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Subject: What if ODST had 2 more years of development?

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Could you imagine how much better than Halo 3 it would be? Just picture this:

-ODST PvP combat
-Forge for Mombassa streets
-Firefight on 20+ maps, and Matchmaking on these maps
-More vehicle levels
-Matchmaking in nighttime levels with VISR
-Silenced SMG and Pistol
-Firefight with DLC maps and matchmaking
-A 12 hour Campaign where you got to experience the entire drop sequence from any character you wanted. (not in the form of cutscenes)

I could list a bunch more. I honestly feel that ODST had so much potential, and that a great game was wasted as it was cut short. I loved ODST, and I even had more fun playing it then I did the Reach Beta. It's a shame to see that it will be pretty much useless in a few months. As long as Reach's firefight is a blast!

  • 05.20.2010 8:56 PM PDT

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Posted by: ipwnstarrrrzzzzz
I doubt Bungie could handle 1% of what you listed, look at the awful job they're doing with Reach, it's pathetic how slow they are.


lol...

4 more years of development then?

It's possible.

  • 05.21.2010 11:57 PM PDT

What a hipster.

I think you listed some cool stuff but to me I like ODST how it is.

  • 05.22.2010 4:45 AM PDT

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Posted by: Commander GX
I think you listed some cool stuff but to me I like ODST how it is.


Yeah I agree, it turned out how Bungie intended and I think its perfectly fine, there's much much to do on that game many people don't even realize it.

  • 05.22.2010 12:15 PM PDT

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I'm sure people would have been much happier if it was Halo 3 DLC and not a whole new game, but that was Microsoft's decision, not Bungie's.

  • 05.22.2010 2:48 PM PDT

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ODST was designed from the beginning for a much shorter development cycle.

If Bungie had more time they just would not have made it.

  • 05.22.2010 2:59 PM PDT

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Posted by: EldritchWarlord
ODST was designed from the beginning for a much shorter development cycle.

If Bungie had more time they just would not have made it.


I'm not considering deadlines here. Let's assume it was a full project with 3 years of development time.

  • 05.25.2010 6:37 PM PDT

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Something fairly easy that would improve ODST a lot: Firefight matchmaking. So annoying to have to find firefight buddies.

  • 05.25.2010 10:43 PM PDT

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Dunno if we'd ever have seen multiplayer with it.

Kinda doubt it, actually.

It feels like it was developed with co-op and campaign in mind. We'd probably have seen much improved Firefight netcode, and an overall better FF experience. On top of that, a longer campaign, maybe even a "Spec Ops" ODST mode much like MW2.

It could have been better, but I like ODST as is.

  • 05.25.2010 11:56 PM PDT