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Subject: How do people like ODST Firefight over Reach's?

Pass the controller bro

Better maps, better music, better weapons. I like playing as an ODST in Firefight.

Therefore I think ODST has the better Firefight.

  • 12.22.2012 10:41 AM PDT

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"That there's some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for."

I strongly dislike the map design in Reach. I also like the weapons in ODST a lot more than Reach, and I prefer the enemy design and lack of horrible systems like bloom. You're entitled to your opinion, of course, but that's just my view.

  • 12.22.2012 10:45 AM PDT

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ODST's are far harder. In every aspect.

  • 12.22.2012 10:47 AM PDT

Worse Maps

  • 12.22.2012 10:47 AM PDT

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I like ODST's firefight mode more so just cause.

  • 12.22.2012 10:48 AM PDT

In ODST I had a strategy for every map and the AI were actually fun to fight. In Reach they took the survival element out and just wanted to make it fun and goofy.

  • 12.22.2012 11:06 AM PDT
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Posted by: About 540 Jews
In Reach they took the survival element out and just wanted to make it fun and goofy.


Explain how they did that.

  • 12.22.2012 11:09 AM PDT

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They both had their advantages.

  • 12.22.2012 11:12 AM PDT

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Disclaimer: The latter is a lie.

My reasons for enjoying ODST's Firefight more than Reach's: the maps were more immersive, the maps were more fun to play, it was fun playing as an ODST, it was more competitive and it was just more bloody fun.

:-)

  • 12.22.2012 11:43 AM PDT

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I just really liked the weapons in ODST, they were much more fun for Firefight. Gruntpocalypse is still fun though.

  • 12.22.2012 11:44 AM PDT

Very funny

For me it was the challenge, and compare that to the pointfest in Reach..

  • 12.22.2012 11:47 AM PDT

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Posted by: burritosenior
The gameplay is very different, the weapons are different, the enemy abilities are different, the maps are different (and better), and in ODST it was about defending an area. In Reach is was about just fighting all the guys that come out. None of this are things you can fix simply by changing settings. So you'll get stupid people going 'oh it is because the settings are different' but... meh. Those people don't understand.

  • 12.22.2012 11:52 AM PDT

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ODST just had the OH -blam!- OH -blam!- feeling more often.

I know you can do all the things in ODST in Reach, but ODST had a distinct vibe to it.

  • 12.22.2012 12:04 PM PDT
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Because it isn't fun if it isn't the same for everyone. The reason CoD Zombies is fun is because it is the same for everybody and you have to challenge each other to get to a higher round.

  • 12.22.2012 12:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: DHTH777
Because it isn't fun if it isn't the same for everyone. The reason CoD Zombies is fun is because it is the same for everybody and you have to challenge each other to get to a higher round.


Could you reword this, I'm a little confused on what you're trying to say.

  • 12.22.2012 12:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: DHTH777
Because it isn't fun if it isn't the same for everyone. The reason CoD Zombies is fun is because it is the same for everybody and you have to challenge each other to get to a higher round.

  • 12.22.2012 2:49 PM PDT

Posted by: x Foman123 x

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What house has a rocket pod, has legs, and has a long narrow barrel that probably shoots something powerful?

Sounds like you're describing the lower half of my body, actually.


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Posted by: burritosenior
The gameplay is very different, the weapons are different, the enemy abilities are different, the maps are different (and better), and in ODST it was about defending an area. In Reach is was about just fighting all the guys that come out. None of this are things you can fix simply by changing settings. So you'll get stupid people going 'oh it is because the settings are different' but... meh. Those people don't understand.

I know man it isn't like there is a firefight versus mode or a generator defense mode in Reach where you had to defend an area. I know.

  • 12.22.2012 2:51 PM PDT

http://i.imgur.com/fsISj.png

I didn't really enjoy ODST's attempt at a survival mode all that much, but Reach completely killed any semblance of atmosphere Firefight might once have hinted at. It's not just about difficulty, it's about map design/aesthetic. ODST's is mediocre verging on bad, Reach's is through-the-floor awful.

Oh, and as far as I'm concerned, customization in no way improves a survival mode, so that argument is moot.

[Edited on 12.22.2012 2:54 PM PST]

  • 12.22.2012 2:52 PM PDT

Reach firefight was a bit laggier cause of the increased amount of enemies on at one time. And they also should have kept the Limited playlist cause I can get through arcade easily without dying and it's just boring and no I won't do customs cause its too hard to organize a game especially now that Halo 4 is out.

  • 12.22.2012 2:57 PM PDT
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For one, the maps were much better, as well as being designed for firefight, rather than picked from the campaign. also, there was a need to conserve ammo, rather than unlimited ammo boxes. This encourages a tactic where you camp by an ammo box, and as long as you have a DMR and a plasma pistol, you're good to go. Very rarely would you need to scavenge off corpses. The health system for ODST wasn't regenerative (semi-regenerative, in the case of REACH), so it urges people to escape as much damage as possible (debatable), and made for more precocious health pack management. All those elements just made a better survival atmosphere, and kept you more on edge. And since it's ODST, the game just felt more stylized.
Oh, and I wasn't much of a fan of REACH's enemy AI either. They can be very hard at times, but not the "fun" hard.

[Edited on 12.22.2012 3:11 PM PST]

  • 12.22.2012 2:58 PM PDT

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Posted by: DHTH777
Because it isn't fun if it isn't the same for everyone. The reason CoD Zombies is fun is because it is the same for everybody and you have to challenge each other to get to a higher round.

Could you reword this, I'm a little confused on what you're trying to say.

I can't think of a way to word it better. Just reread and try to comprehend it. Maybe it's a mentality you don't have, so you won't understand it however it's worded, but it's pretty clear to me.

  • 12.22.2012 2:58 PM PDT

Posted by: x Foman123 x

Posted by: TH3_AV3NG3R
What house has a rocket pod, has legs, and has a long narrow barrel that probably shoots something powerful?

Sounds like you're describing the lower half of my body, actually.


Posted by: SHOTTY SNIP3R
Reach firefight was a bit laggier cause of the increased amount of enemies on at one time. And they also should have kept the Limited playlist cause I can get through arcade easily without dying and it's just boring and no I won't do customs cause its too hard to organize a game especially now that Halo 4 is out.

What is wrong with score attack or Mythic Attack?

  • 12.22.2012 2:59 PM PDT

I just personally believe that Firefight is more suited to a guy that can't recharge his shields.

  • 12.22.2012 2:59 PM PDT
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  • 12.22.2012 2:59 PM PDT

Posted by: x Foman123 x

Posted by: TH3_AV3NG3R
What house has a rocket pod, has legs, and has a long narrow barrel that probably shoots something powerful?

Sounds like you're describing the lower half of my body, actually.


Posted by: MasterMar22
I just personally believe that Firefight is more suited to a guy that can't recharge his shields.

Stamina worked exactly like a shield.

  • 12.22.2012 3:01 PM PDT