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Re: It's all patchwork, folks
Posted By: profhalo <punchrockchest@hotmail.com>	Date: 8/29/05 3:18 a.m.
In Response To: Re: It's all patchwork, folks (Louis Wu) : If he does this, his team is down one player - and the rest of them are now : on an even footing with the opposition (because the power weapon is out of : play). How is this an advantage? Right, and by that point the power weapon has given that team a nice lead and all they have to do is camp the rest of the game. : Wrong. You can EASILY camp the rocket spawn from above. You have the damn : rocket launcher, after all. EXACTLY, you have to be above them, not hiding 3 miles away in some deep dark crevace. : I find GLORIOUS satisfaction by jumping as a ghost boosts towards me for a : splatter, then slamming a stickydoom down on the driver's head as he : passes below me. That simply didn't happen in Halo. It did all the time for me, only difference was Halo 1 took better timing than halo 2, thus it was much more satisfying. : Today, almost 10 months after the release of Halo 2, Halo 2 is STILL the : most popular game played on Xbox Live. I never equate popularity with quality. : Level 35 players are going to have to face the fact that they're a tiny : minority of the Halo 2-playing base, and that things they don't like work : perfectly well for the vast majority of us that are not infallible on the : playing field. In 99% of the games I play, having the power weapon doesn't : make you invincible, being the host doesn't make you invincible, being in : a vehicle doesn't make you invincible, the winner of a dual-wielding : matchup is not a foregone conclusion. In 99% of the games I play, a level 1 with a sniper can still kill me with one snipershot to the head, the host, no matter how unskilled, can always shoot a player in the head without leading them, vehicles are hard to kill no matter what level the driver is, and anyone can kill me as long as their smgs start shooting before mine do. : Take that argument to its extreme - 'rebalance weapons to make it less of a : "this combination beats this one" situation'... let's make the : magnum do the same damage as a rocket launcher, because geez, this weapon : beats that one. That's silly, right? So why isn't it silly to suggest that : all dual-wields should be the same? (Sorry, not the same - 'rebalanced', : whatever the hell that is.) Rebalance means, make the weapons killing ability balanced with the other weapons. Its stupid having a rocket launcher that locks on and kills in one shot campaired to a magnum that only kills the people who have fallen asleep while playing. : In Halo, the pistol beat almost everything, at almost every range, reducing : the competition down to who is the more accurate shot. Ya, THANK GOD I dont have to worry about skill and marksmanship anymore. : In Halo 2, knowing WHAT weapon to use sometimes matters more than being the : perfect marksman. And thats sad that skill in halo is reduced to the ability to differentiate the fact that a sniper is better suited for long range than a sword.

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New article at 1up.com...	Ename Nep	8/27/05 9:59 p.m.
I was expecting more from 1-up	Devil Mingy	8/27/05 10:07 p.m.
Re: I was expecting more from 1-up	Ename Nep	8/27/05 10:33 p.m.
Re: I was expecting more from 1-up	Devil Mingy	8/27/05 10:41 p.m.
Re: I was expecting more from 1-up	Ename Nep	8/27/05 10:47 p.m.
Pathetic. I also expected more...	Spartan Jag	8/29/05 10:40 a.m.
Re: I was expecting more from 1-up	kapowaz	8/31/05 8:07 a.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Paladin117	8/27/05 10:15 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Paladin117	8/27/05 10:23 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Ename Nep	8/27/05 10:35 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	zink	8/27/05 10:55 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Ename Nep	8/27/05 11:07 p.m.
Everything he wrote is correct.	JakeDaGreat	8/27/05 11:42 p.m.
Re: Everything he wrote is correct.	Devil Mingy	8/27/05 11:49 p.m.
Re: Everything he wrote is correct.	JakeDaGreat	8/28/05 12:13 a.m.
Re: Everything he wrote is correct.	Dave "IronSight"	8/28/05 11:51 p.m.
Re: Everything he wrote is correct.	lyKENthropy	8/29/05 1:48 p.m.
Re: Everything he wrote is correct.	Halo2needsthepistol	8/29/05 4:00 p.m.
Re: Everything he wrote is correct.	lyKENthropy	8/29/05 6:04 p.m.
You looking for a marksman?	[AMS] GreyThor	8/28/05 11:16 p.m.
Re: Everything he wrote is correct.	Doc Platinum	8/29/05 2:37 p.m.
Re: Everything he wrote is correct.	UNSCDF	8/29/05 5:09 p.m.
Re: Everything he wrote is correct.	Sep7imus [subnova]	8/29/05 2:41 p.m.
Re: Everything he wrote is correct.	Endbringer	8/29/05 3:04 p.m.
Re: Everything he wrote is correct.	hedfones	8/31/05 12:42 p.m.
That can't be right.	Pvt. Jenkins	8/28/05 12:59 a.m.
Re: That can't be right.	masterskill	8/28/05 3:04 a.m.
Re: That can't be right.	Ename Nep	8/28/05 4:23 a.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Dean_Kreger	8/28/05 8:54 p.m.
Yes, broken halo.	WaLKa	8/28/05 10:49 p.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	Louis Wu	8/28/05 11:07 p.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	WaLKa	8/28/05 11:15 p.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	Louis Wu	8/28/05 11:19 p.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	[AMS] GreyThor	8/28/05 11:25 p.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	Louis Wu	8/28/05 11:27 p.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	[AMS] GreyThor	8/28/05 11:34 p.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	SuperMatt	8/29/05 4:59 a.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	shooty guy	8/31/05 2:58 p.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	Shocc	8/31/05 7:05 p.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	Count Zero	9/1/05 9:39 a.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	Spartan Jag	8/29/05 4:40 p.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	Scarab	8/30/05 1:11 a.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	shooty guy	8/31/05 3:04 p.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	Louis Wu	8/31/05 4:16 p.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	shooty guy	8/31/05 4:42 p.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	Scarab	8/31/05 8:25 p.m.
Re: Yes, broken halo.	Usul	8/31/05 9:41 a.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Nug Blazer	8/28/05 11:14 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Louis Wu	8/28/05 11:16 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	WaLKa	8/28/05 11:23 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Louis Wu	8/28/05 11:25 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	WaLKa	8/28/05 11:28 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Lion	8/29/05 8:13 p.m.
Louis	chaostheory101	8/29/05 8:40 p.m.
This is getting absurd.	Louis Wu	8/30/05 8:01 a.m.
Re: This is getting absurd.	Shocc	8/31/05 7:11 p.m.
Re: This is getting absurd.	Count Zero	9/1/05 9:38 a.m.
Re: This is getting absurd.	Shocc	9/1/05 5:12 p.m.
Bah.	Louis Wu	8/30/05 8:11 a.m.
Re: Louis	kapowaz	8/31/05 8:18 a.m.
Despite the previous message's subject line...	kapowaz	8/31/05 8:20 a.m.
Re: Louis	shooty guy	8/31/05 4:39 p.m.
Re: Louis	Louis Wu	8/31/05 4:46 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	zugy	8/29/05 12:24 a.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Michael M.	8/28/05 11:52 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	WaLKa	8/29/05 12:08 a.m.
...What?	Michael M.	8/29/05 1:35 a.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	zugy	8/29/05 12:20 a.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	kapowaz	8/31/05 8:14 a.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Louis Wu	8/31/05 10:32 a.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	mercury	8/31/05 12:39 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Pizack	8/31/05 12:49 p.m.
It's all patchwork, folks	Mothergoat	8/28/05 11:54 p.m.
Re: It's all patchwork, folks	Mothergoat	8/29/05 12:00 a.m.
Re: It's all patchwork, folks	zugy	8/29/05 12:18 a.m.
Re: It's all patchwork, folks	Louis Wu	8/29/05 12:23 a.m.
Re: eek, what did I say?	Mothergoat	8/29/05 1:11 a.m.
Re: eek, what did I say? addend	Mothergoat	8/29/05 1:16 a.m.
Re: Damnation =/= Chill Out	Mothergoat	8/29/05 1:39 a.m.
Re: eek, what did I say?	mnemesis	8/29/05 1:52 a.m.
...Some of us are more prone than others... *NM*	SOA	8/29/05 5:23 a.m.
Re: eek, what did I say?	Louis Wu	8/29/05 8:53 a.m.
Re: The A, B's & C's	Mothergoat	8/29/05 9:27 a.m.
Re: It's all patchwork, folks	profhalo	8/29/05 3:18 a.m.
Re: It's all patchwork, folks	Endbringer	8/29/05 2:13 p.m.
Re: It's all patchwork, folks	Halo2needsthepistol	8/29/05 4:13 p.m.
Re: It's all patchwork, folks	Louis Wu	8/29/05 4:17 p.m.
Re: It's all patchwork, folks	zink	8/31/05 12:05 p.m.
good atricle	profhalo	8/29/05 2:39 a.m.
Re: good atricle	Louis Wu	8/29/05 9:04 a.m.
Re: good atricle	[AMS] GreyThor	8/29/05 4:39 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Pkmnrulz240	8/29/05 10:56 a.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Konrad	8/29/05 12:05 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	zink	8/31/05 3:17 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Varsis	8/29/05 12:56 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	ratboy	8/29/05 1:23 p.m.
Re: New article at 1up.com...	Overswarm	8/29/05 4:35 p.m.
Re: On 'competitive-ness' in Halo 2	Sep7imus [subnova]	8/30/05 9:24 a.m.
Re: On 'competitive-ness' in Halo 2	Overswarm	8/30/05 6:14 p.m.
Re: On 'competitive-ness' in Halo 2	Devil Mingy	8/30/05 8:18 p.m.
Re: On 'competitive-ness' in Halo 2	Sep7imus [subnova]	8/30/05 9:03 p.m.
Re: On 'competitive-ness' in Halo 2	Red Dingo	8/30/05 10:55 p.m.
Re: On 'competitive-ness' in Halo 2	Mattat	9/1/05 8:54 a.m.
my intelligence was assaulted *NM*	Cuda II	8/29/05 8:06 p.m.
I have something to say...	Whisp	8/31/05 3:00 p.m.
This is ridiculous	Locksmitch	8/31/05 8:17 p.m.
Re: This is ridiculous	Louis Wu	9/1/05 8:02 a.m.
Re: This is ridiculous	Locksmitch	9/1/05 4:26 p.m.
Re: This is ridiculous	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	9/1/05 5:31 p.m.
Re: This is ridiculous	Locksmitch	9/1/05 8:43 p.m.
Re: This is ridiculous	Count Zero	9/2/05 7:29 a.m.
Re: This is ridiculous	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	9/2/05 8:03 a.m.
My opinion.	Shocc	9/1/05 10:49 p.m.
Grenades on midship	Narcogen	9/2/05 2:52 a.m.