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Posted by: AcidThe Wraith
Posted by: Plunderfuq
Posted by: andyBK47
The fact that Reach was such a failure by Halo standards means that 343i should be well equiped to avoid all of the issues that were brought up. If anything, Halo 4 will be better because of Reach's falling.
Most people here are probably too young to remember 989 studios and the various pieces of crap microsoft put out through them when third party developers dropped out of their franchises. For those of you who are, here's the lesson: before of microsoft developing games under 3 numeral aliases.
As far as I can tell, Halo Reach significantly changed the style of play from what had been a pretty static model over the last three titles. People got upset because their ability may not have translated in the change, but are you seriously convinced that simply labeling a game as a storyline sequel will guarantee a return to a familiar format of game when we're talking about an entirely different (and incompetent) developer?
Maybe I'm wrong to associate distaste for reach with an aversion to change, what is exactly "bad" about reach that isn't just a variation in game mechanics?inb4lollogic
But seriously,you just hit the nail on the head.The distaste for reach by those who like to call themselves "hardcore fans" is really a dislike of changes that were made,not fatal game flaws and broken mechanics.It is my impression, given the current front runners in the video game market that 4 will ecompass even more "broken game mechanics"(individual customization,AA or somthing similar,gun selection at start) as this is what the vast majority of todays gamers want.
No, I don't like things that make the gameplay random. I like customization and some of the AAs, I don't even mind they put in Bloom and AL, just keep unfair, unbalanced, and random crap out of MM! I'm fine with change, but not bad change. Also, I still like Reach and I love Halo.They would be unfair and unbalanced if and only if some players were unable choose them,as it stands everybody has the option to use any advantage or AA they want,making it balanced.I understand you dont like it acid,but this is the direction all FPS are taking and halo can either follow suit or watch as more and more of its fans go for games with individual customization in multiplayer gametypes.Barely anybody is playing playing halo 3 now because it is dated,its not a bad game but it falls short on specific options the contemporary gamer is looking for.