Pretty much, yes. We are on exactly the same page. It was more that we had different interpretations of "time to kill." To some it means the time it takes to kill a target using x-weapon while hitting every shot and to others it means what I said.
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Pretty much, yes. We are on exactly the same page. It was more that we had different interpretations of "time to kill." To some it means the time it takes to kill a target using x-weapon while hitting every shot and to others it means what I said.
The other thing about making the game more accessible is that it gives bad players the illusion that they're actually decent, which encourages them to play more and buy lots of DLC. I'm convinced that this is an intentional strategy by Bungie/343i
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Originally Posted by Pooky
mmh. There are a very few developers out there still making hardcore games. Super Meat Boy was downright excellent and a great surprise.
I'm guessing that most of you guys are in your mid-20's or younger, but those mad skillz that you pride yourselves on are about to decline rapidly. So, try not to look down with too much disdain on a population of players that you will sooner or later be joining, either by loss of neuroplasticity, visual acuity, or you just plain have priorities other than mastering a video game.
It's fine if you think you know what's best for the franchise, but pretty much everybody believes they do by now. Even if I was making a Halo game exclusively for a million parallel universe versions of myself, I am not confident that I wouldn't piss off a significant chunk of them with my design decisions. And I'm pretty forgiving. With some of you, I could easily imagine an alternate version of yourselves stalking you, murdering you, and defiling your corpses.
Not saying that no one should complain or offer alternative solutions. My point is that the hypothetical Halo MP that is going to usher in a new golden age of universal acclaim and community harmony is not there to be had -- at least, it won't have the name "Halo" on it. We're at a point where, to make one person happy is to alienate another. You change something: you're fucked. You don't change something: you're fucked. If those guys weren't making truckloads of money, I would pity them.
You mean the population of 12 year olds who actually play these games on Xbox Live? Okay.Quote:
Originally Posted by ejburke
I honestly have no idea what you're talking about here. I don't think anybody here said that they know what's best for the Halo franchise, or that anybody's seriously pissed about Halo 4. This is the Internet, so for some reason having a civil discussion about something = pissed off. That bit about defiling corpses... yeah.Quote:
Originally Posted by ejburke
I don't expect a magical Halo multiplayer to come out that's going to be absolutely amazing. I do however think perhaps Halo should have quit while it was ahead. If you're at the point where change or no change, lots of people are unhappy then it might be time for a new franchise.Quote:
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P.S. I think if a game is designed well enough then you don't have to be PRO MLG ELITE to still enjoy playing it.
Yeah.. I knew we had to follow up on the chief somehow.. But Halo 4, 5 and 6? It just proves that MS knows that Halo is one of there best sellers and will do anything to squeeze every penny from the title. Personally I think they should've covered more ground on the existing story they have with the books and such. I think it should have gone like this:
Halo1
Halo2
Halo3
Halo3 ODST
Halo Reach
Halo 1.5 (Not my idea of a title, would cover what happened on INST 04, how chief found johnson and fellow spartans, and what was thier fate, reach expansion mb)
Harvest (First hostile contact with the covenant and why the war is even happening)
THEN maybe Halo 4. But i'd stop it there. Of course even if they followed this method MS would keep pushing out new games.
Also, just played a couple hours of Halo anniversary MP. Was having a lot of fun compared to Halo 4.
Either the VGAs were recorded months ago, or they will be premiering the next season of black spartan flops: http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=38153
Speaking of SPOPS leaked cinematic for Halo 4
^August, 2011.
StarCraft2. That game is fucking tough to be good at right off the bat. The ragequit and QQ from us lower league players, I swear. At least Blizzard kept it tough to be good at.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pooky
This is coming from someone who only has played FPS and RPG for the past decade. It kind of makes sense that I suck at it anyways.