Posted by: RFG 123
No. I am saying COD is better because of the individual ranking system, killcams, and the fact that quitters are replaced by fresh players. It is in no way the best FPS out there, don't put words in my mouth. I am only saying it has clear advantages over Halo.
You're saying two different things. Saying that Halo 3 multiplayer sucks and saying that CoD multiplayer has clear advantages are far from the same thing.
That being said, I do agree with your last sentence of the above paragraph. Cod is "prettier", people can fill in games, and there are killcams to see how you got owned. Still, I believe that halo 3 is a superior game, as a few advantages don't make CoD better. As you look at my reasons why, realize that this is completely a subjective argument and I probably won't make you believe anything.
The first reason is the lack of teamwork involved in CoD. The whole game is essentially Lone Wolves, except you only kill half the people you see. This is caused by two things. A., instead of having to pick up good weapons, players start with them, promoting camping and individual work. In halo, teams have to work together to get good weapons and an advantage. B., people die so fast in CoD that there is really no teamwork involved in combat. Instead, players operate individually in killing enemies. This brings me to my second point.
Halo 3 multiplayer is superior to CoD because it is not a matter of "who sees who first". To understand this, think of FPSs as having two dimensions; positioning/strategy skill and situational/combat skill. These are both necessary to succeed at Halo, as you need to know not only how to position yourself (look at the abundance of setups in high-level gaming), but you also need to be able to kill someone quickly and efficiently, which isn't always easy. However, while you need some strategy in CoD (positioning is somewhat important), there is little to no combat skill involved, as two or three shots from most guns will kill someone. therefore, Halo requires more combat skill and at least as much, if not more, strategy.
Yeah, so that's why I think halo's better.