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Subject: Which would you prefer? Campaign/Multiplayer?

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Poll: Which would you prefer? Campaign/Multiplayer?  [closed]
A long campaign (in the vicinity of 15 hours):  67%
(55 Votes)
A larger focus on multiplayer, with more features:  33%
(27 Votes)
Total Votes: 82

Well, we all know that multiplayer will be the big focus for Reach. It's obvious. However, I would still love to see a nice long campaign. At the moment, we know nothing of the campaign's length, but if it's anything like Halo 3's, we're not talking too long.

What would really do it for me, is a nice 15 hour campaign, or longer, with more missions. For example, a 15-mission campaign with each mission lasting an hour, would be the best thing since sliced bread. I am a huge fan of single player, more so than multiplayer, and I'm sure there are plenty of others out there who agree.

Obviously, if the idea of one-hour missions were to be incorporated, maybe the ability to unlock achievements after resuming from a checkpoint should be considered: after all, not everyone has the time to spare in a single sitting.

So, would you prefer a longer campaign mode? Or would your intentions still lie with the mutliplayer?

I know which I'd pick.

[Edited on 11.12.2009 1:20 PM PST]

  • 11.12.2009 1:18 PM PDT

Tank beats everything!!!

I think they should do MINOR tweeks to multiplayer and focus on campain i hate being able to of finished a game on the hardest setting in a week

  • 11.12.2009 1:21 PM PDT

RoflKatLolerSkates!!1wan

For me it has to be campaign. Considering the importance of Reach in the storyline of Halo i think it must focus on the storyline, plus people will want a good campaign and since its Bungie's last big Hoo-Raa i hope they really make a push on the campaign. It has so much potential i really hope they use it.

  • 11.12.2009 1:22 PM PDT

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Posted by: TartanSpartan117
For me it has to be campaign. Considering the importance of Reach in the storyline of Halo i think it must focus on the storyline, plus people will want a good campaign and since its Bungie's last big Hoo-Raa i hope they really make a push on the campaign. It has so much potential i really hope they use it.
A good point. We know already that the battle for Reach will be lost, so why not make it as exciting and long-winded as possible?

=P

  • 11.12.2009 1:23 PM PDT

RoflKatLolerSkates!!1wan

Exactly we know how it ends but it was an epic battle and i want to see that in the game. Ive read The Fall Of Reach, i want that battle of Reachx10 in the game. Its definitely the storyline with the most potential, i just hope the potential is fulfilled.

  • 11.12.2009 1:29 PM PDT

they should go firefight/Left 4 Dead style with the campaign on certain parts so that the battles were always differemnt, maybe change the layout a bit, or even allow custom campaign forging for inceased difficulty/ replayability. Why cant we forge custom campaign levels?

  • 11.12.2009 1:41 PM PDT

RoflKatLolerSkates!!1wan

Creating your own campaign mission would be amazing wouldn't it?
I want an outer space mission in Reach. In the book the chief fights on one of the platforms to destroy important data on earths location while the UNSC Navy battles the Covenant fleet, a mission like that, then goes to how the battles happened on earth would be great.

Itl be weird in the storyline, technically the better you do the closer you come to failure. As you near the end of the game you near the fall of reach.

  • 11.12.2009 1:45 PM PDT

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They can do whatever the heck they want with the multiplayer as long as they make the Campaign good. By good I mean amazing.
IMO, the muliplayer could be completely useless & as one dimensional or as random as they like so long as the Campaign is as Legendary as that of Halo CE.

I'm not necessarily asking for length (although it would be nice) as I strongly believe in quality over quantity, but if the Campaign isn't strong the entire game will feel like a bit of a rush job to me regardless of how good the multipayer may be.

  • 11.12.2009 2:25 PM PDT
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I was expecting a long and amazing campaign for reach, when bungie said that they were focusing on multiplayer, i was really dissapointed.
I hope that they change their minds and focus on campaing from now on, because from what i've seen in this thread is what the community wants.
Also if they are going to focus on multiplayer, i hope that at least they do a really good campaign, and i'll be expecting the multiplayer to be excelent.

[Edited on 11.12.2009 2:45 PM PST]

  • 11.12.2009 2:44 PM PDT

RoflKatLolerSkates!!1wan

Yeh man the community wants campaign. This is the most compelling story in the franchise IMO and i want to see it in the game. Like yourself i was disappointed when they said this, can pray it was some kind of sick bluff but i just don't want a mediocre campaign, the potential is too big.

  • 11.12.2009 2:47 PM PDT

what i want u to remember is this and i know its hard the real world is a lie and your nightmares are real the library is real there are people trapped in there people who need to be saved the shadows are moving again those people are depending on you only you can save them only you

now alot of people want campaign and doont get me wrong campaign rocks but once youve done campaign about five times it gets old were as multiplayer rocks and keeps on rocking but you know what i don't care I'm just happy to get a new halo game

  • 11.12.2009 2:47 PM PDT

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The multi-player better have you scavange for a "BR" if there is one, or I'm just gonna play campaign, which would be a rent for me.

  • 11.12.2009 2:47 PM PDT

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Posted by: TartanSpartan117
For me it has to be campaign. Considering the importance of Reach in the storyline of Halo i think it must focus on the storyline, plus people will want a good campaign and since its Bungie's last big Hoo-Raa i hope they really make a push on the campaign. It has so much potential i really hope they use it.


I agree reach is by far the most important thing in halo.
So campaign would be my choice.
And well we dont need a multiplayer that much just like a searching system to play campaign or FF if theres gonna be firefight of course.
Kinda like the "N@si zombies" searching lobby.

  • 11.12.2009 2:48 PM PDT

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i would like a capain as long as halo 2's......well, at least as long as it was supposed to be.20 hours oh easy, im getting alot of pizza and some drinks, and a friend.

  • 11.12.2009 2:51 PM PDT
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Posted by: Foehammer881
now alot of people want campaign and doont get me wrong campaign rocks but once youve done campaign about five times it gets old were as multiplayer rocks and keeps on rocking but you know what i don't care I'm just happy to get a new halo game


You obviously didn't play Halo: CE, i played that campaign again, again and again and never got tired of it, the best halo campaign so far.
That's what i want from reach, and epic campaign that you never get tired with it.

[Edited on 11.12.2009 2:53 PM PST]

  • 11.12.2009 2:52 PM PDT

Fire.

More people spend time on the Multiplayer. A lot of people play the Campaign once or twice and then play Multiplayer most of the time. Therefore, the focus should be primarily on the Multiplayer, which it has been in the past.

Especially because we just got a whole new Campaign for Halo 3. Something called ODST? Did anyone hear of that? Just saying, that isn't a MP experience at all, it's all Campaign. I think we have plenty of Campaign now, and we can always use more MP. If you're looking for more of the story, read the books.

[Edited on 11.12.2009 2:55 PM PST]

  • 11.12.2009 2:53 PM PDT

i think they should try and make the campaign longer but focus more on multiplayer because at the end of the day once the campaign is completed the multiplayer has endless opportunities.

  • 11.12.2009 2:58 PM PDT

Fire.

Posted by: ShadowSteve
i think they should try and make the campaign longer but focus more on multiplayer because at the end of the day once the campaign is completed the multiplayer has endless opportunities.


Agreed.

  • 11.12.2009 3:00 PM PDT

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Posted by: ShadowSteve
i think they should try and make the campaign longer but focus more on multiplayer because at the end of the day once the campaign is completed the multiplayer has endless opportunities.


Focusing on the multiplayer is what has me worried.
Halo CE had multiplayer thrown in as an after thought and both the Campaign and Multiplayer aspects were the best of the generation.
Then comes Halo 2 with its massive multiplayer focus. The Campaign and multiplayer both sucked IMO; glitches and a hitscan BR spoiled multiplayer (not just online) and the Campaign also was incredibly scripted and although good for storyline purposes was severely lacking in gameplay.

They really need to go back to their roots and perfect the entire game rather than just one section is what I'm trying to say.

[Edited on 11.12.2009 3:06 PM PST]

  • 11.12.2009 3:05 PM PDT

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Posted by: MATCLAN
Posted by: ShadowSteve
i think they should try and make the campaign longer but focus more on multiplayer because at the end of the day once the campaign is completed the multiplayer has endless opportunities.


Focusing on the multiplayer is what has me worried.
Halo CE had multiplayer thrown in as an after thought and both the Campaign and Multiplayer aspects were the best of the generation.
Then comes Halo 2 with its massive multiplayer focus. The Campaign and multiplayer both sucked IMO; glitches and a hitscan BR spoiled multiplayer (not just online) and the Campaign also was incredibly scripted and although good for storyline purposes was severely lacking in gameplay.

They really need to go back to their roots and perfect the entire game rather than just one section is what I'm trying to say.
This is true. However, if Bungie can make the game have a campaign as inspiring to play as that of Combat Evolved, and a multiplayer as good as Halo 2's, then we're in for a winner.

Honestly speaking, Halo 2 was better than Halo 3.

  • 11.12.2009 3:09 PM PDT

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Multiplayer.

Why?

Because in the Campaign its always the exact smae thing. Over and Over again everytime you play it.

Unlike Multiplayer. Its different and fun everytime you play it.

  • 11.12.2009 3:10 PM PDT

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Posted by: Dropship dude
Posted by: MATCLAN
Posted by: ShadowSteve
i think they should try and make the campaign longer but focus more on multiplayer because at the end of the day once the campaign is completed the multiplayer has endless opportunities.


Focusing on the multiplayer is what has me worried.
Halo CE had multiplayer thrown in as an after thought and both the Campaign and Multiplayer aspects were the best of the generation.
Then comes Halo 2 with its massive multiplayer focus. The Campaign and multiplayer both sucked IMO; glitches and a hitscan BR spoiled multiplayer (not just online) and the Campaign also was incredibly scripted and although good for storyline purposes was severely lacking in gameplay.

They really need to go back to their roots and perfect the entire game rather than just one section is what I'm trying to say.
This is true. However, if Bungie can make the game have a campaign as inspiring to play as that of Combat Evolved, and a multiplayer as good as Halo 2's, then we're in for a winner.

Honestly speaking, Halo 2 was better than Halo 3.


Ugh. Now we just get into opinions. Rather than derail your thread with H3 vs H2 I'll PM you as I'd love to discuss this in more detail.

  • 11.12.2009 3:28 PM PDT
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Posted by: Dropship dude
This is true. However, if Bungie can make the game have a campaign as inspiring to play as that of Combat Evolved, and a multiplayer as good as Halo 2's, then we're in for a winner.

Honestly speaking, Halo 2 was better than Halo 3.

Agreed with you completely in this post.

[Edited on 11.12.2009 4:04 PM PST]

  • 11.12.2009 4:02 PM PDT

Posted by: Najar
Posted by: Dropship dude
This is true. However, if Bungie can make the game have a campaign as inspiring to play as that of Combat Evolved, and a multiplayer as good as Halo 2's, then we're in for a winner.

Honestly speaking, Halo 2 was better than Halo 3.

Agreed with you completely in this post.


This. We should have a campaign at that is at least as good as Halo 2, only much longer. Seriously, I beat that thing in like 3 hours.

Whats up with that?

  • 11.12.2009 4:10 PM PDT

Both.

  • 11.12.2009 4:12 PM PDT

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