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Is Halo 2 better than Halo 3?

  • 01.11.2009 6:52 PM PDT

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  • 01.12.2009 9:21 AM PDT

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Oops, I MEAN HALO 3 IS BETTER.

  • 01.12.2009 1:36 PM PDT

This is actually the stupidest thing ever posted on B.net:

Posted by: the omega man117
Why does everyone hate Halo 2? Maybe its because its the worst game ever next to mario.

OMG.

These Topics.

Fail.

Epic

Failure.

  • 01.12.2009 5:11 PM PDT

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halo 3 better because of its kickass multiplayer end of story

  • 01.13.2009 4:35 PM PDT

Posted by: Blue Max70
halo 3 better because of its kickass multiplayer end of story
What's a "kickass multiplayer end of story"?

Sorry, I MEAN HALO 3 HAS BETTER CAMPAIGN.

  • 01.13.2009 4:45 PM PDT
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Posted by: Ev1l D3m0n
Halo 2 ftw.
I'm going to bandwagon because it makes me look badass!

  • 01.13.2009 5:14 PM PDT

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Halo 2 multiplayer was far better than Halo 3 MP for numerous reasons.

Firstly, let’s start with H2’s maps. Some of the greatest moments on that game were created with the design of the map. On Colossus, the flag wars, teams fighting base to base and racing to get the sniper up top. Burial mounds, having teams rushing the base trying to plant the bomb or make a quick grab attempt at the flag and throw it out the window. Terminal, for its trains continually crossing the map, creating funny random moments with vehicle rushes, ect. Relic and how it owned in BTB games racing on top of the base trying to not flip the hog, or rushing the sniper at the floating platform. This list can go on and on, but those are examples.

The maps were a lot more fun to play on. They were well rounded, placed in interested environments, and offered competitive play without BR start. Most maps were objective orientated, giving them a sense of purpose rather than just another place to fight the enemy against. Zanzibar and Burial Mounds with its base, Waterworks, Beaver Creek, and Coagulation with dual bases and the stalactites that hung from that map gave it an exciting tone to play in. Headlong for it’s cool in-city environment with buildings teams can go into it, offering a different style of play; from the heights above on the ledges, to the flipped coach bus at the bottom; that map was truly great.

Halo 3 doesn’t have any of these. Their maps are truly boring to play on, don’t give a player that special feeling that they’re playing in an environment that’s really cool to play on. And almost all of Halo 3’s maps don’t have an objective or sense of purpose to them, like a single base a defending team has to defend against, or that cool environment to play in, like Waterworks. The only Halo 3 maps I’ve seen that fits these qualities is Highground and that map is barely played in H3. The maps are too open and not as scaling to play on, like Headlong or Relic.

Secondly the gametypes. H2 offered lots of different gametypes to play on and had way more of a variety than Halo 3. Remember Team Skirmish? They had 1-bomb, neutral bomb, multi-bomb, multi-flag, 1-flag, oddball, king of the hill, FLAG WARS, territories. All of those gametypes were great and worked extremely well on objective oriented maps. Halo 3 changed assault with the bomb to complete trash having the bomb instantly plant. It totally ruined the fun and strategy in that gametype. Oddball is a complete joke in Halo 3 with one hit kills and the carrier hiding in a bubble shield. It’s totally no fun at all. Halo 3 is just the same CTF on Narrows and it’s extremely boring.

Moreover, the ranking system. The ranking system in Halo 2 owned and was the best ranking system I’ve see created. Instead of just boring plain numbers and military ranks like in other games, including H3, Halo2’s ranks were coloured in extremely weird ways and eventually were symbols when you got higher. That was something that was unique and extremely awesome to have. It was something somewhat worth getting than just some plain number like in Halo 3. Not to mention the ranking system was a lot harder to rank up in, giving players an incentive to play longer than in Halo 3, where you could get 40+ in 3 weeks. The ranking system was a lot linear and easier to understand and you could check how many games you needed to level up through B.net. It was a lot easier for teams to rank up appropriately when they were winning, unlike the behind the scenes Halo 3 ranking system. You didn’t have some no skill XP rank beside your name, completely wasting space and not knowing if someone’s a general or a sergeant.

And the BR starts. Halo 3 matchmaking is just filled with BR starts. It’s so annoying, no matter what playlist you go to, its BR start. It’s stupid! If I wanted to play BR start, I would go play hardcore or MLG. But no, Bungie ruined Halo 3 MP with BR starts on almost every gametype. Halo 2 had a diverse setup where you had to control certain weapons, like the Sniper, Sword, Rockets, and BR or they wouldn’t respawn. This made Halo 2 way more diverse than Halo 3 as you had to execute strategies and not make mistakes by losing a power weapon.

I’m not sure if I’m just Halo’d out by all my Halo 2 game time, but I find Halo 3 MP not fun at all. That’s my honest opinion and I just gave it to you. Whenever I think of Halo, I think of the Halo 1 campaign. Whenever I think of Halo online, I remember all the good times I had on Halo 2 MP. Overall, its MP was a lot more fun to play on than in Halo 3.

Posted by: BR Execution XxX
Is Halo 2 better than Halo 3?

  • 01.13.2009 7:23 PM PDT

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  • 01.13.2009 8:22 PM PDT

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  • 01.13.2009 9:10 PM PDT

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Posted by: urk
Then there are the people who poop in the mash potatoes. Those people get launched out on their asses.

I think each has its own positives and negatives.

  • 01.13.2009 9:11 PM PDT

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I think Halo 3 is better , because the levels are more hard to play and have many more cool weaons

  • 01.15.2009 2:14 AM PDT

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Story and gameplay.... H1 >>>>>>>>>>>> H2 > H3

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And now the debate... Halo 2 or Halo 3...

Halo 3 is better!
Graphics - better,
Movement, same/better... (arguments for either)
Sound - better
Maps... Now here is the question....
I'll leave that open to your debate...

  • 01.15.2009 7:56 AM PDT
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I definitely prefer Halo 2. Probably just because of all the good memories I've had with it. Also, halo 3 was a lot more "mainstream" so we get a lot of younger, more immature players there.

  • 01.15.2009 3:14 PM PDT

Posted by: MLG Cheehwawa
Story and gameplay.... H1 >>>>>>>>>>>> H2 > H3
NO HALO 3 IS BETTER CAMPAIGN MULTIPLAYER END OF STORY

  • 01.15.2009 3:26 PM PDT
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Halo 3 had more advanced graphics. But Forge had a serious lack of map editing capabilities. In my opinion, the gameplay is too slow paced. Halo 2, however, was more fast paced. It's hard to explain. I used to think Halo 2's campaign sucked, but after comparing Halo 3's to Halo 2's, I've changed my mind. Halo 2's campaign was better story-wise and gameplay-wise.
As for multiplayer, Halo 2 wins in epic proportions. The gameplay opinion applies here as well. The maps were better in Halo 2, the weapons were 'easier' to use, and of course, superjumps.

  • 01.17.2009 7:33 AM PDT