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Making our favorite FPS modes 1v1 to decide the greatest of them all
Vote on the greatest FPS mode of all time. There can only be one.
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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.
Organized FPS scrimmage is a time-honored tradition of PC gaming. Countless battles have been waged, friendships forged, and "GGs" exchanged in the name of contested territories, stolen flags, and almost-exploded explosives. FPS is my favorite genre because it's a canvas that accommodates endless modes of fun—formats that can happily coexist under the same banner to serve the current mood or group.
But if you had to choose just one, which would be the greatest FPS mode of them all?
That's what we're here to decide. We're pitting the greats against each other in a single-elimination tournament, voted on by readers like you. Round 1 starts now. Go go go!
Read up on the matchups below and vote for your favorite. Round 1 voting closes on Saturday, October 3 at 11:59 PM PDT. The more votes we get, the more interesting the results, so tell your friends! Next week we'll be back to share the results and begin Round 2.
Two modes so large and complex that they've spawned vibrant subgenres.
AKA: Warfare (Hell Let Loose) // Territories (Halo), Domination Control Point (Team Fortress 2)
Large-scale point capture with vehicles and control point respawns popularized by Battlefield, or small-scale point capture with random respawns popularized by Unreal Tournament and Call of Duty?