no fighting on this post please.
Halo Community! We need to stop fighting!
It’s been a year and a few months since 343I grabbed/had passed Halo on to them. I want to start off by saying I’m honored they’re continuing the saga, I’m not here to criticize them or the community itself, but more have a constructive opinion to help our community out. Nothing is going to work if we don’t start working together. Here’ is a few problems about the community causing the backlash we’ve had. (On a personal side note: Yes I blame the community more then 343I itself. They have every right to make mistakes. As many as they want. The fact of the matter is they are learning a engine they never made before. As long as their trying, I won’t be mad. They did well on Halo 4. I will be going over this if it’s requested, but I want to try and stay away from non-constructive opinions)
Bungie Passing Halo to 343I
Ever since 343I became on of the main driver seats of Halo, the community had been split into two and sides are constantly being made. I’m merely wanting to stop this war that has been raging. People are acting like 343I is the devil and in return 343I acting like they are the devil. Nobody is working with each other. Grant it, 343I has made some good changes (personal note: it made me re-download Halo 5), and I’m hopeful about it. I’ve also seen the community coming together more often, we need more of that. That’s what’s going to make us flourish.
It all started with Halo 4, set aside some things, Halo 4 was one of the best Halo’s, you can’t ignore that. The only reason people are mad is Bungie gave up Halo for Destiney. And honestly I like both! However, those who are simply mad at 343I for this reason alone, they need to chill. I’ve met many like this, cause well I like to talk about Halo. And it always comes up then they like shove it down my throat Bungie was better. Well no duh! I don’t care that Bungie was better, 343I can be just as good if we let them be. Bungie has years of experience compared to 343I. However 343I has something Bungie didn’t. Bungie was fearful to expand in some area’s, where 343I wasn’t. Give 343I the chance to prove themselves you’ll bet you * that you’ll enjoy it. Look at Halo Wars 2! That was the result of the community working together and giving 343I a chance. I know it’s going to be amazing. We need to keep that attitude for Halo 6! So does 343I.The result of Halo Wars 2 came from us people who wanting to work on Halo for the better. 343I heard us, and now Halo is starting to fix itself.
Halo 4
Halo 4, Tell me, did you play it? Didn’t you not preorder it? Or didn’t you not completely? Either way, it’s one of the best Halo’s that ran from Reach. Knowing though, reach wasn’t all that faithful to what Bungie wanted. It still was one of the best. I like comparing Halo 4 to Reach for this reason. 343I was trying to take the step Bungie was. Essentially Halo 4 turned out like Reach. I honestly don’t understand why people thought it was COD style, but it really was just Halo Reach. I mean you can even spawn Noble Team in one of the mission on Halo 4 with mods. I think one of the reason it felt COD to most people was the Weapon Drops and load out system, but that was only two mechanics? The rest was Halo! like literally comparing it to Halo Reach. It was nearly a replica. 343I retextured yes, but Honestly Halo 5 would of went better if we didn’t lash out on “day one” at 343I. Halo 4 will forever be an example of a bad community decision. Gran it, some stuff was good to change. I admit the art style just didn’t feel right. However it did look Halo to me set aside some small details. Forerunners had return, and oh boy that was amazing! I just wish the community talked with 343I first, before raging. That was the downfall of Halo 4, and literally the only one. (Personal note: I’m staying to facts here no opinions)
What 343I is going through
Well alright here we are. The bigger. 343I was trying their best, I can see it. They’re taking steps to learn, and with Halo Wars 2 I think 343I can hear the Halo fans that actually tried to help the community aside from destroy it. First off, let me say I know 343I is tearing their heads off because of the ongoing war that has been happening. We need to give them some slack. Don’t press on area’s we don’t need to. Everyone is like do this, do this, do this, and everything is different and 343I can’t keep up. We literally are telling them one thing, then another! Those of us asking for just a simple Halo game, finally probably got herd, thus the result of Halo Wars 2. The team up there, I be there under so much stress, they can’t thinking clearly. What happens when you don’t give someone time to think? Well they will tear themselves apart. Let alone they got Microsoft up their *. We as a community need to understand this and not be a hypocritical or discriminating group. Especially where we don’t need to be. I hear the community complaining about the smallest things like, a warthog doesn’t sound right. Honestly I’d rather it play well then sound right. Just try to understand from their view point, what your lashing what can do to them especially with 10,000 to thousands of people at once yelling at them. Lets work on what we need first, before the extra’s. What will make Halo simple, but good. That’s what we need to think when we come together as a community. We need a consensus in order to steer 343I to the right path.
COD Players
This is one I didn’t really want to go over, but guys, as much as I Love COD myself, you from another community needs to understand what Halo is. It’s not suppose to be a realistic game. No ammo drops etc. Aiming even isn’t suppose to be like it is. However Halo 5 was good, but adding it to all weapons I think was a bad choice. However it still worked. It just needs balanced. COD players can’t understand what Halo means to be Halo. If 343I wanted to go realistic with Halo, nobody would be able to play well at all, it would be so complex that well the game would probably * on itself. COD opinions yes, you guys matter, but I want you to understand what Halo really means, and what it make it really Halo. If you can’t play Halo’s 1 thru 3 without hating it, then you don’t really belong. That’s just natural. Don’t force yourself to play a game you never liked. Especially a series then expect to change it. If your going to try and change that about Halo, you need to understand why we’re split into groups, why this caused such a stir. Gran it if you follow a time line, yes eventually COD would become Halo if Halo was to be real and so was COD right. However if the fact in the game world, that two companies will and should never share the same game mechanics (Personal Note: I mean like copying a game completely). One, copyright reasons, two, I bet no companies would really do that. Its like suddenly saying every game was going to be the same. It would get boring really fast. That was what made Halo amazing. It stayed away from what COD eventually became. But like I said, I didn’t really want to do this, but it is one of the problems. I love COD. I want Halo to stay Halo, and COD to stay COD. I want to be playing two different games, not the same one with different titles.
Let’s work together
It’s time to put our heads together. No more fighting. Lets help 343I make a game. NOT destroy them. I know we’re more mature then this.
Concerns of a Halo Fan since 2007, in response from,
Halo Community.
KogaGmente III