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Halo 2 Update Available Now
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CrawfishPete
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cant do it until tonight.
how is it? does it really fix the problems?
how is it? does it really fix the problems?
just played a few games... seems awesome so far.
grenades are VERY usefull now. you can actually get grenade kills without having to get off some shots as well. in fact, i'm not so sure duel weilding is gonna be worthwhile any more, especially since the pistol has been toned down, and the smg/plasma rifle combo as well (though i havent verified how much weaker those are yet).
cant wait to play more in depth, hopefully tonight
grenades are VERY usefull now. you can actually get grenade kills without having to get off some shots as well. in fact, i'm not so sure duel weilding is gonna be worthwhile any more, especially since the pistol has been toned down, and the smg/plasma rifle combo as well (though i havent verified how much weaker those are yet).
cant wait to play more in depth, hopefully tonight
Demigod Mac
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hands on experience:
Human grenades: slightly shorter fuse. barely noticeable
Plasma grenades: much more powerful. 1 hit kill at your feet
Melee: 2-3 hits to kill someone with full shield. jumping melee takes off shield.
SMG+magnum/plasma rifle: a bit harder to kill someone. less damage/accuracy.
Human grenades: slightly shorter fuse. barely noticeable
Plasma grenades: much more powerful. 1 hit kill at your feet
Melee: 2-3 hits to kill someone with full shield. jumping melee takes off shield.
SMG+magnum/plasma rifle: a bit harder to kill someone. less damage/accuracy.
Played a few matches this morning after getting the update.
You have to play different now. Grenades are something to avoid now. when before i would hear one and keep on doing what i was doing but if i hear a grenade clink near me it's all about get the fuck away...
i was having a harder time killing with the pistol smg combo as well.
a good smack with melee and a couple shots seemed to do the trick as well.
i was hoping the sword would become like it is in the 1 player game. with an enegry bar. so it would get used up like a beam rifle does.
You have to play different now. Grenades are something to avoid now. when before i would hear one and keep on doing what i was doing but if i hear a grenade clink near me it's all about get the fuck away...
i was having a harder time killing with the pistol smg combo as well.
a good smack with melee and a couple shots seemed to do the trick as well.
i was hoping the sword would become like it is in the 1 player game. with an enegry bar. so it would get used up like a beam rifle does.
OG_Original Gamer
Member
Just got through playing it was fun.
Sp3eD
0G M3mbeR
Funny thing was, we had a guy in our group that didn't update the patch yet (was on Xbox live when it came to his area) and he could do all the glitches, while we couldn't.
It was funny that he was grabbing through walls and stuff while we couldn't
Flag bounce on collosis 100% works.
It was funny that he was grabbing through walls and stuff while we couldn't
Flag bounce on collosis 100% works.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
my first impressions, i just played a quick game in team training just to see how it is....
me and the others seemed to not care that the match was assault, seemed like everyone was just tryna try out the new patch...
Melee fuckin OWNZ again
probably most 80 percent of my kills were melee
the map was fuckin..i forgot, the blue room....(you know the stupid blue room) and i didnt give a shit about the sword or shottie or plasma/rifle combo
Otheres did, but that didnt stop me from owning them with melee.
Plasma grenades are fuckin INSANE now....wtf.......i gotta get use to them...but its chaos.....especially in the BLUE ROOM (now i remember the name...stupid midship)
seems pretty cool so far....
oh and OG_Original Gamer....i been meaning to ask you...who the Hell is that in your avatar?
me and the others seemed to not care that the match was assault, seemed like everyone was just tryna try out the new patch...
Melee fuckin OWNZ again
probably most 80 percent of my kills were melee
the map was fuckin..i forgot, the blue room....(you know the stupid blue room) and i didnt give a shit about the sword or shottie or plasma/rifle combo
Otheres did, but that didnt stop me from owning them with melee.
Plasma grenades are fuckin INSANE now....wtf.......i gotta get use to them...but its chaos.....especially in the BLUE ROOM (now i remember the name...stupid midship)
seems pretty cool so far....
oh and OG_Original Gamer....i been meaning to ask you...who the Hell is that in your avatar?
) I'll probably check the stuff out when those free maps are out. Btw, I'm VERY happy with the nades news.Apharmd Battler
Member
Hero said:
I'm curious about this too. This always causes turmoil at our LAN party becuase usually when a game updates, those without LIVE or have a modded XBox or left out of the loop. We've had more arguments about this issue than anything else! I was SO glad that Ubisoft allows you to play Ghsot Recon 2 with and without updates. You just aren't able to play the new maps and have the updates but you can still play the game as it was originally shipped. I know this isn't a priority for Microsoft, but they are really fragmenting and partitioning the LAN community.
Anyway, I'll try to check this out tonight with my LIVE XBox and my modded XBox. Hopefully someone here will be able to provide an answer before I get home very late tonight.
OG_Original Gamer
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Fixed2BeBroken said:
Her name is Ester Baxter, she's in a lot of music video's. Kanye West workout plan, Ludacris number one spot,Petey Pablo Freek a Leek, etc.
Hero said:
Just noticed this over at the HBO forums:
"here's a lot of confusion about what has and has not been fixed because if there's anyone in the game without the patch then the patch's changes are disabled and the game plays like the original version. Wait a few days and/or try to make sure that everyone in the game has the patch before concluding that the patch is broken."
That's for a Live game, but it may be similar for LAN.
The Guivre
Member
Just updated and messed around a bit with a system link two player test.
Most weapons will now kill with three hits (that's with full shields. It used to be like six.) The brute shot now only needs two hits to kill. A jumping melee counts as two hits, so if you jump and melee a guy with an SMG or the like you only need one more to finish.
The auto aim thing I haven't investigated with a moving target. I was just more concerned about the melee tweaks. The grenade damage is seriously beefed up though. I think the plasma is a bit too powerful now, but that's just me.
It's good to see the return of the plasma rifle charge though, drop the shields and a crack on the head is pretty much guaranteed killing, provided they don't drop a grenade as their last hoorah.
Most weapons will now kill with three hits (that's with full shields. It used to be like six.) The brute shot now only needs two hits to kill. A jumping melee counts as two hits, so if you jump and melee a guy with an SMG or the like you only need one more to finish.
The auto aim thing I haven't investigated with a moving target. I was just more concerned about the melee tweaks. The grenade damage is seriously beefed up though. I think the plasma is a bit too powerful now, but that's just me.
It's good to see the return of the plasma rifle charge though, drop the shields and a crack on the head is pretty much guaranteed killing, provided they don't drop a grenade as their last hoorah.
scarybore
Member
FiRez said:
Yup, been playing for 5 hours with the update and it's working fine for me! I'll be well pissed if my modded Xbox gets banned, I use it to play with progressive scan on my European Xbox, but it's a risk i'm willing to take.
I'm happy with the changes, though the plasma grenade seems bit too powerful now but nothing in life is ever perfect.
This is great fun to do on Midship at the minute
Deathcraze said:Yup, been playing for 5 hours with the update and it's working fine for me! I'll be well pissed if my modded Xbox gets banned, I use it to play with progressive scan on my European Xbox, but it's a risk i'm willing to take.
I'm happy with the changes, though the plasma grenade seems bit too powerful now but nothing in life is ever perfect.
This is great fun to do on Midship at the minute
Thanks, I will erase my profiles just to be sure.
Mr. Lemming
Member
Apparently the patch has not fixed the issue with people bitching on Live about every little thing