Players claiming to be Halo Veterans, define that for me please. What does Veteran Status mean to this community at large?
Is it a new player like myself that has read all the books (borrowed from my son) and only finished the first HALO on the original Xbox count? Does Veteran apply only to those who multi-play and furthermore attain a certain Kill to Death ratio? Those who own ALL the HALO games, I do, or does VETERAN mean you have unlocked a certain Achievement? Do i have to be a certain age to be a Veteran (i’m 45)?
Veteran status is one that gets thrown around quite a bit on this forum and often used disparagingly, to belittle another player’s comments or achievement so I really am curious to get a feel for what this community considers that elusive status to be, so please educate me. Cheers!
Dear god no, being a halo veteran has nothing to do with your skill at the game, if anything a halo veteran does not care about the KDA. In my eyes its someone that has played more than one halo and has enjoyed the world its in. You have read the books so you have knowledge of the lore, many people that claim to be a veteran dont know anything about the game besides shooting people. A Halo veteran knows what is at the core of a halo multiplayer experience (arena, fair start, map control).
The term Veteran as its used now, is completely incorrect, those that claim they are seem to act like their better than every other player when in reality the real halo veterans are the ones that play halo (doesn’t matter what one) because they enjoy the experience. Thats it, it doesn’t take much to be one, just enjoy the game, and continue playing. KDA, medals, W/L, they dont matter. You dont have to be good at the game to be considered a veteran.
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> Dear god no, being a halo veteran has nothing to do with your skill at the game, if anything a halo veteran does not care about the KDA. In my eyes its someone that has played more than one halo and has enjoyed the world its in. You have read the books so you have knowledge of the lore, many people that claim to be a veteran dont know anything about the game besides shooting people. A Halo veteran knows what is at the core of a halo multiplayer experience (arena, fair start, map control).
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> The term Veteran as its used now, is completely incorrect, those that claim they are seem to act like their better than every other player when in reality the real halo veterans are the ones that play halo (doesn’t matter what one) because they enjoy the experience. Thats it, it doesn’t take much to be one, just enjoy the game, and continue playing. KDA, medals, W/L, they dont matter. You dont have to be good at the game to be considered a veteran.
I have always felt that its something that you cant really pin down to one thing, because in my view, Halo takes many different forms for different people. Some like the campaigns and story above all else, and I am in that camp personally for the most part. Others really enjoy the multiplayer aspect, for the social aspects and the competitive. When forge was first implemented in Halo 3, a whole new brand of creative people took that and ran with it for years and years and made so many awesome art pieces and game types that have become cult classics. My point is that its difficult to pin down what a “Halo Veteran” is because Halo in of itself is many different things that appeal to lots of people.
Generally the people I would listen to the most and actually take their views with more than a grain of salt is people that show that they are balanced in their views of the game, and for the most part those are people who have been fans of the series for a long time, and have been able to see how the franchise as a whole has changed over the years. Being able to accept changes I think is crucial, because nothing can stay the same forever, but accepting those changes doesn’t mean leaving out the bad changes, but voicing them so that they can be fixed.
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> Dear god no, being a halo veteran has nothing to do with your skill at the game, if anything a halo veteran does not care about the KDA. In my eyes its someone that has played more than one halo and has enjoyed the world its in. You have read the books so you have knowledge of the lore, many people that claim to be a veteran dont know anything about the game besides shooting people. A Halo veteran knows what is at the core of a halo multiplayer experience (arena, fair start, map control).
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> The term Veteran as its used now, is completely incorrect, those that claim they are seem to act like their better than every other player when in reality the real halo veterans are the ones that play halo (doesn’t matter what one) because they enjoy the experience. Thats it, it doesn’t take much to be one, just enjoy the game, and continue playing. KDA, medals, W/L, they dont matter. You dont have to be good at the game to be considered a veteran.
This. I’ve played since 2001 and have loved every game.
I am a Halo veteran. For the release night of Halo 1 we had a large LAN party that lasted 2 days and have been playing massive amounts of every Halo game ever since. Read all the books and collect all Halo consoles and as many items I can get my hands on hah.
I love Halo and I’m so happy that love is still alive in many players <3.
Its more of an attitude and community awarness than time played. Also even if you didnt start with ce you should still have played it and halo 2 to understand where it all started. Personally Ive played since ce for PC and owned every game, though I havent been online steady since 2, so id say IM a halo vet, but maybe not an online multiplayer vet. And ive found that those of us that had ce parties with multiple TVs and miles of lan cable tanglEd throughout the house have a more relaxed casual attitude and some fond memories that are missing nowdays.
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> Dear god no, being a halo veteran has nothing to do with your skill at the game, if anything a halo veteran does not care about the KDA. In my eyes its someone that has played more than one halo and has enjoyed the world its in. You have read the books so you have knowledge of the lore, many people that claim to be a veteran dont know anything about the game besides shooting people. A Halo veteran knows what is at the core of a halo multiplayer experience (arena, fair start, map control).
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> The term Veteran as its used now, is completely incorrect, those that claim they are seem to act like their better than every other player when in reality the real halo veterans are the ones that play halo (doesn’t matter what one) because they enjoy the experience. Thats it, it doesn’t take much to be one, just enjoy the game, and continue playing. KDA, medals, W/L, they dont matter. You dont have to be good at the game to be considered a veteran.
I agree with this. Is just about your knowledge on Halo.
a “true” halo vet is just a halo nerd thats been around for a while aka 2001 CE halo. but what we see today are bigots saying there better, extremely competitive and full of hate, anger and insulting others, so hence i never go in game chat lol
When some people identify themselves by their seven game credentials, they mean to imply that their opinions are inherently superior because they issue from a breadth of knowledge which others lack. Personally, I only roll out my resume in order to correct people when their facts are wrong, not when I disagree with their opinions. I don’t care if you’ve only played Halo for five minutes - you’re still entitled to an opinion.
Veteran to me just means you’ve played Halo for a while. Bam. That’s it.
It doesn’t entitle you as a superior person, it just means that a veteran is someone who has had experience with past Halo games. That’s all it should mean.
SKILL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING A HALO VETERAN.
A Halo Veteran is someone who has experienced the previous Halo games during the old times they were in.
I remember having Halo parties at my house with my friends during Halo one because there wasn’t Xbox Live!
I remember having to switch teams when you were killed by someone on green team to play infection in Halo 2!
I remember the days spent trying to merge objects just to make cool Halo 3 maps on forge!
I remember the days spent playing ODST just to get a -Yoinking!- recon helmet in halo 3!
I’m sick of thirteen year olds thinking they are a veteran because they speed ran through all the games in the master chief collection.
We had struggles back in the day that new players take for granted!
I remember playing Halo: combat evolved and wishing you just had another friend in real life to come over and play with me. Now we have unlimited people to play with everyday on xbox live and nobody seems to care about each other.