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Subject: There Is No "Halo Formula"

"Ultimate excellence lies
Not in winning
Every battle
But in defeating the Enemy
Without ever fighting."

-Sunzi: Master of War.

Every Halo game is very different from each other. Halo CE =/= Halo 2. Halo 2 =/= Halo 3, etc, etc...

And of course, the multi-player. Every game is different (especially Reach). Some games borrow mechanics from others, sure; but there is no definitive "formula" for Halo. If there was, it would re-use that "formula," and it would become a very monotonous mess game after game, just like Call of Duty.

Sure, Halo has its universal basics, such as "pick up gun. Shoot alien."

But if you think that as the "formula" of Halo, then you believe that's all Halo ever was, which it's not.

  • 01.02.2012 10:59 AM PDT
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Shields, guns, grenades, motion tracker.

There you go, the 'Halo formula'.

  • 01.02.2012 11:04 AM PDT

Posted by: Tom T
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Golden triangle.

Reach gave it the middle finger.

  • 01.02.2012 11:05 AM PDT

Fhtagn

Warthogs.

  • 01.02.2012 11:07 AM PDT

Forget it man, and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for Kicksville.

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Posted by: Kira Onime
Golden triangle.

Reach gave it the middle finger.

  • 01.02.2012 11:09 AM PDT

No.

  • 01.02.2012 11:09 AM PDT


Posted by: Sentox6
Posted by: Kira Onime
Golden triangle.

Reach gave it the middle finger.

  • 01.02.2012 11:10 AM PDT

"Ultimate excellence lies
Not in winning
Every battle
But in defeating the Enemy
Without ever fighting."

-Sunzi: Master of War.


Posted by: And Im Here Too
Shields, guns, grenades, motion tracker.

There you go, the 'Halo formula'.


Guns and grenades were made before Halo ever was.

I would also speculate the motion tracker existed in games (Marathon) long before Halo.

  • 01.02.2012 11:11 AM PDT

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Halo has a formula and part of it is spawning everyone with the same weapons, abilities, and opportunity for map control/power weapons

[Edited on 01.02.2012 11:12 AM PST]

  • 01.02.2012 11:11 AM PDT

"Ultimate excellence lies
Not in winning
Every battle
But in defeating the Enemy
Without ever fighting."

-Sunzi: Master of War.


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Posted by: Sentox6
Posted by: Kira Onime
Golden triangle.

Reach gave it the middle finger.

A lot of games have a golden polygon.

  • 01.02.2012 11:12 AM PDT


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Posted by: Sentox6
Posted by: Kira Onime
Golden triangle.

Reach gave it the middle finger.

I hope you realize that Frank O' Conner has stated many times that the triangle was never a triangle. It was always much more complicated. I would have to agree.

  • 01.02.2012 11:14 AM PDT

Nope you're wrong.

  • 01.02.2012 11:20 AM PDT

Forget it man, and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for Kicksville.

Reach host ranking algorithm: (a*quit_percentage + b*isMexican + c*(1/KDR) + d*hasGuest) * 100
where a > b = d > c

Posted by: InvasionImminent
I hope you realize that Frank O' Conner has stated many times that the triangle was never a triangle. It was always much more complicated. I would have to agree.

Well, I wouldn't. So there you go.

Anyway, stupid thread is stupid. There is a clear combination of attributes that characterise Halo gameplay. I don't know where this retarded notion that gameplay should be an entirely fluid construct comes from. If I'm going to go out and spend money on a Halo FPS game, I expect certain consistencies in how it plays. That's the entire point.

People do not buy a Ferrari expecting to get a hybrid drivetrain built around a 3 cylinder diesel engine.

[Edited on 01.02.2012 11:25 AM PST]

  • 01.02.2012 11:24 AM PDT


Posted by: Sentox6
Posted by: InvasionImminent
I hope you realize that Frank O' Conner has stated many times that the triangle was never a triangle. It was always much more complicated. I would have to agree.

Well, I wouldn't. So there you go.

Cool.

  • 01.02.2012 11:25 AM PDT

Base, passive, active. The way these abilities are handled is what makes Halo "feel Halo".

Base - jog, jump, crouch

Passive - Active Camo, Overshield

Active - guns, grenades, vehicles

Over time new items have been added to each category.

  • 01.02.2012 11:28 AM PDT

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A Mythic with over 2000 games played. The irony is thick and your actions undercut your argument.


Posted by: Kira Onime
Golden triangle.

Reach gave it the middle finger.

  • 01.02.2012 1:39 PM PDT

I can have a lot of fun in all the Halo games so it doesn't matter much to me. I've adapted after each iteration.

  • 01.02.2012 1:45 PM PDT

Posted by: Tom T
Prolonged exposure to this forum is bad for your health.


Posted by: aBIueBooksheIf
because I like pen­is.

source


Posted by: IRISH 249
A Mythic with over 2000 games played. The irony is thick and your actions undercut your argument.


Posted by: Kira Onime
Golden triangle.

Reach gave it the middle finger.


1.3k but I forgive you.
Also, not quite sure where you're even trying to go at.

  • 01.02.2012 8:07 PM PDT

The Halo formula used to be "if you are good you will win"

now in reach its "if you are bad, here's armor lock"

  • 01.02.2012 8:19 PM PDT

Posted by: Tom T
Prolonged exposure to this forum is bad for your health.


Posted by: aBIueBooksheIf
because I like pen­is.

source


Posted by: iTz Hermione
The Halo formula used to be "if you are good you will win"

now in reach its "if you are bad, here's armor lock and the rewards if you had won"



Fixed.

  • 01.02.2012 8:22 PM PDT

There is a definitive formula, OP.

Things included in this formula are: Vehicle / grenade physics, how the gameplay feels, movement speed and jump height...The list goes on.

The formulas for Halo 1-3 were all pretty similar, but Reach came along and changed a good part of it.

  • 01.02.2012 9:06 PM PDT


Posted by: Kira Onime
Golden triangle.

Reach gave it the middle finger.

  • 01.03.2012 7:51 AM PDT