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Subject: Firefight vs. MatchMakeing

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Poll: Which one will you play more of?  [closed]
FireFight:  64%
(27 Votes)
MatchMakeing:  12%
(5 Votes)
EvenSplit:  24%
(10 Votes)
Total Votes: 42

I know everyone will have their own oppinion, but what do you think will be your favorite.

Each type will have's own pro's and con's. Some of the items I can think of are that FireFight will require you to know 3 other people that are online at the same time. And even if you used MM to locate some random people, the odds of you getting matched with some that is exactaly your skill are no to impressive. Also FireFight could get a little old after a while. The AI might not do the samethings, but after a while, you might start to notice a patteren.

The main reason that I can see for leave traditional MM and switching to FireFight would be play ground without cheaters and people with horrible connections. I know the ban hammer exist, but still people find ways to pull one over on the system. And not everyone has the perfect connection, but at least you would have a chance to do battel without knowing what is about to happen next. The system can't cheat, and the probability of enemeys following the same pattern shouldn't be to great.

Make Your Choice. And remember to list why you chose one over the other.

Hopefuly everyone will not choose FireFight just because it is new, but think about the pro's and con's of each item.

[Edited on 06.09.2009 9:37 AM PDT]

  • 06.09.2009 9:31 AM PDT

SHAKE YOUR BABIES!!!

fierfight, handsdown

  • 06.09.2009 9:32 AM PDT

My future is certain, I will one day fly away. All because I am saved from the penalty of sin. I know he lives.

Do you think MM will be on it's way out after the Halo Reach Beta Starts?

  • 06.09.2009 9:35 AM PDT

Self-proclaimed genius.
Roam the streets with a sign, "will love for false hope."

Endless horde of ridiculously powerful AI enemies that will eventually slaughter me in a fully illegitimate massacre of pure bull-blam!-.

Or.

Prepubescent kids that scream the N word every chance they get.

Yeah, I'll take Firefight.

  • 06.09.2009 9:49 AM PDT

Me gusta

FireFight, no question.

  • 06.09.2009 9:54 AM PDT

Firefight in the beginning, than an even-split.

  • 06.09.2009 9:54 AM PDT
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Matchmaking? In ODST?

  • 06.09.2009 9:57 AM PDT

Posted by: ehpik lulz
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fierfight, handsdown

  • 06.09.2009 9:58 AM PDT
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Firefight by a long shot.

  • 06.09.2009 9:59 AM PDT

My future is certain, I will one day fly away. All because I am saved from the penalty of sin. I know he lives.

Posted by: Snafuperman
Matchmaking? In ODST?

What is your question?
The is MatchMakeing with the ODST. It is exactally the same MM as Halo 3. Hope that cleared up the "?'s".

  • 06.09.2009 10:02 AM PDT
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I'd play firefight, more of a Coop kinda of person then competitive.

  • 06.09.2009 10:05 AM PDT
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NO GROUP INVITES!!!

...Campaign.

Firefights going to be all right but if it lacks player search option, not going to play much it. Alone it gets boring quickly probably, due it's action oriented nature.

MM? Why the heck i'd be playing it? It's going to be the same BR worshipping players and games that require or work best with BR. Sure 3 new maps... of which one is a mistake (Heretic), another is boring after reading description (ofc Citadel maybe better than it sounds) and only one actually is interesting (Longshore).

  • 06.09.2009 10:08 AM PDT

My future is certain, I will one day fly away. All because I am saved from the penalty of sin. I know he lives.

Posted by: vzerby
I'd play firefight, more of a Coop kinda of person then competitive.


FireFight is more of Co-Op than a competition. Sure there is a individual score, but you have to work together to stay a live, in the end, the only score that matters wil be the team score. Or that is all that will matter to the masses.

  • 06.09.2009 10:09 AM PDT

Well I'm not buying the game, but if I did, I would play firefight more than MM. I haven't played MM in some time. It's just no fun anymore. Ppl take it way too seriously or act like complete idiots. I can't even have a good time.

  • 06.09.2009 10:11 AM PDT

My future is certain, I will one day fly away. All because I am saved from the penalty of sin. I know he lives.

What would be your reason for not buying the game? Price, not able to, or just not interested?

Posted by: peoples champ36
Well I'm not buying the game, but if I did, I would play firefight more than MM. I haven't played MM in some time. It's just no fun anymore. Ppl take it way too seriously or act like complete idiots. I can't even have a good time.

  • 06.09.2009 10:23 AM PDT

People Die..But Spartans Live Forever!

Delta Squad X

Firefight FTW!

  • 06.09.2009 10:25 AM PDT

Posted by: Bulldawg61
What would be your reason for not buying the game? Price, not able to, or just not interested?

Posted by: peoples champ36
Well I'm not buying the game, but if I did, I would play firefight more than MM. I haven't played MM in some time. It's just no fun anymore. Ppl take it way too seriously or act like complete idiots. I can't even have a good time.


Price and not interested.

Price: I can afford it, but fail to see why my $60 needs to go to a campaign expansion. I can spend my $60 on something more interesting (Starcraft II?) or put it towards my car payment.

Not interested: The gameplay doesn't look much different than any of the previous Halo games, it actually looks a few steps down. It's really not dramatically different than Halo 3 and I don't see why my money should go towards that. I think people will feel the same when they get it.

  • 06.09.2009 10:26 AM PDT

My future is certain, I will one day fly away. All because I am saved from the penalty of sin. I know he lives.

Have they already places a price on it? I had heard $60, but wasn't sure if that in stone yet.

I will most likely get it for Christmas. I don't think that i am in the same boat as you, but we are on the same river, I think that game play will be ok, but as fare as looks, the VISR doesn't appeal to me, it yellow washes everything. And I could see waiting for a few months till the prices does reduce.

  • 06.09.2009 10:30 AM PDT

Spartan119 the Red Raven.
"So officer tell me how it feels to be at the wrong end of that barrel?"

MM has become infected with the plauge that is MLG and their crist the BR
i hate what has happened to it its not what halo was suppose to be: a STRATIGICAL FPS with BR's one guy can kill an entire team if hes god enofe witch shouldnt be the case. with the AR ure battle affective ness is directly proportional if not exponetial to the number of people in the encounter.
basically BR=gladiator suckage
AR=reqires player to think not spaz headshots.

But ya FIREFIGHT WWOOOOH
its BIG selling point for me is the RANDOM squad drops
unlike hoarde or zombies its the same track over and over again
with firefight there are endless posibilities witch make its playtime MUCH MUCH longer
also firefight should have scarabs at uber high levels

  • 06.09.2009 10:33 AM PDT

Posted by: Bulldawg61
Have they already places a price on it? I had heard $60, but wasn't sure if that in stone yet.

I will most likely get it for Christmas. I don't think that i am in the same boat as you, but we are on the same river, I think that game play will be ok, but as fare as looks, the VISR doesn't appeal to me, it yellow washes everything. And I could see waiting for a few months till the prices does reduce.


Everywhere seems to have the price set at $60. I'm sort of torn, I could buy it on ebay, but I just don't know if it's worth it. I would have preferred a new experience from Bungie, not the same thing since 2001.

  • 06.09.2009 10:34 AM PDT

Spartan119 the Red Raven.
"So officer tell me how it feels to be at the wrong end of that barrel?"

Posted by: Snafuperman
Matchmaking? In ODST?


here we go again
NO its halo 3 multiplayer on the second disc (plus the three new maps)

  • 06.09.2009 10:35 AM PDT

My future is certain, I will one day fly away. All because I am saved from the penalty of sin. I know he lives.

Posted by: peoples champ36
Posted by: Bulldawg61
Have they already places a price on it? I had heard $60, but wasn't sure if that in stone yet.

I will most likely get it for Christmas. I don't think that i am in the same boat as you, but we are on the same river, I think that game play will be ok, but as fare as looks, the VISR doesn't appeal to me, it yellow washes everything. And I could see waiting for a few months till the prices does reduce.


Everywhere seems to have the price set at $60. I'm sort of torn, I could buy it on ebay, but I just don't know if it's worth it. I would have preferred a new experience from Bungie, not the same thing since 2001.


Over on the sikkies, there is "ODST is Offically $60...bummer". so i guess that it will have to be a christmas present, hopefuly and early one.

  • 06.09.2009 11:47 AM PDT