As most of you were I was excited about Reach for a very long time. Now a month after the games release, why is that I can't stand the game. I'm thinking about this, because Halo 3 playing it for about 1.5 years it is still very appealing to me. I popped in Halo 3 (first time since the Halo:Reach) last night, matchmaking took forever but once in the game it was so much fun. I think it is just some weird dynamics in Halo: Reach that make it not as fun. Like running and melee, the weird shield pop for the melee, still overpowered grenades. and bloom. These things have been bothering me since the launch, but I assumed it was due to reach being a new game, and me not being familiar with the game. But after a month in I now realize these dynamics are making the game not fun for me. There is some weird uncertainty, when I play reach, not knowing when I guy is going to go into armor lock, or when is going pop a nade, or is he going to run up and melee, or will my bloom kick in and make my shot miss. I don't know, I think I'm done with Halo: Reach. I'll not play for a couple of weeks and then come back to it, and see if I like it any better. If not then selling the game on craigslist.  
 
I just got a free copy of Fable II from XBL, so that should make it easier for me to pass the time in the mean while. after that Black Ops will be here.

Inb4 shitstorm.

" Inb4 shitstorm. "

Halo 2>Halo 3>Halo: Reach 
At least from a multiplayer standpoint.

I'm slowly losing interest in Halo altogether. 

Meh. Halo isn't a game that I play nonstop like some other shooters. I need breaks, and I will occasionally go on week long binges where it's all I play. The challenge system makes me want to play constantly, but it's just unrealistic considering it's a Halo game.

ther´s been halo like for 10 years now.. with no major change in game physics and basic design, so i think it is pretty reasonable to be burn out by now

*Looks at number of people playing Halo:Reach on the front page* *Leaves Thread*

I haven't played it since the week it came out. Neither have any of my friends. Don't even know why I still have it.

Well you should tighten it back up then, if you don't it might fall off completely!

I gave up about two weeks in. I think there are just better shooters out there. My favourite is Killzone 2.
 
@JoeRiccadonna:
Yeah ACB looks like an awesome change to the multiplayer skill set.

Loosing.

" Loosing. "

• Big team battle is fun, but most of the time people absolutely disregard the objective and try to get kills instead (not a fault of the game, but it still exists)
• Vehicles are really annoying, and are at times too tough to kill (the fact that the ghost protects the drivers body so much from the front is really annoying)
• Unless I'm playing with at least 2 friends, team objective games are pretty tough due to the fact that people rarely want to work together (again, more a fault with the people, but the objective gametypes are very teamwork oriented)

Thats what happens when their is no scrubby XP system like call of duty.

I like it and will keep it as my primary shooter. I could care less for COD. But then again it's all opinion. You may be loosing interest, but I don't give a damn. I like it so there!

this is probably a game i'd play a bit like every weekend, and have like huge sessions once a month.  if you play it every day you'll get bored of it.

I like Reach in that it gives me way more stuff to do, with or without a group.
Halo 3 can't hold a freaking candle to that.
Firefight is ace, the multiplayer is great with the armor abilities (come on, we've been gunning in so many games over the years, we need to shake that shit up) and overall the game feels like a fun adventure, not a stressed out camp race.
 
I hope they will give us more maps, forge and firefight (combine those two for epic win!) DLC.

" this is probably a game i'd play a bit like every weekend, and have like huge sessions once a month.  if you play it every day you'll get bored of it. "

" Halo 2>Halo 3>Halo: Reach  At least from a multiplayer standpoint. "

I just hate Halo multiplayer in general, 2 was fine but ever since, I have less fun with each one

" @SpikeSpiegel said:

" Halo 2>Halo 3>Halo: Reach  At least from a multiplayer standpoint. "

lmao god some people are stupid. "

" @SpikeSpiegel said:

" Halo 2>Halo 3>Halo: Reach  At least from a multiplayer standpoint. "

lmao god some people are stupid. "

I think Reach is going to be the Halo I spent most time with. I enjoyed Halo 3 more than I did 2, but ended up playing more games in 2 than 3. I've played Reach any day I've played video games, and I still really enjoy it. I find the challenges addicting and worthwhile (most of the time, sometimes those rewards are too low.) and I really like the ranking system and amount of customization. The gameplay is what I really enjoy best about Reach and is why I think personally, it's a step up from everything (bar I think Halo: CE). 
 
I can tottally understand why some people are going to turn away though, for the same reasons anyone turns away from any game after a release. In some games it's a good thing (like Bad Company 2, that first lul had all the whiney CoD jerks crying about the controls and how it's not CoD, then it was fine.) but in a game like Halo, it'll just be a bad thing, because the ones that leave aren't the whiners. :(

After grinding for the EVA helmet I kinda lost interest ... and with costume quest and Fallout coming out , I wont play it as much , I love it tho (except when every one wants to play invasion or safe havens... if you wanna kill zombies there a whole game for that dang it!!!!!)

"Halo 2>Halo 3>Halo: Reach  At least from a multiplayer standpoint. "

I'm still loving the game myself.

Whats with all these threads popping up Nobody cares that you lost interest.

I wrote this exact thing 3 days ago, and now today there are like 3 of the same threads

I still love the game but god damn armour lock is annoying. I swear over the past couple of weeks EVERYONE has started using it. On a number of occasions I've run into a whole team using armour lock and god-damn you have no idea how annoying it was.

" I still love the game but god damn armour lock is annoying. I swear over the past couple of weeks EVERYONE has started using it. On a number of occasions I've run into a whole team using armour lock and god-damn you have no idea how annoying it was. "

" I still love the game but god damn armour lock is annoying. I swear over the past couple of weeks EVERYONE has started using it. On a number of occasions I've run into a whole team using armour lock and god-damn you have no idea how annoying it was. "

It's got a fair number of issues (the hideous no-bleed shield mechanic that leads to herp-a-derping, the effectiveness of spamming with the DMR, the terrible frame lag on certain Forge World maps, the broken mess that is Armor Lock, etc.), but even with all of the problems I'm finding it more enjoyable than Halo 3. Being able to actually cross-map someone with the DMR or Needle Rifle is fantastic; the fact that I can realistically kill an opponent from the opposite side of the map makes this game better than Halo 3. The thing that I dislike most about the game currently is the lack of quality ranked playlists. The current Arena formula is a terrible indicator of teamwork and encourages selfish gameplay, and being placed in the Onyx division isn't nearly as satisfying as progressing through the 1-50 rank ladder. Plus, I hate how I can go search for a game in a "Competitive" playlist and get matched with a bunch of guests. 
 
Aside from those few gripes, I'm enjoying the game immensely.

It seems your complaining that you can't anticipate the other players attacks.

I feel that i'm done with Reach, the same feeling that I got with Red Dead: Redemption.

The only thing I'm getting sick of is how players use Elites in Elite Slayer and Armor Lock. It's getting ridiculous when you get a game full of people using armor lock in the way they do.
 
Example: Run up to guy, stick, armor lock. Rinse, Repeat. 
 
It's taking out any fun of those gametypes, which were some of my favorites when played with everything. It's now just who can stick and armor lock the best. Which is really dumb.