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Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
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The music that plays over the menu is very solemn. I think the music is good to listen to on its own. Reach a soundtrack was much better though.
My guess is it's their way of slowly phasing out the Covenant as the "main enemy."
It's in um.... Preferences>Voice. Far right on the...blade thing when you press the guide button.
Play Through Headset?
I'm not sure. Do you have a mic plugged in? Maybe it defaults to speakers if it doesn't detect a microphone. I don't really know though, just guessing.
AHappyPanda
Member
The Covenant is still broken into factions if I remember correctly, seeing no drones or brutes makes sense.
Skrimishers are bastard Covies anyway, Bungie completely broke the fiction with Reach.
Engineers would've been interesting.
Halo 4 Mulitplayer has a lot of glitches if it isn't fully updated.
Easystride
Member
I don't see myself playing the MP past the end of the month sadly. I played the heck out of Halo 2 and Halo 3, and was hoping to do the same with this game. Without doing a long post, my main issues are:
- The maps feel really uninspired, and are definitely not suited for objective gametypes.
- No BTB objectives. I knew this coming into the game, but it still is very disappointing.
- Poor weapon balance
- No rank system
I'll give it another week or so.
- The maps feel really uninspired, and are definitely not suited for objective gametypes.
- No BTB objectives. I knew this coming into the game, but it still is very disappointing.
- Poor weapon balance
- No rank system
I'll give it another week or so.
You're not wrong. I sometimes wonder if they did it on purpose to thumb their noses at MS in some way.
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
To those having the Halo Waypoint crash from in game I had to uninstall waypoint. Then I launched H4 and when I clicked on Waypoint it installs from there. I then backed out of H4 and when I launched it from in game it was fine.
AHappyPanda
Member
Only the diehards care or notice and seeing what Bungie did with Reach in general, I don't think they really give a shit either way.
They pretty much burned their "Halo Bible" to a crisp with Reach.
Poker Face
Member
I'm really glad 343 did something about people AFKing...for entire games......
They didn't really give a shit anymore. I mean after working on a title for about a decade you start to lose interest in it.
Hardly.
TheBryanJZX90
Member
The armor skins are a separate item in the armor list from the normal armor, using the pre-order codes unlocks every piece with that skin, but not without the skin. So put the code in and you automatically have every Hazop piece unlocked with the forest skin on it. You still have to unlock Hazop without the skin in the normal way. You've probably already noticed this with the early armor sets, where a reskinned version is available for completing commendations. This just jumps ahead to the reskinned version without unlocking the original.
Oh, if you wanted to just mute all voices you can do that within Halo 4.
scar tissue
Banned
Still got two more games to fill with new stuff!
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
I'm finding this to be true for me as well.
Still in the 3rd mission, but the Knights just seem to stay in one area & teleport & then go back to the exact same spot.
The Crawlers on the walls in M2 never jumped off or flanked me or anything when I was shhoting them.
The new enemies definitely seem like a step down from the normal Covenant, I'm also guessing there are no Brurtes in this game?
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
Speaking of uninspired maps, Ragnork is always voted in BTB, no matter what.
Even though the map has been in the past 3 games, Bungie still can't make a better map than it.
I also haven't been able to view several of the maps, like Erosion & that small map at night/in the space station.
This is after 75 games played. Is there a specific playlist those maps only appear in?
angelkimne
Member
Unfortunately, I feel the same way.
Marty has tons of experience making vg music. And he's not just at the helm of the soundtrack, he's at the helm of sound, allowing him to fit everything together perfectly.
I think that is the main problem here. There are countless neat refrains and tracks in Halo 4 but they just aren't used to great effect.
There's no point at which the music and game sync together perfectly... remember when you get in the hornet and Three Gates kicks in?. That skilful synchronization is lacking in 4.
As the video goes on and they land at the last gate, the music really loudens up, too, and it's much more effective. It drives the game forward. That's the other problem -- the music in Halo 4, even near the end of the last mission, when the soundtrack picks up, is too quiet to drive the game forwards. It's always quivering in the background, even when it's at its most energetic.
Edit: Watching that video has convinced me that 3's campaign is still yet to be beat. In terms of encounter design, scale and variety. In terms of fun. Gotta hope Halo 5 will be more ambitious on those four counts.
TU in early 2013 for visual rank system. Weapon tweaks will probably happen as well.
I really like Promethean vision. Legit wallhax is pretty great. Gives information if an engagement is worth perusing(you can somewhat which weapon the enemy is holding). Gives location of enemies with a pretty significant range.
That's exactly what I had to do, don't know why..
EdibleExplosives
Member
I'm hoping they'll put in an Objective BTB playlist eventually.
Oh god, this. I love Valhalla, but I'm already getting sick of playing on that map because people vote for it every single time.
I did play a couple of BTB maps to begin with that I enjoyed but I haven't been able to play them since because everyone votes for Ragnarok.
Oh god, this. I love Valhalla, but I'm already getting sick of playing on that map because people vote for it every single time.
I did play a couple of BTB maps to begin with that I enjoyed but I haven't been able to play them since because everyone votes for Ragnarok.
AHappyPanda
Member
In the books, Halsey was outraged about the Spartan IIIs when she found out, in Reach, she was seemingly complacent in the issue and an overall bitch.
Pillar of Autumn wasn't on Reach during the timeline of the books and Masterchief isn't in cryo as depicted in the game.
In Halo 3, the game opens up with Cortana saying she could pick any Spartan she wanted, so she chose John. In Reach? You deliver Cortana to the Autumn (which again wasn't on Reach at all during the timeline previously depicted in the books) and she is seemingly forced on Chief, not really picking him at all.
Also been awhile, but pretty pretty sure Skirmishers were never mentioned in the books. Engineers were at least discussed in at least a couple of the books so their inclusion in ODST is not far-fetched.
The difficulty of that sequence is largely dependent on how many Marines from the bottom of the hill you saved. If you can get back to that section to save them, do so and grab the railgun by the sandbags before assaulting the hill. It'll make any Knight susceptible to a headshot with the DMR you should have. If you can save even a couple Marines, they'll man the turrets and do the heavy lifting.
AHappyPanda
Member
Grab a rail gun, head to the hollow, elevated log that's in the middle of the battle area.
Take out watchers as soon as you can, about halfway through the fight, another watcher will spawn (behind the log/the very bottom of the hill) and attempt to spawn more crawlers, TAKE IT OUT.
Use the rail gun to shed the Knights' armor and HS them with the DMR.
Pretty much hide in the log as much as you can, pick and pop, take out watchers and crawlers leaving the knights which are much more manageable when you have the rail gun and DMR.
Extra Sauce
Member
I have nothing against change. It would have been nice to watch the franchise evolve. To see it walk down its own path. Instead its internal parts have been gutted and replaced with Call of Duty mechanics.
Don't get me wrong, Halo 4 is a very well-made game and I enjoy it. But innovation would have been preferable to mimicry.
Diablohead
Member
hit the xp limit today at about 10pm, nice to know it's daily limits now and not a weekly one. sucks but I can deal with it.
thezerofire
Banned
None of those options actually had code behind them though
flamingotripod
Member
Only dislikes about the game:
Did not seem like 343 played through the game solo in legendary. It is ridiculously easy to die a cheap death since they give the player barely any tools to use. Going into a battle with 4 promeathean knights with 1 clip of dmr and a boltshot or fighting 2 ghosts and a wraith with no vehicles, wtf? Also the lack of ammo makes it extremely stupid since the promeathean knights take more than 1 clip to the head to kill from both the dmr and light rifle. I have almost rage quit several times fighting the knights just cause there is just zero chance of me winning so I have to run past them to advance the story.
Did not seem like 343 played through the game solo in legendary. It is ridiculously easy to die a cheap death since they give the player barely any tools to use. Going into a battle with 4 promeathean knights with 1 clip of dmr and a boltshot or fighting 2 ghosts and a wraith with no vehicles, wtf? Also the lack of ammo makes it extremely stupid since the promeathean knights take more than 1 clip to the head to kill from both the dmr and light rifle. I have almost rage quit several times fighting the knights just cause there is just zero chance of me winning so I have to run past them to advance the story.
AHappyPanda
Member
This seems to be a general complaint about the game and one I agree with, just have to constantly pick up new weapons.
You can go to the start of the level, just go there to get ammo, take your time with it. Also get the Auto Sentry AA.
Yeah none of em survived I guess I'll restart if I really don't manage.
I take out the crawlers and about 2 knights but then there are so many crawlers they just overrun me. By then there are even more knights that have spawned.
Snipers seem rather pointless when you have DMR everywhere. The maps aren't big enough for the range difference to become an issue and DMR obviously fires way faster. Maybe in Ragnorock if you want shoot at the enemy base from your base otherwise no point. Binary rifle seems usable from close range to me. I still haven't seen all the maps.
I'm not sure what you can do about pretty much everyone using DMR, it's an early weapon and the most effective of the bunch in these maps, so all the starters are using it which is almost everyone. I'd say reduce the mag size and overall ammo but even then you die and respawn so fast it wouldn't matter all that much.
I actually like the ordinance system, it's pretty good, the problem with the mp is mostly DMR right now. no one uses assault rifle or storm rifle or quite a few of other guns seem unused,
I tried using the visor it's good for starters I imagine, you can do a lot better with other AA like jetpack and others, movements are pretty fast that visor isn't all that useful when you get better at the game and know the maps and weapons better. It's good for running away mostly or if you want to do melee from back maybe.
armor designs I don't like, bring elites back :\
also banshees are useless to me, they are indeed death trap.
I'm not sure what you can do about pretty much everyone using DMR, it's an early weapon and the most effective of the bunch in these maps, so all the starters are using it which is almost everyone. I'd say reduce the mag size and overall ammo but even then you die and respawn so fast it wouldn't matter all that much.
I actually like the ordinance system, it's pretty good, the problem with the mp is mostly DMR right now. no one uses assault rifle or storm rifle or quite a few of other guns seem unused,
I tried using the visor it's good for starters I imagine, you can do a lot better with other AA like jetpack and others, movements are pretty fast that visor isn't all that useful when you get better at the game and know the maps and weapons better. It's good for running away mostly or if you want to do melee from back maybe.
armor designs I don't like, bring elites back :\
also banshees are useless to me, they are indeed death trap.
AHappyPanda
Member
Honestly, I didn't bother with the knights until I took out the crawlers and watchers. Also, if you're in the log, you should be able to take everything from a good distance.
The marines I had died within seconds of me coming across them.
Your complaints are pretty much a summary of what I like about the game. By all means, leave the sniper for me if we ever play together.
Sikamikanico
#1 Dad
Horrible map glitch on Complex. You can hide in the wall and it's ridiculously easy to do. 
I worry if they'll even be able to patch that out of the game.
I worry if they'll even be able to patch that out of the game.
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
Anyone with the LE console notice the LE controllers analog sticks squeak alot?
Never had ammo problems on Legendary. I take the rarity of certain weapons and ammo into account before going onward. I avoid using power weapons except when necessary or when their ammo is plentiful (there are few such moments).
Halo 4 Legendary is very easy as it is, easiest of the series (PromKnights being bulletsponges notwithstanding), outside a few locations (each Halo has cheap moments on Legendary). If we were given plentiful ammo, we wouldn't have to think about our playing at all. Legendary requires planning and thinking, as always.
As it is, i would have liked some more challenge, PromKnights could be a tad weaker but the AI should be more intelligent, use more teamwork. Maybe in Halo 5...
About PromKnight headshotting: It seems one needs to knock open their helmet (after dropping their shields) by shooting it once, then you need to land another shot there. Oh and the actual head is very small and thus hard to hit, smallest head in any Halo...