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Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | |
Posted By: Rockslider | Date: 10/27/07 12:05 p.m. |
In Response To: Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H (Endbringer) : I'm afraid I just don't see the merits in your complaint. Playing such games : as Megaman or such has taught me how games are full of patterns. You may : consciencely be aware of them, you may not. And quite frankly after the : first run through you will always have a sense of expectancy. No matter : what enemy you're up against. You're aware when you'll be attacked by : Flood in 343GS. You're aware where two Hunters should come crashing in at : New Mombasa. And so on, and so on. I've written before about how I'd like greater randomization in regard to enemy types and placements and arrival times and suchlike, to make encounters less predictable. It was even one of my main criticisms of H1. You'd still know the geography in advance, but unless the developer cares to randomize that to some degree too - a radical step that wouldn't necessarily be a good thing anyway because it could weaken the level's identity - there's nothing we can do about that. But there's certainly a lot that could easily be done to make encounters less predictable and reduce any feel of pattern-play, if the developer wants to, and if they're prepared to put the necessary thought into it. Whether it would make for higher sales is another matter. Some gamers doubtless like to know exactly what to expect in the next encounter, but patterns are certainly not necessary for enjoyable gameplay. As for the snipers thing, with normal Halo combat you're generally very free to tackle things in all sorts of ways and with pretty free movement. But with enemy snipers that's not really on. Your survival becomes much more dependent on the precise advance knowledge you've memorized - in a way that normal combat doesn't - and you're probably going to go through a quite practiced routine of dealing with the threat. It becomes formulaic, and that's where a lot of the enjoyment is lost for folk like myself and, no doubt, Ross.
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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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