343i is finally adding infection

Tackel · April 24, 2016, 09:34:32 PM

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-halo-5-advanced-controller-settings-announced-/1100-6439128/

Now everyone who sold the game due to lack of content can come back since custom games will actually be viable now. Because, that's definitely gonna happen, right?

How do they honestly expect this game to last by giving it so little to work with? Despite whether you like the game or not, Reach is still the most customizable Halo game to date, and because of which it still retains around 20k players daily almost 6 years after launch. Can't say the same for Halo 4 and definately not for 5 if things continue as they are. Hell, you can't even say that for Halo 2 or 3, as they dropped below 10k roughly 4 years after they launched.

Ian · April 24, 2016, 09:38:05 PM

Halo 3 had an incredibly strong population up until the end of 2009. After Mythic II it kind of went out fast, but that's because Reach was right around the corner and MW2 was selling more copies than the Bible. However I agree that 343 titles are pestering piles of dog trash and they don't even count as Halo games.

I love Reach, do not get me wrong, but I honestly feel Halo 3 had the most polished multiplayer experience. Reach being an extremely close second. Reach is still around because Halo 4 was absolute trash.

Deesbee · April 24, 2016, 09:39:49 PM

God it is so cOLD in here.

Tackel · April 24, 2016, 10:04:27 PM

Quote from: Ian on April 24, 2016, 09:38:05 PM

Halo 3 had an incredibly strong population up until the end of 2009. After Mythic II it kind of went out fast, but that's because Reach was right around the corner and MW2 was selling more copies than the Bible. However I agree that 343 titles are pestering piles of dog trash and they don't even count as Halo games.

I love Reach, do not get me wrong, but I honestly feel Halo 3 had the most polished multiplayer experience. Reach being an extremely close second. Reach is still around because Halo 4 was absolute trash.

Halo 3's weakness was netcode. When it had a big population, there were enough middle man players to even out the lag from games, but as you said the population started to drop off in '09. Without the middle man, connection problems became very apparent and at some points just downright unplayable. I can't imagine what it is like now. If it had a stronger netcode and a slight better forge, it'd probably still have 20k players or so daily.

big sponge · April 25, 2016, 12:22:40 AM

Halo 3 with the Halo 5 forge would be pretty great.

Onyx Sentinel · April 25, 2016, 03:55:44 AM

6 years late.

Mattie G Indahouse · April 25, 2016, 04:26:23 AM

I hope 343 doesn't fuck it up again like what they did to it in Halo 4.

BaconShelf · April 25, 2016, 05:20:19 AM

Quote from: Little Willie on April 25, 2016, 04:26:23 AM

I hope 343 doesn't fuck it up again like what they did to it in Halo 4.

That would imply a level of competency they've already proven they don't have.

Word Wizard · April 25, 2016, 07:23:36 AM

Quote from: LC on April 25, 2016, 12:22:40 AM

Halo 3 with the Halo 5 forge and hitscan would be pretty great.

Jono · April 25, 2016, 12:25:02 PM

343i's post-launch support for their games has got to be the worst I have ever seen

FatherlyNick - fuck putin · April 26, 2016, 05:14:04 PM

Quote from: BaconShelf on April 25, 2016, 05:20:19 AM

Quote from: Little Willie on April 25, 2016, 04:26:23 AM
I hope 343 doesn't fuck it up again like what they did to it in Halo 4.

That would imply a level of competency they've already proven they don't have.

Bacon, not a fan of H5?

Tackel · April 26, 2016, 07:51:23 PM

Quote from: FatherlyNick on April 26, 2016, 05:14:04 PM

Quote from: BaconShelf on April 25, 2016, 05:20:19 AM
Quote from: Little Willie on April 25, 2016, 04:26:23 AM
I hope 343 doesn't fuck it up again like what they did to it in Halo 4.

That would imply a level of competency they've already proven they don't have.
Bacon, not a fan of H5?

>Halo 4 Infection couldn't change skins, had to rely on community mods
>Halo 4 Infection couldn't let infected carry weapons, had to rely on community mods
>Halo 4 Infection in general
>Halo 4 Fileshare didn't work until 6 months after release
>The Master Chief Collection
>The Master Chief Collection Fileshare didn't work until 6 months after release
>Halo 5 marketing
>Halo 5 Story
>Halo 5 Theater
>Halo 5 Custom Games
>Halo 5's lack of Forge for 2 months
>Halo 5's lack of gametypes that have shipped with every Halo game before hand
>Halo 5 doesn't have a Fileshare system in-game

Halo 5 is a great competitive Halo multiplayer game. Unfortunately, that's all it is.

BaconShelf · April 27, 2016, 12:47:16 AM

Quote from: Dapper Droid on April 26, 2016, 07:51:23 PM

Quote from: FatherlyNick on April 26, 2016, 05:14:04 PM
Quote from: BaconShelf on April 25, 2016, 05:20:19 AM
Quote from: Little Willie on April 25, 2016, 04:26:23 AM
I hope 343 doesn't fuck it up again like what they did to it in Halo 4.

That would imply a level of competency they've already proven they don't have.
Bacon, not a fan of H5?

>Halo 4 Infection couldn't change skins, had to rely on community mods
>Halo 4 Infection couldn't let infected carry weapons, had to rely on community mods
>Halo 4 Infection in general
>Halo 4 Fileshare didn't work until 6 months after release
>The Master Chief Collection
>The Master Chief Collection Fileshare didn't work until 6 months after release
>Halo 5 marketing
>Halo 5 Story
>Halo 5 Theater
>Halo 5 Custom Games
>Halo 5's lack of Forge for 2 months
>Halo 5's lack of gametypes that have shipped with every Halo game before hand
>Halo 5 doesn't have a Fileshare system in-game

Halo 5 is a great competitive Halo multiplayer game. Unfortunately, that's all it is.

^^