I think I'm on the edge

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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So I’ve read posts, listened to opinions, played the games for myself, and I’ve come to the point, where Halo 6, could be my last halo for a very long time.

There are a lot of problems I have with the direction the series is taking. Story, Art, general effort into the actual game. I’m just finally getting fed up. And while those are issues, for awhile I didn’t care. Until the brick wall finally hit me. Halo 5 isn’t fun. It may be balanced, well designed multiplayer mechanics, and contain the best forge to date. But the game isn’t fun. I love Halo 4 (impending S***storm), I enjoyed that game, and played it all the way till I could get and xbox one and the MCC. It gave me a load of wonderful experiences. Halo CE, the same, so much fun, so many stories. But, some the others, more so Halo 5, despite the overwhelming amount of new content. I can’t enjoy the game. Overwatch on the other hand, has no campaign, less game modes, less maps. But I payed full price and have enjoyed my purchase so much more than Halo 5…

I could go on about my problems with the game…but I was proud to like Halo…but now. I dunno. At the moment, I really only have one reason to stay, and that’s my own fan story I made in this universe. It keeps me here, and makes me want to stick around a little longer in hopes of something grand. But Halo 6 could be the last I buy into this game series. Halo wars 2 looks great, I can’t wait to play from what we’ve seen. It could change, but I have my hopes. On the other hand, when it comes to the main games, I’m nervous. I’ll get it, but unless it makes me happy, and I can actually have fun…I’ll call it, no more.

Oh, and the last part, I also want to go because of the fans. I lately kept my distance, but hearing opinions is interesting to completely ignore. Problem is that when I go here I see the same things over and over. Also, I don’t like being called cancer, delusional, not a real halo fan cause I didn’t play enough Halo 3, and that I need to eat -Yoink-. I hear all of it. So then tell me, am I wrong, am I cancer, blah blah blah. I just want to see what you guys have to say.

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We don´t even know you well, how should we know about you? If you feel so to leave Halo, I think you should. If you have problems with halo, sometimes it´s good to have a big break. Playing some other games, having some other experiences… and after a while you will come back or maybe not. I don´t see the reason for this topic.

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> We don´t even know you well, how should we know about you? If you feel so to leave Halo, I think you should. If you have problems with halo, sometimes it´s good to have a big break. Playing some other games, having some other experiences… and after a while you will come back or maybe not. I don´t see the reason for this topic.

More or less, it’s too see what It makes people think. I like the idea of just taking a break, it’s probably very reasonable. But I’m also just expecting others to just curse me out, tell I should leave, and more. I just want to see what others think about the situation more or less.

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Yeah… I feel myself being in the same boat as you. Don’t get me wrong, I love Halo. I love the universe, the stories, characters, everything… But I don’t think that I love 343i’s direction of Halo. The way they took the story in Halo 5 is just so unoriginal, generic and badly done. It’s at the point where I’m not really psyched about Halo 6 at the moment.

And the gameplay? Yeah, it’s balanced and smooth, but as you said it’s not fun. I get it, Halo 4 was far too casual with loadouts and perks and whatnot, but 343i just went head over heels and created a game that caters to the pro players and not many other people. Whenever I play, no matter which of the very few playlists that may be in, I always find myself getting frustrated. And that never happened in past Halo games. I’m sick and tired of getting shoulder charged to death at all times, or entering a room filled with enemies without knowing it, since the radar shows absolutely nothing. And there really isn’t anything to do in the game either. You can criticize Reach all you want, but nobody can deny that it had options. You could play Action Sack, Invasion, Team Slayer, BTB, Infection, among many other things. And while Bloom and Armour Lock were a nuisance, the game was fun to play. I played it non-stop for 2 years until Halo 4 came out, and still enjoyed it after that. But Halo 5? Just a few months later, and I’m already burned out on it.

I don’t know… I appreciate that 343i is doing their best to listen to the fans, but I feel like they just don’t get Halo the way that Bungie did. Halo is a game that’s meant to be fun for everybody, competitive for those who want it and social/casual for others. Halo never needed to be like CoD or whatever to succeed, because it was Halo. For many people, including myself, Halo under Bungie was the go-to game on the weekend to have a good time and relax. But now? I play a game or two and then don’t touch it for days.

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I love Halo 4 still love it. I simply don’t “get” half of the criticisms that it gets. It only lacked competitive ranked gametypes. That said. H5 can be a lot of fun and yet very frustrating. The frustration comes from very bad matchmaking both in arena and Warzone. In prior Halos, you could play solo all the time and it be fun. This game is really all about encouraging “team work”. Which sounds great in theory. But I would guess that most people play solo and can’t or don’t have time to go look for people to play with. This is where matchmaking comes into play. teams vs randoms is really hurting the population. The more solo players get destroyed the more they will leave. Not sure if you are a solo player but if you are I know your frustration. I now only play Halo under ideal circumstances, It must be a wired connection, No distractions in the room and I have to be wide awake. Anything less than those things and I get destroyed. I play solo. Those things matter for me to at least hold my own. I suspect as time goes on I will find other games to play that do not require the commitment that this halo does.

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I, surprisingly enough, agree with you. I stopped enjoying Halo 5 simply because I don’t really enjoy playing it for the sake of playing it. I played it because I wanted to unlock everything, and that’s been my approach to any video game. But, sometimes I do actually enjoy a game for what it’s worth, and I end up playing that game daily for months. But Halo 5 has hit the point where I need something more to do. Warzone Firefight will keep me occupied for a bit, but unless some really good activities come along, I might just stop playing.

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> Yeah… I feel myself being in the same boat as you. Don’t get me wrong, I love Halo. I love the universe, the stories, characters, everything… But I don’t think that I love 343i’s direction of Halo. The way they took the story in Halo 5 is just so unoriginal, generic and badly done. It’s at the point where I’m not really psyched about Halo 6 at the moment.
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> And the gameplay? Yeah, it’s balanced and smooth, but as you said it’s not fun. I get it, Halo 4 was far too casual with loadouts and perks and whatnot, but 343i just went head over heels and created a game that caters to the pro players and not many other people. Whenever I play, no matter which of the very few playlists that may be in, I always find myself getting frustrated. And that never happened in past Halo games. I’m sick and tired of getting shoulder charged to death at all times, or entering a room filled with enemies without knowing it, since the radar shows absolutely nothing. And there really isn’t anything to do in the game either. You can criticize Reach all you want, but nobody can deny that it had options. You could play Action Sack, Invasion, Team Slayer, BTB, Infection, among many other things. And while Bloom and Armour Lock were a nuisance, the game was fun to play. I played it non-stop for 2 years until Halo 4 came out, and still enjoyed it after that. But Halo 5? Just a few months later, and I’m already burned out on it.
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> I don’t know… I appreciate that 343i is doing their best to listen to the fans, but I feel like they just don’t get Halo the way that Bungie did. Halo is a game that’s meant to be fun for everybody, competitive for those who want it and social/casual for others. Halo never needed to be like CoD or whatever to succeed, because it was Halo. For many people, including myself, Halo under Bungie was the go-to game on the weekend to have a good time and relax. But now? I play a game or two and then don’t touch it for days.

Yeah, I totally understand. You sum up a lot of how I feel, I just dunno what to do when you love a series, but it’s burning you out.

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I hope Halo 6 improves on a lot of stuff as well to try and keep/revive the community. The community can get pretty heated in whatever debate is going on at the time. I can only hope that it’s because players love Halo and want it to succeed. It’s no excuse to belittle each other though, and it’s sad that you have been called negative things. Internet Anonymity can foster a sense of non-accountability. Most people aren’t bad though.

I have had fun on Halo 5, that’s the only reason I still play it. It can be frustrating many times, and I wish it had more content (Especially at launch), but I have enjoyed the game overall. It is very difficult though (I haven’t been able to finish many kills due to the people thrusting behind cover) because of the faster ttk.

I’m hoping Halo 6 restores the franchise, but only time will tell.

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I’m on the edge…

of glory
And I’m hangin’ on a moment with you

i love halo 5… Multiplayer. It does scare me the direction the of the campaign as I feel that has been totally dismantled from the greatness it once was and brought millions to play the series itself.

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> > We don´t even know you well, how should we know about you? If you feel so to leave Halo, I think you should. If you have problems with halo, sometimes it´s good to have a big break. Playing some other games, having some other experiences… and after a while you will come back or maybe not. I don´t see the reason for this topic.
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> More or less, it’s too see what It makes people think. I like the idea of just taking a break, it’s probably very reasonable. But I’m also just expecting others to just curse me out, tell I should leave, and more. I just want to see what others think about the situation more or less.

Look the thing is, nobody can say something about the feelings YOU have. Well I see a lot of issues with Halo5 (but i don´t wanna name them here) but the thing is, if I lose the fun in that game, I quit for a time and play another game. If you want to know what I think, its pretty easy. Halo is my root in multiplayer. It was my first online-fps and so it feels like… hmmm like coming home. Everyone feels boring at home from time to time, but when you feel like that you can travel or visit a friend for some days. And sometimes you have to leave your flat forever and have to search for a new one. But thats a thing, that depends on you.

I hope you understood what i tried to explain, even if english isn´t my mother-language.

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> > > We don´t even know you well, how should we know about you? If you feel so to leave Halo, I think you should. If you have problems with halo, sometimes it´s good to have a big break. Playing some other games, having some other experiences… and after a while you will come back or maybe not. I don´t see the reason for this topic.
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> > More or less, it’s too see what It makes people think. I like the idea of just taking a break, it’s probably very reasonable. But I’m also just expecting others to just curse me out, tell I should leave, and more. I just want to see what others think about the situation more or less.
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> Look the thing is, nobody can say something about the feelings YOU have. Well I see a lot of issues with Halo5 (but i don´t wanna name them here) but the thing is, if I lose the fun in that game, I quit for a time and play another game. If you want to know what I think, its pretty easy. Halo is my root in multiplayer. It was my first online-fps and so it feels like… hmmm like coming home. Everyone feels boring at home from time to time, but when you feel like that you can travel or visit a friend for some days. And sometimes you have to leave your flat forever and have to search for a new one. But thats a thing, that depends on you.
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> I hope you understood what i tried to explain, even if english isn´t my mother-language.

Your English is fine, as I heard before, no need to apologize for your lack of understanding in English (which your good at anyway.) I’m more guilty being an american in mexico and being very bad as spansih.

But back to the topic, what your saying is why I probably needed to hear. I know no one can tell you how you feel, but having a second opinion of conformation of your own thoughts just helps.