Halo: Master Chief Collection Master Thread | This is it, baby. Hold me.
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Can you answer whether co-op and / or spartan ops use dedicated servers?
Havoc2049
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I just recently ran through Halo 2 on Legendary on Halo 2 Vista for the Legendary Achievement and I found it fun and challenging. You just have to be cautious and methodical on the levels where there are Sniper Jackals. On almost all (if not all), you have access to sniper and long range weapons yourself. Don't run and gun. Be cautious,"cut the pie" and take out the snipers before they take you out.
I think the most challenging part will be getting the control schemes down in multiplayer when switching between Halo 1, 2, 3 and 4, along with all the weapon variations and different power-ups between all four games. Then there is the challenge of trying to remember where everything is at in 90+ multiplayer maps! I just booted up Halo 3 for the first time in years last night and going back to dual wielding took a little while to get used to again. I also kept trying to sprint out of bad situations as well, lol. I'm looking forward to master all four Halo multiplayer experiences at once. It should be fun and challenging.
A BIG THANK YOU to Frank and all the hard working people at 343i (and all the other studios involved), the Master Chief Collection will be awesome!
@Havoc:
Jackal snipers can be fun and challenging once you've already played a level once or twice and know where they are. Without an indication that you are entering an area where they might be hiding, your first warning will probably be the shot that kills you. If you hop into Legendary first thing, you'll learn early on you need to scan all open areas for potential snipers, and though picking them off is easy the sheer tedium of examining all ledges and entryways is not (especially when you miss just one and -- goddammit, back to the checkpoint).
Jackal snipers in H2 were poorly implemented and the only time Halo has crossed that line from improvised fun to trial and error.
Jackal snipers can be fun and challenging once you've already played a level once or twice and know where they are. Without an indication that you are entering an area where they might be hiding, your first warning will probably be the shot that kills you. If you hop into Legendary first thing, you'll learn early on you need to scan all open areas for potential snipers, and though picking them off is easy the sheer tedium of examining all ledges and entryways is not (especially when you miss just one and -- goddammit, back to the checkpoint).
Jackal snipers in H2 were poorly implemented and the only time Halo has crossed that line from improvised fun to trial and error.
What the fuck is with the arguing over the achievement?
Achievements are personal things, I've got the Halo 2 Vista achievement for beating the game on Legendary, this is a game where you can rename the intro files to basically make the unlock the game achievement basically unlock instantly, I have friends who did it, I don't care about that because I see the achievement was something I earned, the achievement is more about me earning it, I don't think less of someone for having 10 achievements, same way I don't care if someone has 1000.
Just focus on your own achievement, no one cares about it, you shouldn't care about others.
Achievements are personal things, I've got the Halo 2 Vista achievement for beating the game on Legendary, this is a game where you can rename the intro files to basically make the unlock the game achievement basically unlock instantly, I have friends who did it, I don't care about that because I see the achievement was something I earned, the achievement is more about me earning it, I don't think less of someone for having 10 achievements, same way I don't care if someone has 1000.
Just focus on your own achievement, no one cares about it, you shouldn't care about others.
I never got past the second level on co-op, it was easier to do single player Legendary. Halo 2 had terrible co-op options.
PachinkoChampBruh
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add a health meter to tartarus, so you know when he's about to die.
I did it with a Banshee on Vista Legendary. Try it when you go again!
Just throw down a regen or bubble shield.
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Jackal Snipers are no sweat. It's getting passed Cairo Station and those pesky Elites.
Gabotron ES
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Will SpOps be actually playable with dedicated servers? lag killed the mode for me 
The Librarian
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Maybe he could try double-shoting his enemies.
SatansReverence
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Predictably located enemies with slow reaction times that sometimes kill you first shot?
Man, so impossible to beat.
The only poorly designed sections were the boss battles. Other then those, everything can be overcome with a little bit of thinking and skill.
Everything will use dedicated servers.
It won't change much in the case of co-op game modes because of the terrible netcode used in those modes where the slowest, worst connection in the game limits everyone else.
l Zealot l
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Will the game feature both Halo 2s 6 remastered maps and the standard Halo 2 versions of them? Or just the remastered maps?
LinkToTheFuture
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All I can say is that my body is ready x.x This is all too good to be true. It will definitely be fun to jump back in the originals =)
Both H2's original mp with all its maps, and the 6 visually updated ones running on a new halo xbox one engine will be in H2A. They are seperate experiences. Obviously the original halo 2 code is everything you remember where as the Remastered MP wont have glitches & is a new engine entirely.
Both H2's original mp with all its maps, and the 6 visually updated ones running on a new halo xbox one engine will be in H2A. They are seperate experiences. Obviously the original halo 2 code is everything you remember where as the Remastered MP wont have glitches & is a new engine entirely.
l Zealot l
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I thought I was up to date with everything but then this question came to mind, thanks.
ThatsMytrunks
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Apparently if you pre-order The Master Chief Collection from Best Buy, you get a free Halo: The Master Chief Collection Multiplayer Map Guide with it.
I've got the Gamer Club Unlocked thing, so I'm tempted to just bite the bullet for 20% off, but I really don't want to miss out on a collector's edition or the bandana skull from the GameStop pre-order.
Dear Frankie, is there no possibility of a Collector's Edition? If not, I'll pre-order right away.
Also is there any way to get the other pre-order skulls in game?
I've got the Gamer Club Unlocked thing, so I'm tempted to just bite the bullet for 20% off, but I really don't want to miss out on a collector's edition or the bandana skull from the GameStop pre-order.
Dear Frankie, is there no possibility of a Collector's Edition? If not, I'll pre-order right away.
Also is there any way to get the other pre-order skulls in game?
Poker Face
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I already have it pre-ordered from the MS store because of the trade-in promo, hopefully it's offered everywhere
Yep, original graphics just running at 1080/60.
Thug Waffle
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I hope there are game-specific MP playlists. I really just wanna play CE, and a fair bit of 2 as well.
ArchedThunder
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Wait... different retailers have different pre-order bonuses...
The fuck 343, didn't you realize that people hate that shit with Halo 4?
The fuck 343, didn't you realize that people hate that shit with Halo 4?
Diablohead
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3 shots, 3 shots everywhere.
Emperor Bohe
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I gotta say, the one thing that Halo 4 has going for it is Team SWAT. The DMR makes Team SWAT a lot more enjoyable for me, and the sprint actually feels right in that gametype.
Otherwise, it's all about dat Halo 2 for me.
Otherwise, it's all about dat Halo 2 for me.
Yeah I don't like it either. Hopefully there is a way to get all the skulls to use etc. Remember though, it's probably less 343 and more retailers and Microsoft coming to agreements.
Maybe i missed the info...does someone know if they are planning to just upgrade the graphics in H2:A or are they also adding cut content?
The e3 demo is apparently a bug ridden mess so if that's what you were hoping for then no. It will include the previously vista only halo 2 maps
Steelyuhas
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Poker Face
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this video has a CGI cutscene from H2A, if you don't want to be spoiled don't click it
This must have been behind closed doors demo? Not sure, I'm watching right now though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWODLCOINIo gameplay starts around 5:45, doesn't seem like anything new just more gameplay.
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halo nightfall starts the day the game is released
halo 2 anniversary has 13 or 30 (??) skulls can't make out what he's saying (11:04)
pre-order bonuses confirmed (again) and depend on retailer 12:50
This must have been behind closed doors demo? Not sure, I'm watching right now though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWODLCOINIo gameplay starts around 5:45, doesn't seem like anything new just more gameplay.
edit:
halo nightfall starts the day the game is released
halo 2 anniversary has 13 or 30 (??) skulls can't make out what he's saying (11:04)
pre-order bonuses confirmed (again) and depend on retailer 12:50
Preorder bonuses should be cosmetics at most. Stop it with the gameplay-altering preorder bonuses. Another thing they didn't learn from feedback over Anniversary/4.
I wonder if Halo 4 cosmetics carry over if you redeemed them, they're unlocked to everyone, or they're just gone now.
I wonder if Halo 4 cosmetics carry over if you redeemed them, they're unlocked to everyone, or they're just gone now.
l Zealot l
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Cutscenes look nice, doubt I'll preorder right away with all this talk of preorder exclusives. I'll wait and see who offers what.
It's still gameplay functionality lost to the ether once Live eventually goes down. Which the original Halo 1 doesn't suffer from.
If it's an early skull unlock and we can still acquire the skull via the game, then okay. But this time they're talking about skulls specific to each retailer, adding more annoyance if those bonus skulls are only available via that retailer.
Darkmakaimura
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Oh crap! Damn, those animations on the characters!
For those wanting to see H2A Cortana, there's a glimpse here.
Ugh I can't stand the Halo 4 music in the menu.
Blur looks like they did amazing. Can't wait to see the whole game.
buddha0991
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I think thats a placeholder, when he goes to the MP tab, it loops the intro of the Halo 1 theme over and over lol
Sounds like the music cycles between games.
PachinkoChampBruh
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where is that picture with a purple halo 3 elite advertising maybeline or loreal, lol.
ArchedThunder
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Hmmm, Thel is a Halo 4 Elite wearing Halo 2 armor, but in the Cairo Station footage we have the Elites are just Halo 4 Elites with the exception of their helmet, which is the Halo 2 helmet. I hope this means for the final game they plan on giving the Elites full Halo 2 armor but for E3 they didn't have the full suit ready.
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