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[Redford]

I like the sound of the Halo 4 DMR more than the Halo 4 BR. But their usage is very situational. I found myself losing a lot of shootouts on small maps when I used the DMR. But using it against guys with a BR across a long span, you destroy them.

Both are pretty great guns.

BR has a slight squeak that can't be ignored, sounds more like a small machine pistol than a rifle.

Of course tomorrow night, headphones will help me decide if I like it.

Edit: my bad, thought you were talking about their sound literally. ><

I still think BR will be awesome in smaller maps like Haven, Abandon, and especially Adrift. But even Solace has such long sightlines that I think I'll go with the DMR. And then I'll definitely go DMR for the BTB maps.

I still have no idea how the LightRifle will disrupt these plans.

Edit : I'm really excited to chug through the commendations. I think it's awesome that emblems and armor are tied to them.

Yeah, that really piqued my interest. Nice to have a tangible reward, although the onyx matchmaking ones were cool to look at in themselves :lol I also like the ODST style pop-up, very unobtrusive and has the carrot/stick effect.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

They're about to do some weapon testing on the machinima stream

DMR/BR/LR 5hk. LR 4hk when scoped. Magnum 6hk. Bolt Shot takes a whole clip just to drop shields.

Man, they need to integrate some minor destruction into Halo maps.. It would be cool to see the place riddled with damage at the end of a match.. nothing like walls being blown down, just bullet holes, scorch marks, some rubble, etc.

After watching some vids, it looks like the br and the dmr arent balanced at all. It seems like the dmr beats the br in every single situation in the hands of a good player. RIP br 4 shot

Yeah, Im thinking the same thing, and it makes me sad.. Shame they didn't nerf the scope of the DMR or up the BR to 4sk. Guess the MP designers are DMR fans. =(

 

[Havok]

That screencap up there makes it look like the BR's recoil is out of control. It's not, normal aiming during combat is enough to make it a total nonfactor without any additional effort.

ah, r/halo

Glad you edited then, I'd hate to see a ban over something like that. The Prima guide seems really well done, I think an MLG guy did a lot of work on it.

There's no cR in Halo 4, just XP. And the only way to earn XP in the main campaign is through daily/weekly challenges, I believe.

Challenges, plus commendations for completing each of the levels on Legendary.

 

[malfcn]

179 matches of double xp incoming. Aw yah.

 

[Rev3rb]

Man, they need to integrate some minor destruction into Halo maps.. It would be cool to see the place riddled with damage at the end of a match.. nothing like walls being blown down, just bullet holes, scorch marks, some rubble, etc.




Yeah, Im thinking the same thing, and it makes me sad.. Shame they didn't nerf the scope of the DMR or up the BR to 4sk. Guess the MP designers are DMR fans. =(

Kevin Franklin has said no one has been able to master the Carbine, which he thinks has the fastest kill time.

 

[Data West]

so I was burned pretty bad by NFS and AC3...

This one going to be worth me getting into? I see there's some early reviews/impressions. I've always enjoyed the Halo campaign.

 

[DoomGyver]

I haven't played a halo game since Halo 3, and haven't played halo multiplayer since Halo 2. I'm gonna pick this up and give it a twirl.

Everything I've seen so far looks great.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

Kevin Franklin has said no one has been able to master the Carbine, which he thinks has the fastest kill time.

Interesting, I wonder by how large of a margin it kills faster.

 

[Rev3rb]

Interesting, I wonder by how large of a margin it kills faster.

We will find out here soon ;]

 

[kittens]

Challenges, plus commendations for completing each of the levels on Legendary.

Ah, sweet.

 

[Pavaloo]

Does anyone know how the co-op works in this game? Are the other players just multiple Chiefs?

 

[JohnOfMars]

When is Halo Waypoint going to be updated to show Halo 4 stats?

 

[MrBig]

Does anyone know how the co-op works in this game? Are the other players just multiple Chiefs?

Yes.

When is Halo Waypoint going to be updated to show Halo 4 stats?

monday I believe

 

[Rev3rb]

Can't wait to see the number of people in playlists on launch night. Wonder if the servers will get overloaded and show the incorrect populations

 

[Conscience Falls]

Apparently the GameStop in my town didn't order in enough copies of the limited edition to sustain pre-orders. Guess I'll be going to the midnight release.

 

[Pavaloo]

Yes.

Awesome, thanks!

 

[wwm0nkey]

Apparently the GameStop in my town didn't order in enough copies of the limited edition to sustain pre-orders. Guess I'll be going to the midnight release.

My sisters GS is over reserved by 15 copies right now.

 

[Conscience Falls]

My sisters GS is over reserved by 15 copies right now.

I can't complain, they were upfront about it on their end when they called to remind me the game is out Tuesday (hah).

 

[Plywood]

179 matches of double xp incoming. Aw yah.

Convert matches to pounds.

 

[Man]

I'm going normal edition.

It has an awesome boxart.
Also the limited edition extra material is pretty crappy this time (give or take if you liked the web series).

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

My sisters GS is over reserved by 15 copies right now.

Wow, what. How the hell does that happen..

I guess I really wont be able to pick up a LE tomorrow.

 

[Fehyd]

My sisters GS is over reserved by 15 copies right now.

*gulp* is that 15 Limited or 15 normal copies?

I might need to call up my gamestop tomorrow to check, because I won't be too happy if they can't cover my standard edition preorder.

 

[shinobi602]

Can someone list all the main Halo games and the books (and anime/series too)in chronological order pleeease? I'd love to read up in order and refresh my memory.

 

[rakka]

hold on a minute, magnum is now 6sk up from 5sk in reach?

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Apparently the GameStop in my town didn't order in enough copies of the limited edition to sustain pre-orders. Guess I'll be going to the midnight release.

My sisters GS is over reserved by 15 copies right now.

That's going to be some sour customers. Hope this isn't an issue at Best Buy. >_>

 

[wwm0nkey]

Commendation List

 

[malfcn]

With Pioneer and DoubleXP, how easy will it be to hit the XP cap?

 

[Ken]

My sisters GS is over reserved by 15 copies right now.

Eek. Kind of glad I went with the peasant edition locally and have an LE pre-order with Amazon.

 

[enzo_gt]

Commendation List

Very much appreciated.

 

[Plywood]

hold on a minute, magnum is now 6sk up from 5sk in reach?

The bloom is like a gaping void of disappointment too.

 

[Oozer3993]

So it seems I should stop by my Gamestop tomorrow to check on the LE situation.

 

[Baconsammy]

Where is this being advertised? I've been watching the NFL all day and see nothing but Assassins Creed ads. Seems like NFL games would have been a good choice for Halo ads.

 

[rakka]

The bloom is like a gaping void of disappointment too.

i don't get it. it's not as if it was overpowered in reach. if anything the reach magnum was shit enough as it was.

 

[Oozer3993]

Can someone list all the main Halo games and the books (and anime/series too)in chronological order pleeease? I'd love to read up in order and refresh my memory.

To the best of my recollection:

Cryptum
Primordium
Silentium
Contact Harvest
Halo Wars (game)
Fall of Reach (has some material from before Contact Harvest)
Halo: Reach (game)
Halo: Combat Evolved (game)/The Flood (book)
First Strike
Halo 2 (game)/Halo 3: ODST (game)
Cole Protocol
Ghosts of Onyx
Halo 3 (game)
Glasslands
Thursday War
Halo 4

Where is this being advertised? I've been watching the NFL all day and see nothing but Assassins Creed ads. Seems like NFL games would have been a good choice for Halo ads.

I saw the live action ad during the Giants/Steelers game and Master Chief was featured during FOX's pregame coverage.

 

[Reagan's BR]

It is known.

Awesome news. Please make it happen soon!!

 

[Shurs]

Where is this being advertised?

On chips and soda.

 

[Redford]

i don't get it. it's not as if it was overpowered in reach. if anything the reach magnum was shit enough as it was.

I'm really not sure what they were thinking, especially in light of the rather OP abilities of the other two sidearms.
Someone's got it out for the pistol at 343 I guess.

As nerfed as it was in Reach, it was still the best version of it since CE, and I loved it. Now it sounds and plays bad.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

So, are GS's over reserved with the LE only or are some over with the SE?

I saw the live action ad during the Giants/Steelers game and Master Chief was featured during FOX's pregame coverage.

Hm, can't find this anywhere on youtube.

 

[Devin Olsen]

With Pioneer and DoubleXP, how easy will it be to hit the XP cap?

wtf is Pioneer?

I haven't used DoubleXP yet at all, but I know mmmonkey who has been using double xp has hit the xp cap each day fairly easily.

I mean if you have a job and you're just coming home after work to play it, you will not hit the cap. If you spend an entire day playing Halo, you will.

 

[daoster]

So I have a question, and I guess this is the topic to best answer...

I've bought my girlfriend the Xbox 360 4GB Kinect version for Halo 4...the OP says that the game requires 8GB to install War Games and Spartan OPs, which I assume are the multiplayer modes...so does this mean with a 4GB Xbox, she's out of luck when it comes to multiplayer?

Also, do you think this game will sell out? I plan on just casually walking into a target or walmart to buy the game, instead of having pre-ordered it.

 

[Ein Soph Aur]

wtf is Pioneer?

I haven't used DoubleXP yet at all, but I know mmmonkey who has been using double xp has hit the xp cap each day fairly easily.

I mean if you have a job and you're just coming home after work to play it, you will not hit the cap. If you spend an entire day playing Halo, you will.

Pioneer is a specialization.

 

[BigTnaples]

I'm really not sure what they were thinking, especially in light of the rather OP abilities of the other two sidearms.
Someone's got it out for the pistol at 343 I guess.

As nerfed as it was in Reach, it was still the best version of it since CE, and I loved it. Now it sounds and plays bad.

Disappointing to hear the pistol is underpowered.. That said that is something they could easily change in a patch need be.

 

[mcfrank]

So I have a question, and I guess this is the topic to best answer...

I've bought my girlfriend the Xbox 360 4GB Kinect version for Halo 4...the OP says that the game requires 8GB to install War Games and Spartan OPs, which I assume are the multiplayer modes...so does this mean with a 4GB Xbox, she's out of luck when it comes to multiplayer?

Also, do you think this game will sell out? I plan on just casually walking into a target or walmart to buy the game, instead of having pre-ordered it.

You can buy a 16gb USB flash drive for 10-15 bucks and that will work. You just plug it in and format it through the dashboard.

 

[Ein Soph Aur]

So I have a question, and I guess this is the topic to best answer...

I've bought my girlfriend the Xbox 360 4GB Kinect version for Halo 4...the OP says that the game requires 8GB to install War Games and Spartan OPs, which I assume are the multiplayer modes...so does this mean with a 4GB Xbox, she's out of luck when it comes to multiplayer?

Also, do you think this game will sell out? I plan on just casually walking into a target or walmart to buy the game, instead of having pre-ordered it.

You can use a USB flash drive.

Edit:Beaten

 

[Neverender]

I got the LE but I really wish it came with a standard edition case, I hate steelbook cases.

 

[Conscience Falls]

So, are GS's over reserved with the LE only or are some over with the SE?

As far as I was told, the only stock problem is with the Limited Edition. There will be a plethora of vanilla copies. Enough for pre-orders, and then some.

 

[Redford]

You can buy a 16gb USB flash drive for 10-15 bucks and that will work. You just plug it in and format it through the dashboard.

If the "does not meet recommended performance" message pops up but it still lets you use it, will it work well enough for MP?

 

[shinobi602]

To the best of my recollection:

Cryptum
Primordium
Silentium
Contact Harvest
Halo Wars (game)
Fall of Reach (has some material from before Contact Harvest)
Halo: Reach (game)
Halo: Combat Evolved (game)/The Flood (book)
First Strike
Halo 2 (game)/Halo 3: ODST (game)
Cole Protocol
Ghosts of Onyx
Halo 3 (game)
Glasslands
Thursday War
Halo 4
.

Awesome thanks!

 

[exYle]

To the best of my recollection:

Cryptum
Primordium
Silentium
Contact Harvest
Halo Wars (game)
Fall of Reach (has some material from before Contact Harvest)
Halo: Reach (game)
Halo: Combat Evolved (game)/The Flood (book)
First Strike
Halo 2 (game)/Halo 3: ODST (game)
Cole Protocol
Ghosts of Onyx
Halo 3 (game)
Glasslands
Thursday War
Halo 4



I saw the live action ad during the Giants/Steelers game and Master Chief was featured during FOX's pregame coverage.

Ghosts of Onyx takes place over a large period of time, but it definitely starts before Halo Reach; probably beginning midway through Fall of Reach. There are Spartan III's on Reach, remember? It does end around where you've placed it though. Approx. the same time as Halo 3.
The Cole Protocol does not keep track of it's year, which makes it difficult/impossible to place it chronologically. The only thing that is for sure is that it takes place during The Human-Covenant war, so after Reach and before 3.

 

[mcfrank]

If the "does not meet recommended performance" message pops up but it still lets you use it, will it work well enough for MP?

Yeah I think so. That did not pop up for my halo USB, but it did for MassEffect drive and I never had any problems.