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So the major Question going around to players who are regulars to Halo since the time of Combat Evolved to those of us just like me from the time of Halo 3 all have asked our selves, is 343 Industries really doing a good job?
Prior to Halo 4 release I was sad cause i though Halo was done for after Halo Reach, but then I found out about 343 Industries taking the Halo Franchise.
I was actually amazed about Halo 4. Now I have to admit at first they didn’t really have their Match Making system quite right yet I still thought it was fun. For a while I stayed on Reach, but that was cause most of my friends had Halo Reach. They hadn’t gotten Halo 4 yet.
Now being skilled at Halo 4 the first thing I did was play the Campaign on legendary. I took my time admiring the graphics. Everyone I met couldn’t deny the graphics looked better than Halo Reach. I actually spend my time Playing Halo 4 now. There was big fight among the fan just because Halo 4 was made by 343 and not Bungie. Now I noticed most fans of Bungies got mad at Halo when I found post with people saying 343 sucks yadda yadda yadda. A lot of them talked about how the Game Play sucked and or was like COD. That honestly Pissed me off. They complained about it but failed to realize that Halo Reach was the same. Same Loadout system and everything. Yes Halo Reach was different but facts state that Bungie was the one who started that and 343 Upheld it. It was probably in some agreement when transferring Ownership to 343. That I don’t know. Another thing is people complained about the removal of Covenant for multiplayer. I’m a fan of the elites, but honestly I don’t think it was that big of a deal for them to remove it. Actually I thought it was more fitting because Halo 4 was all about the Spartans not Covenant and the war between humans and them. Halo 4 was more about Cortana and MC vs. Forerunners. They took Ideas from Bungie actually, bringing back the old Spartans vs Spartans Idea they had since Combat Evolved up to Halo 3, which was all originally created by Bungie. Sadly people gave 343 the blame, not Bungie. 343 was using Halo 4 to show they can make a game just as good, and I actually think they did better. There’s alot more on Halo 4 I could go over but that’s in the past now. That point here is that Most of the Halo fans from bungies time complained about what 343 did trying to copy Bungie to make Halo still feel like Halo.
Next we have the MCCollection, now I don’t own and xbox one but I have played with my friend online. I actually got to play it on release day. I got word that Multiplayer was glitchy and everything, well honestly I never experienced issues. I being a hardcore fan started a clan known as the BLC, my 3rd Command mentioned something about MCCollection being unfair. So I asked him how so, and he mentioned something about horrible Ranks system for finding players. and that it was hard to find players. I know of 3 issues that cuased this, The first one was the complaints about Halo 4 douced Halo MMCollections population by voices. Bad New Travels faster than good news. 2, They collabs 3 games into one, which has never been done before, it was obviously going to be buggy and 343 still hast to release their product on set time, Microsoft is a -Yoink- when it comes to deadlines. Microsoft is most likely forcing them to work fast. and 3, The Ranking system was actually independant per game like the SR. SR is the overall rank you have, since MCC only has one for all set games into one, it uses you SR to find skilled players around your based. So let me explain it this way, Say you played as the SR level of 50 in Halo 4 but 30 in Halo 3 in MCC. In MCC if you go play Halo 3 it will search for your highest skill achieved which in this case would be SR 50. Yes that seem unfair but it’s how it works. Not exactly their fault if you chose to play the side you suck at. When you could use stick to having fun and not worrying about wining or losing, or just take it was a challenge for those who are competitive.
I also herd about some players arguing about how you get banned from MM if you quit to many times, I agree with 343 In this case. Not cuase I’m competitive or cuase it makes the game funner, but the fact they yet again copied Bungie. In Halo Reach if you quit to many games you got banned from Match Making. So why are you blaming 343 when that was Bungies doing. 343 was yet again just trying to make Halo feel Like Halo.
Now touching Halo 5. Many started complaining about the game before it even started to be showcase. If you were one of them then your idiots, you can’t just judge a game just because you haven’t played it yet or a certain company is making it. Prior to the release of the beta, A few announcements were made by 343. A lot explaining the Beta. People such as myself had fun playing the BETA, and those I know that played it actually enjoyed it. I rarely see negative feedback on it. Prior to seeing the gameplay such as warzone and BreakPoint, alot of people were complaining that it wasn’t like Halo. I still felt it was like Halo. Now here’s the kicker that I say about Halo 5. Halo 4 was more like Halo Reach if you look at it closely, Spartan Ops as the firefight, and etc. Halo 5 is taking a new direction, 343 got word from the community that they didn’t like the copying they did to make it feel like Halo. So now 343 is saying skrew it and starting to make Halo into their own way. They’re not longer going to copy Bungie original ideas like in Halo 4. 343 is out there to create their own fan base for Halo. If they want to change Halo 5 we should let them. It’s their game not yours or Bungies. Now I’m not saying don’t buy it then, I say Buy it. Halo 5 is going to be a game worth having I already know it.
Bungie release Destiny but you know what that game sucks worse than Halo 4 did yet you say it does better. Destiny doesn’t even have a real campaign. and it’s multiplayer was even small.
From what’s being new and continuously going from Halo 5 being no Split Screen and stuff like that I don’t really care cause it doesn’t really effect the majority of the people that play online. Actually today Xbox One requires Internet to start up! So what’s the big deal about losing Split screen. In my opinion it’s a Plus to have 60 frame over 30 frames per second. Most kids who play their xbox don’t even share their consoles like me. I’m the only user, Have not slipt screen and being able to play online is a lot more fun. I could never go back to just playing Locally anymore. Plus most of the time I no longer see people just playing offline.
Then I have been told that Halo 5 storyline sucks, like I said before it’s barely been shown, so how does it suck if you yet to play it? I think overall its the community that is complaining it just got their heads in their -Yoink- because one little detail changed.
OVER ALL: Halo 5 will be amazing, and I know will not be a let down. Dispite there being no playable elites or split screen. What they made it into was amazing. And the continuously prove that they are capable of producing major games in the future.
If you all just sit tight and let 343 work I’m sure they will not disappoint. They will not let Halo falls like Destiny is going to. 343 Industries knows what they are doing and deserved to be praised not hated against.
But you know what if you continue to hate 343 Industries, Go play COD.
Sincerely A fan of Halo since 2007,
Koga Angel11101~