Ahh, nothing like reading a web site full of fifteen year old punks who just learned how to use the asterisk key to cover up their true thoughts ticked off that their day of truancy just got ruined by the lack of a Halo 3 beta, or as Bungle has put it, a delay that they are working on.
As you can see, while I would like to try the Halo 3 beta just like everyone, the reaction of the collective has been detest, anger, and typical juvenile behavior. You know, the typical stereotypic reaction of Halo-addict to, well, everything.
Never mind that the game has the word beta in the title … yes, I know in the modern world of the Internet, beta doesn’t mean unfinished, it means “kinda finished but we’re not responsible if it breaks on you”, and I will even grant those who are antsy to play that the buildup has been big (although if you bought Crackdown just for this, you hopefully aren’t just overlooking the fun to play game that Crackdown is, especially with the new content).
But, at the end of the day, this is still “not finished” software that you’re getting the ability to play. In other words, shut up, relax, take out your frustration on the Shai Gen, and rest assured that you’ll be playing Halo 3 in no time flat.
(The crystal ball I don’t have tells me that I wouldn’t be shocked either if they extend the beta by a day. Bungie’s good like that, you know? Doesn’t help me, I’ll be in Colorado enjoying a wonderful honeymoon, but hey, all good.)
What makes you think it will be finished when it’s released? I bet there’ll be a zero day patch as soon as it hits retail. Patch and Play seems to be the way forward on consoles these days.
Oh indeed … heck, you could argue that Halo 2 likely isn’t a finished product since there’s still ways people are finding to cheat online.
I guess the main idea is, if there’s a crippling bug in that, or something overlooked, than I am all for some disdain, since that’s what they are advertising as retail (or close enough to pass for it), and I feel the same way on downloaded content that’s causing issues. If you’re additions to a finished game are subtracting (red ring issues, lost save games, etc.), that’s REALLY bad. This over a no apologies given beta though, even with the hype, still seems over the top.
Especially with the years of running Halo tournaments I’ve done, the Halo 3 beta reaction not only hit me as laughable, but seemingly appropriate for many of the people who play. Yes, guys like you and I play those games and are perfectly normal and rational, but I often think that in the world of Halo, we’re the exception!