Look at the gamertags playing. Plus keep in mind matchmaking isn't live, and multi-player isn't finished. This seems to be the same old build. Almost every new footage we've seen of the final build has had killcams.
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Halo |OT 20| It really does feel like Halo
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Look at the gamertags playing. Plus keep in mind matchmaking isn't live, and multi-player isn't finished. This seems to be the same old build. Almost every new footage we've seen of the final build has had killcams.
Gabotron ES
Member
Forget about campaign, I want to see more Forge in action,
RowdyReverb
Member
We're still getting an IGN video today, right?
GringoSuave89
Banned
Yeah, I quite like Miranda. Cortana's the one that looks weird to me though.
Quite like the heretic elite's goggles now.
Yeah I'm still not sold on Cortana, but I guess they might have been trying for an unnatural look?
Demoncarnotaur
Member
How about quite a few 1080p60 videos of all 4 games (single player only)?
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_halo_the_master_chief_at_1080p_60_fps-15992_en.html
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_halo_the_master_chief_at_1080p_60_fps-15992_en.html
Sikamikanico
#1 Dad
Everything is [redacted] and my god the [redacted] is so [redacted].
orichalcos
Member
BeamImpact
Member
How about quite a few 1080p60 videos of all 4 games (single player only)?
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_halo_the_master_chief_at_1080p_60_fps-15992_en.html
Well that's pretty simple.
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
Them ranks. Bless up
Welfare
Member
New Podcast Unlocked with Max Hoberman talking Halo 2
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/29/podcast-unlocked-episode-168-max-hoberman-talks-halo-2
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/29/podcast-unlocked-episode-168-max-hoberman-talks-halo-2
RowdyReverb
Member
So in addition to the number of playlists we have already, there will be both ranked and social? Will we be spread too thin?IGN said:
Diablohead
Member
I guess now is the time people can stream MCC, suddenly seeing it raise the twitch viewer ranks lol.
This has been known for a while.
I thought there was no H4 in 4v4 slayer. If they are using legendary slayer great.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10...-day-multiplayer-playlists-revealed-ign-first
"Eliminate the enemy team across four Halo games: Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 2: Anniversary. Nothing but Team Slayer, 24/7. 4v4."
orichalcos
Member
My stream
twitch.tv/orichalco
twitch.tv/orichalco
ArchedThunder
Banned
No, the launch playlist article on IGN said this.
Team Slayer
Eliminate the enemy team across four Halo games: Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 2: Anniversary. Nothing but Team Slayer, 24/7. 4v4.
EroticSushi
Member
Gravemind cutscene over at http://www.twitch.tv/orichalco
link strim pls
Shots fired.
BeamImpact
Member
looks like its only allowed to stream the campaign
(sorry if mentioned or stated before)
(sorry if mentioned or stated before)
So it doesn't seem like this details whether or not the ranks will be viewable in the pre-game lobby does it? I know you can go to someone's "profile" page and view their highest rank achieved, or you can view your own rank in each playlist when picking a playlist but half the fun was seeing the ranks of the guys on your team and the other team you were matched up against in the pre-game lobby. I don't see the rank viewable on the nameplate on the right side of the screen. Am I missing something?
Sounds like they're saying two totally different things here:
So which is it? At first it's the exact Halo 2 ranking system, but now it's saying matchmaking is different. The bit about being evaluated after each match sounds a lot like the Halo 3 ranking system, which was hilariously broken.
Why couldn't they ported the exact ranking and matchmaking system from Halo 2? It was the best system of any ranked game I've ever played. Don't "fix" what isn't broken.
Nope, see the bit above about a "master rank." No more having your high rank displayed for you to be proud of. You know, one of the major things that drove competition in Halo 2 and made people aspire to get a symbol. Can't have that, don't want to make the less skilled players feel less special.
In fact, it even looks like per-playlist ranks for other players might be hidden and not shown even when in that playlist. Note the "your rank" display in the corner but not on the player name. I'm guessing this means other players' ranks are hidden. Likely again to coddle lesser skilled players, as they did with the hidden ranks in Reach.
Goddammit.
So which is it? At first it's the exact Halo 2 ranking system, but now it's saying matchmaking is different. The bit about being evaluated after each match sounds a lot like the Halo 3 ranking system, which was hilariously broken.
Why couldn't they ported the exact ranking and matchmaking system from Halo 2? It was the best system of any ranked game I've ever played. Don't "fix" what isn't broken.
Nope, see the bit above about a "master rank." No more having your high rank displayed for you to be proud of. You know, one of the major things that drove competition in Halo 2 and made people aspire to get a symbol. Can't have that, don't want to make the less skilled players feel less special.
In fact, it even looks like per-playlist ranks for other players might be hidden and not shown even when in that playlist. Note the "your rank" display in the corner but not on the player name. I'm guessing this means other players' ranks are hidden. Likely again to coddle lesser skilled players, as they did with the hidden ranks in Reach.
Goddammit.
gAg CruSh3r
Member
Boo.
That is so awesome and funny at the same time! I want MCC now!
Obviously ranking is separate from matchmaking.
Which is a good thing really, it was the ranking system which was so great in Halo 2.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Boo.
MC looks like an action figure. That's probably my only complaint about the Blur cutscenes. IMO, it would have been better if his texture was a little more rugged. Like this
MC looks like an action figure. That's probably my only complaint about the Blur cutscenes. IMO, it would have been better if his texture was a little more rugged. Like this
He's too shiny.
In the Blur scenes I mean.
Halo 2's matchmaking was strictly tied to ranking - matches were determined strictly through simple math involving players in your party. It was consistent and you could easily predict the ranks of the people you'd match against with mental math. Adjust any low outliers to the offset of the highest rank, average the ranks, and then allow for a one to two level average rank deviation for the opposing players. It worked well.
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
Seriously.
Halo 2 ranking system, improved matchmaking and there's still a problem. Jesus
Surely the system could've been improved since 10 years ago.
That leads to problems though. If you've got someone who's been playing Halo for years and buys the game, they're going to play against a bunch of scrubs who suck until they reach a reasonable rank.
There's also the problem that the ranks are tied separately to each playlist. This means the whole matchmaking system will be ruined on any playlist you haven't been on before.
You also have the fact that there are rotational playlists. How would matchmaking work there if it was tied to rank?
EroticSushi
Member
Diablohead
Member
Not the best halo 2 stage to show off, a few spots look rather bland.
Smurfing will always be a problem in ranked multiplayer. There is no way to fix it without taking the ranking system out.
The British Hick
Neo Member
If the ranks are not on show in the pre-game lobbies on your tag and only in a profile/service record type menu, I have a feeling quite a few people will be disappointed. That was one of the primary draws of ranking systems IMO.
Every single ranked game has skill gap problems at the beginning before ranks normalize. The system has to go through teething for a little bit to level things out. It wasn't a problem in Halo 2.
