If 343 wants to make a CoD clone, they should go all the way, and do it right.
How do they do this you ask? Well, for starters, don't ruin the main line of Halo games. Instead, use the sub-franchise that will actually WORK: ODST.
That's right, use the ODST model like no shields and lower kill times to their advantage. Implement aim-down sights, weapon modifications, and all the other bullshit that Halo 4 laughably had.
I'm talking about a FULL-BLOWN clone. Kill that shitty franchise CoD already, and do it right. Can you imagine how good a Halo-style CoD would be? Again, I'm talking implementing a clone of the damn ranking system, custom classes and all!
The best part is, it would be console exclusive, so M$ would make truck-loads of cash, and have a much bigger userbase for Xbox Done than they ever could have imagined. 343i would also be able to accomplish their dream of making a Halo CoD clone without looking like complete fools and shitting on the game the fans know and love. Again, best part is, it would kill CoD since M$ wouldn't have a problem with actually INVESTING MONEY into the game, unlike Activi$ion who puts 10x more shekels into their marketing than the actual game design. It's a win win win!
All that would have to be created is a dedicated sector within 343i to focus on this ODST "modern shooter" game, while everyone else focuses on the real AAA Halo title with no gimmicky bullshit. After the first release, they really don't have to innovate on too much to stay popular, and that goes for any successful shooter, not just CoD.
How come this hasn't been thought of before? How could [i]anybody[/i] not like such a great idea, so long as it doesn't affect the main line of Halo games with Chief?
Give me one reason why this is a bad idea.
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I have to poop
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5 RepliesEdited by DEZARATH: 3/16/2014 12:57:13 PMI'll sum it by my 17 year old nephew's statement who loves COD and Modern Warfare. Nobody wants to play Fail-O. Halo is now a joke. It'll never be allowed to go all the way in any direction other than Halo 3 reskinned. Why 343 is even bothering trying to tell a new story is baffling when all they have to do is just anniversary 2 and 3. Could you even imagine a Mantis running around like a Titan? The backlash from its fan base would be deafening even if it was roller coaster fun levels. They want only one thing. Confirmation they are right. Which they'll get right up to the next launch of the adjacent COD game where Halo population tanks again as gamers get their battle vests on with spectacular commercials with celebrities leering at Megan Fox.
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8 Replies0/10 halo 4 was great halo 5 will kick ass
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OP is making sense, though.
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As long s they correct all the mistakes CoD made, I would still buy it.
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1 ReplyThey should go all the way but not on the first date
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Edited by outlander: 3/16/2014 3:01:48 PMMy jimmies were in fact rusteled. I guess that means you win.
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10 RepliesEdited by Luis: 3/16/2014 12:29:15 PMThey changed the ODST armor in an atrocity.
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[quote] 343i would also be able to accomplish their dream of making a Halo CoD clone without looking like complete fools and shitting on the game the fans know and love. [/quote] But I know and loved ODST. Why should it take a hit that really isn't necessary? All this would accomplish is alienating the cod fans who wouldn't touch a Halo title with a metre long stick, and also alienate the Halo fans who prefer the Halo mechanics and story. You'll end up with a game nobody wanted or asked for.
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Edited by Bistromathics: 12/6/2013 10:48:04 PMIt's the mechanics of CoD's gameplay and meta-game that attract people to the game, not the story or budget or setting. The internet can complain about yearly releases, but consistency is good for the franchise. Fans might grumble, but those who switch to Battlefield or whatever else just because CoD is growing stale come running back because they need that CoD gameplay. CoD does CoD better than anyone else, and by the time you've packaged Halo into CoD's mold, you've lost 90% of the market power Halo has. I don't think Halo should be looking to compete with CoD. Halo is a platform exclusive, and what the developers should be doing with it is giving gamers a unique experience-- a reason to buy the Xbox over other consoles. Another CoD doesn't help in that aspect.
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6 RepliesEdited by Lord of Admirals: 12/6/2013 3:00:36 AMExcept aiming down the sights doesn't work, even for ODSTS. Their weapons are all Smart Linked to their HUD making it redundant. In all honesty, if they do an ODST 2, I'd prefer if they don't even do MP and just focus on the campaign and expand upon the features Bungie gave us, like a Hub World, Audio Logs, Atmosphere, and VISR Mode.
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Randomized and twitch gameplay is overdone and boring?
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I think ODST would have worked better with sprint and ADS.
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I think ODST would have worked better with sprint and ADS.
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1 ReplyShit posting is shit
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2 RepliesWhy are old threads constantly being bumped...
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>Approaching 2 years after Halo 4's relase >Still shitposting
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1 ReplyIf I want to play Call of Duty, I'll play Call of Duty.
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3 RepliesIts been over a year, these shit posts really need to stop.
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But I would want ODST to be good, like the first one. One of the reasons I hate CoD is because of how it plays.
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This would compensate for their inability to listen to the community
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Edited by BerzerkLlama: 12/6/2013 10:39:20 PMIt was hard to betray someone in ODST. Kept betraying my friend so I know from experience :P
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Really all I want is ODST with multiplayer, not some cod clone. Imagine how amazing the map design could be with the different feels of the ODST game. They could utilize aspects like darkness and maybe have certain weapons that are less conventional for killing and more focused on making it easier to kill. Such as say EMP grenades. If you were hit by those it would disable your HUD and it would be really hard to see people in the darkness that way people could be more stealthy. I don't know, but there is so much potential in an ODST multiplayer.
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2 RepliesEdited by Captain Falcon: 12/6/2013 2:55:59 AMYou need to stop shit posting, you queer
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5 RepliesThis game would flop.
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I'd rather have ODST 2 be good?