> the definition of insanity?
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> Doing the exact same Yoink! over an over again and expecting Yoink! to change. That is insanity.
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> - Far Cry 3, Vaas Well, Albert Einstein, really.
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> Armour Abilities and Powerups were the down fall of Halo (measured by popularity/population), so why did you decide to bring them back? Halo was not meant to be a class-based shooter, it’s an Arena shooter.
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> Reach clearly showed you guys that a transition from Arena to Class-based would needed to be differently if it were to be done at all and you ignored this. Instead, you added even more gimmicks; perks and power weapon rewards in-game.
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> The funny thing about this is that you thought it would bring in more players, but it only got rid of them. People play Halo simply because it is Halo.
> If they want Call of Duty, they’d simply play that.
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> It’s like you don’t even understand the gaming community beyond what they spend money on.
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> P.S.
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> This thread was originally meant to be a bit of a troll or joke, just taking the Far Cry 3 line and Yoink!, but I guess it turned into a proper post. Somewhat.
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> And I know, I know, a lot of these threads being made but consider it just me doing my part to help us be noticed and taken seriously by 343i.
Another “unique” thread full of complaining and plenty of blurted out swearing…
Yawn…
Get some new material or at least make your points solid.
Your use of population as a measurement for the downfall of halo is unbased, one because in the days of H3/H2 the level of competition in the online shooter marketplace was much lower, and basic laws of economics state that affordable substitutes will draw consumers to an extent. Proportionally to other games Halo 4 is the same as any other halo has been. (2nd to COD, check Major Nelson’s charts) To think Halo has ever been more popular than COD is false when looking at any of the modern call of duty games. However it still holds position. (If 2nd on XBL isn’t good enough for you, then good luck… halo never will be first in a modern market, no matter WHAT additions get added or taken away)
According to this, uniformitarianism doesn’t apply and the market doesn’t function in the same manner as it used to. Therefore only “relative percents” can be used to make this measurement not pure population numbers. And “relative percents” as per Major Nelson’s chart data are the same…
Therefore your point about the supposed decline of halo is just fearmongering and BS, you should really look at the data and cross-reference it with statistical knowledge before just buying what everyone on here says.
The rest is just your opinion, not fact.
Also remember $ from casuals is greater than $ from competatives. Therefore to think they are going to cater to competatives is stupidity. It will NEVER happen for this reason exactly. Knowing that, threads like this OP just become a waste of space.
I don’t necessarily agree with EVERYTHING 343 has done even though I ardently support MOST of it. Nor am I trying to start arguments. I am just stating to you why your data is faulty, and why nothing is going to change. Competative or not, it doesn’t matter, things are set in motion and all the whining in the world won’t change it.
Your persistance is admirable, but please spare us some threads… everything that could be complained about has been complained about. I am a competitive myself, but at least I can accept reality (unfortunate or not) and adapt.
Try out Ghostayame’s v1 MLG settings, I think you will find them actually quite good. They are official now for GB and it has BR starts.
/essay
