Every day, I get home from work and play the Halo 5 beta. I have been thoroughly enjoying it. As someone who has been playing Halo since my old friend would bring his Xbox over on weekends to play CE until the wee hours of the morning, I feel that this game is doing a nearly perfect job of moving the series forward and introducing new aspects and giving it it’s own identity while still feeling familiar and staying true to it’s roots. I just have fun playing it. I don’t sit there and nitpick every little thing that isn’t exactly like it was it Halo 1 or 2 or 3. I just play the game and have fun. It feels balanced and fluid. I kept an open mind, played around with the new mechanics and have picked up this new yet familiar Halo very nicely. I am very pleased with the work 343 is doing.
And then I come on these forums and read all the ridiculous posts from you guys and it just makes me frustrated. “Wah wah, this is different than what I wanted! Wah wah, this isn’t how it was in Halo 2!” Well guess what! It’s 2015! This is Halo 5 not Halo 2.5! There are going to be new things! There are gonna be changes! And you know what? THEY WORK. The game is fun! If you just drop your preconceived ideas of what you think the game is supposed to be and just play the game that they made, you will find a very solid FPS experience. Try to grow up a little and accept that not everything is going to be done just exactly how you want it to be. How is 343 ever supposed to take us seriously and truly us our feedback when there are 10,000 cry babies screaming at them from all directions because of whatever they think is wrong with some certain aspect of the game. I get that these forums are for people to leave their opinions and criticisms but there is a difference between constructive criticism and blindly spewing out rage because something is different.
Next time you play Halo 5, don’t pick it apart based on every Halo that came before it. Just play the game that they made and I can;t see how you will not enjoy it. I just hope 343 continues to make the game they have set in motion and doesn’t listen to the “purists” who would have Halo stay stuck in 2004.
I have been a Halo player for a long time. Picked up Halo CE shortly after release, and have been to every midnight release since. In Halo 3 I participated at MLG events. I am one of the handful of people who have completed Halo 3, Halo 3 ODST, and Halo Reach on Mythic (SLASO, no deaths) difficulty. In Halo Reach not only was I ranked in the top 1% of Onyx every Arena season, but also ranked in the top 10 players worldwide on the late HaloCharts. In Halo 5, I have been ranked in the Pro division in each playlist every week, including early access. I play with professional players and top matchmaking players regularly.
Why am I telling you all this? It’s not to toot my own horn. It’s to provide some weight to my word in the next sentence I share:
Halo 5 feels great.
If the next halo game is going to contain the name “halo” in the title, shouldn’t the game feel like halo? Halo 5 does work sure, for a regular fps game. this game does not feel like halo at all and won’t receive the same success as it predecessors. I can guarantee that. All the things 343 added to the game were a deviation from the true roots of halo and so I’m sitting here wondering
why does this game say “halo” but doesn’t play like real Halo?
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> If the next halo game is going to contain the name “halo” in the title, shouldn’t the game feel like halo? Halo 5 does work sure, for a regular fps game. this game does not feel like halo at all and won’t receive the same success as it predecessors. I can guarantee that. All the things 343 added to the game were a deviation from the true roots of halo and so I’m sitting here wondering
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> why does this game say “halo” but doesn’t play like real Halo?
Maybe different people have different opinions on what makes Halo, Halo. To me, it is balanced gameplay and map design, solid shooting mechanics, and a diverse and fun sandbox. I don’t think sprint or a thruster pack take away from any of those things, at least not the way they are done in Halo 5
I wish you broke up your post into paragraphs but I completely agree.
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> > If the next halo game is going to contain the name “halo” in the title, shouldn’t the game feel like halo? Halo 5 does work sure, for a regular fps game. this game does not feel like halo at all and won’t receive the same success as it predecessors. I can guarantee that. All the things 343 added to the game were a deviation from the true roots of halo and so I’m sitting here wondering
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> > why does this game say “halo” but doesn’t play like real Halo?
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> Maybe different people have different opinions on what makes Halo, Halo. To me, it is balanced gameplay and map design, solid shooting mechanics, and a diverse and fun sandbox. I don’t think sprint or a thruster pack take away from any of those things, at least not the way they are done in Halo 5
Ya know I’ve pointed out my mature and intelligent opinions on what is wrong with halo 5 as someone who has played every halo competitively. But it’s ignored so I’ll just go with halo 5 is trash
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> I wish you broke up your post into paragraphs but I completely agree.
Fixed 
OP you play cod im guessing? halo does not need the following things…
- aim down sight
- sprint
3.thruster pack
- brofest happenings before and after the match
- cod style call outs
remove these and halo will be halo again
What’s saddening is how disappointing halo 5 is. It is awesome you enjoy it I’m glad but many people are severely upset at the direction their beloved game series has gone and their opinions are no less valid than yours
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> What’s saddening is how disappointing halo 5 is. It is awesome you enjoy it I’m glad but many people are severely upset at the direction their beloved game series has gone and their opinions are no less valid than yours
thats why i have been playing MCC and not the beta.
bungie>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>343
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> OP you play cod im guessing? halo does not need the following things…
> 1. aim down sight
> 2. sprint
> 3.thruster pack
> 4. brofest happenings before and after the match
> 5. cod style call outs
> remove these and halo will be halo again
- It is only an aesthetic change. It still functions basically the same as before.
- Sprint isn’t the end of the world. It is balanced now, and without it the game might be too slow.
- What exactly is wrong with the thruster pack?
- Doesn’t affect gameplay
- See: #5
Why are you so scared of CoD? Yeah I’ve played CoD but Halo has always been #1 to me. Just because something may be in Halo that also happens to be in CoD doesn’t mean it is a bad thing. The two games still play nothing alike so what is the big issue exactly?
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> bungie>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>343
Yeah, no. Bungie had the benefit of the simple gameplay that they started with, and not having to deal with much competition, until Halo 3, where their next game was Reach. Also, Destiny. Nuff said.
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> > What’s saddening is how disappointing halo 5 is. It is awesome you enjoy it I’m glad but many people are severely upset at the direction their beloved game series has gone and their opinions are no less valid than yours
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> thats why i have been playing MCC and not the beta.
> bungie>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>343
So you just said destiny is better than halo 4 and halo 5. Sorry but at least the halo games weren’t overhyped price of poop.(trying not to swear by I seriously feel the need to)
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> > OP you play cod im guessing? halo does not need the following things…
> > 1. aim down sight
> > 2. sprint
> > 3.thruster pack
> > 4. brofest happenings before and after the match
> > 5. cod style call outs
> > remove these and halo will be halo again
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> 1. It is only an aesthetic change. It still functions basically the same as before.
> 2. Sprint isn’t the end of the world. It is balanced now, and without it the game might be too slow.
> 3. What exactly is wrong with the thruster pack?
> 4. Doesn’t affect gameplay
> 5. See: #5
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> Why are you so scared of CoD? Yeah I’ve played CoD but Halo has always been #1 to me. Just because something may be in Halo that also happens to be in CoD doesn’t mean it is a bad thing. The two games still play nothing alike so what is the big issue exactly?
Bro Cod invented guns and humans. halo has guns and humans. Such steal. If you want a laugh about the it’s like CoD argument go to this link
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/6e35355aecdf4fd0acdaee3cc4156fd4/topics/list-of-things-343-stole-from-other-games/4b47f14a-b347-4a40-bb41-bb96b9d72912/posts
it made my day.
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> > What’s saddening is how disappointing halo 5 is. It is awesome you enjoy it I’m glad but many people are severely upset at the direction their beloved game series has gone and their opinions are no less valid than yours
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> thats why i have been playing MCC and not the beta.
> bungie>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>343
Same I’ve been playing MCC collection as well halo 5 just isn’t fun
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> Yeah, no. Bungie had the benefit of the simple gameplay that they started with, and not having to deal with much competition, until Halo 3, where their next game was Reach. Also, Destiny. Nuff said.
bungie had a formula that worked. 343 came and took it off the right path. halo 5 is the jar jar binks of halo. and halo 4 is sw episode 1 in general
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> > > What’s saddening is how disappointing halo 5 is. It is awesome you enjoy it I’m glad but many people are severely upset at the direction their beloved game series has gone and their opinions are no less valid than yours
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> > thats why i have been playing MCC and not the beta.
> > bungie>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>343
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> So you just said destiny is better than halo 4 and halo 5. Sorry but at least the halo games weren’t overhyped price of poop.(trying not to swear by I seriously feel the need to)
and i sold my copy of destiny btw. bungies halos>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>343s cod wanabes i should have said instead
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> > If the next halo game is going to contain the name “halo” in the title, shouldn’t the game feel like halo? Halo 5 does work sure, for a regular fps game. this game does not feel like halo at all and won’t receive the same success as it predecessors. I can guarantee that. All the things 343 added to the game were a deviation from the true roots of halo and so I’m sitting here wondering
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> > why does this game say “halo” but doesn’t play like real Halo?
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> Maybe different people have different opinions on what makes Halo, Halo. To me, it is balanced gameplay and map design, solid shooting mechanics, and a diverse and fun sandbox. I don’t think sprint or a thruster pack take away from any of those things, at least not the way they are done in Halo 5
Absolutely agree with you Shloota. 110%
I agree with OP exactly. There are people here who think that they “own” the series and act like shareholders and try and bully 343. They think little things somehow ruin the entire game.
Guess what people, the game is more than multiplayer and gameplay. I loved Reach for everything it brought, its campaign, multiplayer, depth of Forge and so on.
Bungie and 343 never stated that things would remain the same and said that Halo is a constantly changing series.
You may have your opinions, but throwing insults at the developers is reason for me to hope that they spite you and keep things they way the are.
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> bungie had a formula that worked. 343 came and took it off the right path. halo 5 is the jar jar binks of halo. and halo 4 is sw episode 1 in general
Yeah, hence my first sentence, if you actually read it. Bungie had a formula that worked, at the time. Again, when most of the competition started booming, they opted to change it up a little, and thats how we got Reach.
I also wouldn’t call Halo 4 the SW Ep.1 of the series, either. That title belongs to Reach. Halo 4 actually had some redeeming qualities about it, at least, which was the phenomenal plot. Of course, the MP was one of its weaker points, so instead i would say its more comparable to Ep.3.