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No Halo 4 for 2013's MLG circuit
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ViewtifulJC
Banned
RIP Halo
Portugeezer
Member
Bomba
Clay Davis
Member
I wonder why. wasn't there something about microsoft not allowing them to upload their videos to youtube? or maybe I'm confusing two different things.
This is surprisingThen again I have yet to play Halo 4, so maybe this makes sense to HaloGAF?
Unless of course this is simply because Halo is not the draw that it once was.
Why don't they play Halo 3?
Syphon Filter
Member
huh halo 4 is pure trash.
TalesOfWin
Banned
I remember the days of CounterStrike 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 being super popular with the esports community. CPL, ESWC and WCG were all huge competitions. NiP vs X3, SK vs 3D. Europe against America etc.
There was this site called gotfrag who was incredibly popular back then.
There was this site called gotfrag who was incredibly popular back then.
I forget the r in gotfrag.com and lols ensued.
huh, your opinion.
Yeah because your opinion is the right one, grow up.
Syphon Filter
Member
you seem angry. deal with it.
Which isn't far from the truth.
And obviously, MLG agrees that the game is not fit for competitive play, which is true.
huh, is the right one for him since well, is his opinion
and i'm sad to not see H4 on MLG =/
Why? Is it so hard to except others opinions?
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
MLG was the worst thing to happen to Halo, any way. The constant pandering to a vocal minority of babbies wasn't doing the series any favours.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
To be fair, Halo 4 is pretty garbage
Yeah, he has a bit of an agenda.
GarthVaderUK
Banned
I'm surprised Call of Duty wasn't their focus already, it's been much more popular for years now.
I'm not saying anything about his opinion, but he was criticizing others which is really dumb.
SolsticeZero
Banned
But that's not necessarily a bad thing. Competitions don't mind change, but not too much of it. Having Halo in MLG every year kind of made the MP seem stagnant. Minor upgrades, but never anything spectacular. Halo 4 made a decent amount of changes, which the MLG people apparently couldn't agree with.
Of course, it could have a lot to do with the fact that they might want to bring in a much wider audience, since Halo is Xbox only, and CoD is on every console and PC.
Not saying it isn't, but 11 posts? Viewtiful pls.
TimeEffect
Member
Countersigned? Is it Counterstrike?
I'd like to see competitive Halo CE gameplay. I miss that.
I'd like to see competitive Halo CE gameplay. I miss that.
MLG was outbid by Virgin and now Virgin has the exclusive tournament rights to Halo 4.
Syphon Filter
Member
Far from it, Halo is one of my favorite franchises ever. Then the majority if halo gaf are trolls if we go by this logic.
Jack Scofield
Member
I'm reading a book (Game Boys by Michael Kane) that mentions all of this stuff. It's incredibly interesting. I came into this thread wondering if Counter-Strike was still played in gaming competitions.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
MLG's decision here has nothing to do with the competitive state of the game.
Obviously you haven't been paying attention to Microsoft's exclusive deal with Virgin. You should maybe google it or something before coming up with incorrect conclusions.
That one dude was right about you showing up in every thread and being aggressive about your opinion.
You're totally entitled to your opinion but even having not gone into every Halo thread it's getting old. Especially since you're often just dropping a short line like "it's pure trash". Though I found your opinion worthwhile at the times you actually explained it.
Just thought I'd tell ya in case you care.
DeadByDawn
Banned
Rod Breslau(gamespot e-sport reporter)
‏@Slasher
This will be the first time in the 10-year history of MLG that Halo will not be there. The Call of Duty community now gets its shot
Very depressing news for fellow Halo enthusiasts like me
Wake up, 343i. Wake up and smell the ashes.
Those posts are not saying the same thing, why do you do this every time someone criticises Halo 4?
Syphon Filter
Member
Yea i guess you are right but if i were type why it's bad down to each detail it seriously will take forever.
I tend to follow the StarCraft II side of eSports, but wasn't Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 not very popular at MLG?
Like so unpopular they didn't even bother with Modern Warfare 3 last year? Weird, but whatever.
Halo: Reach was also pretty unpopular at MLG, but people want to watch strategy games over FPS, seeing as StarCraft II and League of Legends have been the two biggest eSport games for the past 3 years.
I feel eSports is even a bit "too strategy game" oriented at the moment, I would like to see fans of other genres be accepted into the eSports fold. Except for the fighting game community, they've already made their stance on the issue clear.
Like so unpopular they didn't even bother with Modern Warfare 3 last year? Weird, but whatever.
Halo: Reach was also pretty unpopular at MLG, but people want to watch strategy games over FPS, seeing as StarCraft II and League of Legends have been the two biggest eSport games for the past 3 years.
I feel eSports is even a bit "too strategy game" oriented at the moment, I would like to see fans of other genres be accepted into the eSports fold. Except for the fighting game community, they've already made their stance on the issue clear.
A Sentient Keyboard
Member
Isn't this because 343i has a deal with some other pro gaming thing? I believe I read something among those lines in the 'Halo 4 at 4th place' thread.
Because it is annoying. More people have noticed this and it adds nothing to the discussion.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Twist: it's Hybrid.
so you decided then to be a keyboard hero with no substance.
TalesOfWin
Banned
sadly the competitive scene kinda died when they went over to CS-Source.
the popularity for CS peaked around 2005, 2006 or so.
Once again:
Both MLG and Virgin wanted exclusive rights to run Halo 4 tournaments. Virgin won the rights.
This is not a statement by MLG on the state of Halo 4 at all.
No need to quote someone saying "it's a shame" and say, "oh why Halo is pure garbage!"