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Halo: Reach |OT7| What are They to Say Now?
- Thread starter The Librarian
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Those glitches effected core gameplay. BXB, BXR, Double shot, grenade reload and I'm sure there are more. That's what the core gameplay of Halo 2 became.
Playing Halo 2 at the time was like being addicted to crack. The highs were high, the lows were insanely low but you just kept coming back no matter what. And you know what, I wouldn't accept that these days. Not since Halo 3 and Reach have been virtually cheater and glitch free. Boosting is only cheating if you weren't a 50 already
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I'm getting online. For approximately an hour. Let's make magic happen.
This made me laugh out loud.Boosting is only cheating if you weren't a 50 already
(I'd guess the percentage of boosters that were legitimate 50s was well under 20% - maybe under 10.)
Wow that was a lot of overnight posts.
If you guys are worried that your criticism is too harsh for the game you love, just go take a stroll over to the WoW forums sometime. Your criticisms are pretty... tame, comparatively. The devs there know that all the criticism comes from players that love the game, and they criticize it because they want it to be perfect.
I'm sure Bungie/343 probably see most of it the same way. Gamers that love a game and want it to be perfect are just going to raise hell until they see it that way, or as close to that way as they can get it.
If you guys are worried that your criticism is too harsh for the game you love, just go take a stroll over to the WoW forums sometime. Your criticisms are pretty... tame, comparatively. The devs there know that all the criticism comes from players that love the game, and they criticize it because they want it to be perfect.
I'm sure Bungie/343 probably see most of it the same way. Gamers that love a game and want it to be perfect are just going to raise hell until they see it that way, or as close to that way as they can get it.
Tha Robbertster
Member
This made me laugh out loud.
(I'd guess the percentage of boosters that were legitimate 50s was well under 20% - maybe under 10.)
% that were boosted to a 50? Yea, maybe even lower. If you could get a 50, why hire a booster right?
Mmmmmhmmmm delicious debate. Let's do this.
Now, I don't know which Halo 2 you played, but many of games I played, (Team Slayer, Team Hardcore and MLG) feature the Battle Rifle and after that patch that came that increased melee damage, the BXR and BXB took off. For me, I didn't want to adopt those glitches. I didn't like them, I considered them to be cheating. But, the more I played against good players, the harder it became for me to keep up. I used them in silly custom games that I didn't really care for but in MM and serious matches, I didn't. However, it got the point to where I just couldn't keep up any more because it was everywhere! So, I adopted them.
Hydranockz
Member
Fixed.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
ya know what I really love about Halo: Reach?
Assinations. I don't get them as often as I like, but I love the animations. I really hope to see Master Chief pulling some off in the Halo 4 campaign.
Assinations. I don't get them as often as I like, but I love the animations. I really hope to see Master Chief pulling some off in the Halo 4 campaign.
Reagan's BR
Banned
I like them but hate it when I accidentally do one in matchmaking.
Barrow Roll
Member
I like them but I think it should be a toggleable option in the menus.
Reagan's BR
Banned
If Halo 4 does ranked playlists I would like them to only be in the unranked ones.
Hydranockz
Member
KidA Seven
Member
Interesting rant by Nexy. Loving the halo community coming together trying to revive the game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03b5zWtWTFM&feature=g-all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03b5zWtWTFM&feature=g-all
I dislike them. I can't get past the awful "freeze on the spot and just stand there stunned in wait of death" reaction of the character being assassinated.
And the feedback is awkward, a simple punch in the back and seeing the enemy faceplant in first person is way more satisfying for me.
Wish I could opt-out so I don't do them by mistake.
Hypertrooper
Member
Yep. I think they are okay for the campaign but not in mp. I hate it when I accidentally do a assination and then I am easy targets for other players.
Hydranockz
Member
I find trying to save someone from getting assassinated to be a very weird beast in Reach. It seems to take a few extra melees and stuff.
thezerofire
Banned
To me, assassinations are just another thing that makes the game slower. It's already embarrassing enough to get hit in the back, and if you need to make it more embarrassing, just give them the bag and move on. I'd be fine with their removal in 4
Why keep talking about how much reach sucks after a year+, just stop playing it. Honestly I would love to keep bashing this game over what I think is wrong with it, however at this point I am simply "dont care for Halo" mode. And yes many of you including Tashi (crazy as that is) love Reach which is great for you guys, but it is quite telling to me that myself included, none of my Halo friends play it anymore. Im no PRO, but I rather enjoy the competitive nature of Halo in the previous games, I loved the fact that I could do things in a match to single handedly change the course of a game and my rank would show it. So whats the point of this... Well go play some other fun games and take a break from Halo :O.
And with that, go back to your regular programing "Halo through the years: how the apologists took over"
And with that, go back to your regular programing "Halo through the years: how the apologists took over"
Zeouterlimits
Member
Watched until he got stupid saying how "stylish" Halo Pros are.
Twat.
Never really liked the dude. Especially when he played Halo1 and Halo2. His girlfriend was hot though.
Hydranockz
Member
Totally agree. I can understand why people who enjoy the game want to identify some shortfallings that can be addressed. For others, though, it just seems like the game simply isn't any fun for them and what they would need to happen beofre that changes is simply too much.
Devolution
Member
Dude. I suck at fighters, played Timedog while hammered. I managed to win one match though. ONE. He got delicious vengeance on me just being a douche in Reach though, that's for sure.
Gabotron ES
Member
GOD THIS! How didn't they came up with this?
They are still pretty awesome, hope they're in H4.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Would require programmers who know how to program.
Hire more of them.
I want an option to lock scoping so we can get noscope weekend playlists!. Fuck that was fun in H2 Lockout FFA.
KidA Seven
Member
That comment didn't really bother me. He's just saying that Halo players have personalities that need to be shown through their gameplay and that thinking outside the box on what makes competitive Halo needs to be encouraged. And he's right. Halo needs to be better for the spectators and right now, MLG Reach doesn't do a great job of telling a story.
Hydranockz
Member
Probably because of the implementation of them. It's not like crouching. I guess Bungie never considered a large pool of the playerbase would hold a button to perform a melee essentially.
xxjuicesxx
Member
You donging today?
I might just do another campaign of something if noone from GymTan Donging gets on.
Anyone have a suggestion?
Zeouterlimits
Member
All of that has nothing to do with him insulting the Starcraft community.
BlueScrote
Member
I don't even know if another button is necessary, the mechanism is just too sensitive right now.
Shake Appeal
Member
And it never will (nor will most other shooters) compared to a 1v1 Starcraft match. The rant is bizarre.
Devolution
Member
Why keep talking about how much reach sucks after a year+, just stop playing it. Honestly I would love to keep bashing this game over what I think is wrong with it, however at this point I am simply "dont care for Halo" mode. And yes many of you including Tashi (crazy as that is) love Reach which is great for you guys, but it is quite telling to me that myself included, none of my Halo friends play it anymore. Im no PRO, but I rather enjoy the competitive nature of Halo in the previous games, I loved the fact that I could do things in a match to single handedly change the course of a game and my rank would show it. So whats the point of this... Well go play some other fun games and take a break from Halo :O.
And with that, go back to your regular programing "Halo through the years: how the apologists took over"
I can't quit now, I gotta 1v1 timedog in January. Yes I pushed back the time he gets.
Not necessarily. I dunno if any of you have watched any Counter Strike events, but typically they're able to tell a story while casting, albeit not on the same level as Starcraft. I think the major factor in doing that depends on how complex the game itself is, with Starcraft you have a wealth of options to build your strategy with, with Halo it's more about positioning and communication which leaves little room for progression commentating wise.
Devolution
Member
Starcraft is 1v1 no? So of course it's easier. A real backed out spectator view of a map would be better since you could watch several players simultaneously and comment on their position on the map and team strats without losing the audience who doesn't know as much unless they routinely play that shit.
KidA Seven
Member
Hey if it makes you feel any better, he lumped himself in with them.
Shadowrun did a great job of telling a story through it's gameplay. But you guys are right. It's a little different in Halo where you have recharging shields, and you die a lot in each game. That was the point of his rant though. We have to think outside the box and find a gametype that can express that.
Devolution
Member
Self-righteous idiot.
Cuban Legend
Member
Havent been in this thread in a while but is there a thread for this already? I understand the implications of
and all that but to be perfectly honest how does HaloGAF feel about Frankie being at the helm of "keeping everything Halo" for this new trilogy?
Goddamnit, I still can't believe it's uncomfortable, almost surreal for me to say there is "another trilogy". ugh, what the fuck.
AI rampancy
Goddamnit, I still can't believe it's uncomfortable, almost surreal for me to say there is "another trilogy". ugh, what the fuck.
xxjuicesxx
Member
First suggestion is fine, second isn't. If you go for it, you need to be prepared for the consequences.