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Posted By: wolfman | Date: 10/26/07 11:04 a.m. |
In Response To: Feature creep (Rockslider) : I could also happily do without the equipment - or at least see less of it : and fewer types. One negative aspect is the foolish way Brutes use the : bubble shield (often wandering outside it almost right away) or the : regenerator. Those particular items (and the deployable cover too : probably) bring the limitations of Brute AI into unpleasantly sharp focus. : Even if Brutes do deploy a bubble or some green gas, what's the effect? : Little more than pausing the action for a bit while you wait for the : effect to vanish. I think you're playing a different game than I am -- while I've seen the Brutes wander out of the bubble shields once deployed, I can't count the number of times they've deployed some form of cover as I've got a grenade flying through the air at them, or am blasting them with the FRG. For me, the AI seems all the better for their use of equipment. And as for wandering out of the shield -- how often do *you* stay inside the shield the entire time, once deployed? I usually use it for quick relief from an onslaught, only to pop in and out almost immediately and continue fighting. : Equipment also gives the game more of an old-skool feel I think, in the sense
I've felt that frustration a bit, surely, though it's never happened to me in the heat of battle. Just a matter of time for that, I guess. And sure, we didn't complain about the instant effect of the H1 gizmos. We didn't know any different and the game worked magically. This is something new, a different option. Personally, I love it and use the equipment all the time. Radar Jammers and the Flare seem ineffectual in campaign, but they're a great addition to multiplayer and it's exhilarating to have them used against you by the AI. : Dual wielding - that was the original 'feature creep' I guess, and really
Meh -- it made H2 multiplayer less than great, which Bungie has acknowledged time and again. But "feature creep"? I guess I don't understand the difference between that and wishing H3 was a clone of H1 with a different storyline. I'm sure there are people who feel that way (and you seem like as good a candidate as any to be one of them), but that's not what the lion's share of the Halo community wants. New, interesting innovations in the way we can play this game are excellent, as far as I'm concerned. We don't *have* to use them, as many have pointed out. : And finally, all these extra features mean you have quite a lot more to think
It takes some getting used to, to be sure. And not everyone will like it, no matter how proficient they get at controlling the options. Still, "feature creep" doesn't sit right with me, for the reasons I mentioned above.
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My views on Halo 3 | Rockslider | 10/23/07 9:37 a.m. |
Good read! *NM* | gunluva | 10/23/07 10:32 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Cody Miller | 10/23/07 10:44 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Rockslider | 10/23/07 12:59 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 *sp* | chargeorge | 10/23/07 10:47 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 *sp* | Rockslider | 10/23/07 2:10 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 *sp* | chargeorge | 10/23/07 5:05 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Ducain | 10/23/07 10:51 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | gunluva | 10/23/07 10:54 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | XLNC | 10/23/07 11:31 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Buttskunk | 10/23/07 10:57 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Buttskunk | 10/23/07 11:03 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Cody Miller | 10/23/07 11:28 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Buttskunk | 10/23/07 11:37 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Rox | 10/23/07 12:15 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Rockslider | 10/23/07 2:17 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Halodiction | 10/23/07 2:41 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | SquirrelOnFire | 10/23/07 3:44 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Rockslider | 10/23/07 2:15 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Leviathan | 10/23/07 2:30 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | XLNC | 10/23/07 4:21 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Leviathan | 10/23/07 5:21 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | wolfman | 10/23/07 6:22 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | XLNC | 10/24/07 6:22 a.m. |
Halo 2 going cheap | Red_Breast | 10/23/07 4:12 p.m. |
Re: Halo 2 going cheap | Rockslider | 10/23/07 4:54 p.m. |
Halo 2 is already cheap | chargeorge | 10/23/07 6:53 p.m. |
I was waiting to see what you thought... | Mister Froggy | 10/23/07 5:49 p.m. |
Re: I was waiting to see what you thought... | Rockslider | 10/24/07 12:11 p.m. |
Agreed *NM* | Fires7orm | 10/23/07 7:22 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | P_40E | 10/24/07 1:41 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Rockslider | 10/24/07 12:14 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | scarab | 10/24/07 2:52 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Narcogen | 10/25/07 9:11 a.m. |
What about the Brute shot then? | Rockslider | 10/24/07 12:17 p.m. |
Re: What about the Brute shot then? | Captain Spark | 10/24/07 2:08 p.m. |
Re: What about the Brute shot then? | scarab | 10/24/07 3:05 p.m. |
Feature creep | Rockslider | 10/25/07 7:44 a.m. |
Re: Feature creep | Narcogen | 10/25/07 9:30 a.m. |
Against the enemy... | Louis Wu | 10/25/07 10:42 a.m. |
Re: Against the enemy... | Narcogen | 10/25/07 9:10 p.m. |
Re: Feature creep | wolfman | 10/26/07 11:04 a.m. |
Re: Feature creep | scarab | 10/26/07 11:27 a.m. |
Re: Feature creep | wolfman | 10/26/07 12:01 p.m. |
Re: Feature creep | Rockslider | 10/27/07 12:13 p.m. |
Re: Feature creep | wolfman | 10/29/07 12:07 p.m. |
Re: What about the Brute shot then? | SinisterSamurai | 10/24/07 3:13 p.m. |
Re: What about the Brute shot then? | Narcogen | 10/25/07 9:15 a.m. |
Halo 1, then 3....then....umm...errr... | DavidLG1971 | 10/24/07 2:41 p.m. |
Dumbass boss battle? *sp* | Rockslider | 10/25/07 7:46 a.m. |
Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp* | Narcogen | 10/25/07 9:36 a.m. |
Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp* | Captain Spark | 10/25/07 11:08 a.m. |
Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp* | The Cancers | 10/25/07 1:35 p.m. |
Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp* | scarab | 10/25/07 4:43 p.m. |
Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp* | Captain Spark | 10/25/07 5:13 p.m. |
Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp* | scarab | 10/26/07 1:21 a.m. |
Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Rockslider | 10/25/07 12:29 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | The Cancers | 10/25/07 12:34 p.m. |
Solution. | Phoenix_9286 | 10/25/07 12:52 p.m. |
Re: Solution. | Rockslider | 10/25/07 5:33 p.m. |
Re: Solution. | The Cancers | 10/25/07 5:42 p.m. |
Jackal down, we have Jackal down... | Rockslider | 10/26/07 12:30 p.m. |
Re: Jackal down, we have Jackal down... | Louis Wu | 10/26/07 12:42 p.m. |
Re: Jackal down, we have Jackal down... | Phoenix_9286 | 10/26/07 12:44 p.m. |
Re: Jackal down, we have Jackal down... | wolfman | 10/26/07 1:16 p.m. |
No *NM* | MasterChief2829 | 10/25/07 12:36 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | wolfman | 10/25/07 12:40 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Rockslider | 10/25/07 5:35 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | wolfman | 10/26/07 10:46 a.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | angrymob | 10/25/07 12:41 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | angrymob | 10/25/07 12:43 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | wolfman | 10/25/07 12:44 p.m. |
damned grunt ghosts! | The Cancers | 10/25/07 12:51 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Cthulhu117 | 10/25/07 4:15 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | angrymob | 10/25/07 4:32 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | The Cancers | 10/25/07 4:34 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Phoenix_9286 | 10/25/07 4:48 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | angrymob | 10/26/07 6:59 a.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | scarab | 10/26/07 11:33 a.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Phoenix_9286 | 10/26/07 12:47 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | scarab | 10/27/07 11:32 a.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Phoenix_9286 | 10/27/07 1:22 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | scarab | 10/28/07 6:15 a.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Phoenix_9286 | 10/28/07 12:47 p.m. |
Maulers aren't really cake mix | Kamandren | 10/27/07 2:52 a.m. |
Re: Maulers aren't really cake mix | Kamandren | 10/27/07 2:55 a.m. |
Grunts' methane biology | scarab | 10/25/07 5:08 p.m. |
Are we done fault-finding yet? *NM* | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 10/25/07 12:49 p.m. |
Steve's a dreamer, isn't he? *NM* | wolfman | 10/25/07 12:58 p.m. |
Wow, just...wow. | Phlux | 10/25/07 1:35 p.m. |
Re: Wow, just...wow. | BirDMaN | 10/25/07 2:06 p.m. |
Re: Wow, just...wow. | Phoenix_9286 | 10/25/07 2:53 p.m. |
Re: Wow, just...wow. | Ross Mills | 10/25/07 2:49 p.m. |
Re: Wow, just...wow. | Phoenix_9286 | 10/25/07 2:59 p.m. |
Bingo. *NM* | Louis Wu | 10/25/07 3:09 p.m. |
Agreed *NM* | gunluva | 10/25/07 3:10 p.m. |
Seconded. Er.. Thirded. *NM* | Dustysquareback | 10/25/07 3:18 p.m. |
Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not Halo | Ross Mills | 10/25/07 3:45 p.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Dojorkan | 10/25/07 3:52 p.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Ross Mills | 10/26/07 9:51 p.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Endbringer | 10/26/07 11:32 p.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Ross Mills | 10/27/07 6:06 a.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Endbringer | 10/27/07 1:00 p.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Rockslider | 10/27/07 12:05 p.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Endbringer | 10/27/07 12:47 p.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Louis Wu | 10/25/07 4:04 p.m. |
I actually enjoyed them! | scarab | 10/25/07 5:13 p.m. |
Wahhhh. Halo3 isnt a exact replica of Halo1 in HD. *NM* | Dojorkan | 10/25/07 4:08 p.m. |
Amen to that. | Cthulhu117 | 10/25/07 4:28 p.m. |
Crikey... touched a nerve | Rockslider | 10/25/07 5:38 p.m. |
Re: Crikey... touched a nerve | Phlux | 10/25/07 7:05 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Cody Miller | 10/25/07 2:19 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Ragashingo | 10/25/07 3:03 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Rockslider | 10/25/07 5:43 p.m. |
Here is a BR trick to hit the snipers. | Captain Spark | 10/25/07 4:24 p.m. |
Re: Here is a BR trick to hit the snipers. | The Cancers | 10/25/07 4:43 p.m. |
works everywhere | Miguel Chavez | 10/25/07 10:00 p.m. |
Re: works everywhere | Captain Spark | 10/25/07 11:06 p.m. |
Re: works everywhere | Rockslider | 10/26/07 2:48 p.m. |
Re: works everywhere | Captain Spark | 10/26/07 3:53 p.m. |
Re: Here is a BR trick to hit the snipers. | Warbow | 10/26/07 8:18 a.m. |
Re: Here is a BR trick to hit the snipers. | Captain Spark | 10/26/07 10:07 a.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Narcogen | 10/25/07 8:54 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | scarab | 10/26/07 1:56 a.m. |
Not noticing stuff | Rockslider | 10/26/07 2:59 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Rockslider | 10/26/07 2:54 p.m. |
Third method | Rockslider | 10/26/07 7:18 p.m. |
Re: Third method | mr2noshoes | 10/26/07 11:05 p.m. |
Re: Third method | Phoenix_9286 | 10/27/07 12:45 a.m. |
Re: Third method | Rockslider | 10/27/07 11:57 a.m. |
Re: Third method | Rox | 10/27/07 3:26 p.m. |
Re: Third method | mr2noshoes | 10/27/07 9:22 p.m. |
Re: Third method | Rockslider | 10/28/07 8:27 a.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Sir J3lunt | 10/26/07 1:11 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Rockslider | 10/26/07 5:26 p.m. |
Hmp. Bunch a crybabies. *NM* | Dustysquareback | 10/25/07 1:37 p.m. |
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