Halo 3

[Kubrick]

the Legendary difficulty is merely a shadow of its former version.

Well, you can make it even harder if you want by enabling some skulls.

[EvilBoris]

mate, have you played and completed Halo's Legendary mode? .

Have you? Because according to your stats you've only attempted 1 level on Legendary by yourself, and even after 1:18 of play you didn't finish it.

I love stat tracking

Halo 3 beats Halo hands down in almost every aspect, anyone thinking otherwise needs to take of their rose tinted spectacles.

[capcom_suicide]

I've done 6 levels on Legendary now, all with the Iron Skull enabled.

I think it's fantastic, and a perfect level of challange.

Assuming you don't have spawns on, I am amazed to hear people think it's easy!

It's taking me an average 60-80 minutes per level, and I left feeling like I'd like to do them again afterwards.

I'm not crazy for the online versus stuff, but I had some fun games at the start.

For me, Halo3 on Legendary with the minimum Iron Skull on, is a great bit of work. A social and tense game with brilliant level design and battles of awsome scale.

Fun stuff.

[Yoshimax]

Double Team - I dunno if I've ever come across a better example of the perfect blend of strategising, skill and comms being necessary to emerge the winning team.

Super sublime.

[Jebus]

Doubles is my current favourite as well.

[Simmy]

I had a game last night which made me appreciate what you've been talking about Jebus, and all I can say is I count myself very fortunate that I've only suffered it once in 50 odd games, if you are getting this all the time I can understand why it's driving you nuts !

It was a shotty / Sniper game, and for some reason while I'd had a perfect ping all night, in this one I was a single notch down into the yellow whilst the other 7 players were playing in full green. It was just impossible to win a straight up shotgun duel and I agree was completely infuriating. I'm pretty good with the old shotgun/melee and would think I win 75% of the straight up encounters I face at my current level, but in this game I would go down with each one. Had to change the way I play and become a bit more sneaky to land any kills at all. I'm not looking forward to my next slightly lagged shotty/snipes game I have to say, in some ways a full red bar is less infuriating as atleast it's plain to see what's going on with folks jumping around all over the place.

I play on quickest search and rarely suffer lag, only mention it as I hear allot of those with this problem continually, have switched to best connection. Maybe that's not working as it should be !

edit : Shame stats from the 5th to the 8th seem to of disapeared between the 360 and bungie.net - the MS servers must of been withdrawn with the hand back of Bungie !

[Squirtle]

Have you? Because according to your stats you've only attempted 1 level on Legendary by yourself, and even after 1:18 of play you didn't finish it.

I love stat tracking

Well, my stat tracking went to buggery over the weekend. It's only showing that I've done the levels Sierra 117, Cortana and Halo on Legendary, when I finished the entire campaign on it last night, which is a tad annoying. Also, any pictures I took over the weekend didn't upload either so I had to add them to my file share.

So, I wouldn't put all your faith in the stat tracking stuff.

[Simmy]

Well, my stat tracking went to buggery over the weekend. It's only showing that I've done the levels Sierra 117, Cortana and Halo on Legendary, when I finished the entire campaign on it last night, which is a tad annoying. Also, any pictures I took over the weekend didn't upload either so I had to add them to my file share.

So, I wouldn't put all your faith in the stat tracking stuff.

Yeah as I said above they seemed to of had major issues from the 4th to the 8th with stats and all other uploads. My service record has now updated this morning bringing my rank/skill inline with the 360 - but all games I played 5th and 6th have not uploaded, and all for the 7th are incomplete.

[Uli]

I actualy feel the weapoins are more balenced now not sure why thats a bad thing, you have less plasma grenades but all that means is you have to think more about how you use them.

Bungie just made some of the most useful weapons of the original game less effective. if you want to call this "balancing" then, of course, you've got a point.

Maybe nostalgia has blinded you, but i'm sorry, from nearly any standpoint Halo 3 is just a far better game that Halo 1 or 2.

eh, why should i be blinded? and why nostalgia? i still play Halo a lot because the game hasn't aged at all for me. well, i guess variety of level design just means more to you than combat gameplay and a serious challenge. but that's fine by me. let's not start a war about which Halo is best as long as every one loves Halo

Ive played Halo's legendary mode, but no never completed it (again, I got to the libary), unlike Halo 3 it was just never compleling enough for me to want to see it to the end.

i have completed it, a number of times already. and i can say it's nearly a complete different experience. i didn't get this from Halo 3 so far. am on level 4 right now, so maybe the fights get more challenging with progression.

[TommyG]

I love the multiplayer aspect of Halo 3 and honestly thing they have ironed out alot of what made Halo 2 frustrating. Glitches for a start, BXB, Double shot, BXR are all gone making for a more level playing field. Yes melee is now a major player and that can depend on your connection but it can also depend on your skill as well. There have been several times where i get into a close quarters battle and see the other player running in to hit me so rather than confront him i back off and keep fixed firing on his head and win the fight. Other times i see people running in for the kill, i stick them and other times still i crouch at the last second the hit over my head and i hit below the belt and win. There's loads of different tactics to winning the battles and it all boils down to your skill and creativity. I got up to a lvl 35 on team slayer but then found when playing on your own it gets harder as teams are more organised. In lone wolf i'm up to 31 i think and enjoying it more and more

[Kevvy Metal]

Have you? Because according to your stats you've only attempted 1 level on Legendary by yourself, and even after 1:18 of play you didn't finish it.

I love stat tracking

Halo 3 beats Halo hands down in almost every aspect, anyone thinking otherwise needs to take of their rose tinted spectacles.

HUGE LOL!!!



I've also finished 6 out of 9 Levels on Legendary Diff....solo.

Finished the game Ledge coop.

It really is the easiest Legendary difficulty, Levels are falling with reletive easy.

I understand the bile directed at the Cortana level. but I really think its somewhat unfair. It's still REALLY awesome, Just a jarring change of direction. As far as Overwhelming corridor Zombie blasting goes, its the best example. and its short. Claustrophobic and stressfully. I love it.

Just play Doom 3 for a comparison. LOL.

Also +1 for the Doubles love.

[Simmy]

Doubles is sublime, played allot of it on 2 but not so much on this. Funnily enough I think doubles is the perfect platform for some of the tactical gametypes especially CTF. Nothing like two of you in the zone defending a flag, and then one of you pulling off a sneaky cap while the other distracts and kills the other team !

[Bleeders]

I don't think I've ever played Team Doubles, I assume it's literally 4 of you in a map with objectives?

[Jebus]

Not always objectives, most of the time it's a 2 vs 2 team slayer match.

It's just really nice, you pick your most trusted buddy online and go at it against any challengers, and in my case, lose...a lot.

[Mardigan8]

I am up for hitting the doubles scene from tomorrow night (Bleeders )

Like Bad Boys, in space, with lasers and monsters.