Halo Wars 2, And its easy creation.

Games Other Halo
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Well, first off, let me say, I’ve been playing halo wars for a very long time now.

Likely straight months worth of time.

I play a lot of RTS games, and i know what a true RTS is.

Ensemble is my favorite RTS designer, and as far as i know Halo Wars was there last game.

now… to business.

Halo Wars is an RTS console game, RTS’s are commonly done on PC, and we all well know that Halo isn’t going back to PC.

because of this, 343i is unlikely to go for a PC based Halo game, Bungie probably wouldn’t have made another halo PC game again either.

Because of my experience in a vast amount of RTS’s, i can say, halo wars is a very simple game, its easy to imagine adding units, or doing a bunch of things that would make it better.

I specifically always come back to Halo Wars, because its so fun, but i always go back to different games, because they have more to them, as an alternative to halo wars i like Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars, as it reminds me a lot of Halo Wars, … Halo 4’s map Shatter in fact reminds me a lot of that game, if you’ve played it, you’d think so too.

I know what most of us want, … at least i think i know.

A PC based Halo wars 2, With all kinds of new units and awesome stuff, that other RTS’s have.

343i isn’t going to make that, … why? they have the ability to, and we all think it would make money, cause, we would all buy it.

before i go further, Halo Wars and ODST where filler games, while Bungie made Reach, ODST was more of an addon for halo 3, most people agree with that, halo wars was made by Ensemble.

I’m saying, 343i doesn’t have the ability to do that now, or even in the near future.

they don’t need another simple filler console game to keep us busy while we wait for the next big thing, like bungie did, or, perhaps bungie just wanted to give us a little more, either way…

I’m saying, 343i doesn’t have the funds, or the man power, or the need, to make a PC game, but, Kiki Wolfkill, could do this, in less then a half hour, and announce it on a bulletin.

if the community wants a halo wars game, they could produce it, if 343i made a donation pool, for halo wars 2, we could fund it, and with enough money they could exploit this Genre of games.

perhaps a Microsoft forum would be better to say this, but 343i always says it listens to us.

if we fund it, enough money to develop the game, on PC with the community, and enough funds to hire an RTS staff, Halo could have and RTS branch, … if of course there’s enough people that would want that.

there are plenty of easy ways to make an RTS with the community, for example, adding a Mod ability, like the way C&C and other games have, this way the community can take a hold of the game and continue it.

Simple, yes?

no, no its not…

The Hardest part of it, is its new game design, its a risk 343i doesn’t have to take.

the hardest part is showing 343i that its not a risk, that its an easy way to exploit money from the halo series, not saying they do, just saying Microsoft totally does, exploit things for money.

Give the community the chance to get things started, let us give you the money to hire the right guys, and then let a branch of Halo RTS start that could compete with other RTS games.

now, if 343i reads this, BS Angel seems to tend to wonder around the forums, at least think about it, i know you guys just did pax, and this thing gets asked a lot, but, its simple enough.

and we know the risks of donating for something that could possibly fail, no refunds, but seriously, you know a halo RTS would kill.

*~Best intentions, Spartan-I51

P.S. Discuss.

if this gets started, there are plenty of game design aspects we could talk about, but lets not just yet, our main goal here should be to get the idea going with 343i.

or perhaps they won’t do it because halo wars matchmaking is so low, there really aren’t that many players, its not worth the time or effort if no one buys it.

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Do I want Halo Wars 2? Hell yes.

Do I want it on a PC? Hell no.

The PC doesn’t want or need HW2, RTS games are a dime a dozen on that platform. What could a simplified RTS game offer an audience that is already familiar with the concept and has a wealth of titles dating back almost 20 years? Your answer is nothing.

If you really want a Halo Wars 2 so you can have more of the same with some new units and a few much needed balance tweaks do the following:

  1. Find some talented 3D artists.
  2. Buy Starcraft 2, install it.
  3. Start the map editor and get busy.
  4. Employ or coerce some very high level players to assist with balance testing.
  5. Don your best flame retardant jacket and release it to the masses.

*It would be cheaper and easier
*You’d have a guaranteed entry point for your game and recognition in the industry if it was a success.

But would it be a success? I doubt it. Halo Wars’ USP (unique selling point) is that it’s an RTS game that really works on a console, it’s fluid, easy to get into and provides fast, fun, immediate action. It belongs on a console.

You say that people can worry about the details later and I disagree with you 100%.

If you expect anybody to take you seriously at all, you’ll need a very clear vision for the sequel, where you want the story to go, what core aspects of the game need to change and what needs to stay the same. You need to write all of this down in a document that allows others to see your vision, understand where the project will go and be very specific about what everyone’s role is. Without this, your idea is just a pipe dream.

Don’t take that too personally, I’m sure many of us on here have dreamed about a sequel to this game we all love - I know I have - but in order to make it become a reality, you’ll have to put in some very serious leg work before you even begin to think about taking money off people.

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i suggest pc because of its accessibility to the community, easier to mod then a console game.

my answer would be, halo, there are tons of halo mods for tons of RTS’s but they all share the same problem, they are more like there parent game then an official professionally made game, and i know, if the community had the resources we’d have made halo wars 2 already, i know if i had the resources i would have, even if Microsoft sewed me, I’d probably give them the work for free though.

i said we should discuss showing the idea of donations for this to 343i, because its been years, everyone has there own story, 343i starts a forum and everyone will flood it with there grand ideas of halo wars 2, i have my own ideas, you have your own ideas, i say 343i should make the final decision of what it is, so, its not really my place to start spouting my ideas.

of course i could, and I’d like to, cause, as you can tell, I’m the ranting type, like us all.

I’m saying, everything 343i needs, is here… if they can’t make HW2, then I’d like to tell them, the community has it, if they just say, go, then we’d gladly fund it, with our meager resources.

I’d want a pc HW2 because of its easy updating, patching etc, that the team and later on the community could do for it, if it was official 343i could give us player models and buildings, etc, from the main games to rig with the RTS, pretty much all current halo mods use halo 2 models, and use the parent game buildings, no one by them selves makes enough money to start developing a game anymore, that’s why the donation would be a good idea, it would give 343i the perfect funding that they and the rest of us don’t have.

… i could see how this would seem personal, there are a lot of other RTS’s out there, and I’m sure some time within the next ten years 343i will make a halo wars 2.

i know that most people in the halo wars forums have this kind of, topic, trying to show 343i that we’d buy it if they made it, and they don’t really seem to work.

that’s why the goal here is to show 343i that we can do this, and it would require very little effort from their staff, just one person would probably do.

they ask for money, we give them money, they hire an RTS developer team, with our funds, make a great game, help the community out with it, by giving us patches for a time, and then later on player models from future games, for example, weapons, vehicles, enemies, stuff we can’t really get without ripping and personally rigging halo 3, 4, reach, and halo wars.

console games, have shown me more with halo 4, like how you can add things, like the announcement of the new forge map, and spartan ops 5-10, but the problem with that, is that our xbox’s don’t have a terabyte of space, i know there was a big complaint about the size of spartan ops, only about 6 Gbs on my xbox, but most of us still have the normal xbox, i know the new xbox has like, 200 Gbs built into the standard edition or something.

but… who’s buying a new console any time soon, most people have an xbox, wii, and PS3 now.

a console HW2 would be nice, not saying it wouldn’t be, pc would be better, only because of the updates that all out computers could handle, halo 4 is less then 20 Gbs, most computers now come with 500 Gbs, we could make a pc version bigger and better.

anyway, scroll bars getting small, you get my point.

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this topic may seem dead, and it probably is.

but please, vote and or comment at any time, i will keep watch over it always.

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I don’t want a PC halo wars 2 personally

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if they were to make another Halo Wars, that’s be awesome if they put mini game types in it, like a Gametype like Dota 2! and other mini games like war craft 3 did, like koodoo tag, and footmen frenzy! such fun little games :slight_smile:

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I really do want Halo Wars 2, and I would fund it, I don’t really see it happening.

I’m assuming that you’re talking about a kickstarter funding.

Heck, I’d help make it for free.

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halo wars 2 will be on console only.

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HALO WARS 2!!! Even if they decide to make the game, wouldn’t be till 2015-16 that I’d be released :c

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I would not be to ashamed to just plug a controller into my PC if I got to play a fan made HW2. It would be worth it. but you would have to keep some of the same music so it would feel right. people squeeze out these kinda things on a regular basis. in any event it would be awesome to ram a scarab with a mammoth, and more leaders to choose from too.

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BRING HALO WARS BACK!!!

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Bring back a new halo wars!

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I Have a Dream… that one day… Our earth will recognize that… halo wars 2…will come! Or… will it?

Ok now that thats been said think about it from a historical standpoint sgt Forge died in halo wars at the end and the spirit of fire was said to go out of commision because of heavy damage to the thrusters from going around the sun. Also the forerunner ship had been blown up and we killed most of the forerunners and anhilated the didact in Halo 4, how could they make another game off that?

Now in mosyt cases then not these days campaign is cool and all but its multiplayer that decides a games worth. RTS game can really get its full potential over an xbox so it would be point less to make another halo wars on the console.

I think PC would be a smart idea but we woulnt know where to start between the funds, staff, and publishing of the game so as sad as it is, we most likely wont see another halo wars.

Im sorry my friends but this is the cold truth.

-AIIIYYYY WATCH IT! IM NOT YOUR ENEMY!-

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Do you have little faith? Anything can happen if we do something about it! If we don’t talk, we won’t be heard. So, if we want this game to come out, we need to do something to make it come out. I would buy it for console or PC, whichever comes. I love HW, and would love for HW2, but nothing will happen if we don’t say anything. If we want 343i to make it, let’s do something about it. If we want microsoft to make it, do the same. Ensemble, Bungie, IF WE WANT SOMETHING WE HAVE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!

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Then lets stop talking about WHAT we should do and talk about how we can do it
i have faith if its taking the right course.

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I feel the voting system is pretty messed up.

I would fund and buy the game.

I would also prefer it on console.

I think that HW is unique in the fact that IS on the console and that it IS a RTS game. That seems rare. (BC it is.) I don’t want a PC HW2 because quite honestly I would play SC2 or even WC3 over it. I think that for if HW2 was to compete on the PC, a lot of money would have to be put into it. A lot. Imagine how much money goes into the Starcraft franchise.

With that being said, the amazing part about HW is that it somehow works really well on a console. It’s simple, but feels amazing.

HW2 on console, I would fund and buy.

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It’s more unique as a console RTS, I would buy that game though

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Halo wars 2!!! Please!!!

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Halo Wars 2 additions are easy to think of now after Halo 4. The forerunners could be a great 3rd faction and enough vehicles and units have been added to the series to change up the game significantly. If it were to happen (which I doubt it will) it probably wouldn’t deal with the spirit of fire but with later events in the series.

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The main point is we need to figure out the details and how it will happen if we want halo wars 2 to be made and released.