ChorizoPicozo
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ulantan
Member
And it needs all of them
AlteredForms
Banned
Threads like these always give me a good chuckle. Some major tragedy befalls a beloved first party studio like 343, the Sony fanboys are rejoicing and the Xbox supporters are weeping in the streets. Hahaha!
Won’t be a Halo thread without the truly bad advice. Yikes
Id and Coalition have their hands full making their own IP. Smart play is to overhaul 343i management, end the practice of using temp contractors, switch to UE5 (already in progress) and focus on the essentials.
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Microsoft care more about the big name than they do about the quality of Call Of Duty if they see a chance to bring Halo back they will take it .
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
He was an awful contributor to the series and probably why it declined so much.
Went from community manager to creative director…like wtf? The halo stories were bad, bad, bad under his direction
Spent more time arguing politics on Twitter than focusing on Halo. Good riddance
Went from community manager to creative director…like wtf? The halo stories were bad, bad, bad under his direction
Spent more time arguing politics on Twitter than focusing on Halo. Good riddance
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Balducci30
Member
Thank god honestly. He was a community manager and then he became like the main guy? Made no sense
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
There were multiple instances, not going to bother capping them all from Resetera but they kept giving him a pass because he was an "Industry name" until the dam broke. He got a weak #metoo moment as well. I know what you mean, he's got the look.
BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
As someone who missed the glory days and tried to get into it late (I.E. the 343i days), I just assume the sooner they get rid of all of the leadership from the past decade the better.
I also remember this guy's posts from Ree when we used to make fun of them, and he neither struck me as intelligent nor creative. Quite the opposite.
I also remember this guy's posts from Ree when we used to make fun of them, and he neither struck me as intelligent nor creative. Quite the opposite.
SantaC
Member
He posted here as Stinkles.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
At this point they should completely close this studio, abandon HALO (let's face is - it's dead and not worth saving) and let people work on other projects in other studios.
Fredrik
Member
Correct me if I’m wrong, Luke Smith went from being a game journalist at 1UP and the Xbox and Halo fanboy who made 1UP Show/Yours awesome, then he became community manager at Bungie and then design lead for Destiny and creative director for Destiny 2.
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VAVA Mk2
Member
So you are saying you are a fanboy?
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
The pressure is on Microsoft and halo, Infinite was ready to go and deserved better scores.
OuterLimits
Member
Oh I remember that guy. I always assumed he was just a dev for the studio. Had no idea he was that high up within the company.
SantaC
Member
He wasnt that high up when he posted here
ElRenoRaven
Member
Good. Maybe we'll see Halo actually return to form now.
OverHeat
« generous god »
Correct me if I’m wrong, Luke Smith went from being a game journalist at 1UP and the Xbox and Halo fanboy who made 1UP Show/Yours awesome, then he became community manager at Bungie and then design lead for Destiny and creative director for Destiny 2.
Explain why I love destiny 1 a lot more.
Explain why I love destiny 1 a lot more.
Drizzlehell
Banned
That the bald guy who always had really questionable ideas about the franchise?
If so, then:
If so, then:
AlteredForms
Banned
kiphalfton
Member
You mean Uncle Fester?
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
87 MC is already at least 10-15 more than it really deserved -- especially in comparison with some of the other games that got similar or lower scores.
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Dr. Samuel Hayden
Member
Him, Bonnie, and Kiki. The Three Halo Stooges.
Yes. He's said tons of dumb shit, including equating the franchise to porn and basically insinuating people were just too stupid to understand Halo 5's brilliant writing.That the bald guy who always had really questionable ideas about the franchise?
If so, then:
I could also make a list of the outright lies he's told over the years but It'd probably take me days.
Dude's a clown.
balls of snow
Member
After what happened with infinite, go all tabula rasa on 343i. Fuck, all you had to do was make sp expansions to infinite forever.
Humdinger
Member
I remember reading his articles in Official Xbox Magazine, back when the original Xbox launched. He's had quite a career, moving from that position all the way to creative director at 343. I didn't pay much attention to the 343 stuff, but from what I'm reading, he sounds like an example of that old adage about how people get promoted to their level of incompetence.
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aries_71
Junior Member
This. thats basically the story of 343 management: a bunch of people who were managing the halo comic/toys licensing issue during Bungie tenure that were suddenly promoted to videogame AAA development. It’s a miracle they didn’t totally fumble it.
Draugoth
Gold Member
He's honestly the main reason in my book. He completely anhilated the LORE Bungie has carefully build for Halo 1-3, ODST and Reach.
Microsoft Studios management became really bad;strange after Phil took over so i dont blame Bonni and Kiki as much.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
has to be someone with a strong vision...but as far as i remember with 343i's Halo, always fans are the ones upset with one thing or another.
so, I even wonder if it is possible to please them.
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
Despite online praise
I am still just a green rat
In a mazeeee
Edit: in a cage*
Gawd, that was melancholy and infinitely sad.
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Gobjuduck
Banned
Fuck those fans, they only want halo 2 and 3. 343 can remake 3 to make them happy.
Halo should go a total new direction, maybe even try third person.
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VAVA Mk2
Member
I play it all but coolI'm saying that I'm a dontgiveafucker. Cuz PC master race biatchhh!!!
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
That's an improvement for them.
Halo2redvsblue
Member
The people that don't keep tabs on Halo: what's happening in 343?
The people that keep tabs on Halo: Yes Bonnie, Kiki and Frank are gone!!!
It's the ladder people. It's good he's gone. He's one of the reasons Halo is were it's at.
The people that keep tabs on Halo: Yes Bonnie, Kiki and Frank are gone!!!
It's the ladder people. It's good he's gone. He's one of the reasons Halo is were it's at.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
We have two similar cases: Resident Evil 4 and the God of War Soft Reboot. In both cases, the original people involved were key to reinventing each franchise.
It's very interesting how both reinventions managed to maintain something essential from the originals.
To replicate the success of RE 4 and the GoW, the new person in charge of Halo must possess a deep understanding of the franchise's essence. Only then will they be able to achieve a reinvention that maintains what makes Halo unique and captivating, while also pushing the series forward.
which seems counterintuitive based in the people who have been working on halo since Bungie.
but i think this franchise needs to go dormant for like a decade anyway.
SantaC
Member
What happend to Luke Smith. Biggest halo fanboy ever went and worked with Bungie back in 2007.
Elder Legend
Banned
If my memory serves me right, on occasion he would insert his 2 cents on politics when it came the gaming industry and come off as a privileged racist narcissistic pig. Honestly, I'd have to go and dig in his old posts. But I rather not waste time. Basically in a nutshell, he was too busy making political posts and arguing instead of making a good game.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
You know, Stinkles.
Lone Wolf
Member
You have it backwards. Halo fans hate him and wanted him gone years ago. Myself included.
aries_71
Junior Member
They should abandon the MP and focus on single player. If MS has a pure breed beast such as COD there’s no much left for Halo on the multiplayer front.
Lone Wolf
Member
Reboot halo. First person shooter should be the Spartans as one man armies. Third person shooter should be ODST as more survival and strategy. Squad based even. A futuristic SOCOM.