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Subject: Why Halo beats Halo 3
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Bring Halo 1 back to competitive gaming!

  • 08.25.2009 8:47 AM PDT

Posted by: blunts2blaze
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halo one blows on my balls compared 2 halo 3 . halo 1 sux for multiplayer, halo 1 campaign= amazing halo 3 campaign= ok , halo 1 multiplayer =crap halo 3 multiplayer=sweet , halo 2 multiplayer = AMAZING!


Are you serious. Ranking systems have taken all joy from Halo games. That's why cheating occurs. People only play for a fake ranking on a t.v. screen.

Screw that, get me a 4v4 CTF on Blood Gulch or Sidewinder. That's better than anything Halo 3 can muster.


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  • 08.27.2009 10:14 AM PDT
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Posted by: General Heed
Posted by: DarkAero Trooper
i agree but halo 1 and 2 own heck i`ve already found ways past the barriers on halo 3 + arbies invincible just leave him to kill = halo 3 fail = halo 1 owns


The Arbiter is not invincible. Plus, he's only with you on a few missions. Oh and there are plenty of invincible characters in Halo 1 and 2. But in Halo 3, after taking enough the damage, the Arbiter will die and will stay dead until you yourself kill all the enemies in that area. Show's how much you know about Halo 3. Have you even played Halo 3 before? Your profile says you haven't.


because i haven`t linked it and i have completed the game on all difficulties arby is invincible

  • 09.12.2009 2:12 PM PDT
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EXTREME PREJUDICE

Posted by: impeller rifle
because i haven`t linked it and i have completed the game on all difficulties arby is invincible

The Arby can be killed if he takes enough damage. He'll usually pull out an energy sword when he gets weak.

Play a mission where he helps you and just keep shooting him.

Kill him a few times and he'll return the favor with a single shot.

  • 09.12.2009 4:16 PM PDT

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Posted by: impeller rifle
Posted by: General Heed
Posted by: DarkAero Trooper
i agree but halo 1 and 2 own heck i`ve already found ways past the barriers on halo 3 + arbies invincible just leave him to kill = halo 3 fail = halo 1 owns


The Arbiter is not invincible. Plus, he's only with you on a few missions. Oh and there are plenty of invincible characters in Halo 1 and 2. But in Halo 3, after taking enough the damage, the Arbiter will die and will stay dead until you yourself kill all the enemies in that area. Show's how much you know about Halo 3. Have you even played Halo 3 before? Your profile says you haven't.


because i haven`t linked it and i have completed the game on all difficulties arby is invincible


A laser shot is enough to kill the Arbiter. Or if you can stick him that should be sufficient. Of course he comes back to life. And like the person above said, if you kill him enough, he'll kill you with a single shot. But if there are tons of enemies around you, he won't get back up until you yourself kill all the enemies.

Killing Arbiter is also required to make him hold skulls or make him weaponless. There are tons of videos on Youtube showing that. and in all the videos you need to kill the arbiter.

  • 09.15.2009 7:28 PM PDT

Posted by: blunts2blaze
Posted by: Mortarion
I agree dude, ive gotten really in to Halo CE for the last few days, the campaign is just so freakin awesome!!!!


Nothing can beat it. It's so damn original.

And that's why Halo 2 and 3 fail in Campaign. The plot gets too big. Stopping one Halo wasn't enough...you have to destroy the other six at the Ark and defeat Gravemind. The hell with that, I'll just play Two Betrayals if I want to kill flood.
halo 2 has the best campaign it tells all whats going on (the arby brutes ect...) i like halo it has cool campaign but halo 2 has a better story....to me

  • 09.15.2009 7:36 PM PDT

I'm 23, I have a house, dog, girlfriend, job and I have no interest in any fanboyism so if you're thinking about sending me a childish PM, don't be surprised when I don't call back.

I'm looking forward to ODST, the fact that they have brought so much of the old stuff back should make for a Halo:CE style experience. There is no dual wielding anymore, health is back, you take less damage and move slower, the music has been made from scratch and thus won't sound like Halo:CE dumbed down.

I think ODST will please Halo:CE fans more than anyone else.

  • 09.15.2009 11:42 PM PDT

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I'm looking forward to ODST, the fact that they have brought so much of the old stuff back should make for a Halo:CE style experience. There is no dual wielding anymore, health is back, you take less damage and move slower, the music has been made from scratch and thus won't sound like Halo:CE dumbed down.

I think ODST will please Halo:CE fans more than anyone else.


No, I doubt it, almost everyone in this thread are stuck in their old ways saying no new Halo game will ever be better than the original. They all provide ridiculous reasons why Halo: CE is the best even though those reasons aren't really valid reasons and are purely based on opinion.

Now Halo 3: ODST will probably please Call of Duty fans the most because it is much more realistic.

Although I am kind of disappointed with the lack of dual wielding and the only thing they really brought back was the health packs. The pistol is completely new. And the only Halo 2 weapon brought back is the brute plasma rifle.

And in Halo: CE, you move faster and jump higher than you do in the later Halo games. So Halo 3: ODST is a combination of Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4 style. And in my opinion, Halo 3 has the best soundtrack out of all the Halo games. Unlike Halo: CE, Halo 3 actually uses a full orchestra which can produce a more vibrant sound. The Halo: CE soundtrack compared to Halo 3, just sounds very bland and old fashioned. Totally out of date.

  • 09.16.2009 4:07 PM PDT

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Posted by: blunts2blaze
Get me a 4v4 CTF on Blood Gulch or Sidewinder. That's better than anything Halo 3 can muster.

I just imagined how awesome it would be to play that!

Halo 1 was just fun, not frustrating. I wish XBC wasn't as laggy as it is, or life would be perfect.

  • 09.17.2009 3:48 PM PDT

Posted by: blunts2blaze
I know we're all sick of CoD4 vs. Halo 3 so let's stick to a more overlooked aspect.

Halo 1 is better than Halo 3.

As dumb as it sounds it's true. Halo 3 may have forge and a great multi-player on XBL, but Halo: CE warrants more replay than Halo 3.

Let's take Campaign from H1 and H3 into comparison: Not only is Halo 1 Campaign better, it gives so much room to explore. Every large level in Halo 3 has a rediculous amount of invisible barriers creating a cramped environment on a huge level. The level Covenant is a piss ant put against AoTCR. Especially on Legendary. Playing Covenant is forced and rough around the edges. Control Room is huge and so fun to play. You can grab a tank or a banshee or a warthog or a ghost. You're not forced to a damn Hornet.

Obviously graphics aren't up for comparison. So we'll pass that up.

Music is better in Halo 1 just because it's classic. There's so many ugly remixes of Halo songs in Halo 3 that it makes me puke.

The A.I. in Halo 1 seems to be smarter than the guys in Halo 3. The marines know whats going on and don't drive away with your warthog [ or destroy you while you're in it]. Elite A.I. [and Elites in general] is a more enjoyable adversary than any Brute in Halo 3.

The diagnosis: Halo 3 overdosed on too much new stuff. Too many weapons [however I was very pleased to see the pistol and AR return]. Too many vehicles that have no real use [aside from the chopper]. Sure the jacking system was a cool addition, but Halo 2 already pulled that out.

Obviously online play goes to Halo 3, but multiplayer goes to Halo 1. XBC and LAN battles were plenty more exciting than the Halo 3 XBL. No wonder numbers of gamers on H3 have dwindled online from 500,000 to 50,000. Everyone has gone back to H1 or Cod4. I know I have.

I'm not saying that Halo 3 is a bad game. It's pretty good to be honest. But it is nowhere near Halo 1.

  • 09.17.2009 10:32 PM PDT
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I have to agree with you 100 percent. Halo 1's campaign is totally addictive, unlike halo 3 it gets boring after 30 minutes or so. Halo 3 live is good though. But overall Halo 1's campaign is just...amazing.

  • 09.27.2009 8:21 PM PDT

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There is no greater catharsis than arguing on the Flood.

How ironic, but I shouldn't expect much from such an old thread. As we all know, the replayability of Halo 3 dwarfs Halo CE due to how advanced custom content has gotten, by far. Also, I hated the Halo: CE campaign. People always talk about options, a false since of free roaming, but there really isn't any. The level of design in Halo 3's campaign is just absolutely beautiful. I love fighting brutes and the remixes are masterfully created. This topic is far to biased for my liking. The OP should've presented it in a different way than "In my opinion..."

  • 09.27.2009 9:07 PM PDT

Halo 1>Halo 2>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Halo 3

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Halo 3 can have all the custom game options in the world, it still wont compensate for mediocre gameplay when compared to Halo 1.

The only way any new Halo would ever beat Halo 1 is if it had the custom game options to make the game play and feel exactly like Halo 1 (control physics, ability to turn off dual weilding, weapons that behave exactly the same as Halo 1's weapons, etc...)

  • 09.27.2009 9:41 PM PDT

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Halo CE beats Halo 3 in some ways and Halo 3 beats Halo CE in other ways. They are both great games IMO they are equally awesome.

  • 09.28.2009 12:25 AM PDT

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I think it's time we drop this thread. Halo 3: ODST is the latest Halo game now. Time for something new.

  • 09.28.2009 7:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: General Heed
I think it's time we drop this thread. Halo 3: ODST is the latest Halo game now. Time for something new.


on shut up you *knocks general out* we like H1(CE) and we will always and you can`t tell us what to like H1 is the 1st and the best it is great with great gameplay and other stuff that never get boring ODST on the other hand gets boring real fast FF and campaign are crap and you know it

  • 09.30.2009 9:51 AM PDT

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Posted by: blunts2blaze
Posted by: dtc ppwnage
halo one blows on my balls compared 2 halo 3 . halo 1 sux for multiplayer, halo 1 campaign= amazing halo 3 campaign= ok , halo 1 multiplayer =crap halo 3 multiplayer=sweet , halo 2 multiplayer = AMAZING!


Are you serious. Ranking systems have taken all joy from Halo games. That's why cheating occurs. People only play for a fake ranking on a t.v. screen.

Screw that, get me a 4v4 CTF on Blood Gulch or Sidewinder. That's better than anything Halo 3 can muster.


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  • 09.30.2009 11:46 AM PDT

When I say 'hehe' that's bad. If you insult me I'll give you a stern talking then wag my finger at you, that'll show ya.

You know what's better than both Halo 1 and Halo 3?
HALO PC!

  • 09.30.2009 11:47 AM PDT
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I have got to give it to Halo CE's campaign over the other Halo games. Im not too sure that the AI was better though, I had to hear Cortana tell me almost every time that my marines were "all dead." Elites were great adversaries and it feels more enjoyable to kill a smart and worthy adversary over a dumb Brute. I think it makes more sense to have a regenerative health system for the Chief in the later games but in CE the non-regenerative health made for some intense struggles. Like when you have red health and you know that there's like 4 elites in the next room. Stealth actually seems to work better in CE than any other Halo, even ODST. Enemies are a little too aware in the newer games and that usually means there are fewer instances for Master Chief to show his ninja skills off. Overall I think CE was the better game, at least in campaign. Halo 3 kills any other game in multiplayer. Period.

  • 09.30.2009 12:30 PM PDT

Responding to the title of the thread...Why Halo beats Halo 3 (and any other Halo for that matter)?

Two words. THE PISTOL . 1-2-3 baby. Man I miss college. XBC, Halo, and beer. Yes, I'm a nerd.



  • 09.30.2009 12:39 PM PDT

TZEENTCH

the story was far more interesting. we are just starting halo and so many mysteries and it all just comes and piles out, leaving you with you mouth open saying more, more. halo 3 half the things that we going on we kinda saw coming and the elites were never in halo 3.. which was totally dumb. and the assault on the control room was a crazy and long level. the greatest time i ever had in a game was just halo 1's story. although master chief was a lil stupid but we all can understand that because of the mystery o and halo 1 had the strongest weapons. then they broke them. you brutes and meanies. Bungie we love you but why did you destroy my pistol. T_T

  • 09.30.2009 1:18 PM PDT

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Posted by: Waspanater645
the story was far more interesting. we are just starting halo and so many mysteries and it all just comes and piles out, leaving you with you mouth open saying more, more. halo 3 half the things that we going on we kinda saw coming and the elites were never in halo 3.. which was totally dumb. and the assault on the control room was a crazy and long level. the greatest time i ever had in a game was just halo 1's story. although master chief was a lil stupid but we all can understand that because of the mystery o and halo 1 had the strongest weapons. then they broke them. you brutes and meanies. Bungie we love you but why did you destroy my pistol. T_T


Ok, a lot of your arguments are incorrect. You clearly have not played Halo 3 enough to know the campaign. There are elites on almost every level in the campaign. The elites are your allies in Halo 3 which is kind of cool because after fighting them for 2 games in a row, you finally get to fight WITH them.

As for the pistol, it's called Halo 3: ODST. The pistol in ODST is even better. It shoots like a Halo 2 pistol with the power of a Halo 1 pistol. And the weapons in Halo 1 were way too unbalanced. The shotgun was considered a medium range weapon which could hit enemies half way across the map. Fortunately, they fixed that in Halo 3 where the shotgun's range barely goes over 10 ft away.

Props to Halo 3 for having the best campaign and well balanced weapons.

  • 09.30.2009 1:41 PM PDT
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The pistol in ODST is definitely not better, it is more balanced and not a god but it is not better. Halo CE's pistol had exploding rounds and could take a hunter out on Legendary with one shot.

  • 09.30.2009 2:28 PM PDT

Sorry dude, Forge takes the cake.

  • 09.30.2009 11:55 PM PDT
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Sorry dude, Forge takes the cake.

You can make your own maps in Custom Edition.

Entirely Custom > Forge, depends on how good the map is though.

[Edited on 10.01.2009 1:55 AM PDT]

  • 10.01.2009 1:55 AM PDT