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Posted by: StormyHeart
Posted by: trigger f1nger
Bungie i just want to try and get a point across, i strongly beleive that MLG will help make halo 3 even bigger than what it will be.
Son, you have it all backwards. Halo 3 and BUNGIE are bigger than MLG will ever be.
As of now, Bungie is bigger than MLG, yes, but whose to say that MLG won't get as big as football or soccor or baseball. Hell, it could be so big as to be talked about on ESPN.
I think that bungie need to embrace major league gaming Or in my opinion, throw them the bird, but keep going...
They don't need to "embrace major league gaming," nor do they need to " throw them the bird." They don't need to cature it to MLG nor do they need to completly ignore them. They should take it just as they do average feedback, that is, feedback from other than MLG.
and really focus on making halo 3 a competetively played game, MLG is getting bigger by the day and in years to come i can see MLG being as big as any sport in the world.
I would rather see the campaign mode be just as stunningly awe inspiring as Halo: CE, and have the multiplayer stay true to its roots than to watch it become a one dimensional game.
I would also like to see a campain be just as good as Halo 1 and have multiplayer stay true to it's roots, but if they did take a strong influence from MLG, it wouldn't be a one dimensional game. It would still be a fun game to play. If they keep the custom game type thing going, as they should, everyone can be happy, as it is now exept the other way around.
Bungie have the chance of being at the pinnacle of competetive gaming if they follow along the lines of halo 2, in other words dont change the gameplay its already perfect.
You’re saying that BUNGIE is not currently leading the way into competitive gaming? If not for Halo 2, MLG would have died with Super Smash Brothers. Seriously, who can take the future of gaming seriously when playing on a next generation platform with a name like the Wii. “Yeah, I am one the best at playing with my Wii in the world”
I agree, MLG would have died if it weren't for Halo 2. MLG owes Bungie it's continuing existance. Also, the Wii is a -blam!- name, and I'm a Nintendo fan.
Keep all the customiseable options, if the games fully customiseable then it can be altered to be as balanced as possible.
BUNGIE has an idea in their head about how they want their game to be played. They have conveniently included customizability to increase the replay value of their game, and to cater to a wide variety of creative custom games.
I’m sure that by ‘balanced’ you actually meant as straightforward and simple as possible. I’m pro. I’m good with one weapon, on one level. Additionally, I’m going to custom tailor the gameplay and weapon set to favor my specific style of play. I’ll also find someone to buy into this, so I can set up my own gaming club, award prizes, and let everyone who pays money to enter one of these trumped up LAN parties. (That’s right everyone, LAN PARTIES! ) call themselves pro. Really, the MLG is just an example of very, very good marketing. The group that runs MGL is rolling, in both laughter and money, and rightly so. This guy is not the Mother Theresa of video gaming, so his efforts are not for the good of the now mainstream gaming community. Bottom line; he is in it for the cash and the clout.
I agree, Bungie does know how they want Halo 3 to play. What I don't agree with is your attitide about MLG. The people in MLG are good, weather or not you think so, they are. You can say they can't use anything but the Battle Rifle, but the truth is, there are other weapons that are used. They are using the BR as it was intended, a fallback weapon. It is just that the other weapons are limitied and not everyone can have one. Try taking any pro on one on one. You'll lose - because they are better than you. Just like if you and your friends were to play football against a professional football team - you'd lose.
Also, about the runners of MLG rolling in money, most of the money gathered from entry fees goes to the prize money. MLG takes a percentage of it to keep it going only. For the sake of those who like MLG and like playing in the tournaments.
Obviously dont stray from the fun factor, and dont change the gameplay we still play halo2 for a reason. Wow. The whole point of releasing another game is to
1. make money.
2. finish telling a story, and charge for it, thereby accomplish goal 1.
3. include any cool gameplay features that they weren’t able to get into Halo 2, for whatever reason. Also accomplishing goal 1.
Do you seriously think that it would be even possible for them to put out a game that sucks? I’d love to see them try. Halo 3 will be the reason that I get an XBOX 360; a continuation of an already killer series, on a next generation platform, with a reasonably cool name and marketing strategy. (I.E, not Wii.) I’m already sold.
What did anything you have to say there do with what was said? Nothing. Also, Wii isn't the marketing ploy for Nintendo. It's the controller and what it will bring to the table, just like Xbox's ploy is the online factor. No one gets a system because of the name. I'm getting a Wii because of the controller and what it brings, not because of the name. I agree, though, as before, Wii is a -blam!- name.
P.S dont remove the battle rifle, i love it lol.
I think that they are already most likely waaay beyond that decision, The guys at BUNGIE should crate a new ‘go-to’ weapon simply because they are making a new game. Halo 3 will hopefully be much more than an expansion to Halo 2. (Thank god Halo 2 was not simply an expansion of Halo: CE, although when I finished that game, I would have been very happy to see merely that.) As such, they will hopefully refine the product they have now, expand on it, and completely blow us away squeezing every bit of power they can out of the XBOX 360.
They need to take the damn tracking off of that Jackhammer tho… I played Halo: CE for the first time in over a year on LAN, I’ve gotten so lazy with that rocket launcher.
The Battle Rifle from Halo 2 isn't coming back. Atleast, not as it was. They aren't creating a new go-to gun just because they are making an other game. If they do what I think they are doing, they are taking the best from the go-to weapons in Halo 1 and 2 and putting them into one.
To sum up everything that I said for those who won't read it. I don't agree with either of them. I believe in something between. (I think it is worth a read if you don't read it.)
[Edited on 6/12/2006]