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Microsoft initiaties action to protect Halo IP in the wake of ElDewrito (Halo Online Mod)
- Thread starter smart patrol
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I know how the internet is, i was responding to a child who thinks "lmaoooo" and talking down to people is a constructive way to get a point across.
But you're saying the poster i responded to doesnt understand where to find a group of people who dislike the franchise as it currently stands. He doesn't even have to leave this thread to find them.
Redditers hate everything, even themselves, that's not an argument.
Most of the crap Halo 5 (rightfully) gets, is because of the campaign, the narrative is all over the place and the mission design is linear as hell. But multiplayer wise, Halo 5 is a fantastic game and like it or not is the most competitive Halo since 3.
While the campaigns have definitely gone downhill, I'd argue that 5 is probably the best state that multiplayer has been in since 3, perhaps even surpassing it.
The series is definitely in good hands when it comes to MP, plus 343 have already stated that they plan to support the series further on PC.
Lol nonsense .halo 5 is best Halo mp ever.
And MS did nothing wrong here. I would have done the same if I was incharge. Can't let anyone mess with your billion dollar IP.
Daily dose of hyperbole, something we don't need.
- MCC (X enhanced along with a great Halo 2 anniversary addition)
- Halo 3 4K
- Halo 4 (superior SP to Reach)
- Halo 5 (loved and enjoyed by millions)
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Why not read and try to understand before making such nonsensical post?.
Online mod of a popular game without permission is wrong in every way. It's stealing and illegal .If this offends you then so be it. Nobody cares.
People who are making such comments have not played Halo 5 or purposely ignoring the amazing post launch support that 343 offered for Halo 5. Everything for free every month they were offering and people saying that 343 did poor job supporting Halo ?Seriously? lol
Seriously, Halo 5 is a high point for the series multiplayer, as a fan since day one, the mechanics are sublime. I play it more then any other FPS, feels so damn good.
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I think some people are here just trolling and trying to bait actual fans of the series. I hope mods are keeping eye on such people .
It makes sense from Microsofts perspective. From a players perspective though, no one gives a shit about Microsofts perspective, meaning that MS and 343 punch those who want to enjoy some classic Halo straight in the face by shutting this down.
Hell, trying to find a match in the MCC is difficult, finding one here is easy. The Halo community is so fractured by this point :-(
I agree that Halo 5 is a great game in multiplayer (lets not talk about singleplayer or battles against AI), but it does not stand out that much compared to other games on the market. It is Halo´s arena plus more modern movement options, which have a profound impact on the game.
Hell, trying to find a match in the MCC is difficult, finding one here is easy. The Halo community is so fractured by this point :-(
I agree that Halo 5 is a great game in multiplayer (lets not talk about singleplayer or battles against AI), but it does not stand out that much compared to other games on the market. It is Halo´s arena plus more modern movement options, which have a profound impact on the game.
Do not equalize "actual fans of the series" with "Halo 5 is great". Just don´t. Halo nowadays comes in many flavours, and there are "true" fans who like and dislike what 343 created.
Thanks for this informative post Frankie.
The code wasn't meant to be available to everyone. It's use by people would open doors to competitors even using it on their own game releases(imagine some knock off iPhone halo game) and Microsoft would have a harder time dealing with it in a court of law at that point if they didn't pursue the ED team right now
Honestly I have to give MS and 343 mad props about how they handled this. A takedown was inevitable, but they decided to go about it with common sense and decency. PR or not, this type of response is rather uncommon for a corporation.
Compared to how Nintendo handles fan games this is genuinely laudable.
Compared to how Nintendo handles fan games this is genuinely laudable.
They are between a rock and a hard place really. I mean even if they like it they still cant allow it. As Stinkles said they are legally required to act on it. If they dont. They risk losing the IP themself.
It's funny how people spend their own time working hard on something that contains a company's IP. How dense do you have to be.
It's not as good as Halo 2 or 3 IMO, but it's still pretty damn good and unlike Reach or 4 it actually feels like a Halo game.
Not if Halo 3 was never available for purchase on PC in the first place, no.
I can't believe there are posters advocating for theft and piracy when it suits their needs. I didn't expect this behavior in ERA.
It's not like they are using the IP without permission, they have literally stolen assets.
Don't know why people would consider this stealing outside of the assets being obtained through shady methods. The game is not going to be released at any point and it's not like 343 are going to be using any of those assets in new games as they sure as hell don't give much of a crap about the previous Halo artstyle.
Dude.
Also, the code that was stolen is being used in current Halo games. Seriously stop trying to justify this.
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What a dumbass.
Thanks for this information. More people need to know these facts before they start saying nonsense like, "hire these people!"
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I'm sure there's code in the originally leaked version of Halo Life 2 that has been used in newer Valve games too. If I reconstruct that leaked version of Half Life 2 and add extra stuff is that theft?
And 343 and Microsoft have known about it for years and done nothing. Now that they say they're going to fix MCC and Eldewrito starts getting popular now they do something?
I'll consider the official excuse presented here another point of evidence in my common argument that I'd much rather support a privately owned company than a publicly traded one:
the latter is forced to make shitty decisions, while the former at least has a choice about it.
the latter is forced to make shitty decisions, while the former at least has a choice about it.
Yes.
Especially when you add stuff you have also stole from the finished, paid , currently on sale version of Half Life 2, then give that other stuff you stole to other people.
Funny since tons of people have done just that and you don't see Valve trying to stop them from updating that. Hell, you can download some of it from Valves very store.
Gabe has said personally he doesn't mind much about people sharing the HL2 Beta content & understands fans are just interested in it, but Valve is a private company, they kinda have the privilege to not care if someone is sharing around illegally obtained assets, Microsoft & their legion of share holders & executives is a different story.
User banned (1 day): Linking to illegal content
Nice that the game's not really affected, it's just harder to get a hold of it now. Basically you need to find the old version of the game on a different site, then patch it with their patcher that they still offer on their site (so I guess that is in the clear in regards to assets/whatever included) to 0.6. For now the [MOD EDIT: Don't link to illegal copyrighted content] still works even if it's not linked on their site, so you can still use that if you don't want to bother with getting the old version and patching it.
I've deleted the game since it wasn't my thing from the little I've played of it, I had never played Halo multi player before though I had the PC CE, just saying.
I've deleted the game since it wasn't my thing from the little I've played of it, I had never played Halo multi player before though I had the PC CE, just saying.
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Yes, it would actually, since no matter how much free shit you add to it, you are still working with content that was obtained through illegal methods. And to anybody here that's thinking "oh this means MCC on PC right guys?" No, it isn't coming to PC, if it was than we would have heard it already.
So say some modders ported God of War to PC and released it for free, is it not hurting sales because it was never on PC? What are your thoughts on people pirating and emulating current gen console exclusive games on PC?
Valve aren't a publicly traded company.
You should read Stinkles post on the matter
https://www.resetera.com/posts/7164086/
in the case of Valve and Half Life 2 and the Source Engine SDK, it's actually part of valve's business model.
Hats.