Microsoft's "talking parties"

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Originally Posted by xX5w33ny70ddXx

Going Off-Topic in your own thread? Ouch, bad form. Regardless, this comment shows that I am clearly doing my job right. On a douchebag scale, what would you give me from a 1 to a 10?
But all snide remarks aside, you don't see my point because you don't want to. The fact of the matter is, I'm right and you're bitching. The end. You complain about something with a narrow mindset, keeping only Halo and yourself in mind. Of course it is easier to complain about problems than finding solutions, but solutions do exist and I presented them. It's your fault for not moving past your own "I'm right" ego. Clearly you didn't create this thread to hear the opinion of the opposition, you created it to unload your pent up frustration. Congrats, you succeeded. Now if you excuse me, I'm going to go talk to my friends in a party.

As far as I can tell, your job is to regulate spam in Off-topic and the map forums, not be an asshole to a guy in Gaming Discussion.

Though you do provide some decent counter points, albeit relayed them horribly, quit being a d-bag. It seems to me that you have the "I'm right" ego. I didn't get that vibe from his post.

As for being on topic, I don't find any problems with parties. I enjoy talking to my buddies while playing games that we all don't necessarily enjoy. We can still talk while playing what we want. For those in customs or matchmaking, if they aren't willing to get out of party or join a different one or invite the odd man out, I probably don't want to be playing or talking with them.

That's a more casual point of view. Having been "hard core" when it was first released, I can see why you have issues. I was always mad when my team mates wouldn't invite me or leave their party so we could talk. As of late I've been playing less and less and have only been playing with friends that I know in real life so it's pretty much become a non-issue to me.

[Dow]

Originally Posted by ZANDER1994

Sweeny is right. The party application is not the problem, it's specific people; including your friends. I for one love it. I like to just sit at the dashboard and talk to people sometimes because I don't feel like wasting minutes on my phone. It's even better than a phone, because I can talk to ALL my friends at the same time. Plus, dude, you are saying it's stupid because you can't talk to the people in the parties. THAT'S THE POINT OF THE PARTY. I don't want random people talking to me sometimes. Sometimes I just want to talk to my friends about something private that I don't want a random person on live to hear.

Saying parties are stupid is like saying it's stupid that people want to just talk to their friends, not you.

I completely agree with you. Parties are wonderful for talking. But I don't get on xbox to carry on casual conversations with friends, I get on xbox to play games, and talk to people about the game.

[ZANDER1994]

Originally Posted by Dow

I completely agree with you. Parties are wonderful for talking. But I don't get on xbox to carry on casual conversations with friends, I get on xbox to play games, and talk to people about the game.

Than find some people that want to talk about the game. What you're complaining about is that nowadays people use the party to talk amongst themselves about things that don't have to do with the game. They just happen to be playing a game while they're talking. Not all people are competitive dude. Most people would much rather sacrifice their focus on what is basically a toy to pay attention to what someone else is saying totally off topic. It's life. There are so many examples of this with technology that it's not really something to complain about. It's just the way we live now. We're spoiled. So what. You can't tell people "get out of your party" if they don't want to. They payed for it. They don't HAVE to talk to you. Sorry if that sounds a little harsh. I'm going to bed. It's like 2 in the morning here.

[Willmatic]

They make me feel not alone when playing Fallout 3. Oh and either
A) Find some friends to play with, you know, the same game
B) Invite team to party chat.

[Shatakai]

If people don't want to talk to strangers that's fine. Why would you when you can comfortably talk with up to seven of your friends? This is exactly what Microsoft wanted when they made the parties, and they knew about these small consequences. However, parties are perfectly fine in my eyes and I see no way to "fix" them without ruining it in some way.

[Huntar]

i wont lie, when other people in matchmaking are in parties it bugs the living shit out of me.
I love the party feature, i just dont love how its over used.
Like you said, i play MLG. And people being in parties in MLG = Losing.
So, i honestly dont like it all that much.

[RadiantRain]

Originally Posted by Shatakai

If people don't want to talk to strangers that's fine. Why would you when you can comfortably talk with up to seven of your friends? This is exactly what Microsoft wanted when they made the parties, and they knew about these small consequences. However, parties are perfectly fine in my eyes and I see no way to "fix" them without ruining it in some way.

By what I heard, it is very easy to understand why you should talk to a stranger rather then friends in a "competitive" game mode of Halo 3...

As far as I'm concerned everyone plays games to get entertained, and that is by winning, if what Dow said is true then an ineffective squad will lose, thus bringing dissatisfaction to Dow.

Before, there was even Party Mode I suppose you all really got along just well without it.

But all I said is just a bunch of evidence I obtained by reading this forum. Lolz.

[Lord Terrax XII]

Although in Halo the parties seem to be a pest in most other games it isn't. I personally love parties because I usually play solo games and it's nice to have a group discussion on parties and not just have private chats or cell phones all the time. Parties are simply to have an open forum discussion and about the "Squeelers" that's why God invented the mute button.

[rifte gifle]

Originally Posted by Huntar

Like you said, i play MLG. And people being in parties in MLG = Losing.

Maybe it's because I don't play enough MLG, but I honestly don't understand why if you can't talk to 1 person on your team, it'll cost you the game.

I generally am always in a party with someone when I'm playing anything, so not being able to talk to someone on my team for BTS or MLG doesn't really bother me. And if people aren't 'hardcore' enough that they have to be in a party when they're playing MLG and it bothers you, then invite some people that you know to play.

Originally Posted by ZANDER1994

Saying parties are stupid is like saying it's stupid that people want to just talk to their friends, not you.

That. Is correct. You can't get mad at people because they want to talk with their friends.

[RadiantRain]

Originally Posted by rifte gifle

Maybe it's because I don't play enough MLG, but I honestly don't understand why if you can't talk to 1 person on your team, it'll cost you the game.

I generally am always in a party with someone when I'm playing anything, so not being able to talk to someone on my team for BTS or MLG doesn't really bother me. And if people aren't 'hardcore' enough that they have to be in a party when they're playing MLG and it bothers you, then invite some people that you know to play.


That. Is correct. You can't get mad at people because they want to talk with their friends.

1. He did not say one person, which is usually never the case regardless, he said all three.

2. Dow, obviously is a hardcore gamer I guess, how would you like to lose, lose, and lose again because there is a lack of communication between the players playing the game.

3. Or maybe he has few freinds, or most of his freinds are not playing? Then what?