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Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die
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RepairmanJack
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I have a hard time remembering where the chapters ended and began but I had more trouble leading up to 8 than I did in 8. I had a lot of trouble with
The station where you're getting to the mech outside plus the mech part itself was hard, and the part with all the banshees flying around with enemies on all the platforms. I died so many times.
Crazyorloco
Member
I forgot to mention this earlier, but when I opened my halo 4 case...there was no instruction booklet/manual. Is everyone else's case the same?
I miss manuals.
I miss manuals.
D
Deleted member 1235
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haha OK. I don't give a shit, I have nothing invested in halo 4. if you don't like it, just stop playing. I have a blast with it and think half of the GLARING ISSUES are overstated by whiners of which you seem to be one of the largest.
I read his previous post, but his 'test' is garbage. 'play a bunch and quit right at the end and see if you get points' of course you won't. Regardless of his intentions if he got kicked from a game not through his doing, the 'test' should not be rewarded, because his test scenario is the very definition of a rage quit (from the systems point of view).
YourExWife
Member
What an ignorant post.
Halo 2 had no XP and 3's was just determined by your wins, and therefore there was no cap. Reach had a cap (really low at first) and it served literally no purpose, despite Bungie's (and now 343i's) claims that it is there to "preserve the integrity of the progression system". It's pointless and only serves to alienate the people they integrated the XP system for to begin with.
RepairmanJack
Member
It's not an ignorant post. He is pointing out that they had no XP and people still played. Getting XP or not shouldn't stop people from enjoying a game. It's just a ridiculous complaint.
electricpirate
Member
Man, i can't stand infinity slayer, top to bottom, I just find it terrible. Without weapon spawning around the map, and with instant respawning, the pacing take s on that kind of non stop breathlessness that I hate about a COD. I mean, I Scored an overkill with the saw, and got mowed down from behind as I scored the fourth kill, that's some BS that discourages good play in favor of throwing your body so you can respawn in a position to flank them.
Thankfully objective gametypes are great
. The CTF changes and setup work well even with randoms, and the oddball mechanics are just really fun. You should still have to hold X to grab objectives, but other than that the objective playlists are just great.
Thankfully objective gametypes are great
. The CTF changes and setup work well even with randoms, and the oddball mechanics are just really fun. You should still have to hold X to grab objectives, but other than that the objective playlists are just great.RepairmanJack
Member
Was just thinking about the playlists and I was wondering if they will be able to do a multi game type playlist. So far it's seeming like they are splitting everything up and making it it's own playlist, even not having objective in BTB. Could it be that they won't be able to make an objective BTB list? And would have to make a BTB CTF playlist and a BTB Hill list or something like that?
Just wondering because I'd really like to eventually have an MLG playlist and would hate it if all the gametypes needed seperated.
If this was the case in Reach forgive me, didn't play much past the first month.
Just wondering because I'd really like to eventually have an MLG playlist and would hate it if all the gametypes needed seperated.
If this was the case in Reach forgive me, didn't play much past the first month.
no, no, no... this is a terrible idea. penalties for quitting should stay dead outside of ranked matches. JIP is a great addition. Nearly every game i play of Reach has unbalanced teams due to people immediately leaving. Now i can at least count on the teams to be evened out soon after someone drops.
Completely agreed. Join in progress is a necessary "evil." Even though I don't even think it's an "evil", just a practical solution to players who quit in the middle of a game. Players quit, it's a fact. JIP is the best solution to that problem. I have played several games where it was 4-2. Me and the other guy stuck together, players joined midway .... and things completely turned around once more players joined. JIP should not go ANYWHERE.
YourExWife
Member
It shouldn't, but 343 refuses to learn from a lot of the mistakes that Bungie made with Reach (although there are definitely improvements as well). Whether you or anyone else agrees with it or not, there are people who play for the progression system itself. When they are told they are "wasting their time" because they've played the game too much in a day, they don't like that and they can and do stop playing. The same thing happened the first X months of Reach where they had really low cR caps (and rank caps, which were also pointless because you ended up just skipping ranks when they were lifted anyway).
Making this move even more bizarre is the whole "Double XP" cross-promotion with Doritos and Mt. Dew. They get these types of people with the promise of double XP so they can rank up faster and then pit a hard limit on the amount of XP they can earn per day? Hitting the cap is really easy with even a few games of DXP, and just makes the whole promotion pointless as well.
Essentially, it's a really dumb move and people are right for pointing that out.
Crazyorloco
Member
I have had that same issue, but in the campaign. I have a Xbox 360 slim.
YourExWife
Member
This is a known bug. Sometimes you can fix this by going to the start menu and choosing the "next loadout" option. However, I've had at least once personally where this didn't even work and the only solution was to restart the game.
RepairmanJack
Member
So you're saying some people play this game for the sole purpose of unlocking things?
I get the problem with gated content, I'm not a big fan either, but to let it get in the way of playing the game is crazy. If there were no XP caps and some people got everything the very first week would they just stop playing until a patch or DLC is released? This just seems dumb to me.
Have you tried to see if it effects you if you're in a custon game? I would be devistated if this effected lans. Though the custom games options for fun lan games aren't really there entirely. :/
There are XP caps? I've done nothing but play Halo 4 every free moment since launch, and haven't encountered any caps, so they can't be that low.
Nevertheless I think it's a valid complaint that implementing a progression system and then putting caps or excluding some modes is a great way to make people quit playing the game. Reach was awful about this. Play a 10 minute matchmade firefight? 5k XP. Play a 1 hour Legendary marathon firefight with your buddies? 40-50 XP. Fucking killed firefight for me.
Nevertheless I think it's a valid complaint that implementing a progression system and then putting caps or excluding some modes is a great way to make people quit playing the game. Reach was awful about this. Play a 10 minute matchmade firefight? 5k XP. Play a 1 hour Legendary marathon firefight with your buddies? 40-50 XP. Fucking killed firefight for me.
Yeah I do.
They are quite low. With double XP you get around 12k xp for a spartan ops match. You could only play 7 of them and you hit the cap. I think they bumped it up to something around 100-130k. I got something like that yesterday when I hit the cap.
YourExWife
Member
Basically, yes. There were people in Reach who played hardly any multiplayer, but grinded in Firefight and Campaign solely for commendations and cR ranks.
There are people who are completionists too that will play the game - even if they don't find it fun - just to unlock everything and complete commendations.
This is why certain types of RPGs are so successful and will always be. Only with this generation has the thought process been moved over to the FPS realm in any significant form.
That wouldn't make any sense because you can pick any of the specializations you want once you reach level 50. So that stuff is already there. Max level is 130 btw.
saltinekracka
Member
Got a question concerning the shield vs sword. Does anyone know why sometimes a sword will blast through my shield and other times won't?
Oh, and also why promeathean vision will sometimes not work on certain people? I used it on one guy and when I came around the corner, he was crouching and not showing up red.
Oh, and also why promeathean vision will sometimes not work on certain people? I used it on one guy and when I came around the corner, he was crouching and not showing up red.
RepairmanJack
Member
God damn, that just seems sad to me. :lol I can't see how the currency/XP in a game could ever be more important than the actual fun had while playing. Maybe I'm in the minority and just didn't realize because I wasn't around much in Reach. The XP just seemed like an added on thing that I never paid attention to. I couldn't imagine ignoring a gametype if it just didn't give me enough XP or something like that. Seriously haven't paid attention at all, couldn't even tell you what rank/level I am.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
They have.
The cap is only an issue if you are using double XP, and playing a LOT (or playing a handful of Ops campaigns).
I hit it once in MP, but that was after playing with double XP for a good 5-6 hours. I have yet to hit it without.
343 has said they continue to monitor who and how many are hitting it and will adjust it accordingly.
Well the average multi match is like 3k.. so that 40 games. 40 game of 6 minutes each, 240 minutes, 4 hours.. atleast. And that's non-stop, not counting downtime or longer matches.
The game shouldn't really be balanced around people who play 10 hours per day or have some doubleXP shit. I think it's already catering too much to that demographic, forcing you to play hundreds of games to unlock the emblem you want for example.
If someone has camoflage on, it's a faint blue outline. You'll see a bunch of blue dots on your radar as well.
Everdred
Member
I hit cap in multiplayer 3 days in a row, with no double XP codes and no Spartan Ops. Didn't bother me much, I Just played campaign and tried to get achievements but would have been nice to not be limited. I already have 88 hours on the game... I love it. Level 56 in multiplayer.
saltinekracka
Member
Yes.
People have been saying that Acheivements aren't unlocking for them. I had no issues, but it does seem to be an issue for some people.
Lol what? I died like 2, 3 times tops on that part on Legendary. Controls work just fine and it's a hella easy portion of the game. Was a great follow up to what Reach introduced in its campaign.
Everdred
Member
I didn't have any problems either. Actually enjoyed it.
indubitably
Member
Really? I thought the decision to include it in Oddball was much more puzzling.
RepairmanJack
Member
Same, one of my favorite parts.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
What do you mean? The actual phone app? The site works fine for stats. I'm not sure they have updated the actual apps. It works great on SmartGlass on iOS too though.
alrighty I'll attribute it to my endless coughing from the bronchitis then ;P
YourExWife
Member
Ironically enough, the SmartGlass App on WP7 is telling me (for Halo 4 stats) that my phone is missing a required feature: Touch...
The only SmartGlass sub-app I've had any issues with. Go figure.
BuckRobotron
Member
Seeing some comments above, I also really enjoyed the final chapter
. Looked great, played well. Just-right difficulty on Legendary as well, mainly avoid getting greedy at the end when
, usually one at a time, keep the shields healthy.
Broadsword trench run
clearing the turret pairs guarding the four nodes
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
IMO it's the best Halo since Halo. Campaign has some areas that don't quite get explained but overall was a solid story that had a lot more fictional depth than any of the past games. Multiplayer needs some tweaks, but is a lot of fun to play.
No bosses really.
All is forgiven then. It's super easy just steer left and right, and you barely ever thrust. Hold RT to shoot random crap. I agree with others above that it was one of my favorite moments in a game this generation.
No real bosses, but some great level design and enemy encounters. Final boss moment/scene may even piss you off how it is executed. See: QTE.
Despite this, this is my favorite campaign for Halo or any FPS ever. MP is amazing,albeit needs a patch for some things.