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Subject: Why no multiplayer?

ODST gamelay-wise was one of my favourite Halo games. I was disappointed that they did not make a proper multiplayer for ODST, I thought it deserved one. I know firefight was supposed to be the new multiplayer thing, but what i really wanted was a proper multiplayer/matchmaking like we have in Halo 2 + 3.
I hope the smg and pistol make a come back in Halo: Reach - they were two great weapons.

  • 02.16.2010 3:34 AM PDT

There are those who said this day would never come. What have they to say now?

Despite the pricing, it was an intended expansion for Halo 3, so it didn't make sense to add an individual Multiplayer - so just an expansion to the Halo 3 Matchmaking.

As for Firefight - due to ODST using the same engine as Halo 3, it wasn't possible for Bungie to implement Matchmaking for Firefight, without re-writing the code.

And the Pistol is making a return in Reach; without the silencer - and looking more like the Halo:CE pistol. And I doubt the SMG will appear in Reach, but who knows!

  • 02.16.2010 3:42 AM PDT

Oh yeah, and the pistol has a blooming reticule. I hope the smg makes a return. It was a good weapon.

  • 02.16.2010 3:44 AM PDT
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Posted by: roraj 196
ODST gamelay-wise was one of my favourite Halo games.

cheers

  • 02.16.2010 5:25 AM PDT

If it ain't my chair, it ain't my problem. That's what I say.

IT'S AN EXPANSION!!!!!!!! HENCE THE NAME "HALO THREEEEEEEE ODST"!!!!!!! IT'S PURPOSE WAS TO GIVE US SOMETHING TO DO UNTIL REACH BETA/ REACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S NOT A FULL THREE-YEAR-CYCLE-GAME LIKE HALO:CE, 2, 3, AND REACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! jeez...

  • 02.16.2010 11:19 AM PDT

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Posted by: SLIFER2
IT'S AN EXPANSION!!!!!!!! HENCE THE NAME "HALO THREEEEEEEE ODST"!!!!!!! IT'S PURPOSE WAS TO GIVE US SOMETHING TO DO UNTIL REACH BETA/ REACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S NOT A FULL THREE-YEAR-CYCLE-GAME LIKE HALO:CE, 2, 3, AND REACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! jeez...

pushy pushy...I do think Halo ODST deserved a multiplayer, but in more mannerable terms, it didn't need one.

  • 02.16.2010 1:27 PM PDT

Posted by: SLIFER2
IT'S AN EXPANSION!!!!!!!! HENCE THE NAME "HALO THREEEEEEEE ODST"!!!!!!! IT'S PURPOSE WAS TO GIVE US SOMETHING TO DO UNTIL REACH BETA/ REACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S NOT A FULL THREE-YEAR-CYCLE-GAME LIKE HALO:CE, 2, 3, AND REACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! jeez...


YES I KNOW! ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS REPLACE ALL THE SPARTAN AND ELITE FIGURES WITH ODST'S AND PUT THEM ON FIREFIGHT MAPS(WITHOUT THE COVENANT) AND THERE YOU GO. PROPER MULTIPLAYER!

  • 02.16.2010 2:24 PM PDT

It "cannot" have multiplayer because it is build off of Campagin.

  • 02.16.2010 2:50 PM PDT

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Posted by: JPeloquin218
It "cannot" have multiplayer because it is build off of Campagin.
Win. They'd have to delay the game far too long to add onto the existing campaign model. They would've if they could've...but it just wasn't worth it. But Reach has firefight, so cross your fingers.

  • 02.16.2010 3:30 PM PDT
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I'm under the impression that Firefight was a last minute addition to pump the game up to Microsoft's $60 price tag when Bungie had been assuming all along MS would price it lower. They couldn't pull people in to redo the code to put MM into ODST without pulling people off of Reach.

[Edited on 02.16.2010 3:38 PM PST]

  • 02.16.2010 3:37 PM PDT

"Dear Diary: Today I learned me some aliens about the relative foolishness of messing with the ODST's!"

Like it's already been said, I agree that a multiplayer would have been nice, but it wasn't necessary. I do enjoy Firefight though ... just riding around lost platoon splattering all in my way.

As a thought, it does seem rather pointless adding Johnson to only Firefight, barely anyone else is going to see that you have him. It's sort of like getting recon and only being able to use it in custom games.

  • 02.16.2010 3:52 PM PDT
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If there was a Halo 3 ODST multiplayer, I'm sure we would have been able to use the silenced pistol (greatest weapon ever!) and the Halo 3 ODST Banshee, which would have been badass.

[Edited on 02.16.2010 4:05 PM PST]

  • 02.16.2010 4:05 PM PDT

anyone know if bungie will update it so we can play matchmaking? this is bull****. my situation is pretty much the same as OP.

  • 02.16.2010 4:32 PM PDT

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Posted by: roraj 196
Posted by: SLIFER2
IT'S AN EXPANSION!!!!!!!! HENCE THE NAME "HALO THREEEEEEEE ODST"!!!!!!! IT'S PURPOSE WAS TO GIVE US SOMETHING TO DO UNTIL REACH BETA/ REACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S NOT A FULL THREE-YEAR-CYCLE-GAME LIKE HALO:CE, 2, 3, AND REACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! jeez...


YES I KNOW! ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS REPLACE ALL THE SPARTAN AND ELITE FIGURES WITH ODST'S AND PUT THEM ON FIREFIGHT MAPS(WITHOUT THE COVENANT) AND THERE YOU GO. PROPER MULTIPLAYER!

OMFG I CAN TALK IN CAPS TOOOOO!!!!!!!!

really though, ODST was made by a small group of people with a one year work limit. they were to busy making it awsome as it is to include MORE multiplayer maps. if they had more time then multiplayer would be cool.

[Edited on 02.16.2010 5:37 PM PST]

  • 02.16.2010 5:35 PM PDT