Will COD-ifying Halo 4′s Multiplayer Make it Better?

OXCGN:

"You may have either checked out the GameInformer scans online or read over at examiner.com the broken down jist of the next Halo, and learned that Halo 4‘s multiplayer is somewhat different to what you last remembered it to be.

Whilst many are frustrated and angry that 343 Industries are riding the bandwagon and including features from the Call of Duty franchise creating “just another multiplayer game”, I and many others welcome this change so that Halo is continually solidifying itself as the definitive console first person shooter."

[gaminoz]

Well COD is really successful, but I think that Halo multi was fine the way it was

[Aaron Colas]

I am no CoD fan, in fact i have not purchased a single one (specially after activison vs vince & zampella) but I think this decision is a good one.

Halo has always been fantastic; but as great as reach was, to me it started to feel like the series was falling behind.

343 understood that in the ever growing modern FPS market a game must motivate and reward the player with tactical options and customizable progression; specially in multiplayer modes.

Does that mean that Halo will be like Call of Duty? Absolutely not.
Judging by the amount of resources poured into 343 by MS including the massive number of talent recruited, the Xbox flagship series is being nurtured to be a bigger champion than ever before.

One important thing we must consider is that the Halo series have had a lot imagination and creative force behind it, which has translated directly into incredibly fun gameplay so far. The weapons, the vehicles, the enemies and much more elements are quite unique to Halo and it's sequels/prequels; adding depth to these in the form of weapon mods and ability enhancements feels like the right way to go; as well as creating new factors such as the mistery new race and it's obtainable unique arsenal, as they have explained.

All and all, We should feel very confident about this project because it feels like the franchise is good hands. At least Microsoft has injected a palpable amount of effort into the production of Halo 4 and the formation of its new team.

For all we know 343 may just get it right and hit that multiplayer sweet spot far better than any other soulless shooter out there.

We'll see.

[DrPepper]

listen COD-ifying anything doesn't make anything better. the problem with games these days is that they have no identity anymore they are all trying to be the same crap. if people want to play COD they will play COD. people play halo to play halo not COD. i don't understand why these devs even try to be COD when they know for fact they'll never be able to be as popular than that franchise they need to just let it go already. who wants a market flooded with COD wanna-be's and ripoffs. this is why i honestly see this industry just collapsing again.

[Rainstorm81]

PREACH!

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

No?

I mean Halo already has a HUGE fanbase why the need to add CoD elements? Furthermore, I have never seen any fans of any series welcome CoD changes to their games.

***"I and many others welcome this change so that Halo is continually solidifying itself as the definitive console first person shooter."***

Just make a Halo game. There is no need to try and out "CoD" Call of Duty as if it's possible anyway.

[BadCircuit]

I like CoD's multiplayer but I think that Halo's should stay the way it is otherwise every multiplayer experience will end up feeling exactly the same and all the fun of trying out new and innovative multiplayer modes will be lost.

[Ashunderfire86]

Halo 4 is not trying to be like Call of Duty, why be like someone else when your already a house whole name? Halo 4 will be the next evolution in multiplayer!!!! And it sure doesn't have the same problems as Call of Duty's online issues. No game companies will copy that, cause none of their games have such problems. The Call of Duty fatigue will die out when Halo 4 and Medal of Honor comes out. Even Medal of Honor is looking better than Call of Duty from the single player department. Don't know yet about multiplayer, but hopefully its not a carbon copy of Call of Duty.

[StrongMan]

Yes
It's time for Halo to have aim down the sights.

[Kaos_Vll]

THIS! I can't believe how many halo players think they have skill and the are shooting from the hip! how is spraying from the hip skillful?!

As a dev I would NEVER listen to fanboys, they are the worst. the really funny thing is even the fanboys are a split group, those that want change to 5 year old game play and those that think five year old gameplay is acceptable in 2012.

Doesnt matter to fanboys that sales are declining for their favorite series just as long as they get the same old same, just with prettier graphics.

[ElectricCarrot]

Are you serious? Aiming down the sights requires much less skill than shooting fromn the hip.

[Kaos_Vll]

is what I'd expect a hip sprayer to say.

[ElectricCarrot]

Kill times in Halo are longer and it takes many more bullets to kill someone in Halo than it does in generic military shooters. So, spraying and praying doesn't work in Halo and that makes your point invalid as even shooting from the hip in Halo requires more skill than shooting while aiming down the sights in other games wher two stray bullets to the leg kills you.

[TopDudeMan]

As long as all the annoying stuff about COD doesn't creep in and they capture the good things about it, I don't see why not.

[RocknRolla]

You can't deny that 343i have to have looked at what worked especially within the COD franchise and carefully deliberated how they can transition it to the Halo universe.

Like the article says I have faith in 343i adding these COD-like features because they wouldn't include them if they didn't feel the need to.

[ElementX]

I bought MW3 about a month ago. It's the first COD I've purchased in years. I must say that the perks, weapon unlocks, proficiencies, and attachments are extremely cool. I really enjoy the vast customization options available. As I'm just getting back into online gaming, I hope more games in the future offer similar options.

[RocknRolla]

If you had bought Modern Warfare then Modern Warfare 2 you wouldn't enjoy MW3 as much as you do now. I think w/ MW3 they went backwards as opposed to Blops.

I know Blops is Treyarch but damn I got bored with MW3's level of customization. Trust me Blops is way better when it comes to customizing!

[Nunchez]

I think they're just taking few of the good stuff from COD that's all. They'll definitely make it better I hope.

[Tai_Kaliso]

People act like COD invented things like perks, it can be done without it being considered COD ripoff or trying to appeal to the COD crowd.

First of all, a lot of games that blatantly rip off COD are games that don't have a huge fan base, Halo already has a huge fan base, they are just trying to do something a little different so that people don't go around saying its the same thing as before.

Games evolve, I'm definitely interested in what 343 is bringing to the table.

[Kaos_Vll]

This! gettin really tired of this gen of gamers that just started gaming and think COD started everything, or even halo for that matter.

truth of the matter is halo could use new gameplay elements.

[rubyserg]

I don't know why people are still complaining over this! Seriously, 343i aren't COD-ifying Halo 4. They're adding improvements to the game that are similar to it but keeping the same balanced feel. For instance with F. Vision you cant see people though walls. Only weapons and what-not. Random spawing is only in Regicide based games so it makes it faster. The weapon drops arent even random they said. They said it has a pattern. You just have to find it out. And Spartan Ops is no-where NEAR Spec Ops. Spartan Ops is just a pretty much 2nd Point of View Campaign. So what the names are similar? It's not the same. It's balanced. So overall they improved the multiplayer and still kept it with the normal Halo feel.