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Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -
Posted By: Narcogen <narcogen@rampancy.net>Date: 4/27/09 6:12 a.m.

In Response To: Re: I'm going to come out and admit it - (FyreWulff)

: However, this is the last time I'll allow a Halo game to not have multiplayer
: bots. If you don't have online, Halo 2 and 3 are pretty much worthless
: unless you love the campaign. Halo 2 was barely playable splitscreen with
: just 4 people and I don't even know people that actually regularly play
: local games on Halo 3, the maps are just too big.

I guess you won't be getting ODST then, which I think is going to be more of the same: matchmaking, customs, and campaign. I don't think there will be bots.

I think the development priority for Bungie's Halo games mostly went like this:

Halo 1:
First priority: Campaign
Second Priority: Multiplayer
Third Priority: There was no third priority

Halo 2:
First Priority: Online Multiplayer
Second Priority: Campaign
Third Priority: There was no third priority

Halo 3:
First Priority: Campaign
Second Priority: Online Multiplayer
Third Priority: Value-Added Features (Forge, Equipment, Films)
Fourth Priority: There was no fourth priority

Offline populations are still bigger than the online ones and Campaign modes are for them. Multiplayer is for the vocal minority that is online and wants to compete. Bots are a vaguely defined overlap area; multiplayer style play for people who are primarily, perhaps preferentially, offline players. It'd be hard to get the kind of feedback on managing bot play that you get from online multiplayer, since you don't know anything about the games being played offline, and unlike with Campaign, no amount of testing can cover all eventualities. At best, the experience would not be as good as the baseline for online multiplay as the best-written bots are not as inventive or intelligent as human players.

It's sort of a worst of all worlds, when you think about it.

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I'm going to come out and admit it -Jillybean 4/26/09 4:00 p.m.
     Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -Urban Reflex 4/26/09 4:38 p.m.
     I agree somewhat, but..Domino Theory 4/26/09 5:09 p.m.
           Re: I agree somewhat, but..Leviathan 4/26/09 5:17 p.m.
                 Re: I agree somewhat, but..grantix 4/27/09 2:31 a.m.
     Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -Leviathan 4/26/09 5:15 p.m.
           you got a tiny detail incorrect:Hunt3r 4/26/09 6:29 p.m.
                 Whaaa....?Leviathan 4/26/09 8:07 p.m.
                       Cortana FTW! *NM*ElusiveEagle519 4/27/09 4:17 a.m.
                       Re: Whaaa....?Narcogen 4/27/09 6:15 a.m.
                             Re: Whaaa....?ElusiveEagle519 4/27/09 3:11 p.m.
                                   Re: Whaaa....?Louis Wu 4/27/09 3:50 p.m.
                                         Re: Whaaa....?Narcogen 4/28/09 1:51 a.m.
                                         Re: Whaaa....?ElusiveEagle519 4/28/09 2:52 a.m.
                                               No, you're all wrong.cheapLEY 4/28/09 1:21 p.m.
                                                     Re: No, you're all wrong.SonofMacPhisto 4/28/09 2:46 p.m.
                                                           Re: No, you're all wrong.Hunt3r 4/28/09 3:27 p.m.
                                                                 Re: No, you're all wrong.SonofMacPhisto 4/28/09 3:55 p.m.
                                                     Actually, fools, the Right answer is:Leviathan 4/28/09 5:36 p.m.
     i'd take it a step farther.Hunt3r 4/26/09 6:25 p.m.
           Re: i'd take it a step farther.sharpsniper99 4/26/09 6:56 p.m.
                 Re: i'd take it a step farther.sharpsniper99 4/26/09 6:58 p.m.
                 So what do we think then . . .Jillybean 4/27/09 8:12 a.m.
                       Re: So what do we think then . . .sharpsniper99 4/27/09 7:54 p.m.
                       Re: So what do we think then . . .Narcogen 4/28/09 1:55 a.m.
                             By jove I think he has itJillybean 4/28/09 5:00 a.m.
                                   Re: By jove I think he has itsharpsniper99 4/28/09 5:36 a.m.
                                         Re: By jove I think he has itJillybean 4/28/09 1:52 p.m.
                                               Re: By jove I think he has itSonofMacPhisto 4/28/09 1:57 p.m.
                                                     Re: By jove I think he has itHunt3r 4/28/09 3:43 p.m.
                                                           Re: By jove I think he has itSonofMacPhisto 4/28/09 3:56 p.m.
                                                           Re: By jove I think he has itNarcogen 4/28/09 8:58 p.m.
                                                                 Re: By jove I think he has itHunt3r 4/28/09 9:11 p.m.
                                                                       Re: By jove I think he has itNarcogen 4/29/09 1:44 a.m.
                                                                       anyone ever wonder...Free Weights 4/29/09 10:02 a.m.
                                                                             Re: anyone ever wonder...Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 4/29/09 11:25 a.m.
                                                                                   Re: anyone ever wonder...Free Weights 4/29/09 12:13 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: anyone ever wonder...Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 4/29/09 9:39 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: anyone ever wonder...SonofMacPhisto 4/30/09 12:19 a.m.
                                         Re: By jove I think he has itMiguel Chavez 4/30/09 9:33 a.m.
                             Re: So what do we think then . . .Bry 4/29/09 3:18 a.m.
           Re: i'd take it a step farther.Louis Wu 4/26/09 6:56 p.m.
                 You're not the only one. *NM*Gravemind 4/26/09 7:30 p.m.
           Re: i'd take it a step farther.serpx 4/26/09 7:07 p.m.
                 so it's you three! *NM* *NM*Hunt3r 4/26/09 7:34 p.m.
                 Re: i'd take it a step farther.cheapLEY 4/26/09 8:29 p.m.
     Where would Halo be without multiplayer? *NM*serpx 4/26/09 7:01 p.m.
     Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -Hawaiian Pig 4/26/09 7:05 p.m.
     Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -FyreWulff 4/26/09 7:29 p.m.
           Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -Narcogen 4/27/09 6:12 a.m.
           Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -sharpsniper99 4/27/09 8:00 p.m.
     Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -Psychophan7 4/26/09 8:14 p.m.
     Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -ElusiveEagle519 4/27/09 4:52 a.m.
     Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -Cody Miller 4/27/09 3:41 p.m.
           Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -pete_the_duck 4/27/09 3:48 p.m.
                 Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -Psychophan7 4/29/09 12:37 a.m.
                       Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -Cody Miller 4/29/09 1:52 a.m.
                             Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -Psychophan7 4/29/09 3:46 a.m.
                             Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -pete_the_duck 4/29/09 7:40 a.m.
     Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -Avateur 4/27/09 10:57 p.m.
     Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -DrDoctor 4/27/09 11:00 p.m.
           Re: I'm going to come out and admit it -MasterNoob 4/28/09 11:42 p.m.
     why kill Miranda Keyes? A waste of dev time. *NM*donttalk 4/28/09 10:58 p.m.
           DRAMA *NM*Eiii 4/29/09 3:30 a.m.
           Re: why kill Miranda Keyes? A waste of dev time.bentllama 4/29/09 9:11 a.m.
                 Who won? *NM*Jillybean 4/29/09 9:38 a.m.
                       Re: Who won?bluerunner 4/29/09 10:34 a.m.
                             Re: Who won?SonofMacPhisto 4/29/09 10:49 a.m.
                                   Re: Who won?bluerunner 4/29/09 11:15 a.m.
                                         Re: Who won?SonofMacPhisto 4/29/09 11:41 a.m.



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