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Halo 3 TBK XIX || DoubleXP SWAT (Last one before ranked + Legendary req'd)
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@hoodiethirteen
People like you are ruining the Halo multiplayer community.
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@hoodiethirteen
...except, if people like me are the majority and Bungie is on our side, then there is nothing you can really do about it. How am I ruining it by saying things should stay the same?
Probably because you play more slayer. Or more games even.
And what the fuck is a GHam? Grenade Ham? Halo: Tactical Pork Action?
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@hoodiethirteen
Big Team Battle: Capture the Glaze
No actually I've played almost 1,000 games less
GHam = Gravity Hammer
I would like to think that in a response to a mention of a gravity hammer, that it abbreviates to GHam or even Ham would be pretty obvious...
Every time you die, you have to sit around and do nothing until you respawn
If you die frequently, you will be sitting around a lot and will get bored
If you are playing on a map with BRs, and you can't aim a BR and don't understand the concept of cover, or using a mongoose to carry the bomb flag/etc., you will die frequently
Therefore, in a BR start game where everyone has a BR, you will get bored because you are spending so much time dead
Solutions to the problem:
- Bitch about it, even though it will accomplish nothing
- Accuse people who can aim a BR of having no skill or being a wannabe MLG player
- Learn how to aim a BR and use cover so you die less
Its fairly obvious which of those solutions you guys are going with. That would be pretty immature behavior in real life and isn't any different in a game. Fucking deal with it. BR starts aren't going anywhere so you might as well learn how to use the best gun in the game.
- Only play custom games because I dont give a shit about rank or medals.
You know, rank is important for some people. And yes, I play matchmaking sometimes because not all my friends are avaliable to play custom games.
None of my friends who play custom games with me regularly like BR start so we never ever have it one.
I've been playing pretty much 90% custom games since Halo fucking 2 and Im enjoying it so far. Why would I put up with an inferior and often annoying method to play Halo 3 which is Halo 3 matchmaking. 80% of the people you play with are idiots and the other 20% are morons.
My friends list isnt just a list of acquaintances, it is a legitimate list of my personal friends' gamertags.
Seriously, you're not "getting us". You're not getting anywhere. If you want to make a [game on] for halo with BR starts, go ahead, but you're not going to get anywhere trying to convince us or whateverthefuck.
I also like how you're trying to say we all suck at using the BR. Thank you, a vast majority of us are excellent with the BR. We aren't complaining about sitting in respawn for long times.
Idiots
I always like playing against guys I see with the stack of gold bars because I own them constantly... now I know exactly what they are saying the whole time. "Fuck BR starts this is boring jesus I was on the other side of the map what the fuck Bungie there shouldn't be BR starts" Blame yourselves, not the game! You'll enjoy it more, as with anything in life. If you don't hold yourself accountable, the situation never improves.
Trust me when I say that we CAN use a BR well and we CAN use cover.
We would just like every weapon and piece of equipment not just power ones to be used because
A. they add more variety since you need to how to counter and use them
B. Makes it possible to play mindgames since your opponent may not know what weapon is coming at them next
C. It makes it possible for the smarter person to beat the guy with excellant aim through smart weapon choice.
Instead MLG thinks its better to strip away equipment and many weapons that have great situational use and instead make everyone use brs so it turns into who has the fastest reaction time instead of a tactical game. With BR starts there is never a reason to pick up most weapons and the lack of variety just starts making the game dull, boring and stupid.
DING DING DING
also nice jab at people with gold bars, with a clan where most of us are intentionally going for gold bar ranks because they're more unique than the 50 billion generals/brigadiers
I'd think it'd be easier to have a ban list
Obvious:
Valhalla
Sandtrap
Rat's Nest
More than likely:
The Pit
Maybe:
Standoff
Construct
I could make a 2v2 Foundry variant, so.. yeah.
Wow you are running up quite the exhaustive list of justifications for mediocrity
I have yet to encounter a BR start game where the BR is the only gun anyone uses.. it might be the gun that most people use because its the most effective one for the map, maybe, but I still don't see many people charging the flag room without a shotty or rocket in hand. Are you playing the same game as me? It came with a big helmet, in a case that said Halo 3? Or are you just making shit up to defend your indefensible argument?
Just stop.
I'm just going to ask everyone else that posts in this thread to ignore your replies to this topic now. We're not getting anywhere.
What a copout :whistle:
Also equipment being removed:
Radar Jammer - obviously generates too many dots so you know where it is
Regen - a bit too overpowering in 2v2, I'd think.
staying:
flare, bubble shield, tripmines, grav lift, etc
weapons being removed:
sniper rifle
sword + hammers (just to keep the game moving, otherwise we're going to have slow games where a team is spending minutes dislodging a team in the sword/hammer rooms on maps)
possible removal:
laser on construct
flamethrower on construct
overall tweaks:
br reduction and spawn timer increase
perhaps swap out all camos with overshields or remove camo/overshield completely
increase in amount of dualies
I will also be tweaking spawns to more reliably spawn teams in cover and together.
Hopefully this is over now, I like this thread much better when I get to see funny screenshots.
If you'll look I mentioned power weapons as the only other weapons being used besides the br. And yes while the br is usually an extremely effective weapon on most maps you shouldn't spawn with such an effective weapon. It marginalizes the importance of things such as map control since you'll never really have to go searching for a good weapon, It marginalizes melees and grenades which in my opinion are two things that make halo unique considering how streamlined their usage is compared to most other Fps and it mkaes every other weapon that isn't a power weapon obselete.
As fun as it may be for you the we're tired of playing a game where its become aim, shoot 4 times instead of maneuver and tactics
I am also going to kindly remind you that trolling isn't appreciated here.
Some of us went for staff captain and I respect that. I am going for a 4th grade commander because I don't care to move on with rank. There is a degree of humiliation that we inflict apon our opponents when they lose to staff captains and lesser skilled opponents. Too many Generals and brigadiers don't deserve their rank.
I'm getting on now.
Anyone on?
Shoot me an invite if you see me.
*edit*
Looks like I have some other promises to keep. Damn it. Atleast I get to hang out with nambkab this way.
@gamefacts - Totally and utterly true gaming facts on the regular!
We seriously must be playing a different game because I still find a use for my grenades always, and maneuvering and tactics is all the more important with BRs. You need to minimize the odds you are going to get shot before you can get the drop on the other team.. move around so that you are only open to one hallway at a time on the Pit, block out most of the center on Valhalla, etc.
On any map but Epitaph and Guardian, it always comes down to BRs and power weapons. Its a game balance issue. If its not a BR start, whichever team gets into the middle of Valhalla then owns the rest of the game in a AR start. It is still possible to control the map just fine with BRs because all things equal, the more skilled team will still always win. If you can't control the map when everyone has BRs, its YOUR OWN FAULT. Also, to say map control becomes useless in a BR game, that is just straight up wrong.
I'm fucking sick of all these complaints I see about this game. It is not the fucking gametypes, maps, or Bungie's fault. People bitch because they don't hold themselves accountable for their own shortcomings. Learn to love the BR, and all the sudden it won't be so bad you play with it all the time.
WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING
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@hoodiethirteen
No idea
I believe it has something to do with the new maps
Why is this? It is all about the custom games.
You know I think so to, because it keeps happening, and it never happened before the maps came out.
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@hoodiethirteen
hehe fair point.
i think though the halo community suffers from what i like to call the rule of internet averages.
90% of people are stupid assholes. halo has the largest community and therefore the largest amount of stupid assholes.
its like, the r6 vegas online community isnt renowned for being stupid, but there are still stupid people on there.
i think its an overall 'xbox live is a hive of wanton morons' effect going on.
I recall someone telling me it has something to do with playing a game other than Halo afterwards. That clears the cache or something.
So...pistols and AR's? Probably easier to list what weapons you'll be allowing.
I think this is ultimately leading to a Halo version of melee barn. Pistols only, no ammo. whipping for the win
but hes only removing power weapons which leaves all the duals shotgun ar br