Reach is officially dead.

[KryZee]

Wait, before attacking me, think about it... this game came out under HUGE hype from the community, we had something like 40-50k players peak everyday since some days ago, now it's already a half and now (now that i'm doing this post it's 4pm of Saturday in Europe) there are just 13k players, many of those bought the game just to play the Campaign or custom games (that's fair) but what about Multiplayer? I legit struggle to find game at any hours, i also have a really good connection so i know it's not that, i think this game lived up for 2 weeks just because the hype and then after many completed the Campaign, they "trashed" it to playing something else...

Now, i don't want to heat that bs "people are busy in their life", because it's FAKE. At this moment there are almost 18 MILIONS players connected and they are playing right now.

Why does people leave the game? It's not perfect, we all know that but ehy, that's Halo, 15 years have passed since a proper FPS title release on PC and THIS is the result of all that Hype and Nostalgia?

This makes me actually sad...

PS: This is just my thought, if you have a different one we can talk, otherwise if you are here to insult me, just GTFO i won't waste my time.

[NIC0LATI0N]

it's not dead but all the halo player are on xbox

[Arg]

I would like to see Halo do well on PC, but to be frank, this is not a PC game and all of the morons plugging in their controllers to play with over-the-top aim assist is a major turn off for me and plenty of other people. That is especially true when there is only one playlist in the game that doesn't have bloom, and it's full of aim assist "veterans" who play mouse and keyboard on smurfs for fun because there's no point using anything but Xbox controllers against tournament level players.

I've played tons of Halo on console and there is no reason that this game needs to cater to couch gamers on PC. I hope 343 will learn that lesson before they launch Halo Infinite at the end of next year. I'm not plugging in a controller to play an FPS on PC.

[Goblin]

Aww dude, that game is dead but I am getting online matches? Woah! That's wild!

[Air Master360]

lol most people are on xbox game pass, not steam..... so the numbers arent real.

[DivineLion]

引用自 LifelessFawn950：

people werent excited for reach, they were excited for halo being on pc. People are now waiting for their favorite halo games to release.

i can see that. tho Reach, ODST, 3 and 4 were my favs

[Alabeo]

If 20-30K playing is dead to you then perhaps go play MMO instead, they sure have more players.

[Hugh Janus]

I can understand your point, but I´m afraid I never was an online PvP player. Coop online is ok but I hate PvP. I don´t mean to insult anyone but the guys that play games as Halo only for the MP are not fans to me. Don´t get me wrong, Halo´s MP is awesome compared to other games but the campaign is the reason I play this game. As I said, don´t get offended and have fun!

[Sova6]

Man I love that people think 20k concurrent players is dead.
Games like Insurgency Sandstorm, Squad, Rising Storm all have a healthy player base with between 1-5k concurrent players.

I can only speak for myself on this but I don't have problems finding games. I accidentally find games that I don't want to play if I forget to cancel matchmaking after a game ends and I get up to take a piss. This game isn't dead, that's a ridiculous statement.

[Pixel Phoenix]

Reach's multiplayer is my least favorite of the Bungie era games. I only really bought it for the campaign. I might play multi once in a while but before yesterday, I hadn't touched it in a week.

We're missing a lot of the original Reach features too. Credit system was much better (buy what you want, don't be forced into a specific path), pre-game lobby player inspection (see what armor pieces people were using just by highlighting their name), veto system, and so on.

It's fun but lacks a lot of what made the 360 version great.

[Ark-Angel]

game from 2010, other games are on platform people can be busy with holiday season. jesus christ man play sandstorm it has like 1k players... this is wayyyyy better playerbase.

[Silverborn]

Honestly? I think most players got the Master Chief 'Collection' to play most Halo games. It's quite a drag that all these years after release. Somehow it is 'okay' that a developer releases each Halo game in time. I understand the reasoning, yet - still - Reach is a 'meh' Halo game. A title where fans and critics also started to doubt if Bungie sitll had it in them. Shortly before they announced to step over to another title: Destiny.

With the exception of Halo 5: Reach and Halo 4 are both the 'mediocre' Halo titles. They both have really good moments, but most of it is a little tedious at times. Reach feels like arena-to-arena fights, within the campaign. Only strengthened that you visit the multiplayer maps a few times too many. Halo 4's endgame was mostly filled with Prometheans, who weren't the best enemy addition to the game. The first level was pretty awesome though.

With each release the popularity will spike again until we reach the last release. Then it will show a similar pattern as it does now. Don't forget Halo is awesome, but there are a lot of - arguably - better titles out there today. I play it for nostalgia mostly. Which is why I stopped playing. Reach is one of my least favorite titles.

[BlahBlah]

That's what happens when every game type starts you off with a DMR. DMR wasn't meant for PC controls, and it's pushing people away.

[DivineLion]

引用自 Silverborn：

Honestly? I think most players got the Master Chief 'Collection' to play most Halo games. It's quite a drag that all these years after release. Somehow it is 'okay' that a developer releases each Halo game in time. I understand the reasoning, yet - still - Reach is a 'meh' Halo game. A title where fans and critics also started to doubt if Bungie sitll had it in them. Shortly before they announced to step over to another title: Destiny.

With the exception of Halo 5: Reach and Halo 4 are both the 'mediocre' Halo titles. They both have really good moments, but most of it is a little tedious at times. Reach feels like arena-to-arena fights, within the campaign. Only strengthened that you visit the multiplayer maps a few times too many. Halo 4's endgame was mostly filled with Prometheans, who weren't the best enemy addition to the game. The first level was pretty awesome though.

With each release the popularity will spike again until we reach the last release. Then it will show a similar pattern as it does now. Don't forget Halo is awesome, but there are a lot of - arguably - better titles out there today. I play it for nostalgia mostly. Which is why I stopped playing. Reach is one of my least favorite titles.

now thats a first. reach mediocre? even with its great cast.

[Dark_Messiah]

A lot of people also only play the single player storyline.... just saying.

[Lord Revan]

I stopped playing because I have better things to do than burn myself out grinding for a disgusting amount of exp, getting so little, only to have any of the good items reserved for the exp farmers, no lifers, or extreme elitists. It's not fun. I miss the old reach system. I miss getting exp from everything. For me, they ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up with the unlocks so bad its driven me from the game. Oh I enjoying playing, but that grind has burnt me out quick. Made it to Major General before I said ♥♥♥♥ it.

Edit:

For me I work 9 hour shifts, then I have a son, a wife, errands, and a plethora of other things to deal with. At this point, as much as I hate pay to unlock anything, I'd be willing to pay to get the items I want over this ♥♥♥♥ show.