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Subject: Grifball Changes?

Just played my first game after getting the update. I noticed the games now go for a full 5 rounds, no matter the score.

For those unfamiliar, it was 3 points to win.

Opinions on the changes?

I don't much care for it. 3 points to win was simple enough.

  • 12.06.2011 9:53 PM PDT
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Just like 1 flag if one team has captured the flags both rounds and the other team hasn't, the game will still play the 4th and final round even though the team can't win.

It's pointless IMO.

  • 12.06.2011 9:55 PM PDT
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Wasn't always like this?

  • 12.06.2011 9:58 PM PDT

There was always 5 rounds, but now instead of 3 points to win, a full 5 rounds are played out and the team with more bomb plants wins.

So say Blue team scores 3 times, and Red team has 0. Instead of the game being over (since the Red team cannot possibly win, or tie the game), the last 2 rounds are still played out.

It doesn't make any sense to change Grifball scoring to this format. It does nothing but draws the game out longer than it should be.

  • 12.06.2011 10:07 PM PDT

All this does is that it allows full parties to boost against randoms.

Earlier today I searched alone for one game of Grifball, of course I get matched against a full party of people who only play Grifball. After about two minutes they had us spawn trapped, so I quit. I checked the game stats afterwards and everyone else on my team went -80 or worse.

I'd be happier if Hostball was removed.

  • 12.06.2011 10:16 PM PDT
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Nokyard's getting teabagged, that's for sure.

There's one map called Radiant that drops you to about 20fps while playing it, and putting the assault version of grifball as a gametype just caters to spawn killers, since it's like h3's version where winning doesn't end the game until all 5 rounds are up.

[Edited on 12.06.2011 10:34 PM PST]

  • 12.06.2011 10:34 PM PDT
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RIP Bungie Service Records. You shall be missed.

It was always like that.

  • 12.06.2011 11:27 PM PDT
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It was always like that.

Nope, it used to be when the first team who got to 3 ended the game.

link to an older game what ended 3-0
Youtube video 3-0

  • 12.06.2011 11:32 PM PDT
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Posted by: EpicDuck1336
It was always like that.

Sure, in halo 3. Then bungie made an actual gametype for it, separate from assault, that ended when either team got the majority of scores, so you wouldn't end up playing extra rounds when you/they already won.

Then nokyard decided to scrap that, and make it assault again, so a team can win and then spawn kill for 2 rounds. Brilliant /sarc

Just in case you have no clue what I'm talking about, the grifball playlist gametypes/maps are updated on the whim of runNOKYARDrun. He even let tacopizzahunter's map, 'hot bikini guy's palace' into the playlist, oh joy. From the mouth of the author himself, picking up the health pack is supposed to look like you're grabbing a dude's crotch.

[Edited on 12.07.2011 12:05 AM PST]

  • 12.07.2011 12:03 AM PDT