: Haven't played it so have no true opinion to form. Sounds similar to other
: things 343 has tried and (in my opinion, clearly) failed at in H4. They
: were also hyping up CSR and competitive gameplay and omg and that was weak
: as all hell, too. Basically, anything 343 announces that they claim to
: have tested and put much iteration and discussion into I take with a grain
: of salt based on their own track record.

: Based on the details, I can't believe they're choosing AR start. And don't
: get me wrong, I've actually thoroughly enjoyed the AR (and couldn't really
: find any reason for it to be weapon tuned, but whatever now), and even in
: its weapon-tuned state I don't dislike it, but making that the starting
: weapon? Really?

: I bet their weapon placements suck, but then, most all of their maps suck.
: Hopefully the community maps are up to the test.

: I disagree with the support upgrade.

: Btw, do you ever see people having to proclaim that "something is
: back" or "something is saved" if it's actually pretty good
: and enjoyable on its own? Do you ever hear people having to defend truly
: great games and movies and novels? There will always be naysayers, but H4
: isn't one of those cases.

: But no, Halo is not saved. No, this playlist doesn't suck. No idea how this
: thing is going to play out. If anything I bet it's mundane and just more
: of the same of 343 splitting the community by creating another playlist
: with totally different rules than everything else. Too little too late?
: Probably. I'd say The Pit and that other new map are going to do more for
: getting people to come back (at least for a time) than this new playlist.
: Hell, I bet people looking to play The Pit gets more time and devotion
: than this playlist does in its lifetime.

The Pit FTW!

Interesting thoughts there. Thanks for replying. I was mainly curious to see if your opinion would change about playing H4 with 343 introducing a decidedly more classic Halo game type. Not a lot of people on my friends list play it anymore, and I was hoping that this game type might bring some folks back. But it appears that may not be the case (I realize your opinion isn't a reflection of everyone that has stopped playing) as it seems that you have moved on from H4 no matter how it plays. Of course, now that I think about it, you're not on my FL so I'm not sure that you've actually stopped playing. LOL

Anyway, I think it's an interesting "experiment", and I reckon we'll see if people flock back to H4. Especially the people that have railed on the new style of Halo. And for the record, I think I prefer the classic style of Halo - even with AR starts.

- CC I say think there b/c I haven't played classic Halo in a long time, and I'm interested to see how I like it versus what I've gotten used to with Reach and H4. Cheers!