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Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die
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Continuity
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DMR with Wallhacks: The Game
its better. That's why that reviewer got slammed when he said Halo should have iron sight aiming like CoD's.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Pretty much. I mean, that's how I play. DMR and pistol with Spartan laser ordnance for variety.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
I actually like the Light Rifle more currently. The fact that it has the three round burst when hip firing, but the single shot when zoomed is the best of both worlds.
BackdoorBeauty
Member
This is how Halo 2 and 3 worked. The primary weapon was the BR in nearly every situation. I don't get why people are complaining about everyone using the same primary rifles.
Just because we both have a DMR doesn't mean we are equally skilled with it.
The hologram is very effective. Does not offer any sort of shield.
it's how Halo should be. The starting weapon is supposed to be the overall, go to weapon, good in every situation.
BackdoorBeauty
Member
Good job trolling the thread about a game you haven't even opened yet? A true Halo fan here, folks.
Hope its far off as i don't want the user base split just yet.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
This is why I like BTB. Vehicles make DMRs a little less all-purpose.
"Guy doesn't like the sound of something, must be a troll."
Anyone who can use a DMR like a boss will have no problem taking down a Vehicle.
Sikamikanico
#1 Dad
Has matchmaking just dropped for anyone else? :/
Jellycrackers
Member
Needler Vs. Knights
StriKeVillain
Banned
DMR + Plasma Pistol is what I use. Vehicles don't stand a chance (unless they're in my blind spot :/).
really?! friggin sweet. Love the Needler in this one.
LowParry
Member
Needler is indeed a great weapon in MP as well. It's pretty much a guarantee kill.
My friend and I were hoping for the exact same thing. I doubt they do anything to address it. I'm already trying to adapt.
JohnOfMars
Banned
Yeah, but late levels have Promethean weapons only, and there's no short circuit solution aside from boltshot at point blank range.
Diablohead
Member
I use that setup currently but always run out of DMR ammo quickly
thanks for the heads up. Im in the middle of Mission 4 right now about to enter a giant skirmish between Covenant and the Pros.
This is really frustrating. It seems to only happen to me on Ragnarok, though, as I shoot off a ton of bullets trying to take down vehicles. I think I'll just make a loadout exclusively for Ragnarok that includes the extra ammo perk, or maybe two rifles.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
To be honest the Needler has always been great. The perception of it has changed though. No one would use it in 3 or Reach so I would always grab it and get an automatic few kills. Now everyone wants it.
Technosteve
Banned
Sprint plus Pistol = who needs a fucking plasma sword? my favorite set up to play when doing Regicide
Reluctant-Hero
Member
The best solution is to choose "Firepower" for your Tactical Package and "Ammo" for your Support Upgrade. But then you lose out in the awesomeness of "Shielding" and "Dexterity".
Diablohead
Member
DMR and PP seem to be the two most useful for ragnarok outside of power weapons.
AltogetherAndrews
Banned
A few missions later, and this is just plain GOTG at this point. It's also nice to finally play a genuinely pretty Halo. I have no idea what it does (or does not do) on a technical level, but it just plain works visually. Same feeling that I had about Uncharted 2, which I guess means that everything meshes really well.
Oh, and the sound. Still get a grin when I blast away with, well, any bullet rifle.
Oh, and the sound. Still get a grin when I blast away with, well, any bullet rifle.
Jack Scofield
Member
Just started experimenting with MP at my friends house. Is the pistol good in this game? I didn't have a chance to try it out. Is it five shots or something similar?
Yeah, I always seem to miss those plasma pistol charge shots, though.
I had my headphones on and the Scorpion rounds are damn delicious. I still think the pistol sounds off but it is still a great weapon.
SomeOneInaHat
Member
Diablohead
Member
deopped weapons last like 20 seconds otherwise you would probably find a ton everywhere, I do sort of prefer running dry though it means others have the same problems, but it can suck.
Continuity
Member
AR is actually decent in this game, it's accuracy isn't shit so it can actually hit things from mid-range, it's got great damage so if you manage to close in on a BR user you can easily maul him down with minimum aiming, it's the getting close part that's hard.
It's actually interesting because I'm pretty sure AR was originally intended to be the go-to weapon for new players because of its high damage and lack of aiming, but it has become a much more demanding weapon to use since the user needs to have great movement and awareness to get close to the enemy with everyone running around with DMR these days.
It's actually interesting because I'm pretty sure AR was originally intended to be the go-to weapon for new players because of its high damage and lack of aiming, but it has become a much more demanding weapon to use since the user needs to have great movement and awareness to get close to the enemy with everyone running around with DMR these days.
BuckRobotron
Member
Started it up last night, stopped partway through the
. Heroic difficulty, seems right on the money in terms of challenge. Some stages stopped me for a retry or two but nothing excessive.
Visuals are simply splendid. And the added aural punch of all the weapons is awesome, the shotgun felt like I was blowing a hole in my wall every time I shot it. And though I've seen reaction to this being mixed, I think the warthog has an appropriate overworked industrial-v sound. Music was initially a bit underwhelming, but then at times it seemed appropriate while locked down in a protracted fight that the music be less bombastic. So it is growing on me.
Other middling notes would be that level design is a bit less expansive so far; and it does indeed seem that some sounds are compromised by compression during cutscenes.
Returning to major positives for me include the new enemies and their weapons (awesome suppressor), and of course Master Chief having more to say is very welcome, as is his interaction with Cortana.
Really enjoying it and looking forward to digging in some more.
forest area on way to Infinity
Visuals are simply splendid. And the added aural punch of all the weapons is awesome, the shotgun felt like I was blowing a hole in my wall every time I shot it. And though I've seen reaction to this being mixed, I think the warthog has an appropriate overworked industrial-v sound. Music was initially a bit underwhelming, but then at times it seemed appropriate while locked down in a protracted fight that the music be less bombastic. So it is growing on me.
Other middling notes would be that level design is a bit less expansive so far; and it does indeed seem that some sounds are compromised by compression during cutscenes.
Returning to major positives for me include the new enemies and their weapons (awesome suppressor), and of course Master Chief having more to say is very welcome, as is his interaction with Cortana.
Really enjoying it and looking forward to digging in some more.
That's absolutely true. Radar really makes AR a difficult weapon to start with.
First map pack is in December, second in February and third in April.
To be honest the Needler has always been great. The perception of it has changed though. No one would use it in 3 or Reach so I would always grab it and get an automatic few kills. Now everyone wants it.
Same, I've always loved the needler, nothing more satisfying than that supercombine. Actually, those one shot grenade launcher kills were pretty awesome...sad to see it gone.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Oddly enough, I don't think they should. They've balanced out starting weapons with load out mods. You can carry extra ammo and choose to carry two primary weapons (i.e. DMR & BR) into battle. That's a potent combination and you're sure to not have worry about ammo.
Schmitty
Member
20 seconds is just not enough though.
Edit: but you could always do that in past games. Having a BR and AR is a typical halo loadout. I don't think putting them on the map would change much. It could also encourage people trying other weapons.
I didn't like no power weapon drops at first but it seems to fit in well.