the biggest thing for me is the 24 hour DRM validation that’s in place on the xbox digital version. This effectively means you can’t play offline unless you go online and verify your purchase making the whole idea of being offline a joke obviously, For whatever reason the validation system is taken down then we simply wont know if we’ll be able to play the campaign and that’s even if we have online
All halo games up to this point have been playable entirely offline but for reasons 343 decided to give fans the middle finger this time. In 10 or so years time tt might be that you’re met with the rude realisation that you can’t play your game and considering this has never been an issue with any of the campaigns previously, well it’s a very dirty move for 343 to pull. Remember having internet isn’t the issue at all it’s that we potentially wont be able to authenticate the game because the servers wont be there and therefore it’s bye bye game
It’s time to speak up folks if you value your games and wish to still play them in the future
Definitely the campaign for me. The multiplayer seems like its there to me, but the campaign is just lacking so much, and it’s starting to feel like they just aren’t going to touch it, and will just move on to another mediocre campaign in a year or two.
The BR is jammed, one of my friends also has this issue.
Sometimes you have to press 2-3 times.
Didnt have this problem when BR was not the starting weapon.
The bad servers, low ping lots of dsync.
High ping no desync but lag.
The bad challenge system + no match composer means you just quit games over and over until you get what you want. If you’re with friends you all have to talk about what you need to do. It’s so boring and dumb and if there’s a last spartan standing one then say goodbye to your friends.
I wish the theater wasn’t a buggy mess. I probably spent as much time in theater as I did in multiplayer in halo 3 and reach. It hasn’t worked right since.
I can’t even make the content I would like to on my YouTube channel because I can’t get the right clips. Saving things as they happen is ok, but what if I want a different angle? What if I want to get rid of the HUD? What if I want to get some shots from third person?
i had to put other, bc it’s not just one of these. many of these are equaly frustrating to me and i think most of it could be traced back to the inclusion of microtransactions and the focus on monetization in this game (and not on being a good, fun game)
even the bare bones, boring, empty campaign
Lack of Ranked Playlists:
6 Player FFA Slayer
2v2 Team Slayer
4v4 Attrition
4v4 Arena (Strongholds, King of the Hill, Oddball, Capture the Flag)
4v4 Team Slayer
Monthly Rotating Playlist (Team Snipers, FFA Snipers, 1v1 Slayer, SWAT, etc.)
Lack of PVE Multiplayer:
Firefight is the underappreciated staple of Halo. Whenever I think of Halo I remember splitscreen firefight on Beachhead on Halo Reach. It needs to come back. The House of Reckoning has the perfect setup for a firefight map and even has wave based combat in the mission already.
Lack of Forge (And Customs Browser):
Forge can be used to breathe so much life into the game and gives you so much variation in the type of content you can play. It could be used to create new maps, parkour maps, custom game modes (Duck Hunt), could be used for firefight if you can make pve stuff in it too. It opens the door to so many possibilities and can make the Halo with the least amount of content FEEL jam packed with content.
Functionality issues:
Guns should not be jamming. Desync needs to be fixed. Crashes need to be fixed. The game cant be enjoyable if you cant play it properly.
Customization:
Armour cores need to be opened up as much as possible. All armour coatings should work for all cores.