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Halo |OT 20| It really does feel like Halo

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OdysseusVA

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Fracas said:
goddamn i'm gonna blain all night tomorrow

where my poopsocks at
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Rev3rb

Member
Ehhh shit. I'm worried MS servers are going to choke up on launch night while I'm downloading the 20gb patch.
I want to do the midnight launch, but I also want to play the game in a timely manner.
 
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TTUVAPOR

Banned
jem0208 said:
Basically:


The Salting Begins

- Halo 5 leaked footage shows sprint. The salt begins even though sprint was already pretty much confirmed. Average day at HaloGAF.

The Great Salt Of 2014 is upon us (AKA: shit hits the fan

- Another clip leaks, this one shows what appears to be a BR duel with ADS. Salt begins to flow from every orifice. Threats of Xbox destruction are made. Halo as a series is pronounced dead by many.

- Some claim that the footage isn't actually ADS and is only a visual redesign of zoom. They are ignored and the salt continues to flow.

- The great salt mines of HaloGAF are working overtime for about 2 hours. It quickly overflows into Gamingside.

- Chaos is upon us and the end is nigh.

The Reclamation of Halo

- 3 more clips leak showing ADSless gameplay. Thrusters are confirmed, grenade launchers assumed and denied. Some positivity returns yet is still hugely outweighed by salt.

- The new clips are followed by Josh Holmes' tweets confirming those who fought the salt were right. ADS has no effect on gameplay. It is only a visual redesign.

- Confusion follows, why change? What about descope? Is the mortal enemy flinch still alive?

- A second tweet from Josh confirms descope is actually back. Rejoices are made. #weback is returned from the grave.

HaloGAF Returns to Normality, yet there is one more surprise

- People continue to complain about sprint and detail their roller-coaster ride of emotions. Stragglers are informed of what just hit the high walls of HaloGAF.

- The surprise hits us and based Stinkles returns, quickly followed by questions of "Why sprint? Why?"

- Stinkles answers is typical cryptic form and Don't Believe His lies memes are spread.

- The salting and slrping return in typical HaloGAF fashion.

And so continues the day of the salt thus far.
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Amazing.

Cheers to you good sir.

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FUBAR McDangles

Member
Missed some large chunks of the tournament but overall it was fun. Good stuff.

Also I added a bunch of people from here on XBL. Same gamertag as my name on here. Anyone else feel free to add me.
 
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VinFTW

Member
Lenox did an amazing job listening to feedback on the tournament, that guy needs a raise.

I'm surprised he works at 343 since he listened to feedback

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Zoso Achilles

Member
BigShow36 said:
I'm not implying malicious intent, I'm implying misguided intent and incompetence. If one side is not interested in earnest dialogue, what's the point of wasting time attempting to engage in it?

I know it's online and inflection is impossible to detect, but personally almost all of my posts are made in a more lighthearted manner than they come off as. I'm never going to be angry when I'm posting, just disappointed and making facetious comments about it. If anyone is interested in an actual argument about game mechanics, I'm all over it, but the fact of the matter is that almost any subject has already been beaten to death, drug up, and then beaten again.

I'm here to fight boredom and for entertainment, and it delivers as long as everyone understands that they shouldn't be taking this seriously.
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Post from a few hours ago, forgive me.

I know you in particular don't post that way, for the most part, and I see where you're coming from. I seem to have the same opinions on most things with you regarding halo anyways. I just don't post about it often because I've accepted that there's really nothing I can do to change the direction things are heading. Either I'll like the game, or I wont. It just really annoys me when people freak the fuck out and spew hateful bullshit over a video game something like a year from release with no context. Calm down, wait for it to be explained, and then decide if you are ok with that decision. If not, don't buy the game.

So yeah, not meant to be directed at you in particular. I'd just like this thread to become fun to read again.
 
RSB

RSB

Banned
If ADS is really just the traditional scope (with descoping, no accuracy penalty for hip-fire, no movement speed penalty, etc.) but reskinned, then will they let us use the classic scope as an option?

I sure hope so, because having half the screen obstructed by the weapon is horrible. The traditional scope looks way more elegant.
 
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VinFTW

Member
NobleGundam said:
basically nerfed to compensate for TP movement features.

If 343 can pull off a classic playlist at launch & toggle features that would be amazing.
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No... maps are already ruined.

Midship is enourmous (more like TITANIC ha..ha..)

The base movement speed should just be increased (maybe with acceleration after a period of time, long enough so it's not annoying and similar to plainswalking in WoW back in the day.


or somethnig, idk.. toggle sucks. Just remove sprint now, why wait till everybody shits on it during beta feedback and then look worse by not removing it?

I'll hold off till tomorrow, but I just see no scenario where it could work :/
 
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Booshka

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TTUVAPOR said:
Halo e-sports is the best console e-sports game ever and always will be.
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Shadowrun had way more potential than MLG showcased. I think 6v6 Raid with Counter Strike style Tournament settings, rotating Offense and Defense could have been something really special. 6v6 Extraction would be great to watch too.

Game would have been amazing to watch in 6v6 matches at extremely high levels of Pro play. A ton of untapped potential for that game, but that's across the board for Shadowrun.
 
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NobleGundam

Banned
VinFTW said:
No... maps are already ruined.

Midship is enourmous (more like TITANIC ha..ha..)

The base movement speed should just be increased (maybe with acceleration after a period of time, long enough so it's not annoying and similar to plainswalking in WoW back in the day.


or somethnig, idk.. toggle sucks. Just remove sprint now, why wait till everybody shits on it during beta feedback and then look worse by not removing it?

I'll hold off till tomorrow, but I just see no scenario where it could work :/
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hyperbole? I don't like sprint. period. although it's okay to an extent that certain maps/gametypes can exist and play nice because of it.

increase the movement speed and you'll just make it worse.
 
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VinFTW

Member
NobleGundam said:
hyperbole? I don't like sprint. period. although it's okay to an extent that certain maps/gametypes can exist and play nice because of it.

increase the movement speed and you'll just make it worse.
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Decrease it to compensate for sprint and we're back in 2012 and Halo will be decimated by CoD again. #wedead

Saw this posted on beyond and I couldn't agree more:

somebody said:
Look at it in the most simplistic and moronic view as possible.

We're gonna be aiming down the sights a fuck ton. Seeing Iron Sights will, whether you choose to believe it or not, turn off a significant part of Halo fans. That distinction between Halo and every other FPS is gone, and now it serves as a constant reminder of how Halo is changing. If H5 continues to get a bad rep, then change is going to get a bad connotation and this ADS change will only serve as more evidence for whoever dislikes Halo 5.

It's not bad. It's just really controversial and not the best decision for a game that's already being suspected of being unfaithful and shitty.
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antigoon

Member
VinFTW said:
No... maps are already ruined.

Midship is enourmous (more like TITANIC ha..ha..)

The base movement speed should just be increased (maybe with acceleration after a period of time, long enough so it's not annoying and similar to plainswalking in WoW back in the day.


or somethnig, idk.. toggle sucks. Just remove sprint now, why wait till everybody shits on it during beta feedback and then look worse by not removing it?

I'll hold off till tomorrow, but I just see no scenario where it could work :/
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Sprint is one of those things that influences the entire design of the game. I would be shocked - absolutely floored - if it was removed at this stage in Halo 5's development. At the very least they would have to make all their maps smaller.
 
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Booshka

Member
What's this whole "getting into the action faster" bullshit for Sprint. Part of dying and respawning is losing power weapon, powerup and map control. Die, instant respawn, then Sprint to where you just died nonsense is terrible Shooter gameplay.
 
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Ragnarok Flames

Banned
Booshka said:
What's this whole "getting into the action faster" bullshit for Sprint. Part of dying and respawning is losing power weapon, powerup and map control. Die, instant respawn, then Sprint to where you just died nonsense is terrible Shooter gameplay.
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in this day and age, 343 has to coddle the players that are bad.
 
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