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[JB1981]

Spawning with plasma pistols and plasma grenades is seriously ruining my enjoyment in this game. In Halo 3 I loved using the warthog and prided myself on being a skilled driver, but now everyone and their grandma just spawns in, PPs you and then chucks a hail of plasma grenades. Not to mention every BTB map provides only cramped driving spaces.

I was hoping for the return of the Warthog in Halo 4 after Reach. 343 needs to address this

(Not to mention how EASY the warthog flips, sheesh)

Also the Wheelman tactical package is so MEH, completely not worth using given the other tactical packages you could be using

BTB is a mess

 

[pakkit]

JiP dropped me and a friend into an Oddball match where the other team was leading 250-0.

We ended up winning. Feels goodman.

BTB has ALWAYS been a mess.

 

[JB1981]

JiP dropped me and a friend into an Oddball match where the other team was leading 250-0.

We ended up winning. Feels goodman.

BTB has ALWAYS been a mess.

I don't remember it being a mess in Halo 3

 

[daedalius]

I don't remember it being a mess in Halo 3

Eh, it kinda was.

That's usually the appeal.

 

[Insaniac]

I don't remember it being a mess in Halo 3

Halo 3 was the glory of BTB. Valhalla, Sandtrap, Avalanche, BTB objective games, loved it. 2,900 wheelmans accumulated

 

[AlmostMilk]

JiP dropped me and a friend into an Oddball match where the other team was leading 250-0.

We ended up winning. Feels goodman.

BTB has ALWAYS been a mess.

Not always. It became a mess when they added heavies. Now every game is heavies with ordinance drops and resupplies.

 

[Karl2177]

I don't remember it being a mess in Halo 3

When they added Heavies, it became kinda crummy. Otherwise it was fairly good.

 

[Insaniac]

When they added Heavies, it became kinda crummy. Otherwise it was fairly good.

Yeah this is true, heavies ruined it

 

[fabricated backlash]

Spartan Ops was so bad this week.. So much recycling..

Yeah. Such a wasted opportunity.

 

[enzo_gt]

Lol, the game drops me into a Regicide game where the King is leading with 260 points.

Come the fuck on, 343.

Regicide is still the easiest gametype by far to catch up in.

 

[TheOddOne]

Lol, the game drops me into a Regicide game where the King is leading with 260 points.

Come the fuck on, 343.

I still don't get why they can put in an algorithm for join in progress where the player only comes in on the first half of the match, after that don’t. Specifically in modes likes Regicide, that is really needed. Outside of that, I can kind of understand why people are dropped in at the last minute. Still, it sucks.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Last minute of the match? Try literally last second / loading into MATCH LOST screen and then hitting the load screen again.


Then again, every FPS has this problem and it just never gets resolved.

 

[Raide]

I still don't get why they can put in an algorithm for join in progress where the player only comes in on the first half of the match, after that don’t. Specifically in modes likes Regicide, that is really needed. Outside of that, I can kind of understand why people are dropped in at the last minute. Still, it sucks.

It would make sense. Not really sure how they sort it out now but it cannot be that hard to tweak it right?

 

[The Lamonster]

(Not to mention how EASY the warthog flips, sheesh)

All vehicles are much easier to flip. You can really tell if you boot up Reach and everything is so much more stable and easy to control.

 

[TheOddOne]

It would make sense. Not really sure how they sort it out now but it cannot be that hard to tweak it right?

I really don't know. They have spoken before that they can change stuff on the fly, but I don't know if JiP falls under that.

 

[daedalius]

They have said they are making an update to JIP in early Dec.

It is probably not as easy to update as some other things.

 

[Goldenroad]

I don't and never have played a LOT of Halo multiplayer, but I am kicking a$$ and taking names in Halo 4. I don't know why, but with this one it finally clicked. I was going pure DMR style for the last couple weeks, but then after realizing how little recoil the assault rifle has, I've been sticking exclusively to that and coming out of every game with a positive KDR.

I love the emergent gameplay that this game brings, especially in Big Team Slayer (or whatever it's called) with all those vehicles. I've been playing a fair bit of King of the Hill and Dominion too. Overall I think this is my favorite Halo MP to date and maybe one of my favorite MP games ever. There are just so many moments that are totally unpredictable and the momentum of the game just never ceases.

 

[The Lamonster]

I don't and never have played a LOT of Halo multiplayer, but I am kicking a$$ and taking names in Halo 4. I don't know why, but with this one it finally clicked. I was going pure DMR style for the last couple weeks, but then after realizing how little recoil the assault rifle has, I've been sticking exclusively to that and coming out of every game with a positive KDR.

I love the emergent gameplay that this game brings, especially in Big Team Slayer (or whatever it's called) with all those vehicles. I've been playing a fair bit of King of the Hill and Dominion too. Overall I think this is my favorite Halo MP to date and maybe one of my favorite MP games ever. There are just so many moments that are totally unpredictable and the momentum of the game just never ceases.

It's actually called Super Big Team Hyper Infinity Spartan Slayer Battle.

S.B.T.H.I.S.S.B. for short

 

[pringles]

I've never liked BTB as much as I do in this game. BUT, it's almost ruined by people never voting for any map other than Ragnarork, or in it's absence, Exile. I like both those maps, but I seriously played 20 straight BTB games of only those 2 maps.

Meanwhile, in SWAT and Infinty, Haven is all everyone wants to play. Sigh.

Having the green visor as an unlock is possibly the greatest motivation in the world to get people to use the Ghost. Or the worst thing in the world. Not sure yet.

Why so? It's just a bland looking visor to me, not worth going out of my way trying to splatter people.

 

[IOnEI Falcon]

I've never liked BTB as much as I do in this game. BUT, it's almost ruined by people never voting for any map other than Ragnarork, or in it's absence, Exile.

It is also almost ruined by friendly fire on vehicles. Every other match I am bullied out of the tank or destroyed in it from my team mates grenading the hell out of me. Same with the Mantis...the last game I played apparently someone wanted the sniper I was using so they got in the Warthog, ran me over and took it for themselves...

 

[Blue Ninja]

Regicide is still the easiest gametype by far to catch up in.

Guy got four more kills and ended the game before I even knew what was going on.

I've been playing terribly the last few days. My arm hurts, so that might have something to do with it. I resigned to playing some less intensive game to get it to heal a bit. All this twitchy trigger-mashing started to hurt.

 

[Louis Wu]

Meanwhile, in SWAT and Infinty, Haven is all everyone wants to play. Sigh.

I get Complex in SWAT all the time. (And Adrift far too often in Infinity.)

 

[strikeselect]

I feel like 343 didn't go far enough with the CoD style leveling. Needs more guitar riffs and bigger fonts.

 

[enzo_gt]

Why so? It's just a bland looking visor to me, not worth going out of my way trying to splatter people.

On one hand it promotes people trying to grind it out which is obviously bad for team-oriented gametypes.

On the other hand it makes people use the Ghost, which is otherwise pretty ineffective overall.

 

[ultron87]

Can I nominate the Spartan Laser in this game for weapon sound of the year?

 

[enzo_gt]

Can I nominate the Spartan Laser in this game for weapon sound of the year?

Shotgun says no?

 

[The Lamonster]

Shotgun says no?

Is it just me or is the Energy Sword silent when you pull it out?

Seems like there should be a sound effect, because there is in every other Halo game...

 

[Lothars]

Is it just me or is the Energy Sword silent when you pull it out?

Seems like there should be a sound effect, because there is in every other Halo game...

It still makes the same sound it always has, It's a great sound.

 

[OrangeOak]

It still makes the same sound it always has, It's a great sound.

But sometimes there is no sound at all.It happens from time to time.

 

[TheBryanJZX90]

Meanwhile, in SWAT and Infinty, Haven is all everyone wants to play. Sigh.

Ugh, SWAT on Haven. Renders the whole playlist meaningless. There should be more to SWAT than just shooting first.

 

[Louis Wu]

Ugh, SWAT on Haven. Renders the whole playlist meaningless. There should be more to SWAT than just shooting first.

Um... I thought that WAS the point of SWAT?

(When I want more than shooting first, I play something else.)

 

[blamite]

They have said they are making an update to JIP in early Dec.

It is probably not as easy to update as some other things.

They said they were updating JiP with yesterday's playlist update, it doesn't seem to have made a difference so far.

 

[exYle]

Ugh, SWAT on Haven. Renders the whole playlist meaningless. There should be more to SWAT than just shooting first.

Well... aiming better

 

[daedalius]

They said they were updating JiP with yesterday's playlist update, it doesn't seem to have made a difference so far.

Well, waiting a day or two before getting out the pitchforks probably wouldn't be a terrible idea.

 

[Sai-kun]

Ugh, SWAT on Haven. Renders the whole playlist meaningless. There should be more to SWAT than just shooting first.

can't

 

[plantedunicorn]

Is there something wrong with my game or do I just have really bad luck. Its erased all my loadouts again. Does anybody know why this keeps happening?

 

[Tunavi]

Lol, the game drops me into a Regicide game where the King is leading with 260 points.

Come the fuck on, 343.

just kill the king three times and you'll win.

 

[zlatko]

Ugh, SWAT on Haven. Renders the whole playlist meaningless. There should be more to SWAT than just shooting first.

wut?

There is. Jumping to fuck with their aim, crouching, strafing, and then aiming yourself in general.

 

[NullPointer]

Um... I thought that WAS the point of SWAT?

(When I want more than shooting first, I play something else.)

Yeah. Not understanding the complaint either. If you want to react to getting shot play something that has shields.

 

[TheOddOne]

But sometimes there is no sound at all.It happens from time to time.

Been happening more and more recently, usually half-way through the match the sounds just disappear.

 

[Hey You]

Is there something wrong with my game or do I just have really bad luck. Its erased all my loadouts again. Does anybody know why this keeps happening?

It's only happened to me once (knock on wood) but hopefully it gets fixed.

 

[brianjones]

got this on black friday.. the campaign is really disappointing .. maybe the weakest one yet.. story is uninteresting and convoluted, everything is so metallic looking.. lot of it feels rehashed from halo 3 and reach

dunno, not feeling it

 

[See You Next Wednesday]

got this on black friday.. the campaign is really disappointing .. maybe the weakest one yet.. story is uninteresting and convoluted, everything is so metallic looking.. lot of it feels rehashed from halo 3 and reach

dunno, not feeling it

Definitely the weakest one.
It also got rid of the epic set pieces & large scale environments from the previous games.

 

[daedalius]

Eh my wife and some friends felt it was the strongest.

Subjectivity.

 

[Acidote]

The more I play it, the more I miss bigger environments. And scarabs.

 

[exYle]

I found the most common consensus was that the campaign had some worst setpieces and lack of open areas, but at the same time had the best storytelling of the series.

 

[NullPointer]

The more I play it, the more I miss bigger environments. And scarabs.

Something had to give to provide all that pretty. I'd guess we'll see a lot more playable scale in the next game.

 

[daedalius]

Something had to give to provide all that pretty. I'd guess we'll see a lot more playable scale in the next game.

That would certainly be awesome.

 

[TUROK]

This is what I want for Halo 5. Or something like this.

 

[GrizzNKev]

This is what I want for Halo 5. Or something like this.

They said that's what they originally wanted the Mantis to be, you can see the similarities in design. Just remove the head.