Bothered? We're having a laugh.
Ghaleon you out there? Why did you choose this title? I like it don't get me wrong, just curious. Seems like something out of Reach advertisement.
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Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die
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Ghaleon you out there? Why did you choose this title? I like it don't get me wrong, just curious. Seems like something out of Reach advertisement.
neoism
Member
yeah if players can report others how wouldn't this be abused to hell in back....I played reach with everyone muted anyway so whatever.. think ill get a mike when playing with gaf though...
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Isn't it a reference to Halo 3's ending? Those on Earth labeled him MIA, not KIA, even though they all thought that he was dead, because Spartans could never be declared KIA.
Visuals, animations, faces = I expect those to be better two years down the road. That's a technology improvement.
Gameplay = SP feels just like a Bungie campaign. If you gave this to someone double blind along with Reach, they would think it came from the same development house.
Storytelling = Can't go into specifics (embargo), but in my review I called this out as a weak point. The MC/Cortana interactions are good, but the story as a whole isn't that impressive.
Consistency? I thought Halo 4 was on par with Reach in terms of how it felt when you played it and the number of advances it makes over prior games. Ended up giving Halo 4 the exact same score I gave Reach.
For the record, I rated ODST higher than both as I still think that's the best Halo installment in terms of characterization and story. If you've never played a Halo game and just want the Halo style gameplay along with memorable characters, that's the one to get IMHO.
It's a line spoken by a character in Halo 4. He's obviously played the game (or watched video of someone playing it).
Ah, you're right it's a reference to the Chief in the period between Halo 3 and 4, had a brain fart.
For sure, it's only ever been uttered in this one.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Yeah, here is the exact reference to it, the final video in this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sz7bFN8B9U&feature=related
It's a direct reference to a line from Ghosts Of Onyx, a Halo novel.
As seen by these other replies, it is a thematic representation of the Chief's situation as well.
Hypertrooper
Member
Nice. 343i is doing more with title updates. Just nice. It was always a missed opportunity by Bungie to have such a restricted patch support. I hope theater is coming back. 
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Hey Frankie and David, is Extraction going to be in any of the launch playlists? Seems weird to make a gametype and not have it in matchmaking, but I guess that's true for SWAT and Grifball, too.
Sure... it's an "italian restaurant"... that's exactly what they want you to think.
Haha, what's this from?
Hypertrooper
Member
It won't be in the launch playlists because only 1 Gametype per list.
I can't tell if you're knocking that or you're praising it.
Source?Nice. 343i is doing more with title updates. Just nice. It was always a missed opportunity by Bungie to have such a restricted patch support. I hope theater is coming back.
Thanks, didn't know a bulletin came out today afterall.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Okay, then replace Flood with Extraction and call it a day.
Mizzou Gaming
Member
Is there any reason to worry about the possibility of significant server problems when they get bombarded Tuesday? They didn't do a beta and even though I know zilch about game design I think it would be impossible to properly test out the servers under tremendous stress without a beta of some sort. I just don't want something like that to rain on 343's parade because it appears they have produced a phenomenal game and did it under phenomenal pressure.
toymachine
Member
that EGM review is disgusting
shame
I remember when I loved that magazine
shame
I remember when I loved that magazine
indubitably
Member
Thank god, nothing was more rage inducing than Reach's betrayal booting system. I always wondered why they couldn't try and figure out if the betrayal was intentional or not. Things like high damage through multiple shots and if the betrayed player has a power weapon are 2 pretty obvious tells.
"If you preorder weapon skins (e.g., Arctic BR from GameStop), will they unlock the weapon as soon as you redeem the code, or will you have to unlock the weapon before you get the weapon skin? - a zoojoo
You'll get immediate access to that weapon (or armor for that matter) with that skin; you don't have to rank up or spend Spartan Points. For weapons this is mostly a fairly small head start, since the skinned pre-order weapons are low in the ranks, but some of the armor skins will definitely give you earlier access to that type of armor. "
Sweet!
You'll get immediate access to that weapon (or armor for that matter) with that skin; you don't have to rank up or spend Spartan Points. For weapons this is mostly a fairly small head start, since the skinned pre-order weapons are low in the ranks, but some of the armor skins will definitely give you earlier access to that type of armor. "
Sweet!
Honestly I feel like if they mention it, then there's a good chance of it happening. I don't see how they could say it how they did and then just say fuck it.
disappeared
Banned
We got all our stock in at the store. Was looking over the Special Edition boxes tonight and noticed they're all uniquely numbered. Lowest we got was in the 50k's.
Monocle
Member
Yeah, seems likely. And here I was feeling all bitter that one of my favorite features wasn't coming back.
Pretty cool.
Hypertrooper
Member
Where can I get a skin for the DMR?
Oh nevermind that's for BR.
Yep, same for Skill ranks.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
At the very least, we know it was a technical + time/resources issue, and not a "well it wasn't used much so we said fuck it". I'm just happy they officially addressed it, but man now I do want it to be updated.. Seems there is a good chance 343 will be willing to add cool things in post launch and that makes me a happy camper. I do wonder what the limitations are though, and whether they can add something like the Mammoth into MP down the line.
Have I mentioned I really want to play this game?
Infinity Slayer is the only BTB "hopper" that was listed.
I'm having my doubts. One thing I really want to do in BTB is run some damn vehicles all over the place.
Infinity Slayer will poop on that, as everyone will be getting Damage Boost, Rockets, Snipers, and EMP grenades.
lame.
so all the other playlists are 4v4's then so far?
Dominion is 6v6 and CTF is 5v5.
thunker 9000
Member
Anyone have a breakdown of all the emblems that are unlockable in MP? I hope the wave from Halo 2 and 3 is back. (Super small thing, I know)
Also, does anyone know if melees do more damage when you are airborne, a la Halo 2? Rockets would be a one hit kill if you made contact in the air. Most other weapons would do a bit more damage as well.
Also, does anyone know if melees do more damage when you are airborne, a la Halo 2? Rockets would be a one hit kill if you made contact in the air. Most other weapons would do a bit more damage as well.
King and Ball are also 5v5
alright thanks
still here's to hoping BTB makes a strong comeback this game
Zeouterlimits
Member
Likely Campaign Theatre TU?
Now that's more like it Mr 343I.
Just please, take it as a lesson learned in how not to let us find things out. Control the message, even especially if it's bad news.
Now that's more like it Mr 343I.
Just please, take it as a lesson learned in how not to let us find things out. Control the message, even especially if it's bad news.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Maybe a 4th map pack would be the "Oops-We-Forgot-Covenant-Environments-And-A-True-Blank-Slate-Large-Forge-Map-That-Has-Mammoths-Map-Pack"
BF3 often has big updates which add new things, even on consoles.
Mammoths are 70m long. Too big for multiplayer.
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Obviously fake, but I can see a lot of bitching (more than usual, hah) on Waypoint and whatnot to come.
Never ventured into BF3. Were the updates substantial? Could you give me some examples?
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Deleted member 1235
Unconfirmed Member
I hope so, it's a lot of fun but to be honest I never play the team games apart from slayer anymore. I actually prefer them, but the chances to organise a team of like minded folk that work together are days gone by for me I think. Which annoys me, because an awesome CTF run with buddies is sooo much fun.
Huge. New weapons, vehicles, UI changes, map edits and general gameplay changes. Usually above 1GB each. (there have been several so far)
Probably not on the scale as implementing theatre in campaign but still pretty damn big.
Each update fucked up some aspect of the game.
Suppression Buff
M26 Glitch
AUGA3 M320 smoke glitch
FAMAS retardification
Not worthwhile IMO
They could do it. It's possible to add new objects to the maps after the fact (as long as they don't alter old ones)