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Subject: Why Is Living Dead So Popular?

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Posted by: Wikked Navajoe
My problems [with Reach] are basically just full parties, mlg, and people who go out of their way not to get killed.

This is, of course, a serious question. I'm trying to get that All Alone achievement and it's proving to be really annoying not only because getting Condemned is impossible but because it's straight up boring and borderline stupid.

There are games where you're the zombie for all three rounds. That's SO cool!

And then there are times where if the Alpha Zombie quits out and you're a human, you become infected for no reason whatsoever. That's SO cool!

Who can forget getting a bulltrue on a zombie and still becoming infected? That's SO cool! Oh my god, I can totally see why this playlist is not overrated in any way shape or form!

Yeah, these achievements were a fantastic idea to make map-specific while at the same time removing the maps from matchmaking.

If you play this god-awful playlist, why? Even despite these glaring and ever-present flaws the gameplay in Infection is beyond dull.

[Edited on 01.03.2012 8:41 PM PST]

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  • 01.03.2012 12:03 PM PDT
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I think it's where the kids go because they can't use regular weapons in Reach and have to use the shotgun/sword to think they're good at the game.

  • 01.03.2012 12:04 PM PDT

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Cause as a human it's the easiest playlist in the game

  • 01.03.2012 12:04 PM PDT

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Infection is not really fun. I also gave up on playing it for that stupid achievement. I agree with everything you said.

  • 01.03.2012 12:05 PM PDT

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Posted by: Wikked Navajoe
My problems [with Reach] are basically just full parties, mlg, and people who go out of their way not to get killed.

I just figured the most popular playlists would be as they always have been - a 4v4 slayer variant based on classic Halo gameplay. Now we're playing Left 4 Dead wannabe?

  • 01.03.2012 12:05 PM PDT

Quite drankly, I dont know. Whenever my irl friends, or cod kids, play Reach they only play living dead. I dont see how it can be fun. I have played like 10 games and found all of them to be extremely boring and easy.

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It's full of kids. I tried to get that achievement once and decided after 2 games that it wasn't worth it.

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Posted by: Viper Skills
I just figured the most popular playlists would be as they always have been - a 4v4 slayer variant based on classic Halo gameplay. Now we're playing Left 4 Dead wannabe?


Cause the 4v4 playlist is full of bad maps, bad gametypes, and bad teammates

  • 01.03.2012 12:06 PM PDT


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Same reason why cod is the most played game in XBL. It's noob friendly.

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Posted by: Wikked Navajoe
My problems [with Reach] are basically just full parties, mlg, and people who go out of their way not to get killed.


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Posted by: Viper Skills
I just figured the most popular playlists would be as they always have been - a 4v4 slayer variant based on classic Halo gameplay. Now we're playing Left 4 Dead wannabe?


Cause the 4v4 playlist is full of bad maps, bad gametypes, and bad teammates


Living Dead has all of the above.

  • 01.03.2012 12:09 PM PDT

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Posted by: Viper Skills
I just figured the most popular playlists would be as they always have been - a 4v4 slayer variant based on classic Halo gameplay. Now we're playing Left 4 Dead wannabe?


Cause the 4v4 playlist is full of bad maps, bad gametypes, and bad teammates


Living Dead has all of the above.


But you get kills easier, making it the go-to place for most players, especially CoD players. After all, you don't really need teamwork in Living Dead

  • 01.03.2012 12:10 PM PDT

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Other Playlists:

Betrayal!
Betrayal!
Be-*boot*


Living Dead:

Betrayal!
Betrayal!
Betrayal!
Betrayal!
Betrayal!
Betrayal!
Betrayal!
Betrayal!
Betrayal!

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Posted by: vballryan
Quite drankly, I dont know. Whenever my irl friends, or cod kids, play Reach they only play living dead. I dont see how it can be fun. I have played like 10 games and found all of them to be extremely boring and easy.

The point is how easy it is. They want as many kills in as little time with the least amount of effort.

If Infection didn't have a dedicated playlist then Swat would be the most popular.

  • 01.03.2012 12:10 PM PDT

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

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I've apparently played 26 matches total in Infection.

Usually I play a couple every month. Not sure why. Perhaps morbid curiosity.

I assume it's popular because there's zero depth, and you get to either camp in a corner with a shotgun or rush your enemy repeatedly with unlimited sprint+sword. Bad kid's wet dream.

  • 01.03.2012 12:17 PM PDT

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Posted by: Wikked Navajoe
My problems [with Reach] are basically just full parties, mlg, and people who go out of their way not to get killed.

I know it's easy but it's soooo boring and beyond broken. How can you enjoy it? What's fun about seeing a bulltrue medal pop up followed by "Betrayal!" because you killed your now teammate.

So cool...

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Can't fathom it myself. It's about as far away from core Halo gameplay as you can get, so it begs the question: why play Infection on Halo when you could buy Left 4 Dead or something and play a real zombie game?

Anyway, regarding that achievement: could it possibly be earned in customs like the previous set of achievements could?

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Because the kills are easy to come by, same reason Call of Duty is so popular.

  • 01.03.2012 12:24 PM PDT

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Posted by: Wikked Navajoe
My problems [with Reach] are basically just full parties, mlg, and people who go out of their way not to get killed.


Posted by: MATCLAN
Can't fathom it myself. It's about as far away from core Halo gameplay as you can get, so it begs the question: why play Infection on Halo when you could buy Left 4 Dead or something and play a real zombie game?

Anyway, regarding that achievement: could it possibly be earned in customs like the previous set of achievements could?


Sadly, no. I may have to boost this one. I don't like boosting achievements but the map-specific ones drive me insane.

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Posted by: Viper Skills
Sadly, no. I may have to boost this one. I don't like boosting achievements but the map-specific ones drive me insane.


TBH, I'd rather boost it than actually play Infection.

  • 01.03.2012 12:27 PM PDT

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The only reason I sometimes jump in living dead is to betray the living crap out of everybody.

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Posted by: MATCLAN

Anyway, regarding that achievement: could it possibly be earned in customs like the previous set of achievements could?


No. I know for a Fact that you can not do that with the new achievements. Spent hours trying to find a way to get it. came up with nothing. well unless if you can get into a map of condemned. i would say it might come into rotation maybe never in your life time if something is not changed about the match making pairing system!



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  • 01.03.2012 12:30 PM PDT

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Posted by: Wikked Navajoe
My problems [with Reach] are basically just full parties, mlg, and people who go out of their way not to get killed.

Yeah, I guess we'll just get a bunch of friends with the Defiant maps together and get this thing done.

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I only play it to get my sidearm commendation up, plus the Lol's from betraying.

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