The n00b's Lament (Long-ish) |
Posted By: TheDrinkNinja <thedrinkninja@comcast.net> | Date: 11/18/04 10:46 p.m. |
In Response To: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. LINK (guy who doesn't post....too often)
I'll put two cents in.
Okay. Halo 2 isn't Halo 1. I'll be the first to admit it. When I got my first try of Damnation at a friend's house a few years back, some CTF on Blood Gulch, that was magical. We were all so new, so excited, and so evenly matched. Nothing was like it, and nothing would be. I eventually got my own Xbox, and played the snot out of single player Halo. Then I got on Xbox Connect.
It wasn't fun. I would stink, and I would have no way to compete. Someone would be so precise with a pistol, I would wind up losing 50-3 three games in a row. In Capture the Flag games, I would have a two second life span if I spawned within a mile of a sniper. I couldn't handle that. Sure, tell me that I suck. You're probably right, but that still doesn't change the fact it wasn't fun. I tried Split-Screen with some friends a few months before H2, and I would up holding them off the same way. Halo 1 was built for people who could study and play the game like it was an art. It was fun for those who were good, not for the newbies.
This time, though, it's different. I threw a pseudo launch party with a few guys from my school. Single Flag Headlong was some of the wildest fun I've had ever. Zanzibar was tight and intense. Ninjanaut on Waterworks was a stellar game of cat and mouse. It was fun and fair again. If I got on a run with a sword, someone could pin me down with dual SMGs and I would trade off. If I got a rocket launcher, someone could dash me with a ghost and I would pay. It was like I hoped Halo 1 could be for me.
I understand why these professional players are annoyed, and they have every right to be. But think of the poor newbie in the Chicago suburbs you would put three bullets into every game. Think how he wished he could play like you, and have the kind of exciting time you guys would. And think of the smile on his face that now he can play people no matter what their skill with a fighting chance. Really, that's all we asked for. A chance to have fun.
Bungie delivered.
-TheDrinkNinja
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Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. LINK | guy who doesn't post....too often | 11/18/04 1:15 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | thunderhawk555 | 11/18/04 1:30 p.m. |
Don't Hijack the thread, thunder. *NM* | guy who doesn't post....too often | 11/18/04 1:33 p.m. |
Re: You mean BOARD the thread. | thunderhawk555 | 11/18/04 1:44 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Count Zero | 11/18/04 1:51 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | thunderhawk555 | 11/18/04 2:03 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Druff | 11/18/04 2:26 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | faintstalker21 | 12/14/04 10:51 a.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | guy who doesn't post....too often | 11/18/04 2:05 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Louis Wu | 11/18/04 2:29 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | jayWHY | 11/18/04 3:01 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | MikeMan445 | 11/18/04 6:44 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | rapture | 11/18/04 7:22 p.m. |
Your point? | MikeMan445 | 11/19/04 5:21 a.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Pico | 11/18/04 4:25 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Count Zero | 11/18/04 2:50 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Gran Calc | 11/19/04 4:46 p.m. |
Teamwork | Clefton Twain | 11/18/04 2:35 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Achronos | 11/18/04 8:46 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | jayWHY | 11/18/04 2:28 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Clefton Twain | 11/18/04 2:42 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | AfroRyan | 11/18/04 3:38 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | MSN | 11/18/04 3:38 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Louis Wu | 11/18/04 5:43 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Yayap the grunt | 11/18/04 5:58 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | The Covenant | 11/18/04 6:27 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | ViolentlyHappy | 11/19/04 5:51 p.m. |
/me highfives Louis Wu *NM* | retsamolah | 11/18/04 6:25 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | ViolentlyHappy | 11/19/04 5:50 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 11/18/04 8:02 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | goatrope | 11/18/04 11:14 p.m. |
If so... | Chester the Destroyer | 11/19/04 4:07 p.m. |
/shameless act of self promotion. | Chester the Destroyer | 11/19/04 4:10 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | MSN | 11/18/04 3:31 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | guy who doesn't post....too often | 11/18/04 3:53 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | MSN | 11/18/04 3:56 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | guy who doesn't post....too often | 11/18/04 3:59 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Achronos | 11/18/04 9:13 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Anim8rJB | 11/19/04 3:19 a.m. |
Achronos' post is the winner | Miguel Chavez | 11/19/04 11:35 a.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | ViolentlyHappy | 11/19/04 6:02 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | nof | 11/18/04 5:07 p.m. |
sounds that way | FrogBlast | 11/18/04 5:20 p.m. |
Bingo. *NM* | MikeMan445 | 11/18/04 6:50 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | deanero | 11/18/04 5:11 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | retsamolah | 11/18/04 6:50 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Strangepurple | 11/18/04 11:26 p.m. |
What the... | MikeMan445 | 11/19/04 3:29 a.m. |
Re: What the... | Strangepurple | 11/19/04 1:35 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 11/19/04 8:53 a.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Louis Wu | 11/19/04 9:24 a.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 11/19/04 9:41 a.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Strangepurple | 11/19/04 1:42 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Strangepurple | 11/19/04 2:09 p.m. |
Bah. *Long* | Yayap the grunt | 11/18/04 3:33 p.m. |
One Correction | DiscipleN2k | 11/18/04 4:16 p.m. |
Re: One Correction | Gran Calc | 11/19/04 5:00 p.m. |
Re: Bah. *Long* | jayWHY | 11/18/04 4:50 p.m. |
Re: Bah. *Long* | Yayap the grunt | 11/18/04 5:28 p.m. |
Re: Bah. *Long* | Louis Wu | 11/18/04 5:48 p.m. |
Re: Bah. *Long* | MSN | 11/18/04 5:57 p.m. |
Re: Bah. *Long* | deanero | 11/18/04 6:21 p.m. |
Re: Bah. *Long* | Ross Mills [subnova] | 11/19/04 5:48 a.m. |
Re: Bah. *Long* | MSN | 11/19/04 12:20 p.m. |
Agreed, Mr. Wu.... | Mushroom Samba | 11/18/04 7:16 p.m. |
Re: Agreed, Mr. Wu.... | Achronos | 11/18/04 9:21 p.m. |
Re: Agreed, Mr. Wu.... | Some guy... | 11/18/04 10:26 p.m. |
Re: Agreed, Mr. Wu.... | Smeeisqualityfoo | 11/18/04 10:47 p.m. |
Re: Agreed, Mr. Wu.... | Ross Mills [subnova] | 11/19/04 5:52 a.m. |
Re: Agreed, Mr. Wu.... | Achronos | 11/19/04 12:43 p.m. |
Another Grenade Trick | Assassin-B | 11/19/04 8:56 a.m. |
Re: Agreed, Mr. Wu.... | StickFigureNinja | 11/19/04 10:38 a.m. |
Louis...? | Ross Mills [subnova] | 11/19/04 10:51 a.m. |
Re: Louis...? | Miguel Chavez | 11/19/04 11:34 a.m. |
Re: Louis...? | Louis Wu | 11/19/04 11:34 a.m. |
Re: Louis...? *NM* | Slothboy | 11/19/04 12:02 p.m. |
Re: Louis...? | Slothboy | 11/19/04 12:04 p.m. |
Re: Bah. *Long* | bigboy7791 | 11/19/04 12:55 p.m. |
Let Little Joshy Have his Say!!!!! | La Voz del Noobo | 11/19/04 7:20 p.m. |
............... | nof | 11/18/04 4:48 p.m. |
Re: ............... | jayWHY | 11/18/04 5:11 p.m. |
Re: ............... | deanero | 11/18/04 5:18 p.m. |
Re: ............... | jayWHY | 11/18/04 5:41 p.m. |
Re: ............... | deanero | 11/18/04 6:13 p.m. |
Re: ............... | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 11/18/04 8:32 p.m. |
steve is a funny guy *NM* | FrogBlast | 11/18/04 8:47 p.m. |
Thank you... I'll be here all week. *NM* | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 11/19/04 8:17 a.m. |
Re: ............... | Achronos | 11/18/04 9:25 p.m. |
I stopped reading.... | JakeDaGreat | 11/18/04 9:58 p.m. |
Nothing has changed, I still get owned | Wado SG | 11/18/04 5:28 p.m. |
Re: Nothing has changed, I still get owned | Hawk7886 | 11/18/04 6:33 p.m. |
Re: That's what I see too... | Dan Chosich | 11/18/04 6:32 p.m. |
The ignorance is staggering. | MikeMan445 | 11/18/04 6:35 p.m. |
well said ;) *NM* | retsamolah | 11/18/04 6:57 p.m. |
well said ;) | Verdafolio | 11/18/04 7:00 p.m. |
:( ??? | retsamolah | 11/18/04 10:55 p.m. |
Re: :( ??? | Salandarin | 11/18/04 11:12 p.m. |
Re: :( ??? | Sep7imus [subnova] | 11/19/04 8:18 a.m. |
Re: :( ??? | Gran Calc | 11/19/04 5:21 p.m. |
don't let the door hit on on the way out! *NM* | nof | 11/18/04 7:01 p.m. |
*applauds* *NM* | Druff | 11/18/04 7:04 p.m. |
Re: The ignorance is staggering. | Yayap the grunt | 11/18/04 7:05 p.m. |
Stupidity. | Chester the Destroyer | 11/18/04 7:32 p.m. |
Re: Stupidity.<-- He has THE point, and I agree | Max Power (aka- dewbe) | 11/18/04 11:08 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | DaNoob | 11/18/04 10:20 p.m. |
Don't be mad about a new learning curve. | Mr_McMurder | 11/18/04 10:53 p.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | MikeMan445 | 11/19/04 5:28 a.m. |
The n00b's Lament (Long-ish) | TheDrinkNinja | 11/18/04 10:46 p.m. |
Re: The n00b's Lament (Long-ish) | Plank | 11/18/04 11:21 p.m. |
Re: The n00b's Lament (Long-ish) | TheDrinkNinja | 11/18/04 11:25 p.m. |
Let Op! YoohooNinja! Ephorate pwns!111!11!1hax *NM* | Syracuse022 | 11/19/04 10:37 a.m. |
Re: The n00b's Lament (Long-ish) | Gran Calc | 11/19/04 6:34 p.m. |
Re: Excellent post. | ThorsHammer | 11/19/04 12:28 a.m. |
That was also an excellent post. | Salandarin | 11/19/04 10:55 a.m. |
Re: Upset with Halo2 gameplay? You're not alone. L | Admiral Death (formerly Death Box) | 11/19/04 9:37 a.m. |
Upset with This Thread? You're not alone. | meleeman | 11/19/04 9:38 a.m. |
So...basically this guy wants the pistol back... *NM* | Mr Yun | 11/19/04 9:42 a.m. |
It's simple... *long* <- haha, contradictory! | Slothboy | 11/19/04 12:00 p.m. |
Dinosaurs will die. | ajenteks | 11/19/04 3:34 p.m. |
Xbox Live is Halo 1's ruin. | madcowjim | 11/19/04 3:57 p.m. |
Re: Xbox Live is Halo 1's ruin. | MikeMan445 | 11/19/04 7:56 p.m. |
Re: Xbox Live is Halo 1's ruin. | Iced_Eagle | 11/20/04 12:10 a.m. |