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This seems well timed given the actively raging fans in /r/halo that are upset over the monetization scheme, lack of Playlist customization, already rampant onl

This seems well timed given the actively raging fans in /r/halo that are upset over the monetization scheme, lack of Playlist customization, already rampant online cheating, and the myriad of other technical issues. I think they managed to avoid cyberpunk levels of disaster.. but it's a bit early to call victory.

dbbk 5y ago
As a casual player (i.e. someone who doesn't even know what desync means) the experience has been perfectly fine for me. The only gripe I have is occasionally the servers go down and the game can't find a match. But that's a small temporary issue that's to be expected from their big launch.
cableshaft 5y ago
There will be loud complainers for every major game that will ever be released at this point. I've been playing it quite a bit, and sure I'd love more maps and at first the experience seemed to be given too slowly, but the gameplay itself is pretty rock solid and it's the most time I've put into any multiplayer shooter in a long time. Easily played it more than the last few Call of Duties, Valorant, and Fortnite combined, and more than I played any Halo game since Halo Reach. Also, if I had to pay $60 for it, I might not have tried it for quite some time, since I haven't really gotten into the past couple of Halo games. It being free made me go "sure what the hell, let's try it." I even paid the ~$10 for the battle pass, something I never usually do, but I felt like I had enough fun with it it was worth tossing them $10.
- CarrieLab 5y ago
  Exact same experience for me (though I probably would have bought it either way). My sense is that the reddit vitriol is from a vocal but small minority.
  - selectodude 5y ago
    It's like that old screenshot of the "Boycott Modern Warfare 2" Steam group where everybody is in game: playing modern warfare 2.
- disambiguation 5y ago
  Oh I agree, to be clear I am not one of said raging fans. I am a big fan of the series and think they've done a fantastic job with the game, aside from some rough edges. The open world campaign especially has been a really cool experience so far. What bothered me though is I don't think those raging fans are totally off point. And the 343 and MS response rubs me the wrong way. Not only on Twitter, but this article is (to me) a naked PR attempt to control the narrative and do some damage control. As much as I enjoy the game, there are still flaws, it was massively delayed, they haven't released forge, and calling it a "triumph" without first establishing a record of success comes off as pompous.
ineedasername 5y ago
I think Cyberpunk might have faired a little better on criticism if it hadn't been teased along to the public for most of a decade. That level of buildup set expectations pretty high. Combine that with a few things they weren't able to deliver and an extremely buggy launch... Well, I don't think people would have been quite so vocal. The PC port of Horizon Zero Dawn was highly anticipated but as far as I was following things Sony kept it low key. When the launch flopped with graphical glitches, unplayable bugs etc., I didn't see the same level of vitriol.

dbbk 5y ago

As a casual player (i.e. someone who doesn't even know what desync means) the experience has been perfectly fine for me. The only gripe I have is occasionally the servers go down and the game can't find a match. But that's a small temporary issue that's to be expected from their big launch.

cableshaft 5y ago

There will be loud complainers for every major game that will ever be released at this point. I've been playing it quite a bit, and sure I'd love more maps and at first the experience seemed to be given too slowly, but the gameplay itself is pretty rock solid and it's the most time I've put into any multiplayer shooter in a long time. Easily played it more than the last few Call of Duties, Valorant, and Fortnite combined, and more than I played any Halo game since Halo Reach. Also, if I had to pay $60 for it, I might not have tried it for quite some time, since I haven't really gotten into the past couple of Halo games. It being free made me go "sure what the hell, let's try it." I even paid the ~$10 for the battle pass, something I never usually do, but I felt like I had enough fun with it it was worth tossing them $10.

CarrieLab 5y ago
Exact same experience for me (though I probably would have bought it either way). My sense is that the reddit vitriol is from a vocal but small minority.
- selectodude 5y ago
  It's like that old screenshot of the "Boycott Modern Warfare 2" Steam group where everybody is in game: playing modern warfare 2.
disambiguation 5y ago
Oh I agree, to be clear I am not one of said raging fans. I am a big fan of the series and think they've done a fantastic job with the game, aside from some rough edges. The open world campaign especially has been a really cool experience so far. What bothered me though is I don't think those raging fans are totally off point. And the 343 and MS response rubs me the wrong way. Not only on Twitter, but this article is (to me) a naked PR attempt to control the narrative and do some damage control. As much as I enjoy the game, there are still flaws, it was massively delayed, they haven't released forge, and calling it a "triumph" without first establishing a record of success comes off as pompous.

ineedasername 5y ago

I think Cyberpunk might have faired a little better on criticism if it hadn't been teased along to the public for most of a decade. That level of buildup set expectations pretty high. Combine that with a few things they weren't able to deliver and an extremely buggy launch... Well, I don't think people would have been quite so vocal. The PC port of Horizon Zero Dawn was highly anticipated but as far as I was following things Sony kept it low key. When the launch flopped with graphical glitches, unplayable bugs etc., I didn't see the same level of vitriol.