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[wwm0nkey]

Title Update is out now.

 

[dark_prinny]

Not the biggest fan of the gun sounds.

In the minority I suspect.

Pretty much yes.

 

[Rev3rb]

Title Update is out now.

What did it update?

 

[FyreWulff]

What did it update?

The title.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

The title.

I loled.

 

[GavinGT]

The title.

LOL

Halo 4 is now known as Iron Brigade.

 

[enzo_gt]

Any MP livestreams right now?

 

[Devin Olsen]

I think H4 just got patched...


Edit: Yup, just got patched, new welcome screen.

Title Update is out now.

I don't think this is a title update.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Any MP livestreams right now?

http://www.twitch.tv/mlg_halo_4

 

[Stinkles]

What did it update?

Iron sights.

 

[Surface of Me]

Iron sights.

Invisible walls so less people get lost in the needlessly large environments.

Also, Spartan Ops has been replanned to take place entirely in hallways.

 

[Devin Olsen]

Iron sights.

GOTY

 

[BigTnaples]

Iron sights.

Well played friend.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Looks like it made BTB A LOT more stable?

 

[meppi]

Iron sights.

YAY!

 

[Devin Olsen]

Looks like it made BTB A LOT more stable?

It has been out for like three minutes, how can you tell already?

Every BTB game I have joined was horribly laggy, seems stable now.

I think this is a placebo effect. Even if it wasn't, you can't form an opinion on the stability of a BTB match within the first couple of minutes. I mean maybe I am wrong and they did do an overhaul to the netcode on this patch, but I doubt it.


Edit: Can't play with my friend, heh. Anyway to force the update?

 

[wwm0nkey]

It has been out for like three minutes, how can you tell already?

Every BTB game I have joined was horribly laggy, seems stable now.

 

[Rev3rb]

Iron sights.

Sold.

 

[DopeyFish]

Played my first infinity slayer

As odd a it sounds, the multi may play better than single player

With that said I felt totally overwhelmed being forced to start with AR on my first match, same with my AA

I did get tops on my team, though - cant understate that first awkward match, though

 

[blamite]

Speaking of emblems, I know my triforce is in, but what about the Display background?

 

[EvB]

Every BTB game I have joined was horribly laggy, seems stable now.

Maybe the host record reset and you were host.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Maybe the host record reset and you were host.

Possible.

Testing out kill cams right now.

 

[Fracas]

I need this game lol. Alas, no one where I live will sell it to me.

 

[enzo_gt]

Edit: Can't play with my friend, heh. Anyway to force the update?

Restart his Xbox/game?

 

[Diablohead]

Iron sights.

Need commando perk or no sale

Spoiler

LE already in the post

 

[MrCookiepants]

That EGM review did some damage:

I wouldn't mind if his main complaint wasn't "No iron sights, too many open environments and not enough explosions"

I wonder what will take the lion's share of GOTY awards this year. If it weren't for the backlash I'd say Mass Effect 3, but now I'm honestly thinking Journey is the frontrunner.

 

[Moa]

Other than the kill cam fixes, what else has been fixed in the TU?

 

[wwm0nkey]

Kill cams seem more accurate now, SAW still looses audio if you were killed by it.

 

[CrazedArabMan]

I wonder what will take the lion's share of GOTY awards this year. If it weren't for the backlash I'd say Mass Effect 3, but now I'm honestly thinking Journey is the frontrunner.

Some how I highly doubt that, games like that never seem to win the majority of GOTY awards.

Edit: I had to look up what game that was too since I had never heard of it.

 

[enzo_gt]

Some how I highly doubt that, games like that never seem to win the majority of GOTY awards.

Yeah, DD and games that come out at the beginning/first half of the year are inherently at a disadvantage.

I think it will be between Halo 4 and Dishonored. AC3 ended up being full of way too many bugs to be in contention, Mass Effect 3's ending clouded any rational judgement of the game as a whole and no outlet will want the wrath of angry fans once more again, reviewers seemed to have odd comments about Borderlands 2, and I don't think CoD will be a factor.

 

[Rev3rb]

Yeah, DD and games that come out at the beginning/first half of the year are inherently at a disadvantage.

I think it will be between Halo 4 and Dishonored. AC3 ended up being full of way too many bugs to be in contention, Mass Effect 3's ending clouded any rational judgement of the game as a whole and no outlet will want the wrath of angry fans once more again, reviewers seemed to have odd comments about Borderlands 2, and I don't think CoD will be a factor.

And GoTY goes to... CoD!

 

[RealDeadOne]

I wonder what will take the lion's share of GOTY awards this year. If it weren't for the backlash I'd say Mass Effect 3, but now I'm honestly thinking Journey is the frontrunner.

I can see XCOM and Dishonored doing pretty well. Borderlands 2 is also a big one. Maybe I'm biased but I don't see ME3 getting many Goaties.

Mark of the Ninja and Tokyo Jungle might do well but not number 1.

My prediction is that Max Payne 3, Diablo 3, Halo 4, Fez, BLands 2, Sleeping Dogs and XCOM are gonna be the big ones we see over and over again on most sites' lists.

 

[Lingitiz]

Its likely to be Halo, Dishonored, XCOM, Borderlands, maybe Guild Wars and Diablo.

Also, fuck metascore. Sleeping Dogs is my favorite game of the year and ita got an 80.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Journey will win GotY at places like Eurogamer, who seem to award innovation above all else(see: LBP, Guitar Hero, Portal, etc)

 

[HigherLevel]

The fact Reach has a higher score than 4 is all you need to know about metascore lol.

 

[derFeef]

Journey will win GotY at places like Eurogamer, who seem to award innovation above all else(see: LBP, Guitar Hero, Portal, etc)

Eurogamer also loves iron sights!

 

[enzo_gt]

And GoTY goes to... CoD!

I feel there's a stigma against CoD in terms of GotY awards. People don't want CoD to represent the genre, or excellence in the genre because of the stagnation which is hard to factor into reviews. Same reason why I think Dishonored will get a ton of praise, it's the gaming media's golden child for the fall.

 

[MrCookiepants]

Some how I highly doubt that, games like that never seem to win the majority of GOTY awards.

It seems to be the one game this year that everybody loved (not everybody, but you know what I mean).

Reach didn't win anything, so I doubt this will do much better. IGN is a good chance though. ME3 as I mentioned has all that backlash. Same with Diablo. AC III is simply not good enough. And I think most people are over Dishonored already. Unbelievably forgettable experience.

Tha leaves Borderlands and... Call of Duty? Nothing really stands out.

 

[EvB]

Some how I highly doubt that, games like that never seem to win the majority of GOTY awards.

Edit: I had to look up what game that was too since I had never heard of it.

Just had a look on Metacritic at it's reviews and this one actually summed up my experiences

It mostly reminded me of some of the dull and barely interactive bits of Uncharted 3. I think the lesson here is that deserts are often poorly suited to games without dune buggies...There's no challenge and no real gameplay, which isn't necessarily a criticism. It's sort of like Shadow of the Colossus without any colossi, or Ico without the little girl.

 

[TUSR]

And GoTY goes to... CoD!

GOTY goes to XCom tho

 

[Rickenslacker]

The shield recharging sound effect uses part of the same stock sounds that comprise the Heavy's minigun revving in TF2. It's mindfucking me.

Also hardlight shield isn't a toggle, making another AA that's impaired for bumper jumper. Why you gotta do this to me.

 

[Moa]

lul

 

[Fracas]

The shield recharging sound effect uses part of the same stock sounds that comprise the Heavy's minigun revving in TF2. It's mindfucking me.

Also hardlight shield isn't a toggle, making another AA that's impaired for bumper jumper. Why you gotta do this to me.

Wait, does that mean you can just pop it in and out like armor lock?

 

[Havok]

It has been out for like three minutes, how can you tell already?



I think this is a placebo effect. Even if it wasn't, you can't form an opinion on the stability of a BTB match within the first couple of minutes. I mean maybe I am wrong and they did do an overhaul to the netcode on this patch, but I doubt it.


Edit: Can't play with my friend, heh. Anyway to force the update?

http://i.imgur.com/si6y0l.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]
Have him do a network test in the Xbox dash. It should prompt after that. Works with updates to most games and the dash updates.

 

[Alienups]

The shield recharging sound effect uses part of the same stock sounds that comprise the Heavy's minigun revving in TF2. It's mindfucking me.
.

Hahaha, that's awesome.

 

[feel]

Also hardlight shield isn't a toggle, making another AA that's impaired for bumper jumper.

Well that's just great.

 

[Devin Olsen]

Have him do a network test in the Xbox dash. It should prompt after that. Works with updates to most games and the dash updates.

Awesome, thanks

 

[Rickenslacker]

Wait, does that mean you can just pop it in and out like armor lock?

Yeah, you can just tap the button real quick and have a spazzy transition from first to third to first person again without the camera fully panning back.

 

[EvB]

Wait, does that mean you can just pop it in and out like armor lock?

Yah, it just appears, then when you let go it disappears.

 

[Fracas]

Yeah, you can just tap the button real quick and have a spazzy transition from first to third to first person again without the camera fully panning back.

Jesus, that's going to be so annoying.