Halo 3 is a great game, with really fun multiplayer. But why, oh why, does it seem to be the WORST online community I have ever experienced. Granted, I'm not all that good at it (not terrible, just mediocre), but its a shame that a lot of people in matches are abusive, foul-mouthed, racist, and all around hateful, not only to the other team, but their own teammates. I've played Rainbow Six Vegas, Graw, Team Fortress 2, Gears of War, Counter Strike, and many others without any problems. Really a shame. Thanks, I feel better after my rant. Guess I just need a bigger friends list.
I feel the same way dont you hate the little kids that are soooooooo annoying with thier screechy voices,and the people who always trash talk the other team after we lost a game
it really does depend on the mistakes you make. While, sure you maybe pretty good, but if your throwing a gernaid and hitting all your buddys...well man, maybe i'd curse at you too. Really though, the big picture is that gamers take their games to seriously...you say its only halo, but it's in every compettitive game...you may not see it as much, and its proabably because halo attracts a much larger crowd of people, so you have all the racists, and douche bags. Dont really think into it too much...instead laugh in their face, and gets some friends to do it too. It's much more fun that way!
If you are saying there is no problem with little kids in GeOW you are crazy. That kid was infested with 12 year olds screaming at the top of their lungs back in the day. For the most part though, I haven't had any problem with the online community for Halo 3. When a problem does arise though, Bungie made muting people easy for me so I do it. =D
no, i don't. Halo 3 is, hands down, the worst behavior i've ever seen. don't get me wrong, there are cool people on there, too, but its usually about 1 in 4 games that has a problem child.
If you are saying there is no problem with little kids in GeOW you are crazy. That kid was infested with 12 year olds screaming at the top of their lungs back in the day. For the most part though, I haven't had any problem with the online community for Halo 3. When a problem does arise though, Bungie made muting people easy for me so I do it. =DDarkRider23
Anythin that is popular, all kinds of ppl are going to be in the mix, you can expect anything, my advice, dont use headset, alot gangster kids out there playing all these criminal games...lol
Ya its rough, But like Halo 3 in a way because people can not kick me for."no mic" I swear Rainbow six drove me crazy with just joining and being kicked out. But it is not to surprising when you think about how many people just let the TV and the video games babysit the kids when they are not home or are working or go out. So tons of 12 year olds who only see parents a hour a day come home and try to interact with people online.
What I don't get are the nut job yellers. In the lobby during matchmaking they are just yelling or singing out random crap that you can't even understand, sometimes not even words, at such a high level it's nothing but screaching and annoying sound. Anyone should know if they start yelling, rambling, singing it's going to sound like crap and only bother everyone else.
There are just so many young people on there, that's why. Kids about 16 and under (not all, but a lot) like to talk all sorts of garbage when they can remain anonymous. Just try to ignore it.
Not to be rude, but look around. The whole world should make you use faith in humanity for the most part at least. As far as I'm concerned, the online community could be a lot worse than it is.
no, i don't. Halo 3 is, hands down, the worst behavior i've ever seen. don't get me wrong, there are cool people on there, too, but its usually about 1 in 4 games that has a problem child.
So you haven't played Halo 2? Halo 3, right now is a lot better than Halo 2 (i would probably say 3x better). SO far i have only been in mabye 3-5 games (out of about 120) that were bad. One was bad because i had just recently played a guy and then met him again in a new game. I said i didn't want to play him because it was a close match (i didn't want to really get all tense because of a close battle... i wanted to relax) and he started saying how we should 1v1 and how he would kick my a**. Then everytime he killed me and just started screaming (i can hear him when he is that close).
To be fully honest though the only bad games i have found have been in Social Matches. I have met one younger kid with a screechy voice, but he is now on my friends list because he wasn't annoying at all and was actually cool.
I would say play more ranked matches, but yea Halo does have a bad community, but trust me there is a difference between PC - 360 games. A lot of poeple who play Counter-Strike may not have a headset while everyone that plays Halo online pretty much does. Hell i have met completely racist people in Warcraft 3 (of course i led him to believe i was Polish,but it was still racism on his part).
Its a problem for sure, but if I want to trash talk when I play Halo 3 I usually just call my buddy. We go around in a party and diss each other so much, but it's still really fun. When I get on the mic, I tend to be calm and mild... unless a bunch of friends are there egging me on to say something OR someone in the game is being THE BIGGEST __________ *Blank* ever.... which happens a lot -_-'
So yeah, I only do that kinda stuff when other people are doing it, and (I hope this is ok to say) I usually just yell at them to shut the (insert word of choice here) up.
I actually think things have improved since Halo 2. You can now easily mute screaming kids - they usually start their "smack talk" in the lobby, and you can mute them directly from there before you even start the game. Once you get to higher levels you tend to get less brats too. I'm at level 28 in Lone Wolves, and most guys there are just looking for competitive games. No kids, no casuals calling you a noob, no screaming nutcases/methheads.
I actually think the worst thing about Halo 3's matchmaking right now is that achievements are only available in Lone Wolves. It means that once every ten games or so you get one or two idiots who don't actually play and spend their whole time trying to artificially get Achievements. If they were available in every game type, this wouldn't happen. It would be much easier to get Steppin Razor or whatever if you were up against a team of six instead of just four other guys.
I still think Gears has the worst of them all. Seriously if you play ranked matches you will lamost never wind up in the room where there are no jerks. There is always one or two if not more.
I think Gears is a lot worse then the Halo community. If you go into playing with a sense of humor, I think that Halo can be hilarous. Don't take it too seriously and you'll have a good time. Oh and use the mute button. That is why it is there.
oh, its never been the trash talk that's bothered me - what i hate are the racist and homophobic comments...if some of these yahoos said these things in real life, they'd get their block knocked off. but i guess the anonymity of online play just provides that outlet. oh, well, like other posters in this thread have stated, use the mute button, and don't take it too seriously.
oh, and i do agree, Gears had a pretty bad group, too. although i ran in to less of them than i do now in Halo 3.
Yeah, I agree completely. There are a bunch of jerks that frequent Halo 3. Thankfully there are normal, well-adjusted adults who play to have fun as well. Hit me up if you want in sometime. My gtag is Brix27
COD 4 had the same kind of people while I was playing last night. It's just the way the world is. It has nothing to do with Halo. Get over it and just mute them..
um, okay, i said that Halo 3 has a bunch of jerks playing online. the majority of the posters here agreed. i've heard the N word orf**at least half a dozen times since i picked the game up. i think that behavior is reprehensible, so i posted a topic about it. the game is great, so i willingly play online and mute players that i don't want to hear. how did i fail to make a point? its not like a came in witha pie chart ofbadonline behavior broken down by game. i saidit SEEMS like a terrible online community from my current experiences. i mean, do you enjoylistening to a 15 year old kid with a Napolean complexscreaming expletivesover the headset and offering absolutely nothing constructive in terms of mission objectives or gameplan?i know i had better manners and common courtesywhen i was that age.isn't it a game that people want to win and build rank? how does offensive behavior help that?
Yeah there is always a kid going "GET TEH WOCKETS" "AWW SNIT I DIED!" "DID YOU SEE DAT PWASMA?" Why do their parents buy them "M" games, because they are DEFINETLY not mature!
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