why do most game companies design their FPS games as if everyone has a maximum of 3 friends ?

I have more , but each time we try to play Left 4 dead , Call of Duty we have to ditch some so the others can play , or we are stuck with Unreal

and now Left 4 dead 2 is four players only , borderline four player why the sudden shift to 4 only !! why can't more play !!

Because... um... more than that for co-op makes the game way too easy? Plus there's only 3 archetypes... and since most games are designed around consoles, 4 is the standard number... it's better than 2 player only, man.

I thought 8 could play in L4D? :P

Isn't that only in online mode? I can't remember tbh, just asking.

That said, it comes down to a simple reason; Screen Real estate. Most screens feel tight for space with 2 players, much less 4. Anything above 4 players just squeezes the ui into unusable proportions.

That's versus mode. Which is a quick way to lose friends ;P

Well good, you'll be down to four reliables in no time.

True story

Depends on how good you are...I don't have any friends willing to play me at anything anymore. Something about being a worse winner then a loser.

show off