backflip10019
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I love Halo 3's maps, but hitscan is just too damn good
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I love Halo 3's maps, but hitscan is just too damn good
Welfare
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Is it time for H2A Forge maps in matchmaking yet?
buddha0991
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^Like 70% of the time H2A gets voted for me on Team Slayer or Big Team Battle its Bloodline
H2A apparently does have netcode issues though but it is still fun
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/...de/cf226eb3-1242-46f7-8385-a7dd133bf5c5/posts
H2A apparently does have netcode issues though but it is still fun
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/...de/cf226eb3-1242-46f7-8385-a7dd133bf5c5/posts
Holding the trigger makes it a lot more inaccurate, though.
Forerunner
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That's exactly how I feel. There is just something off about H3, I still enjoy it, but it's definitely my least favorite of the bunch. I'd even go as far to say I enjoyed Reach more than H3.
It's no surprise for me that they half assed the netcode expecting that the dedicated servers would mask it's inefficiency. But while the dedicated server nowhere to be seen, all the problems are coming to surface.
buddha0991
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I feel like H3 excels more in big team battle scenarios or custom games for fun instead of the more serious competitive gamemodes
I know its very anecdotal, but it seems like 90% of the time I'm playing warlock or zenith. I'd kill for some lockout once in a while too. I do get Zanzibar quite often though.
Skullface
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Right you are, but for close quarters it's the way to go. If you're shooting across the map, not so much. I'm just amazed I never knew that. I think that the only fps games I had played at the time were Doom and Goldeneye, so I figured the basic idea of 1 trigger pull=1 shot was universal. I never even thought to keep the trigger pulled.
buddha0991
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I think Warlock/Warlord sucks in matchmaking unless its H2A rumble pit, it was not a map designed for 4v4 let alone 5v5
DarthWalden
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Yup, im hoping there way I'd paying back players is remastering more maps.
H2A feels and plays so so good, I can't figure it out but whenever I end up in a H3 match it just doesn't feel near as fun and I can't figure out why. I played a lot of both games at launch but i never got into Halo 3 as much as I got into Halo 2 so maybe nostalgia.
Also I love lockout but why is that seemingly 2 out of every 3 options in the H2A Playlist?
Skullface
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I remember playing Halo 3 for the first time at a friend's house. It was totally jarring to me. Everything just seemed off.
My thoughts exactly, it has never worked for team slayer. CTF can be fun but that is a rumble pit map to me, speaking of which why isn't midship a H2A map?
No, we're not. Read the thread.
We're getting there, but still a good amount of miles until it's fixed.
PROh1bited
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Is anybody bothered by the way 343 has changed the sound of the energy sword? It sounds so lame now, theres no longer that awesome noise it made when you equipped it. Its like if they changed the sound of the lightsaber, everyone would be pissed. I guess its just me.
DarthWalden
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Forerunner
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When it comes to BTB, Reach is the clear winner for me. Reach had a lot of problems, but BTB wasn't one of them. Invasion alone made it amazing.
On the subject of H3, I do agree the competitive aspect of it was weak. I didn't like the ranking system at all, it was extremely flawed.
That's the thing.. If it really were "good enough" for every player, it'd be mostly fine.
But the experience is very different for each player. We have some getting matches fast, we have others having to wait 10 minutes to find a match and then we still have some that aren't able to find a match.
Couple that with all the single player bugs still not addressed, the weird crashes and very bad lag from the bad netcode and lack of promised dedicated servers, and I think it's absolutely not "good enough".
ProvenDeadly
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Halo 2 weapons are actually fun to use.
buddha0991
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Reach is actually my least favorite multiplayer game of the series. Invasion though was fantastic. Firefight, while not as good as ODST, was still worth playing too.
It's not just you. A lot of the sounds in H2A suck, to be frank. Some changes are good (SMG IMO), but others are horrible (Rockets, Sword, all vehicle noises, and most importantly, the BR).
DarthWalden
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Yeah your probably right. The battle rifle feels off in H3 compared to 2A and some of the new weapons and equipment they added in 3 are lame. The bubble shield and radar scrambler can go to hell and those brute magnums are shit.
Skullface
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Brute magnums are just as good as a shotgun 0.0 You can also dual wield... So what about them is shit? Or do you mean they're over powered?
/confusion
Yeah, I'm confused as well. Dual Maulers could absolutely WRECK people in CQB. They also share the name of one of Perfect Dark's greatest weapons, so... they're kinda "win" in my book.
:-D
Skullface
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Maybe he meant the spikers, or what ever this other brute pistols are. That's the only thing I can justify. Or maybe he never gave them a try? But seriously, if they're anything, they're over powered.
Skullface
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Don't get me wrong, I love Halo 2A, but it's too different from H2C for my general liking.
randomlyrossy
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Just wanted to jump in here to see if anyone else has been having this issue or has heard about it.
When the update prior to the most recent one went out, I could not launch MCC for a good while. It said it was updating 99% then eventually 100%. It did let me launch it eventually but then when I tried to play it indicated that Halo 2, 3 & the MP all needed to be installed still. Bit of a shock, since I had already installed the game twice (second time cause my install got corrupted from a previous patch). It then appeared to be downloading the rest of the game (I'm running from disc, so even more disconcerting). When it finished this I was able to play the game without issue.
Now this most recent update has come out, again it is stuck at 100% updating but now I can't launch it and it has already downloaded over 3GB (don't think that'd be the patch?).
If anyone has heard of issues like this, any advice would be helpful. If it ends up that I need to reinstall the bloody thing again, I'm just gonna give up on it for a good while.
When the update prior to the most recent one went out, I could not launch MCC for a good while. It said it was updating 99% then eventually 100%. It did let me launch it eventually but then when I tried to play it indicated that Halo 2, 3 & the MP all needed to be installed still. Bit of a shock, since I had already installed the game twice (second time cause my install got corrupted from a previous patch). It then appeared to be downloading the rest of the game (I'm running from disc, so even more disconcerting). When it finished this I was able to play the game without issue.
Now this most recent update has come out, again it is stuck at 100% updating but now I can't launch it and it has already downloaded over 3GB (don't think that'd be the patch?).
If anyone has heard of issues like this, any advice would be helpful. If it ends up that I need to reinstall the bloody thing again, I'm just gonna give up on it for a good while.
Count me as another member of the H2A camp. Pending a fix for some of the melee issues, it's by far the most solid multiplayer in the game. It's got a nice colorful feel to it like CE has. It has the tightness of Halo 2. It doesnt have any of the "sawft" weapon sounds like Halo 3 had. It's not Halo 4.
H2A multiplayer desperately needs more maps after MCC is fixed up. That multplayer is way too good to be wasted with only a 6 map package (two of which are overrated Halo 2 maps).
H2A multiplayer desperately needs more maps after MCC is fixed up. That multplayer is way too good to be wasted with only a 6 map package (two of which are overrated Halo 2 maps).
CloudyTuba
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I wish I had your luck. Bloodline is the map I've wanted to play most in H2A since I got the MCC. I think I've played on it twice.
I just get Ascension over and over and over again.
To further whet your appetite, I think it's the best version of Blood Gulch by far.
CloudyTuba
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I actually agree (preliminarily, since I haven't gotten to play on it much), which only salts my wound.
I've played over 50 games and I've never played it
the only map I have left for the achievement to play all the H2A MP maps.
SpartanN92
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FUBAR McDangles
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Aside from new additions like the assault rifle, gungoose, and suppressed SMG, what is so different that it makes you dislike it?
H2A is my favorite mode to play in.
Skullface
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Slight physics differences, grenade indicators, motion sensor tells you if someone is above or below you. Like I said, I love it, but it's too different for me to enjoy it on the same level that I enjoy Halo 2C. I do love that smug, evil ass sounding announcer though.
Edit: I forgot to mention that gaddam HUD
It really works well in my opinion. It feels like there's more cover and the hills feel slightly bigger than I remember, so snipers wont be the all seeing eyes of Sauron on every map and players can navigate around the map a little more without the risk of being shot at constantly. At the same time its still open enough to the point where a legit good sniper is going to dominate as per how the map is kind of intended to play. The EMPs at the bases I think are a smart move as well considering most Gulch games are pretty heavily vehicle oriented. They also seemed to add a few more areas where you can jump up onto the cliff sides faster as well for accessibility. Bloodline is pretty smartly designed I think.
huh.
legit thanks there. one of those mistakes i never knew i was making
Chaotic-Strike
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H2A>HCE(only because of spawns>H2>H3>H4.
Coagulation is still my favorite version of Blood Gulch.
H2A>HCE(only because of spawns>H2>H3>H4.
Coagulation is still my favorite version of Blood Gulch.
Still buggy but a lot better than launch week
I can respect this. CE's spawns are definitely the one achilles heel of that game
Skullface
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Dat spawn predictability
Alright, thank you
no prob
make no mistake, there are still issues. but i think the game is a lot more playable now.
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