Halo or Call of Duty???

[Kev_stein]

I only have enough cash for one of them right now. What would you guys recomend???

[scoob19]

I vote for COD, multi is pretty fun. I couldnt really get into halo.

[bob05]

I vote for Halo (despite the 'few' bugs it has). :t

[Bigjakkstaffa]

CoD

I found Halo to be over-rated, repetetive, and immensley boring

--Jakk:t

[scoob19]

Agreed, just got into playing COD multi some more....Behind Enemies Lines is pretty fun.

[bblqj78]

Both are very good games! If you aint played Halo before...and uve got a pretty strong system go for Halo....its a bit more original!
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[Bigjakkstaffa]

Even with a strong system your not guaranteed to avoid the massive performance crippling bugs in Halo, for crying alound i get slowdown on a r9800 Pro :eek:

--Jakk:t

[RamonGTP]

I haven't played COD, I have played and own Halo, but I wouldnt' recommend it. It has its fun moments, but it has more boring moments than it should have. Then of course there is the performance issue.

[Someone Stupid]

CoD - Halo runs like **** on most systems unless you get lucky. It doesn't matter how fast the system is, it just matters if your one of the few that has a combination of hardware that it will like, and not many have that and the power it needs as well. Also CoD has a really good SP campaign set (if a bit short) and a lot of people are raving about multiplayer.

[FrnchDp]

I really enjoy CoD's MP mode... too much fun.

Doesn't require the BF1942 teamwork, but if you land with ppl who know how to play, you'll have a blast.

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[cbh]

I have Halo: Combat Evolved and Jedi Academy. The multiplay mode for Jedi Academy is a boring and ridiculous version. I often play Halo multiplayer and I don't mind the lag. As I like new things for a multiplayer mode, I really appreciate Halo for its new and revolutionary version.

My PC supports Halo very well and I don't seem to encounter anything wrong with it. I only experience lag when I'm in multiplayer mode as I'm the only Asian player in foreign servers. Hahahahahahaha...

I'm currently using GeForce 4 MX 440 128MB DDR and Pentium 4 2.4B GHz. My DDRRAM is 512MB and I got a 40GB Hitachi harddrive. If you have the system above, you can play Halo very well. No problem!

You need to update the game when you are playing the multiplayer mode.

:D

[germanNiklas]

i have both games
i recommend both :p

[cbh]

Yeah! I m always online in Halo. German! Which server do you go to to play online?

Maybe we can meet on the Net and square off our skills.

:D

[Magua]

If you haven't played Halo for Xbox you should definately look into it for the PC.

[germanNiklas]

hmmmm depends
always joining the server with best ping :)

just finished the game (finally)
god i hate these..........zombie things

[cbh]

I'll be online tonight at 8pm (Singapore Time). See ya there! My nick is Alex!

[rsfnatik]

I just picked up CoD lastnight. I did the training then jumped into some multi-player action - very disappointing. I joined server after server and people were just running around doing their own thing - I don't think people get the point of the game and the game modes/maps don't seem to inspire any organization or teamwork. However, I do love the single-player missions... very entertaining and adicting.

Personally, after playing both games I would suggest CoD for single-player (unless you have a large group of players who all know what they're doing) and keep Halo for multi-player. So far Halo has worked like a dream on my system. No bugs and pretty infrequent lag... CoD has also worked great, tho I find some of the sound mixing a little off at times and you can't control the balance between sound effects and dialogue. Minor, but noticable.

[tantone]

Halo sucked, IMO!!!

VERY cheesy! It's the equivalent of the movies that have no point or plot and try to rest on the special effects to carry it along.

Go with CoD.

[rsfnatik]

I agree with that for Halo's single-player mode - it gets a little tired. But Halo multi-player CTF is a blast!

[killer_teddy]

I don't why so many people bash Halo. admitedly it's SP mode gets dull at moments but the MP rocks IMO. It's all I really play on PC at the moment. Still I guess it isn't for everyone or everyones system by the sounds of it not that I've had problems (Geforce 3Ti)
What I recomend Kev_stein is to play the demos I know there is one for call of duty can't remember playing one for Halo but there is probably one around. Just see what floats your boat.
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[NJEnviroguy]

First question I have is, Do you own or have played a lot of MOHAA or BF1942? If yes, then skip CoD. I'm not saying they are clones of each other, but how many WWII titles can one have?

Halo is buggy, but its different. Atleast the terrain and vehicles are sci-fi enough to think you are in the future.

I was gonna jump on the CoD bandwagon, but after hearing from clanners who started to focus on CoD that they want to head back to their original titles, it leaves me a little disheartened.

[rsfnatik]

Yeah, i'm glad I only rented CoD instead of buying it.

I'm with you teddy... Halo MP rocks! I don't play much Slayer tho - CTF is what I love. I haven't had a single problem on my system either (TB1.0Ghz/512MB PC133/R9500 Pro) stable and glitch-free so far.

[FrnchDp]

Originally posted by NJEnviroguy
First question I have is, Do you own or have played a lot of MOHAA or BF1942? If yes, then skip CoD. I'm not saying they are clones of each other, but how many WWII titles can one have?

Halo is buggy, but its different. Atleast the terrain and vehicles are sci-fi enough to think you are in the future.

I was gonna jump on the CoD bandwagon, but after hearing from clanners who started to focus on CoD that they want to head back to their original titles, it leaves me a little disheartened.

I went the other route.. I got CoD first then BF, after EVERYBODY was telling me how grand it is.. And I ave to say I was a little dissapointed with BF (prolly cuz of all the hype!) Although BF is much more open, somethings just bugged me! Graphically speaking though, CoD is splendid.. But I realize that BF hasbeen around much longer and therefore has more mods and expansions.. But I am looking forward to CoD expansions as well as the continued online slaughters!!


That being said, I will definetly continue with BF.. And on the topic of Halo.. I've heard too many complaints.. so I'll wait for prices to drop and then I'll prolly try it out eventually

Can't be that bad!!


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[tantone]

Hi, my name is tantone, and I'm a BF1942-aholic.

I'm way addicted to that game. Single player was great to learn how it all works, but multi-player is just fantastic! The best part about it is, even in single player, it's a total free-form war. I get tired of linear action games, like Halo or even MOHAA in single player.

[PacNW CE]

I think I liked Unreal2 more than I liked Halo for the PC. The performance lag really pissed me off. It looked like a console game on the PC. The coolest part of Halo SP is when you get to drive the tank with 4 dudes on the sides. Other than that, it was simple. I don't get the whole "original story" thing I hear all the time in regaurds to Halo. Mix the Movie Aliens with night of the living dead and starship troopers and you have Halo. I don't have CoD, but I plan on getting it as soon as I finish C&C Generals + Zero Hour.

[FrnchDp]

I got that C&C last week with the expansion.. Not enough hours in a day to play all these games.. it's a balance of what to play first!!

Generals is definetly a must have for the Starcraft/Red Alert freaks like me!!

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[Vitalka]

Well used to be crazy about HALO, but when I bought it and played on PC, I wanted to break my keyboard right in half. :( :mad: :r CoD is mutch better and it doesn't need a very powerfull system.
I'm gonna take my HALO copy and go to that EBGames store and use as a down payment for Counter-Strike Condition Zero. That's the only thing this game is good for.

[RamonGTP]

Well now I own CoD also, and after playing both... CoD definatly gets my vote. Its more fun to play, especially the single player mode which is awsome, and you can can run it at high settings and still get good frame rates. Graphics wise, I personally don't find HALO's graphics all that stunning at all, especially the indoor maps that actually run slower than the outdoor ones do.

[Someone Stupid]

CoD

[scottluebke2003]

You want the best game out for $40-50? Get Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. I am about 20 hours into it and I am nearly addicted. The story is captivating like none other I have ever seen. The game is beautiful and most midrange machines can play it at a decent detail level. The battle system is incredilbe fun and entertaining. The game never drags or gets boring. Its wonderful. I have played Halo, its not too good. CoD is bomb, but kinda short and lacks originality. Go with SW:KOTOR

[dyurdz]

Call Of Duty.
Bought these games. I stopped playing HALO after the second "stage" or mission. COD IMHO is in the same level or even better than MOHAA.

[killer_teddy]

Originally posted by rsfnatik
I'm with you teddy... Halo MP rocks! I don't play much Slayer tho - CTF is what I love.
I just think CTF is awsome in Halo, I also quite enjoy the race mode which I think is just good fun.

[samaroq]

Halo sucks!
I mean the graphics are quite nice, but it creates no athmosphere
CoD is much better, you get the right battle feeling, believe it.

[rsfnatik]

I still find it hard to organize teammates in CoD MP and, in my opinion, this hurts gameplay. Everyone likes to run around like they're still playing an SP shoot-em-up. There's no teamwork.

While I still encounter morons in Halo from time to time, I find that overall those playing CTF are more willing/able to play as a team... afterall, isn't this the point of the MP modes?

Just my opinion, I recommend both as they're great games.

[Picard]

I would say the single player versions of Halo and CoD are pretty much equal. CoD does a better job of capturing the feel of WWII battle, probably, but Halo is not about WWII. If I were to choose one over the other, definately Halo - Halo multiplayer is worlds better than CoD. That minutes of observer **** when joing or dying in CoD is quite a waste of time, and annoying. Plus, you can drive things in Halo, very little of that in CoD, and nothing I have seen in multiplayer(gotta be tanks somewhere, butI no seen any in multiplayer).

Oh, and CoD is way, way better than MOHAA. MOHAA is like an earlier, cheaper, less frills version of CoD.

[FrnchDp]

Originally posted by Picard
... That minutes of observer **** when joing or dying in CoD is quite a waste of time, and annoying....

I think you're thinking of BF1942, which has a spawn delay..

If you play Team Deathmatch or even regular Deathmatch on CoD MP, you respawn immediately, or are given the option to respawn whenever you feel (depends on the server!) Some servers also have the KillCam enabled, which is kinda fun to know who popped you!!

I havent played Halo, so I'm not comparing, but I do enjoy CoD MP a great deal, and I find that sometimes you can find ppl on a server who know how to play and use teamwork quite well...

:D

[Picard]

Originally posted by FrnchDp
I think you're thinking of BF1942, which has a spawn delay..

If you play Team Deathmatch or even regular Deathmatch on CoD MP, you respawn immediately, or are given the option to respawn whenever you feel (depends on the server!) Some servers also have the KillCam enabled, which is kinda fun to know who popped you!!

I havent played Halo, so I'm not comparing, but I do enjoy CoD MP a great deal, and I find that sometimes you can find ppl on a server who know how to play and use teamwork quite well...

:D

Given that I have never played BF1942, I don't think so. I was definately referring to CoD.

[rsfnatik]

I had the same thing happen during the MP "Behind Enemy Lines" mode. You get shot and you have to wait out the game... personally the MP mode of CoD just doesn't cut it for me. Halo rocks for MP CTF... CoD kicks a** for SP action.

[FrnchDp]

Which mode of CoD MP are you guys playing?? I've been playing CoD MP Team Deathmatch for well over a month, and I've never had any delay in respawning either at the start of the round, or after dying..

Most servers I've played on either respawn you automatically within a few seconds of death, or you have the option of pushing "F" to respawn at your leisure. Maybe the Search and Destroy mode is different?!?

But like I said, I haven't played Halo, and I've heard too many ppl put it down that I'm not that interested in it anyways (maybe once the price drops!)



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[rsfnatik]

I'm not much of a DM kind of guy, I prefer co-operative MP modes. I tried "Behind Enemy Lines" and "Search and Destory". When you get shot, you're dead - no respawning (this may be an option that can be set on the server tho, didn't check).

I'm lucky enough to have a local store that rents PC games, in addition to console games. :) It's really quite handy, especially when games these days have $50-$70CDN price tags.

I still suggest you try out Halo at some point, maybe you can get a cheap (sealed) copy off eBay. Personally, I love the feeling of racing back to the base in Blood Gulch with the enemy flag in hand hoping you don't get run over by a Warthog or picked off by a sniper. :) That's when it helps to have teammates who know what they're doing and actually defend the flag holder...

[cbh]

Call of Duty is too fast-paced! The storyline is too short and the campaigns are too little.

I finished the game within four hours. I was amazed and shocked. I think I rather play Halo instead as I need a week to finish the Heroic mode and two weeks to finish the Legendary mode.

[abda53]

Originally posted by cbh
Call of Duty is too fast-paced! The storyline is too short and the campaigns are too little.


play it on the hardest settings and it will last longer.. but compared to halo... i think its better. but i prefer the more realistic games like this, desert storm, ghost recon, vietnam (at times) but halo is fun too.. and multiplayer is great

id say.. save your money
and download both for free!

[killer_teddy]

Originally posted by abda53
id say.. save your money
and download both for free!
Just as a word of advice, that kind of thing generally doesn't go down too well here.

[rsfnatik]

You've got to admit tho, the price of these games is a little on the ridiculous side. That being said, I rent my games. :) Once I beat a game i'm not once to play it again... unless it's something Halo MP. That's where eBay comes in... nice and cheap(er).

[dumbanddumber54]

COD looks so fun!!! Don't get Halo, because it is not as fun and challenining! :t

[chris_y2k_r1]

Hummm... that's odd.

I have an FX5200 (128 DDR Video Card) running on a 1.6 Pentium IIII, 423 Socket and Halo hums along great. Maybe it's the 256 of Rambus that makes the difference.

[bob05]

Originally posted by chris_y2k_r1
Hummm... that's odd.

I have an FX5200 (128 DDR Video Card) running on a 1.6 Pentium IIII, 423 Socket and Halo hums along great. Maybe it's the 256 of Rambus that makes the difference.

I have a 1.2 ghz Celeron with a FX5200 and PC100 and Halo hums along too. Maybe Halo likes Intel's (most people here at Sysopt have AMD's). :p

[chris_y2k_r1]

Originally posted by bob05
I have a 1.2 ghz Celeron with a FX5200 and PC100 and Halo hums along too. Maybe Halo likes Intel's (most people here at Sysopt have AMD's). :p

Hummm..... or maybe it's the 5200... I'll have to throw the 5200 card in my Athalon 1.4 with 512 DDR and see if I get the same results. Can we say... "Halo Benchmarking"?

[cbh]

I only face lagging when there are a lot of Flood monsters coming toward me. Other than that, I did not experience any lagging problem.

The lagging part at the Flood encounter is **** irritating because it's really laggy.

I almost died at those places.

Another laggy part is when I play online. Wow! That's much worst than the single-player mode. I seldom play online, though!

System:

Pentium 4 2.4B GHz
Intel 845PESV mainboard
512MB Kingston DDRRAM PC333
40GB 2MB Hitachi/IBM harddrive
SoundBlaster Live 'Value' sound card
Xelo 128MB GeForce 4 MX440 graphics card

:D

[Logan2002]

well i have told you before cbh that your rig is better than mine.
but what internet connection do you have?hopefully not 56k

[MadPistol]

Don't even bother to get Halo unless you have at least a Geforce 4 Ti 4200 or Radeon equivilant card (Radeon 9000). If you do, you will face not only crippling performance issues, but the game just doesn't look the way it should either. Make sure to have a high performance machine if you want either game. I find that I'm even getting slowdown on a Geforce FX 5900 :confused: . both games are incredibly demanding for a good system.

However, if you want a game that uses the fewest resources, go with halo. Even though Call of Duty doesn't need as high a performance video card to work, it uses up insane amounts of memory. Halo is actually very forgiving with low memory computers. Go with Halo if your comp has only 256mb memory. Otherwise, Call of Duty is your title.

Mad Pistol

[bob05]

Originally posted by MadPistol
Geforce 4 Ti 4200 or Radeon equivilant card (Radeon 9000).


Radeon's equivilent card is at least a 9600 NP. :t

[MadPistol]

Originally posted by bob05
Radeon's equivilent card is at least a 9600 NP. :t

That's impossible. the 9600 is DX9 compatible. The Geforce 4 Ti 4200 is only DX 8.1 compatible. I still think it's the 9000.

[cbh]

I'm using a cable modem now.

I don't know whether my computer can tolerate Doom 3 or Half-Life 2.

Sad...

[RamonGTP]

Originally posted by MadPistol
That's impossible. the 9600 is DX9 compatible. The Geforce 4 Ti 4200 is only DX 8.1 compatible. I still think it's the 9000.

And you're wrong... The 4200 is a much faster card than the Radeon 9000... Simply having DX9 features does not make it a superior card. And CoD does not require a super high end machine either. It played nearly as well on my 1900+ with Radeon 7500 as it does on my 2500+@3200+ with Radeon 9800 Pro.

[comp_nut]

i don't know about halo but call of duty with my new
sapphire 9600 pro is great and enjoying the game

both christmas gifts

:)

[MadPistol]

Yeah. I'm convinced there is something wrong with my Geforce FX 5900 because I seem to get really great performance in certain areas and really sucky performance in other areas while playing call of duty. Yet, my Ti 4200 is consistant in fps nearly the entire time. I hate my fx 5900. I am sending it back to get a better one. I have heard such great reviews from people who have them, but I'm not getting those performance feats from this card. I'm sending it back. :(

[Bigjakkstaffa]

If thats in Halo i wouldnt worry, the thing has to be the most horribly coded game since Hidden and Dangerous or even *gasp* Sin, the quality of the conversion is horrendous and its got a number of seemingly random performance bugs. It all depends on the luck of the draw and your individual configuration as to how it will run, for some it will run fine on a Gf4ti while me on a Radeon 9800 Pro gets intermittent slowdowns during gameplay.

I probably wouldnt mind so much if the game was any good but its rivalled only by Enter The Matrix for "most over-hyped and ultimatley boring game of the year award" 2003 (TM)

--Jakk:t

[cbh]

I think Halo 2 will be catered for PC later on because Microsoft will do anything to earn some profits from the PC market. The graphics will be improved and the gameplay will be enhanced. If not, Microsoft will be losing out on the PC gaming market. Well! I kinda like the story behind Halo.

:t

[The Lodge]

Go with COD, Halo is just way to repetitious.

[cbh]

COD is too short! The gameplay is too fast and short. The story is not that complete.

It's fun to play COD because it's very realistic and CS-like.

Halo! I played it for the storyline.

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[Bigjakkstaffa]

I must admit whil i initially viewed Halo as, okay but no great shakes, i must now say it is possibly the biggest waste of money since Daikatana (yes, i am rather annoyed that i spent £25 on Halo, to put it mildly). While COD may well be short at least it doesnt play out exactly the same for twenty levels to give you the impression your actually getting a worthwhile gaming experience.

And as for Halo having a storyline, its more Buck Rodgers in the 21st Century than 2001 A Space Oddesy. Other than there being the typical FPS backstory of bad aliens and even badder aliens vs the human race and your the super marine who comes to sort it out theres really little there in terms of narrative if you ask me. The idea of the planet being a super weapon is fairly original by gaming standards, but i would hardly call it engaging storytelling when you stand it next to Deus Ex or Mafia


--Jakk:t

[Dennis Bacon]

^^^^^
what he said

[dumbanddumber54]

I still like COD better than Halo (even though it is a revolutiuonary idea) due to the mass online gaming experiance.

-TSL :)

[MadPistol]

yea!!!!

I'm getting my Geforce FX 5900 back next week. PNY shipped a new one to us on Friday. I'm hyped about putting that monster in my system again.

[dumbanddumber54]

Cool sounds nice! :)