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This thread is a perfect example of those who had a poor transition from 3 to Reach. However, 3 was a really good game and though i like Reach, it has it's own share of BS.

  • 07.06.2011 5:07 PM PDT
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DMR bloom is random and your ability to spam depends on your connection to the host.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd4syenDuSc

The sniper hmmmm a good way to put it is reach has way to many "good" snipers.

Armor abilities took out one of the best part about halo fighting for power up control and map control. Not to mention spawning with camo and an invincibility button is just dumb.

no ranks mean no way to match similarly ranked players essentially all the playlist are social slayer.

sword and shotgun are even more camper friendly thanks to armor lock.

I could go on but whats the point bungie stopped caring the minute they got paid.

  • 07.06.2011 5:21 PM PDT

Blah blah blah

Reach is boring.

  • 07.06.2011 5:39 PM PDT

H3 felt like it took more skill

  • 07.06.2011 5:47 PM PDT
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When you have honest researched opinions, you get banned from Bnet alot...

TRUFAX

Because Halo 2 isn't availiable :(

  • 07.06.2011 10:02 PM PDT
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My GT is ItZ WaFFuLLz. I will not link it to this account because I have lost the information to the e-mail linked to it.

I don't like Reach.

Bullets are magnets, AAs break the game, grenades are somehow ten times more effective than in H3 (grenade spam was already bad, don't get me started about reach), bloom is broken to the point of completely screwing up most H2/H3 MLG players, campaign was mediocre, Firefight is better in ODST, in reach it's about being an unkillable god, theater mode is a hassle to use, which was really the same case in 3, and the health system is broken.

You get shot twice by a DMR with full health? Boom, one grenade, you're dead.
You got orange health but full shields? Boom, one grenade, you're dead.

Vehicles are supposed to be like power weapons, a scorpion tank is completely oblitherated (sp?) by 73-76 DMR bullets, sword block is delaying a player who earned his power weapon a kill, and obviously, AL is broken to the point of allowing people into walls.

This is all my opinion.
And yet, I'm still playing reach to get to Brigaderp.


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Because Halo 2 isn't availiable :(


Go download XBConnect, I still play H2 online occasionally.

[Edited on 07.06.2011 11:01 PM PDT]

  • 07.06.2011 11:00 PM PDT

Deutschland uber alles!

Posted this in a different thread but it works just as good here. 4 Reasons why I hate Reach, not the only reasons just 4 good ones:

1) Mini Nukes oh I mean Grenades - If your shield is even partially weak or if you have a full shield with low health one grenade will kill you. Just spam em, easy kill for you BKs.

2) Noob Sniper - Didnt you hear the news? Everyone is a sharpshooter in Reach. I was never headshoted so frequently or so often in Halo 3. Either the players are superior, doubt it. Or the gameplay is EASIER. I think its the latter. And it can take down tanks, wtf? In real life The M1 Abrahams can take direct hits from other tanks and survive yet were led to believe a sniper can do better? Why waste fuel and money on tanks then? Why not just have teams of anti tank snipers instead?

3) AAs - Players now blindly jump into 1v1 situations knowing that they have a security blanket to fall back on to avoid death, they use and abuse AAs in noobish ways. Now yes I know theres equipment in Halo 3 but you didnt spawn with it and there only one time use. You actually had to you use them "tactically" you couldnt just spam regens or booble sheilds at will. That would make an unbalanced game, hence you have reach.

Sprint- You drop the guys shield so he sprints around the corner and you lose the kill. Or he uses sprint to rush up and double beat you down. Very crafty and skillful dont you think? Yes im being sarcastic.

Jet Pack- I dread playing Reflection. You take control of the top and you think the games yours. But wait this isnt Construct on Halo 3, they can just jet pack up and spam mini nukes at you. Where is the map control? Better yet, where is the skill?

Armor Lock- I have no words.....

Camo- Its bad enough you can use it at will but then they toss the stupid radar scrambler in there so you cant even track the BK on radar allowing them to slip away or camp unnoticed.

4) OMR (Overpowered Marksman Rifle) - The BR was supposedly the god weapon, rubbish. After a certain range the BR was useless. This is not the case with the DMR. With it being single shot and highly accurate its basically good at any range. Did I mention it can destroy vehicles?

In the end...Reach = Crap game not worthy of the title "Halo".

[Edited on 07.07.2011 6:28 AM PDT]

  • 07.07.2011 6:25 AM PDT

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Posted by: FinsFan90
Posted this in a different thread but it works just as good here. 4 Reasons why I hate Reach, not the only reasons just 4 good ones:

1) Mini Nukes oh I mean Grenades - If your shield is even partially weak or if you have a full shield with low health one grenade will kill you. Just spam em, easy kill for you BKs.

2) Noob Sniper - Didnt you hear the news? Everyone is a sharpshooter in Reach. I was never headshoted so frequently or so often in Halo 3. Either the players are superior, doubt it. Or the gameplay is EASIER. I think its the latter. And it can take down tanks, wtf? In real life The M1 Abrahams can take direct hits from other tanks and survive yet were led to believe a sniper can do better? Why waste fuel and money on tanks then? Why not just have teams of anti tank snipers instead?

3) AAs - Players now blindly jump into 1v1 situations knowing that they have a security blanket to fall back on to avoid death, they use and abuse AAs in noobish ways. Now yes I know theres equipment in Halo 3 but you didnt spawn with it and there only one time use. You actually had to you use them "tactically" you couldnt just spam regens or booble sheilds at will. That would make an unbalanced game, hence you have reach.

Sprint- You drop the guys shield so he sprints around the corner and you lose the kill. Or he uses sprint to rush up and double beat you down. Very crafty and skillful dont you think? Yes im being sarcastic.

Jet Pack- I dread playing Reflection. You take control of the top and you think the games yours. But wait this isnt Construct on Halo 3, they can just jet pack up and spam mini nukes at you. Where is the map control? Better yet, where is the skill?

Armor Lock- I have no words.....

Camo- Its bad enough you can use it at will but then they toss the stupid radar scrambler in there so you cant even track the BK on radar allowing them to slip away or camp unnoticed.

4) OMR (Overpowered Marksman Rifle) - The BR was supposedly the god weapon, rubbish. After a certain range the BR was useless. This is not the case with the DMR. With it being single shot and highly accurate its basically good at any range. Did I mention it can destroy vehicles?

In the end...Reach = Crap game not worthy of the title "Halo".


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I'm listeni- Oh wait I don't give a -blam!- what you have to say.

lol it's rippindicks

  • 07.07.2011 8:16 AM PDT

Posted by: HiredN00bs
Arrogant hyperbolic exclamations of woe? Seems like a normal day for Halo/Bungie.net.

I like both games equally.

LW AR starts sucks ass, so does AL derp TS.

  • 07.07.2011 9:41 AM PDT

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[quote]Posted by: PistoIwhip00
I play both off and on. But I still prefer Halo 3 more.quote]

Also my Xbox broke so Ihaven't played in a while.

[Edited on 07.07.2011 9:55 AM PDT]

  • 07.07.2011 9:54 AM PDT
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[Posted by: moar 7 fish
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Because Reach is terribad, and takes next to no skill.

  • 07.07.2011 2:30 PM PDT

In terms of Campaign Halo 3 is infinitely better for a multitude of reasons which I will not list (Unless you MUST know in which a simple PM will suffice)

Multiplayer also has to go to H3. Halo: Reach MP is quite fun but lacks the speed and simplicity that Halo 3 had. Though its been said so many times, AA's are crutches for players who can't win a fight on their own. Alot of people say Sprint is the only acceptable armor ability and to that I say no. Sprint allows you to cut and runaway from a fight you cant win or it allows you to run quickly up and bash your opponent.

The rest are all self explanatory. The best thing about Reach is the level of Community creation in maps, films, screenshots and gametypes.

Update: Reach has a boring ranking system this is based on your ability to play the game rather than a competitive system based on winning, and while they tried to re-replicate this in The Arena they just made it too confusing.

A common argument in favor of Reach and the changes made to the Halo formula is to just "adapt". This statement is as devoid of logic and meaning as Halo: Reach's plot. After playing the series for 10 years you would expect that the culminating game in the franchise would be a representation of the best things of the past games, but all Reach ends up being is refined and modified version of Halo's 1 and 2 adjusted so that the newer audience is drawn in more.

An example of this is Reach's genre itself, because the game is based almost entirely on a military standpoint the "sci-fi" part of the game is almost completely lost. In Halo 1,2 and 3 we explored ancient structures and learned things about The Forerunners and that level of exploration and discovery added depth to the story and gameplay. In Reach we already know what happens and we lose the sense of urgency and meaning, and because we knew nothing about the characters we couldn't connect with NOBLE Team as they dealt with the destruction of the planet.



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  • 07.07.2011 3:08 PM PDT

Actually, I kinda like Halo 3 more than Halo Reach. Well 1) I have Recon and 2) I like the gameplay better. The graphics are worse, but the nostalgia makes up for that.

  • 07.07.2011 3:20 PM PDT

Because Halo 3 is just more fun.

Don't get me wrong, I do like Reach very much, but 3 just seems to be a better game. This is purely my opinion, and I think it's good that Reach has a large following, but 3's movement-speed, jump-height, and kill-times just make it a better pick for me.

I've seen this thought from others many times on the forums, from a majority of rude, stupid sources, and occasionally from a polite minority, but I agree.

If I had a good Live connection and a team of friends to play with, I'd probably favor Reach. As it stands, I've been getting into some Lone Wolves :)

  • 07.07.2011 4:49 PM PDT


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Posted by: FinsFan90
Posted this in a different thread but it works just as good here. 4 Reasons why I hate Reach, not the only reasons just 4 good ones:

1) Mini Nukes oh I mean Grenades - If your shield is even partially weak or if you have a full shield with low health one grenade will kill you. Just spam em, easy kill for you BKs.

2) Noob Sniper - Didnt you hear the news? Everyone is a sharpshooter in Reach. I was never headshoted so frequently or so often in Halo 3. Either the players are superior, doubt it. Or the gameplay is EASIER. I think its the latter. And it can take down tanks, wtf? In real life The M1 Abrahams can take direct hits from other tanks and survive yet were led to believe a sniper can do better? Why waste fuel and money on tanks then? Why not just have teams of anti tank snipers instead?

3) AAs - Players now blindly jump into 1v1 situations knowing that they have a security blanket to fall back on to avoid death, they use and abuse AAs in noobish ways. Now yes I know theres equipment in Halo 3 but you didnt spawn with it and there only one time use. You actually had to you use them "tactically" you couldnt just spam regens or booble sheilds at will. That would make an unbalanced game, hence you have reach.

Sprint- You drop the guys shield so he sprints around the corner and you lose the kill. Or he uses sprint to rush up and double beat you down. Very crafty and skillful dont you think? Yes im being sarcastic.

Jet Pack- I dread playing Reflection. You take control of the top and you think the games yours. But wait this isnt Construct on Halo 3, they can just jet pack up and spam mini nukes at you. Where is the map control? Better yet, where is the skill?

Armor Lock- I have no words.....

Camo- Its bad enough you can use it at will but then they toss the stupid radar scrambler in there so you cant even track the BK on radar allowing them to slip away or camp unnoticed.

4) OMR (Overpowered Marksman Rifle) - The BR was supposedly the god weapon, rubbish. After a certain range the BR was useless. This is not the case with the DMR. With it being single shot and highly accurate its basically good at any range. Did I mention it can destroy vehicles?

In the end...Reach = Crap game not worthy of the title "Halo".


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  • 07.08.2011 4:53 AM PDT

You cannot kill what you did not create

Reach is cool but Halo 3 is far better

  • 07.08.2011 5:01 AM PDT
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Gray socks are best socks. White is second, black third. Every other sock color is simply horrible.

Can't tell if trolling, or just stupid.

  • 07.08.2011 8:56 AM PDT

i mostly play Reach but i like halo 3 more.

  • 07.08.2011 10:16 AM PDT

Halo 3 is still a fun game.

  • 07.08.2011 10:37 AM PDT

xDKenDx

Because Masterchief is a all-around outstanding spartan that has done loads to keep the human race alive.Noble six all he did was supposedly help save reach.Masterchief is a dominant professional and nothing will ever change that.

  • 07.08.2011 10:59 AM PDT

All the cool kids are doing it

Personally I liked the multiplayer maps in Halo 3 way more than Reach. Halo 3 seems to be generally more colorful than Reach too. In Reach, everything is either grey, yellow, or black.

  • 07.08.2011 11:07 AM PDT

And on the seven7h day......

Because Halo 3 is fun and more balanced.

  • 07.08.2011 11:09 AM PDT