Just wondering if all the hate and debate has been this way for every Halo release? I know some debate is nice, but some people just go way out to hate on Halo 4 that I have seen. Also, has the previous game was better than this one always been around?
Oh Yes. It’s almost a tradition. Seriously in a few years the tune will change to “HALO 5 IS TOTAL GARBAGE AND I’M STICKING TO HALO 4!”
There has always been some amount of hate towards any change in a series, but this is almost equal to the Black Ops II rage right now.
Some people just hate blindly on a new Halo because it doesn’t work like the older games.
Nowadays all those NEW Halo fans whom came with Halo 3/Reach seem to think every game released, is perfect right off the bat.
When they don’t get what they want, they’ll hate, they’ll cry and surely bash on the developer.
But they forget, 343i never made a game before, let alone a HALO game. Give them time.
oh yah. that is a staple for most game forums. luckily i love halo 4. and have loved all of the new versoins of everything. so yah. the hate will keep flooding in. just wait till the dlc starts getting released
I’ve wondered the same thing.
Every single newly released game gets nothing but hate on their forums. People don’t like change.
yes yes it has been for as long as i can remember.
People cant grasp the concept of change.
I’ll put it this way, in 2004/2005, Halo 2 had apparently destroyed the series. Halo 3 however could not live up to the greatness that was Halo 2 and would forever be -Yoink!- by the community. Reach destroyed everything people had loved in Halo 3 and the franchise would never recover, everyone knew that sales for subsequent games would be low.
Basically, most people on the forums come here to complain. People rarely feel the need to announce their complete satisfaction with anything so the loudest voice is always the negative one. I personally love all the titles in the original trilogy, and 4, not so keen on Reach but it has its moments.
It’s always been this way though i am finding Halo 4 to breaking tradition IMO. Halo Reach really was a mediocre Halo title. Enjoyable yes but certainly not “next” gen. Those who think Reach is better are quite insane. Halo 4 isn’t by any means perfect but holy -Yoink- the comparison is unfair because Reach has had two years worth of updates. That’s why they are crazy, thinking the comparison is valid, give me a break.
To go back to Reach, doesn’t make any sense. I hardly ever see the usual “OMG I AM GOING BACK TO REACH BECAUSE IT’S MORE COMPETITIVE/BALANCED!”. Lol For two years, Reach was anything but those two things…
I am going back to Halo 4 
it was predicted that those who hate halo reach would praise it after H4 release.
Oh yes… and it’s pathetic.
Halo 2 didnt have much hate when it came out. Sure it wasnt as awesome as CE for multiplayer but the fact it had online gameplay and the 1-50 system and pretty much revolutionised online console gaming made it god like on xbl.
I wish gaming was still like it was back in 04/05/06, those days of halo 2 online were the best.
Id love halo 4 to have the same skill gap as 2, soo many tears.
Yeah, it’s pretty normal. The people who played from Halo 3 feel that anything after that is terrible.
The people who have been with the series since CE are alright with it, considering the series has changed from game to game, it’s pretty normal.
Speaking as part of the latter I think 343i did a great job, however the game does lack a bit of magic and humour that Bungie added. But hey, that was Bungie’s contribution to it. 343i will find their ground soon. This is only their first game guys!
> But they forget, 343i never made a game before, let alone a HALO game. Give them time.
Um, 343 as a company may have never made a game before, but lamost every single person there has made a gamer before.
They have people from Bungie, people who have worked on Metroid, Metal Gear, and a lot of other huge games.
> Halo 2 didnt have much hate when it came out. Sure it wasnt as awesome as CE for multiplayer but the fact it had online gameplay and the 1-50 system and pretty much revolutionised online console gaming made it god like on xbl.
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> I wish gaming was still like it was back in 04/05/06, those days of halo 2 online were the best.
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> Id love halo 4 to have the same skill gap as 2, soo many tears.
Going to have to ask you to take those nostalgia glasses off for a second. The rage when Halo 2 came out seemingly made up the entirety of Bungie’s forums at the time. Probably because from a gameplay perspective it changed the most. I still remember the cries of,
“BR sucks where’s my pistol!”
“Melee lunge is stupid, no skill!”
“No health packs, no buy.”
“Vehicle boarding is dumb, please remove.”
“Lol sword is killing this game.”
“Noob combo sux, please nerf PP.”
Lastly I’ll just throw in that Halo 3 had a greater skill gap than Halo 2.
> Oh Yes. It’s almost a tradition. Seriously in a few years the tune will change to “HALO 5 IS TOTAL GARBAGE AND I’M STICKING TO HALO 4!”
Nope, Reach will always be garbage regardless of any issue I have with Halo 4.
according to the internet every new halo game broke the old halo game. it happens EVERY time
Out of everyone here who says its always been like this, how many of you can show at least an 8 year old bungie dot net account to back that up? I remember a little hate but mostly praise for halo 2 and 3. Reach was bad so it got a lot of hate. H4 is unfinished and 343 is very distant and uncommunicative with the community so its getting a lot of hate.