Rank the Halo Multiplayer Games

Community General Discussion
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I would like to see how the general Halo community ranks the Halo games based on MULTIPLAYER. Please only vote if you have played at least four if not all five of the multiplayer games, Halo CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo Reach, and Halo 4. Do not include Halo ODST or Halo Wars as those were not true Halo multiplayer titles. Do not base your vote off of campaign or features like firefight and Spartan Ops.

It should look like this: Halo CE > Halo 2 > Halo 3 > Halo Reach > Halo 4

OR

1 - Halo 4
2 - Halo Reach
3 - Halo 3
4 - Halo 2
5 - Halo CE

And to follow the good example of the first couple of posters, go ahead and put a quick sentence about why you rank each game where you do, or what you liked/disliked about it. Keep it up! Thanks.

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1 - Halo 4 Custom Loadouts, Armor, and Built-In Sprint
2 - Halo Reach I loved almost everything
3 - Halo 2 That was by far the best b/c of the maps and gamemodes
4 - Halo CE Classic, used to Mow through Multiplayer with just the “God” Magnum. I was also very familiar with the maps
5 - Halo 3

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  1. Halo 3 - The Most balanced gameplay of every game. The pinnacle of the franchise.

  2. Halo 4 - The flaws sometimes outweigh the innovations, but I believe that it is a step in the right direction.

  3. Halo 2 - I had so much fun on here, but Custom Games were way better than MM simply because of all the hackers and modders.

  4. Halo: Combat Evolved - I never really had a lot of LAN experience with this game. I mostly played Campaign.

  5. Halo Reach - Bloom? No. Armor abilities? No. Way too casual for me.

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Halo 2
Halo 3
Halo CE
Reach
Halo 4

I don’t need to go into the reasons why…

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1 Reach
2 Halo 4
3 Halo 3
4 Halo CE
5 ODST
5 Halo Wars
6 Halo 2

I ranked them based on my overall experience. I hate the story on Reach but it had the best multi player and custom options IMHO.

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> Halo 2
> Halo 3
> Halo CE
> Reach
> Halo 4
>
> I don’t need to go into the reasons why…

'Nuff said

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1: Halo 2
Maps were amazing and all the new features and weapons were perfect.
2: Halo 3
Most balanced MP. Great BTB games and having things like theater was a great bonus.
3: Halo CE
Didn’t play pc, but did have LAN parties. The God pistol really spoiled things, but I still love that game to death.
4: Halo 4
Not a horrible game. Too Call of Dutyish and no classic feel really kills the experience. Plus 95% of the maps are massive, yet don’t feature much vehicle play due to terrible balance.
5: Halo Reach
Dmr, slow pace, and maps kill this game. The only reason I played as much as I did (which wasn’t much) was for Invasion.

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Good stuff guys, keep it up. I would probably go with…

1 - Halo 2
Amazing maps, fast-paced gameplay, fast kill times, perfect BR, and the best Ranking system.

2 - Halo 3
Basically just a slightly toned-down version of Halo 2, but still great.

3 - Halo CE
Fast-paced with fast kill times, perhaps a little primitive but still very good.

4 - Halo Reach
No ranking system hurt, sprint and armor abilities slowed down the game, and then bloom and the 5-shot DMR made kill times even slower.

5 - Halo 4
Better shooting and faster kill times than Reach, but no more fighting over consistent power weapons and power ups, join-in-progress and matchmaking issues, as well as all these ordnance drops just made it so casual oriented.