A good indication of a pretend Halo fan is someone that is pretending to boycott Halo 5 because of lack of split screen (even though that’s a lie, and we can count on seeing you day 1). No true Halo fan would miss out on another entry in the series due to it’s omission, and people that do never understood what made Halo great in the first place. Here’s why:
You argue that split screen is what made Halo great. This is the most childish, ignorant opinion of Halo you could possibly have. Split screen is simply a feature that allowed you to enjoy an ALREADY GREAT game with someone on the couch next to you. Period. Nothing more, nothing less.
I invite a single person to explain how lack of split screen negatively impacts character development, sandbox design, core gameplay mechanics, soundtrack, plot, map design, weapons turning, weapon/vehicle selection, art direction, voice and motion capture acting, and AI behavior so I can have a good laugh.
The very fact that there are many of you in this community that seemingly uphold this ideology is embarrassing. If you don’t like how Halo 5 plays (Spartan abilities, fast gameplay, weapons tuning, etc.), that’s a completely different story and debate worth having. But saying that lack of split screen ruins Halo is so shallow and juvenile, it’s almost unfathomable to hear coming from supposed Halo “fans”.
People who complain about split-screen are in the vocal minority. Either they’re 343 haters or they really liked it. Of course split-screen doesn’t affect Halo’s gameplay, story, and content. No need to rant about it.
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> A good indication of a pretend Halo fan is someone that is pretending to boycott Halo 5 because of lack of split screen (even though that’s a lie, and we can count on seeing you day 1). No true Halo fan would miss out on another entry in the series due to it’s omission, and people that do never understood what made Halo great in the first place. Here’s why:
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> You argue that split screen is what made Halo great. This is the most childish, ignorant opinion of Halo you could possibly have. Split screen is simply a feature that allowed you to enjoy an ALREADY GREAT game with someone on the couch next to you. Period. Nothing more, nothing less.
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> I invite a single person to explain how lack of split screen negatively impacts character development, sandbox design, core gameplay mechanics, soundtrack, plot, map design, weapons turning, weapon/vehicle selection, art direction, voice and motion capture acting, and AI behavior so I can have a good laugh.
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> The very fact that there are many of you in this community that seemingly uphold this ideology is embarrassing. If you don’t like how Halo plays (Spartan abilities, fast gameplay, weapons tuning, etc.) that’s a completely different story. But saying that lack of split screen ruins Halo is so shallow and juvenile, it’s almost unfathomable to hear coming from supposed Halo “fans”.
While I don’t think splitscreen is that big of a deal, that is my opinion. But I know people who only play Halo for splitscreen. To them, Halo is not the story or the sandbox, its about sitting on a couch and playing with their friends. For them, the lack of splitscreen ruins Halo, and they have every right to complain. I dont care about splitscreen, but to many people, splitscreen is Halo, and we can’t judge or change their opinion.
You really don’t get to determine who is and is not a Halo fan based on the way you feel. People have many wants and concerns when it come s to a game and they don’t always mesh with everyone else. Big surprise. I’m not one of the people that is threatening to not purchase the game over it but there is some merit in people actually voting with (or without) their wallets. Whether or not they are sincere in this cause is a different matter.
It’s a convenience. It’s a pain in the -Yoink- to lug around a console, controller, game, and likely TV just because you want to have a friend over to play. Not everyone has a spare TV laying around their house, or room for everything, particularly if you’re having a large group of friends over. Even three friends is a pain, as that’s one TV, one console, one controller, and one copy of the game for each person, and your house layout may or may not support that. With splitscreen, all you need are extra controllers, which are far cheaper and easier to transport than all the -Yoink- I listed before.
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> Split screen is simply a feature that allowed you to enjoy an ALREADY GREAT game with someone on the couch next to you. Period. Nothing more, nothing less.
Problem here is that you are underestimating how much that meant to some people. Just this afternoon, I had a friend over and we played some MCC together. We both have Xbox Ones. We both have MCC. We could’ve done it online. But it isn’t the same. Maybe not for you, but for a lot of people it is.
I’ll still buy Halo 5, and I’ll probably enjoy my single playing as much as I did the others before it, but multiplayer will not be the same with a headset to talk to instead of an actual breathing person sitting next to me.
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> It’s a convenience. It’s a pain in the -Yoink- to lug around a console, controller, game, and likely TV just because you want to have a friend over to play. Not everyone has a spare TV laying around their house, or room for everything, particularly if you’re having a large group of friends over. Even three friends is a pain, as that’s one TV, one console, one controller, and one copy of the game for each person, and your house layout may or may not support that. With splitscreen, all you need are extra controllers, which are far cheaper and easier to transport than all the -Yoink- I listed before.
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> > Split screen is simply a feature that allowed you to enjoy an ALREADY GREAT game with someone on the couch next to you. Period. Nothing more, nothing less.
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> Problem here is that you are underestimating how much that meant to some people. Just this afternoon, I had a friend over and we played some MCC together. We both have Xbox Ones. We both have MCC. We could’ve done it online. But it isn’t the same. Maybe not for you, but for a lot of people it is.
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> I’ll still buy Halo 5, and I’ll probably enjoy my single playing as much as I did the others before it, but multiplayer will not be the same with a headset to talk to instead of an actual breathing person sitting next to me.
I don’t disagree with you. In fact, I’ve been saying that party chat ruined Xbox Live because it ruins the feeling of being in a room with other people in a match. I’m asserting that while the feature of split screen or system link is amazing to have, it doesn’t lie at the heart of what makes the game great or bad. If the game sucked to begin with, people wouldn’t be using split screen.
How anyone can not purchase the next entry in the series on it’s debut on a new hardware platform simply because they can’t play it with someone else in the room with them is beyond me.
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> > It’s a convenience. It’s a pain in the -Yoink- to lug around a console, controller, game, and likely TV just because you want to have a friend over to play. Not everyone has a spare TV laying around their house, or room for everything, particularly if you’re having a large group of friends over. Even three friends is a pain, as that’s one TV, one console, one controller, and one copy of the game for each person, and your house layout may or may not support that. With splitscreen, all you need are extra controllers, which are far cheaper and easier to transport than all the -Yoink- I listed before.
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Again, not disagreeing with you. It’s better with a group of people in the same room/house. But it’s not worth missing the game entirely because of it, nor is it the sole reason why the game is good to begin with.
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> > > It’s a convenience. It’s a pain in the -Yoink- to lug around a console, controller, game, and likely TV just because you want to have a friend over to play. Not everyone has a spare TV laying around their house, or room for everything, particularly if you’re having a large group of friends over. Even three friends is a pain, as that’s one TV, one console, one controller, and one copy of the game for each person, and your house layout may or may not support that. With splitscreen, all you need are extra controllers, which are far cheaper and easier to transport than all the -Yoink- I listed before.
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> Again, not disagreeing with you. It’s better with a group of people in the same room/house. But it’s not worth missing the game entirely because of it.
To you its not. To many people splitscreen is what Halo is to them… Now they can’t play with their bro, or their best friend… I don’t think anyone can judge people on what a game means to them. And to many splitscreen is what Halo means to them( also there is an official thread for this and a mod may lock this… Just a heads up)
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> How anyone can not purchase the next entry in the series on it’s debut on a new hardware platform simply because they can’t play it with someone else in the room with them is beyond me.
Easy.
If that’s the only enjoyment they find out of the game, then it’s a no-brainer to let go of the series.
Personally, I’ve already pledged not to buy the game day-one and it’s something I’m sticking to.
Instead I’ll buy used. In this way I will still have the game while denying -Yoink!- my money.
Maybe it’s out of spite against -Yoink!-, but eh.
It probably doesn’t matter at all, but I’m a man of my word and the bright-side is I’ll save a few bucks. Ying.