- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Poll: Do you agree with me? [closed]
Total Votes: 12
Alright, I noticed several flaws with Gearbox Software's work on Halo PC, and now that Halo 2 Vista has fallen strictly into the hands of Bungie Studios, I hope you guys can correct these. This is just my opinion on what I hope can be implemented into Halo 2 Vista. I don't believe that I am asking for too much here or anything that would take an extensive amount of time to refine into the game. Please keep in mind that I own all three versions of Halo - Halo: CE, Halo 2, and Halo PC, so before you pass off any of my suggestions as simply being ignorant, please think again.
1.) LAN co-op - I understand that online co-op would probably be close to impossible due to the fact that the netcode would never be able to calculate efficiently enough all the physics, AI, and player movements while transferring the data back and forth between computers over the internet. And obviously splitscreen would be pretty much impossible to do on a computer because you can't have two mouses, so to remedy this, all I ask is that you allow us to create LAN co-op games. This should resolve the lag issues since your computers will be directly connected and receiving data as quickly and efficiently as possible between each other. Co-op is one of the key necessities that makes Halo so fun. PLEASE at least give us the option to LAN it.
2.) Don't lower texture quality / graphical quality - I know this is an odd suggestion, but considering that Gearbox did this with Halo PC, I hope that this mistake will not be made again. Gearbox claimed that the graphics were supposed to be improved, but that was totally false. The only reason graphics on Halo PC might look better over XBOX is simply because you can play at higher resolutions. Beyond that, in Halo PC you had missing shine and scratch mark effects on the Assault Rifle, missing shield colors on jackals, missing shader effects on the Halo ring in the main menu screen, missing smoke/fog effects in caves... I could go on and on, and it really bugs me. I don't understand why Gearbox couldn't simply make a "Very High" option for graphics settings to enable ALL of the effects from the XBOX version, since there are people out there like me who have the PCs that can handle them. Please do not lower the quality again for Halo 2 Vista.
3.) Walk key - Nothing too fancy I think. It would just be kinda cool if you could press and hold the alt key down to have your character walk instead of run. Since Halo 2 for XBOX allowed you to control the speed that you are running depending on how far you hold a direction with the joystick, this would make up for it.
4.) No auto-aim - This is a PC game and many of us are wanting to play this for the sake of now being able to use the mouse and keyboard for precision aiming and movement. Now there is no need for auto-aim, including for XBOX360 controllers. Why? Because that would present an unfair advantage for them over the mouse and keyboard users. Even though it is definitely more difficult to aim with a controller, if you leave the auto-aim in then it makes it too easy for them again. If you have a PC and you're buying Halo 2 Vista, you should be using a mouse and keyboard anyway. It's just simply much easier to use once you get used to the controls.
This is all I ask for the game. I don't even care about the new vehicles or new maps, I just want the core gameplay done right first.
[Edited on 9/9/2006]