It’s no surprise that Halo Infinite’s numbers are at an all time low (https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/03/13/the-halo-infinite-numbers-we-can-see-do-not-look-great/?sh=2748c71642c6) with even MCC competing in Twitch viewership compared to Infinite. One of the largest problems is veteran players clinging on to the past, and not allowing for Halo to innovate and step into modern times. While there are many core features of the game that need work, one of the biggest issues is that controller is by far the more dominant input, shutting out the ENTIRE player base that can get Infinite on it’s feet. Now before I have ‘the mob’ that is causing this game to nose dive off the face of the Earth, no one is stating that we want controller to be unviable, but more that we want mouse and keyboard to have a fighting chance.
I’ve played Halo since the early days of CE when it was first released on Xbox, I played controller for 2 decades all the way through Halo 5, but regardless of input, no side should feel like they can’t even dive into the game because they are at a guaranteed disadvantage, and this is one of the major factors that are playing into the state of the game.
We need ‘the mob’ of controller players to accept the fact that inputs are not balanced and that we’re in a new era of gaming that is largely populated by PC and MnK players. If they cannot accept this fact, then they will continue to be the biggest threat to Halo Infinite’s multiplayer and it’s low population downfall.
With the dozens and dozens of serious issues this game has, I honestly doubt that mouse and keyboard optimization is the number one reason this game is failing.
“While there are many core features of the game that need work, one of the biggest issues is that controller is by far the more dominant input, shutting out the ENTIRE player base that can get Infinite on it’s feet.”
All the more reason to disable cross play. You hit the nail on the head. Inputs cannot and will not ever be balanced with each other.
Just let PC players MNK against eachother, and console players use their AA controllers against eachother. Bring controller AA back to where it used to be in previous games, and remove restrictions from MNK users.
Damn, I didn’t know that I was the scum of the earth just because I use a controller. I feel like I get wrecked more by MnK since they such precise snap aim whereas I feel like my controller has almost no aim assist.
Either way, maybe thats just another case for letting people disable crossplay since the two inputs are so different.
This is false. Im constantly running into players with crazy high sensitivity and pinpoint accuracy. It pisses me off. Because im at the highest sensitivity on controller, and it still feels slugish.
If anything, it’s OP that is contributing further to Halo Finite’s death by blaming the game’s problems on controller players (platform doesn’t matter here) rather than the endless list of serious issues the “game” has.
Because I enjoy it. I’ve played on controller majority of my life. Last game I truly played on MNK was Call of Duty 2 and Battlefield Vietnam. Though I have played a little Escape from Tarkov in more recent time.
“Now before I have ‘the mob’ that is causing this game to nose dive off the face of the Earth, no one is stating that we want controller to be unviable, but more that we want mouse and keyboard to have a fighting chance.”
Wait, . . So you’re trying to say, the people who have Halo in their heart the most and have carried the franchise this far are the reason Halo is dying? LMAO
The fact you’re trying to argue an irrelevant aspect of the game contributes to its demise its utterly ridiculous and ignorant… Regardless of which medium one uses to input action has very little weight on what actually happens when said action is inputted…
Whether you drive a car with or without a traditional steering method (wheel usually) means nothing if the car won’t actually run lmao.
Complaining on controller vs mouse/key board when the game itself is broken is the dumbest thing I’ve seen here today…
Did 343 send you to post this… distraction?.. LOLZ
PC MnK players are so full of themselves…ugh… Halo has been a console shooter for like twenty years and now a the sudden since cross platform became a thing all we hear are complaints from PC/MnK users…yep we should change how we have been playing Halo for like the 20 or how ever many years we have been playing because they introduced cross platform. If playing against controller players bothers you so much switch over to MCC where you can search by input based matchmaking or play something else until input based matchmaking is added to Infinite. Sorry I am not switching to MnK to appease your ego of "it takes more skill"blah blah blah…