PCCD wrote:Shadow wrote:Hmm, I only play Halo with friends, but we always call what weapon we're going for, it means that collectively as a team we can secure all the power weapons and then all the key areas of the map. If someone says they're going for the sniper, perhaps you should go for a different weapon, surely that's better for your team?
I'm a bit rubbish with the sniper rifle so I tend to avoid it unless I absolutely must use it given the situation (stopping the flag carrier for example). I'm alright with the Spartan Laser but it can be annoying how the majority of people use it as an instant kill sniper rifle rather than an anti vehicle weapon (ie not using it right). It does annoy me when people throw a paddy because they haven't got "their" weapons and then start betraying people just to get a hold of them. In turn they get kicked and you end up having to play the rest of the game two or three players down.
While I'm on the subject of the whole kicking for betrayals thing I really wish some people would think a little before using it. Some seem to think that as soon as it comes up you must kick the player and sometimes that is justified. However sometimes you get people who can't take it when an accident happens. I put a mine down on Rats Nest and went off to do some killing and hopefully pick off someone on the other side driving a Warthog. Unfortunately someone from my team drove over it about five minutes later and I was responsible for three betrayals, it happens I've driven over mines laid by my own team before and I've forgiven it and I'm sure everyone on here has done it at least once before.
I got kicked for an accident that happened while I was on the other side of the map, more to the point where I put it the driver would've had plenty of time to see it and stop/drive round.
Thank christ you can get a fair few decent games with decent players on Halo 3 otherwise I'd have gone back to COD4 by now.
EDIT: I'd also like to climb on the "Buffalo is a cheat" bandwagon.
I suppose the fact that I say "I only play with friends" sort of confirms your point.
For me the experience is so much better with people that I know, either through LIVE of IRL, I can imagine how annoying it would be to be kicked for something like that though.
I really don't mind playing with rubbish players, but I can't stand people who won't play for the team, most people I play with are happy to learn from the more experienced players and so will do as they're told. As I say, the things you're talking about don't really come up for us, for example if we're on The Pit, we'll quickly decide in the lobby on who's going where to start, typically two people go for the shotty then rockets while the other two go for sniper then sword, we'll then keep an eye on the timer and try and make sure we're near the rocket tunnel the next time they spawn.