Halo 3 Multiplayer?

[Merteg]

Everyone always says "Halo 3, okay campaign but the online more than makes up for it!"

I played it and everything was rather mediocre at best. The only fun thing was Team Swat, and that was only fun for a little bit.

Everyone says it has good online, but I don't see anything that makes even AS good as other online multiplayers.

 

[Kermi]

People like different styles. I found COD4 multiplayer kind of dull and repetitive, same with Rainbow 6: Vegas which was the main game I played online prior to Halo 3's release. Halo 3 has a more general pick up and play approach and a vast variety of gametypes. I like the way things like picking up power weapons or deploying equipment can turn the tide of a match, not to mention some of the crazy vehicle action you can get going.
I'd say the reason you liked SWAT was because it's more like the other FPS multiplayer out there that you're probably used to - standard weapons in battle rifle (or pistol) spawns, headshots are insta-kill, etc.
SWAT other hardcore or "MLG" gametypes aren't really traditional Halo. They're just another way of doing multiplayer in the Halo 3 environment, and they certainly have their audience. I find them boring, but I guess it makes things more balanced for really competitive gaming.

You not liking Halo's multiplayer is not shocking, but you can't really say it's not "good" solely because it's not your particular style.

 

[JRCB]

I love the Halo multiplayer because almost all of my friends play Halo 3.

Try playing with friends.

 

[silverbullet1989]

I find it more fun when you play it with a friend or friends...
Also i find what makes it more appealing then other multiplayer games is the fact that it has a range of game modes, as well as customizable maps.

 

[newguy77]

Post #2

2 and 10 need much clarification.

 

[GodsOneMistake]

What is this like the 4th Halo post today?

But about the post. What the hell do you mean by 10 all I can think of is you have to be more careful of snipers when you got the orange bugeye helmet on

 

[Slash Dementia]

Well I find a lot of things other people like to be boring to me, let's say Bioshock for example. I really dislike that game and its setting.
I like Halo 3 multi-player for the same reasons posted above, in addition the online community is very active and forge maps nice. (race tracks, mazes ect.)

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

Getting a beatdown is one of the most satisfying kills ever.
I like, nay, love Halo 3 online because it's a lot calmer than your standard CoD style 'RUN RUN RUN DUCK SHOOT RU- dead'

 

[Ricky 49]

from the fact you like team swat i'm guessing you like counter strike and COD 4/WaW

well Halo 3 is not like them and thats a strength in my opinion

 

[Legion]

Here's a list of reasons why its fun to play:

1. Takes skill to play
Sorry, but no. I have always been a good Halo player and I have never thought skill played much part. *Run forward shooting, throw grenades, melee when in range and then hide to recharge shield, rinse and repeat.* is what it boils down to.

2. Extremely well balanced weapons
Balanced? Yes, although some are rather pointless. The Spiker and Brutes Spike Grenade come to mind, seeing as the Spiker is just a slightly slower Uzi with a little more power and the spike grenade is a sticky grenade that looks differently.

3. Vehicles
No argument there, I liked the Halo vehicles and their controls, a part from the Brute chopper which again, I feel is pointless.

4. Varied, diverse, and well designed maps
Hmmmm, there are some yes, but they left out the best ones from Halo 1+2.

5. Matchmaking system is great
Yes, it's the best I have found.

6. Amazingly deep combat
See point 1.

7. Equipments
I personally felt they ruined the way it played.

8. Forge
More games need something like this.

9. Theater
Indeed.

10. Armors heavily affect your play style.
They didn't when I played, I am assuming theirs been a patch since then.

I also find the campaign in Halo 3 to be excellent and above average.... oh shit!

Hell no. Halo 1 had a good campaign, Halo 2 and 3's was for the most part awful as far as I am concerned.

*Runs for cover from crazy angry escapistmagazine.com forum Halo hating users*

 

[Merteg]

Here's a list of reasons why its fun to play:

1. Takes skill to play

2. Extremely well balanced weapons

3. Vehicles

4. Varied, diverse, and well designed maps

5. Matchmaking system is great

6. Amazingly deep combat

7. Equipments

8. Forge

9. Theater

10. Armors heavily affect your play style.

11. Works so well on consoles that it rivals with PC offerings

12. Very cool physics

I also find the campaign in Halo 3 to be excellent and above average.... oh shit!

*Runs for cover from crazy angry escapistmagazine.com forum Halo hating users*

1. Swat was the only thing I could find that took ANY semblance of skill.

2. Meh.

3. The vehicles are extremely good.

4. They were all pretty boring to me.

5. It's probably the worse matchmaking system I have seen.

6. Halo 3 has the most shallow combat I have ever seen.

7. Equipment?

8. Horribly boring.

9. This actually is pretty nice.

10. How does armor effect play at all?

11. Have you EVER played a PC shooter?

12. The physics are the same as any other game in the last few years.

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

It's pretty fun, lots of variety in maps and weapons. One of the main advantages is the huge audience, insuring that you'll always have a match.

 

[Shycte]

*Runs for cover from crazy angry escapistmagazine.com forum Halo hating users*

I will protect you because I agree with all your points and I think that...

*Gets run over by angry Halo-antifanboy mob*

Well I tried, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

 

[Merteg]

It's pretty fun, lots of variety in maps and weapons. One of the main advantages is the huge audience, insuring that you'll always have a match.

All the weapons and maps are the same to me.

The huge audience? They're all little kids who convinced their mom to buy it for them.

I easily got twice the kills as anyone I played with.

 

[Legion]

*snip*

So you're saying Call of Duty 4 takes skill to play and the scarab battles in Halo 3 weren't epic?

Wait, wait! From all the Halo haters in this shitty forum. You're the one who disagrees with me? Thats surprising.

I have never played COD4.

The game-play of Halo 3 campaign was fine. I just felt the actual story was lacking.

I am not a Halo hater, I'd have thought the rest of my answers would have made that clear. I just didn't think Halo 3 was a as good as it could have been. They changed too much from Halo 1's campaign and Halo 2's multiplayer.

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

It's pretty fun, lots of variety in maps and weapons. One of the main advantages is the huge audience, insuring that you'll always have a match.

All the weapons and maps are the same to me.

The huge audience? They're all little kids who convinced their mom to buy it for them.

I easily got twice the kills as anyone I played with.

I never said it was super amazingly awesome. I don't even have it anymore, I was just saying that you could do worse and the game has a fairly good multiplayer section.

 

[12345cyclone]

The only thing I use Halo 3 for is when I play with my friends, or am bored. The main thing I use Halo 3 for is custom games with my friends.

 

[12345cyclone]

And armor doesn't really affect gameplay at all, except fucking up stealth, which is pretty much screwed up anyway due to the fact that my character is bright orange.

 

[Kazturkey]

Here's a list of reasons why its fun to play:

1. Takes skill to play

2. Extremely well balanced weapons

3. Vehicles

4. Varied, diverse, and well designed maps

5. Matchmaking system is great

6. Amazingly deep combat

7. Equipments

8. Forge

9. Theater

10. Armors heavily affect your play style.


11. Works so well on consoles that it rivals with PC offerings

12. Very cool physics

I also find the campaign in Halo 3 to be excellent and above average.... oh shit!

*Runs for cover from crazy angry escapistmagazine.com forum Halo hating users*

1. No it does not. You can take more bullets than a battle tank.

2. AHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHA Have you seen the needler recently? How about the shotgun?

3. Ok these are fun.

4. True, the maps are nice

5. No it isn't. Half the time it restarts completely and takes a considerable amount of time to find a game.

6. The combat isn't deep at all. There are no tactics. You can kill three or four people with ease if you have, for example, pulled a turret off its base

7. These are not a good reason to play Halo.

8. forge mode can be fun, yeah

9. How many people actually watch their replays? I mean I think I saved ONE, but only because I got a 15 kill streak and got like 30 kills in a big team deathmatch.

10. In what way? As far as I know these change NOTHING.

11. Play TF2 on PC and tell me Halo rivals that.

12. These are nice.

13. ...? It was ok but not a patch on CoD4

 

[Shycte]

*Runs for cover from crazy angry escapistmagazine.com forum Halo hating users*

I will protect you because I agree with all your points and I think that...

*Gets run over by angry Halo-antifanboy mob*

Well I tried, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

They're catching up on me! I don't think I can make it!

YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT ALL NIGHT LONG.

I'll give you a energy bar if you figure out the refrence.