Evening Reading
- Amazon ditching DRM too
- Google going universal search
- MySpace loves protecting sex offenders
- ESPN taking another shot at mobiles
Lastly, 20-somethings are jerks. Oh and Stern and Jackson are goons for how they handled the Suns/Spurs penalties.
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replySo how about that Halo 3 beta
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Its alright. Felt like Halo2 in multiplayer. Graphics looked slightly better but nothing that would have been impossible in Halo 2.
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I was just looking at a graphics comparison article on Gamespot, I was really underwhelmed. In fact I didn't know which pictures were from Halo 2 and which were from Halo 3 until I read the text... I know it's not all about the graphics but I was hoping to be blown away. Perhaps it's just the beta though!
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I wasn't impressed either. I wasn't expecting OMG graphics but I expected to be able to tell whether I was playing Halo 2 or Halo 3.
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I was playing last night and it was fun to have had at least a few days of experience and know all the maps and weapons better than most people. That's not going to last very long. :(
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so how does it play?
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I really like it a lot, think I'm going to enjoy it more than Halo 2 online for sure, which I didn't think was as good a Halo 1's multiplayer.
I love that there's a lot less reliance on dual wielding--this puts grenades back in the spotlight where they should be.
The new deployables are great. Being able to launch vehicles from portable launch pads is really fun.
I'm glad to see even more emphasis on non-symmetry in maps and gametypes too. I love objective-based games way more than deathmatch, and Halo multiplayer is great for that.
Netcode is much improved, or at least it seems that way right now.
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thanks for your impressions, sounds like a lot of fun
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If I had a 360, I'd be bummed. But I don't, so I'm not.
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What a bunch of idiots talking about boycotting Bungie.
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Make sure you download the new update
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ive played for oh 4 hrs... lotta fun and i didnt like the other halo games.. i know i know...
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Was watching this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrX_uNzxSBM
and I know it's beta and they'll fix the glitches eventually but what I don't like the most (and doesn't even seem to be a bug) is the buddy boosting.
It breaks maps and causes all kinds of problems. Took Valve a while to figure that out, but they finally fixed CS and removed it. Now CS is a much better game without the idiots shooting at you from rooftops they shouldn't be able to get to.
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Tried it, was underwhelmed.
Mind you, I didn't expect much new from the game (you don't go changing the basic formula on the 3rd game in a series), and I'm sure that the beta limits what they can show you that may be flashy new, but after playing a lot of Gears of War where standard deathmatch type approaches just don't work, I was looking for more strategic elements to the game, or at least more such modes for teams.
Matchmaking seemed overly slow, couldn't join games was invited too, but that could simply be beta status or MS ironing all the problems this had for first day.
It certainly is much better than Lost Planet's MP, maps feel the right size and action moves much faster.
But end of the day, I see nothing that makes me feel the need to stay home and spend tons of hours playing this demo in the next 3 weeks; I'm looking forward to the game, but I just don't understand the massive drooling fanboys (not so much here, just across gaming sites in general) that have to play this game so much that they get overly upset that the demo isn't available the minute it was promised.
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As much as I dont like it, and dont like the gameplay of Halo in general, I do enjoy the excellent job Bungie does with multiplayer options. I look forward to sucking it up all weekend , but at the same time I cant help but wish other games which I find way more enjoyable had the same amount of polish in the multiplayer department.
Few things I hate about Halo:
Fast, strafing, bouncing, spraying - Seems like everyone just runs around circling and spraying and bouncing. Obviously with more skill that might not be the same but last night it seemed like everyone was doing that. Theres really no sense of tension because of this. Its probably my fault because of playing Counter-Strike matches for so long. I miss that feeling of waiting for enemies to come through a doorway and surprising them. I feel like with Halo is just non-stop action with little chance to really plot things out.
Being unable to tell who my teammates are. Friend of mine told me you can see your initials over each others heads. I didnt notice that at all last night though. All of the models look identical except for some pretty cheesey looking color changes to the armor.
Not being able to hear my own team on the mic. I dont want to hear enemies... I dont want to hear who is near me.. I want to be able to talk to my team to coordinate better at all times. For some reason half the time the voices would come through my speakers too instead of the headset.
Rest of my gripes are from me being a noob --- like not knowing what the fuck the weapons do.
Anyway, Im not knocking the game, saying it sucks or anything like that. Obviously its a great game that many, many people love. It just not my cup of tea, and it sucks that the biggest online console game isn't a game I really love. Will definetly keep trying all weekend though. I just can't help but feel like Microsoft fucked Gears of War by not allowing them to do the ranked matchmaking so that Halo stays on top.
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