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Since 6331 Days"I still don't know if snakes make good pets, but at least they've got your f****g back."
Since 6976 DaysIf so what modes/maps would people like?
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Since 6331 Days"I still don't know if snakes make good pets, but at least they've got your f****g back."
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Since 7005 Days8 grenade kills on the other hand was pretty easy. I got it in the rumble pit. Slayer Pro + stickies in FFA = lots-o-nade kills.
That multi-team suggestion sounds good. I might go try that.
edit: yeah I just sorta held off on the kill from time to time and I'm wracking them up. It's not hard but I do still think it's a little high. It encourages me to play differently and those are the worst kinds of challenges.
Since 6764 DaysIf so what modes/maps would people like?
Aww, I would be up for it, but it's my 5th year wedding anniversary. :( stupid being married, always getting in the way of my gaming. Just kidding, dear...
As for getting assists, just play odd ball or head hunter in rumble pit. Those games are nuts. I hate Reflection...
Oooh, Profound, isn't it?
Since 7005 DaysI haven't started playing in the armory yet. I'm living off of 48 hour Xbox Live passes right now, and they won't let you use your fileshare or play arena :(
Since 6873 DaysIf so what modes/maps would people like?
Today's challenges are;-
Find individual challenge progress:
Where There's Smoke...
Kill 40 enemies in Firefight Matchmaking.
400cR
Shootin' and Lootin'
Kill 250 enemies in any game mode in Reach.
2500cR
A Satisfied Thirst
Kill 100 Grunts in Firefight Matchmaking.
1500cR
That Pink Mist
Kill 20 enemies with a Supercombine from the Needler or Needle Rifle in Firefight Matchmaking.
400cR
A bit more realistic I think. 2500cR is about the right amount to make it worth going for too I'd say. Lots of Firefight tonight
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Since 7005 DaysYou can do these challenges in score attack, with all grunts, and it should be achievable in a round or two.
Since 7005 DaysIf they could do what you're implying, they haven't yet, and neither has anyone else.
Since 6954 DaysKill 100 Grunts in Firefight Matchmaking.
1500cR
This one seems like my cup of tea.
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
Since 6873 DaysThere's a medal now for protecting someone. Combine that with protect the oddball carrier or the data core carrier and that could encourage better team play in those games. Similar to a challenge asking for a certain number of flag defend medals.
Other games haven't done this yet because few games offer explicit tracking for such a variety of events (i.e. the medals) and Halo has never had a system to reward/incentivise those events before now. Not saying it's easy to do, but the potentials there for the playlist designer (and yes, Bungie consider that a design position) if they so wish.
Don't be so negative man :P
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Since 7005 DaysYou're right, what you're talking about is hard. Even if you could positively impact player behavior with these kinds of incentives, you'd be hard pressed to think of a way to execute that plan (that would actually work!). Having every player on a team game go for the same objective is never going to make things better. Unless you had different objectives for different players, you'd never improve the experience, and if you give people rewards for everything, you're just really right back where you started anyway.
Experience (including Halo Reach!) tells me that it's far more likely to have a negative impact on player behavior than it is a positive one. I'm not saying it's impossible, but it is complicated, and any failure to produce positive results can very easily produce negative ones.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and all that.
Since 6873 DaysIt's also a bit of a stretch to assume that all players will automatically pursue these objectives at the same time in every game. There will always be players who are unaware, don't care, consider the bigger picture more important, have already achieved etc. Of course a whole team going for the flag at the same time is a) a bad idea and b) a poorly designed example. A whole team converging on a member of the opposite team who has their flag in an effort to score 1 of say 5 flag defend medals is at least less of a bad thing/poorly designed challenge. As is preventing a team mate carrying an objective from dying.
How much less we can debate but if you can't at least recognise that then you're just arguing for the sake of it.
Perhaps if there are other games released that track micro-in-game events to this level of granularity, have a challenge system to incentivise, a credits system to reward, someone specifically responsible for setting good challenges and evidence that these resonate with players we can observe how this has gone before. I'm not aware of a decent comparator myself. Until then, I'll believe the idea has some potential and presumably you'll believe not.
The Wingman achievement in Reach is another example. Surely only positive behaviour is induced by incentivisng some (i.e. those players cognisant that the achievement exists and care about it but perhaps with a bit less in-game awareness generally) to pay a bit more attention and allow their team mate to spawn next to them?
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Since 6507 DaysI guess the challanges are made for different playlists each. I didn't come anywhere near 8 nade kills, but it makes sense to do them in Rumble Pit.
On another note, challenges are a nice idea. Having a few small goals to shoot for takes a lot of the pressure out of the games. You can play bad (and e.g. earn a lot of assist) and don't feel like the game was for nothing. It's a also a great way to make people try other playlists from time to time, also great for double exp week ends.
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Since 7005 DaysI guess the challanges are made for different playlists each. I didn't come anywhere near 8 nade kills, but it makes sense to do them in Rumble Pit.
On another note, challenges are a nice idea. Having a few small goals to shoot for takes a lot of the pressure out of the games. You can play bad (and e.g. earn a lot of assist) and don't feel like the game was for nothing. It's a also a great way to make people try other playlists from time to time, also great for double exp week ends.
Since 6954 DaysDo you need to be a gold member to do these challenge things? I have one, 1 month card left and i'm hanging on to it until i'm good enough to kick Acerts butt.
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Since 7005 DaysDo you need to be a gold member to do these challenge things? I have one, 1 month card left and i'm hanging on to it until i'm good enough to kick Acerts butt.
The game should have also come with a two day pass :P
Since 6954 DaysYeah, I'm saving the two day one for when I take you all on for the 'King of the Mods' crown. Which I hear you are favourite for so you'll be going down first big boy :o
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.