I also enjoyed watching you all share your votes and memories in the comments.
And here's how PC Gamer's staff reacted to the results:
"I'm sad to see Extraction go—to be completely honest I'm too washed to compete in either Extraction or Battle Royale multiplayer shooters, but the severe high stakes of Extraction games makes them like nothing else on this list. That could've made for a very funny face-off against Infection."
"I'm a little surprised to see battle royale beat out extraction, the big mode of the moment, but I guess PUBG and Fortnite have still got shooters out there. The adoration for CTF, which I agree with, only makes it more disappointing that there's no big modern CTF game out there. (Last Flag tried, recently, but didn't get far.)"