Its going to sell like crazy

Games Other Halo
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While all the things I have read about Halo 4 have disappointed me I will say this. This game is going to sell like crazy. I bet it breaks every record. Not just because of the Name either.

This is what I’m going to blame it on.

Number one I have a feeling the gameplay mechanics are going to be flawless. I don’t imagine they are going to be anything but perfect.

Number two I would like to say that I blame the whole " everyone gets to play " theory. No one wants to be a 38. No one wants to be a 20. We all want to be 50’s. Here is the problem. There are a lot of players that suck. There are a few that don’t. The players that suck don’t want to get the floor mopped with their face every game. So they end up quitting because they don’t want to be 20 and get stomped. They want to be a 50 and win so they just quit and go play COD because it doesn’t matter if they go 3 and 35 in that game.

They are catering to the larger crowd. Those are the people that play to have fun. Not the people that play to win.

It sucks guys but it sells. its still a business. I understand why they are doing it but that doesn’t make it anymore dissappointing. We will see. I am sure this is gonna be the best selling video game of all time. Mark my words.

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I’m not sure if you’re trolling, but I will take the optimist point of view and say that what you said wasn’t meant to troll.

With that said, it means that you are being a realist. If in fact you are thinking this through logically, then I commend you for your line of thought, because it’s the truth.

It’s not opinion, it’s the hands down truth.

Halo 4 will sell because it’s Halo 4.

Halo 4 will be successful because it is appealing to a much larger audience. You are absolutely right about your points. Everybody wants to be a “50”, but not everyone can be a “50”. The game might be balanced enough to be fun for both sides of the casual/competitive coin.

Alot of people will hate and ignore these facts, and most likely because a game that they grew up with is evolving beyond what they are familiar with. It’s still going to be Halo. It’s still going to play like Halo. 343 would be absolutely stupid to totally abandon the approach to that feel, and Bungie did the same things. Let’s think about it:

Halo CE: Groundbreaking
Halo 2: Groundbreaking, but changed a lot of things. Because of this, there was even a website called Halo2sucks.com created. Yet, Halo 2 is still remembered as one of the Best Halo’s to date.
Halo 3: Groundbreaking, but again there were a lot of changes. Some were big, and some were small. There were a lot of people who disliked Halo 3 for the changes, yet Halo 3 is still held up high to this day as being an awesome game.
Halo 3 ODST: Groundbreaking in that Bungie finally introduced Firefight. ODST’s campaign was hands down AMAZING, and the Firefight mode is still considered to be the best version to date. Even though the game lacked a multiplayer like previous titles, ODST held it’s own and is revered as a top notch game, even though some would argue that it was a damn good add-on.
Halo Reach: probably the most controversial title as of yet. It disenchanted a lot of long time players because it took steps in a direction that a lot of people didn’t agree with. HOWEVER, even though it has it’s flaws, Reach is still a AAA title. POST TU Reach has only improved upon the game, and as a Halo title it holds up. Not as well as H2, or H3, but it still manages to hold an impressive population.

Halo 4: This title will probably keep people leery of it’s changes until it’s release and subsequent lifespan on XBL has been realized. It’s going to do things that a lot of people might not understand or appreciate, but as a Halo title, it will be successful.

TL;DR, Halo 4 will be a success, haters gonna hate, and when the game is released, there will be people eating humble pie.

So quell your own fears and let’s just see how it turns out.

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I have no idea what trolling is to be honesy. I am a long time halo player. I was just stating my opinion.

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And the the hell does TL;DR; mean?

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> And the the hell does TL;DR; mean?

Too long / didn’t read.

Trolling is basically, lying / being annoying / acting stupid to rile people up.

Internet terms :stuck_out_tongue: Your new :slight_smile:

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I play for fun and to win.

If I don’t; I don’t care.

Ranked and Social would settle this

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Trolling is basically, lying / being annoying / acting stupid to rile people up.

no, this is actually false.

It was first used as this Trawler, as in commercial fishing, or to troll the sea floor for fish.

To trawl or troll was to post a thread and see how many people you could get to fight with you or make angry on any subject.

Hope this clears things up, I used to be a moderator over at Brawl-Hall, some of you wouldnt last a day there.

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I think you’re a bit out of the loop as to what sells games… Lemme tell you something, Joe Schmoe Casual Gamer Smith does not give a Sunday afternoon -Yoink- about 1-50 and it would not affect his purchase AT ALL. Joe Shmoe probably doesn’t even REMEMBER the 1-50 ranks from Halo 3. You know why he’s gonna get Halo 4? Because the advertising will be nuts, he’s played the other Halos like everyone else and likes them, and the game will get good reviews. THAT’S IT. You make a Halo game and it will sell whether or not it’s an MLG ecstasy or Halo-themed “Where’s Waldo?”.

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> this is gonna be the best selling video game of all time.

Ahahahahahaha.

There is no chance in hell this is going to happen. I don’t believe any mainline Halo entry has ever exceeded 15 million copies LTD, let alone the 20+ - 30+ million standard that COD/Mario Kart/NSMB has set this generation.

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Despite the concerns and those who won’t buy it/rent it, Halo 4 is going to sell.

However, selling and staying relevant while maintaining a healthy population is another story. Only time will tell if Halo 4 has the changes the series needed for a very long time or be regulated to a niche fanbase.

If Halo doesn’t change, it’s bound to end up like dead franchises which refused to evolve (Mega Man, Guitar Hero/RB, eventually COD etc) regurgitate the same over and over again. That’s what Reach is. Take AAs and Bloom and it’s the same game (a slower moving Halo 3/2 w/better netcode) that we’ve been playing for 10 years or so (the awesome MLG ZBNS is evidence enough).

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> I think you’re a bit out of the loop as to what sells games… Lemme tell you something, Joe Schmoe Casual Gamer Smith does not give a Sunday afternoon -Yoink!- about 1-50 and it would not affect his purchase AT ALL. Joe Shmoe probably doesn’t even REMEMBER the 1-50 ranks from Halo 3. You know why he’s gonna get Halo 4? Because the advertising will be nuts, he’s played the other Halos like everyone else and likes them, and the game will get good reviews. THAT’S IT. You make a Halo game and it will sell whether or not it’s an MLG ecstasy or Halo-themed “Where’s Waldo?”.

Exactly, I have seen enough threads asking for a 1-50, but if add them all up, you may get a number of 500, and I am being generous.
Why on gods green earth would you put a 1-50 system in the game to please such a small population, even if MLG were to chime in, you still are out weighted by 1,000,000 casual players. I only say this to prepare said groups to be aware that this may or may not happen. You can say " Well, I am not buying it then!" guess what, you will have to find another game to play then, because Halo will no longer be that game.

Lastly, do you want a 1-50 solely for MM purposes, putting you with people of similar skills or a catalyst for bragging rights? If its for the latter then your motivations for playing a form of entertainment are skewed. Someone is good or even great at something is humble enough never to rub it in the face of others, thats what makes them exceptional.

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Halo could be the top selling video game if only it was on more platforms than just Xbox. I love that it is just for Xbox but this is why it can’t be the “best selling video game of all time.” Games like COD span over most all consoles (and pc). Halo 4 definitely has the possibility to be the top selling Xbox game of all time though.

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agreed it will be like mw3 it will sell like crazy but then people will complain about it and go back to halo reach or h3

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Everyone has a right to thier own opinions. I mean free speech right? lol. Either way… I bet you I will end up right. The old Halo is dead. While I wish it wasn’t true im sorry guys. The feeling you got when you ranked up or got lucky and caught a match on lockout! all those days are over.

Like I have heard other say. its about instant gratifications. Like when they instated Voting on maps. Playing on maps like Burial Mounds made me appreciate maps like Lockout and the Pit even more.

Anyone Remember Colossus? I think that what it was called. Anyway. My point stands. Let the world prove me wrong.