2012 Halo Census Official Results Thread

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UPDATE: THE SECOND PAGE OF INFO HAS BEEN GATHERED AND THE OP HAS BEEN UPDATED, MAKING IT MORE ACCURATE!

Hello everyone, I’m MajorNoobOwnage in case you didn’t already know.

The 2012 Halo Census has just begun, and in this thread, I will be sharing with you all the results of the Census as I continue to count them.

As of now, I have only counted up to the second page of the Census (it takes about 2 hours to count each page), but I will share the results with you below and update them as I get more information.

Feel free to use this thread to state what you make of the information gained from the census, and discuss the statistics below.

Do NOT use this thread to answer questions for the census, the census submission thread can be found here: Census Submissions Thread

The following results do not always add up the number of people polled, because some people submit results which do not choose either answer or are irrelevant.

The results for the Census so far are as follows: (w/ 39 results counted so far, which is not conclusive evidence that these are the opinions of all halo players, but it is simply me sharing the results I have gathered thus far.)

Male or Female?
38 people polled are male. (97%)
1 people polled are female. (3%)

Do you play as a Male Spartan, or Female Spartan?
31 of them play as male spartans. (79%)
8 of them play as female spartans. (21%)

Do you want Jetpack in Halo 4?
12 of them want jetpack in Halo 4 just as it was in Reach. (31%)
9 of them want jetpack in Halo 4, with either a lot of change from Reach, or in Customs only. (23%)
18 of them do not want jetpack in Halo 4. (46%)

Do you want Armor Lock in Halo 4?
32 people do not want Armor Lock in Halo 4. (84%)
5 people want Armor Lock in Halo 4, customs only. (13%)
1 person wants Armor Lock in Halo 4, just as it was in Reach. (3%)

Do you want Sprint in Halo 4?
22 people want sprint in Halo 4. (63%)
13 people do not want sprint in Halo 4. (37%)

Do you want Active Camo in Halo 4?
11 people want Active Camo in Halo 4 as it was in Reach. (29%)
2 people do not want Active Camo in Halo 4. (5%)
25 people want Active Camo in Halo 4 as a pickup, similar to Halo 1-3. (66%)

Do you want Armor Abilities in Halo 4?
9 people want Armor Abilities in Halo 4. (w/ a little tweaking) (25%)
22 people do not want Armor Abilities in Halo 4 at all. (61%)
5 people want Armor Abilities, but only in customs and forge. (14%)

Which do you prefer, the BR, or the DMR?
26 people prefer the BR over the DMR. (81%)
6 people prefer the DMR over the BR. (19%)

Which do you care about more for Halo 4, the campaign or multiplayer?
18 people care more about campaign than multiplayer. (48%)
19 people care more about the multiplayer than campaign. (52%)

What was your favorite halo game?
3 people say Halo CE is their favorite halo game.(8%)
17 people say Halo 2 is their favorite halo game. (46%)
13 people say Halo 3 is their favorite halo game. (35%)
3 people say Halo 3: ODST is their favorite halo game. (8%)
1 person says Reach is their favorite halo game. (3%)

So there you have it. Hours of hard work (only the beginning for me), and here are the opinions of Halo players so far. What are your opinions and thoughts on this information? Feel free to share below.

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50/50 split between Campaign and MP? Interesting…

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This is very interesting, thanks for taking your time to do this.

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I wasn’t expecting the results in front of me here, good effort from the OP for this.

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> 50/50 split between Campaign and MP? Interesting…

Lol. I saw that too.

I have to say I agree with the majority of opinions in most of the questions.

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> This is very interesting, thanks for taking your time to do this.

No problem! I think it’s a very good way for everyone’s opinions to be shared in one central place, so it was completely worth doing. I’ll start working on gathering the other results ASAP!

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> 50/50 split between Campaign and MP? Interesting…

I found that very interesting, I wonder if it’ll stay that way after more results are counted.

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I would continue gathering data so you can more accurately represent the Halo community (on the forums at least)Great work, but remember, in order to represent the people accurately, you need a larger sample size.

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I expected these results, though the way everyone posts, I expexted people to all say multiplayer.

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You should have compiled all your data first,then the results. People can now pollute the process in a way that shows bias. Congrats on finding a way around petitioning.

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> You should have compiled all your data first,then the results. People can now pollute the process in a way that shows bias. Congrats on finding a way around petitioning.

What exactly is he petitioning?

OP - I read the whole “0 are female” and was all o_O…then I realized you said first page. Whew. Hurry up with the rest! :slight_smile:

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Good work OP. Interesting split between Sp and Mp although I have a feeling the latter may gain an advantage when more votes are collated.

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Thus far, data shows matchmaking and campaign are equally important to the halo community, and I couldn’t agree more.

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I understand the hatred of AA’s in Multiplayer; however, I can’t fathom why players hate them SO much that they can’t even be included in custom games . . .

Seriously I’ve seen some amazing custom games due to AA’s. Especially jetpack, or hey . . . has anyone ever played armor walkers?

See they can be fun.

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> > You should have compiled all your data first,then the results. People can now pollute the process in a way that shows bias. Congrats on finding a way around petitioning.
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> What exactly is he petitioning?
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> OP - I read the whole “0 are female” and was all o_O…then I realized you said first page. Whew. Hurry up with the rest! :slight_smile:

it depends on how this information is now used, strictly for demographic purposes of players taste in games or if information is then used to sway opinion or call for change due to results.

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> > You should have compiled all your data first,then the results. People can now pollute the process in a way that shows bias. Congrats on finding a way around petitioning.
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> What exactly is he petitioning?
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> OP - I read the whole “0 are female” and was all o_O…then I realized you said first page. Whew. Hurry up with the rest! :slight_smile:

i’m gonna start counting the second page now! wish me luck :slight_smile:

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Information from page 2 has been gathered.

Major Changes:

Halo 2 has begun to lead as the favorite game thus far.
Multiplayer has pulled ahead of campaign by one person.

Keep submitting thoughts and feedback, they are greatly appreciated!

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> You should have compiled all your data first,then the results. People can now pollute the process in a way that shows bias. Congrats on finding a way around petitioning.

This isn’t petitioning, simply gathering the facts. I’m updating these page by page, so the process isn’t polluted at all. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the updates out of my hard work ;D

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Even after page two the MM/Campaign are about tied.
Looks like Armor Lock is a must have for people. (Obviously no sarcasm there)

I look forward to more statistics in the future, keep it up! :slight_smile:

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Halo 2 Master Race reporting in.