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  • Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
 #111313  by bovine
 Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:18 pm
apparently there is a little burger king promotion going on where the burger king is giving americans (or anyone in the world who knows an american zip code) 48 hours of free live of the golden degree. Anyone on this board who wants the hours or know someone who could use them.... here's a link to set you up.

http://www.bk.com/halo3/default.aspx

 #111314  by Nev
 Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:33 pm
down with haloz

 #111315  by Chris
 Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:08 pm
Nev.....did you come down with a case of the dumb shots or something....becaome coming into threads and making inane retarded comments is my thing. now say something serieous before I come over there and bitch slap you with my massive Dong

 #111316  by Flip
 Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:18 pm
PUBES!

 #111317  by bovine
 Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:31 pm
stop fucking with my thread, all of y'all

 #111318  by Chris
 Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:31 pm
bovine wrote:stop fucking with my thread, all of y'all
fine. I guess I'll just have to fuck something else of yours.......

 #111319  by Nev
 Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:04 pm
Chris Hansbrough wrote:Nev.....did you come down with a case of the dumb shots or something....becaome coming into threads and making inane retarded comments is my thing. now say something serieous before I come over there and bitch slap you with my massive Dong
Poontang!

Wait, no, no.

Clitoral hood!

I'm still not serious, apparently.

"I will not be taking part in the Burger King promotion because Halo is generic and unenjoyable to me, though I am glad others enjoy it. Best wishes to you all!"

There we go!

 #111327  by SineSwiper
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:36 am
My Gold account just recently expired, but really I don't see anything missing from the Silver account. What is in the Gold account anyway?

 #111331  by bovine
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:29 am
gold just means multiplayer, with silver you cannot play against others. Also, to nev: it's not all about halo, you can play other games too (is it still cool to say that halo is terrible? I can't keep up with these fads anymore)

 #111340  by Zeus
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:35 am
SineSwiper wrote:My Gold account just recently expired, but really I don't see anything missing from the Silver account. What is in the Gold account anyway?
Like Bovine said, just online play and some specific stuff for DLC, like the Halo theme coming out today and timed released on other things (Gold gets them first). I'm hoping with the PSN they'll finally be forced to make it free 'cause it's just irritating otherwise. I had it for free for over 2 years and I only played online for a short time when Gears came out. It's just not worth the $8 a month IMO

 #111342  by Nev
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:47 am
bovine wrote:gold just means multiplayer, with silver you cannot play against others. Also, to nev: it's not all about halo, you can play other games too (is it still cool to say that halo is terrible? I can't keep up with these fads anymore)
I just don't understand the appeal. It's soooooo generic. At least Unreal Tournament Whateverthefuck has gore and twitchy gameplay.

 #111344  by Tessian
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:17 pm
Zeus wrote:
SineSwiper wrote:My Gold account just recently expired, but really I don't see anything missing from the Silver account. What is in the Gold account anyway?
Like Bovine said, just online play and some specific stuff for DLC, like the Halo theme coming out today and timed released on other things (Gold gets them first). I'm hoping with the PSN they'll finally be forced to make it free 'cause it's just irritating otherwise. I had it for free for over 2 years and I only played online for a short time when Gears came out. It's just not worth the $8 a month IMO
You're in the minority unfortunately... am I the only one who paid $40 for 13 months? Most people aren't minding having to pay for it... which sucks because it *should* be free but that's not going to happen. Microsoft must make a shit-ton off of Live membership fees and they won't stop that yet-- especially when any major hyped PS3 game that's come out so far was a disappointment.

 #111345  by Tessian
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:21 pm
Nev wrote:
bovine wrote:gold just means multiplayer, with silver you cannot play against others. Also, to nev: it's not all about halo, you can play other games too (is it still cool to say that halo is terrible? I can't keep up with these fads anymore)
I just don't understand the appeal. It's soooooo generic. At least Unreal Tournament Whateverthefuck has gore and twitchy gameplay.
How's it feel to be the only gamer with an Xbox that doesn't "understand" Halo? I don't see how you can call it generic because I've played more than my fair share of FPS's (recently: Crysis, Quake: ET, CS:Source, Gears of War, etc) and Halo has a remarkably different feel and attitude about it than any others. The gameplay alone is very different. But then again... should I be surprised that someone who can't even be bothered to send their broken system in for repairs would say this? You have to rationalize it somehow or else you'd despair about how the rest of the world gets to enjoy in something you can't cause you're too lazy or something :P

 #111346  by Nev
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:43 pm
Very good, thank you. I see no reason to play a game I don't enjoy just because everyone else does!

And you're right, I've never sit down and given Halo a "real" shot. Why? For the same reason that I don't give thousands of other games a "real" shot. I try them for half an hour, or play with friends (which I've done with Halo), and decide I don't like them and would rather play something else!

I am not going to play Halo because everyone else thinks it's cool. Sorry! And I'll send in my 360 when I feel like it or not at all, by the way, so keep the word "lazy" out of your mouth. Or is it your 360 and not mine all of a sudden?

Personally, I don't even really like FPS gameplay, but I'll go play something I like if I'm going to. The only thing that makes me despair is that I can't get a good game of anything else going at my local game store because everyone is playing Halo! But that's my problem, so to speak, and I'll deal with it.

By the way, not that I put a lot of stock in what others say - but you do, so you can know that Matt Boyd just posted something at Three Panel Soul (the successor to Mac Hall) about how "weird" Halo 3 is as a gaming experience because it "evokes no emotions at all". I don't care, but you apparently decide how cool something is based on how many people like it or dislike it, so you can think about that one for awhile.

EDIT: I swear to God, Tess, I must have stuck a bug up your ass somehow back when I dissed you a few weeks ago. It seems like every other post you write in threads I'm involved in is calling me out in some way or another. I didn't say a damn word to you here and don't particularly enjoy wasting my time arguing with you, so how can we resolve this to the point where you're not gunning for me anymore? I really think I must have damaged your self-esteem somehow, so tell me how we can patch this up so we're not sniping at each other anymore.

 #111347  by Zeus
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:59 pm
Tessian wrote:
Zeus wrote:
SineSwiper wrote:My Gold account just recently expired, but really I don't see anything missing from the Silver account. What is in the Gold account anyway?
Like Bovine said, just online play and some specific stuff for DLC, like the Halo theme coming out today and timed released on other things (Gold gets them first). I'm hoping with the PSN they'll finally be forced to make it free 'cause it's just irritating otherwise. I had it for free for over 2 years and I only played online for a short time when Gears came out. It's just not worth the $8 a month IMO
You're in the minority unfortunately... am I the only one who paid $40 for 13 months? Most people aren't minding having to pay for it... which sucks because it *should* be free but that's not going to happen. Microsoft must make a shit-ton off of Live membership fees and they won't stop that yet-- especially when any major hyped PS3 game that's come out so far was a disappointment.
I know, which is why i said "I'm hoping".

At the end of the day, I'll want to play occasionally only. If they had the 2-month trial memberships or if I could get the Burger King promotion for a 48-hour thing to work I'd use it a few times a year, but for me it's just not worth it. There are, however, enough people that will pay for it and use it enough to justify the cost and until the PSN provides real competition for free, it'll remain that way.

Not a huge hassle for me so it's not like it's a huge issue. But it would be nice to have the option without paying for it. I don't agree with paying for a game then paying to play it online unless they're providing me with something extra worth the additional monthly fee (online play is not enough on its own and it's free on every other gaming platform). I think it's goosing the customer after they've already paid, in some cases, $130 for your game.

 #111348  by Zeus
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:01 pm
Tessian wrote:
Nev wrote:
bovine wrote:gold just means multiplayer, with silver you cannot play against others. Also, to nev: it's not all about halo, you can play other games too (is it still cool to say that halo is terrible? I can't keep up with these fads anymore)
I just don't understand the appeal. It's soooooo generic. At least Unreal Tournament Whateverthefuck has gore and twitchy gameplay.
How's it feel to be the only gamer with an Xbox that doesn't "understand" Halo? I don't see how you can call it generic because I've played more than my fair share of FPS's (recently: Crysis, Quake: ET, CS:Source, Gears of War, etc) and Halo has a remarkably different feel and attitude about it than any others. The gameplay alone is very different. But then again... should I be surprised that someone who can't even be bothered to send their broken system in for repairs would say this? You have to rationalize it somehow or else you'd despair about how the rest of the world gets to enjoy in something you can't cause you're too lazy or something :P
Halo is a relatively generic FPS in single-player, just a relatively solid generic one. If you're not an FPS fan (I'm not very much of one even though I like this series) it just feels like another FPS game, which isn't exactly appealing to a non-fan.

 #111349  by Tessian
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:07 pm
Zeus wrote:
Tessian wrote:
Nev wrote: I just don't understand the appeal. It's soooooo generic. At least Unreal Tournament Whateverthefuck has gore and twitchy gameplay.
How's it feel to be the only gamer with an Xbox that doesn't "understand" Halo? I don't see how you can call it generic because I've played more than my fair share of FPS's (recently: Crysis, Quake: ET, CS:Source, Gears of War, etc) and Halo has a remarkably different feel and attitude about it than any others. The gameplay alone is very different. But then again... should I be surprised that someone who can't even be bothered to send their broken system in for repairs would say this? You have to rationalize it somehow or else you'd despair about how the rest of the world gets to enjoy in something you can't cause you're too lazy or something :P
Halo is a relatively generic FPS in single-player, just a relatively solid generic one. If you're not an FPS fan (I'm not very much of one even though I like this series) it just feels like another FPS game, which isn't exactly appealing to a non-fan.
You specifically said "in single player" which leads me to believe you know as well as everyone else it's the multiplayer that makes the game shine. Although I will say the 4 player coop campaign is amazing and I hope more games make it available in the future.

 #111354  by Zeus
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:02 pm
Tessian wrote:
Zeus wrote:
Tessian wrote: How's it feel to be the only gamer with an Xbox that doesn't "understand" Halo? I don't see how you can call it generic because I've played more than my fair share of FPS's (recently: Crysis, Quake: ET, CS:Source, Gears of War, etc) and Halo has a remarkably different feel and attitude about it than any others. The gameplay alone is very different. But then again... should I be surprised that someone who can't even be bothered to send their broken system in for repairs would say this? You have to rationalize it somehow or else you'd despair about how the rest of the world gets to enjoy in something you can't cause you're too lazy or something :P
Halo is a relatively generic FPS in single-player, just a relatively solid generic one. If you're not an FPS fan (I'm not very much of one even though I like this series) it just feels like another FPS game, which isn't exactly appealing to a non-fan.
You specifically said "in single player" which leads me to believe you know as well as everyone else it's the multiplayer that makes the game shine. Although I will say the 4 player coop campaign is amazing and I hope more games make it available in the future.
I don't really play multi-player FPSs so single player is all I really care for. So the part that makes the game "shine" don't mean jack to me. I enjoyed the other Halo games and their campaign modes which is why I wanted to get this one. The part I care about, aside from the online co-op which I really can't take advantage of anymore anyways, is pretty generic, albiet a very good generic.

Yes, I do love the online co-op, it's awesome. I loved it in Gears and Rainbow Six and I love it in Halo. And I do think it's great that you can do 4 player in Halo 3 as well.

 #111364  by SineSwiper
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:34 pm
Tessian wrote:How's it feel to be the only gamer with an Xbox that doesn't "understand" Halo? I don't see how you can call it generic because I've played more than my fair share of FPS's (recently: Crysis, Quake: ET, CS:Source, Gears of War, etc) and Halo has a remarkably different feel and attitude about it than any others.
Uhhh, he's not the only one. I'm not buying the game because nobody can tell me WHY it isn't generic. Why the appeal? Why is it good? Why can't you tell me why? What is this different feel and attitude? I can analyze and tell you why other games are good, so why the fuck can't anybody tell me why the fucking game is good?!

Jesus, I'm among a bunch of gamers, and they can't fucking analyze a fucking game!

 #111366  by bovine
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:42 pm
I think I remember a thread being about halo..... and not about free xbox live time....

 #111367  by Nev
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:43 pm
(/threadjack)

 #111368  by SineSwiper
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:46 pm
bovine wrote:I think I remember a thread being about halo..... and not about free xbox live time....
Heh, what else are they going to use for the live account?

 #111370  by bovine
 Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:50 pm
SineSwiper wrote:
bovine wrote:I think I remember a thread being about halo..... and not about free xbox live time....
Heh, what else are they going to use for the live account?
touche