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[Synth_floyd]

Looks like it will be fun but I'm not a fan of the HUD at all. I don't like the Call of Duty-esque info appearing in the middle of the screen with a CoD-type point system (+10 kill, +5 assist, etc.). The information on the side of the screen "X killed Y" is also hard to read.

I'm also iffy about the loadout system. I kind of liked in previous halos how everyone started with a BR and pistol and you had to fight over and find the better weapons. Now everyone will just pick the medium strength weapons to begin with and you lose that beginning scramble. It's another CoD thing they're taking.

So basically they are trying to turn Halo into CoD in some aspects and aside from the ugly HUD it does look fun but time will tell how it compares to the Bungie Halos.

 

[Woorloog]

Nope, you can clearly say that it looks and plays like Halo.

Indeed, it plays so very differently from COD. Sure, the personal ordnance drops being Killstreak-like and the loadouts do ressemble COD but the gameplay is nothing alike. Just a Halo that is faster than Reach.

probably been mentioned, but arent the names of the maps reversed? adrift = warhouse and haven = wraparound, right?

Yes, they're.

 

[kylej]

I'm also iffy about the loadout system. I kind of liked in previous halos how everyone started with a BR and pistol and you had to fight over and find the better weapons.

You're just stifling evolution with that attitude.

 

[gamemadmax]

This HALO is still 30 fps right ?

 

[Woorloog]

This HALO is still 30 fps right ?

Yes.

 

[Tawpgun]

everyone just spamming the dmr again

You mean BR?

 

[shinnn]

the assassination animation looks like a tackle lol.

 

[RebornYeti]

OP, you should fix the titles of the videos. I clicked Hoaxer on Haven.. it was actually on Adrift. I know MLG screwed it up, but you don't have to.

 

[op_ivy]

PV doesnt seem all that over powered. is it just me, or are the enemy players extremely faint and difficult to spot unless they are fairly close? of course this could very well be magnified as a result of seeing it in less than ideal conditions. it does seem like its pretty spammable, a slower recharge might be preferable.

the PP fucking dominates though. looks like it tracks very well.

 

[Conor 419]

These vids aren't working for me?

 

[higherARC05]

Hhnnninnngg

 

[Woorloog]

These vids aren't working for me?

Yeah, many people have this issue. And if they work, they are rather choppy, the vid player doesn't buffer them at all, just streams. Horrible. Wait till someone gets them up on Youtube.

 

[op_ivy]

at 7:50 on the Elamite on Adrift (not Haven) he shoots the sticky detonator, then quickly switches to the BR and the sticky never goes off. odd?

EDIT: nevermind. after the engagement, he switches back to it and it has the pda display out to activate it and you can actually hear the projectile "counting down" to detonation on its own time limit before it explodes at 8:08

 

[RebornYeti]

at 7:50 on the Elamite on Adrift (not Haven) he shoots the sticky detonator, then quickly switches to the BR and the sticky never goes off. odd?

It mentions in one of the Developer Commentaries that you have to press the Right Trigger again to detonate it.

 

[Raide]

at 7:50 on the Elamite on Adrift (not Haven) he shoots the sticky detonator, then quickly switches to the BR and the sticky never goes off. odd?

I think you have to press the trigger again for detonation.

 

[Woorloog]

at 7:50 on the Elamite on Adrift (not Haven) he shoots the sticky detonator, then quickly switches to the BR and the sticky never goes off. odd?

The thing gets probably disarmed if switching weapons.. you know, to prevent accidental detonation, in case friendly fire is enable. Or it is a bug in this build.

EDIT beaten, Raide makes a good point.

 

[op_ivy]

The thing gets probably disarmed if switching weapons.. you know, to prevent accidental detonation, in case friendly fire is enable. Or it is a bug in this build.

EDIT beaten, Raide makes a good point.

thats what i thought about it getting disarmed when weapon was switched (i'm aware you have to "shoot" again to detonate) - but see my edit above

 

[Ridesh]

This looks pretty damn good, and I'm not even a Halo fan.

 

[Woorloog]

thats what i thought - but see my edit above

Oh, ok. So you can now use something else after firing the launcher, unlike in Reach where the thing goes off when switching weapons.

 

[wonderland]

hype : max level

 

[op_ivy]

LOVE the music that kicks in at 1 minute left. intense!

 

[Raide]

Oh, ok. So you can now use something else after firing the launcher, unlike in Reach where the thing goes off when switching weapons.

A whole new attachment section adds onto the Magnum and this little screen pops out. Not sure what info it shows or how detailed it is. Maybe it shows if you managed to tag someone or if someone is close to the grenade or not. Cannot tell from the footage.

 

[Mazer Rackham]

The MP looks like it got the fun factor that it lost since Halo 2.

cant see the videos at work, but that is really good news to me

 

[Silly.Mikey]

No one uses the AR

 

[Raide]

No one uses the AR

It does sound pretty beefy though. The recoil on it also looks awesome but its did not seem all that powerful. Poor AR.

 

[Woorloog]

No one uses the AR

Well, they're MLG so they've used on not using it. Even if it is good in Halo 4. Hopefully it is. At close range that is. Same with the new Storm Rifle (Plasma Rifle's replacement).

 

[Game2Death]

They do have outdoor looking levels with green and stuff right? >.>

 

[Victory Red]

I love the grenade and atmospheric sounds but I'm not digging the weapon sounds. They don't sound like rifles firing. Maybe it's just lost in the video quality.

 

[Pappasman]

Does the Sniper make an appearance in any of the videos?

 

[TheOddOne]

They do have outdoor looking levels with green and stuff right? >.>

There are outdoor maps.

 

[op_ivy]

I love the grenade and atmospheric sounds but I'm not digging the weapon sounds. They don't sound like rifles firing. Maybe it's just lost in the video quality.

i think the weapons sound good, but only the players. the sounds really sound dampened for everyone else around the player

 

[Game2Death]

There are outdoor maps.

Awesome. Playing Reach on the the standard Slayer option with all the forge maps and its all gray boxes. And 3 was all brown boxes. Indoor maps begin to blend together in my eyes.

I'd like more Reflection looking indoor maps.

 

[IOnEI Falcon]

Oh my gosh...these videos make me want to play it right now so bad!

 

[RebornYeti]

Does the Sniper make an appearance in any of the videos?

You see it as an ordnance drop, but no one seems to pick it up, so.. No.

 

[Sikamikanico]

Looking very tasty indeed. Seeing so many little moments where in Reach you would die, but in this, you can pull off something ridiculous and have that "little hero moment" that elevates Halo above over shooters. (For me anyway)

Great job 343.

I hope the MLG guys gets some HD feeds up sooner rather than later.

 

[Silly.Mikey]

You see it as an ordnance drop, but no one seems to pick it up, so.. No.

Thats why i dislike watching MLG, they never switch it up. Im actually surprised none of them took the sniper, they usually go ape shit over that gun.

 

[TheDanger]

Please just let me go to sleep and wake up at November 6, seriously this looks incredible. I'm so fucking hyped for this game I can not even describe it.

 

[Woorloog]

Thats why i dislike watching MLG, they never switch it up. Im actually surprised none of them took the sniper, they usually go ape shit over that gun.

Everybody was probably ecstatic due to return of the BR.

 

[TheOddOne]

Everybody was probably exctatic due to return of the BR.

That is true, all of them were pretty much in full on nostalgia mode.

 

[SkoomaSuckinSwit]

Lighting & shadows look really nice in those vids.

Like the sound of all the changes listed except Prometheus Vision. I'm sure it's cool in sp and co-op, but not in mp. There needs to be multiple counters to that power. Personally, I'd rather it not be in the game. It removes tactics from the game; ambushes, flanking, surprise attacks, decoys...all useless movements when everyone can see where everyone is.

Really wish the game were running at 60fps, too. Starting to like the trend on console shooters, with - CoD, RAGE, Gears, Doom3BFG, & Counterstrike GO (which comes out Aug 21) all doing it.

 

[DD-11]

My favourite feature of all these videos is that dead spartans no longer drop grenades. Grenade spam was my least favourite part of Halo games. Throwing grenades is now a tactical decision, not a reflex.

 

[enzo_gt]

Not watching until it's available somewhere else but MLG's shitty player that keeps cutting out.

 

[K.Sabot]

Battle rifles the game again?

 

[SomeOneInaHat]

Battle rifles the game again?

No

 

[statham]

Miss Violence doing the hand heart to me.

 

[Danis]

That looked... awful.

Promethean vision especially. It was being spammed, quite often, by everyone.

Has 343i confirmed a regular Halo playlist? You know, everyone spawns with the same weapons, weapons on the map, no AA, no perks, no load-outs, no drops. You know.... Halo.

 

[TrounceX]

It looks great, much better than I expected.

The only thing that's bugging me is the BR. Something about the auto aim and magnetism, combined with the reticle size and maybe the spread. It's just off. Giving me Halo 3 vibes where shots aren't connecting when they should.

 

[TKR92]

HYPE

Of course, Day 0.

 

[Pennybags]

Battle rifles the game again?

No. Lots of rifles the game.

 

[TheDanger]

Will there be a skill based ranking system like in Halo 3 ?

I hate that multiplayer games nowadays don't require actual skill to achieve a high rank.

That's one of the reasons why I think that Halo 3 is still the best multiplayer game, there is no way you can get to level 50 without skill, hell skill is not enough you have to be a pro to get a 50 in most playlists.