I was playing Halo 3 over the weekend and it still had nearly 17K people playing it. Close to 5 years of being out and it's a little less than half of Halo 4's players.
That is assuming the counter is not broken, of course.
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That is assuming the counter is not broken, of course.
thezerofire
Banned
I think Halo 3 measured people online differently
How did it do it differently?
Halo 3 counted players by processing the games that occurred over the last hour and then displaying the number of players it found out of all those games. So it'd report say, 20,000 people as being in the playlist, even if there was only actually 5k at the moment.
Reach and Halo 4 count per-minute, and are counting players actually in a game. I think maybe also ones searching for a game. This faster data rate is what allowed the Active Roster in Reach and 4 to work.
So while Halo 3's population numbers aren't exactly a lie, Reach's numbers were a LOT more truthful.
I don't recall what they changed between 3 and Reach specifically, but the gist is that the polling window was much larger, so you get a snapshot of the population that isn't accurate. Reach decreased that window significantly and changed where they were pulling the data from, from what I remember.
Fyrewulff could probably tell you.
Edit: Oh. He did.
Second time today :lol
xxjuicesxx
Member
Its like OK theres no more ranked/social division and all playlists are invisibly ranked. So now you have these tryhards playing and getting frustrated at all these people who arent good or arent good YET. Theres no safe haven. Theres no playlist you can go into that has party's disable so you dont get creamed to the point you dont want to play.
People need this stuff. People are leaving and Halo isnt gaining or keeping the casuals because of this. Its casual catering, but in terms of accessible areas, not dumbing the game down.
I remember I wasnt always good I struggled with my 25 rank in Halo 2 in TS, lost one won one, went on forums met people got learned and my rank went higher as I evolved. This progression no longer exists and players cant get invested in the game like they used to instead they get invested with these new "investment" systems.
They arent a complete waste, although I strongly preferred when they were only aesthetic, but they dont invest the player like good old skill building and gained confidence in their own ability.
Interesting, seems like it might've been done like that to inflate the visible population numbers further in its life (maybe?) because I can't think of a logical reason for the polling o be that way aside from something shady. Well that's good to know. I also though that Reach and 4 updated its player count every ten minutes.
Next week. Not sure how season passes work with silver accounts though.did the maps come today... ? do you need live to download if i'm silver. I got the season pass.wouldn't mind to at least see them on a custom game or something
did the maps come today... ? do you need live to download if i'm silver. I got the season pass.
If you need Gold to download them there's usually a free weekend every few months. I would give you a 48 hour code, but it can't be activated on an exiting account.
Maps come out next week.
If this is a 343 dev or tester playing I'll just give on Halo right now. So, so, so awful.The gameplay videos we got from this... my god.
I don't think there was shady intent, just the limitations of their backend at the time. Reach's servers were so beefy that Bungie actually moved Halo 3's backend to small partition in them when Reach launched.
Zeouterlimits
Member
It was a journo, he posted in the thread
.Yeah, I just saw. Dude should brush up on his skills but whatever. It's not important.It was a journo, he posted in the thread
Doogington
Member
Working on a map for the new forge contest. I'll post pics later on. It's called "Gaffed".
EagleBurnn
Banned
I don't care. I just want them to play well.
xxjuicesxx
Member
"All the maps look really great, stuff was going on in the skyboxes, I pressed buttons and stuff happened"
~Press Official Review
~Press Official Review
I guess that'd make sense, I could see them not being able to give a quick refresh rate for it in 2007. Halo 3's netcode though, is amazing.
User 73706
Banned
I just thought of something.
What if interactive map elements like the Zanzibar gate returned, but at the expense of having to perform a first-person cinematic vignette when you pressed the buttons?
What if interactive map elements like the Zanzibar gate returned, but at the expense of having to perform a first-person cinematic vignette when you pressed the buttons?
I'm hoping these new maps can replace Solace and Adrift in Throwdown (If they're good enough for competitive play). Those maps are just, I don't even know what the right word is. Messy. Even though I think Adrift CTF in Throwdown is good sometimes, other times it's such a drag.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
It's not up for me.
The Henery
Member
Watch this shit in HD. Halo 3 still looks incredible to me and the colours are far more distinct and vibrant. Each map has a lot more character and individuality compared to the washed out look of the vast majority of Reach's and 4's maps.
http://www.twitch.tv/magni2ude/b/369221934
Steelyuhas
Member
Yeah there is very little chance that I get a PS4, but I'm still very excited to see what they have to show off.
I disagree that it is less effective in close quarters. All you have to do is quick scope with it somewhere on their body. You barely have to aim because it doesn't matter where you hit them as long as you hit them.
g a m e r c u l t u r e
"You might very well think that, I couldn't possibly comment."
Fair enough.
Steelyuhas
Member
YourExWife
Member
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
The gameplay videos we got from this... my god.
It pains me to watch this... How are some people so bad at games?
xxjuicesxx
Member
So domestic of you.
Steelyuhas
Member
Aggrotek
Member
The gameplay videos we got from this... my god.
Where did you get this from?
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Up now. I'm close to the end but I'll start the game again when I beat it.
twitch.com/deadlycyclone
BuggyDClown
Member
So with crimson DLC matchmaking gone I guess I will never get the mantis stomp achievement. The only damn one I never got. That's some BS.
The game is amazing.
Didn't really like the ending though.
I know it's being offered in the UK and Germany.
Does anyone know which store is stocking this in the UK? Is it GAME?
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