The Battle Bar, Our Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Originally posted by The Renegade
- Phantasy Star Online

I would ****ing WRECK you with my CAST Hunter. Unless you're using a mage. Nothing can be done about that.

PS: O was fun, but to be fair the actual combat was pretty stilted and mediocre, and while the game was oddly addictive and fun to play with friends I don't see what makes its multiplayer objectively better than Halo's.

The story made up the bulk of my post because it is also overrated, albeit not as much as the games are as a whole.

Oh no, I'm not being aggressive. That's just a part of my Sorgo-ing. It's just how I do.

That doesn't explain why it made up the bulk of your post if it is not as overrated as the game as a whole. Were it by far the most overrated aspect I could understand the focus on story, but if it's not then it doesn't make any sense to me. I also don't think Halo's story is that overrated like, at all. Because most people don't think particularly highly of it. It's only real achievement is that Master Chief is the ultimate escapist character (For a guy, anyway) in gaming*.

Calm down.

* This is hyperbole.

Originally posted by The Renegade

Um, is this a question you're asking me now? You didn't before.

The general consensus on Halo, even in its hayday, as far as I'm aware is that its campaign was surprisingly good for its genre (which isn't a high bar to pass),

Aight. Cool.

- Timesplitters 2
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Counter-Strike
- Phantasy Star Online
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Conker's Bad Fur Day
- Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein
- SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs
- Red Faction II

Originally posted by Tzeentch

Interesting. The only ones of those I've played are Battlefront and JA, and I wouldn't consider either of their MP to be better than Halo's, tbh.

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Originally posted by The Renegade
- Conker's Bad Fur Day

But points for mentioning it-- 👆 --it doesn't deserve to be forgotten.

Blax has been talking about Halo within the context of its genre since his first post.

He's only talking about shooters My son.

Originally posted by Lord Lucien
If you're talking about online multiplayer, then it was Live & Reloaded. n00b.

But points for mentioning it-- 👆 --it doesn't deserve to be forgotten.

Originally posted by NemeBro
Nigga if you want a new Conker game just like, make your own lawl.

Microsoft is full of assholes though. For real.

Originally posted by NemeBro
I would ****ing WRECK you with my CAST Hunter. Unless you're using a mage. Nothing can be done about that.

PS: O was fun, but to be fair the actual combat was pretty stilted and mediocre, and while the game was oddly addictive and fun to play with friends I don't see what makes its multiplayer objectively better than Halo's.

You'd get smashed on PSO. Don't even talk shit.

Halo had that and it was great. When it gets attention such as "best multiplayer ever?" I don't see how. It gets defended at every turn. Why? Nostalgia? I'm glad for you but come on.

That doesn't explain why it made up the bulk of your post if it is not as overrated as the game as a whole. Were it by far the most overrated aspect I could understand the focus on story, but if it's not then it doesn't make any sense to me. I also don't think Halo's story is that overrated like, at all. Because most people don't think particularly highly of it. It's only real achievement is that Master Chief is the ultimate escapist character (For a guy, anyway) in gaming*.

Calm down.

* This is hyperbole.

I don't have to focus on what the most overrated aspect is/was, do I? The game is miserably overrated, as is the story.

Also, how was the game's story not overrated? The storyline in each game has received widespread critical praise, not even discussing the praise it received from fans. It has universal acclaim for being a great story. It's not a great story. Therefore, it's overrated.

Anyway, I've discussed Halo enough. I'm done.

Also, I'm almost certain you don't know how to understand when someone is being facetious, on top of not knowing what it means. Too bad!

Originally posted by Tzeentch
Well, this:

was my overall point, which has led to us exchanging a couple of posts. So I assumed it was held in contention.

Blax, I addressed that already. Go back and check, dawg.

Interesting. The only ones of those I've played are Battlefront and JA, and I wouldn't consider either of their MP to be mechanically better than Halo's, tbh.

Why wouldn't you consider Battlefront or JA to not be "mechanically" better than Halo's?

Originally posted by Lord Lucien
If you're talking about online multiplayer, then it was Live & Reloaded. n00b.

But points for mentioning it-- 👆 --it doesn't deserve to be forgotten.

Nope, not just talking about OMP. Not what he asked.

Originally posted by The Renegade

You'd get smashed on PSO. Don't even talk shit.

Halo had that and it was great. When it gets attention such as "best multiplayer ever?" I don't see how. It gets defended at every turn. Why? Nostalgia? I'm glad for you but come on.

**** you I'd crush you with my dual blades of man power.

I barely played Combat Evolved and started on 2. I probably also devoted far more time on PSO's multiplayer, and made Darkfalz my little *****.

And I'll make you my little ***** too. Don't talk shit about me in PSO, like, if I had a working copy, I'd meet you right now and would shove my blades up your rectums.

I don't have to focus on what the most overrated aspect is/was, do I? The game is miserably overrated, as is the story.

No I guess you don't have to, but it makes your overall point much more coherent.

Also, how was the game's story not overrated? The storyline in each game has received widespread critical praise, not even discussing the praise it received from fans. It has universal acclaim for being a great story. It's not a great story. Therefore, it's overrated.

I don't subscribe to the notion that it has received "widespread critical acclaim". Not in the same vein Mass Effect or Red Dead Redemption have.

Anyway, I've discussed Halo enough. I'm done.

Also, I'm almost certain you don't know how to understand when someone is being facetious, on top of not knowing what it means. Too bad!

I accept your concession.

No, I'm pretty positive that you're mad.

Originally posted by The Renegade
Blax, I addressed that already. Go back and check, dawg.

Why wouldn't you consider Battlefront or JA to not be "mechanically" better than Halo's?

Nope, not just talking about OMP. Not what he asked.

If you were to summarize this discussion between us, what would you say?

Originally posted by Tzeentch
Mmmm.

If you were to summarize this discussion between us, what would you say?

You ain't my professor. Get out of town, Blax.

Halo with the EU added in for good measure is pretty good, story wise. Except anything written by karen traviss as per usual.

As per protocol.

This page is a Colt.

I'm not actually familiar with this quanchi character, but he makes some valid points, namely that people have a tendency to argue that characters can and will use their powers in a manner that is outside the scope that they are shown to use them in the media they are explored in. That Jedi/Sith are regularly challenged by non-Force Users would suggest that this isn't a simple matter of absence of proof =/= proof of absence, and I don't think you can blame this entirely on PIS.

As it stand, quanchi is thoroughly outdebating Nai and provided that Nai doesn't bring anything else to the table I believe we would have to declare quanchi the victor.

I think they both need female companionship.

Children's cartoon my ass.

Originally posted by The_Tempest
I've dubbed you Carlos in my head.

Originally posted by Tzeentch
The general consensus on Halo, even in its hayday, as far as I'm aware is that its campaign was surprisingly good for its genre (which isn't a high bar to pass), with the majority of praise going to its multiplayer, which I think is a fair judgement. Before Battlefield into its own, Halo provided what was pretty much the best multiplayer experience you could get on a console.

Actually, the MP experience of say, Timesplitters 2 blows Halo right out of the water. But Halo was simply the most popular because of being a launch title with an immense budget and therefore more exposure.

And I played both 1 and 2 MP when they came out, to excess. It was a blast, but when the novelty wore off, it was very repetitive.

Also, LOL at "Darkfalz".

[list]Dark Force - also mistranslated as Dark Falz - is a main antagonist in the Phantasy Star series.[/list]

I never played PS😮, but it sounds like they botched the lore something fierce. Wait, nvm; it's a reboot. ****ing lame.