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Re: Halo on PC or not?
Posted By: Nathan E. Bitner <NathanBitner@email.msn.com>Date: 9/6/00 1:55 p.m.

In Response To: Halo on PC or not? (Dark Assassin)

> So is microsoft going to have Halo on the PC? Really want to
> play that game and all the games i'm playing are getting boring.
> want to try out the sniper rifle heheh. always be a sniper. one
> good way to tick other players off all the time.

Actually, I was thinking about this and since I doubt Halo will be some Tribes-like jumping around game ... and certainly I imagine it will probably end up at a slower pace. I actually wonder what the guys (and girls) will do about human vs. human (or cyborg, or whatever) gameplay.

What happens when you hit a human (for lack of a better word - who knows what it will be) in the head with a sniper rifle. Brain splatter? Skull shattered? Head decapitated? After all, the physics are real down to the shadows and antennas on jeeps. Should the graphic content be equally realistic?

Side 1 says that by making it realistic, you not only keep a continuation of the physics model, but also, if kids are playing, then they can see that the results of shooting someone in the head is real, gory death. It's not Doom or Quake. And, to go along with that side, there is (I will hazard a guess ;) the mature (17+) rating on it for what it's worth. It's not the developers job to babysit the kids - the parents should know what their children are buying.

Side 2 says it IS a developer's responsibility (just as the critics of Hollywood say) to avoid especially gory, realistic gameplay. In fact, they would argue the more gore, the more it would lead kids to mimic the violence ... not that anyone under 17 is "supposed" to be playing it. After all, Side 1 kind of pictures an ideal world ... and we all know we don't live in one (the parenting, rating, etc.).

It's an awfully fine line to walk, and I don't know if it's been talked about here. Pretend it's human on human and you're the developer. You certainly have the personnel to make it realistic down to the exact angle of the bullet. What would you do?

Best Wishes,

Nathan

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Halo on PC or not?Dark Assassin 9/6/00 11:56 a.m.
     Yup.nexZ 9/6/00 12:03 p.m.
           WILL PEOPLE STOP ASKING THIS!!!!!(NT)Black Knight 9/6/00 1:01 p.m.
     Re: Halo on PC or not?dilbert 9/6/00 12:11 p.m.
     Re: Halo on PC or not?Nathan E. Bitner 9/6/00 1:55 p.m.
           Re: Halo on PC or not?mattd 9/6/00 2:20 p.m.
                 Thread on Gore - Not the VeepNathan E. Bitner 9/6/00 3:35 p.m.
                       YES! REAPPLY!nexZ 9/6/00 3:52 p.m.
                             Re: YES! REAPPLY!Matt 9/6/00 5:51 p.m.
                                   Re: SOON™Dispatcher 9/6/00 6:10 p.m.
                                         Re: SOON™Matt 9/6/00 6:50 p.m.
                                               Re: SOON™Ape Man 9/6/00 7:23 p.m.
                                   Re: YES! REAPPLY!Frost 9/6/00 6:46 p.m.
                                   Re: YES! REAPPLY!Ape Man 9/6/00 7:32 p.m.
                                   Give it up, give it UP.Forensic 9/6/00 11:59 p.m.
                       Apparently I gave the wrong impression.mattd 9/6/00 6:32 p.m.
                 Re: Halo on PC or not?Dark Assassin 9/7/00 10:02 a.m.
           Re: Halo on PC or not?Dan Rudolph 9/6/00 4:01 p.m.
                 Re: Halo on PC or not?Nathan E. Bitner 9/6/00 4:57 p.m.
                       Re: Halo on PC or not?Dan Rudolph 9/6/00 5:40 p.m.
                       Re: Halo on PC or not?dilbert 9/7/00 9:13 a.m.
                             Re: Halo on PC or not?Dude 9/7/00 11:43 a.m.
                 Re: Halo on PC or not? [slightly off topic]Carth 9/7/00 1:58 p.m.
                       Re: Halo on PC or not? [slightly off topic]Dan Rudolph 9/7/00 2:02 p.m.
                             Re: Halo on PC or not? [slightly off topic]Carth 9/7/00 2:10 p.m.
           Content vs. Exercise of ControlDispatcher 9/7/00 12:12 p.m.
                 Re: Content vs. Exercise of ControlDan Rudolph 9/7/00 2:05 p.m.
                       Re: HardlyDispatcher 9/7/00 2:41 p.m.
                             Re: HardlyDan Rudolph 9/7/00 4:44 p.m.
                                   K-Mart comes to mind.Dispatcher 9/7/00 8:00 p.m.
                                         PSXForensic 9/7/00 8:17 p.m.
                                               Ahhh.Dispatcher 9/7/00 8:50 p.m.
                                               well actually...*mixy 9/8/00 3:38 p.m.
                                         Re: K-Mart comes to mind.Dan Rudolph 9/7/00 9:53 p.m.
                                               We answer to Nathan, Sir!Dispatcher 9/8/00 1:02 a.m.
                                                     Re: We answer to Nathan, Sir!Dan Rudolph 9/8/00 8:58 a.m.
                                                           Answering to Dan: who needs Nathan?Dispatcher 9/8/00 11:31 a.m.
                                                                 Re: Answering to Dan: who needs Nathan?Dan Rudolph 9/8/00 1:15 p.m.
                                                                       U.S. Open 2000: Rated T?Dispatcher 9/8/00 2:42 p.m.
                                                                             Re: U.S. Open 2000: Rated T?Dan Rudolph 9/8/00 3:58 p.m.
                                         Re: K-Mart comes to mind.carthag 9/8/00 6:19 a.m.
                                               Re: K-Mart comes to mind.Dan Rudolph 9/8/00 9:04 a.m.
                                                     Re: K-Mart comes to mind.Carth 9/8/00 10:36 a.m.
                                                           Re: K-Mart comes to mind.Dan Rudolph 9/8/00 11:37 a.m.
           If it looks good it is good.Desio 9/7/00 3:47 p.m.



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