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> If Halo 5 is good… why is Microsoft stock in DECLINE since Halo 5 release?
> Makes me think I am right in not buying the game because there will be no population, but I could be wrong.
> Watching various streamers (4 out of 5 I watched) and they are saying it is Halo Advanced Warfare from the movement to the supply drops (req packs being Pay to Win) .
> Seeing lots of comments/posts complaining about
> Aim
> Movement
> Pay To Win
> Lag
> Ugly Textures
> Resolution
> Pay To Win
> Seems to me like the people who made this game are completely out of touch with the community.
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> I have not played the game yet, I am still open to buying, but I am NOT going down the same road Halo 4 or The Master Chief Collection had/ has with no population.
> I HATED Advanced Warfare. Does this game feel similar? I would like to play Halo 5, but I am still on the fence.
> Help me help you add people to the population.
> I am torn because I love Halo, but people are saying this is not Halo. What are your thoughts?
I have no idea why I am even entertaining responding to your original post. Here’s a thought, no matter how good a game is, you will always here/see comments of negativity. It doesn’t matter if it is Halo, Uncharted, Last of Us, Metal Gear, Witcher .etc So maybe you shouldn’t take everything you read as something as absolute truth. In this regard, maybe you should get a consensus, and if you haven’t noticed, the consensus says that this is a great game all around. The review average is sitting at 86. I have a feeling that you are either wanting to hate the game and justifying it in anyway possible, trolling, and mentally challenged.
Aim - I have had absolutely no issues with aiming. It completely feels like a Halo game. There have been some people talking about deadzones, but I haven’t even had an issue on such. It could be quite possible that some of these people just purchased an Xbox One and simply have not downloaded the latest firmware for their controllers.
Movement - Movement feels like Halo. The additional Spartan abilities even brings more fluidity to the movement system. 343 did a fantastic job providing additional mechanics to the core game, while also keeping the game feel like Halo. In no way does it feel like Titanfall or COD AW, It feels and plays like Halo, and in my opinion, the additional mechanics really creates a more interesting game. The firefights are quite engaging.
Pay To Win - Nope, not even close. The REQ system is brilliant in how it handles purchasing cards. Certain cards require higher REQ points while in game, so you won’t be busting out the big guns and vehicles at every chance you get. If you earn 8 REQ points (which takes nearly half a match to do) and use an " 8 point card", that means your REQ points will be back to 0. You can choose to use REQ points wisely. Maybe using mid type cards to add more to your arsenal and whatnot. There’s some logic to it and you need to think what you want to do. Warzone is completely balanced regardless if you spent money or not. Pretty much every single reviewer has told us this, but you ignore that as well.
Lag - Nope, experienced none. In fact, it’s been a very long time where a major game worked without issues online on release. Everything online has been very smooth, and the net code is miles better than previous installments. I’m sure lag exists, but so far, I’ve seen none.
Ugly Textures - overall…the game looks great. The lighting is well done and the locales have some beautiful moments. Yes, there are some ugly textures in place. However, you can find an ugly texture in pretty much any game. My only annoyance is the geometry swaps. Some happens when you’re way close to certain objects (like boxes and such). It can be somewhat jarring, and it was the same thing that happened in Titanfall as well.
Resolution - Resolution is fine. People act like they can see Resolution. Whether it is 720, 900, or 1080. Yep, everybody acts like an expert on the subject. In no way can you really see the resolution swap around. I play on a 50 inch plasma and there is so much more that goes into the look of a game than resolution. For instance, Titanfall is 792p, and GTA5 is 1080p. However, GTA looks like it runs at a lower resolution overall due to more jaggies and many areas of low textures. I personally find use of AA to be more important than the overall resolution. Sony made resolution a big deal. It was a marketing move to exploit the ignorance of their consumers. It gives this belief that the PS4 is some super system that really has punch in its power. Oh, this game is 1080p, which crushes the 900p of the Xbox One, so PS4 is so awesome than that weak Xbox One. Put the games side by side…you can’t see the difference. Why? Well, both systems have upscalers (Xbox One has a very good one), and both versions of the same game utilize the same effects and AA. Now, before you pull out the Battlefield/Battlefront card, DICE has done nothing to improve the engine. They are simply reskinning Battlefield 4 into “new” games. The parity between both systems have continue to close.