IxmagicmanIx
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I kid u not I went 29-9 earlier in a 3v3 and lost by 21. Teammates went 4-27 and 6-24. Do these kids have thumbs?
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Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die
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IxmagicmanIx
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Denial of entry to a doorway or small corridor. Id say theyre more of a defensive option than frags or plasmas. similar to an anti magic generator in shadowrun if youve played that
3 shot kill with the BR I think? It seemed pretty effective in the MLG FFA stream.
jediyoshi
Member
Machinima stream is doin real well right now, can't tell if it's their delirium setting in or not
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzrp3CZRFl4&noredirect=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzrp3CZRFl4&noredirect=1
How is it that with every Halo game that comes out, half of Gaf somehow gets it early? Happens each time.
Because the attempt at having a street date goes to crap each time a Halo comes out.
Lé Blade Runner
Member
How is it that with every Halo game that comes out, half of Gaf somehow gets it early? Happens each time.
True.
Ah well... Guess I'll just have to kill some time by reading impressions and watching live-streams.mickcenary
Member
I'm both extremely excited and dreadfully apprehensive about playing this game online. I played a lot of SWAT in Reach (the only Halo I've dabbled in competitively), but I seldom touched Slayer, which is a completely different beast with a pretty punishing learning curve.
Anything I should know and treat as gospel?
Anything I should know and treat as gospel?
this game is a lot more welcoming to new players.
Pretty much situation -> weapon. It's not about being first or fastest. It's about being equipped correctly.
Control the power weapons. Since you played Swat I'm assuming you're good with headshots. Make sure to get that final headshot off when you 4shot someone's shield.
And also.. Work on the strafe. Lol. You can always get the first shot off but if the opposition is strafing like an ice skater, you're out of luck. Haha.
JimiNutz
Banned
I've only ever really dabbled in Halo mp and am an average (at best) player with maybe a 1.1 k/d ratio on Reach.
Anyway, will Halo 4 on the way I decided to jump back into mp.
Been playing the Anniversary playlist and am having so much fun.
I never played any CE mp but this mode is by far my favourite version of Halo mp. The movement speed is so much better, there are no annoying AA and the pistol is amazing. So much more fun for me with some epic magnum shoot outs.
Are there going to be any modes in Halo 4 that are similar to this?
Are any weapons similar in power to the pistol? I also like the DMR in normal Reach mp. Is the Halo 4 DMR any different? More/less powerful?
Anyway, will Halo 4 on the way I decided to jump back into mp.
Been playing the Anniversary playlist and am having so much fun.
I never played any CE mp but this mode is by far my favourite version of Halo mp. The movement speed is so much better, there are no annoying AA and the pistol is amazing. So much more fun for me with some epic magnum shoot outs.
Are there going to be any modes in Halo 4 that are similar to this?
Are any weapons similar in power to the pistol? I also like the DMR in normal Reach mp. Is the Halo 4 DMR any different? More/less powerful?
It blows my mind Halo can get 5000 replies before the game even launches when half of the other OTs barely break 2000 in their entire lifespan. Are half of you guys just complaining about how your online preorder won't shop up on release day?
Having said that...it would be nice if stores sold in early in Australia tomorrow.
Having said that...it would be nice if stores sold in early in Australia tomorrow.
Yeah, I'm a little apprehensive also. Probably going to be terrible =[
I mean I played Halo 1-3 for years and years on Live (or at least on Xbox Connect with Halo 1) but I barely touched Reach. Just wasn't too into the multiplayer for some reason. Hopefully 4 grabs me like 1-3 did.
Quite a few players are going to be out of their game during the first few days of Halo 4, at least. Most of the control schemes look pretty different with the inclusion of sprint as a base trait along with AA's.
I know for a fact i'll be hitting buttons expecting to reload or crouch with the complete opposite happening :\
mickcenary
Member
Thanks for the advice. I really enjoyed SWAT. I could flex my FPS muscle with more ease in there than in Slayer; there's just way more to account for, which is something that takes practice to hone, obviously. Oh, well. Game looks fun as balls, so I'm going to give it my all. It's been quite a while since I've been heavily invested in some competitive shootbang action.
NekoFever
Member
Less so than Cryptum. It's more about the Halo rings than Forerunner culture. It's got a strong connection to the Halo games, but less so Halo 4 specifically.
Blue Ninja
Member
How is it that with every Halo game that comes out, half of Gaf somehow gets it early? Happens each time.
I'm glad I don't have it yet, I still need to finish up some schoolwork. :lol
And finished the campaign on heroic. I have liked all of the campaigns except Halo 2 (still mad about that ending) and I would put this on the same level has Halo 3 and reach as far as game play. 343's story telling is much better than Bungies in the cut scenes IMO. Graphics and animations are pretty God like from a 7 year old machine. Impressive stuff. This game certainly makes me want to catch back up on the novels (I never finished cole protocol, but read all of them from before that).
took approx 9 hours on heroic. I would say difficulty on heroic is a little higher than previous games.
too much eslim
Member
the crazy part is that most of halogaf is in the community thread. This thread would be at 10k by now if we didn't stay there.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
The Halo brethren are divided, but soon we shall all be united under the Sun. Soon, we will perform wonders.
Blue Ninja
Member
Shit, we filled up a lot more than that. You haven't seen the Community threads, have you? We're up to Halo |OT11| now. Combined with the Reach OT's, I think that's the 18th or something.
Counting Halo OT 11 and this... 19. We're over active.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
Less than 24 hours.
r_c_takedown
Neo Member
Less than 24 hours indeed. Silly me buying it online though, i don't even know if i'll have it on the release day. Australia post is blowing it with their delivery tracking.
Lé Blade Runner
Member
I didn't play Reach that much online, but I played over 2500 matches of Halo 3 back in the day. I spent most of my time playing SWAT - I absolutely loved it, and once I got into it I had a hard time going back to regular Team Slayer. I was a bit above average, I guess, with my skill-level hovering around 47-48, but I was never amazing ( and unfortunately never will be, although I won't let that bother me ).
Tha Robbertster
Member
If everything goes according to plan. I should have the game tomorrow. Problem is, I have an exam this Friday. The smart thing to do would be to study right now instead if doing nothing. Were it so easy.
ThankeeSai
Member
Plywood made a .gif out of the best moment in my video, I feel it deserved a repost over here
Niiiice.
Fun story - I have the announcer from Halo saying "Double Kill" as the alert tone for Voxer on my phone. Just as I was watching that gif and you got the double kill, my friend sent me a message which set off the "Double Kill" alert tone
Nice timing!
http://www.twitch.tv/spielquadrat/b/338069942
Watch this dudes stream if he comes back live, best quality + player I've seen so far
'course it went offline soon as I found it
Watch this dudes stream if he comes back live, best quality + player I've seen so far
'course it went offline soon as I found it
RealDeadOne
Member
http://www.twitch.tv/spielquadrat/b/338069942
Watch this dudes stream if he comes back live, best quality + player I've seen so far
'course it went offline soon as I found it
Wow, this guy is the first player I've seen in Halo 4 actually using the magnum in Flood, which is smart. Good stream.
metareferential
Member
http://www.twitch.tv/spielquadrat/b/338069942
Watch this dudes stream if he comes back live, best quality + player I've seen so far
'course it went offline soon as I found it
Looks like it's on again.
At least there's no idiotic commentary. I hate machinima.
EDIT: I spoke too soon.
Nah, that's a link to the archive, his most recent games - still good!
BlueScrote
Member
I've been jumping between MP in 3 and Reach the last couple of weeks and the change in default control schemes is maddening. I've become extremely comfortable with the Reach scheme and going back to the h3 scheme is tough.
Do we have any infomration on how the melee mechanic works with shields? More like Reach, or more like 3?
Devin Olsen
Member
I want to start my stream again, but yesterday afternoon when I was streaming a Twitch guy told me I need authorization to do so.
I emailed three people at Twitch about it, and nobody has gotten back to me. It's kind of annoying at this point since I would really like to stream for y'all.
Damage boost is insane!
Melee is (I think) a one hit kill, Sniper rifle is a one hit kill, etc.
My friend and I paired up a damage boost with a saw (he had the saw, so I gave him damage boost) and it was an unstoppable combo. It will be really interesting to see how people use ordnance to take down objectives. I could see a team all holding onto their ordnance and then using them all at once while rushing a flag/hill/etc.
I emailed three people at Twitch about it, and nobody has gotten back to me. It's kind of annoying at this point since I would really like to stream for y'all.
Damage boost is insane!
Melee is (I think) a one hit kill, Sniper rifle is a one hit kill, etc.
My friend and I paired up a damage boost with a saw (he had the saw, so I gave him damage boost) and it was an unstoppable combo. It will be really interesting to see how people use ordnance to take down objectives. I could see a team all holding onto their ordnance and then using them all at once while rushing a flag/hill/etc.
Bleed through is back, like Halo 3. I am really happy with that.
ThankeeSai
Member
Just got my shipping confirmation
next couple days will be torture
Got mine yesterday. Fingers crossed for delivery tomorrow
Got mine yesterday. Fingers crossed for delivery tomorrow
Still no luck from Target...looks like I need to go get a copy at midnight.
RebornYeti
Member
Amazon still hasn't shipped my console.
Not a huge deal because I'm picking the LE game up from GameStop at midnight tomorrow.
Not a huge deal because I'm picking the LE game up from GameStop at midnight tomorrow.
BlueScrote
Member
Interesting. Is bleed through melee only, or do firearms have bleed through as well?