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Subject: I thought Firefight was supposed to be about surviving?

Not mindlessly spamming FRGs, thus creating a lagfest, thus making the game unplayable.

I miss Firefight Limited.

  • 02.06.2012 9:10 AM PDT
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Posted by: Horse Repairman
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Posted by: SouthPoIe
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Posted by: DerpRoids
RC Clone is the anti-thesis of a lurker.

If you can get your friends to, just play ODST.

It has a much better Firefight experience.

  • 02.06.2012 9:14 AM PDT

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Posted by: Destiny 7
ODST called..

  • 02.06.2012 9:15 AM PDT

Posted by: RC Clone
If you can get your friends to, just play ODST.

It has a much better Firefight experience.
Sad thing is, ODST is the only Halo game I don't have...

And I don't have friends.

I'll be sure to pick up ODST next time I get the chance though. I want to play some actual Firefight, not Rocketspam.

  • 02.06.2012 9:15 AM PDT

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yeah, ive been sticking to score attack and yesterday i TRIED 2 games of arcade to earn assists and vehicle kills and i was using needler(riflin thru) and the 3 other people were using rockets and FRGs. im sure they are going for their commendations but it just sucks that it causes the game to lag so much. so i wont play arcade with others anymore,ha.

  • 02.06.2012 10:41 AM PDT

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ODST firefight is a much better experience IMO. Problem is just people don't want to play it unless it's for achievements.

Reach firefight is just grunts with fuel rods and players with fuel rods. It really isn't fun to play because all it is are explosions and point whoring.

And does Reach firefight lag more than ODST for anyone else?

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  • 02.06.2012 10:47 AM PDT
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Posted by: Horse Repairman
RC RuNz the internet. Like the superintendent.

Posted by: SouthPoIe
Clone is an internet God.

Posted by: DerpRoids
RC Clone is the anti-thesis of a lurker.


Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat
ODST firefight is a much better experience IMO. Problem is just people don't want to play it unless it's for achievements.

Reach firefight is just grunts with fuel rods and players with fuel rods. It really isn't fun to play because all it is are explosions and point whoring.

And does Reach firefight lag more than ODST for anyone else?

I think the difference in lag between the two is because in ODST you have the discretion to only play with people that you know have good connections, but in Reach you have a MM system that can put you with people that have bad connections.

I haven't played a custom Firefight with someone I know has a good connection so I wouldn't know what difference it would make for a fair comparison.

  • 02.06.2012 11:01 AM PDT

Even if firefight arcade gets picked in FF doubles, i rarely use the FRG. Its all about the sniper.

  • 02.06.2012 11:12 AM PDT
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Inheritor #156 :p

In ODST it was, but in casual reach it's about having fun.

  • 02.06.2012 11:13 AM PDT

Arcade is cruise control.

  • 02.06.2012 11:16 AM PDT

I like Reach FF I just can't stand the lag.

  • 02.06.2012 11:26 AM PDT

chances are I don't care who you are or what you say.

its about trying to betray your team mates however you can

  • 02.06.2012 11:29 AM PDT


Posted by: tsujen
In ODST it was, but in casual reach it's about having fun.


I'd hardly call "rocket spam for 10-15 minutes with lots of lag and explosions everywhere" fun. More like infuriating.

  • 02.06.2012 11:35 AM PDT

Two makes there more than speakers.

I want Limited back...

  • 02.06.2012 11:35 AM PDT

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Because apparently people don't find last stands fun anymore.

  • 02.06.2012 11:45 AM PDT

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reach's firefight is ok but ODST's is better

  • 02.06.2012 1:30 PM PDT
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I enjoyed Reach Firefight for the longest time, simply for the fast and easy accumulation of credits. My last few games, however, have been in Firefight Arcade, with players who, strictly speaking, would not know teamwork if it emptied a magazine in their face. During an Elite wave, with Mythic on and playing on Courtyard, I saw a party of three, all with jetpacks, fly off in a cluster to attack the same targets on one side of the map. That leaves me, with my active camo loadout (for headshot commendations) to hopelessly slay the other half of the Elites. Naturally, with rockets and grenades flying towards my face in droves, this did not end well. Up until recently, I would go as far as to say it was impossible to die in Firefight Arcade, provided you have aware and capable people. Unfortunately for me, as of late, I have not seen said people.

  • 02.06.2012 5:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: Siffera13
I want Limited back...


Limited and Mythic Attack Master Race

  • 02.06.2012 5:03 PM PDT

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Posted by: Destiny 7
ODST called..

  • 02.06.2012 5:05 PM PDT
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Hey, uh, if you like vs threads, then check out this little group right here, if you have the time. It's pretty fun, just hop right in.

Before, it was all about surviving. It was something you'd hunker down with some friends and spend the afternoon engaged in an epic battle against the Covenant.

Now, it's basically just a way to kill ten minutes, maybe have a pleasant conversation and not really think about the game all that much.

Back in ODST, you needed teamwork to survive, and bigger enemies like Brute Chieftains and Wraith needed strategy to defeat. Now, it's just a race to see who can gun them down the fastest, with no skill involved.

It's really quite sad.

  • 02.06.2012 5:07 PM PDT
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Doubles limited

  • 02.06.2012 5:11 PM PDT
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Posted by: Achronos
It isn't our shiznit anymore.

I actually wouldn't mind an "Unlimited FF" playlist akin to ODST's style of FF (just minus the "game ends when someone lags out" rage-inducing occurrences). Getting the 5th Set Vidmaster was some of the most fun experiences I've had with Halo.

  • 02.06.2012 5:18 PM PDT

This is why I just play Score Attack. I never get to get any of the assist challenges though. I do like going to my friend's house and playing ODST Firefight with him. Its much, much more enjoyable than playing Firefight with Reach's online population.

  • 02.06.2012 5:33 PM PDT

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I would like to see a limited with no time limit.

Doubles limited is close enough, I guess. At least extend it to 30 minutes, or increase the time after every wave or round.

  • 02.06.2012 5:45 PM PDT