First off im addicted to this game and love HALO. Im not here to bash the game but instead bring up a topic that i made a while ago and how HALO 4 couldve benifited from dedicated servers. Your of course going to get fanboys who are going to blame peoples internet but i have solid internet from comcast and i play on a wired connection.
When this game lags its really noticeable and the first thing youll notice is the speed of the matches themselves will be slower. Second other players will be teleporting all over the place like its a freaking armor ability. The most important aspect is this isnt a COD game where characters die like there made of paper mache which means dedicated servers wouldnt be as important.
Especially when a lot of the weapons just kill you instantly in COD. In HALO most weapons for the most part take a few shots to kill which means dedicated servers would be even more so benefical in a game like HALO 4. Host advantage is going to play even more of a factor in a game like HALO 4. Someone stated in my last topic that a person working for 343 stated HALO 4’s netcode is so good it doesnt need dedicated servers which definitely isnt the case.
You also have to remember that this game has some pretty solid animation (for a FPS that is) and games like COD have poor animation. So in other words a game that features more frame rate is going to be hit harder when it comes to lag. All im saying is 343 im really expecting you to have dedicated servers for your next HALO game because i can only imagine how bad the lag is going to get with HALO 4 over time with less people playing which means less good connections.
Not having dedicated servers is the only real gripe i have with this game and im not bashing the game im just a fan that wants this game play its best online. This is why im really disappointed that HALO 4 doesnt have dedicated servers because other console game makers do have dedicated servers. HALO 4 is a skill based game thats competitive at heart which means any noticeable lag sucks the fun right out of the game.
I will continue to play and enjoy HALO 4 regarldess however i really feel HALO 4 shouldve plays its best online which means DEDICATED SERVERS.
Right i understand that but im pretty sure microsoft can afford them. Gears of war 3 and the battlefield games had dedicated servers so why not HALO 4. How about for the people who payed for the season pass and not let people who dont buy the map packs not play in a ranked playlist.
Gears of war 3 had dedicated servers for there ranked playslist and i wish HALO 4 did the same thing.
I stated in another topic that BTB would be the true test of how well HALO 4 runs online and from what i hear BTB matches have noticeable lag more than they should. I really hope theres a patch improving how HALO 4 plays online and what id really love is if 343/microsoft implemented dedicated servers.
Ill be really disappointed HALO 5 doesnt have dedicated servers because the lag really affects the gameplay.
Dedicated servers would be nice, expensive though. Gears 3 came out with those and look how that turned out (low population ftw). Halo is more than just one thing IMO. I doubt it’s the core issue that when solved, will “save” the series.
It’s all about the demand versus what is possible. With the amount of money we throw at the company, it should at least be considered.
Gears of war 3 sucked without servers because like HALO for the most part it takes more than one shot to kill someone unlike the COD games. Dedicated servers arent that expensive for a company like microsoft esepecially when Gears 3 and the BF games have dedicated servers. To me there is just no excuse not to have HALO 4 run its very best online.
Dedicated servers should have come to the Halo customers first. It’s nearly 2013 and the Halo franchise doesn’t have dedicated servers to HOST multiplayer matchmaking games. Amazing. Microsoft has the money to support dedicated servers. Our ISP’s should charge Microsoft for hosting off of our Internet connections.
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“Our ISP’s should charge Microsoft for hosting off of our Internet connections.”
Dangerous idea…Never mind what I said…I’m just EMO at the moment. Does anyone have a spare razor?
> An improvement from Gears 2 to Gears 3 connection stability is an understatement.
Agreed i wouldnt have spent as much time as i have playing Gears 3 if it ended up playing like gears 2 did online. Patch this netcode at the very least 343 so the game plays better online because man when this game lags its like star trek teleports all over the place.
They can afford it. And the Peer to Peer connection is really so 00’s.
A little investment in some dedicated servers would make the community extremely happy. The lag in Big Team is ridiculous.
I stated in my other topic when the skeptics were saying someone at 343 stated the netcode is so good you wont need a netcode that BTB would be the true test to see how well HALO 4 plays online. 343/microsoft online console gaming like its 2005.
Even just a regional filter would be nice. And yes servers do cost money BUT the improvement to multiplayer (reduced lag) surely would lead to more people buying map packs because they can enjoy the game more. Meaning more money
And we all know how much Microsoft and 343 love money.
To be honest, I’m a little bit surprised that Halo didn’t get them when Gears of War 3 did - both games published my Microsoft. Microsoft supplied dedicated servers for Gears 3, which has far fewer players than Halo.
I haven’t had all that many lag issues, but I do get the occasional hiccups. I’m just surprised that they didn’t do them for a game this big.
I purchased the season pass those of us that payed that 25 dollars should have access to dedicated servers. On a side note i hope i dont regret paying for the map pass like previous HALO games where i hardly got to see the maps i purchased.