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I haven't cared nor looked at the population or anything in a long time, but something just doesn't add up...

411,506 Players online in 24hr
711,447 Games Played in 24hr

So you're telling me that everyone that logged on didn't even average 2 games? I could be wrong but somewhere in that number process is a HUGE fail.

Population is reading to high.

[Edited on 02.03.2012 9:29 AM PST]

  • 02.03.2012 9:29 AM PDT

Just because those people are playing Reach, doesn't mean they're playing Matchmaking. They could be doing Firefight, Campaign, or Customs.

  • 02.03.2012 9:30 AM PDT

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^ logic

  • 02.03.2012 9:31 AM PDT

Fun fact: 9/10 users with no linked gamertag are better than you at Halo. That doesn't necessarily mean that I am; but it does mean there's a pretty solid chance.

I was under the impression games played only covers Matchmaking.

People who stick to customs, custom firefight or campaign count as unique players, but their games don't get added to games played.

EDIT: -blam!-. Ninja'd.

[Edited on 02.03.2012 9:32 AM PST]

  • 02.03.2012 9:32 AM PDT
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Inheritor #156 :p

If their were one player in each game yes than that would average to less than 2 games per player but..

One game = 8-16 players

So In each game their are usually 8-16 players (excluding ff's and double team) so it's a lot more games then 2 for each person.

With the above number if all games had 8 playes, the 411,000 players would average 13 games each what seems more reasonable since their are people who play 25+ games a day and some who only play 4

[Edited on 02.03.2012 9:40 AM PST]

  • 02.03.2012 9:32 AM PDT

What I think is funny is that despite the "fact" that Reach is so terrible AND that Call of Duty: MW3/Skyrim/Battlefield 3/Gears of War 3/etc are out, Reach STILL gets quite a few people playing a day. I have been seeing it at 100,000k plus.

It's still a well played, respected, fun franchise. Bungie ruined nothing with the game.

  • 02.03.2012 9:33 AM PDT

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Posted by: An average gamer
What I think is funny is that despite the "fact" that Reach is so terrible AND that Call of Duty: MW3/Skyrim/Battlefield 3/Gears of War 3/etc are out, Reach STILL gets quite a few people playing a day. I have been seeing it at 100,000k plus.

It's still a well played, respected, fun franchise. Bungie ruined nothing with the game.

*ahem* No it's just the only accesible and populated Halo game. I'd go back to the hay days of Halo 3 all day. (and so would alot of the community)

  • 02.03.2012 9:36 AM PDT


Posted by: jammyjames888
*ahem* No it's just the only accesible and populated Halo game. I'd go back to the hay days of Halo 3 all day. (and so would alot of the community)


I call BS. Halo 3 is still very much available. If oh so many people wanted to go back and play it, they would and it would become populated again. They just don't want to, so they don't.

  • 02.03.2012 9:39 AM PDT

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Posted by: jammyjames888
*ahem* No it's just the only accesible and populated Halo game. I'd go back to the hay days of Halo 3 all day. (and so would alot of the community)


I call BS. Halo 3 is still very much available. If oh so many people wanted to go back and play it, they would and it would become populated again. They just don't want to, so they don't.

It isn't what it was though. So many MLG players would go back if Halo 3 was on the circuit again, thus increasing population. Also it's a group effort. 'People think, i wanna play Halo 3! But there's nobody on it anymore, so i won't help the numbers.' Thats just how things go.
The population has been spread between the 2 games

  • 02.03.2012 9:42 AM PDT
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Posted by: jammyjames888
It isn't what it was though. So many MLG players would go back if Halo 3 was on the circuit again,


ZBNS>Halo 3.

  • 02.03.2012 9:46 AM PDT

Reach MLG > Halo 3 MLG

  • 02.03.2012 9:47 AM PDT


Posted by: jammyjames888
It isn't what it was though. So many MLG players would go back if Halo 3 was on the circuit again, thus increasing population. Also it's a group effort. 'People think, i wanna play Halo 3! But there's nobody on it anymore, so i won't help the numbers.' Thats just how things go.
The population has been spread between the 2 games


It's still Halo 3. Halo 3 is just bad in comparison to Reach. There is uncontrollable spread on all your shots, the netcoding is terrible in comparison, and spawning weapons suck in a good percentage of the games.

If as many people liked Halo 3 as you were implying, it wouldn't have died in the first place. Look at the older Call of Duty titles. Lots of people still play them because they never wanted to move on to the next. People did move on from Halo 3, however.

Furthermore, MLG's players don't have to follow their company. They are big boys. If they wanted to hold tournaments for Halo 3 because they loved it so much, nothing would be stopping them from doing so. They could bring publicity to Halo's name, show 343 what is desired, and generate interest for the fans to go back and play it. The thing is, neither the MLG players nor the fans really want Halo 3 back all that much.

Reach is an awesome game. You can like Halo 3, and miss Halo 3, all you want. The numbers don't lie though. Reach could have died when any one of the newer big name games came out. It didn't. It's still here and will stay because it's just that good.

[Edited on 02.03.2012 9:51 AM PST]

  • 02.03.2012 9:51 AM PDT
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Banned just for calling someone retarded? lolBnet mods
Duardo = retard

So you think Reach is an actual Halo game, huh? LOL
Jesus! There's a BoB in ma Falcon!


Posted by: An average gamer
Bungie ruined nothing with the game.
Wut?

  • 02.03.2012 10:04 AM PDT


Posted by: Junior Exec

Posted by: An average gamer
Bungie ruined nothing with the game.
Wut?


Five minutes to get rid of it.

  • 02.03.2012 10:17 AM PDT

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OP, clear your cookies, maybe you'll understand after.

  • 02.03.2012 10:22 AM PDT