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[Madness]

"Lots of cat and mouse play at multiple ranges. Crafty escapes and even craftier flanking routes"

This is what Urk described his recent competitive multiplayer like... It has me worried because it's ADS for one, but then things like crafty escapes, cat and mouse gameplay at multiple ranges etc. I think it's just going to be like a Call of Duty who sees who game in a large asymmetrical map like a boneyard or something. Plus the fact there are different classes, means someone will be a warlock with a special ability, one will be a hunter etc.

@fuchs I think the fact so many are going ps4 and the lackluster showing of H4 will affect the Halo community for H5, but I think Destiny will affect it as well. Can't deny a lot of Halo fans are Bungie fans. Already you have a lot of Halo fans not even play H4 but play games like black Ops II, so if they hate Halo 5, wouldn't they play Destiny?

 

[Overdoziz]

What's your avy referencing this time? (And how many of these things do you have made now?)

It's from this Pacific Rim poster:

Here are all the avatars I've made so far. I add new ones every now and then when I see something neat.

 

[Nowise10]

Did anyone else read Duncan's recap of his and DBO crew's trip to E3? I'm honestly curious to see just how much of an impact Destiny and Bungie will have on Halo going forward.

linky?

 

[OdysseusVA]

It's from this Pacific Rim poster:


Here are all the avatars I've made so far. I add new ones every now and then when I see something neat.

So talented, bro

 

[Ghazi]

Here are all the avatars I've made so far. I add new ones every now and then when I see something neat.

plz never use the orange one.

 

[Thug Waffle]

It's from this Pacific Rim poster:


Here are all the avatars I've made so far. I add new ones every now and then when I see something neat.

love the Mirror's Edge one

 

[Mix]

David or Frankie,
can either one of you two deny the ARG mentioned in the last page to be non Halo related?

 

[Madness]

linky?

http://destiny.bungie.org/vanguardreport/2013/07/e3-2013-its-not-about-the-games/

Really good write up.

 

[Omni]

David or Frankie,
can either one of you two deny the ARG mentioned in the last page to be non Halo related?

Seems a bit odd to me. I mean, it started in 2010, no? I highly doubt that they'd be starting to plan (and implement) ARGs for Halo 5 while working on Halo 4..

 

[Bregmann Roche]

I was just watching a Battlefield 3 stream and the dude is in a chopper and he makes a truce with the other team's chopper pilot? That's a thing? So the two of them wreck each other's teammates but don't attack one another? That's probably the saddest thing I've seen in gaming this year.

I was considering getting BF3 as a replacement for Halo 4, but that alone makes me not want to do it.

 

[Omni]

I was just watching a Battlefield 3 stream and the dude is in a chopper and he makes a truce with the other team's chopper pilot? That's a thing? So the two of them wreck each other's teammates but don't attack one another? That's probably the saddest thing I've seen in gaming this year.

I was considering getting BF3 as a replacement for Halo 4, but that alone makes me not want to do it.

I can honestly say that in over 600 hours of BF3 on PC and Xbox (not each, :lol. Altogether), that has not happened even once.

 

[Bregmann Roche]

I can honestly say that in over 600 hours of BF3 on PC and Xbox (not each, :lol. Altogether), that has not happened even once.

Good to hear. It was super pathetic, but the dude streaming acted as if it was an everyday occurrence.

 

[Steelyuhas]

I can honestly say that in over 600 hours of BF3 on PC and Xbox (not each, :lol. Altogether), that has not happened even once.

Yeah I've never seen anything like that.

Shooting down other choppers is just too much fun to even consider something like that.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

Seems a bit odd to me. I mean, it started in 2010, no? I highly doubt that they'd be starting to plan (and implement) ARGs for Halo 5 while working on Halo 4..

like they would tell the truth anyway

 

[Mix]

Seems a bit odd to me. I mean, it started in 2010, no? I highly doubt that they'd be starting to plan (and implement) ARGs for Halo 5 while working on Halo 4..

#BarnLeak #BestMarketingOf2012

 

[Nowise10]

So on the Palmer avatar thing, in the description where it says Jun picked her and whatnot, in the ending sentence it claims:

"Commander Palmer went on to be instrumental in the recovery of the Master Chief and the defeat of Jul ‘Mdama at Requiem."

Which neither make sense. In Halo 4 she honestly did nothing other then say they are jetpacks aboard the Mammoth, and assume Master chief would be taller, as hes standing a foot above her.
Then secondly, Jul Mdama almost killed everyone on Requiem, and everyone aboard the Infinity by sending Requiem into the sun. Palmer did literally nothing to provoke him, and only ending up shooting Dr. Halsey in the arm, which Jul Mdama then captured and took and making Halsey join his side.

So yeah, doesnt make much sense?

 

[FyreWulff]

So on the Palmer avatar thing, in the description where it says Jun picked her and whatnot, in the ending sentence it claims:

"Commander Palmer went on to be instrumental in the recovery of the Master Chief and the defeat of Jul ‘Mdama at Requiem."

Which neither make sense. In Halo 4 she honestly did nothing other then say they are jetpacks aboard the Mammoth, and assume Master chief would be taller, as hes standing a foot above her.
Then secondly, Jul Mdama almost killed everyone on Requiem, and everyone aboard the Infinity by sending Requiem into the sun. Palmer did literally nothing to provoke him, and only ending up shooting Dr. Halsey in the arm, which Jul Mdama then captured and took and making Halsey join his side.

So yeah, doesnt make much sense?

ONI did it

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

So on the Palmer avatar thing, in the description where it says Jun picked her and whatnot, in the ending sentence it claims:



Which neither make sense. In Halo 4 she honestly did nothing other then say they are jetpacks aboard the Mammoth, and assume Master chief would be taller, as hes standing a foot above her.
Then secondly, Jul Mdama almost killed everyone on Requiem, and everyone aboard the Infinity by sending Requiem into the sun. Palmer did literally nothing to provoke him, and only ending up shooting Dr. Halsey in the arm, which Jul Mdama then captured and took and making Halsey join his side.

So yeah, doesnt make much sense?

You have to remember, this is 343 saying "fuck it, We like Palmer. we hate everyone else" basically


and god damn it, can i get a patch to fix subtitles in Halo 4?

 

[Madness]

Josh Holmes on future of Halo without Chief:

Is there a world where Halo continues without Master Chief? Absolutely. I think there are stories waiting to be told across the universe that are compelling. It just comes down to having characters that people care about and mysteries that warrant exploration. Right now we’re telling the story of the Master Chief and that’s something I think people will hopefully care a great deal about, but I don’t see why you can’t have another character exist in the Halo universe that’s equally as interesting and appealing

Summed up, basically means we know you like Chief but we want to go with Palmer.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

Josh Holmes on future of Halo without Chief:



Summed up, basically means we know you like Chief but we want to go with Palmer.

and basically we are all saying FUCK Palmer

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

343 can't write "cool" characters. They tried to do so with Spartan IVs and Palmer and it was incredibly cringe-worthy, and felt especially bad as they called themselves Spartans. Kill Palmer, phase out SIVs and introduce new characters to replace them in the proper way. Or bring back old favorites.. I would love to see the Arbiter and Lord Hood again.

Did someone notice that Jun A-266 is still alive after Reach?

Commander Palmer Armor - Read the description of this product, from Xbox.com

Oh cool, I hope we see him in the future then. Him and the team from ODST.

 

[Plywood]

So on the Palmer avatar thing, in the description where it says Jun picked her and whatnot, in the ending sentence it claims:

Which neither make sense. In Halo 4 she honestly did nothing other then say they are jetpacks aboard the Mammoth, and assume Master chief would be taller, as hes standing a foot above her.
Then secondly, Jul Mdama almost killed everyone on Requiem, and everyone aboard the Infinity by sending Requiem into the sun. Palmer did literally nothing to provoke him, and only ending up shooting Dr. Halsey in the arm, which Jul Mdama then captured and took and making Halsey join his side.

So yeah, doesnt make much sense?

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

343 can't write "cool" characters. They tried to do so with Spartan IVs and Palmer and it was incredibly cringe-worthy, and felt especially bad as they called themselves Spartans. Kill Palmer, phase out SIVs and introduce new characters to replace them in the proper way. Or bring back old favorites.. I would love to see the Arbiter and Lord Hood again.




Oh cool, I hope we see him in the future then. Him and the team from ODST.

Him, Buck's Team (including Dare and Vergil), The Nylund Spartan IIIs, And Majestic (which i thought were Okay)

 

[Plywood]

Josh Holmes on future of Halo without Chief:

Is there a world where Halo continues without Master Chief? Absolutely. I think there are stories waiting to be told across the universe that are compelling. It just comes down to having characters that people care about and mysteries that warrant exploration. Right now we’re telling the story of the Master Chief and that’s something I think people will hopefully care a great deal about, but I don’t see why you can’t have another character exist in the Halo universe that’s equally as interesting and appealing

Summed up, basically means we know you like Chief but we want to go with Palmer.

oh wait, bungie made those peeps

they'll probably die in a space car crash, not a single one will survive

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

oh wait, bungie made those peeps

they'll probably die in a space car crash, not a single one will survive

meaning we will never see them again.

but i woulnt mind a Majestic game, where we dont see Palmer at all and Majestic gets better characterizations

 

[Omni]

Who are Majestic again? The SIIIs from Spartan Ops?

:lol ew. I am surprised that anyone would want to see them again. To me, they stand for everything that Spartans aren't. Only decent one is [forgot his name... David? I dunno]

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

Who are Majestic again? The SIIIs from Spartan Ops?

lol ew,

they didnt get any characterization because 343 decided to focus on Palmer, but if given the chance i think Majestic could fill out.

yeah Thorne is cocky but so were most of the ODST team. we barely got a glimpse of team Majestic

 

[Enfinit]

Here are all the avatars I've made so far. I add new ones every now and then when I see something neat.

I really enjoy your avatars. What would a guy have to do for you to make me one?

 

[NobleGundam]

Reasons not to like the fictional character "Sarah Palmer":

• A Real Hardass (Imo), Acts like a Merc instead of a Spartan.
• Nothing to relate.
• Cheesey Irrelevant Comments "Eggheads, Crimson, I thought you'd be taller" pfffft!
• Follows orders blindly like an idiot without further thought process.
• She's probably a worse driver than Kat. Idk that was purely an assumption. Kat was a horrible driver. But

Spoiler

DATASS

!
• Being a douche to Halsey. Shot Halsey. (We All Know This Foreshadows ONI & Osman!) Conspiracy Theories Yo!

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

Reasons not to like the fictional character "Sarah Palmer":

• A Real Hardass (Imo), Acts like a Merc instead of a Spartan.
• Nothing to relate.
• Cheesey Irrelevant Comments "Eggheads, Crimson, I thought you'd be taller" pfffft!
• Follows orders blindly like an idiot without further thought process.
• She's probably a worse driver than Kat. Idk that was purely an assumption. Kat was a horrible driver. But

Spoiler

DATASS

!
• Being a douche to Halsey. Shot Halsey. (We All Know This Foreshadows ONI & Osman!) Conspiracy Theories Yo!

Not even a good character. palmer is 343 personified

 

[Ghazi]

I was hoping that with MC and Halsey gone from the UNSC and Infinity, Requim blown up, and the Didact falling into a wormhole that took him back in time to Palmer's college dorm that we might get some kind of fresh start after H4 just focusing on Chief, Cortana, Halsey, and maybe the Didact again.

Doesn't look like it

 

[NobleGundam]

I was hoping that with MC and Halsey gone from the UNSC and Infinity, Requim blown up, and the Didact falling into a wormhole that took him back in time to Palmer's college dorm that we might get some kind of fresh start after H4 just focusing on Chief, Cortana, Halsey, and maybe the Didact again.

Doesn't look like it

Halo 6
Halo VI

 

[Nowise10]

Reasons not to like the fictional character "Sarah Palmer":
• She's probably a worse driver than Kat. Idk that was purely an assumption. Kat was a horrible driver. But

Spoiler

DATASS

!

I never understood why people say this, as Kat has the same exact AI physics as any other marine that you'd let drive you.

Not saying that they were great, but I could usually pull it off somewhat letting a marine or Kat drive me for a bit.

 

[NobleGundam]

I never understood why people say this, as Kat has the same exact AI physics as any other marine that you'd let drive you.

Not saying that they were great, but I could usually pull it off somewhat letting a marine or Kat drive me for a bit.

9/10 Kat would drive players off the cliff.
I let other Marine A.I. drive the vehicle instead of her.

 

[Ghazi]

I never understood why people say this, as Kat has the same exact AI physics as any other marine that you'd let drive you.

Not saying that they were great, but I could usually pull it off somewhat letting a marine or Kat drive me for a bit.

Because she's a woman and it's apparently a popular (yet stupid) stereotype.

Real Talk.


Or she could've legitimately not been a good driver? Idk

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

Something you want to tell us Tashi?

http://www.halopedia.org/Tashi

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

9/10 Kat would drive players off the cliff.
I let other Marine A.I. drive the vehicle instead of her.

She just wanted to show off her invincibility and teleporting mods.

 

[Ghazi]

Something you want to tell us Tashi?

http://www.halopedia.org/Tashi

Not surprising, it goes well alongside how he runs his own lingerie store. Google it because I'm not linking it.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

Not surprising, it goes well alongside how he runs his own lingerie store. Google it because I'm not linking it.

My gods... Hilarious

 

[bananas]

Halo game starting Kilo-Five. You play as Naomi. Do it, 343.

 

[Bregmann Roche]

Something you want to tell us Tashi?

http://www.halopedia.org/Tashi

In the LE of Halo 4 there is a War Games report card of sorts for a team of Spartans. Tashi's squad is listed. Tashi got 3 kills.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

Halo game starting Kilo-Five. You play as Naomi. Do it, 343.

No.

 

[TheOddOne]

In the LE of Halo 4 there is a War Games report card of sorts for a team of Spartans. Tashi's squad is listed. Tashi got 3 kills.

It's like he has some ceiling named after him.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

It's like he has some ceiling named after him.

I mean how hard do I have to slrp to get in Halo 5's LE and Spartan Ops?

 

[Steelyuhas]

Da fuck is "Kilo-Five"?

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

Da fuck is "Kilo-Five"?

Karen Traviss' abortion of writing

 

[IHaveIce]

Halo game starting Kilo-Five. You play as Naomi. Do it, 343.

No. Fuck if the other Spartan 2s don't get mentioned or will appear in the next game I'm super pissed. They should have been in 4

 

[Thug Waffle]

Not even a good character. palmer is 343 personified

lol.

Halo 5 is going to be better. Derpatron 4000 signed on as story editor. Expect great things (

Spoiler

so instead of one five-minute info dump, we get five one-minute ones

).

 

[Booshka]

This is one of those pages in the Thread that I just tune out of, all the story and lore talk flies over my head and I couldn't care less about it.

All of these references and characters are another language to me lol.

 

[Omni]

Karen Traviss
Haren Eraviss
Hiren Ertviss
[...]
Halsey is Hitler.

Gods i hate Karen traviss and all the writers that worked on Halo 4

:lol

They need to bring Greg Bear back in. I know he just finished his final book, but imagine if he helped write the campaign of Halo 5 or something.