Kek

That guy is really passionate.

[quote]"We listened to all the community feedback, and realised that players didn't want an even playing field and put a progression system in, which is what they wanted" - U WOT M8?(p)[/quote] I'm never buying Halo ever.

It's so sad to see Halo go out like this... Halo would have been so much better off without Halo: Reach and this Reclaimer Trilogy bullshit. I'll remember Halo as it was back in the glory days of Halo: Combat Evolved - Halo 3: ODST, when Halo was the game to play and the reason to own an Xbox. Back when it was extremely popular. R.I.P.

Halo 4 does not allow good dumb fun. Reach at least allowed me and my friends to still have good dumb fun while playing to win, especially on the FW maps. Or when, in Living Dead, you could teamkill your teammates with out any penalty and without them being zombies. It was funny to teamkill friends.

https://twitter.com/JoshingtonState/statuses/316799372102860800 Read this lol, can't believe it. Even a 343 Employee is saying how awesome a different game is.

What drives me absolutely crazy about this Halo 4 debacle is that 343 actually REMOVED quintessential aspects from the game that, in my opinion, made Halo, [i]Halo[/i]. I've voiced my opinion numerous times about the path Bungie started to take Halo down with Reach, but never did I have to berate them for [i]removing[/i] so many things from Halo. When a developer has a game with such pedigree as Halo does, with a blank check from their publisher, and almost unlimited resources to create the next game in such a storied franchise - how on Earth do you take the game BACKWARDS??! It's mind-boggling to me that they could -blam!- this up so badly. To me, it just speaks about the abilities of those in charge. Obviously the people "in the trenches" creating the game did a wonderful job. At face value, Halo 4 is an amazing game. But once you play it and delve into what constitutes its gameplay and content, you find a stripped down, broken, and altered "Halo" experience. It's just sad to see such a huge failure with something that should have been so damn easy to hit out of the park. Being a Halo fan from the very beginning and staying actively involved in the Halo community (especially when it comes to listening) I guarantee that I could have developed a better multiplayer experience for Halo 4. I'm confident to say that there are many others in this community that could have done the same. I had high hopes for 343, especially with Frankie in the mix, but it seems clear that those in charge are just completely deluded and honestly believe they are taking the Halo franchise forward, or they just don't know what the -blam!- they're doing. I'm leaning toward believing it's both those things.

After I saw all the gaps in campaign, the 'just-cos' changes, the unfinished segments and the missing matchmaking playlists, I considered not getting Halo 5. After seeing this and knowing 343i's attitude, I'm convinced I need to get a PS4 instead of the next Xbox.

Even with all the glitch issues, Shadowrun is still my favorite FPS. I will have to continue playing Shadowrun till Destiny is released!!!!!!!

I'd just like to say I'm still displeased with how they showed off the Prometheans at E3 and then treated them like a big reveal in the actual game. I would have LOVED a big reveal in the game. Nope. 343 spoiled it for me. I don't feel like ripping into Halo 4 any more tonight. 343 needs to get their shit together. Yes, this is their first Halo but did it have to suck so bad? No. Oh well, we'll see if Halo 5 is worth the trouble. In the meantime, I finally finished Assassin's Creed III. Now there's an example of a game series gone wrong. I can still have fun with Halo 4. AC III is just frustrating and disappointing.

Josh Holmes has addressed the issue more formally in the latest Halo Bulletin. It's worth a read: [quote]The goal of my presentation was to discuss the many challenges that we faced when building a new team and taking on such a massive and high profile project, specifically for an audience of developers and creators going through similar situations. In preparing my talk, I was trying to encapsulate three years of development into a 45-minute presentation. One of the things that I talked about was the desire to make Halo more accessible to players of all skill levels. [b]What I did a poor job of articulating because of the nature of the intended audience is the importance of balancing the needs and desires of a hardcore Halo population that was born, bred and breathes prior Multiplayer philosophies, with an approachable and open-to-all design style.[/b] It’s been a delicate balance and one that we haven’t necessarily succeeded with but continue to work on. [b]CSR, our partnership with top competitive players to build and refine Team Throwdown, adding pro options and arena-style maps to select playlists and our upcoming sandbox balances are a few of the things that we are working on for that particular part of our community on this title.[/b] Since my GDC talk, I’ve received a ton of feedback from the competitive community. I want you to know that we hear you, we value you and we are going to continue to listen to your feedback and suggestions. We won’t be able to implement all of them; it’s just not possible with the given resources and time. But we are in this for the long haul, and you’ll see our continued commitment to this aspect of our experience reflected in future projects as well as in our sustain efforts for Halo 4. /Josh[/quote]

You know... After Halo 3: ODST, Halo pretty much died. It was no longer the same and I believe it will never be.

https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst200141_REPOPULATION-REVOLUTION.aspx

What I really care about are these statements. [quote]"We wanted to help new players find success, help them get power weapons in ordnance that they might never have gotten a hold of before" "We want to make Halo more accessible and easier to succeed at"[/quote]That is why I dislike the Halo Multiplayer experience now. If you aren't good at the game you shouldn't be coddled and spoon fed power weapons so that you can have an advantage over people with a higher skill level. Making a game easier to succeed at does not make it more fun. On the contrary it removes that sense of accomplishment you got for achieving something that is difficult.

I have barely played Halo 4 in months. I actually prefer Call of Duty over it now for God's sake. It is just too easy of a game. I absolutely loved the Halo series, and it greatly pains me to see it to go downhill like that. It doesn't matter though since Destiny will be on top soon enough.

Eh, at first I thought that Halo 4 was a pretty awesome and streamlined experience, but I realized a bit later how even more polarizing it was of a change than Reach was to Halo 3. imo, the armor abilities are still, for the most part, pretty useless (with stuff like Active Camo sniping netting you one kill before everyone with a brain murders you) and the balancing on the new "perks" being pretty bad (For instance, I do not know why you would ever NOT pick Dexterity for faster reloading. What beats that?). The ordinance drops were a good idea in theory, but in practice they're absolutely wretched, with things like three Incineration Cannons and two Beam Rifles per team going on in Big Team Infinity. It's atrocious. People can say what they want about how Reach was "slower" and how the armor abilities were giving some noobs an edge. I'll admit that point. However, the basic elements of Halo - precision and map control - were still present. Halo 4's Multiplayer is a departure at the least and a full-out attempt to copy the more fast-paced CoD Multiplayer at most. I'm starting to appreciate Reach more and more the further I delve into 4.