Hypertrooper
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Wait. Warthog exploration. What game did you play?!
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Halo 4 |OT2| TURBO
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The Real Napsta
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Since when have pros ever spawned with Battle Rifles and Assault Rifles?
What if the poncho is a Forerunner artifact? Chief becomes a maniacal super villian when he dons it. UNSC tries to copy Chief so they can stop poncho Chief. So Poncho Chief starts incounters sub failed clones of himself and fights them. Also, all Forerunners were being controlled by corgies who wear
ponchos. DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN.
squidhands
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Diablohead
Member
I tried playing 3 again but since my team slayer rank is something like 37 it pairs me up with good players! also there is a huge dead zone in the aiming that I just can't get used too again, and lag.
Think that i've been spoiled by the extra shield effects in the modern games too, like obvious shield popping effects and it becoming brighter before it pops, halo 3 just seems to have an on and off switch only.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
"Exploration" in visual meaning, not open pathways. Basically meaning the part where you just get to drive and see the scenery. When you are first on Requiem you drive out into that clearing where the world opens up in front of you (with the giant pillars), that's awesome.
Zeouterlimits
Member
That segment is so short though. You reach the hogs and br's, drive through 4 shortish narrow valleys then hit one final open combat valley with the hog, and then you have to travel on foot.
But yes, it's actually one of the bits I look back more fondly on.
Diablohead
Member
If only we had canyons to drive down like the intro to Reach, on a scale like that...
You can argue that it's reasonable. It's not good, unfortunately.
They nailed the old mistery sci fi feel for the 1st and 2nd levels but that's pretty much it.
It's a corridor button presser.
Computer
Member
I agree with you on all of the issues Halo 3 has. It is hard to tell if you are landing shots due to no impact animation. If 343 could create a more refined Halo 3 with all the small technical issues fixed Halo 5 would be god like.
Mr.Marston
Member
Halo 3 is probably gonna get a big population boost when it goes free for gold members too.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Oh man I got halfway through a game of legendary slayer and it was the most boring thing I have ever played.
How could 343 think this is a good idea - do more than 5 people even really like AR starts?
How could 343 think this is a good idea - do more than 5 people even really like AR starts?
Well I've seen 3 or 4 people here who love it and I'm sure over half of the kids in waypoint forums like it too.
HiredN00bs
Member
Finding a BR + AR starts + first game in list = Perfection
My 4th in Halo 4. It is so hard to not die in this game.
Legendary Slayer is fun ... when you get the BR in your hands.
Also, check out this new video:
The Top 10 Didact Lines
Also, check out this new video:
The Top 10 Didact Lines
I think that's overly conspiratorial. Occam's razor is that they simply didn't have enough time to complete the game. Considering how much better the game is now than at launch, I don't doubt a lot of the features we are missing and things like Spartan Ops' mission design would have been greatly improved with 6-9 months of extra dev time. *That* timeframe might have something to do with Next Gen X1 though--MS was pissed that Halo 2 missed its original 2003 date because that meant no Halo 3 at launch for the 360 (and seeing how Halo 2 and 3 turned out I think what happened was for the better.)
John Wayne
Neo Member
So I played one game of Legendary Slayer. I got like 25 kills and 3 deaths? Yep too easy.
This is the coolest youtube video I have ever seen
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Takes a bit for trueskill to start matching you against tougher people. Play more.
Teach me
This whole positive Gui thing is a work.
John Wayne
Neo Member
Yeah that requires playing a game that I don't really like.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
So don't complain? I don't know what to tell you lol.
squidhands
Member
It's probably actually better to not play so much and occasionally pop in for donging, the way trueskill seems to work.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Trueskill lol. Cant believe people still believe in that.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
It's wonky as hell but I've found the more I play in a playlist the closer skill the other team gets to myself and vise-versa. Something there is working I think. Unless it's all coincidence.
Steelyuhas
Member
No code behind those buttons amiright
xxjuicesxx
Member
Trueskills busy ranking Santa Claus's banging of the Easter Bunny.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Yes, and someone is about to tell you you're wrong for liking the game.
Oh come on, be nice
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Thanks girl from that show with the breasts and the little people
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
It works for me in a way where like I go 10+ for a few games and then get paired with people I can barely get a shot in. I suppose the population has something to do with that though.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
I, for one, love BTB so I'd welcome it. Thing is, it shouldn't be the only option. CQC should still exist as a full counterpart to BTB. I'm still not entirely sure how 16 on 16 would feel after 5 games of 8 v 8 max too.
I'm all for a re-imagining of BTB (back to basics + more people, bigger spaces), but the core Halo experience needs to re-appear as well in smaller battle arenas.
xxjuicesxx
Member
I dunno but CSR was all over the place in my games of Global Championship. Like 1s mixed in with 49s while I'm a 25. Wasnt even close basically is what I'm saying.
Trueskill I assume is similar. Speed over quality matches especially when so few players play.
Since H3, big team battle consistently one of the top gametypes and most played. Wouldn't be farfetched to assume it'll be the focal point for Halo 5.
I don't know if I'd like a bigger boost to players, but 12v12 Halo may soon be a possibility.
Edit: yeah that's what I think, especially if you go in with randoms it runs the gamut on matching at times. I haven't checked csr in months but I should just to see if people have been similar.
I don't know if I'd like a bigger boost to players, but 12v12 Halo may soon be a possibility.
Edit: yeah that's what I think, especially if you go in with randoms it runs the gamut on matching at times. I haven't checked csr in months but I should just to see if people have been similar.
Diablohead
Member
Trueskill always pairs me up with idiots in CTF, guys who think that the mode they are in is Team slayer and run around as solo warriors.
It might be me but I thought the beginning of trueskill in halo 2 worked really well, I don't remember many bad matchups for assault or ctf there, I think the core way that halo 4 combat works ruins trueskill because you can be insta killed or killed from people spawning behind you way too often.
There is no good vanilla 4 v 4 maps in halo 4, if the DLC has any I have no idea never fucking played them in matchmaking.
Most vanilla maps seem to be lob-sided too, there is no symmetrical layouts at all outside of like one forge map.
It might be me but I thought the beginning of trueskill in halo 2 worked really well, I don't remember many bad matchups for assault or ctf there, I think the core way that halo 4 combat works ruins trueskill because you can be insta killed or killed from people spawning behind you way too often.
There is no good vanilla 4 v 4 maps in halo 4, if the DLC has any I have no idea never fucking played them in matchmaking.
Most vanilla maps seem to be lob-sided too, there is no symmetrical layouts at all outside of like one forge map.
I feel that arena type slayer maps should get center attention or at least as much attention as Big Team Battle. Smaller maps have the ability to reduce the chaos that is prevalent in BTB. Slayer modes promote a more strategy based alternative, with side effects like increased attention to team work, urgency and overall flow. However, the slayer mode should be something more akin to Halo 2 and 3.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Would split the playerbase even further and the focus of each team? Two seperate companies?
Just seems like a really bad idea.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Yea they could do that. I wouldnt count that out over at 343.
However I have hope they are reverting back to some good ol 4v4, with less bullshit and more awesome smaller arena maps and ranking systems and 60fps and dedicated servers and omg.
^ That sounds like a game!
Then they can just add a few BTB maps and make an 8v8 playlist so everyones happy.
However I have hope they are reverting back to some good ol 4v4, with less bullshit and more awesome smaller arena maps and ranking systems and 60fps and dedicated servers and omg.
^ That sounds like a game!
Then they can just add a few BTB maps and make an 8v8 playlist so everyones happy.
Diablohead
Member
Would not surprise me if next gen halo pushes big team up to 24 player just because it can.
Aw hell yiss
Aw yes gametypes like this are cool.
Also wow at the Tourney Leaderboards, Wettimage with 66 games played and all of them won. He represents Germany well, seems like I don't have to dust off my controller *cough*
Back to my PC