Why do people hate this game

[Eshtian]

To set the conversation, I'm coming into the game relatively recently, and I'm genuinely confused.

The gun count sits at 21 compared to Halos original 10, which is still a solid sandbox. Are there holes missing? Is there too many repeats?

I see the cry for new content, what's missing there as well?

I see some people complaining about store prices, but why would you even want to buy store items?

What's the issue?

[Bec Son]

all the og weapons are either gutted or gone

it feels like im running around with guns that do the same thing but worse

the plasma carbine is just a boring mix of plasma rifle/repeater and carbine

[acSiegemaster]

Originally posted by Bec Son:

all the og weapons are either gutted or gone

it feels like im running around with guns that do the same thing but worse

the plasma carbine is just a boring mix of plasma rifle/repeater and carbine

>all the og weapons are gone
yeah it sucks how the plasma pistol, AR, BR, Needler, Sniper, Sentinel Beam, Gravity Hammer, Energy Sword, M41 Rocket Launcher, are all not in the game

truly tragic

[Eshtian]

Originally posted by Bec Son:

all the og weapons are either gutted or gone

it feels like im running around with guns that do the same thing but worse

the plasma carbine is just a boring mix of plasma rifle/repeater and carbine

Not only do I agree with ac, but the plasma carbine isn't even a mix of the original carbine. The original was a hitscan weapon focused for long range. The plasma carbine is a close range shield stripper.

And I miss the DMR as well but are we really going to say that new guns makes infinite bad. That's biased and nostalgia focused.

[Microfncked]

I love this game more than Bill Gates' new wife.

[Anna Banana]

Paid cosmetics and a watered-down, T-rated, unfinished campaign. Add this into a cocktail of bugs and unfinished features like the buggy forge and broken theater mode, and you've got a frustrated community.

[K0NG]

ehh its okay. people really wanted this game to be really amazing like halo 3 level but lets be completely honest if you still thought that after the initial showing of this game all those years back you're cooked. Its not great but it isnt "the worst" its just plagued with every other sin the games industry has at the moment, micros and all. But if you REALLY want a review beyond that, its okay. not the best halo nor one that takes any place for H3, ODST or Reach (would to love to live in the timeline where games like that are still and but oh well) but for a simple cross platform multiplayer game its okay. if i honestly had to put a number on it (again without ripping on the mirco transactions) its a 6/10, fun but not what it can be for a halo game. maybe the issue with halo is that is was so big that in the modern ear its near to impossible to replicate what made it great.

[Iratebirb]

Microstransactions

[Key]

Because ranked matchmaking is rigged, 343 secretly implemented handicaps to teams or players which can be triggered at the start or in the middle of the game to "balance" win ratios and the "50/50" win rate set by this dumb true skill stat. Have you ever wondered why you went 30/12 then the next game you go 9/18? there's no consistency to winning in Halo Infinite, not when the game is programmed to make you lose.

[Howl]

The shop content heavily out weighs what should be EARNABLE cosmetics through challenges etc, fomo content, bad servers and dsync, Shop prices...

[acSiegemaster]

Originally posted by Key:

Because ranked matchmaking is rigged, 343 secretly implemented handicaps to teams or players which can be triggered at the start or in the middle of the game to "balance" win ratios and the "50/50" win rate set by this dumb true skill stat. Have you ever wondered why you went 30/12 then the next game you go 9/18? there's no consistency to winning in Halo Infinite, not when the game is programmed to make you lose.

Do you have actual proof or is this just more bs from halotubers

There is no 50% winrate. The TS2 whitepaper explains the goal of b9th teams having a 50% chance to win, which is not the same as a "forced winrate" lol.

[Eshtian]

Originally posted by MacTonight:

Most of the weapons suck. The diversity in viable weapons is limited to the DMR, BR, Pistol, Spanker, Sniper.
Taking anything else is throwing. Period.

I've had good usage with the energy sword, shotty, needler, assault rifle, and skewer.

The same is not true for the bandit and BR due to enemies retreating behind cover without a chance of pushing. I have no idea what you're talking about.

Originally posted by MacTonight:

Other issues are the GOD AWFUL netcode and hit detection. They claim they fixed it, but its still total crap.
In a similar vein, the Aim Assist is absolute BS. It's cheap as hell the way it was included.
And last is the god awful EOMM/SBMM they use. Look on halo waypoint and see how they predict your number of kills and deaths far too accurately for it not to be heavily manipulated.

Net code and aim assist, I have no idea what you;re talking about I feel no aim assist, especially on off days, and I can't count a single time that I should of hit but the game didn't register the shot.

SBMM is over hated, and not only would fixing matches be impossible to that extent, but if they were, there wouldn't be matches where one guy is so negative, he single handedly lost the match.

[Eshtian]

Originally posted by Key:

Because ranked matchmaking is rigged, 343 secretly implemented handicaps to teams or players which can be triggered at the start or in the middle of the game to "balance" win ratios and the "50/50" win rate set by this dumb true skill stat. Have you ever wondered why you went 30/12 then the next game you go 9/18? there's no consistency to winning in Halo Infinite, not when the game is programmed to make you lose.

30/12 then 9/18 the next...

THAT HAPPENS IN EVERY GAME

Hell, that happens even more so without any sbmm. That isn't a conspiracy, that's being human ffs.

[Noroc]

I personally think whoever approved the new helmet types should be reprimanded.
It looks like they took a picture a mickey mouse's head and made a spartan helmet out of it.

[Jeffy Ducky]

Don't bother even asking. 90% of the hate is totally unjustified, based in nostalgia or personal opinion, or the problems they're complaining about have already been fixed. At launch there was plenty to complain about, but nearly three years later it's a super solid Halo, and imo a better shooter than most of the current market. If you enjoy it, just enjoy it and ignore all the insane haters.

[Eshtian]

Originally posted by Jeffy Ducky:

Don't bother even asking. 90% of the hate is totally unjustified, based in nostalgia or personal opinion, or the problems they're complaining about have already been fixed. At launch there was plenty to complain about, but nearly three years later it's a super solid Halo, and imo a better shooter than most of the current market. If you enjoy it, just enjoy it and ignore all the insane haters.

Ya, this thread has quickly convinced me of that.

Though credit where it's due, I'd rather have an overtly critical and picky fan base over a fan base comprised of fanboys.