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Poll: Do you want a game browser and dedicated servers in Halo: Reach? [closed]
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23%
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(3 Votes)
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Total Votes: 13
Probably one of the larger issues in the custom games system in Halo 3 was the inability to find people to play with. Unless you have 100 friends that are all halo nerds, odds are that you can't find people to play custom games with, which for map makers was a hassle when it came to playtesting new maps. If Halo Reach is going to have a similar custom games system that Halo 3 does, then we are definitely going need a game browser.
It would be a simple browser that would show a list of games being hosted including:
1)The name of the map being played
2)name of gametype
3)average latency of the game
You could also filter the list of games by gametype, map, and latency This is definitely a much needed feature if custom games are going to be as fun and as complex as they were in Halo 3.
Another thing that is a must in Halo Reach is dedicated servers. Dedicated servers allow a game to be hosted on a seperate server then the player's machines, this makes it so that nobody "will get host" and have an unfair advantage over another player. This could be implemented through custom games, and a server setup for Halo Reach would be findable in the custom games browser. Bungie should provide software for players and gaming organizations to set up their own servers and include an rcon console to map cycles, similar to the dedicated server system on Halo PC.
Dedicated servers would allow an outlet to exist for communities and sub communities to play halo their way and offer interesting choices for halo enthusiasts.
If Bungie provided players with many choices for online multiplayer the replay value would be infinite, with such features already existing such as armor permutations and clantags, Bungie has a MASSIVE opportunity to create the best multiplayer experience the industry can ever see, catering to any playstyle.