Im just so pissed off beyond belief. Its just one thing after the other. Its literally as if 343 is purposely trying to aggravate fans by changing everything about Halo both gameplay and aesthetic wise. Its seriously just depressing.
343 would be the company to change the X-wing in Star Wars, or the way a Lightsaber sounds, or making Yoda purple. there are some things you just DON"T change when you have millions of fans that have loved the series for a decade and a half. There is ZERO reason to change things like the shield recharge sound, Rocket Launcher or music style. Making changes for “the sake of change” does nothing but anger fans and create a distance between them and the game.
One or two things wouldn’t annoy people, but it seems that every single thing that made Halo, Halo, has been changed for no reason. The latest change is obviously the new Rocket Launcher, which now looks like a generic military rocket launcher from today. Why makes this change? What is the rationale for doing this? Taking away the iconic SPNKR look will do nothing but piss off fans of the series. The forums are now filled with angry fans, once again, and for what? I seriously would love to sit down with the employee who decided on this design and just ask them why.
Of course, this is just one small example of the type of thing that just alienates fans from the series for no gain on 343’s part. Things like the BR, Sniper, etc. have ALL changed to more generic designs that lack any reminiscence of the past Halo’s. Smart Scope is yet another pointless change that adds nothing to the game and completely changes the way Halo feels.
The aesthetic changes seem to be directly a result of “appealing to the masses”, which makes me even more angry. Have 343 not learned from Halo 4? Making unnecessary changes to the franchise does nothing but alienate fans. 343’s goal is obviously to attract new players, which will most likely leave the franchise anyways after a few weeks/months, leaving those who stay (the fans) with a Halo that doesn’t resemble the original.
I agree, 343 is going out of their way to distance themselves from bungie and it is getting annoying. Some things are meant to be left alone.
ADS for example, why add the animation? Scope is iconic to halo, there was no reason for it besides trying to appeal to an audience that will leave the game in a few months. I am not against change but stop changing the “halo” aspects of halo.
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> I’m a big fan, and I don’t like a lot of things they are doing as well. Yeah, it’s Halo, but with none of its feeling. I’m not content.
I understand where you are coming from, but to me it feels like Halo. Just quicker pace, some things do need to be changed a bit, but I am sure because all these post, some changes will come.
They also changed that ‘malfunction noise’ when your shields go out. Remember how it lasted two games? I loved it.
I hoped this would be another hate thread, so I can be edgy and stuff but yeah… I’d be lying if I said I was content with Halo right now…
You can’t just slap ‘Halo’ on a game full of gimmicks and unfamiliar sounds. Consistency increases the value of a brand. There’s a reason why Star Wars is the most successful fantasy series of all time, and there’s a reason why Mario is the greatest platformer of all time. The same applies to a lot of things in life: Car brands, clothing brands, food brands, etc… The brand does one thing SO well, that people simply have to buy it, because the other brands don’t offer that thing.
I was a Crash Bandicoot fan. I watched that series die. They did everything short of changing the character’s names.
I’m glad veteran Halo fans are reasonable, and don’t take needless changes up the rear.
The adoption of generic modern gameplay is the biggest mistake 343 are making.
I am not saying H5 is unbalanced or not enjoyable, just not unique enough to hold people’s attention, and it definitely annoys many fans of the franchise.
When it comes down to the looks of weapons, i do love they’re taking new spins, rather then keeping up with what we’ve seen for so long. Mind, i have been here since CE day one but i welcome a new fresh look.
As for gameplay, i’d say wait till BETA before you judge.
I am still annoyed by the fact that there is no SPNKR Rockets in Halo 5. Hell, annoyed with just about most of the aesthetic looks of Halo 5. Why get rid of Ionic looks for the sake of change?.
I agree. 343 has been developing great stories within the game and outside of it. I just don’t get why they are changing random things that does not add to the lore. Anyway, I’m not concerned because My decision to purchase halo 5 will solely ride on how the beta goes.
Im a big fan and i don’t like rehashes, i already have the MCC which i enjoy but they play and feel old, they play and feel limited. I want more gameplay options, and Halo 5 seems to bring those.
I look at other franchises i love and have changed so much since the first iteration, MGS5 looks radically different from MGS1 and that is what makes it exciting. I will never understand the appeal of a sequel that plays exactly how the older games, seems like lazy work to me.
Are we really complaining about weapon skins now? Geez this really has turned into a CoD community. If it functions the same, who the hell cares. Gameplay>Graphics, hasn’t that always been our motto?
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> Are we really complaining about weapon skins now? Geez this really has turned into a CoD community. If it functions the same, who the hell cares. Gameplay>Graphics, hasn’t that always been our motto?
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> InB4 weed leaf skin SPNKR.
That’s the thing; It’s practically a Skin. Why bother changing it? Whats the point? What will it accomplish? All it’s going to do it piss players off.
OT: I don’t hate the design of the accused Rocket Launcher. If it was a new weapon alongside the SPNKR then I would be content with it.
But the fact that it’s replacing the classic SPNKR is just plain wrong. This shouldn’t be.
I would be fine if 343 re-textured the weapon to a Steel and Brown color scheme and placing the SPNKR logo back on it. Then we can sill recognize it as the SPNKR. But then we would lack the Double Barrel.
Can’t expect a full on model change as the game is far too into it’s development cycle for that. The best I can expect is a re-texture.
but yeah… I’d be lying if I said I was content with Halo right now…