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Re: Feature creep
Posted By: wolfmanDate: 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
: that these things are like 'power-ups'. Of course, H1 had a few gizmos of
: its own (overshield, camo, magical medkit), but at least not so many. And
: because you couldn't save them for later, usage was a lot simpler. Less
: flexible too I grant you, but we didn't really complain about that did we?
: Actually, the number of gizmos scattered around has sometimes made it
: quite a task for me to pick up a weapon I want, because the HUD keeps
: giving me options for picking up equipment. "No I do NOT want that
: useless flare! Give me that Brute shot dammit!" I bet everyone has
: experienced that at some point.

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
: threw a huge spanner into the works. I'm sure someone more in the know
: than myself could write a whole essay on the consequences of introducing
: dual wielding. Quite possibly someone already has!

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
: about and operate via your controller, and that potentially makes the
: battle experience a bit less fluid. So yeah... feature creep; me no like.

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 3Rockslider 10/23/07 9:37 a.m.
     Good read! *NM*gunluva 10/23/07 10:32 a.m.
     Re: My views on Halo 3Cody Miller 10/23/07 10:44 a.m.
           Re: My views on Halo 3Rockslider 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 3Ducain 10/23/07 10:51 a.m.
           Re: My views on Halo 3gunluva 10/23/07 10:54 a.m.
                 Re: My views on Halo 3XLNC 10/23/07 11:31 a.m.
     Re: My views on Halo 3Buttskunk 10/23/07 10:57 a.m.
           Re: My views on Halo 3Buttskunk 10/23/07 11:03 a.m.
                 Re: My views on Halo 3Cody Miller 10/23/07 11:28 a.m.
                       Re: My views on Halo 3Buttskunk 10/23/07 11:37 a.m.
                             Re: My views on Halo 3Rox 10/23/07 12:15 p.m.
                                   Re: My views on Halo 3Rockslider 10/23/07 2:17 p.m.
                                         Re: My views on Halo 3Halodiction 10/23/07 2:41 p.m.
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           Re: My views on Halo 3Rockslider 10/23/07 2:15 p.m.
                 Re: My views on Halo 3Leviathan 10/23/07 2:30 p.m.
                       Re: My views on Halo 3XLNC 10/23/07 4:21 p.m.
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                             Re: My views on Halo 3wolfman 10/23/07 6:22 p.m.
                                   Re: My views on Halo 3XLNC 10/24/07 6:22 a.m.
     Halo 2 going cheapRed_Breast 10/23/07 4:12 p.m.
           Re: Halo 2 going cheapRockslider 10/23/07 4:54 p.m.
           Halo 2 is already cheapchargeorge 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 3P_40E 10/24/07 1:41 a.m.
           Re: My views on Halo 3Rockslider 10/24/07 12:14 p.m.
                 Re: My views on Halo 3scarab 10/24/07 2:52 p.m.
           Re: My views on Halo 3Narcogen 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 creepRockslider 10/25/07 7:44 a.m.
                       Re: Feature creepNarcogen 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 creepwolfman 10/26/07 11:04 a.m.
                             Re: Feature creepscarab 10/26/07 11:27 a.m.
                                   Re: Feature creepwolfman 10/26/07 12:01 p.m.
                             Re: Feature creepRockslider 10/27/07 12:13 p.m.
                                   Re: Feature creepwolfman 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 snipersRockslider 10/25/07 12:29 p.m.
           Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersThe 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 sniperswolfman 10/25/07 12:40 p.m.
                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersRockslider 10/25/07 5:35 p.m.
                       Re: Sierra 117 ruined by sniperswolfman 10/26/07 10:46 a.m.
           Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersangrymob 10/25/07 12:41 p.m.
                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersangrymob 10/25/07 12:43 p.m.
                       Re: Sierra 117 ruined by sniperswolfman 10/25/07 12:44 p.m.
                       damned grunt ghosts!The Cancers 10/25/07 12:51 p.m.
                       Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersCthulhu117 10/25/07 4:15 p.m.
                             Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersangrymob 10/25/07 4:32 p.m.
                                   Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersThe Cancers 10/25/07 4:34 p.m.
                                         Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersPhoenix_9286 10/25/07 4:48 p.m.
                                               Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersangrymob 10/26/07 6:59 a.m.
                                                     Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersscarab 10/26/07 11:33 a.m.
                                                           Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersPhoenix_9286 10/26/07 12:47 p.m.
                                                                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersscarab 10/27/07 11:32 a.m.
                                                                       Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersPhoenix_9286 10/27/07 1:22 p.m.
                                                                             Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersscarab 10/28/07 6:15 a.m.
                                                                                   Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersPhoenix_9286 10/28/07 12:47 p.m.
                                                           Maulers aren't really cake mixKamandren 10/27/07 2:52 a.m.
                                                                 Re: Maulers aren't really cake mixKamandren 10/27/07 2:55 a.m.
                                   Grunts' methane biologyscarab 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 HaloRoss Mills 10/25/07 3:45 p.m.
                                   Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HDojorkan 10/25/07 3:52 p.m.
                                         Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HRoss Mills 10/26/07 9:51 p.m.
                                               Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HEndbringer 10/26/07 11:32 p.m.
                                                     Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HRoss Mills 10/27/07 6:06 a.m.
                                                           Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HEndbringer 10/27/07 1:00 p.m.
                                                     Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HRockslider 10/27/07 12:05 p.m.
                                                           Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HEndbringer 10/27/07 12:47 p.m.
                                   Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HLouis 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 nerveRockslider 10/25/07 5:38 p.m.
                       Re: Crikey... touched a nervePhlux 10/25/07 7:05 p.m.
           Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersCody Miller 10/25/07 2:19 p.m.
                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersRagashingo 10/25/07 3:03 p.m.
                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersRockslider 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 everywhereMiguel Chavez 10/25/07 10:00 p.m.
                       Re: works everywhereCaptain Spark 10/25/07 11:06 p.m.
                             Re: works everywhereRockslider 10/26/07 2:48 p.m.
                                   Re: works everywhereCaptain 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 snipersNarcogen 10/25/07 8:54 p.m.
                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersscarab 10/26/07 1:56 a.m.
                       Not noticing stuffRockslider 10/26/07 2:59 p.m.
                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersRockslider 10/26/07 2:54 p.m.
                 Third methodRockslider 10/26/07 7:18 p.m.
                       Re: Third methodmr2noshoes 10/26/07 11:05 p.m.
                             Re: Third methodPhoenix_9286 10/27/07 12:45 a.m.
                             Re: Third methodRockslider 10/27/07 11:57 a.m.
                                   Re: Third methodRox 10/27/07 3:26 p.m.
                                   Re: Third methodmr2noshoes 10/27/07 9:22 p.m.
                                         Re: Third methodRockslider 10/28/07 8:27 a.m.
           Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersSir J3lunt 10/26/07 1:11 p.m.
                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersRockslider 10/26/07 5:26 p.m.
     Hmp. Bunch a crybabies. *NM*Dustysquareback 10/25/07 1:37 p.m.



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