3rd times a charm, halo 6 may be the best yet.

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In my humble opinion, having taken in all consideration for all view points, theories, and possible reasons for the flaws within Halo 5 campaign, have come to the conclusion that it is a transition story. I truly believe that the market campaign advertising was a little deceptive, but I believe those are future events that we as players will experience. I, as a truly dedicated Halo fan, find my self being patient, for a good story should never be rushed. Because you want to have a game last, a story to fester, a histiry to be historic. If 343 had to make a massive and somewhat sacrificial decision to ensure the longevity of Halo, then it’s best that they did. Could they have done a better job, yes. But they’re only human and they are still experimenting.

With that being uttered, I believe that Halo 6 will be their best product, and the cliche’ “third time’s a charm” will indeed come into play. I think Halo 6 will be the most eventful Halo and we will see events like no other unfold. The gameplay is there for, I feel like I’m playing a Halo in H5’s campaign; though, I didn’t feel like I was playing a ‘Halo Capmaign.’

We shall see, we all just have to maintain our patience.

Oh, and as a side note, the marketing campaign was not in 343’s hands, but Microsoft’s dedicated marketing team; it wasn’t 343 that embellished, it was Microsoft. I said that to clear things up.

Share your opinions below, I welcome all Spartan feedback!

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I, for one, am running out of patience.

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343 learns off their mistakes, I’m sure it will be fine

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I hope that halo 6 will be spectacular.

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I agree 100% with OP.

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For me,
Halo 4, amazing campaign, average campaign
Halo 5, amazing multiplater, Brian Reed campaign

Either halo 6 is going to be amazing both ways, or horrible both ways. I am hoping that they go all out since its the last game of this trilogy.

Edit: Halo 4, amazing campaign, average multiplayer

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At the pace 343 is going…

one can only hope.

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While I agree with the OP, I see a need for the community to accurately portray what we want in the next halo game. If we want split screen back, we need to voice that! If we want new UNSC air vehicles, we gotta let 343 know!

On a side note, I’m thinking of starting a list of “what we want” polls for halo 6. So be on the lookout for those and be sure to put in your 2 cents!

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This is their fourth time to screw something up not counting Spartan A or S.

1th) They made Halo CE re-mastered. Which for it’s time the graphics were definitely improved, but that was an excellent opportunity to give us a CE MP re-mastered. I have always wanted to play CE online, but couldn’t.

2nd) Halo 4 was a catastrophic disaster. Reach plummeted Halo’s; so, they should have gone back to the roots of Halo. Given us great graphics with a Halo 3/2 gameplay, but instead game us Halo 4. As you know, this community shrunk to almost nothing in three months. Halo 3 averaged a population of 100,000+ at times, and Halo 4 had only 30,000- after three months.

3rd) was MCC. This should go unmentioned. This game was terrible. The only good thing about it was the H2 anniversary graphics, and that was subbed out to a third party to make… NOT 343. They should have just made a Halo 2 anniversary. I feel as though that game would have been way better, and probably still played more than Halo 5.

4th) Halo 5. The lowest sales in Halo history, terrible UI, unorganized reqs, no earned armor unlocks, terrible story that has not been given any praise, unplayable BTB, ranked only arena, scares game modes, no split screen, too much emphasis on HCS rather than the majority of the community, terrible warzone maps, dedicated 343 fans who piss everyone off when they comment to posts like this (which I sure they will), Prometheans, Sarah Palmer lol, and so much more. Halo 5 could have been good, but they screwed up too much. Games are supposed to make you happy, but this game does the opposite. I have never in my life scram at a game out of anger, but I do over Halo 5 most times I play.

I always said Halo would be my favorite, and that nothing could turn me away from it. I was wrong thanks to 343. I have given them too many chances. Halo 5 is my last Halo game ever. Too many other game are looking more fun, and are more fun for that matter. Because of this, I have determined Halo a waste of money.

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> Halo 4, amazing campaign, average campaign

wat

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Halo 6 better be good, or else 343 will be dragged before the High Council and branded with the Mark of Shame.

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> Halo 6 better be good, or else 343 will be dragged before the High Council and branded with the Mark of Shame.

A new writer is needed

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> > Halo 4, amazing campaign, average campaign
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> wat

That’s what I’m screaming. This guy must not have played the classics. There is a reason that they made more, were played more, and lasted longer.

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> 343 learns off their mistakes, I’m sure it will be fine

What prof of this do you have. They take 1 step forward and 500 steps back.

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> > 343 learns off their mistakes, I’m sure it will be fine
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> What prof of this do you have. They take 1 step forward and 500 steps back.

They listen to the community, just certain things they cant add due to restraints or balance

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> 2533274900911359;9:
> This is there fourth time to screw something up not counting Spartan A or S.
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> 1th) They made Halo CE re-mastered. Which for it’s time the graphics were definitely improved, but that was an excellent opportunity to give us a CE MP re-mastered. I have always wanted to play CE online, but couldn’t.
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> 2nd) Halo 4 was a catastrophic disaster. Reach plummeted Halo’s; so, they should have gone back to the roots of Halo. Given us great graphics with a Halo 3/2 gameplay, but instead game us Halo 4. As you know, this community shrunk to almost nothing in three months. Halo 3 averaged a population of 100,000+ at times, and Halo 4 had only 30,000- after three months.
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> 3rd) was MCC. This should go unmentioned. This game was terrible. The only good thing about it was the H2 anniversary graphics, and that was subbed out to a third party to make… NOT 343. They should have just made a Halo 2 anniversary. I feel as though that game would have been way better, and probably still played more than Halo 5.
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> 4th) Halo 5. The lowest sales in Halo history, terrible UI, unorganized reqs, no earned armor unlocks, terrible story that has not been given any praise, unplayable BTB, ranked only arena, scares game modes, no split screen, too much emphasis on HCS rather than the majority of the community, terrible warzone maps, dedicated 343 fans who piss everyone off when they comment to posts like this (which I sure they will), Prometheans, Sarah Palmer lol, and so much more. Halo 5 could have been good, but they screwed up too much. Games are supposed to make you happy, but this game does the opposite. I have never in my life scram at a game out of anger, but I do over Halo 5 most times I play.
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> I always said Halo would be my favorite, and that nothing could turn me away from it. I was wrong thanks to 343. I have given them too many chances. Halo 5 is my last Halo game ever. Too many other game are looking more fun, and are more fun for that matter. Because of this, I have determined Halo a waste of money.

Off topic: Well that was harsh…
On Topic: I think halo 6 will be amazing because they will have all the reqs/game modes in halo 5 for halo 6. Which will be a lot when halo 6 releases. Right now Halo 5 is going slow and steady for game modes…but overtime i think we will get a good amount of them before Halo 6.

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> > Halo 6 better be good, or else 343 will be dragged before the High Council and branded with the Mark of Shame.
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> A new writer is needed

I agree, I would love to see Joseph Staten return to Halo, sadly this won’t be happening…

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They’ve screwed the community 3 times already. I dont trust 343 anymore thanks to their misleading advertising for H5 and hyped game to be nothing. The campaign is getting worse. Makes me think a second time before preordering my collectors edition.

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I have zero confidence in halo 6 becuasue 343 has gotten worse as a developer with every game they release. Halo 4 showed us that they make bad decisions when it comes to important aspects of the game, this has been apparent in every game since then. The MCC showed us that they are incompetent when it comes to making a remotely stable game that plays the way it’s supposed to, there are many examples of this in halo 5 as well. Halo 5 showed us that all future halo games will be built around micro transactions which severely hurts any game.

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I’m a petty big, if not huge, Halo fan. I have all of the games, with several versions of each of them and still gaining more for my eminent collection I’m building. From the original Halo: Combat Evolved to Halo 5: Guardians, I’ve played them all and I have my list from favorite to least. Halo 5 was my least; but as a dedicated Halo fan, I’m still hooked and did enjoy playing the game. I’m looking forward to Halo 6, and hoping it isn’t as disappointing as H5 was. I was pretty pumped for the story in H5, and was pretty let down. But, that’s bound to happen, not every one can be a grand slam. I agree with what you’ve said, and I’m excited to see what comes next…starting with Halo Wars 2.