- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: A2 Alpha
OK Heavy, most other companies don't flex their ego and tell you how to play it, because most companies don't give a -blam- about their games once they hit the shelves. And if you haven't noticed, Halo 2's online system is quite a bit different from most other online set-ups. Dare I say innovative? Probably dangerous with this crowd. Bungie's not forcing you to play a certain way, customize all the gametypes you want. When it comes to matchmaking, they're trying to keep the playing field LEVEL, by not letting people sit in the same game with the same people everytime. Maybe you're mad because you can't play Team Snipers on Ascension over and over and over again for rank. I don't know. But since all you can respond with are mildly amusing quips that you have to edit mulitple times to get right before you post, I'll just leave you be. Peace.
Well, at least I can make my arguments without turning them into personal attacks.
Yes, I could make custom games, but I could sit there for hours or even days without anyone joining because they don't self populate. You have to "spam" your friends list, then hope your friends that join spam their friends list to get enough people to play a decent game.
I could care less about rank. In fact, I was one of the first who advocated getting rid of, or at least hiding the rank system. Halo CE could be hacked/modded also, but people didn't see the need because there WAS no rank system. Out of more than ten thousand games played of H1 I ran into cheaters maybe 10 times. People just didn't see the need, and were more than happy just to play a fun game cheat free.
I don't see why you would want to attack me in the first place. I said before that I thought this game has potential, and I still do. Not having a server browser IS a big mistake. They still could have had the ranking system, and I would have still played it. But, I think they don't take advantage of all of the options build into this game. I would like to see them use "force even teams", turn off friendly fire from time to time (would help with team killing), have some games where you CAN drive a vehicle if you have the bomb/flag. Since the last update, the gameplay has improved a great deal. Before it was nothing but SMG starts, and now they at least have a little variety. But, even with that I get tired of playing with the same rules all the time. I want to play some no radar games, but without self populating games, I'm not going to go through the bother of trying to create my own. Maybe I'm in the mood for an all rockets game, but I don't think I should have to wait through 30 games before one comes up. Lack of choice is what kills the fun in this game, not to mention the lack of control to have a choice.
The system they use is innovative. It's basicly an experiment. But, how many innovative games or products in general have come and gone that just didn't quite hit the mark? Since the auto update, I no longer have the problems with weapons I once did. That isn't what I'm trying to argue here. My problem is with the matchmaking system, or more importantly, the lack of a server browser. I don't give a crap about rank.