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Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die

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kittens

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Satchel said:
But new consoles launches are so fucking hard to resist. If you're just, a "fan" of Halo, then go Wii U to be honest.
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With Halo 4 coming out, nothing else matters. This is an objective truth.

Hydranockz said:
Watching the Grifball gameplay makes me kinad sad. The UI elements are really confusing. It seems to be team coloured, so when Blue Team has the ball and you're on Red Team, you get a blue waypoint that says kill. When a Red Team ally has the ball there is red waypoint telling you to escort. That's not good.
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I actually really prefer that it's linked to team color. Even after playing hundreds of hours in Halo 3 and Reach, I found myself getting confused sometimes.
 
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Skilotonn

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I know you said that playing with a legit copy of the disc is fine Frankie, but does that imply that you'll get banned, and if you provide proof, which the buddy of mine will be able to since me and him are getting the game from the website we ordered from tomorrow, will be un-banned?

I'll be flying in about eight hours (and will be missing from gaming for two weeks myself) so I won't be online when he gets his copy and starts to play, but I'd rather ask you and save him the trouble of being banned even if he'll get un-banned.
 
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Hydranockz

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kittens said:
With Halo 4 coming out, nothing else matters. This is an objective truth.


I actually really prefer that it's linked to team color. Even after playing hundreds of hours in Halo 3 and Reach, I found myself getting confused sometimes.
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But how does that translate to Green Team versus Yellow Team? Blue is good and red is bad is a well established affordance at this point.

Edit: It also says Betrayal both when you betray someone and someone betrays you. Splitscreen users like myself will occasionally hear Steitzer repeat himself in a row I guess.
 
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kittens

Unconfirmed Member
Hydranockz said:
But how does that translate to Green Team versus Yellow Team? Blue is good and red is bad is a well established affordance at this point.
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I assume a green flag carrier will have a green waypoint, yellow for yellow, pink for pink, etc. It will require adjustment (Glasslands reference!) for those who are used to the old system, but I don't think it's inherently counter-intuitive. I think it's more intuitive, actually.
 
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rakka

Member
oddball looks fun from that video but lighting on your weapon seems a bit off, like there's light sources from all directions so its always illuminated. wierd. at the same time, the environment casts strong shadows. hmmm.

Hydranockz said:
Edit: It also says Betrayal both when you betray someone and someone betrays you. Splitscreen users like myself will occasionally hear Steitzer repeat himself in a row I guess.
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really? so it's no longer 'betrayal' when you do it and 'betrayed' when you're on the receiving end? that's ridiculous.
 
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MaDGaMEZ

Neo Member
Is the Locus Helmet exclusive? Does anyone know, it is part of the Mountain Dew King of the Hill game and I haven't seen any info on it really? Why would you need a code for it if it was in the retail game? I know it is a pre-order in the UK but nothing I have seen for the US except this game.
 
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Wizman23

Banned
What is the last map yet to be revealed? OP is only showing 9. I'd rather ask here then go into the jungles of google and have the story spoiled for me
 
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MrDaravon

Member
MaDGaMEZ said:
Is the Locus Helmet exclusive? Does anyone know, it is part of the Mountain Dew King of the Hill game and I haven't seen any info on it really? Why would you need a code for it if it was in the retail game? I know it is a pre-order in the UK but nothing I have seen for the US except this game.
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Yes, in the US it's only available via the 7-11 thing. Prior to that being announced we didn't even know we were getting it, and I think that there's still a couple random skins/emblems tied up with pre-orders not available at any US stores. The whole thing is a clusterfuck.
 
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StudioTan

Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
delta25 said:
Any word on frame rate issues? Reach has made me wary, especially considering Halo 4 looks ten folds better.
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Fixed, unless Reach makes you tired ;)
 
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op_ivy

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i'm ready

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op_ivy

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OdysseusVA said:
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:p
Let us know how they sound
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:p

they sound great, especially 20 + shipping great! i'm just thrilled i can play AND hear the game now - since my only gaming time is when kids and wife go to sleep. also, hoping the mic is better than the standard MS mic which always gave me issues.

so stoked. cant wait to run over everyone with the super powered needler :D


<--- needs live friends for halo 4. add me.
 
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Seance

Banned
When I said I was gonna pick up Halo 4 earlier today did Frankie say he would cockblock?
Don't wanna turn up to the store after work and having some clerk tell me a Microsoft rang up to deny me my Haloz.
 
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Hydranockz

Member
kittens said:
I assume a green flag carrier will have a green waypoint, yellow for yellow, pink for pink, etc. It will require adjustment (Glasslands reference!) for those who are used to the old system, but I don't think it's inherently counter-intuitive. I think it's more intuitive, actually.
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I don't agree. Blue being good and red being bad is far from being a gaming thing. Red indicates danger or warning and blue is a safer and more calming colour.

http://www.webdesignbooth.com/colors-in-web-design/

The added advantage is that it allows for any matching of team colours. If you know red is bad (such as the colour of the enemy's Gamertag) then it does not matter what colour the other team is... ever.

I don't think it's good design practice.
 
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op_ivy

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Zeouterlimits said:
:-/
The lack of friendly fire made that look awful to me.

Ugh 343, what a bad decision.
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havent even watched the vid, but the more i think about the positives and negatives associated with removing friendly fire, the more i'm ok with it. friendly fire was only really an issue when you had idiots on your team that would throw grenades at your feet to try and kill an enemy or douche bags that used betrayals or shots to steal weapons or grief. both of which were huge negatives to my enjoyment of the game. sure, skilled and courteous players had to be careful with their attacks, and thats out the window so gameplay strategies will need adjusting, but the fun factor (at least for me) will only increase with this change.

EDIT: after watching, new oddball looks really really good - as does forge. slurp.
 
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feel

Member
Seance said:
When I said I was gonna pick up Halo 4 earlier today did Frankie say he would cockblock?
Don't wanna turn up to the store after work and having some clerk tell me a Microsoft rang up to deny me my Haloz.
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He did, don't bother leaving the house, sorry.
 
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Phat Michael

Banned
its so weird. i played Halo 4 till 1am. went to bed. had a nightmare about Halo. got up, ate a sandwich at 4am. now im gonna play again (weekend for us). Had the Halo music in the nightmare and everything.

this is total immersion video gaming.

Time to jump back in. Hope the neighbours dont mind 5.1 at this hour.
 
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Zeouterlimits

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op_ivy said:
havent even watched the vid, but the more i think about the positives and negatives associated with removing friendly fire, the more i'm ok with it. friendly fire was only really an issue when you had idiots on your team that would throw grenades at your feet to try and kill an enemy or douche bags that used betrayals or shots to steal weapons or grief. both of which were huge negatives to my enjoyment of the game. sure, skilled and courteous players had to be careful with their attacks, and thats out the window so gameplay strategies will need adjusting, but the fun factor (at least for me) will only increase with this change.
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I disagree, because I play with friends and wouldn't have that issue.
The lack of FF makes all your play a lot more halfhazard, you see the player tossing grenades towards the ball, even though his team mate is right on top of it.

So not for what I look for in Halo.
 
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Victrix

*beard*
The Machinma stream is fucking hilarious

dude spawns in, starts getting shot in the face

'... I just spawned, you're a developer of the game, what an asshole'

These guys are classy (and amazing at Halo)
 
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AranhaHunter

Banned
I might buy this for a friend of mine for secret santa. What's the verdict? I don't currently trust reviews by "professional" gaming journalists.

EDIT: I'm assuming some gaffers have already gotten the game.
 
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DrBo42

Member
Seance said:
When I said I was gonna pick up Halo 4 earlier today did Frankie say he would cockblock?
Don't wanna turn up to the store after work and having some clerk tell me a Microsoft rang up to deny me my Haloz.
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Hope you've learned never to post that information again. Pretty dumb.
 
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zap

Member
I was watching the Tsquared video on Gamespot just now...

Tsquared said "I wouldn't give this a 10 because of the DLC, I don't like how we don't have this stuff on the disc and playable now"

...

*sigh*
 
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Devin Olsen

Member
zap said:
I was watching the Tsquared video on Gamespot just now...

Tsquared said "I wouldn't give this a 10 because of the DLC, I don't like how we don't have this stuff on the disc and playable now"

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*sigh*
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wat

To god damn much Dr.Pepper will do strange things to the mind.

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