blue_phazon
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Halo 5: Guardians |OT3| Ball Dropped
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ATOMICJORGE
Member
Thank you for posting the news, this definitely looks interesting
Royal 2 is the best player in the game, straight up.
I didn't know he streamed, awesome.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
Some former Halo 4 and 5 MP designers left 343 to create a new Studio:
http://www.firststrikegames.com/team.html
http://www.firststrikegames.com/team.html
http://xboxclips.com/Syntensity/54770a27-8f14-4a54-938a-c7cc75b6b13e
I killed a guy, But apparently his rocket wouldn't forgive me, Sticky rocket
The video is recorded by the other guy who unfortunately met his demise by my rocket foot.
Pretty funny, The guy shared the video with me and we became friends
I killed a guy, But apparently his rocket wouldn't forgive me, Sticky rocket
The video is recorded by the other guy who unfortunately met his demise by my rocket foot.
Pretty funny, The guy shared the video with me and we became friends
ATOMICJORGE
Member
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Finally I can break the news: I've been hired to lead multiplayer development on future Halo titles.
Expect [great] things.
Expect [great] things.
sir_dany12
Member
cr_blah_blah
Member
I was playing tonight for the first time in forever. I was getting matched up against 100+ level guys with 15+ days of playtime compared to my level 6 and 3 total hours. I thought it was weird and pretty annoying.
jizzlobber
Member
One good push and we can get the armour, focus on warzone and we'll be there very soon.
RedSparrows
Member
Warzone MM is different to Arena. Chances are you get a wider, wilder diversity in Warzone than Arena. Which is all about ranking and skillz.
Jk or serious ? Halo main titles or mobile stuff ?
sir_dany12
Member
Kappa
Rip halo
Ricky Ricardo
Member
30/31 commendations?!
So close
Dong on more Prometheans homies!
So close
Dong on more Prometheans homies!
link1201
Member
Hmmm, not sure how I feel about this. Hope the best for them though.
sir_dany12
Member
It's normal for people to move on to other studios. Not everyone likes to work always on the same franchise.
Which has always been the issue with a studio concept like 343. It's got a pretty big built-in issue with retaining talent.
I imagine we'll see Frankie and Bonnie and co. stick around because they're doing franchise-wide stuff instead of just Halo games all day, but I don't begrudge people wanting to move on eventually.
link1201
Member
Well yeah, I get that. However, I'm still not quite sure how I feel about it. On one hand they had a big influence on Halo 4 mp on the other they had a big influence on Halo 5's mp. I'm not sure if I should be excited or sad they left. lol
aHebrewMenagerie
Member
Only about 600 more promethean kills, fam!
#NODAYSOFF
#NODAYSOFF
Halo 6 confirmed to be Game of Forever
sir_dany12
Member
What were his main contributions? (I don't know)
aHebrewMenagerie
Member
Basically the main decision maker for Halo 4 MP, as well as Warzone.
Tomorrows Warzone Sessions will focus on regular Warzone only, because you guys are so excited for an ugly looking armor.
I'm not sure if I'll be able to do the 2nd sessions anymore. The sessions keep me going until 4am my time and that's a problem, since I'll be working again Sunday mornings starting next week. Somebody will have to take over the 2nd session, if you want to keep it going. And since we actually are always a full group, that shouldn't be a problem.
I'm not sure if I'll be able to do the 2nd sessions anymore. The sessions keep me going until 4am my time and that's a problem, since I'll be working again Sunday mornings starting next week. Somebody will have to take over the 2nd session, if you want to keep it going. And since we actually are always a full group, that shouldn't be a problem.
Ah, now it makes sense lol.
Duuuuuuuuude. That's what I'd like to think I can pull off when I grab the sniper. In reality I'm struggling to line up a body shot.
Godly plays. The finals are gonna be hype!
Rand0m TAG
Member
never really liked him. seemed to full of himself
LunaticPuma
dresses business casual
Matchmaking in arena has been really bad the past couple of days. I've had 2 high diamonds and a high plat carrying a mid-level silver and getting paired up against golds and low plat. I've also seen Onyx get paired against golds and low plat. The population must really be hurting if it's extending out that wide.
Do franchise studios have more turnover than studios who aren't locked into a franchise? examples?
Seems like the customer reaction to halo4's mp was a bigger influence on Halo 5 mp than anyone person at the studio.
I don't think their departure will have much effect on the franchise going forward.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Yeah that's been going on for a while now, I've posted some ridiculous examples of Diamonds and Onyxs against golds and silvers with predictable results.
The user base is really small is probably the reason, I have run many times into same gamer tags which really shouldn't happen very offen.
Rand0m TAG
Member
my aim and gameplay has gone to shits this season.
Arena slayer k/d went from 1.2 to 0.6
don;t want to play game 10 lol
no idea why my aim % has been hurting. was averaging 53% now am closer to 40%
win% went from 60% to 20%
Arena slayer k/d went from 1.2 to 0.6
don;t want to play game 10 lol
no idea why my aim % has been hurting. was averaging 53% now am closer to 40%
win% went from 60% to 20%
Looking a 343's example you've had a lot of head positions vacated with the release of each game, but I don't have hard numbers (I don't think *anyone* actually measures this stuff industry-wide.)
Where's the Mister Chief: Leg Ends series
Apparently there's also an unannounced Halo novel up on Amazon for September. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1501140671?tag=simonsayscom
ATOMICJORGE
Member
Ok time to start the Warzone grind, so that we can get the precious Achilles armor and show the power and legacy of our great Spartan Company to the world HaloGAF !
Also to start playing The Division
It just seems to me like there is generally a decent amount of turnover after the release of games, whether a studio has been relegated to franchise duty or not.
I wouldn't be surprised if 343 enjoys a bit more consistency due to the fact that people are hiring on specifically because they WANT to work on Halo, rather than work at a studio that decides to make a game they aren't personally interested in.
Feel the Swift
Member
Yeah, even when I leave the lobby after a game, if I restart the search half the time it seems like I get put with the same players or lobby. Do you think that's the sole reason or is it just the way their matching algorithm works?
NoLongerALurker
Banned
Wasn't Breakout created because of Kevin Franklin? I think I remember that from one of The Sprint episodes. Probably wasn't very happy to see his creation pulled from HCS.
I believe he was one of its champions within the studio. They did that whole sprint episode about how much he loves paintball and how that influenced the dev of Breakout.
He was the lead multiplayer designer on H4 and Warzone in H5. Basically he has a knack for creating flashy but unbalanced MP. Don't think his departure spells doom for H6.
Fata1moose
Banned
He couldn't even do that right.
Deputy Moonman
Member
Tomorrows Warzone Sessions will focus on regular Warzone only, because you guys are so excited for an ugly looking armor.
I'm not sure if I'll be able to do the 2nd sessions anymore. The sessions keep me going until 4am my time and that's a problem, since I'll be working again Sunday mornings starting next week. Somebody will have to take over the 2nd session, if you want to keep it going. And since we actually are always a full group, that shouldn't be a problem.
I could do the 2nd session, though I think it will form from alone nowadays.
You really started something good there
Feel the Swift
Member
Snipers this weekend.