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Subject: Halo 3:ODST Missed Opportunity

I feel bungie missed a huge opportunity for multiplayer in odst. I've always wanted a halo game that was more tactical in thinkingand playing as an ODST with the new silenced weapons would have been awesome.

  • 08.21.2009 11:14 AM PDT

go play call of duty

  • 08.21.2009 11:17 AM PDT

They didn't "miss an opportunity". They decided that it wasn't worth delaying the game (which would result in a delay of Halo: Reach as well) and pulling people from other projects. An ODST mode would be fun, but you would have tons of people complaining that it "isn't Halo" and other BS that would actually split the MP community. Bungie decided not to do that. So what if you would have made a different decision?

  • 08.21.2009 11:18 AM PDT
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I really wish Halo 3 ODST had new multiplayer too. It's really not worth the $60 since it is only an expansion of Halo 3.

  • 08.21.2009 11:18 AM PDT

I am a Halo 3 Failure.

Posted by: timcha810
go play call of duty

Oh shut up, all he's saying is that ODST would be better with a matchmaking system, and it would.

  • 08.21.2009 11:19 AM PDT

Posted by: timcha810
go play call of duty


They needed something new and innovative so they created firefight. If you want to go kill people with silenced weapons, like tim said, go play COD.

[Edited on 08.21.2009 11:20 AM PDT]

  • 08.21.2009 11:19 AM PDT

*Cue Wild West Music*
"I recken you don't come around these parts?"

Posted by: TPGBaseOfSpades
Posted by: timcha810
go play call of duty

Oh shut up, all he's saying is that ODST would be better with a matchmaking system, and it would.


it does, just not for firefight

  • 08.21.2009 11:22 AM PDT

I am a Halo 3 Failure.

Posted by: X4N03R
Posted by: timcha810
go play call of duty


They needed something new and innovative so they created firefight. If you want to go kill people with silenced weapons, like tim said, go play COD.

So your saying if I kill someone with a Silenced SMG or a SOCOM I'm instantly transported into the world of Call of Duty? Thanks, Bungie, for putting in such an awesome feature, now I can play two good games with one disk!

  • 08.21.2009 11:30 AM PDT

Posted by: TPGBaseOfSpades
Posted by: X4N03R
Posted by: timcha810
go play call of duty


They needed something new and innovative so they created firefight. If you want to go kill people with silenced weapons, like tim said, go play COD.

So your saying if I kill someone with a Silenced SMG or a SOCOM I'm instantly transported into the world of Call of Duty? Thanks, Bungie, for putting in such an awesome feature, now I can play two good games with one disk!


When did I say that? I *said* "If you want to go kill people with silenced weapons... go play COD." Not "If you kill somebody with an ODST weapon you are magicallly transported into COD."

[Edited on 08.21.2009 11:33 AM PDT]

  • 08.21.2009 11:33 AM PDT

My troll sense is tingling.

You can just create an ODST gametype. I did.

  • 08.21.2009 12:14 PM PDT

My troll sense is tingling.

Posted by: X4N03R
If you want to go kill people with silenced weapons... go play COD.

Or Rainbow Six/Splinter Cell.

  • 08.21.2009 12:16 PM PDT

Gears of war 3 looks amazing i can't wait for halo 4 master chief is a pretty cool guy he kills aliens and doesn't afraid of anything

wait what are you saying i mean come on ODST is going to be a epic game and also it wouldn't work cause say for example one person may play as rookie with his weapon smg and some one may play as dutch with a spartan laser who you think is going to win it is unfair that is why they made it a team game playing waves of covernant

  • 08.21.2009 12:24 PM PDT

Doc: "i'm a pacifist"
Caboose: "your a thing that babies suck on?"
Tucker: "no dude, that's a pedephile"
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Adapting ODST into a full blown MP component would have been a disaster. There are too many people that prefer to do nothing more than stroke themselves to the thought of the BR, not having it would have a huge (and many feel a good) impact on gameplay.

The amount of gripes that would accompany such a switch wouldn't be worth it.

  • 08.21.2009 12:25 PM PDT

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Semper Fi.

Posted by: Wikked Navajoe
My problems [with Reach] are basically just full parties, mlg, and people who go out of their way not to get killed.

Viper would really like a matchmaking system for Firefight. Sure, there would be the occasional team that I get mad at because they flat out suck when I'm actually trying but... it would still be fun.

  • 08.21.2009 12:32 PM PDT