The Official Halo 3: ODST Thread
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The Librarian
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Video at the end of the BWU was awesome.
One week until the Reach trailer!
One week until the Reach trailer!
BladedExpert
Member
Just read the weekly update and got way too excited when I read that the trailer is going to be 2 and a half minutes long. For some reason I had it in my head that it was 30 seconds long... no idea why. It bumped up my hype meter a notch though 
Kibbles
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Nice update, zombieesss. I hope next week isn't going to be all "1 day until your face explodes!" 2-1/2 minutes is great, more than expected for a VGA Trailer. I hope it mostly consists of action and not a pan-over of a spartan's armor.
Just saw "The Package". Need mawr! It was great, the only thing that I didn't really like was the voice-overs.
Just saw "The Package". Need mawr! It was great, the only thing that I didn't really like was the voice-overs.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Juices list of shit the next big halo needs:
Basic options all games should have these days:
1. Complete button mapping of controls option.
2. Split the x and y axis sensitivities.
3. Split effects, music, and speech volumes.
Suggestions that would be cool:
4. Left trigger rewinds films for quick 'reverse' when viewing films in Theater Mode. Like a scribble dial.
5. Include Midship and Lockout and The Pit as a multiplayer map from release.
6. Options for certain kill types to reduce score. (This might be already there?)
7. Option to lock no-zoom for no scopes game type.
8. Bring back the lock on rockets
9. No more spread please. Hitscan weapons please. Thanks. Leading and Huge Bursts are fucking stupid and random and have no place in a competitive FPS.
10. View ping #'s.
11. View host. Make a host icon somewhere so it's clear. Make this decision controllable to the Party Leader in Custom's lobby.
12. Timed weapon switches, Pistol's faster to pull out then a rocket launcher. I love this about CoD and it should totally be copied.
13. Bring back Quick Reload, the YY and the XBXR.
14. Option to force or lock elite or Spartan models. For game types like SWAT.
15. New vetoing system - Map 1 Map 2 choice buttons X Y for choice, Gametype 1 Gametype 2 A B button for choice. Ability to switch choice while countdown. (It was Annoying in Halo 3 that if you pressed X by accident you couldn't undo it) 10 seconds for choices, calculate votes, load map, start game, simple.
Improving on some common H3 problems:
16. Reduce 'broken geometry' as much as possible. This is when nades or other items get stuck or fall in between invisible cracks, walls or illogical spots, or explosions generally from nades and rockets have splash damage that travels through walls and floors. Do this in campaign but also take extra extra extra extra time to check for them on all MP maps.
17. Option to use part of your hard drive as a recent games played cache, so switching discs does not remove all your last games played.
18. Like Mass Effect give a button to command troops where to go in campaign, Most NPC's in the previous campaigns are useless. In hard modes they go out in the open and get killed instantly.
19. Use the timer countdown before a match starts, and when new host is picked similar to CoDMW's system. In Halo currently people can move whenever there connection gets into the game and I've seen people grab bombs before I've even left black screen and joined into the game and gotten control of my character. When you are taking a standardized test you don't get to open the exam booklet before everyone else because your mom dropped you off first, Right Dax?
20. Remove or fix dead body physics. Sniper bullets will go through live enemies but not dead bodies? Makes no sense. I think theres also some other weird things that happen with them, but I've forgotten at the moment and don't plan on playing anymore H3.
Wish list as in I know it won't happen but in my dreams:
21. HaloTV. Add an option in the main menu for HaloTV. Buffer and download a random game that a server would randomly choose and download and then upload to any person entering HaloTV and have the next games download while watching the current game, will be like Theater mode but without any control over it, watching a completely randomly selected game(or criteria based on dates and time or something) Only use MVP or winning team player footage and add some basic algorithms as to make sure you are watching a moving player. Essentially you'll just be able to watch Halo at any time when bored or tired of playing. Learning cool shit by watching others or laughing at bad kids.
22. Add pregame chat lobby, for users with no microphone but a USB keyboard(many people simply prefer that kind of privacy while playing strangers). In game chat also (not cross team on ranked, cross team on social) Good word filter please. It also facilitates communication exchange online for the deaf and or mute.
23. Dedicated Servers. Yea Yea.
24. Have to do something about the frame rate, 60 fps preferably but if unable, a locked non-dipping frame rate. Its fucking annoying that frame rate actually effects MP games when there's more than two enemies strafing up close on your screen or there are stairs or walls and stairs with too much fencing and or too much equipment that causes slowdown.
25. Very basic Weapon Stat Modifier. Maybe Damage of weapon (Different from changing global weapon damage) and Rate of Fire and Mag Size. This would allow things like rocket launchers with huge clips and quick firing, Adjusting the BR for MLG perfection, and adjusting anything else that needs to be in the future and for creating crazy gametypes.
26. Clan Support added back into Halo. H2's Clan System was amazing for its time. Why throw that shit away?
27. A ranking system where there was no reaching the top, you are scored and placed on a scale based on all players. Only the best players would be at the top the rest would fall somewhere within. Chosen by a few qualifiers win percentage, k/d, some sort of scoring system. This means your number might even change while not playing, but would give the closest competitive games by placing you with players with similar stats with you and against you.
28. In game challenges like CoD. Straight up copy this, challenges are fun as shit.
Forge
29. Holding X button temporarily turns on a Snap-to feature.
30. Triggered doors.
31. Option to turn object clippable and then unclippable so you can easily meld two objects.
32. Flat open level with terrain height adjustability.
33. Give us some fucking big walls so we don't have to use thousands of walls and bridges and hours to close areas up.
Basic options all games should have these days:
1. Complete button mapping of controls option.
2. Split the x and y axis sensitivities.
3. Split effects, music, and speech volumes.
Suggestions that would be cool:
4. Left trigger rewinds films for quick 'reverse' when viewing films in Theater Mode. Like a scribble dial.
5. Include Midship and Lockout and The Pit as a multiplayer map from release.
6. Options for certain kill types to reduce score. (This might be already there?)
7. Option to lock no-zoom for no scopes game type.
8. Bring back the lock on rockets
9. No more spread please. Hitscan weapons please. Thanks. Leading and Huge Bursts are fucking stupid and random and have no place in a competitive FPS.
10. View ping #'s.
11. View host. Make a host icon somewhere so it's clear. Make this decision controllable to the Party Leader in Custom's lobby.
12. Timed weapon switches, Pistol's faster to pull out then a rocket launcher. I love this about CoD and it should totally be copied.
13. Bring back Quick Reload, the YY and the XBXR.
14. Option to force or lock elite or Spartan models. For game types like SWAT.
15. New vetoing system - Map 1 Map 2 choice buttons X Y for choice, Gametype 1 Gametype 2 A B button for choice. Ability to switch choice while countdown. (It was Annoying in Halo 3 that if you pressed X by accident you couldn't undo it) 10 seconds for choices, calculate votes, load map, start game, simple.
Improving on some common H3 problems:
16. Reduce 'broken geometry' as much as possible. This is when nades or other items get stuck or fall in between invisible cracks, walls or illogical spots, or explosions generally from nades and rockets have splash damage that travels through walls and floors. Do this in campaign but also take extra extra extra extra time to check for them on all MP maps.
17. Option to use part of your hard drive as a recent games played cache, so switching discs does not remove all your last games played.
18. Like Mass Effect give a button to command troops where to go in campaign, Most NPC's in the previous campaigns are useless. In hard modes they go out in the open and get killed instantly.
19. Use the timer countdown before a match starts, and when new host is picked similar to CoDMW's system. In Halo currently people can move whenever there connection gets into the game and I've seen people grab bombs before I've even left black screen and joined into the game and gotten control of my character. When you are taking a standardized test you don't get to open the exam booklet before everyone else because your mom dropped you off first, Right Dax?
20. Remove or fix dead body physics. Sniper bullets will go through live enemies but not dead bodies? Makes no sense. I think theres also some other weird things that happen with them, but I've forgotten at the moment and don't plan on playing anymore H3.
Wish list as in I know it won't happen but in my dreams:
21. HaloTV. Add an option in the main menu for HaloTV. Buffer and download a random game that a server would randomly choose and download and then upload to any person entering HaloTV and have the next games download while watching the current game, will be like Theater mode but without any control over it, watching a completely randomly selected game(or criteria based on dates and time or something) Only use MVP or winning team player footage and add some basic algorithms as to make sure you are watching a moving player. Essentially you'll just be able to watch Halo at any time when bored or tired of playing. Learning cool shit by watching others or laughing at bad kids.
22. Add pregame chat lobby, for users with no microphone but a USB keyboard(many people simply prefer that kind of privacy while playing strangers). In game chat also (not cross team on ranked, cross team on social) Good word filter please. It also facilitates communication exchange online for the deaf and or mute.
23. Dedicated Servers. Yea Yea.
24. Have to do something about the frame rate, 60 fps preferably but if unable, a locked non-dipping frame rate. Its fucking annoying that frame rate actually effects MP games when there's more than two enemies strafing up close on your screen or there are stairs or walls and stairs with too much fencing and or too much equipment that causes slowdown.
25. Very basic Weapon Stat Modifier. Maybe Damage of weapon (Different from changing global weapon damage) and Rate of Fire and Mag Size. This would allow things like rocket launchers with huge clips and quick firing, Adjusting the BR for MLG perfection, and adjusting anything else that needs to be in the future and for creating crazy gametypes.
26. Clan Support added back into Halo. H2's Clan System was amazing for its time. Why throw that shit away?
27. A ranking system where there was no reaching the top, you are scored and placed on a scale based on all players. Only the best players would be at the top the rest would fall somewhere within. Chosen by a few qualifiers win percentage, k/d, some sort of scoring system. This means your number might even change while not playing, but would give the closest competitive games by placing you with players with similar stats with you and against you.
28. In game challenges like CoD. Straight up copy this, challenges are fun as shit.
Forge
29. Holding X button temporarily turns on a Snap-to feature.
30. Triggered doors.
31. Option to turn object clippable and then unclippable so you can easily meld two objects.
32. Flat open level with terrain height adjustability.
33. Give us some fucking big walls so we don't have to use thousands of walls and bridges and hours to close areas up.
Zeouterlimits
Member
stosh tweets said:
:lol, stosh hits the jackpot
Which idol
ROFL
http://www.halomega.com/halo-forum/halo-3-matchmaking/33438-language-boost-grifball-5-10-games.html
(I know folks had said this would happen - I just find it amusing that it is.)
http://www.halomega.com/halo-forum/halo-3-matchmaking/33438-language-boost-grifball-5-10-games.html
(I know folks had said this would happen - I just find it amusing that it is.)
backflip10019
Member
Great post. Agree with almost all of it.xxjuicesxx said:
BladedExpert
Member
Louis Wu said:
smh
CrazedArabMan
Member
Wow, Juices with a almost fully thought out post, 
Actually your number 19, it has happened to me in MW2, where me and one of my friends spawned in the game, and everyone else was still waiting to load up, we were able to capture the flag twice before they spawned in the game. :lol
Actually your number 19, it has happened to me in MW2, where me and one of my friends spawned in the game, and everyone else was still waiting to load up, we were able to capture the flag twice before they spawned in the game. :lol
LunaticPuma
dresses business casual
No lock-on rockets. Straight fire are way more fun.
You forgot about drop-in/out co-op.
You forgot about drop-in/out co-op.
squidhands
Member
34. Placeable soft barriers (see #33)xxjuicesxx said:
backflip10019
Member
Why would this only happen in a PC game? Name one PC game that has come close to the customization/multiplayer that Halo has.Sai-kun said:So you want a PC version. Because we all know this would never happen outside of PC games. Some of this stuff anyways. Good wishlist
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
9pm GMT. Check the online section. =)alisdair said:
Impressive post Juices.
Stormtrooper30
Member
xxjuicesxx said:
Agree with everything but this. Do not beleive in these mini-game cheat things. WOuld much rather focus on tossing nades or aiming than to play some sort of button mashing combo.
Lock on Rockets should replace laser/missile pod/H3 rockets. Seriously.
The Librarian
Banned
Hootie said:
Zeouterlimits
Member
Played some FF earlier (yay, 400k on Heroic Chasm Ten), so that's me set.Letters said:
Finals Monday...
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
No no, it's still on. I seem to be the only person online at the moment though. :lolLetters said:
Grimm Fandango
Member
Give me like 30 minutes or so. Need to eat dinner.
DiabolicalBagel
Member
Where's Ghaleon? What the?
Stormtrooper30
Member
Crazy gametypes was more because we only had 7 players most the timevhfive said:
customs was fun though. a little heavy on the crazy gametypes (partly my fault) but fun.
needz moar slayer and ctf
where's Ghaleon?
You mean your rooter?Big Ander said:
XD
Sorry. Today was the day we did our family Christmas shopping. The kids made lists, and my wife and I each split off with one them to shop for the other two. Spent all day doing it, but still had enough time to come home and catch the end of customs. Then we ran into a Christmas parade, and took a detour to watch at the kids insistence. Got back right after customs ended.DiabolicalBagel said:
Going to start a mega-overhaul of the OP to bring it up to its final post-launch organization. Will take a few days....
Grimm Fandango
Member
Hallway was pretty damn awesome for something so simple. Add a few more people on each team and I can see its greatness grow.
DiabolicalBagel
Member
Stormtrooper30 said:
I think he means his rowter.
What the fuck. 15 000 players and I still can't get a fucking decent game? This game would be so much better if it weren't for the shitty netcode and matchmaking.. Talk of wasted potential..
And yay for teammates betraying you everytime you get to a triple. AAARGHH! /kills self
And yay for teammates betraying you everytime you get to a triple. AAARGHH! /kills self
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
I'll stick the games and files up in my fileshare shortly and link it here. =)Popeck said:
Why does every one want to score within ten seconds in Grifball? :lol :lol :lol
Back to shamelessly filling my medal chest and then bye bye Halo until the Beta.
edit: get betrayed. spawn, get killed, get booted. WTF?
edit2:
Me: Please don't score yet (we're 20s into the round)
X66: FUCK YOU!
X66: Haha Magni *scores*
Round 2, I betray him
X66: WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT??!!
*boots me*
Grifball with strangers with bad connections = 4DS5W1SFDX1354FS35WG1H46HSW1RQ24
/rant
edit3: WTF, got booted a second time after getting betrayed..
edit4: nvm, just watched the film. The guy gets ported into my hammer swing, yay for lag.
Back to shamelessly filling my medal chest and then bye bye Halo until the Beta.
edit: get betrayed. spawn, get killed, get booted. WTF?
edit2:
Me: Please don't score yet (we're 20s into the round)
X66: FUCK YOU!
X66: Haha Magni *scores*
Round 2, I betray him
X66: WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT??!!
*boots me*
Grifball with strangers with bad connections = 4DS5W1SFDX1354FS35WG1H46HSW1RQ24
/rant
edit3: WTF, got booted a second time after getting betrayed..
edit4: nvm, just watched the film. The guy gets ported into my hammer swing, yay for lag.
Zeouterlimits
Member
That's kind of why I try not to do matchmaking alone.
Well, no Killionaire for me, I'm gonna finish the evening playing Gay Tony while blasting Daft Punk/Justice or phoning the gf if she doesn't have too much work. Much more relaxing than playing Grifball :lol
Grifball on LAN with IRL friends can be OK, but hammers/melee weapons + lag = sfzesrhqsefdwh, add in the horrible teammates and you've got yourself a shitty two to ten minute moment. And who the fuck vetoes Grifball in the Grifball playlist? smh
Grifball on LAN with IRL friends can be OK, but hammers/melee weapons + lag = sfzesrhqsefdwh, add in the horrible teammates and you've got yourself a shitty two to ten minute moment. And who the fuck vetoes Grifball in the Grifball playlist? smh
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