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Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die
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Don't suppose you have a film.
From the Games tab on the Xbox One. Possible E3 hints, new Halo game? (fuck yeah Crackdown, new Rare game too)
H2A confirmed.
gAg CruSh3r
Member
Tashi, one of these nights let me know the day you get a chance to try out my map. I would like to help tested it out.
$18 bucks brand new... Damn. Oh well, anyone who never picked it up at launch has no reason not to get it now, just in time for the weapon tuning update. I wonder how many wouldn't have left had the game we have now, launched November 6th.
I wonder if a beta would have helped that or harmed it even worse. I know if there was a Beta for Halo 4 I definitely would not have picked it up, wonder how many would have done the same.
On the other hand, if they would have had a really good beta, the MP on launch could have been closer to what they have been working toward recently, or even better if the backlash was huge.
Beta for Halo 5 please.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
It would have been interesting.
I think a beta would have helped honestly. Sure it would have turned off a few fans, but we could have at least gotten them to acknowledge just how bad personal ordnance or loadouts make the game play. We could have told them how poor the UI was, how we need the X's, how symmetrical gametypes don't work on asymmetrical maps. At the very least, they'd have been able to give us throwdown from the start, give us our X's, maybe tune the weapons earlier. Maybe if they knew early enough, they'd have been able to implement better custom settings such as toggle sprint on/off, remove flinch etc.
I also want a beta for Halo 5. Doesn't have to be much, maybe 1-3 maps, one small, one medium, one large, try out a few gametypes. It'll be a new engine, new cloud servers, they could really use the info they'd get from us testing it.
Yup, Onyx is one of the best maps made. So good, even better it's a Midship remake/inspiration etc.
The Real Napsta
Member
Promod is awesome. It even has a camo pick-up.
Maybe it's just the Halo TV series? Somehow, I don't expect a Halo game being release anytime soon, but I would welcome an other Halo ODST/Wars game.
I5CharactersMax
Neo Member
It actually feels good.
I'm sure that there will be something with the Nextbox's launch.
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I'm playing through the campaign for the billionth time (which I must say again, the first half until the Didact is released is amazing) but I still can't comprehend what happened in the ending. Has anyone from 343i tried to explain what the hell happened with Cortana and the random fact that Chief survived a nuclear blast that wiped out a Forerunner vessel made out of hard light?
No im with you. Nade throwing speed especially gets on my nerves. Mobility issues arent limited to just ..well moving.
I can see your point but honestly it doesn't always play out the way you're saying. Sure people run away but they also run to wherever the fighting is. There's no doubt that the faceoff aspect of the game is slower but the time between encounters is reduced significantly. I like the mobility of sprint. I also dont mind that penalty is like basically 60 frames (i dont know the number im pulling it out of my ass) of recovery coming out of it. H4 doesnt feel slow because of the movement to me. The weapons are the main culprit imo.
I have, I can upload it later today.
THe spawn would be a non issue in every other gametype than SWAT, I thinl Exwife expierenced it even more than me.
Depends what we're talking about. If we just said "what if there had been a beta in the spring"... the game would have been overall worse. Betas are time-sucking, resource draining monsters. Considering how hot the game came in, a beta would have only made the overall game worse even if people were happier with reduced Infinity settings and things like X's (assuming those could have been added in that timeframe.)
If 343i had an additional year of dev time, then yeah I think a beta would have been beneficial.
Well, Dani's original theory was that she transferred them to the Domain to avoid the blast, but that doesn't make sense with what we know from Silentium, which means the most obvious solution is the "she formed a hard light cocoon". Even that explanation I'd be okay with, except the cinematography and scripting for that entire final sequence (from Didact getting trapped by the go-go Cortanas to the slow fade to white on arming the bomb to the "always wanted to do that") was just poor. Even disregarding the QTE hate, the ending could have been much better with some better scripting.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Cortana separation or copy could have powered down or destroyed the hard light source(s) but kept a section or residual hard light bubble for John?
I remember in one of the books she reconfigured a Covie ships plasma into a slicing beam. She likes technology repurposing I suppose.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
So
Ender is great
Confined is great
Onyx is great
Elevated is great
I can't find any immediate faults with any of them.
I'll write down something more substantial later maybe but I'm having fun in the playlist
Really pleased with these maps tashi. Having some good fun on them
Ender is great
Confined is great
Onyx is great
Elevated is great
I can't find any immediate faults with any of them.
I'll write down something more substantial later maybe but I'm having fun in the playlist
Really pleased with these maps tashi. Having some good fun on them
Elevated has flaws, especially in CTF.
A good team can outplay the others tooooo easily.
One just has to stand at the balcony of the enemy's base and can watch and snipe their flag the whole time, the rest of the team just kill everyone and bam spawntrapped, no chance anyone can defend their flag now properly or score on their own.
The balconys are too powerful imo. Never played Confined in matchmaking for now, but I also really liked this one besides Onyx <3
Yeah the sniper issue is what I've noticed with Elevated too. At the very least snipers shouldn't spawn right at their most powerful position.
Computer
Member
I feel that the 4 shot BR will stop people from sprinting away one shot. I cant count the times I needed to land on more head shot and the player sprints off no where to be found.
As for the weapon tuning I think it would be awesome to make the pistol a 4 or 5 shot weapon with a very low amount of auto aim. Getting kills with the pistol is much more satisfying then BR DMR.
The Real Napsta
Member
Nice, I might have to pic up a 3rd copy.
Nothing is stopping you from using the pistol with lethality now. My base loadout for CQC is AR and pistol with dexterity. It's wicked fast weapon swapping.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
So its all but impossible to get the the crimson and majestic achievements right?
Can we have a DLC only playlist
Can we have a DLC only playlist
Orochinagis
Member
343 should fix the rates of new maps appearing on the vote section and get joined with people with DLC, making DLC playlist is a lazy excuse to fix it.
The Real Napsta
Member
I got that turret cheev last week playing BTB with one other person with dlc. It can be done.
I also got that assassinate a player who is in scope one like 2 weeks ago in dubs.
FUBAR McDangles
Member
I got the "Kill someone with a Warthog while in mid-air" achievement just the other day. On complete accident. I was charging a guy to splatter him, he turned and threw a frag, and I went spiralling through the air like a bawsse. Splattered him and then blew up from a plasma. I'd love to make a video or gif or something, but apparently my name is against the Halo TOS (FRANKIE WHY IS THIS?) so I cannot upload anything to my file share or online or anything.
Anyway, it was the most glorious kill I've gotten in Halo 4 so far by far.
But yes I agree we need a DLC only playlist.
This is acceptable as well.
And you people complain how the achievements are managed in Halo
StalkerUKCG
Banned
For real? I want to test this out now.
They are pretty bad, let's be honest.
Yeah I got one for getting 5 melee kills on the narrows remake last night. I only own the Majestic map pack.
squidhands
Member
I'm getting achievements in BTB without even trying, so it's not impossible.
An overall DLC playlist is smart, but it would have to be rotational to allow for the different player counts. I certainly don't want to see more than 8 people on Skyline (which is one of the reasons I won't touch Objective now).
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Spill the beans frankie
Steelyuhas
Member
Third-person shooter. Do not want.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Same. I rarely like TPSs.
agreed
Poker Face
Member
is there something wrong with H4 in-game fileshare? everything has a lock next to it and there's a message that says "Good to go." at the bottom.
This is what Halo 4 has done to me, man. I'm trying to find the silver lining in this mess.
Feels bad, man.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
It has potential. Mass Effect or Gears style combat. Maybe not competitive potential but it would be a nice twist on the series for a side title.
gAg CruSh3r
Member
That would be pretty cool to see Spartans in 3rd person view fighting like a gears/ mass effect style.