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Subject: Why I Quit Reach

He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.
--Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Yes, this is a rant. Get over it.

I took a very long break (well, "long" for me) from Halo: Reach recently. I thought this little break would help me appreciate a game that I honestly would like to love. I mean, I've played Halo from literally day one (giant controller with awkward white and black buttons, anyone?) and have obsessively played each Halo installment thereafter. Halo has been the only game I've actually ritualistically owned, played, and immersed myself into. No other game has ever come close. Then Reach came out...

I wanted so bad to like Reach. If the previous Halo games were so amazing, how could I possibly question the brilliance of Bungie? Well, I denied the reality of Reach's terribleness for so long until my little "break" from Reach was over.

Armor Lock. Wow. Such a moronic and dumb idea. Player gets completely demolished, presses a button, comes back to life. Yep, genius idea, Bungie! In fact, it's such a good idea that it takes Halo gameplay to a place it had never been: you don't have to aim well, play smart, or watch what you're doing. No! You must simply choose a Loadout and press a button. Presto! Your back in the game! Don't get me started on EVERY other Armor Ability. Admit it, they were a stupid idea and an even stupider thing to add to the Halo universe.

But, I digress. I dealt with all the horrible gameplay AAs brought to the table and the way bloom wreaked havoc on what used to be a pristine, high-level game (Halo put MLG on the map. 'Nuff said). What really tipped the scales for me was the lack of servers. Yes, the lack of servers pushed me into an anti-Halo hole. Playing games against someone, quite literally, thousands of miles away results in an un-playable game. When you play against decent players, this problem is exponentially compounded. Someone else "hosting" a game is an open invitation to a bad experience. What makes this laughable is how Bungie decided to "give" someone host. How could a game possibly last in Yellow/Red Bar all game long?? It's stupid.

All in all, have fun playing Halo, my friends. It is dead to me.

  • 03.28.2012 4:05 PM PDT

Herroh. U have reached teh BOOGIE LAND

Cool story, bro

  • 03.28.2012 4:06 PM PDT

MLG is still awesome

  • 03.28.2012 4:07 PM PDT

He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.
--Thus Spoke Zarathustra


Posted by: Sanuel Jackson
MLG is still awesome

Completely agree. However, the connections issues ruin what could be an amazing experience.

  • 03.28.2012 4:08 PM PDT

Posted by: AngryBrute1
Oh yeah, since somebody does not believe what YOU believe; that makes us vapid...
I cannot grasp that what you call "Something happened to nothing, and that nothing became something, and it was smaller than than a period."

I hope you find another game to love.

  • 03.28.2012 4:08 PM PDT
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i plai 4 fun gtfo

I took a few months off Reach and started playing MLG. I suck but I'm having fun for the first time in Reach's history. That obviously didn't work for you, so just extend your "break" until Halo 4 or something. If Halo 4 sucks, Halo will die and we'll all move on anyway.

  • 03.28.2012 4:12 PM PDT

Posted by: Cowleyad
Posted by: Sanuel Jackson
MLG is still awesome

Completely agree. However, the connections issues ruin what could be an amazing experience.

Are you Australian or something?

  • 03.28.2012 4:14 PM PDT

"Can't you hear the Thunder!?"

  • 03.28.2012 4:16 PM PDT

He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.
--Thus Spoke Zarathustra


Posted by: Sanuel Jackson
Posted by: Cowleyad
Posted by: Sanuel Jackson
MLG is still awesome

Completely agree. However, the connections issues ruin what could be an amazing experience.

Are you Australian or something?

No, but this makes no difference. This is what I'm talking about, people making excuses for Bungie's poor implementation of "host" system. You shouldn't have to "work around" some game you paid $60 for.

  • 03.28.2012 4:16 PM PDT
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My Resume
Reach Stats
Halo 3 Stats

"In Halo 3 not all 50's were good players, but all good players were 50's."

Your opinion is invalid.

Reach has the best net code of any game I've ever played.

  • 03.28.2012 4:17 PM PDT

He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.
--Thus Spoke Zarathustra


Posted by: Loltastrophe
I took a few months off Reach and started playing MLG. I suck but I'm having fun for the first time in Reach's history. That obviously didn't work for you, so just extend your "break" until Halo 4 or something. If Halo 4 sucks, Halo will die and we'll all move on anyway.

Good point. Maybe I'll give MLG one last try.

  • 03.28.2012 4:17 PM PDT

He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.
--Thus Spoke Zarathustra


Posted by: Killer VVhale
Reach has the best net code of any game I've ever played.

Play a game with a dedicated server. It will blow your mind.

  • 03.28.2012 4:18 PM PDT

Herroh. U have reached teh BOOGIE LAND

Hush little baby, don't you cry. It's gonna be alrite

Hush little baby, don't you cry. Imma tuck you in at night.

There one was a baby yea! He used to like gravy yea!

Rock Rock Rock

Do the rock with me

Rock Rock Rock

Do the rock with me

OK Yeah we getting gnarley. Catch that wave blow it like marley

rock rock rock

Do the rock with

Hush hush hush

Baaaaby!

  • 03.28.2012 4:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: Cowleyad

Posted by: Killer VVhale
Reach has the best net code of any game I've ever played.

Play a game with a dedicated server. It will blow your mind.
"Gears of War 3, anyone?"

  • 03.28.2012 4:21 PM PDT

You can choose your prefered connection type so you only play against opponents with strong connections, though you will have to wait a bit longer to get to a game.

  • 03.28.2012 4:22 PM PDT

Herroh. U have reached teh BOOGIE LAND


Posted by: ChemicalEnvy
Hush little baby, don't you cry. It's gonna be alrite

Hush little baby, don't you cry. Imma tuck you in at night.

There one was a baby yea! He used to like gravy yea!

Rock Rock Rock

Do the rock with me

Rock Rock Rock

Do the rock with me

OK Yeah we getting gnarley. Catch that wave blow it like marley

rock rock rock

Do the rock with

Hush hush hush

Baaaaby!

Posted by: ChemicalEnvy
Hush little baby, don't you cry. It's gonna be alrite

Hush little baby, don't you cry. Imma tuck you in at night.

There one was a baby yea! He used to like gravy yea!

Rock Rock Rock

Do the rock with me

Rock Rock Rock

Do the rock with me

OK Yeah we getting gnarley. Catch that wave blow it like marley

rock rock rock

Do the rock with

Hush hush hush

Baaaaby!

Posted by: ChemicalEnvy
Hush little baby, don't you cry. It's gonna be alrite

Hush little baby, don't you cry. Imma tuck you in at night.

There one was a baby yea! He used to like gravy yea!

Rock Rock Rock

Do the rock with me

Rock Rock Rock

Do the rock with me

OK Yeah we getting gnarley. Catch that wave blow it like marley

rock rock rock

Do the rock with

Hush hush hush

Baaaaby!

  • 03.28.2012 4:23 PM PDT

Play Anniversary, it will solve your problems.

  • 03.28.2012 4:25 PM PDT

No one see what I did there. :(

Type in my "Thunder" quote and Australia into google see what ya get.

  • 03.28.2012 4:25 PM PDT

Though anniversary still has Jet Packs. Being on the Reach engine.

  • 03.28.2012 4:26 PM PDT

If you're passionate about the thing you're talking about, I'll always lend an ear.

I quit Reach as soon as the real Reach community died.

It didn't last long compared to H2 and H3 glory days. I only played Reach for my friends.

  • 03.28.2012 4:26 PM PDT

Posted by: ninjakenzen
real Reach community
lol

  • 03.28.2012 4:28 PM PDT

Herroh. U have reached teh BOOGIE LAND


Posted by: Sanuel Jackson
Posted by: ninjakenzen
real Reach community
lol


lol Mexican Host

  • 03.28.2012 4:29 PM PDT

Play MLG dude.

Also, Halo 4 will be here, do not fret my friend!















Yes I'm a forum motivator........

[Edited on 03.28.2012 4:35 PM PDT]

  • 03.28.2012 4:35 PM PDT

And your point of making a thread is...

  • 03.28.2012 4:38 PM PDT

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