- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: ICEMAN ASSASS1N
On Live, host is definitely an advantage. Especially in playlists like Hardcore. Yeah, it sucks, but we all have to deal with it. You may have to tweak some playstyles if you know the other team has host (hide, camp, try not to venture out in the open too much.)
Halo 3's system is much better. There's less of an advantage with host.
Yeah, there's obviously an advantage, as Iceman said, but I really don't think of it as a big deal, even in halo2. I hate host in FFAs, just ask Iceman, the one FFA he played with me was on my host, and I just ended up assisting all game. Usually, when I see a host on the other team, I don't go "OMG his host is so cheap". I'll usually say something along the lines of "Wow, I'm getting hosted hardcore across map", but then I call it out, and try to put a team fire down on him. Teamwork>Host in every possible case. Plus, once I get into mid-range, I don't even see the effects of host anymore, unless its a bad one. The only time I really notice host is when I'm getting shot across map, and when those death-nades are oh so effective.(I'm a huge death-nade whore BTW)
Like Iceman said again, just be smart when playing host, its not impossible to beat at all.