Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
I fucking hope so, fuck that guns range.
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Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die
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I fucking hope so, fuck that guns range.
Goodies and easter eggs ;]
EdibleExplosives
Member
I've only played a few matches, but I can see the DMR having a bad effect on maps like Valhalla.
StriKeVillain
Banned
Prasma pistol.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
A lock of John's hair.
electricpirate
Member
This is so true. I played on headphones and I just thought the sound was meh, then I went to the sound system and I was blown away.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
It does, I know they wanted it to have a clear advantage over the BR in long range, but they over did it I think.
All the time or just after sprinting? There's a reticle delay after sprinting.
It ruins the larger maps.
CitizenCope
Member
That's the exact map I was talking of earlier. 16 players yet about 10 combined staying back near their base trying to kill from long range and staying out of the line of fire.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Even in death, Halo Reach plagues Halo titles with the DMR.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Absolutely, I would. I've already done 2 and 3 on Legendary, but I would like to do 1, 4 and 5 for the achievo.
Exactly. It becomes a big DMR fest with everybody camping and taking potshots all the way across the map.
The Lamonster
Member
Yeah, I'm really hoping for a damage reduction in the DMR. When I die and see the kill cam, 99% of the time it's a DMR tearing up my shit.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Yeah, the DMR is my primary and it's a little insane how good it is.
It certainly does when every player is using it. On Regicide it's not a big problem, but teams of players all using DMR's is fucked.
Great Poster
Member
Has anyone else mentioned or noticed how quickly enemy weapons disappear? My son and I are playing co-op campaign and SpOps and in both enemy weapons last about 20-30 seconds and are gone.
All past halos I recall dropped weapons persisting much longer...like almost seemingly permanently. This breaks one of my main strategies which is lots of weapon foraging. Just curious if anyone else noticed and are bothered. I was hoping there was a setting somewhere to adjust it but it doesn't appear so.
All past halos I recall dropped weapons persisting much longer...like almost seemingly permanently. This breaks one of my main strategies which is lots of weapon foraging. Just curious if anyone else noticed and are bothered. I was hoping there was a setting somewhere to adjust it but it doesn't appear so.
343 did an amazing job with the visuals and the actual mp map design. but they changed too many things for the sake of change its gonna take a while for me to get used to it. too many power weapons, automatics too powerful... the skill gap in halo 4 is almost non existent now with randomization of power weapons, ordnance drops, nerfed nades, OP automatics, no more map and weapon control, fuck i could go on. yeah new players like it cos they do better than they did before in previous games. Im still in the positive k/d ratio of course but finding that where previously i could run into 2,3 less skilled players and come out on top, now its more often then not I get owned no matter how precise my shots are. all the noobs have to do now is spray and pray with automatics of their choice.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
I certainly noticed this, guessing its a RAM issue.
BackdoorBeauty
Member
You may have been coming out of sprint. Dat delay
this is probably a hardware limitation. a lot was sacrificed to get the game to look this good.
Finished campaign last night. Thought it was great, though some of the plot points were confusing, and I've read all the books. I can only imagine the confusion for folks who didn't.
Anyway, the first Spartan Ops CG episode is seriously so amazing. Really hope the quality stays on that level.
Also, are we supposed to be playing as Majestic Squad in Spartan Ops? Or are we a random no-name squad that's supposed to be working alongside them?
Anyway, the first Spartan Ops CG episode is seriously so amazing. Really hope the quality stays on that level.
Also, are we supposed to be playing as Majestic Squad in Spartan Ops? Or are we a random no-name squad that's supposed to be working alongside them?
Just another of the little technical trade offs made that detracts from the overall experience. I'm glad some people are noticing this stuff instead of just gushing that it's GOTY. Good game, but it's got some problems.
it has nothing to do with hardware or ram limitation. it's just 343 making changes for the sake of change. hell, had anyone noticed the teAm death marker no longer exists? what the fuck was the point in removing that? I'd like to know where my teammate died so I can avenge his death but no, not any more!
EdibleExplosives
Member
Damnit :/ I guess my fears were correct then. Hopefully it'll get nerfed at some point if it's really as bad as it seems. I may be biased though, since I'm on Team BR.
Jex
Member
I personally find it extremely annoying how often it happens to me. It's one of many gripes (and a few major gripes) that really detracts from the overall experience.
Stick with the pack...don't panic when getting shot.
victreeb3l
Member
yeah i loved this part. i literally yelled "holy crap" several times during this part. i also loved
running over dozens of grunts. hilarious watching them run away while everything is blowing up lol
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Well, hardcore players got their wish there. Long range primary starts has always been less fun in my book. It ruins the sandbox. I wish they made the assault rifle and its ounterparts a little more fun to use/versatile/skilled, then we'd have decent starting weapons and the longer range stuff strewn around the maps like previous Halos. There were always plenty of them if you wanted one, in my opinion.
Great Poster
Member
Its a fine game, overall, and clearly one of the better Halos to date, but when I start to notice things like this, its distracting, and it affects my gameplay...my expectation is that plasma pistol will be there when I need it, so I'll double back for it, or if I swap out now, I'll come back to get my shotty...like I said, this is how I play halos -- using the tool for the job when I need it...hell, its why the whole run & toss weapons trick is so awesome.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Uhhh, I'm not inclined to just believe that if you don't have a source that they changed that just cause. And look at your radar.
IOnEI Falcon
Member
Sweet!
Lol what? If you're getting ruined by the AR then you're doing something wrong.
I'll send you an invite once theres more people willing to join in.
AndresON777
shooting blanks
Yep DMR is OP so you are forced to use it. Just waiting to unlock firepower so I can pair it with the assault rifle.
Why doesn't the CG vid for Ep 1 look that good in Halo 4? It's washed out and looks a little low res.
Also, it's kinda weird that the CG in Halo 4 has a slight stutter when almost all the in-engine cutscenes are smooth.
because the radar really shows whether they died below / above you, right?
oh yeah and they fucked with the radar as well. diamonds with little arrows below or above them instead of clear ass triangles / circles / light circle . a step backward lol.
Played a guy yesterday on Haven who was a beast with the AR partly because of how aggressively he played the map and how often he would catch DMR users in between shots.
I've also seen plenty of players on the smaller maps dominate DMR users with the BR.
So I think the game has nice, clean visuals and strong lighting but I don't like the color palette. I miss the bold, bright colors of Halo 3
It's kind of like if Peter Jackson made a Halo game. Feels like a technique similar to "digital grading" in film was used all over this game.
Not a fan
It's kind of like if Peter Jackson made a Halo game. Feels like a technique similar to "digital grading" in film was used all over this game.
Not a fan
no, I'm getting ruined when getting jumped by 3 players with the AR. I could handle that in previous games. not nearly as well in halo 4. my nades to less damage, their ARs do more, and doesn't matter if all of my DmR shots hit home which I can do with ease.