Jarrard: Bungie hoping to knock COD4 off XBL Activity's top spot, talks user-created content

Posted Feb 27, 2008 at 6:04AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Brian Jarrard, Bungie Studios, Major Nelson
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Bungie: hoping to knock COD4 off top spot, talks user-created content - Image 1In his interview, Bungie Corporation's community lead, Brian Jarrard talked about how they are hoping to reclaim their top spot in the XBL Activity Charts with Halo  3 against Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, Xbox 360, PS3), and how they are dealing with the user-created content.

Jarrard said that they have a lot of new content coming to the game because they simply don't want to walk away from Halo 3.  He also noted that the changes that will be made in the playlists will help maintain variety and incentives for players to keep coming back for more.

He added that with their efforts in continuously developing the game, their game is expected to evolve with a strong, foreseeable future. With this, he expects to have back-and-forth battle with COD4 for awhile in the top spot for Major Nelson's Xbox Live activity charts.

As for the user-created content, Jarrard said that they acknowledged that problems facing it since there's just too much content. They are currently utilizing ways to potentially grade and sort the content that they have. With their efforts in maintaining this, Jarrard said it "is important for the feature to really get a foothold and contribute to Halo 3's lifespan."




 

 
 
 

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by Orlyeh - 2008-02-27 11:43
» Halo Halo Halo

the problem isn't with content, it's Halo itself



the formula is reduced to basically: ditch whatever gun you have - it sucks - pick up rocket launcher or sniper rifle



people just don't want that anymore and CoD4 is a refreshing step in the direction where any weapon, when used in the hands of a skilled player, can be deadly

by Master Chef - 2008-02-27 17:30
» You must not be very good at Halo

Both the BR and carbine can easily deal with rockets/sniper, as can many other weapons.



And really, the basic formula for CoD4 is: if you're using anything besides M16/M4 or P90, you're dumb. I don't think I've found one decent player who doesn't use M16 + red dot sight w/ stopping power and steady aim.

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