NullPointer
Member
Great Spartan Ops episode this week. Definitely the worst of the bunch so far for soloing, but some seriously ass kicking battles for a team.
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Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die
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no. legendary ending is
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Looks like you have to do all of them on Legendary.
Chapter 4 was pretty awesome. I was definitely not expecting anything like the
Phantom and Banshee onslaught, and the Cruiser in the background
If this week's episode and last week's had switched places, I think the overall reactions to SpOps would be much better. This is what the series need to be like.
RepairmanJack
Member
I didn't notice anything. I would think if they did anything like that it would be part of a bigger update and well noted.
RepairmanJack
Member
Depends on what commendation it is. If it's spartan master(or something like that) it's kills in war games, but there are others as well. Master level I believe is the last level in the commendation.
Blue Ninja
Member
I did, still doesn't seem to work.
Diablohead
Member
SpOps story sucks so far, I would have preferred less stages / better ones, two good missions with real halo checkpoints instead of 5 repeated maps with unlimited multiplayer respawns.
uh, so reached The Broadsword part with my friend and I have to say I am not a fan of this campaign and major pet peeves with the story. Who the hell is Didact? Chief mentions him as if all people of earth are old pals of his and nobody ever questions. Everything is so centralized and appears out of thin air when the script decides it needs it.
RepairmanJack
Member
I saw something about extraction on waypoint and couldn't remember anything about it. What is it exactly?
Diablohead
Member
True story, I have only reached chapter 3 in single player because I play multi too much, also outside of the visuals this is the first halo where I just don't really care about the story for what I have seen, no interesting hooks to grab me like the older games.
Here is some Extraction gameplay
It's sort of like a territories/assault kind of gametype where you capture territories of a map by extracting resources from the ground using forerunner equipment. There is a "capture time" that allows for the enemy to come in a reverse it in their favor.
Gameplay video will explain more.
RepairmanJack
Member
Man, this guy sucks. :lol Jumps in ghost runs to sniper right in front of enemy warthog, jumps out of ghost to pick up sniper....dies.
Thanks will check it out, sounds interesting.
Blue Ninja
Member
That is Kynan Pearson, lead multiplayer map designer.
RepairmanJack
Member
Well, at least he's good at his day job.*
*as far as I'm concerned. Love the MP maps.
Unless you get a headshot, it seems like nothing works very well against the crawlers. At least on Legendary, they seemed to take longer to take down than the Knights if you didn't get a headshot. Which sucked because I seemed out of ammo so much I had to use non-headshot weapons a lot.
Really nice to see Halsey get zingers on the S-IVs. Dem MJOLNIR space bros are kind o annoying.
Continuity
Member
There doesn't seem to be a join game option for campaign, so I'm assuming I'll have to invite someone if I want to play co-op campaign. Does Gaf host any co-op sessions?
squidhands
Member
Suppressor is a beast against Prometheans of all kind, the reticle just needs to be red. Light Rifle is best for headshots, and the burst mode is great for killing the Crawlers. Not sure what you're doing wrong, but they do indeed work on them. Supressors also stun Crawlers, and if you're close enough you can hop behind them for some cool assassinations.
Dunno what to tell you for the Cortana thing. She's inside a hollow Forerunner planet, there's bound to be something that can take you from one place to another. Why not wormholes? ;-)
Doing a fiction-oriented playthrough next Monday or Tuesday at 8pm est. if you can stand people sitting around looking for easter eggs and discussing physics all of GAF is welcome. Plus you get Coop Legendary achievements done.
electricpirate
Member
Sucks against the crawlers, but it's really key against knights to strip their shields, then switch to a precision weapon and put 2-3 in their face to get the kill.
I prefer the bolt shot though, since the stand fire can down a ton of crawlers, then the charge shot will pop prometheon shields in a single shot.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
This. I haven't played Ep3 yet, but it's a real let down. I like the CG cutscenes but the game itself seems to have very little to do with them, you're just fighting up and down the same areas each time. It really is just a stripped back firefight.
I think it would be way better if there were limited lives. Go in with a group of 4 but you only have three lives each or something. There's no danger at all.
It is kinda fun just grinding through it solo Legendary though, especially given the infinite respawns. Helps practice killing Forerunners for the campaign too.
Crazyorloco
Member
Any news on if they'll bring in a lone wolves/free for all/team doubles playlist? Also I wish they had a little description when choosing a playlist, especially since a lot of the titles have been changed from the past halos.
I love the game. It's probably my favorite halo. Love the join in progress because I don't like ending up with -20 in deaths. I hate lopsided games so this helps out a lot. I felt the environments in halo reach were bland, the halo 4 maps look great. Gameplay in multiplayer definitely feels faster. I die quickly, but not as fast as in COD games. I'm having a lot of fun in infinity slayer...I can't wait to play later.
I love the game. It's probably my favorite halo. Love the join in progress because I don't like ending up with -20 in deaths. I hate lopsided games so this helps out a lot. I felt the environments in halo reach were bland, the halo 4 maps look great. Gameplay in multiplayer definitely feels faster. I die quickly, but not as fast as in COD games. I'm having a lot of fun in infinity slayer...I can't wait to play later.
RepairmanJack
Member
The problem with join in progress right here. There should be a penalty for quitting, not make it easier.
You end up screwing over the other people on your team and the people who get thrown in that game in your place.
Acidote
Member
What I want and I've asked before with other games is right the opposite: An option to NEVER join games in progress. It's bothering to join a lopsided game because a quitter left them with one less team member. Sometimes you just join the game to face the "your team lost" screen as soon as the map loads.
Crazyorloco
Member
For me though I've noticed if i'm the only person remaining on the team, join in progress kicks in within a few minutes and i'll have a squad again. I don't mind this at all. HELP A BROTHER OUT. I remember hiding the whole game to avoid 4 versus 1 in halo reach because of stuff like that. It's too easy for the other team. It's not as fun.
RepairmanJack
Member
That I understand, and didn't really mean to pick on you, but it sounded like you meant quitting was easier. My mistake.
People joining is a big help for sure. The problem is it causes a lot of games to start without a full party, and as I was pointing out before it causes a lot more quitting.
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Deleted member 1235
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weird. I've been enjoying some success online (around a 1.5 ratio I guess) hopped on last night and got fucking wrecked. seemed like I was captain sheilds off and then shoot the floor. OVER AND OVER.
nothing worse than having an off night and then playing with a couple team mates in random who unredeemably suck as in 2 kills 16 deaths bad.
started improving but then found I was getting 7 kills in a match with 2 deaths. maybe 6 assists and just not seeing anyone for half a match. it was weird and lonely.
I won a match the other night on blue team. On the score board it showed 4 red and about 9 blue. talk about some supersubs.
nothing worse than having an off night and then playing with a couple team mates in random who unredeemably suck as in 2 kills 16 deaths bad.
started improving but then found I was getting 7 kills in a match with 2 deaths. maybe 6 assists and just not seeing anyone for half a match. it was weird and lonely.
I won a match the other night on blue team. On the score board it showed 4 red and about 9 blue. talk about some supersubs.
minasodaboy
Member
Recipe for solo fun (not a challenge, but just pure fun) on SpOps: Choose Easy difficulty
Hard to die, rip through Covenant and Prometheans like a spartan should.
Hard to die, rip through Covenant and Prometheans like a spartan should.
playing through valhalla was a fantastic idea. huge props to the person who came up with that idea.
Crazyorloco
Member
I wouldn't mind that either. Options are good. I wouldn't want to enter a game that is just ending. Maybe enter only if the score is at a certain point.
I've ended up doing the campaign in sync with the challenges they roll out for it.
So the first 3 missions have all been done solo, Legendary, with one of Thunderstorm/Tilt/ToughLuck active.
Surprisingly it's still been relatively easy. Though now I'm eager to get through the rest of it, and new campaign challenges won't be 'til next week.
Promethean knights are awful enemies btw. Nothing but bullet sponges that sometimes rush you and 1-hit melee kill you. And they're supported by the most cowardly enemy ever, The Watchers. Annoying shit. Hopefully the rest of the campaign is more covy or 3-way fights as opposed to solely promethean.
So the first 3 missions have all been done solo, Legendary, with one of Thunderstorm/Tilt/ToughLuck active.
Surprisingly it's still been relatively easy. Though now I'm eager to get through the rest of it, and new campaign challenges won't be 'til next week.
Promethean knights are awful enemies btw. Nothing but bullet sponges that sometimes rush you and 1-hit melee kill you. And they're supported by the most cowardly enemy ever, The Watchers. Annoying shit. Hopefully the rest of the campaign is more covy or 3-way fights as opposed to solely promethean.
At the end of the 2nd level, Cortana explains that's there's a portal based transportation network on Requiem.
The largest post match bonus is for simply finishing the game. There is no penalty for losing, but there is a small extra bonus for winning. JIP allows you to get xp from finishing the game even if you lose right away. I'm not defending this occasional misstep, but the game isn't exactly punishing you for losing...it sorta rewards you for even participating. I guess people just hate losing just because it's losing.
I'll join you....Heroic or Legendary. I still haven't played any of the campaign yet. But I'm a Gamer-Dad and would only be able to play at night (~9pm EST)
gAg CruSh3r
Member
To every one that is custom game fan! I NEED your help Halo's NeoGAF members. I need someones help to post this onto the Thread Forums to get the word out about this. Many people at the 343i forums are wanting a change to the custom game settings in Halo 4. Here is the site where everything is going down at...
https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst127421_Custom-game-options-are-unacceptable--343.aspx
I don't post a lot here on NeoGAF but I would really appreciate it if someone can help out with this?
From Time Glitch-
https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst127421_Custom-game-options-are-unacceptable--343.aspx
I don't post a lot here on NeoGAF but I would really appreciate it if someone can help out with this?
From Time Glitch-
See I don't agree with that, I think the story is decent and what they try to do is pretty cool.
I would like if you got different options such as choosing unlimited lives or limited lives and being able to customize some of the settings but I hope they don't get rid of the unlimited lives option.
victreeb3l
Member
wow, spartan ops episode 3 was a lot of fun. mission 4 was insane!
i still hate palmer and the IVs though. especially palmer
i still hate palmer and the IVs though. especially palmer
The instances where I get dropped into a really lopsided game is so rare that it isn't even worth complaining about.
Crazyorloco
Member
haha I have the same issues. I can't play if my daughter is awake. So for that reason I only play late nights. I can't wait till she can play video games.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
What is happening in the story then, and how do the missions relate to it? Ep 1 made sense, introducing me to the universe. At the end of Ep1 you collect the forerunner thing. Ep2, that forerunner thing eats and scientist - why am I fighting back in the same environments from Ep1 again? The only one that made sense was Gagarin.
As I say, I really like the cutscenes. But the moment to moment story is almost entirely empty. There aren't even any characters, it should have been more like Reach where your squad of IVs had a bit more personality.
The Lamonster
Member
why?
Have you played it solo?
It spawns you straight into insta-get-fucked situations over and over. Oh let's not forget how many Hunters it throws at you simultaneously combined with weapons disappearing on the map.
It's terrible and a lot of the missions drag out far too long and it becomes increasingly notable that the crutch for a lot of the missions are just wave after wave after wave.