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[Sir Garbageman]

Why don't they just add in a Halo:CE batch of matchmaking gametypes into Reach?

 

[Booshka]

I suspect MS believes that CE multi would draw users from Reach, and thus, less map pack purchases.

But look how many people aren't going to buy this because it doesn't have Halo CE MP. They could have released both imo. Halo CE campaign, co-op and MP, and then have a map pack for Reach with those seven maps they are adding. I would have bought it for the Halo CE MP, but I am not buying any of it without it.

Why don't they just add in a Halo:CE batch of matchmaking gametypes into Reach?

That's called Team Classic, and it sucks.

 

[feel]

wtf no Combat Evolved MP?? Reach's MP is crap

Mixed feelings about the SP remaster, some parts looked good and some parts bad, we'll see.. I'm glad at least they're keeping the animations, physics, etc. intact, hopefully Classic mode is untouched from the original visually, but 60fps/HD/16:9, it's all I wanted out of this remaster really (and xbl MP.. sigh).

 

[cluto]

Ugh, just hire Gearbox to port Halo PC to 360 please.

 

[Tomat]

Ugh, just hire Gearbox to port Halo PC to 360 please.

Considering that 343 industries came from Bungie, I don't see what the problem is.

 

[3rdman]

November 15th! 10 years to the day...Just great! Hopefully they'll do a great job.

 

[Syracuse022]

$40? Does it include Halo 2?

Nope, it doesn't even include Halo 1.

 

[Izayoi]

Nope, it doesn't even include Halo 1.

Yup. $40 for only a part of the original game is a joke.

Why don't they just add in a Halo:CE batch of matchmaking gametypes into Reach?

Because Reach is not Halo CE.

They do not play the same at all.

 

[Quicksilver4648]

All you haters can go on continue hating. I will be buying this day 1 and then when the press release comes out saying Halo: CE Anniversary just sold 3+ million you can look at me and the smile on my face as I am flooded with nostalgia.

 

[Izayoi]

All you haters can go on continue hating. I will be buying this day 1 and then when the press release comes out saying Halo: CE Anniversary just sold 3+ million you can look at me and the smile on my face as I am flooded with nostalgia.

Yeah, encourage Microsoft to do whatever the fuck they want with your beloved franchise.

Why demand something better when you can eat up whatever they shit out for you?

This is insulting.

 

[Sai-kun]

It's dead compared to relevant online shooters. I love Halo but I'm fucking infuriated that Microsoft thinks it's okay to "remake" CE without the original multiplayer. I'm not trolling, stop being so defensive.

God you are such a shit-tier poster.

 

[Zabka]

I love Halo CE above all others.

Fuck this game.

 

[Seraphinianus]

On Xbox. That's the only gaming platform that exists, right?

I'm sure Halo Reaches online numbers beat the crap out of whatever is on PS3 and Wii. The current online number is higher than the usual 50k plus for valve's games. What am I missing?

at least troll on the facts instead of making stuff up that gets easily debunked.

 

[Izayoi]

I love Halo CE above all others.

Fuck this game.

Thank you.

I'm sure Halo Reaches online numbers beat the crap out of whatever is on PS3 and Wii. The current online number is higher than the usual 50k plus for valve's games. What am I missing?

at least troll on the facts instead of making stuff up that gets easily debunked.

I forgot, PC doesn't exist.

God you are such a shit-tier poster.

Seriously? I demand something better and I'm a shit-tier poster? I remember now why I don't post in Halo threads.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Wait, they said Xbox Live in the video, there is online multiplayer right?

 

[bengraven]

WTF, it looks more colorful than Halo 1. I don't get where the "gritty" crowd is coming from, nor the "no purple" crowd either.

 

[Orayn]

It's dead compared to relevant online shooters.

So CoD is the only relevant online shooter? Wow.

WTF, it looks more colorful than Halo 1. I don't get where the "gritty" crowd is coming from, nor the "no purple" crowd either.

The "no purple" edict to for Halo 4, apparently.

 

[thezerofire]

Wait, they said Xbox Live in the video, there is online multiplayer right?

through Reach yes. There is no CE online multiplayer

 

[VGChampion]

Not sure what I think about the updated graphics of Damnation. It now has the generic Covenant look that showed up in Halo 2.

And did they connect all three bridges where the overshield spawns? If so, that's super sucky. My friends and I invented a fun little game we play that won't work if the sides are connected.

 

[Oozer3993]

Wait, they said Xbox Live in the video, there is online multiplayer right?

"Co-op over Xbox Live." It also comes with 7 remakes of Halo 1 maps for Reach multiplayer.

 

[Izayoi]

So CoD is the only relevant online shooter? Wow.

Really? You think CoD is the only game that puts up bigger numbers than Halo?

 

[Phatcorns]

Sure this was posted already, but video of the real time switching in action: http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/fe...xclusive/7ed1f10f-349c-4c47-a07a-831d12f94d63

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

The level Two Betrayals is as awesome as the rest, if not more in some cases, because how great the gameplay becomes. Three way battles between UNSC, Covenant, and flood is great.

AOCR and SC blow TB out the water, I'm not saying the game turns to shit but one extra pre flood level would boost this game in my estimation.

 

[Sai-kun]

Thank you.


I forgot, PC doesn't exist.


Seriously? I demand something better and I'm a shit-tier poster? I remember now why I don't post in Halo threads.

Okay, your last post was fine, but calling Halo irrelevant is such a stupid thing to say and you know it.

 

[thezerofire]

Okay, your last post was fine, but calling Halo irrelevant is such a stupid thing to say and you know it.

it isn't irrelevant, but it's much less relevant than Halo 3 was a year after its launch

 

[BakedPigeon]

I don't understand the argument that people would not want to play the classic multiplayer because it will seem dated. Thats what a remake is for! To stay true to that game. If you would be bothered by playing a ten year old multiplayer, thats what Reach and 4 are for.

 

[friskykillface]

only 7 multiplayer maps makes me :'(


But I loved the beach level, think it was "the silent something" greatest level B^) , can't wait to play it.

 

[Seraphinianus]

I forgot, PC doesn't exist.

I mentioned Valve. Are you gonna compare it to WoW? Minecraft?

is there still a critical mass of Quake 3 players quietly nerding away?

 

[Izayoi]

Okay, your last post was fine, but calling Halo irrelevant is such a stupid thing to say and you know it.

Irrelevant might've been overboard, but god damn I'm upset about this whole thing.

It finally gets remade and they leave out arguably the biggest draw.

Fuck.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Day one.

They are handling the campaign perfectly: original gameplay and physics with a shiny new coat of paint. Can't wait to solo and co-op my way through.

I won't miss the multiplayer. CE MP for me was defined by epic LAN parties and nothing else. Playing it over Live just wouldn't feel right.

 

[Ken]

only 7 multiplayer maps makes me :'(


But I loved the beach level, think it was "the silent something" greatest level B^) , can't wait to play it.

6 MP maps now. 1 is Firefight.

Silent Cartographer is the level you're thinking of.

 

[Kibbles]

Unfortunately, this summarizes my feelings quite succinctly.

The art looks considerably worse than the bright simplicity of the original, and I have a sneaking suspicion that the one selling point (online co-op) won't work with "Classic Mode" enabled to fix the art issues.

I'm sure it will. Frankie said it's just a graphical layer you can switch on and off with the press of a button.

 

[Zerokku]

Really? You think CoD is the only game that puts up bigger numbers than Halo?

Besides that, starcraft and counter-strike, pretty close to it (Not counting MMOs)

 

[Orayn]

Really? You think CoD is the only game that puts up bigger numbers than Halo?

If you define "dead" as "fewer simultaneous player online than CoD," then yeah, pretty much. I haven't really looked into what kind of numbers CS and CS:S push during primetime, but few single games get anywhere close to CoD.

 

[Kimosabae]

What would make it not pathetic?

Halo: CE gameplay.

 

[erpg]

Really? You think CoD is the only game that puts up bigger numbers than Halo?

I forgot, PC doesn't exist.

Name me a shooter on PC that gets more than 100,000 concurrent users.

There isn't one. There are more people in Reach's Slayer, Zombie and Battle modes than Counter Strike.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

So basically the PC version remains the superior version?

Excellent news. Nothing changes.

 

[The Antitype]

Absolutely THRILLED that the Halo CE remake is not getting it's own multiplayer.

The Halo sandbox has evolved and expanded since Halo was released 10 years ago. I have no interest in returning to a stripped-down, basic Halo experience.

I would rather get new Reach content and play in that sandbox, and replay the Halo CE campaign for nostalgia.

 

[tc farks]

I don't want to play Halo CE through Reach. Never has that idea even crossed my mind. I just want the Halo CE MP to play as it did with minor changes and better graphics. You cannot force me to support Reach, I don't like it.

I would be more excited about the co-op if it wasn't online only. This is Halo CE, I want 2 player split-screen. So now I would not only have to buy your crappy half game, but my friends would as well?

Disappointing. That's all I can say. You're really pushing me away from Halo as hard as you can Microsoft.

 

[sixghost]

"Co-op over Xbox Live." It also comes with 7 remakes of Halo 1 maps for Reach multiplayer.

Wait, is this a joke? Are you saying it's only a remake of the CE campaign and it the multiplayer maps are for Halo Reach?

Absolutely THRILLED that the Halo CE remake is not getting it's own multiplayer.

The Halo sandbox has evolved and expanded since Halo was released 10 years ago. I have no interest in returning to a stripped-down, basic Halo experience.

I would rather get new Reach content and play in that sandbox, and replay the Halo CE campaign for nostalgia.

Halo 1 MP is still the best in the series.

 

[soldat7]

Irrelevant might've been overboard, but god damn I'm upset about this whole thing.

It finally gets remade and they leave out arguably the biggest draw.

Fuck.

The biggest draw is the campaign and the campaign co-op. The simple Halo multiplayer was incredible for it's time (esp. LAN parties), but every Halo since has had better multiplayer than the original. Halo: CE multiplayer on Live would not have long legs. It has been surpassed by better and more balanced multiplayer experiences. It's hard to see through the nostalgia, I know, especially for me. I tend to be a nostalgic gamer.

 

[Walshicus]

I won't miss the multiplayer. CE MP for me was defined by epic LAN parties and nothing else. Playing it over Live just wouldn't feel right.

Pretty much. Halo 1's multiplayer was great at the time but I doubt it would work well now.

 

[Dr Stabbingworth]

But look how many people aren't going to buy this because it doesn't have Halo CE MP. They could have released both imo. Halo CE campaign, co-op and MP, and then have a map pack for Reach with those seven maps they are adding. I would have bought it for the Halo CE MP, but I am not buying any of it without it.

Yeah, it doesn't make much sense to me either. Halo is big enough that they could do both and it wouldn't matter.

 

[The Lamonster]

Only 7 maps are being remade? wtf is this bullshit??

 

[Sai-kun]

Wait, is this a joke? Are you saying it's only a remake of the CE campaign and it the multiplayer maps are for Halo Reach?

Halo 1 MP is still the best in the series.

It's like ODST, as far as I know

Campaign/Co-op updated and stuff one on disc

Then Reach's MP suite with 7 new maps

 

[thezerofire]

Wait, is this a joke? Are you saying it's only a remake of the CE campaign and it the multiplayer maps are for Halo Reach?

Halo 1 MP is still the best in the series.

not a joke, unfortunately

 

[The Antitype]

I don't want to play Halo CE through Reach. Never has that idea even crossed my mind. I just want the Halo CE MP to play as it did with minor changes and better graphics. You cannot force me to support Reach, I don't like it.

I would be more excited about the co-op if it wasn't online only. This is Halo CE, I want 2 player split-screen. So now I would not only have to buy your crappy half game, but my friends would as well?

Disappointing. That's all I can say. You're really pushing me away from Halo as hard as you can Microsoft.

You don't have to support it.

But you cannot force Microsoft to remake Halo:CE's multiplayer. They don't want to. They want to support Reach.

So you're at an impasse.

I, on the other hand, am thrilled.

 

[soldat7]

Only 7 maps are being remade? wtf is this bullshit??

Well, aside from the obvious '7' meaning, that is actually a decent number of maps. Reach needs maps.

 

[BuffaloDave]

this is pretty pathetic. it shows how much they care about the fanbase that was begging for this in the first place. what hurts even more is how they said they were thinking about developing a netcode for the original multiplayer, but ended up saying fuck it and gave us 7 shitty remakes of maps.


if i wanted to play the og campaign i can throw in one of my 4 halo ce discs

 

[thezerofire]

The biggest draw is the campaign and the campaign co-op. The simple Halo multiplayer was incredible for it's time (esp. LAN parties), but every Halo since has had better multiplayer than the original. Halo: CE multiplayer on Live would not have long legs. It has been surpassed by better and more balanced multiplayer experiences. It's hard to see through the nostalgia, I know, especially for me. I tend to be a nostalgic gamer.

lol Reach's multiplayer blows compared to every other Halo game