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Subject: Why don't you Play MLG Settings?


Posted by: DaViDlIkEsPiE2
Nice unbalanced poll OP.


I want to hear your opinion if it isn't in the poll. That's the point of this thread.

  • 01.04.2013 5:59 PM PDT

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Posted by: Brilliant
Let's be frank, default Halo 4 is terrible. Between the presence of broken AAs, the boltshot, broken ordinance drops, and the lack of predictable weapon drops vanilla H4 doesn't really offer much as a fair and balanced game. Under MLG settings, everyone is given the same, balanced loadout without AAs, and both ordinance and weapon drops are predictable and balanced. The better team is going to win under MLG settings, but with vanilla settings it is a toss-up.

what's stopping you from playing the MLG settings? They're clearly better and more fun.
Obviously that last part is your opinion, even though it's stated as fact.

I loved Halo 2 and Halo 3 as much as anyone (4000 games played of Halo 2). But I love Halo 4 maybe even more. My reasons:

1. Timing weapon spawns and controlling maps (high ground, site lines) was getting way too predicable and boring for me. On The Pit in Halo 3 (for example), it was either rush the rockets or go for sniper/overshield EVERY SINGLE GAME.

2. Join in progress.. I thought I'd hate it but I actually like it. I'm one of those guys who never quit so not having to play 8-10 minutes of a 1V4 game when my teammates didn't like the map has been a welcome change.

3. Rushers in Halo 4 get DESTROYED. I'm a patient careful player and I like the fact I can choose when to engage on my terms. IMO Halo 4 rewards players who can think fast more than previous Halo games. The movement speed is faster with sprint in the game and having to adapt to whatever armour ability your opponent has on the fly adds a bit more strategy than the typical 'Oh, time to go to sniper spawn again and load up on ammo'.

4. More weapons. Sure the DMR is superior in most ways, but I can use any of the starting weapons in the game with good effect. Having 3 options for automatic primary weapons is good, they all are effective and have different strong points.

5. Large maps and not mixing objective games into the Big Team playlist. I always hated having to play objective games and now I never have to.


So I like the default settings and the two team slayer playlists. I don't identify with people who take video games so seriously that they expect things to never change and complain about changes instead of looking at the positives.


Maybe timing weapon spawns and holding the same spot in a map game after game is fun for some, but I've had enough of that. I love the chaos of Halo 4 and I'm not going to bother playing a striped down (I'd even say dumbed down) MLG version of it.

  • 01.04.2013 6:05 PM PDT
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Because the BR is a garbage starting weapon. I'd rather use the LR.

  • 01.04.2013 6:07 PM PDT

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