Fahzgoolin
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IDK I have noticed it in almost every video when you are above the buildings.
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Halo |OT 20| It really does feel like Halo
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IDK I have noticed it in almost every video when you are above the buildings.
Subtle, but awesome. Thanks!
Here's a very quick job.
Oops, double post...
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
It's fun to use, I agree. It's my second favorite Halo utility weapon after the CE Pistol. The problem with it is the impact it has on player movement. It's just too effective at range. When everyone is using it, it can be impossible to move on big, open maps. It was the same way in Reach -- moving across Hemorrhage was a challenge when a full team was pinging you from across the map. But that DMR had more bloom, so it was a bit better. A lot of people prefer weapons like the BR, which is really strong at mid-range and competent at long range, but can't act as a mini sniper. One solution people have had is making the DMR an on map pick up weapon.
FTFY.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Holy racism
I see so many comments like this with going back to old games.
I don't think I've ever had this experience.
The closest thing I can think of would be rewatching Toy Story recently and being amused at how sketchy the animations were by todays standards, but even that wasn't a huge surprise, and I'm pretty sure that was after over a decade of not watching it.
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The Halo 4 content is looking interesting. The framerate boost and reduced aliasing certainly has a nice effect...
Would be interesting to hear how exactly they're "improving the shading" in these games. I wonder if it's mostly just higher-precision buffer formats and such... which should do very good things for Halo 4 (probably won't be felt as much in Halo 3 because 2007 Bungie was insane). The weaknesses of the lighting, like poor dynamic lights and objects not always responding well to shadow (i.e. the banshee shot on Exile), are still present.
Okay, guys, so it looks like it's starting to slow down, I've decided that I'm going to make the decision in just a few hours to cut it off so get to voting if you haven't already! The current results are:
http://strawpoll.me/2836157
What they should be doing is improving the strafing.
I wish they would rebake the lightmaps at a higher resolution and extend the distances for the dynamic shadows.
Yeah, I think making it a map pick up would solve most issues. If not that, then decreasing the aim assist slightly at range.
Scully Scully Scoo
Member
the first time i played halo was actually around 2006 on pc after initially being turned away i gave it another shot and like it, never played the multiplayer till halo 3 and loved it. i like halo because its different, the longer kill times, equal starts, smaller arena style maps, jumping high etc. decline began with reach and halo 4 pissed on the corpse
dmr is way too effective a weapon bro, it just dominates at mid-long range
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
There's a lot of options, and I can never decide which sounds best to me.
- Reduce the scope from 3x to 2x
- Give it more bloom
- Reduce the rate of fire
- Give it a lengthened kill time in comparison to the other starting rifles (the Halo 4 Turbo update did this, and it was great)
- Reduce aim assist on it
- Keep it the same, but don't include it in load outs
- Others I'm forgetting, probably
- Make it a projectile weapon
I think keeping the 3x scope is a good thing, else it basically becomes a one shot BR.
Definitely don't give it more bloom though, more bloom is never good.
All that needs to be done is reduce aim assist and remove bloom. There, the weapon is fixed.
Remove it or remove the BR. They supposedly fill the same niche. So just go with one
the BR obvs.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Can we pls ban this racist bk jesus
Kibbles
Member
When they are fighting on Longbow(?)and they both hop in the turrets lol
I'm not sure I agree.
The BR is much more effective at close range whereas the DMR is clearly better at long range.
Mid range there is some overlap.
That would be interesting. Make it a 3 or 4 shot kill, and that would be really cool.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Halo 4 is a beautiful game but in 1080/60 it just highlights many of the issues present that many fans found unfavourable.
Makes me sad they STILL can't give us Campaign theatre for Halo 4, despite modders revealing the good enough version present. A couple of QTE's preventing us from using an entire game mode is just unfortunate and prevents folks from enjoying Halo 4's great strength - its visuals.
Makes me sad they STILL can't give us Campaign theatre for Halo 4, despite modders revealing the good enough version present. A couple of QTE's preventing us from using an entire game mode is just unfortunate and prevents folks from enjoying Halo 4's great strength - its visuals.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Kinda pointless, but it would be cool to see a Halo 5 MP map take place in a location from Nightfall. It would be a cool nod to the expanded media.
Good question. For all the flak Halo 4 gets from those here at GAF, a lot of it's changed didn't bother me in the long run. However, this was the one functional change that I could NEVER learn to adapt/accept. Loadouts and AA's were annoying enough, but I learned to deal with them since beyond them the core of the Halo gunplay (not including sprint, inability to pick up grenades) was otherwise mostly unchanged.
Several times, I had a dead-to-rights jump on someone with a Splaser, only for them to hit me ONCE with a DMR shot a split-second before the blast and then the shot would sail over their head. The most aggrivating shit imaginable. On the flip side of that, if you couple it with that armor mod where you don't flinch, then you're practically INVINCIBLE with ranged weapons. All around bad stuff for Halo gameplay.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Whoa, cool idea.
Give some context to a random spoiler, yo.
squidhands
Member
It's from the Nightfall trailer.
My bad.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Well today's Escalation issue takes place in some planet that has a desert type of environment. If you compare that to the Halo 5 Guardians key art, there are few similarities.
Any pictures of what the similar environment looks like in the comic?
Am I allowed to post screens from the comic? Don't want to get in trouble.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
I wouldn't do full pages but I am pretty sure people have shared a few stray panels here and there. To be honest though, I am not 100% sure.
Orochinagis
Member
Watch prometheus.
NP.
I'm a social experiment, cloistering myself from any and all Halo EU media that is not presented in the game itself so I can call 343 bullshit when I see it.
It still boggles my mind why game producers insist on releasing all of their games in Nov/Dec.
With the MCC coming out and assuming Halo CE latency is palatable, I'm probably going to pass on CoD: AW, Lords of the Fallen, and Dragon Age, which are all titles I would have purchased had they come out in the summer or some month other than Nov/Dec. I can't imagine I'm the only one. Heck, the only reason I purchased Destiny was to hold me over until the MCC.
With the MCC coming out and assuming Halo CE latency is palatable, I'm probably going to pass on CoD: AW, Lords of the Fallen, and Dragon Age, which are all titles I would have purchased had they come out in the summer or some month other than Nov/Dec. I can't imagine I'm the only one. Heck, the only reason I purchased Destiny was to hold me over until the MCC.
Hint: Christmas.
This is when casual gamers get most of their games and when the largest number of units are sold. If you really want those games and you're more than a casual gamer you'll pick them up at a later date.
RowdyReverb
Member
As much as I love the DMR, it's too powerful to be a starting weapon unless you're in a close-quarters map that makes it a bit unwieldy. It turns games into Team Snipers Jr. if everyone uses it on a medium-to-large map.
Also, does anyone have a direct link to the video file on IGN like with Halo 3 a couple of days ago?
Edit: nvm. Found on gaming side
Also, does anyone have a direct link to the video file on IGN like with Halo 3 a couple of days ago?
Edit: nvm. Found on gaming side
I'd like to think that it's
Halsey
bioweapon
Spartan Ops.
Yeah, it would be pretty badass to play on the shattered Halo ring from Nightfall.
I get the "logic" but didn't Destiny just become the biggest selling new title ever? And it was released in September. If you're a lesser-known title, why would you want to compete with CoD or Halo?
I admire your tedious persistence.
It's quite a distance away and wouldn't be so noticeable if there were a more gradual fade in. It certainly pops.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Frankie, while you're here, can you elaborate on the Halo 4 villain not being the Didact at one point in time? It seems like a cool bit of BTS trivia/info.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
gotta maintain balance in the force breh
can't get TOO positive about the past time and series we love