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Subject: If Halo 3 was so great, why didn't everyone come back?


Posted by: F4C3 0F D34TH

You forgot to mention the steeper competition Reach faced. I'm not saying that Reach was low on the leaderboards because of other games, the gameplay in Reach was definitely a big part of it, but the game market it faced was possibly the bigger reason.

Not being a fanboy, just stating facts.

  • 08.15.2012 4:16 PM PDT


Posted by: InvasionImminent

Posted by: F4C3 0F D34TH

You forgot to mention the steeper competition Reach faced. I'm not saying that Reach was low on the leaderboards because of other games, the gameplay in Reach was definitely a big part of it, but the game market it faced was possibly the bigger reason.

Not being a fanboy, just stating facts.


A game like Halo 2/3 with the same competitiveness would beat out all the games coming out today.

  • 08.15.2012 5:05 PM PDT

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Posted by: InvasionImminent

Posted by: F4C3 0F D34TH

You forgot to mention the steeper competition Reach faced. I'm not saying that Reach was low on the leaderboards because of other games, the gameplay in Reach was definitely a big part of it, but the game market it faced was possibly the bigger reason.

Not being a fanboy, just stating facts.


lol not really, the only real competetition to the halo franchise has been call of duty and both times halo 3 and reach came out, a new call of duty came out as well. Matter of fact, the first modern warfare was released Novemeber 7th, 2007, just a month and a half after halo 3. Same with black ops being released november 9th, 2010... SO in reality, both halo 3 and reach had competition, its just reach was a less popular game in the long run than halo 3 like F4c3 of d34th said

[Edited on 08.15.2012 5:38 PM PDT]

  • 08.15.2012 5:37 PM PDT


Posted by: II gaped II

Posted by: InvasionImminent

Posted by: F4C3 0F D34TH

You forgot to mention the steeper competition Reach faced. I'm not saying that Reach was low on the leaderboards because of other games, the gameplay in Reach was definitely a big part of it, but the game market it faced was possibly the bigger reason.

Not being a fanboy, just stating facts.


lol not really, the only real competetition to the halo franchise has been call of duty and both times halo 3 and reach came out, a new call of duty came out as well. Matter of fact, the first modern warfare was released Novemeber 7th, 2007, just a month and a half after halo 3. Same with black ops being released november 9th, 2010... SO in reality, both halo 3 and reach had competition, its just reach was a less popular game in the long run than halo 3 like F4c3 of d34th said

Except CoD didn't get popular until MW2.

  • 08.15.2012 5:53 PM PDT

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Halo 3 competed against CoD: MW, MW2, Black Ops, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Bioshock, Bioshock 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Orange Box.

It had plenty of competition.

[Edited on 08.15.2012 8:12 PM PDT]

  • 08.15.2012 8:09 PM PDT


Posted by: InvasionImminent

Posted by: II gaped II

Posted by: InvasionImminent

Posted by: F4C3 0F D34TH

You forgot to mention the steeper competition Reach faced. I'm not saying that Reach was low on the leaderboards because of other games, the gameplay in Reach was definitely a big part of it, but the game market it faced was possibly the bigger reason.

Not being a fanboy, just stating facts.


lol not really, the only real competetition to the halo franchise has been call of duty and both times halo 3 and reach came out, a new call of duty came out as well. Matter of fact, the first modern warfare was released Novemeber 7th, 2007, just a month and a half after halo 3. Same with black ops being released november 9th, 2010... SO in reality, both halo 3 and reach had competition, its just reach was a less popular game in the long run than halo 3 like F4c3 of d34th said

Except CoD didn't get popular until MW2.


Wow, you're fuc­king stupid.

  • 08.15.2012 8:57 PM PDT


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Posted by: InvasionImminent

Posted by: II gaped II

Posted by: InvasionImminent

Posted by: F4C3 0F D34TH

You forgot to mention the steeper competition Reach faced. I'm not saying that Reach was low on the leaderboards because of other games, the gameplay in Reach was definitely a big part of it, but the game market it faced was possibly the bigger reason.

Not being a fanboy, just stating facts.


lol not really, the only real competetition to the halo franchise has been call of duty and both times halo 3 and reach came out, a new call of duty came out as well. Matter of fact, the first modern warfare was released Novemeber 7th, 2007, just a month and a half after halo 3. Same with black ops being released november 9th, 2010... SO in reality, both halo 3 and reach had competition, its just reach was a less popular game in the long run than halo 3 like F4c3 of d34th said

Except CoD didn't get popular until MW2.


Wow, you're fuc­king stupid.

I know the Halo 3 forum isn't exactly known for their outstanding generosity and kindness, but if you're going to insult me, bring up the facts about why I'm wrong/stupid. Then you'll have all the leeway in the world to call me -blam!- stupid.

EDIT: If I'm stupid due to me being wrong about CoDs' popularity, then let it be known I never even heard of CoD until MW2, and none of my friends either. I wasn't playing Halo 3 in 2007, I didn't even own an Xbox 360 until 2009. But I do know that Halo was the juggernaut at the time. So yes, it is entirely possible I'm completely wrong and I don't know what I'm talking about, because I fully do not know.

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  • 08.15.2012 9:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: InvasionImminent

You have no idea what you are talking about.

CoD was just as popular then as it is now.

  • 08.15.2012 10:14 PM PDT


Posted by: meagsIZbeast

Posted by: InvasionImminent

You have no idea what you are talking about.

CoD was just as popular then as it is now.

K. Just I've never heard of MW being popular. Not even my friends that play CoD played MW.

  • 08.15.2012 10:31 PM PDT

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Posted by: II gaped II
lol go back to the reach forum boy. Halo 3 is and will always be better hence why it has lasted almost 5 years and is still #13 on the top 20 most played 360 games. LOLreach will be dead this fall
Don't post when you don't know what your talking about, Makes you look like an idiot.

Anyway, its prgression, When halo 4 hits the shelves halo 3's will become even smaller and reach's will dwindle.
Some will stay, its the same reason I can pop in cod 3 right now and find a damn game in minutes.

  • 08.16.2012 12:01 AM PDT

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Posted by: II gaped II
lol go back to the reach forum boy. Halo 3 is and will always be better hence why it has lasted almost 5 years and is still #13 on the top 20 most played 360 games. LOLreach will be dead this fall
Don't post when you don't know what your talking about, Makes you look like an idiot.

Anyway, its prgression, When halo 4 hits the shelves halo 3's will become even smaller and reach's will dwindle.
Some will stay, its the same reason I can pop in cod 3 right now and find a damn game in minutes.


lol I'm the idiot? You sure about that? I posted facts, straight out of major nelson's list from july 2012. Reach, as other people in this thread has said, has already dipped down lower than halo 3 had at it's third year mark as fac3 of d34th said earlier in the thread,

"Halo 3 never dropped below #3 on LIVE's "Most Popular" chart, while Reach dropped as far down as #8 on said chart within the first year of its release. Not to mention that Halo 3 had higher daily peak populations nearly three years after its release than Reach does now."

Please, read the whole thread and arguments before posting. Thanks.

[Edited on 08.16.2012 4:49 AM PDT]

  • 08.16.2012 4:45 AM PDT

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Low population. Stats no longer being tracked. -blam!- netcode that's too frustrating to go back to after playing Reach.

  • 08.16.2012 9:00 AM PDT
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CoD GOT popular with MW1, not MW2. CoD4 is the first CoD I heard of and played and if you ask anyone they almost always say CoD4 was the best out of the series.

  • 08.16.2012 9:50 AM PDT

hella frreal

I agree with the entire thread including all replies

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lol Halo 3.

Halo stopped being relevant in Spring 2010.

  • 08.18.2012 9:11 AM PDT

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  • 08.18.2012 11:15 AM PDT

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Posted by: II gaped II

Posted by: Shadow Wolf7347l

Posted by: II gaped II
lol go back to the reach forum boy. Halo 3 is and will always be better hence why it has lasted almost 5 years and is still #13 on the top 20 most played 360 games. LOLreach will be dead this fall
Don't post when you don't know what your talking about, Makes you look like an idiot.

Anyway, its prgression, When halo 4 hits the shelves halo 3's will become even smaller and reach's will dwindle.
Some will stay, its the same reason I can pop in cod 3 right now and find a damn game in minutes.


lol I'm the idiot? You sure about that? I posted facts, straight out of major nelson's list from july 2012. Reach, as other people in this thread has said, has already dipped down lower than halo 3 had at it's third year mark as fac3 of d34th said earlier in the thread,

"Halo 3 never dropped below #3 on LIVE's "Most Popular" chart, while Reach dropped as far down as #8 on said chart within the first year of its release. Not to mention that Halo 3 had higher daily peak populations nearly three years after its release than Reach does now."

Please, read the whole thread and arguments before posting. Thanks.


Gaped is right. Based on progression, Reach is dying much more quickly than Halo 3. With the release of Halo 4, Reach will probably die. However, I don't know a single person who is planning on leaving Halo 3 for Halo 4. I think Halo 3 is probably going to have around the same population for years to come. The people playing (like myself) are very hardcore about it and are planning to stick around.

  • 08.18.2012 3:11 PM PDT
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The legendary ending for Halo 4 is Masturcheef and Arby making love.

I gave up because: Derankers, lagswitch, and boosters.

  • 08.18.2012 5:52 PM PDT

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I gave up because: Derankers, lagswitch, and boosters.


They do ruin the game. I honestly done know why they are still doing it this late into Halo 3's lifespan. MLG is still filled with them.

But once you get past level 30, they're usually gone.

  • 08.18.2012 5:57 PM PDT

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  • 08.18.2012 10:02 PM PDT

I came back actually. All I had was the MP disk because I lost my campaigning, but I bought it back. Much better than Reach, I will say.

  • 08.18.2012 10:44 PM PDT

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