Joel Was Right
Gold Member
Eh, whats going on? I've lost my loadouts in matches. And in the matchmaking lobby, it has me at level 1 even though it shows my real stats and level when I go into customising loadouts by pressing START
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Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
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The chief was on a light bridge that she had created so for me it isn't that far-fetched. I actually liked the ending, especially the subtlely-heartbreaking scene between laskey and the chief. I just wish they'd gone further with cortana's rampancy throughout the game - it always felt like something unimportant in the background. If they were determined to kill of cortana, make it the main story of the game, not an afterthought.
People place way to much importance on reviews to begin with. I almost wish that you couldn't even use a review unless a purchase is verified.
the saw, railgun and incineration cannon are the only additions to the weapons sandbox that I really like, the rest of the promethean weapons aren't particularly compelling or fun to use, sadly.
Blue Ninja
Member
I like that explanation. At least for that part. Still doesn't excuse
Chief escaping from a nuclear blast in the palms of his hands
And I'll watch the terminals later today. Only found one during my playthrough, though.
Well, I think all thing about Cortana's rampancy was a way of showing the "human" side of both her and the Chief, so when they kill her it's more heartbreaking. I really liked Cortana's character through all the series, but in Halo 4 I really felt that I had to protect her, so for me that ending was pretty sad. I mean, you're fighting the whole game for two reasons: saving humanity and also saving Cortana. At the end, you only accomplish one of the two objectives, and that's probably the first time Chief fails at something. If they'd have gone deeper with the rampancy thing, I believe that it probably would've caused that lost of "humanity" in Cortana.
spermatic cord
Member
What the fuck did they do to the sword sound
Rickenslacker
Banned
Speaking as a person who hasn't delved into the out of game fiction, yeah, this whole Didact and Librarian stuff seemed completely out of left field to me. I didn't really know anything about Didact other than he apparently hates humans and the Librarian scene seemed completely random.
They feel absolutely worthless in SP. I felt like every time I chucked them was to no effect.
shinobi602
Member
Damn...pretty scared to play the game on Heroic. That's how I usually go through previous Halos, but if it's as unforgiving as some are saying, I might start on Normal...
I like a challenge, but I want to enjoy it too.
I like a challenge, but I want to enjoy it too.
Blue Ninja
Member
I thought so. A shame, really.
And yeah, those grenades are useless. And, once again, the only ones you could find during the majority of the game.
"Fuck, lots of enemies, I'm gonna throw a... Oh, I only have those. Fuck."
Having beaten Heroic, I would recommend Normal. I think it'll be more fun, and apparently it's a pretty good challenge, too.
Agreed. But review/review scores get a ton of clicks for a website.
I'll do campaign on Heroic, or Legendary with ya. But not tonight. :lol Maybe starting Friday night, when I'll have a good few hours to devote to the game
Heroic is not hard. I have no idea how people are coming away from the game feeling like Normal is the new Heroic. Play it the right way, you know you want to.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
The pulse grenades are fantastic for keeping charging Knights at bay. Those guys will fuck you up, so they've actually saved me quite a few times.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Heroic isn't going to be a problem if you're used to Heroic in previous games, I just feel that the combat loop of the Knights is kind of difficult to nail down. They have shields, but they're difficult to spot. They seem to regenerate quickly and you don't have a one shot solution on them even after they're depleted. They just seem to soak in damage; if you're using a precision weapon you're losing lots of ammo trying to take one down, especially if it summons a Watcher. I'll second the people saying that it feels like ammo runs out quickly, but I feel the Knights are to blame for that.
But (end of game spoilers I guess)
the last encounter on Legendary was a fucking bitch and a half. Fighting a squad of Knights, with one motherfucker hiding with a scattershot, one shotting me and setting me back to square one... RAGE!
Happening here. I had this weird giltch in a match where I couldn't use my loadout
Fighting Knights rewards aggression more than a Halo enemy ever has, and that's kinda neat. You have to follow up on everything with their shields that recharge as fast as that. If you always push up to finish your kills, and always start with the Watcher, things get really easy.
Do they always spawn a watcher, or is that an occasional tactic like a grenade throw or blink?
Either some don't spawn them, or they spawn them after a certain amount of time.
I have seen plenty of Knights without Watchers.
Played the first 2 levels of campaign, now playing multiplayer. Really like it so far. I'm on the "game looks and sounds amazing" side of the argument, as well.
Wish the matchmaking servers were up, wanna show off my sweet Big Daddy helmet
I'm a little surprised at the lack of game types for multiplayer. Is that just me? Like, is there really no Lone Wolves/Slayer option other than Regicide? Only 6 game types seems like barely any. Or is that because the servers are down, and it's "switched to using the default playlist"?
Wish the matchmaking servers were up, wanna show off my sweet Big Daddy helmet
I'm a little surprised at the lack of game types for multiplayer. Is that just me? Like, is there really no Lone Wolves/Slayer option other than Regicide? Only 6 game types seems like barely any. Or is that because the servers are down, and it's "switched to using the default playlist"?
Some ppl just loved bungie so much they will pick apart everything 343 did or didn't do.
They definitely don't do it 100% of the time, but fairly often. There are normally watchers in the area, even if they don't do the spawn animation.
major spoilers following:
i really dont think cortana is dead. i guess she connected with the "domain", where all forerunners "upload" their memorys/soul/whatever. i think she teleported chief into safety shortly before the bomb exploded. and since the didact was able to dematerialise humans, save their data und re-materialise them as prometheans, i think cortana will be able to do the same (or maybe the didact will return that way)
I remember being disappointed by the low res textures and absence of nifty detail maps in Halo 2. This campaign reminds me very much of Halo 2 so far. It has an angular feel that Halo 2 had after CE. Overall not as easy on the eye as Reach.
It's good, but complaints so far would be:
- Covenant animations seem less varied. They fall the same way every time.
- Promethians are not a lot fun to fight.
- Chief talks too much. "What?"
--- New Warthog noise is so bad I had to get out and walk. Can this be patched to something less high pitched/loud?
Emperor Bohe
Member
someone convince me to buy this game.
CoachKevin
Member
Got my copy from Amazon today. I keep getting a dirty disc message and I can not install or play the game. The disc looks perfect.
Other games work just fine. Anyone else having issues with bad discs?
Other games work just fine. Anyone else having issues with bad discs?
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Damn, played multi up to SR14 last night and played campaigns first mission or two just now. Loving every single thing about it so far. All my skeptisim has been washed away. Is it perfect? No. Is it an absolutely amazing Halo game? Yes.
Can't get enough.
On that note, any official word from 343 on a timeline for the servers working again?
Can't get enough.
On that note, any official word from 343 on a timeline for the servers working again?
Rickenslacker
Banned
Oh, uhh, yes. There's still sprint (it's not an AA anymore, but a baseline ability everyone has), jetpack, loadouts, and bloom. Bloom's on pistol and DMR, but the DMR bloom isn't very significant. You can actually customize your loadouts this time a la CoD and most modes allow you to use those.
There's no classic playlist, but there is Slayer Pro, you still have sprint but it does away with the whole personal ordnance system of the Infinity gametypes and has set loadouts to choose from.
playing the campaign of the german version atm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8hHFEPqat4
...and gawd i love that game...the weapons, the massive but stylish gfx, the powerful sfx, the super smooth gameplay and the new soundtrack from davidge...just everything...and the german voice of the chief sounds even more badass :333
...and gawd i love that game...the weapons, the massive but stylish gfx, the powerful sfx, the super smooth gameplay and the new soundtrack from davidge...just everything...and the german voice of the chief sounds even more badass :333
CoachKevin
Member
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Got my copy from Amazon today. I keep getting a dirty disc message and I can not install or play the game. The disc looks perfect. Disc 2 booted up and installed fine.
Other games work just fine. Anyone else having issues with bad discs? Any tips on fixing it?
Got my copy from Amazon today. I keep getting a dirty disc message and I can not install or play the game. The disc looks perfect. Disc 2 booted up and installed fine.
Other games work just fine. Anyone else having issues with bad discs? Any tips on fixing it?
soulassssns
Banned
Both copies of my Halo 4 are "out for delivery" but I did receive my 2 codes for the "oceanic armor skin" from Walmarts deal they had for 35 cents. LOL
Rickenslacker
Banned
The pistol is worse than Reach tier. D: It's super bloomy and takes even more shots. It's a 6sk on an 8 shot clip.