THE OFFICIAL HALO FEEDBACK THREAD

Community General Discussion
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The majority of us have an opinion, and many in that subset like to share it. Use this thread to tell us what you think about anything and everything relating to Halo!

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I love Halo. It is the best. Please keep making it. That is all.

<3 Grim

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More Halo please.

Also Vergil plushies for the first 100 posters in this thread.

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I throughly enjoyed the new Defiant Map pack. More Please. Make all DLC tie into the Haloverse. Thanks! Also if you guys had any thing to do with the recent changes to Highlands and Condemned, Thank you for that as well!!I would like and pay more for 4 maps. 1 FF or Invasion and 3 Slayer type in the next DLC. I am sure I am not alone.

Oh and more armor and a better commendation system. I like seeing commendations pop up but some of them take Forever. What I mean is I would like more milestones to mark my progress.

Edit: I’ll take a plushie :wink:

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In all seriousness, a few random musings…

-I’d love a “Rogue Squadron”-style Halo game, piloting Longswords, Shortswords, ONI craft, Hornets, Hawks, Falcons, Sabres, new stuff… whatever. LOVE. SPACE. COMBAT.

-On that note… Sabrefight. Just what it sounds like. DLC Firefight, but in a Sabre, fighting off wave after wave of Space Banshee, Phantom Gunboat, Seraph, Corvette, whatever.

-I LOVE armor permutations, tons of them. (Total Sellout, I’m still waiting on that Cape Armor Effect :wink: They don’t need to DO anything, either; I don’t want to be almost forced to have to change the look of my Spartan just because I want to stand a chance in a fight. But yeah, love the new armor, especially helmets and helmet attachments.

-Slightly related, the FICTION. Keep including it in everything; it really helps to build a more vast, believable universe, and to be honest, one that is even more enticing to spend time in. I adored the video you did talking a little bit about the fictional relevance behind the different MJOLNIR variations. LOVED IT. It’s the kind of stuff I long for on Waypoint.

-Speaking of Waypoint, how about a disc-based collection of a lot of the Waypoint content? The Motion Comics, the Fiction Videos, the Ordnance Pieces, etc. Not to mention, I’m a game-case enthusiast (to put it mildly), and would love something else to add to the Halo shelf.

-MORE POST WAR INFO. I am so excited about seeing where the Halo Franchise goes fictionally from this point “forward”. Perhaps we’ll even see a new threat/species brought into the fray? Can’t wait, just keep it coming.

-Keep listening. It’s one of the things that Bungie did best, and it’s certainly something that you (343) are on the right track with already. We love you guys, and your continued approachability and genuine respect for both the franchise and its fanbase will cover a multitude of little bumps and bruises along the way…

That’s all for now. Much love 343, and you too WP community. :wink:

<3 Grim

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Hmm, feedback about Halo in general?

  • Well, more Forgeular maps would be nice. Maybe a different variety instead of just gray and glass.
  • I like the Defiant Map Pack, very nice looking and more variety to the map choices

The majority of what I have to say is more for Bungie, since they are still monitoring MM in Reach

I’ll edit this post if I think of anything else and I hope you guys (and girls) really are listening

EDIT: 1
New item ideas:
Portal-like Teleporters:
Would function similar to the portals that are in the game Portal. Would work nicely when trying to get from one side to the other.

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Infection matchmaking needs some work. You guys should have some sort of forge contest where players make infection maps and gametypes with it and put the best in matchmaking.

I personally wana see some playlists have some gametypes with spawnable aa’s and others with pickups.

And for halo wars i want to see deathmatch 3v3!

Any way, I feel you guys are doing great and i like the direction halo is going and how you are maintaining it.

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I do LIKEY the Deathmatch 3v3 idea.

Grim

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well i have some feedback about a couple of things

number one is feedback on reach, we have all heard the AL and bloom arguments so im going to do something about other things is think should be changed.

quit ban, fine as is but give people the option to invite freinds into a current game going on so you arnt completely hopeless

betrayel ban needs work, make it 2 betrayels give you the option to boot, but if you have a power weapon and get betrayed you get immediate option to boot

AFK ban. bungie i have no idea what they were thinking because why would people care if they get banned and cant play if they werent playing in the first place? just make it first time gets you a warning and second time you lose x amount of credits and get demoted 2 ranks

other feedback about reach
the maps that came with the game were a rip off minus forge world. always in the future include maps that werent in campaign firefight or regular because people like a change of scenery

campaign didnt do well because it’s not fun and the plot isnt good at all and you dont feel connected, in the future always focus on a good campaign multiplayer can come later

halo wars feedback
great game, fun to play good characters and story, only thing though is i think the general rank achievement was overkill and it should have been major so you dont have to spend forever playing multiplayer to get the achievement.

and if a sequal is done add in more multiplayer leaders like the other two prophets, MC and captain keyes.

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How about an Elite Birthday Party skull in the next title?

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And when it pops it goes “wooort, wort wort wort wort!”

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I learn, adapt and overcome. I must be challenged before I feel the need to challenge others.
Just keep bringing on the Halo.
That being said…

I love the mountains. I love the clear, blue sky.
I love big monkeys, 6 needles make them die.
I love the Haloverse, it’s such a brilliant place;

Boomdiyada
Boomdiyada

I love the music, in awe of ancient rings.
I love to fly fast, then slaughter gods and kings.
I love the Haloverse and all its sights and sounds;

Boomdiyada
Boomdiyada

I love hot plasma, and battle-rifles too.
I love big battles, and to hear pew pew.
I love the Haloverse, and all its craziness;

Boomdiada
Boomdiada

I love the stories, and mythology.
I’d love to shout out and to “Thank the Bungie!”
I love the Haloverse, it’s such a mystery;

Boomdiyada
Boomdiyada

Boomdiyada
Boomdiyada

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i think that the 4 halos are beautifuls
the only little problem in Halo reach it’s that we can’t fight with the scarabs
Otherwise for me ,for The next Halo the best will be to keep the music of the previous Halos
keep the sames weapons and create other
maybe create new type of ennemies
and Especially keep the scenario

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I like innovation. How Bungie tried to make Halo better during these last years was great. Maybe they made some mistakes… But developpers need to innovate. I actually love all the Halo games, but for the next game, I don’t want to have a multiplayer like Halo 3 or Halo Reach (or Call of Duty). I’d like to see something “new”… again. Halo has “the thing”, it always makes the difference, I don’t know how to explain it. For multiplayer, I’d like different ranked and social playlists, one “old” part as Halo 3 did, and a second more “recent” as Reach did. It means Halo 3 levels AND Reach’s ranks, so everyone can be happy. If I’m a Social player, I don’t want ranks with skill or anything like that, I’d like a system like Reach’s credits. I love it. And for players who prefer something like H3, make something like H3 for them.

And for a future Campaign… Please, add some serious badass controllable vehicles, like a Pelican or a Scarab… Something old but new ! :slight_smile:

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I’d like to see a halo game centered around the Insurrection, maybe based around ODSTs Vs. Rebels.

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> AFK ban. bungie i have no idea what they were thinking because why would people care if they get banned and cant play if they werent playing in the first place? just make it first time gets you a warning and second time you lose x amount of credits and get demoted 2 ranks

AFK ban helps people not have AFK-ers on their team. It’s for everyone else, not the AFK-er/

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Well a campaign free mode would be ace.
Let me explain. Some areas in campaign are ace. But the only way to see them is either cutscene or battle. So a feature that allows you to visit these areas without covenant (Maybe as an elite aswell) would help machinima makers allot by adding new area’s their belt.
But it’s not really important but would be cool.

Also even though I like the non human speaking Grunt’s(Minus the one sleeper line) I preferred them when they spoke human.

> More Halo please.
>
> Also Vergil plushies for the first 100 posters in this thread.

I’m also loving that idea, Vergil is awsome.

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> > AFK ban. bungie i have no idea what they were thinking because why would people care if they get banned and cant play if they werent playing in the first place? just make it first time gets you a warning and second time you lose x amount of credits and get demoted 2 ranks
>
> AFK ban helps people not have AFK-ers on their team. It’s for everyone else, not the AFK-er/

yes but the current system dosent work, about 1 of every 3 games i play i have a AFKer on the team. the ban dosent work because the AFKers still get what they AFK for, and thats higher rank. we need a way to make it so they dont get higher rank by AFKing

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This is for the Halo waypoint Forums [Beta]

Expand how many replies can be on a page

Waypoint only allows 15 replies per page, while Bungie.net forums allow almost 30 per page.

why not out do b.net and make it 35.

Again for the Halo Waypoint Forums[Beta]
I would hate to sound like a broken Record but Here I go.

Bungie has a good system of when editing a post it keeps the general format of what you had when typing in the original post. When you come in to change something (example adding a link to an existing post) You have to sift through the html that has all of the enters erased (so it is one line of html) to find where you are wanting to put it.

Just have it to where it keeps the enters or changes ^‘br /’^ (where ^ are the greater than and less than html codes) tags to returns when editing.
It will save me some time on my forum post I have on the Forge Section.

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  1. Bloom: It has to be fixed. It’s a good concept, but it wasn’t implemented properly. It made gunfights more random, and less skill-based, wich is the direct opposite of what was intended.

  2. Armor abilities: Some of them are nice, most aren’t. You might argue that sprint was a great addition, but it led to the general movement speed being reduced, wich is a big no-no (the same applies to jet pack and jump height). Overall, I think armor abilities don’t add anything to the gameplay, and i can’t find a way for them to.

  3. The Maps: Halo has always followed a basic principle concerning map design: simple is better. I realised this when I played the team classic maps, and especially maps like Magus, Prophet etc. and then immediatelly after played Team Slayer on Sword Base (wich is a VERY bad example of how a map should be). And also, different textures for different maps is good. The forge world maps bungie made were some of the best maps reach has to offer, but the forge world textures get really bland and boring, wich leads me to my next point

  4. Forge: Forge in Reach is awesome, concerning it’s user friendlyness, but havng the option of different textures, and maybe some transparent objects would be even more awesome. Also, more locations, like forge world also having a human city, and maybe even a crashed Corvette to play with (?). Just saying

  5. Spacefights: Long night of solace was arguably one of the best moments in the campaign. Maybe a MM playlist or a firefight mission with a similar concept would be a good idea?

  6. Campaign: The Reach campaign was fun to play, but it wasn’t untill after i played through it that I noticed one glaring problem; there was actually no plot like in previous halo games. Reach deffinitelly served to add a few bits and pieces to the haloverse, but other than that the whole story can be summed up in, maybe two sentences. This is not good, as a central focus in the Halo games has always been a very good story with characterisation etc. The quality of the campaign in Halo: CE was what eventually brought on it’s succes, not it’s multiplayer. I don’t doubt it’s quality, but not that many people had 7 other friends with an xbox and the ability to play LAN with them.

ok, i think i’m done now.