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Halo Online modders working to strip micro-transactions, release worldwide
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Mass Effect
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This is going to get shutdown.
Damn it people, release mods first THEN tell everyone about them. That way, it's already out there.
Damn it people, release mods first THEN tell everyone about them. That way, it's already out there.
Attention mang.
They already got told to shut down.
Solid Samus
Banned
Clicks >>> having nice things
Really wish MS would see this as people still want Halo 3 on PC, a game that came out years ago.
Been on the IRC chats and pretty much everyone says they would have just bought 3 but since this is what we have people are just working together to make this into as much of Halo 3 as possible.
As for shutdown notices, that has not slowed anything down.
Been on the IRC chats and pretty much everyone says they would have just bought 3 but since this is what we have people are just working together to make this into as much of Halo 3 as possible.
As for shutdown notices, that has not slowed anything down.
Mass Effect
Member
I know, but if they're going to continue to mod it, shutup until its done.
The Lamonster
Member
"This is a noble cause."
ya blew it, MS.
ya blew it, MS.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
it's ok, MCC will come over eventually, especially since it appears that a lot of the work at getting H3 working on PC is clearly done and 1 & 2 are already available on PC. Plus, it showed up in a Steam database leak a year or two ago. So it's more a matter of when than if.
I'll take it.
dugdug
Banned
That's my stance on it as well honestly. It's just the matter of when
Willy Wanka
my god this avatar owns
This is just piracy.
Well, I mean.. if you did something like this to prove a point to a government, you probably end up on some mega-death-lists somewhere. Look at Snowden, he didn't even do anything that was morally wrong and he's considered a treasonous dickbag by the government.
But Halo? Nah, you don't have to move to Russia to avoid Bonnie Ross kicking down your door.
How do you pirate a f2p game??
Poodlestrike
Banned
You make all the stuff you're supposed to pay for (weapons, armors) free.
This is my nightmare
Huh, really? Why? It doesn't sound so bad to me, unless you're one of those "steam or die" types.
Marvel
could never
Yarrr.
Willy Wanka
my god this avatar owns
By 'modding' it to strip out the microtransactions that cover the cost of the games development.
By unlocking the micro transactions items for those who didn't pay for them.
By taking out the need to pay for the items you should be paying for?
This is my nightmare
Everything will be Windows 10 exclusive, it might not be Windows Store exclusive, but it will most likely tie into the Xbox for Windows 10 platform.
Taking away all the things that make it F2P?
By answering this question for the billionth time?
Poodlestrike
Banned
lol.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
It's copyright infringement which can also be called piracy. The fact that it's a free-to-play game is irrelevant because the IP is held by Microsoft. They alone have the right to distribute, reproduce, make derivative works, etc from what I understand.
meanspartan
Member
Microsoft has been saying they are going to "take PC gaming seriously" for how long now?
Since they don't seem to want to do the only thing that would prove that (putting Halo on PC) I'm glad modders will do it for them. Microsoft won't give it up willingly, I'm glad the modders will take it forcibly.
Even if it is just some version of Halo 3, a game from 2007.
Since they don't seem to want to do the only thing that would prove that (putting Halo on PC) I'm glad modders will do it for them. Microsoft won't give it up willingly, I'm glad the modders will take it forcibly.
Even if it is just some version of Halo 3, a game from 2007.
legacyzero
Banned
You could have made this easy, MS. I hate to see all this going on, when you know the thirst is real among PC gamers for Halo.
Dictator93
Member
Illegal and immoral are two different things thankfully.
We've already tried using Microsoft's DRM system and are still suffering from the aftershock.
The system had been completely dropped, and we now have multiple games that are not only unavailable for purchase, but essentially unplayable.
I'm not a Steam only guy, I have games littered across all PC clients, but Microsoft throwing arbitrary restrictions in the PC gaming space is bad news for consumers.
SneakyStephan
Banned
I'm more one of those 'fuck microsoft walled gardens' types
legacyzero
Banned
Not at all.
However what I am ok with is seeing MS with egg in their face after years of promises that they are putting a bigger emphasis on PC gaming, only to release what most MS fans on PC have been asking for...... Only for Russia lol
thehillissilent
Member
I hope that MS sees the extreme demand for Halo on PC and take it seriously. They need to port MCC over. Also, if they do bring Halo Online over, they better think twice before introducing pay to win mechanics into other builds.
I don't condone what modders are doing. However, MS is partly at fault for this. They need to realize that they are missing out on serious money (not micro-transaction garbage) by neglecting the PC community and giving us scraps (Halo: Spartan Assault).
I don't condone what modders are doing. However, MS is partly at fault for this. They need to realize that they are missing out on serious money (not micro-transaction garbage) by neglecting the PC community and giving us scraps (Halo: Spartan Assault).
meanspartan
Member
And Microsoft lying to PC gamers for years isnt?
Thankfully windows 10 is free. But yeah they probably shouldn't have announced the mod before releasing it.
Welfare
Member
Halo Online isn't Halo 3 on PC though.
Halo Online is also intended for a different audience. Stripping features out of the game to fit the noble "We waited long enough, so we are doing it ourselves" narrative is just silly.
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