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Three Problems With Halo: Reach Multiplayer

P*N: I have beef with Halo: Reach Multiplayer, and not the good kind. What does that mean?

Rally. When I first dove into matchmaking, I saw “Rally” as a possible gameplay mode. I looked over at my buddy who had nothing to offer but a quizzical expression. We were both wondering what Rally was when a voice declared, “F***ing Rally.” Foresight is 20/20.

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awiseman5378d ago

im not even sure thos are even "problems".

-Alpha5378d ago (Edited 5378d ago )

These reasons are pretty nonsense, but I can give you some good ones, Also, SWAT isn't a game mode where CQC "reigns", I don't know why he expects that. My problems are largely minor:

-Lag in firefight
-Tank power. The shots need a longer load time between each strike (promised to change set up in October's update)
-The damn drop shield in objective games. Should NOT be there (will be removed in next update)
-Lack of maps in Invasion, though I expect this to change
-Need more playists, SWAT needs its own, and so does Infection (this is promised to change in October's update too)
-The fact that you can't have Theater parties suck

I have more, I know I do, but I'll add them later. Overall the MP is pretty damn great, favorite one this year, but there are a few issues to iron out.

WildArmed5378d ago (Edited 5378d ago )

You forgot a big one:
very addicting and will have negative effect on the rest of your life x_x

Oh, btw the few online firefight, but usually I am playing splitscreen on when I'm @ my friends.. so i guess i never have time to notice.

PtRoLLFacE5378d ago

there is nothing wrong with the tank, is just that there is no anti-vehicle on the maps, i mean on hemorrhage the rocket launcher is gone from the middle where it was in halo 1 and 2, but next update bungie is changing the tanks for wraiths

DelbertGrady5378d ago

-Lag in firefight

You can avoid that by crossing "good connection" as a criteria before you search for games.

Lich1205378d ago

One thing that is extremely lame is the auto-boot option people get for even one betrayal.

I was playing a Sniper Match on Countdown. Normally not my best game mode (or map even) but for some reason this time I was tearing it up. I think I was 17-3 when a foolish teammate (who was a whiny teenager no less) strafs in front of me during a shootout. I blow his head off by accident. This is my first betrayal, and he boots me. One betrayal should never be grounds for booting. Ive had this happen another time in a sniper match, but that person at least had the decency to only slay me and not actually boot.

Why am I getting punished for absent minded people running in front of my fights?

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StanLee5378d ago

I've seen a number of complaints about Firefight Matchmaking and admittedly, it is short but the alternative is Firefight Classic that can go on for hours and have persons quit. There is on problem I find with Halo Reach's multiplayer and it's the God awful lag in Firefight. It's bad!

GOODKyle5378d ago

not very good writing in general too

005378d ago

But I notice with the announcement of the quit ban people are not doing it as much as halo 3.

Dorwrath5378d ago

It seems way worse in Reach than Halo 3. Ithink ever game I have played at least one person quits,the norm is 3 to 4 (play big team)

005378d ago

people always quit in BTB, but I found halo 3 to be horrible compared to reach for quitter in my experience anyways.

Roozium5378d ago

Dorwrath:

That's because people from CoD comes to Halo now. Everytime they go negative (which they do alot) they quit, just like in CoD.

ShadowJetX5378d ago

Biggest problem me and my friend encountered were morons who would enter a game and complain they didn't understand what was goin on. That and the whiny 12 year olds who find it necessary to swear as much they can while calling everyone f**s and losers.

But then again, we also noticed a person or 2 quitting every game, and the way bungie had stop all the action because of it. Never had this particular problem whenever I played/play MGO, if someone quit the worst problem is an unbalanced game.

Though I do admit I had fun playing reach's multiplayer yeah (much, much more then the beta I might add, which felt like it changed nothing when compared to halo 3 yeah).

BX815378d ago

I quit all the time! In fact I've already been banned but I could care less and here is why. I like to play big team and the 4 on 4. I've noticed that when playing 4 on 4 if snipers comes up 7 times out of 10 snipers gets picked and I hate snipers. So I quit and could care less about the 15min ban. I'm also banned from using the file share for some reason. I used it once in halo 3 to make a map then I used forge for 20min to start making a map and all of a sudden I'm banned? Weird but could care less I'm not good at making maps any way!

user83971445378d ago

Yes people quits alot in Reach. I was playing Capture the Flag 4vs4 and we end up being 4vs1 lol

Jaces5378d ago (Edited 5378d ago )

freakin SWAT...gahhh that's the only mode I hate and everyone always votes for it!! ):<

Everything else though is pretty fun. :D

EDIT: just saw the comment below, HOORAY!!! Now I can play team slayer in peace!

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6 Friendliest Characters in Games

GF365: "Oftentimes, video games have characters who are antagonistic and really not very pleasant. Here are some of the friendliest characters in games where you might not otherwise expect to find them."

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thorstein664d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED664d ago

You can probably add Karlach to this from BG3

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10 Best Lore-Rich Video Games

Talented writers can build worlds that are as wondrous as real-life. Here are the best lore-rich video games for you to get immersed in.

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shinoff2183900d ago

How'd fallout not make the list. Atleast over cyberpunk, tales , and halo. Fallout been around since what 96 98 and has 5 6 games into it. It's full of lore when you play it. I'd even add star ocean to a point.

robtion899d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad899d ago

And somehow Planescape Torment doesn't even make the list.

Crows90899d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183899d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90899d ago (Edited 899d ago )

Yes in lore. Easily missed... absolutely. Never played a game that had me loving the world and lore behind it as much as that one. Most of course wouldn't be able to experience it since it is a more difficult game.

DarXyde899d ago

I can't speak for all titles on this list, but by the time you get to Dark Souls III, the lore is a bloody tapestry of intricacy

Crows90898d ago

Played them all. Im not saying the games on the list dont have good lore...I just think hollow knight had more lore that is hidden but present and more easily explored and accessed. The souls games have tremendous lore but theyre mostly hidden and stay that way unless you look for it and research it. The lore is not very accessible.

DarXyde898d ago

Crows90,

I think that's a somewhat fair assessment. For me, the Souls games are less upfront about the lore, but it does invite your fascination through NPCs, items, locations, bosses, etc. There's this kind of natural progression where the picture becomes just clear enough by doing the essential tasks, but it really makes you want to explore every inch of the world.

TheColbertinator899d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13899d ago

narration is more important than lore i'd rather watch the story and characters in a more cinematic way instead of searching for notes and stuff that's why i love sony exclusive games like uncharted and gow and hate from software games

shinoff2183898d ago

The article was top ten lore in video games. I think they did a bad job picking games out. I know what you mean though. I just like a variety of games and genres.

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Halo’s best Bungie campaign has its worst feature fixed after 12 years

Halo’s best ever campaign mode developed by Bungie has had its most annoying feature fixed after more than a decade, making the sci-fi FPS game better than ever

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SullysCigar984d ago

Awesome news - so can we look forward to playing Halo: Infinite with no online issues circa 2033?

just_looken984d ago

"You can download the improved Reach AI mod at Mod DB" This was a mod 343 did nothing so the online will be fixed in our dreams.

SullysCigar984d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos983d ago

They did say they had a 10 year plan for infinite we just all assumed it would be DLC could of been a 10 year netcode rollout.

But seriously this is a mod the community won't be able to modify infinite in the same way

Cikatriz_ESP984d ago

Combat Evolved was the best campaign, and it's not even close.

just_looken984d ago

You should have tried this version of reach when it first came out remastered for a year there was no sound because 343 could not locate the sound files.

It was a special challenge.

badz149984d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE984d ago

Well I guess 12 years is faster than most fixes. I guess this is a cheap way to "remaster" something nowadays.....by just fixing something that used to always be broken.

zidane1341984d ago

Did you even read the article? This is a mod to improve AI from back almost 2 gens ago. Nobody is claiming this is remastering anything. Yeesh.

Crows90983d ago

Halo is dead. Microsoft has other shooter franchises it cares more about now. 343 are no longer Xbox golden studio. They are likely to shift things around or even close it all together and give the IP to someone else.

343i decided to pummel the IP into the ground...and when they see it didn't quite look like Glenn's face they decided to just keep on pummeling. Not sure if Glenn is the IP or the fanbase in this case though.

Profchaos983d ago

343 were never the golden studio they were a hastily thrown together b team when bungie said we want to do something else cya

Crows90983d ago

Well ...I didn't want to say it but I agree. Makes you wonder why Microsoft gave them the IP and didn't keep Bungie or any of the talent they acquired from any studio.

CobraKai983d ago

“ Halo Infinite, Halo 3, or Halo: Combat Evolved. It’s hard to say which of the sci-fi FPS games offers the best experience all round.”
He lost me with Halo Infinite.

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