Just hit Diamond 1 in ranked 1v1’s, but now I pretty much have no one to fight. Plus I can NEVER get into Blitz matches because they’re extinct on PC.
343, please do something to attract people back to the PC version. Pretty please?
There are much better RTS options than this unbalanced rush fest
Well your issue is 1v1. I play 2v2 and 3v3 only and find games all the time, any time. Even at 3am.
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> Well your issue is 1v1. I play 2v2 and 3v3 only and find games all the time, any time. Even at 3am.
Having trouble finding those too. You also get AFKers in those.
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> Having trouble finding those too. You also get AFKers in those.
I’ve never had this issue, sorry to hear you are.
The best thing 343 can do is release this game on steam. But I think they are done with this game after ATN. I hope I’m wrong.
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> There are much better RTS options than this unbalanced rush fest
Generally the RTS market s a tricky one to get into, and halo wars 2 just don’t do the work to pull it off. It rides too heavily on the name of a franchise that is also in decline.
RTS’ have become an increasingly niche market over time, thanks largely to MOBA’s though just the shift in gaming demographics. There are a fair number of strategy games out there but they tend to take a very diverse approach to things unlike other genres. Halo Wars is however more like a starcraft clone built with simplicity in mind so it can work on a console okay.
What does HW2 have to draw people in from other RTS games? As I said its closest to Starcraft of the successful strategy games, but Starcraft II has a longer campaign, more modes, a map editor, and its multiplayer has a massive fanbase thanks to both the first game and its own success. The original Starcraft even got an HD remaster lately. But its not going to draw in Starcraft fans because their game just better. HW2 just feels like a watered down version of it.
The only real perk HW2 has is a lot of commanders and faction variants, while starcraft’s leader variety is constrained to co-op. But balance has been a mess for it.
Other RTS’s tend to play very differently, and also have more things to do. Look at the Total War series, and Total War: Warhammer. Those have quite a variety in terms of leaders and factions as well as strategy that isn’t so rush focused.
Halo Wars 2 has a short, largely forgettable campaign. It’s multiplayer has been an unbalanced mess. Blitz was a great idea but horribly executed. And that’s about all it has. Being stuck on the Windows Store instead of Steam definitely. I know some friends who love strategy games that got HW1 from Steam, but didn’t bother to migrate to the new game due to the awkwardness of getting it.
Starcraft 2 came out and for better or for worse tried to drastically improve on the original in terms of gamplay, story, and modes. H2 just feels like shuffling around the balance and tossing in a micro-transaction mode. The effort just doesn’t seem like its there.