Halo was popular because it was different. I hated to see the direction the series took in Reach. I’ll probably get banned for this because I’m not like “AWWW YEAH LETS HAVE MORE ARMOR ABILITIES AND 200% BLOOM IN HALO 4”, but Reach was an absolute joke. 343, if you want to restore Halo’s former glory, stray far, far away from the ideas brought to Reach.
Halo 4 wishlist:
No bloom. This is already more or less confirmed from the First Look video so it doesn’t need to be explained.
If we can’t have AA’s totally removed, make them reasonable. No garbage like Armor Lock. Jetpacks ruin the concept of map control and makes competitive setups absolutely pointless. I’m okay with Sprint I guess, but Sprint + double melees get annoying fast.
Increased movement speed and jump height, similar to Halo 3. What’s the point of strafing when you move so slow you’d have to be thumbless to miss shots in the first place? This also makes the sniper way too easy to use.
Good maps. The maps in Reach were garbage, which resulted in countless Forge World maps being created to make up for it. I’m sick of looking at grey. Make some good, symmetrical, competitive maps.
Credits and armor customization are both fine. In fact, they added some fun to Reach. However, this should NOT take the place of a 1-50 ranking system. They CAN co-exist very easily. Removing a ranking system was a horrible idea that made every game a social derpfest. Put in a ranking system and everybody is happy on that front. Competitive players get ranked games, while casual players can choose not to rank up and concentrate on credits and armor.
I’ve heard rumors that 343 is going to randomize the spawning of power weapons on the map? This is a horrible idea. Bad players: take a few minutes to learn when and where weapons are going to spawn like everywhere else. Don’t complain about it adding depth and widening the skill gap so 343 has no choice but to change it for you.
A Team Hardcore playlist, similar to Halo 2. It could be like Halo 3’s ranked Team Slayer, but with constant BR starts and no radar. Don’t like BR starts because you get destroyed? Stick with regular old TS, that’s fine. I’m just sick of AR starts because casual players don’t like depth or the notion of a skill gap.
There’s more I’m sure, but I can’t think of anything else right now. Hopefully this doesn’t get locked because I don’t agree with the super-casual fanbase in thinking that there should be bloom and more AA’s.
tl;dr: Let’s make a game that is nothing like Reach.
I completely agree. As a competitive Halo player, this is ideal. For someone who wants to just enjoy this game on vanilla settings, this is ideal. LFG.
> I disagree with everything in this post, you want a halo 3 clone.
I disagree with everything in this reply, you assume that I want a Halo 3 clone when really I want a Halo game that doesn’t totally suck. Get your ignorance out of these forums so 343 can make a good game.
> I disagree with everything in this post, you want a halo 3 clone.
No. He just wants a game that isn’t a total failfest. Really, you support randomized weapon spawns, slow movement AND bloom? Please explain your reasoning for this. I could use a laugh.
The main thing I want 343 and everyone else to think about is this: this is HALO, a game that is going to make tremendous amounts of money no matter what. Why not build this game primarily for competitive players? If you do that, obviously competitive players will be happy. But at the same time, casual players, who don’t care as much about balance or the more in-depth issues with games, will be happy as well because it will still be a fun game for them.
Make a Ranked and a Social section again and everyone will win. AR and/or BR starts for Social, BR starts for Ranked.
Reach had potential, and overall it was a decent game compared to most other games that are created. But as far as compared to Halo games, it was a joke. It was frustrating, unbalanced, and completely casual-driven. I don’t want to see Halo 4 being taken down the same path. You can make a good game that competitive AND casual players can enjoy. It’s entirely possible; look at Halo 2.
> > Was I the only one who actually enjoyed Reach…?
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> I enjoyed once the anniversary maps and a classic playlist were added. But it still had nothing on Halo 3 for me.
Oh well, sucks for you that you didn’t like it.
Personally I thought it was a breath of fresh air after the staleness which was Halo.
> > I disagree with everything in this post, you want a halo 3 clone.
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> No, this game will not be a clone of Halo 3. Haven’t you already seen the gameplay?
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> -BR
> -No AAs (except for possibly sprint)
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> OMFG HALO 3 CLONE!!!@@@!!!@@@@!@!@ ^^^^^^^
-Thank god BR with Zero Blooms Back Now scrubs like you have to have skill it play.
-Only Thing You need is sprint AA ruined Reach as far as I am concerned.
No Armor lock
> > > I disagree with everything in this post, you want a halo 3 clone.
> >
> > No, this game will not be a clone of Halo 3. Haven’t you already seen the gameplay?
> >
> > -BR
> > -No AAs (except for possibly sprint)
> >
> >
> > OMFG HALO 3 CLONE!!!@@@!!!@@@@!@!@ ^^^^^^^
>
> -Thank god BR with Zero Blooms Back Now scrubs like you have to have skill it play.
> -Only Thing You need is sprint AA ruined Reach as far as I am concerned.
> No Armor lock
>
> TANK YOU 343
> > > > I disagree with everything in this post, you want a halo 3 clone.
> > >
> > > No, this game will not be a clone of Halo 3. Haven’t you already seen the gameplay?
> > >
> > > -BR
> > > -No AAs (except for possibly sprint)
> > >
> > >
> > > OMFG HALO 3 CLONE!!!@@@!!!@@@@!@!@ ^^^^^^^
> >
> > -Thank god BR with Zero Blooms Back Now scrubs like you have to have skill it play.
> > -Only Thing You need is sprint AA ruined Reach as far as I am concerned.
> > No Armor lock
> >
> > TANK YOU 343
>
> You were talking to the guy I quoted, right :P?