Your game was the final straw that broke my back

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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This terrible game caused me to lose faith with Microsoft and ultimately sell my xbox one console.

343 why did you remove 2 player Co-op?
What was the reason behind big team battle, excuse me war zone and the req cards? Was money an issue for the company? Ive always considered myself a big fan reading the books, watching the mini series and keeping up with the kardashians; but even with all of my upkeep I still had trouble keeping up with the storyline and trying not to rage hard at the cluster fudge that was this story.

I guess Ive been trying to wrap my mind around the disappointment that was this game, this game was awful, there is no other way around. I know people will disagree with me, but hear me out.

First and foremost the story mode, way back when 343 introduced the new installment to the series they gave us this vague Locke and 117 cuts cenes of a violent aftermath of some battle. Through out the game you’re teased with the potential interaction only to be decieved.343 takes a very important key element that I grew up with as a child in removing split screen, the reasons they give us is because in order to have 1080p 60fps, and also because “people’s lives are so busy” that xbox live would be a better option anyways which is downright disrespectful and criminal. look at halo 2 on the xbox, bungee was able to get solid frame rates anamations and graphics that almost rivaled future consoles without sacrificing on those mechanics. Sure 343 answers back by offering a 4 player story arc with spartan ai to acompany you on these repetitive missions; they promise you Spartans, but you windup babysitting the special ed class as they fumble objectives while getting killed trying to revive me. I lost cut of all the times an ai would rush to revive me while there was an elite standing by my downed spartan. Nothing paled in comparison to the lenth of the game, with 3 friends to join you we managed to beat the game in under 6 hours and we weren’t even trying, the boss battle and missions were so repetitive I thought I was playing COD, why the hell are the forerunners fighting for again, I missed that part?

The req system was slap to the face, so you mean to tell me all these medals I was winning, and for what ? They didn’t ammount to anything . It seems like the only way to find armour pieces where if I randomly won them in the req packs? You used to be able to buy a game and that was it, there were no micro transactions, DLC, map packs , season passes , pre order bonuses, you would buy the game for 50 to 60 and enjoy the game, there were no game breaking glitches, I mean yea font get me wrong we all new one or two, but c’mon; out of the box 9gb to fix my new game? This wouldnt fly when I was growing up and it seems like companies are more intersted in turning a profit then they are delivering a working product.

Ugh I can’t even, anyone who defends this game, or tells me to I would be deeply appreciative if you would refrain from speaking. you’re the reason companies get away with practices like this! It’s until we all change the community and challenge these game developers to stop these common practices then we will never see an end to this.

I for one am over it I’m done with the halo series, im done with Microsoft, and I’m done bein ripped off and told the reasons they did it was because of this lame excuse.

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Are you a camel?

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I was looking for water in a barand wasteland that is Microsoft xbox one.

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Don’t be a Drama queen btb will be added soon

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Because games like Ori, fallout 4, blops 3, assassins creed, Gears of war, battlefront, battlefield, forza, sunset overdrive, titanfall, Halo MCC, Rare replay, tomb raider, killer instinct, castle crashers and minecraft dont exist…

please, you have plenty of water around you, its just you only want to drink soda

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Yea there are other platforms to chose from, pc, ps4 , xbox one. I guess I just wanted something with substance, im not asking for the same old stuff , I don’t want another halo3 remake, definitely not asking for that. Im just tired of being Shafted, how many times has a big business asked developers to create a cash franchise than an actual game that people feel good about playing? When was the last time you didn’t have to spend money additionally to unlock or been able to use something in the game that should have been included.

The deed is done, I’ve actually sold my xbox one, I guess I just wanted to get my frustrations out somehow. I can’t help but feel cheated.

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Mechanics that should have been In the game already, don’t you think, I mean they always have. It’s bull crap. Big publishers will presure developers into half assing a game ignoring key fundementals, its like playing a game of dodgeball and all the balls have been replaced with wrenches.

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> You used to be able to buy a game and that was it, there were no micro transactions, DLC, map packs , season passes , pre order bonuses, you would buy the game for 50 to 60 and enjoy the game

Those days are long gone friend. Micro-Transactions made $500,000 in the first week. The idiots have spoken, and this is what they want. The war is over. Sorry.

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> please, you have plenty of water around you, its just you only want to drink soda

You forgot recore, quantom break, sea of thieves, and Crackdown 3. You can bring a horse to water but you can’t make em drink

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HahahaHahaha yep the idiots have spoken and have brought their yellow helmets and bibs to the battle.

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I agree, although I did enjoy parts of the campaign the ai “Spartans” were just awful, and yeah the repeated same boss fight got old. Multiplayer isn’t even fun. Warzones a joke with these req cards or whatever they are, and certain mechanics like being able to have a lunging melee while sprinting is ridiculous. Sprinting (not even a fan of it, just dealing with it) is supposed to have the advantage of letting you move faster but making it difficult to fight back. Also the fact the pistol is on par if not better than the other precision rifles is just dumb. What is the point in them then, can’t they just pick 1 human rifle I don’t care either br or dmr. Ar and smg are just machines even mid range, and should not be able to headshot. I see potential but god these things just ruin it. End rant.

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> I agree, although I did enjoy parts of the campaign the ai “Spartans” were just awful, and yeah the repeated same boss fight got old. Multiplayer isn’t even fun. Warzones a joke with these req cards or whatever they are, and certain mechanics like being able to have a lunging melee while sprinting is ridiculous. Sprinting (not even a fan of it, just dealing with it) is supposed to have the advantage of letting you move faster but making it difficult to fight back. Also the fact the pistol is on par if not better than the other precision rifles is just dumb. What is the point in them then, can’t they just pick 1 human rifle I don’t care either br or dmr. Ar and smg are just machines even mid range, and should not be able to headshot. I see potential but god these things just ruin it. End rant.

Don’t forget about the auto aim how many times have you tried to spartan charge someone from the back only to miss completely and windup killing yourself?

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To each their own I guess, I’m coming straight from Halo Combat Evolved for the PC, so I haven’t played recent installments, but I -Yoinking!- love this game. I’ve heard a lot of complaints about 4, but this is the first time I’m hearing anything bad about 5.

Split screen is gone, oh well, there’s online co-op and multiplayer. I stopped caring about split screen when I realized I can play with literally anyone else in the world… But that’s just me.

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#1 if you truly read the books and watch all the stuff outside the games you should have had no trouble understanding the story. Maybe go back and read through a book or two to refresh your mind. #2. Yeah I can agree removing spilt screen was a dumb move. I myself don’t play spilt screen but how do you make a team based game and not have spilt screen? #3 req cards can be earned for FREE with just game play so they aren’t truly microtransactions. You don’t have to buy them they are just for the impatient who don’t want to earn them. #4 BTB and Fogre and whatnot are being added later. Yeah it kinda sucks they aren’t there at launch but is waiting a month or two really that tough? There was plenty of playlist to play at launch. #5 yeah the advertising didn’t quite match the game. Maybe more of it will match H6. But that can be the way advertising works. Yes they added some different mechanics to the game play, guess what every Halo did. Whether it be how long it took for shields to charge, dual wielding, bullet spread of the BR,weapons, vehicles, the abilities, revive… every game brought changes. Sorry you would rather them repackage and sell you the exact same game. But will add yeah it sucks that custom armor is pretty much all in random req packs. There should be more that you can unlock by game play as well.

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While I think you’re being a little melodramatic I can agree with some points. As someone who started gaming on an Atari 2600 I can’t stand microtransactions, limited preorder bonuses and overpriced DLC that should have been included in the retail release.
The thing I like with H5 is that maps will be free and buying REQ’s isn’t needed to unlock the same as everyone else. H5 is doing the exact opposite of one of your complaints.
I do agree on the teammate AI though. Probably great to play 4p co-op but other than that the fireteams were a big mis-step for me.

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This thread is utterly pointless, you expect us to hear you out & yet you don’t want to hear anyone express their own.

Many people are happy with this game, I know I am.

Have fun on your next console you’ll get.

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you feel cheated because you lacked the insight to see that games change with time.

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classic anyone who doesn’t share your opinion is an idiot - Nice.

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did some body call the whambulance for this guy? Sorry you’re not having fun! I love it and doing things besides having faith in a video game console.

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Just for those who want to argue that OP is a “whiney crybaby doodoo head” for expressing his VALID opinion here is the 343i checklist of lies,corruption and deceit:

You want split-screen: Sorry, only old people play this, people are so fast and busy now they need 60fps 1080ps

You want online matchmaking for campaign: Well you see we thought the AI partners were revolutionary and didnt we just tell you that only old people play with others in campaign?

Spartan Locke vs Master Chief: You bet…that NONE of the cool stuff you saw in the trailers sees the light of day. DAT WARDEN DOE

Veto of Maps: I mean Orion was the best map we ever made. It was so good we had to remove it because players thought it was broked. No need to skip dukey maps. But here, play 10,000 matches of Pegasus instead.

Theater mode: You know how this is the golden age of streaming? We totally ignored Twitch integration and Youtube uploading in favor of your "new’ buggy theater mode.

No disc with the LCE: SO you just spent $250 on our pay 2 win game right? Well we couldnt spend an extra .5 cents on you to manufacture the plastic disc. But you can play it on midnight release if you keep the card! Oh you’re mad? Microsoft can you shut this idiot up? And make sure to make the exchange window REALLY small and they have to revoke their LCE card. This way we dont have to hear about it later.

Power Weapons: Brah you know them power weapons is too OP right? Lets nerf all of them, every single one of them but buff the needler and make the sniper have a massive hitbox that nullifies the point of headshots.

Broken Aiming: I dont even need sarcasm for this one http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-5-dev-reveals-new-dlc-responds-to-aiming-conc/1100-6432080/

Microtransactions: Half a million in one week! WOW these scrubs really are desperate for a good game! I guess those 40 scorpions in a row with 100x active camo really turns the game around after all.

Armor Sets: Lets copy and paste them from Halo 4 and then charge monies for them. Also lets put a cool skin on the mythic weapons so that people drop $200 trying to get them. LOL

Playlists: Yo dawg we heard you like Oddball, Juggernaut, Assault, Infection and other Halo staple playlists. We dont need those. Also BTB the most popular playlist of all time is coming sometime later like two months later…you know what? Same for forge too, its not that important.

Campaign: Players like talking to Halsey right? Right guies? We also need more Warden…MORE WARDEN

This is just what I can come up with off the top of my head. But yea opinions broskie opionions…