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[DMeisterJ]

Man, that 'Bros to the Close' achievement was pretty hard to do.

 

[stktt]

What armor abilities are you guys using mostly? I'm guessing its Promethean Vision?

I've actually been using the thruster.

 

[ido]

I cant use XBL for a while.

How many pistol shots to kill? DMR?

Trying to see how long it takes to kill now

 

[harmonize]

yeah grenades are terrible in this game.

As compared to what, the ICBM grenades in Reach?

Grenades are one of the things that 343 got right, from their strength to the perk necessary to pick them up.

 

[kittens]

Yeah, I think grenades are perfect. Better than the mini nukes from Reach.

 

[ido]

Yeah, I think grenades are perfect. Better than the mini nukes from Reach.

I still prefer CE grenades :/

 

[RealDeadOne]

What armor abilities are you guys using mostly? I'm guessing its Promethean Vision?

Hardlight Shield. With the lowered kill times, every shot counts, so when you can retreat and recuperate it helps you stay alive for much longer.

 

[Malo]

I completed mission 6 and yet I didn't get the achievement for it -_-

 

[S1kkZ]

What armor abilities are you guys using mostly? I'm guessing its Promethean Vision?

hardlight shield all the way.

 

[cool_dude_2049]

so a couple of things, I had to beat the 1st level twice, because the commendations didn't pick it up. My buddy already beat the game on legendary solo and it only shows on the commendations that he beat the first level.

And is there any way to view stats via mobile yet?

 

[leng jai]

Hardlight Shield. With the lowered kill times, every shot counts, so when you can retreat and recuperate it helps you stay alive for much longer.

Exactly. It's a godsend when I'm getting DMRed from long range. It buys me enough time to get to cover and let my shields regenerate.

 

[The Dunmer of Narsis]

My Spartan IV at the moment. Probably wont change armour until I unlock Scout. My only problem with the game is that it says my campaign is in "progress"...when I have actually finished it. Otherwise....best multiplayer I have ever played.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Beat campaign, best since Halo 1 (IMO).

Oh, me:

 

[2San]

You die significantly faster, which fundamentally changes the gameplay and tips the scale from skill-based to twitch-based IMO.

Skill and twitch aren't mutually exclusive. Quake 3 is a highly twitch and skill based game. Nor does a game being twitch based mean that you die faster.

 

[Extra Sauce]

Yes, dying faster changes how the game plays but a twitch shooter, aka Quake or Unreal, it is not. It's just an extreme way to get a point across.

Well, it feels way more twitch than any Halo game before it.

It wouldn't bother me so much if I didn't get the impression that every console shooter on the market is twitch now. I feel like I just lost the only game that was skill over reflex. Well, there is Gears but I'm not crazy about Gears.

 

[Nori Chan]

My Spartan IV at the moment. Probably wont change armour until I unlock Scout. My only problem with the game is that it says my campaign is in "progress"...when I have actually finished it. Otherwise....best multiplayer I have ever played.

asked this before, but how many assassinations do you need to get the helmet

i know you need to master it, but how many is it

 

[Sissel]

As compared to what, the ICBM grenades in Reach?

Grenades are one of the things that 343 got right, from their strength to the perk necessary to pick them up.

Reach is ass, I like to pretend that game doesn't exist lol. Compared to Halo 2/3's.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

How can you give it a 10, when:

Spoiler

There wasn't even a fight against the Didact. Some bullshit QTE after all that buildup...are you fucking kidding me, 343? Cortana leaving is interesting story-wise, but the Didact was handle like shit gameplay-wise.

Yeah, I was hoping for a bit more in that regard as well. I wish they had fleshed all of that out just a bit more, it would have helped both story and gameplay wise IMO.

Yeah, I think grenades are perfect. Better than the mini nukes from Reach.

Agreed, but throwing them feels a little off.

 

[rocksteady1983]

Have they said when the playlist update goes live? Really looking forward to playing some SWAT.

 

[Ken]

Don't know why I like the Soldier helmet but I do.

 

[enzo_gt]

My Spartan makes all of yours look weak.

Full industrial tip. We don't play no games.

 

[The Dunmer of Narsis]

asked this before, but how many assassinations do you need to get the helmet

i know you need to master it, but how many is it

I'm not sure to be honest. This is the ALT version of the armour that I got for pre-ordering it from Mighty Ape (New Zealand). I also got an ALT version of the Gungnir armour.

 

[Shake Appeal]

My Spartan makes all of yours look weak.

Naw, looks like he's made out of Lego.

 

[thetrin]

What armor abilities are you guys using mostly? I'm guessing its Promethean Vision?

I use auto sentry. A lot of people seem to back away from them or attack them, even though they dont really do that much damage.

 

[enzo_gt]

Naw, looks like he's made out of Lego.

The best Lego.

 

[The Dunmer of Narsis]

What is everyones preferred starting rifle at this point?

I find my self using the Carbine/thruster pack on most small maps, and DMR/jet pack on bigger maps.

 

[jediyoshi]

Haven't unlocked much of the cool armor yet.]

Don't worry. Recruit helmet is top tier by virtue of resembling ODST's.

 

[Tashi]

What armor abilities are you guys using mostly? I'm guessing its Promethean Vision?

Hologram, Hardlight Shield and Thruster the most. I've just unlocked Regen and I like it too. Lets me get back into the battles quicker.

 

[stktt]

I know the Light Rifle is technically weaker than the DMR, but I can't stop using it.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

Is there a list of the armor and how to unlock it?

 

[enzo_gt]

Don't worry. Recruit helmet is top tier by virtue of resembling ODST's.

This much is fact.

 

[Diablohead]

Personally I am not a fan of the current looking spartan armours, they changed the boots to be like, a few blocks of metal here and there compared to the halo 1 gear which we have not really ever seen again.

 

[Karl2177]

What's up with all of these people having herpes on their shoulder pads?

 

[thetrin]

My spartan currently. He's a space samurai!

 

[stktt]

 

[The Dunmer of Narsis]

My spartan currently. He's a space samurai!

How do you get that helmet? Is it a pre-order bonus?

 

[thetrin]

How do you get that helmet? Is it a pre-order bonus?

It's from the halo waypoint "Raider" codes. They were posted earlier in the thread.

 

[GarthVaderUK]

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

Just finished it. Solid game pretty much all the way through. Didn't count the hours but it felt properly long, which I haven't felt about a Halo game since CE.

Damned nice game, great job 343i!

 

[ZROCOOL]

I can't seem to get the whole overlook on my spartan using the app.

 

[scarybore]

Personally I am not a fan of the current looking spartan armours, they changed the boots to be like, a few blocks of metal here and there compared to the halo 1 gear which we have not really ever seen again.

I'm with you, don't like the anything about the Spartan IVs infact, give me a bunch of humorous marines over them any day. Can't say I like the Covenant's summer gear look either but at least that can be explained away as a sect grabbing whatever they can put to use.

 

[Plywood]

Seriously had people use the Complex exploit in Infinity Slayer, this game really does come off like a beta at times.

 

[MormaPope]

 

[LowParry]

Ya know, those types of helms are just easy target practice for DRMs....just sayin'.

 

[rocksteady1983]

Ya know, those types of helms are just easy target practice for DRMs....just sayin'.

My exact thoughts.

 

[MormaPope]

Ya know, those types of helms are just easy target practice for DRMs....just sayin'.

I was thinking the same thing, but headshots are much easier overall than past Halos. I absolutely love that helmet.

 

[AusRoachman]

 

[BigTnaples]

 

[KAOS]

What's the point of having these cool looking armors if you can't really enjoy watching them in the game. I know it's heresy to say this but... Halo 4 and the new trilogy should at least give you the option to play in 3rd person perspective. Heck I'll take that option in Spartan Ops!

 

[Zeal]

Thread derailing lore question:

Does the UNSC Infinity have shields?