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Subject: MLG in Reach is actually pretty damn good
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"In Halo 3 not all 50's were good players, but all good players were 50's."

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This thread is an opinion, obviously.

I was disappointed at the beginning when Reach first came out because it took so much less individual skill then Halo 3 did. But, I've been starting to notice the amount of teamwork and intelligence Reach MLG takes. I actually feel sort of stupid that it took me this long to start playing MLG seriously.

I personally think the strategic aspects of Reach MLG put it a step ahead of other halos because your whole team needs to be on the same page all game. Having one individually good player will rarely win a game for you. Ninja is a perfect example.

I also like the hit-scan DMR much more than the Halo 3 BR which was too damn unreliable. Armor abilities and crappy maps made Halo Reach an average game, but when MLG removed those aspects core Reach with a few tweaks ended up being... pretty damn good.

  • 01.17.2012 9:46 PM PDT
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Too bad the rest of the game is steaming crap.

  • 01.17.2012 9:48 PM PDT
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It does play rather nice. Though playing against online warriors-which I may be wrong, seems like it happens much more in Reach- really made me not want to bother playing this game anymore.

Until I get bored with Bf3 or playing 8's with friends, I doubt I'll play Reach.

  • 01.17.2012 9:50 PM PDT

-blam!- my -blam!-ness in MLG, the only place were Reach is good.

  • 01.17.2012 9:51 PM PDT
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I just like the feeling of going to watch games I lose and understanding why they are actually justified.

In default Reach my losses are rarely justified, but in MLG you almost always lose games for a solid reason. I like that.

  • 01.17.2012 9:52 PM PDT

I liked Halo 3 MLG. After they removed Halo 3 MLG was dead to me. I tried watching Reach MLG and it bored me to death.

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Posted by: iTz Hermione
I liked Halo 3 MLG. After they removed Halo 3 MLG was dead to me. I tried watching Reach MLG and it bored me to death.

Yeah. The larger individual skill gap made Halo 3 MUCH more entertaining to watch. I agree.

  • 01.17.2012 9:53 PM PDT

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Posted by: RC Clone
Too bad the rest of the game is steaming crap.


Play Invasion. If that doesn't restore your faith in just how bad players can be, I don't know what will.

  • 01.17.2012 9:56 PM PDT
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MLG is too scary. o.o

  • 01.17.2012 10:01 PM PDT

The Internet is an empowerment tool that's agnostic; it doesn't care about race, gender, or age.

I feel pretty bad as well, I don't even have a 100 games in MLG yet. I like searching with you Flavor, Turb, and San. It helps a lot if you're playing with people who know what they are doing.

[Edited on 01.17.2012 10:02 PM PST]

  • 01.17.2012 10:02 PM PDT
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Posted by: RC Clone
Too bad the rest of the game is steaming crap.


Play Invasion. If that doesn't restore your faith in just how bad players can be, I don't know what will.

Invasion has the crap vehicle damage and physics. Not touching it.

[Edited on 01.17.2012 10:02 PM PST]

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Posted by: Hi GunKoMa
I feel pretty bad as well, I don't even have a 100 games in MLG yet. I only like searching with you Flavor, Turb, and San. It helps a lot if you're playing with people who know what they are doing.

Costa was totally right. I suck balls at MLG.

I don't understand plenty of concepts that should be easy to figure out. I'm going to work on being smarter.

  • 01.17.2012 10:03 PM PDT


Posted by: Killer VVhale

Posted by: iTz Hermione
I liked Halo 3 MLG. After they removed Halo 3 MLG was dead to me. I tried watching Reach MLG and it bored me to death.

Yeah. The larger individual skill gap made Halo 3 MUCH more entertaining to watch. I agree.


I miss the days of seeing Oddball on maps like Lockdown and stuff. Either playing it in the playlist or watching it on the MLG stream was really fun. I just get so bored whenever I try to watch or even play reach MLG.

Everything just feels, well, watered down.

  • 01.17.2012 10:04 PM 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: Killer VVhale
But, I've been starting to notice the amount of teamwork and intelligence Reach MLG takes.

This is just my uneducated (or at least inexperienced) opinion, but I think ZBNS has improved it a fair bit. I see more variety in plays than just, as Lunchbox put it, "waiting until we have more players alive then pushing". More qualifed players may disagree with me, I don't know. It's certainly more fun to watch right now.

I'm unbelievably bad at MLG, though, so unfortunately I can't derive much satisfaction from it.

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But, I've been starting to notice the amount of teamwork and intelligence Reach MLG takes.

This is just my uneducated (or at least inexperienced) opinion, but I think ZBNS has improved it a fair bit. I see more variety in plays than just, as Lunchbox put it, "waiting until we have more players alive then pushing". More qualifed players may disagree with me, I don't know. It's certainly more fun to watch right now.

I'm unbelievably bad at MLG, though, so unfortunately I can't derive much satisfaction from it.


I do agree that ZBNS MLG is the best form of Reach that has been available so far.

And, why not try getting better at MLG? There are plenty of players in FT who are "less than amazing" who play MLG playlist and customs quite often.

  • 01.17.2012 10:38 PM PDT


Posted by: RC Clone
Too bad the rest of the game is steaming crap.
MLG is the only undigested corn in that pile of crap.

  • 01.17.2012 11:13 PM PDT

Posted by: RC Clone
Too bad the rest of the game is steaming crap.
What does it feel like to put in 2400+ games into something you hate so much? Seems kind of stupid, don't ya think?

  • 01.17.2012 11:26 PM 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: Killer VVhale
And, why not try getting better at MLG? There are plenty of players in FT who are "less than amazing" who play MLG playlist and customs quite often.

Ideally I'd like to, but it usually just boils down to an exercise in frustration for me. I have no one to play with, and going in as a random and constantly matching full teams just feels stupid.

Also, I have a truly terrible connection (rural DSL). This is no excuse for being bad, I know good players are still good regardless, but while I can live with bad kids constantly eating my shots in social, against good players it just causes inordinate amounts of raging on my part.

Maybe when Halo 4 comes round I'll make a concerted effort. I've gotten to the point where I just don't care enough about Reach anymore.

  • 01.17.2012 11:43 PM PDT
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MLG never really was my cup of tea, but I'm happy at least one part of Reach is good for them.

But I tried it out and personally can't stand it. The god damn bloodshots piss me right off so I stay away. It's basically as if bloom was finally removed, and the game said to me,

"Oh bloom's gone, look at that, you can actually kill people now without getting a steaming cup of BS served to you from lady luck, heh, well, uuum, NOPE! Bloodshots, bloodshots everywhere!"

  • 01.17.2012 11:52 PM PDT

MLG is definitely one of the best playlists in Reach although unfortunately it is also one of the hardest. I enjoy it because its one of the playlists where I honestly couldn't care less if I do bad, I am often playing people far better then myself anyway so I don't mind losing.

I would play it more but I don't have many people on my FL that play it and right now I have been playing some of the TU default playlists just because its easy and I don't have to worry about trying/being challenged.

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Posted by: Tomberry
MLG is definitely one of the best playlists in Reach although unfortunately it is also one of the hardest. I enjoy it because its one of the playlists where I honestly couldn't care less if I do bad, I am often playing people far better then myself anyway so I don't mind losing.


MLG is the one playlist in Reach besides Arena where I can search with a party of 4 that I consider good and still lose. It seems that you match an above average team every few games in MLG. It is quite enjoyable.

  • 01.18.2012 12:13 AM PDT

Yep I agree. Reach MLG is pretty good.

  • 01.18.2012 12:50 AM PDT
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Posted by: Sanuel Jackson
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Too bad the rest of the game is steaming crap.
What does it feel like to put in 2400+ games into something you hate so much? Seems kind of stupid, don't ya think?


Tell that to Zome.

  • 01.18.2012 11:56 AM PDT

Agreed.

I typically only search it solo though.

  • 01.18.2012 11:57 AM PDT
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Posted by: Sanuel Jackson
Posted by: RC Clone
Too bad the rest of the game is steaming crap.
What does it feel like to put in 2400+ games into something you hate so much? Seems kind of stupid, don't ya think?

Yep. That's why I stopped. Remember?

  • 01.18.2012 12:05 PM PDT

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