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Posted by: SweetTRIX
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Posted by: SweetTRIX
Let's clarify something, no game is made for MLG, period. MLG takes games and changes available gametypes and options to conform to their playstyle.
Will Reach have a MLG playlist? Most assuredly, and I see no problem with this. But will the game be developed with consideration to MLG wants and needs? I highly doubt it, MLG is still a minority in the gaming world.
Well when Bungie showed ODST at the recent MLG Event one of the Bungie guys said that every map design dude or however you call them has to go to one mlg event next year. So they do care what the competitive community (mlg) thinks and wants. Bungie invited people from mlg for patch 1.1 and obviously they kinda listen to mlg in terms of mappacks (lockout, chill out and midship were all popular mlg maps), citadel seems like a perfect mlg map as well.
Bungie does care, MLG got it's own permanent playlist, no other halo community has that. But of course the big mass of casual gamers is what bungie cares about.
So they won't screw mlg by removing all mid range weapons, but they won't make a halo the way mlg wants it to.
EDIT: They also gave recon to the two best halo 2 mlg teams..
All of that may be true, but that doesn't take away from my point, the game will not be made for MLG, it will be made for everyone, and individual groups will take from it what they will, like they always have, MLG included.
That's what I said near the end. I only said that bungie won't screw mlg over, but overall they will make a game for the casual gamer, I would do the same if I were Bungie. I'm aware of that fact and I love Bungie for the huge amount of customization and the MLG Playlist.