So I’ve been playing halo since combat evolved, and have always been there supporting the game, being a die hard fan… But 343 industries have really messed Halo 5 up for me for the following reasons…
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NO SPLIT SCREEN:
I mean seriously, what the hell? I’ve always played halo split screen with my girlfriend, and have had to purchase a second tv, and console, just to carry on being a loyal player. Halo combat evolved pretty much sold itself to me for being a proper multiplayer game, back in the day of system linking, and having 4 player split screen. It pretty much followed this tradition up to halo 4 (and even the master chief edition). Then for halo 5 that option was removed completely? Don’t tell me it was to keep the graphics looking awesome, because I’m not a big COD fan, but there graphics are fine split screen (on black ops 3), and appear more detailed on there maps. So, in my eyes, 343 have cut corners. This has really annoyed me, personally, and it needs to be put right in halo 6! -
MAP VOTING:
What happened to voting for maps, along with the preferred weapons? I’ve always enjoyed having a say on what maps I play, solely for the purpose, not all maps are good. Removing this option is another insult to hardcore halo fans, as it should be our choice to play the levels we like, instead of the maps were forced to play. All I have to say is we ARE FORCED TO PLAY THEM BECAUSE WE GET PUNISHED FOR LEAVING LEVELS WE DON’T ENJOY… And just to top it off, instead of banning us for leaving, why don’t you just have the game join in new players like call of duty? -
FIND NEW PLAYERS EVERY GAME:
I hate being forced to find new players EVERYTIME A GAME ENDS?! REALLY?? What if i’d like a rematch? O rite, I forgot, I have to find a particular person who I played against, send him/her an invite, and HOPE he/her is with the team I just played against… That’s just stupid, like seriously, 343 you need to fix that. -
BEING PUNISHED WHEN THE TEAM LOSES:
Why is it, that I can be the highest killer out of both teams, but if the rest of my team fail me, my own rank gets effected??? That’s annoying as hell, because I have a friend who is 74 years old (who I have played with since halo 3 and carried all the way to halo 5) and I am now considering not playing with him no more, because if I carry him and lose, it effects me directly. That’s also very stupid. My gamer tag is currently “nitram ml”, and if you check me out, I almost come first every game averaging 15-22 kills per game. Yet my season rank (the one with silver, gold, diamond ect.) is the same as my 74 year old friend, who pretty much comes last every game. Essentially I’m being classed as rubbish, because 343 industries believes, that every game is played by hardcore teams… When the actual fact is, most games are played by teams of randomers and the good players get punished when the bad players make the team lose. PLEASE FIX THIS. -
PAYING FOR ARMOUR:
I understand earning credits to purchase REQ packs. What I don’t understand is why you’ve included the armours in there? I used to love ranking up and unlocking the armours and specifically purchasing the ones I had unlocked with credits I earned on halo reach, and unlocking the ones I wanted on halo 4… So why now have you made me feel like I am not playing to get something I want anymore? Because now I get REQ points and purchase packs and HOPE to get something I like, and if I don’t, I have to continue to play the waiting game, or spend money! Basically I play this game with no proper goal. Halo Reach had the “inheritor rank” and electric armour, and skull to play for. Halo 4 Had “SR ranks” for Specialization’s, Unlocking the armour you preferred. Halo 5 has THIS. Not impressed at all.
MY FINAL THOUGHTS:
I really enjoyed the campaign, but the multiplayer experience has destroyed my faith in 343, I mean yeah some people enjoy warzone, but some people also hate it… It feels like the game has been made with just warzone as its main focus. I’ve always been a massive halo fan, and stayed away from “Call of Duty”, just out of respect to halo. The reason I say that is because there’s hardcore xbox players, and there’s hardcore ps4 players. This is the same with Halo, your either a Halo fan, or a Call of Duty fan. Out of the 2 you purchase, you will always shelve one of the games, and that’s when you know which one your loyal to… to me its always been halo. But since halo 5, I actually went and purchased Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, because of how disappointed I was with halo 5.
This is were 343 have a problem.
I’m actually currently enjoying Call of Duty more than halo 5 at the moment, because all of the key points stated above. 343 removed these things and Call of Duty has them. So 343 (if any of the team are reading this) if a halo veteran of 15 years is starting to give up on the game, solely because of what you guys are doing to it, don’t you think you should do something about that??
I really hope this thread gets noticed, and people help make things happen, because if it doesn’t I’m afraid ill hang up my Spartan armour and retire. Thanks to anybody who takes the time to read this, and if you agree with any of the above points I have made, raise your voice and be heard.