Halo sucks shit thread over.

Master Chief = Slave Owner Policeman...Think about it...

sammo perhaps if you read the rest of the argument you will fully comprehend what I am saying. Of course you use the grav gun alot. But what innovations did it add to the way the game was played? Is the game still linear? Do you still have a set course to run through? Yes? Sure the grav gun is a unique idea for a weapon, it doesnt change the linearity of the way the game is played. By linearity I mean theres only a limited number of routes you can take and the environment does not change based upon your actions.
Perhaps an example of a true non-linear game is needed. World of Warcraft. The environment is constantly changing. It is a community in which you can choose how you want to progress. You can work with others, by yourself, ignore the quests, etc. You do not have a set path to run about and kill enemies upon to win.

Linearity is a problem most FPS have thus they are beginning to lose their appeal, as a result game developers are looking toward multiplayer options to answer the question. A good multiplayer game offers the ability to play the same environment in a wide array of manners (aka strategies). FPS multiplayers usually stray from linearity by offering players to employ a wide variety of tactics. Do you camp? take an aggressive approach? Rush them? Try to control strategic points on map? Etc.

This is where games such as TF2,  Battlefield series excel. TF2 (TFC included)  offers a class system where you choose the manner in which you play the game. YOu can choose the engineer class where you support your team in generally a defensive manner or support the front lines with ammo and quick transportation. Then you have Battlefield series. All sorts of vehicles are used along with infantry to create a diverse manner in which you may play the game out. Halo 3 as well incorpoartes use of vehicles.

Now this may sound blasphemous but games such as CS:S and HL:D are losing their appeal to gamers. Perhaps its merely the games are growing old. In their time their gameplay was AMAZING. They were leading games in the multiplayer online genre. However even these games can be considered linear as players are limited to choosing what weapons they may use. COD4 also borders on this similiar behavior and this is why COD4 is STATISTCALY inferior to Halo3. Just look at the player counts. I personally think COD4 is overrated as I hear so many casual gamers praising it when there are far fewer gamers on it nightly than other top games. Why do the causal gamers love this game? COD4 gameplay was developed extremely well. It succeeded in delievering exactly what it wanted,  a visually appealing game with diverse weaponry and smooth game play.  The casual gamer, the one who jumps from game to game will never notice the lack options at their disposal. You can choose what guns, and what attributes your player has, beyond that is basic infantry tactics and bam thats it! I reached level 55 purely on premise  and I will not enter prestige mode, I am done with the game as I feel I conquered it and I feel the game has little more to offer me.

Halo3 and TF2 exceed this games gameplay perhaps not on visuals but on the diversity of tactics that a team may choose to employ to achieve victory (or lose if they desire). I would like you to try and refute that statement for any other FPS multiplayer.

not claiming to be just people are making stupid comments with little or no experience