Like the title suggests, has anyone ever actually received some form of communication from 343? I have been searching for some for ages and I can’t find anything?! That’s what made Bungie incredible: their dedication to support and communication with their fans. It is like 343 have set out to create and design Halo 4 in a particular way, without even a thought to what the fans are asking for! All you have to do is type in “Halo 4 Skill” on Google to find countless forums of people hacked off that the Skill Based Matchmaking will not be visible in game.
I like the game, I really do. But there are some things that are just so non-Halo like.
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WHY would you create a competition with amazing prizes and make it time-based? “Lets see who has the most time to sit and play Halo 24/7” - What kind of competition is that?? No wonder the amount of people playing that playlist has decreased so dramatically. And then you guys took away Slayer Pro! The only playlist left with a bit of competition! Please 343…follow MLG. They know what they are doing. That’s what Bungie did with Halo 3 and it worked…big time. People who wanted competition had a place to go and play with like-minded people. Having a 50 in MLG was the holy grail of all people who like competitive gaming. Sure it became a problem because of people boosting/deranking etc but that’s a problem you can get around with some careful Banhammer use. Its not like the technology isn’t there to detect it.
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HOW has the unevenness of the DMR/BR/AR not been addressed yet? The DMR is so overpowered when you compare it to the BR its a wonder you even bothered to put the BR in! I remember on team doubles (Another playlist that astonishingly has not been introduced yet) when both teams would 99% of the time pick Team BRs over Team Slayer. Its not a coincidence, its because we like the gun! Fine, make the DMR a 5-shot every time…but at least make the BR a 4-shot if you get it right. Its so inconsistent that it only gets used for nostalgia purposes and customs. And the AR…when I’m playing on Complex and the guy on top of the huge building is ARing me on the ground and I die in half a clip (As an example)…really? Its a short range weapon!
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FILE SHARE?! As a game developer, how can you think its acceptable to release a game without such an important function being ready? Half the enjoyment of Halo 3 came out of seeing people’s creations in Forge! When this whole thing came along with Season Pass BS where your effectively paying for half a game and then buying the rest later but because the quality is usually pretty good its possible to deal with it. But when you start releasing half a game based on the fact its simple functions don’t work…how can you be proud of producing something like that? Shameful.
I would add more but I’m getting tired of ranting and I’m sure you are too. Please can you just listen to the fans. Don’t take the game we love and try and turn it into COD or a mindless point and shoot. As I understand it, this is a trilogy…if you aren’t careful your going to find a lot of people like me not coming back for Halo 5.