Welfare
Member
Pretty sure the people's 20GB patch will be released this week. They did the Halo 4 review 5 days before launch, 4 days before won't change much.
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Halo |OT 20| It really does feel like Halo
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Pretty sure the people's 20GB patch will be released this week. They did the Halo 4 review 5 days before launch, 4 days before won't change much.
9.8/10
How have I never seen this?? So good.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Sooooo, what's on the menu for IGN First tomorrow?
Oh wait :-(
Seriously though, I'm gonna miss the daily news. Only a week to go, though!
Oh wait :-(
Seriously though, I'm gonna miss the daily news. Only a week to go, though!
Didn't IGN wait almost 9 days after launch to release the Destiny review? Ultimately, reviews released after launch, especially those that are reliant on multi-player are much better than days before. Otherwise we'll get the same thing about how Halo 4 was 9.8/10 of endless balanced fun.
These games are a whole different beast once launch happens.
These games are a whole different beast once launch happens.
Apparently the patch is dropping on wednesday
I guess this review is really only about the H2A multiplayer?
Destiny is online only and was massacred for holding back reviews, you can't win either way.
Well it's really the only thing they haven't played before, no? I mean what are they going to rate Halo 3 that they didn't do in 2007 or tell us.
Obviously the updated Halo 2 campaign is huge, but I also think the most important thing about this collection is the unified menus and playlists, dedicated servers, cross-game playlists and completely new Halo 2 Anniversary multi-player.
But it's whatever. Reviews have never mattered to me before. Usually you can tell when a game is really bad, or if it's really good, and sometimes you just take a chance on the games in between. There's no doubt that MCC will keep me happy for over a year. It's pretty much all I'll play I think.
Captain Friendo
Neo Member
Then stop talking about them man.
What? It was a single post and then a reply to someone who quoted me. Relax.
Captain Friendo
Neo Member
I'm not having a go at you, but you did talk about reviews not two days ago. I completely agree that reviews never influence whether i'll buy a game or not, which is why there's no point stressing about them.
YourExWife
Member
Guys in pregame brag about being kicked out of MLG events cuz they so badass (someone named "SixTen"). Can't win 1 BR fight against us randoms.
We get called "such ass" cuz winning.
We get called "such ass" cuz winning.
Altered Juice
Member
think i had enough of halo 2 vista. finding that activation code was a waste of time. most games are dead and all people play is 16 ffa on lockout which is awful! everyone spawning out of each other's asses with br and snipers so you basically can't move around for 5-10 seconds without dropping like a bag of bricks.
You seem to have a knack for encountering terrible people online.
Altered Juice
Member
Captain Friendo
Neo Member
When I played H2A at the EB expo, I was so out of practice for the first game, the controller, 60FPS even, felt so foreign.
By the third game, on lockout, I was dominating though and it was so fun. The xbox guy was watching me because he said he knew i'd win.
GringoSuave89
Banned
Picked up my old 360 controller the other day. Feels so off now.
Got Sunset Overdrive instead of Call of Duty, I figured I'd pick it up around Black Friday when it's on sale for half off plus my employee discount. Sunset looks like it'll be more fun and hold me over for at least the week until Halo drops.
It's cool to see that the review embargo lifts on Friday, I'll post the review thread with the cool little banner VisceralBowl put together along with basic info on the game. are there any rules for the review threads? I assume same day, but can I post it in the morning leading up to it or is it more preferred that I wait until the embargo lifts?
It's cool to see that the review embargo lifts on Friday, I'll post the review thread with the cool little banner VisceralBowl put together along with basic info on the game. are there any rules for the review threads? I assume same day, but can I post it in the morning leading up to it or is it more preferred that I wait until the embargo lifts?
YourExWife
Member
Yeah - he seems like a pretty great player...
https://twitter.com/Sixtenwarrior/status/527961737640034304
Yeah, I've been dedicating time to playing Halo to get my shot back. It's been fun.
Wish I could get some MLG customs going.
Thug Waffle
Member
CoD does look fantastic this year. We had a pretty cool midnight launch for it, Had it running on both XB1 and PS4 and they looks visually stunning and gameplay looked and felt fun as hell. I don't know how they did it, but it feels nothing like Titanfall, at least no where near as bad as I thought it would have, which wouldn't have been a bad thing. I just figured that going from CoD to Halo this Monday night would have been a bit too jarring. Sunset it is then!
Also, we were originally going to start handing it out at 11 to keep up with it's digital release which went live on the east coast at midnight, but since Walmart broke street date again our district manager called us and told us to start giving it out at 10:30. It was pretty cool.
EroticSushi
Member
Does anyone have the link to the imgur album with all the Master Chief Collection wallpapers?
It starts on the 8th and Halo 5 is on the 10th.
That's too bad about CoD. After seeing a gameplay trailer I thought that they were really starting to try something new this time as opposed to just the same game for the umpteenth time. Still though... I'm impressed they actually tried something. A for effort?
Captain Friendo
Neo Member
Halofollower made a video about the skulls, and mispronounced recession as rekession, plus some other stuff. And then when someone called him out on it, this guy got all angry saying he has a speech impediment.
Does he? What? Why present if you can't pronounce things
Does he? What? Why present if you can't pronounce things
*shrug*
Either way, it's dumb to get upset over it. I mean... that's Youtube comments in general I guess...
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
People with speech impediments can't make youtube videos? What's your point? And why are you even talking about it here?
I don't think he really had a point so much as just being curious as to our take on it (and whether or not we knew if HF has a speech impediment).
Halo
Have they said anything about split-screen yet? I saw some split-screen H2A campaign gameplay last weekend and tbh, it looked horrible. Vertical fov was really low, pretty much half of the singleplayer fov. But stuff like medals and score for kills were in weird places (on top of hud) so it might be something that is fixed in that 20 Gb update.
Slightly Live
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Looks like he's convinced some people to pay him just for existing. Dat cashmonies. Dat changing Youtube and inspiring millions.
The Henery
Member
It appears 343 struggle with shipping an acceptable split screen mode.
Edit: LMAO at a whole corner of YouTube ^^
YourExWife
Member
Never Forget...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7vwD0L0iWs
Choice Quotes:
"It's great for objective modes."
"It's non-symmetrical in its design, but it's balanced in terms of what you get on both sides and the opportunities those provide."
"It's definitely geared towards certain modes like Team Slayer or ***Flood***"
"We have tuned everything to function with CTF"
"We balanced things out to make sure that teams don't have significant advantages."
"The maps are tuned and balanced so that it functions for something like CTF well so that you're not going to have a lopsided experience"
"It reminds me of Backwash..."
"This structure is where a lot of interesting combat happens..."
"There's some sneaky routes where people can get in with Jet Packs..."
"They're equivalent on both sides..."
"I like Promethean Vision because it lets you get people coming around corners and get the first shot off..."
This is all referring to one of the shittiest, brokenest, campiest, derpiest maps ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7vwD0L0iWs
Choice Quotes:
"It's great for objective modes."
"It's non-symmetrical in its design, but it's balanced in terms of what you get on both sides and the opportunities those provide."
"It's definitely geared towards certain modes like Team Slayer or ***Flood***"
"We have tuned everything to function with CTF"
"We balanced things out to make sure that teams don't have significant advantages."
"The maps are tuned and balanced so that it functions for something like CTF well so that you're not going to have a lopsided experience"
"It reminds me of Backwash..."
"This structure is where a lot of interesting combat happens..."
"There's some sneaky routes where people can get in with Jet Packs..."
"They're equivalent on both sides..."
"I like Promethean Vision because it lets you get people coming around corners and get the first shot off..."
This is all referring to one of the shittiest, brokenest, campiest, derpiest maps ever.
That's just sad. That being said, if you fall for that shit you may well not deserve to have money.
That's an insult to Backwash.
On the subject of Halo 4, I just played a couple matches and while it's still pretty lame, damn if 343 didn't score a winner with the thruster pack and Railgun. Really hope they return.
Maybe not at launch, but I'll be there.
lifeexpectancy
Member
Wrapping up my achievement guide on TrueAchievements and I'm down to less than 10 achievements of the 450 that I haven't pinned down. One specifically I was hoping someone here would have a lead on (before I resort to running around the map looking for it).
It's the Hippo easter egg on the Headlong map in classic Halo 2. Any info folks?
It's the Hippo easter egg on the Headlong map in classic Halo 2. Any info folks?
Radical
I probably won't even have a Wii U until late December anyway since getting a One is priority right now. I look forward to it though.
The Real Napsta
Member
In the building where you arm the bomb in one sided assault.
Blue Ninja
Member
I love how anyone can call themselves an independent news journalist.
Spoiler: No I don't.
Spoiler: No I don't.