Increase the base movement speed then, idk. Sprint ruins Halo, it's been proved time and time again, but I'm curious to see how 343 will explain it tomorrow.
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Halo |OT 20| It really does feel like Halo
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Increase the base movement speed then, idk. Sprint ruins Halo, it's been proved time and time again, but I'm curious to see how 343 will explain it tomorrow.
NobleGundam
Banned
I want to promote nerfing Sprint. I don't want a copy/paste Halo 4 experience.
Having it removed would be nice instead. But at this stage removing it would be sorta a calamity in scheduling to come.
increase in base movement will not solve anything to replace Sprint completely.
If it did, wouldn't devs favor it instead back then? this is getting pointless for discussion.
Gnome Scat
Member
Poodlestrike
Banned
I would argue that sprint alone is not enough to ruin Halo. It makes it worse that it would otherwise be, but "ruin" is frankly ridiculous.
I don't like it either I'm just saying it's not like ordnance drops that could be turned off and not really affect anything else.
Very curious
and excited
NobleGundam
Banned
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Let's just hope it's not instant respawn. If so, any potential for sprint is squandered.
v lmfao glhf
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
^ <3
so tomorrow we get Halo and on tuesday afternoon i get to have a blood panel done for my health insurance.
so tomorrow we get Halo and on tuesday afternoon i get to have a blood panel done for my health insurance.
Masterz117
Banned
Can someone who has the game check out Sandbox to see if the lighting was ever fixed?
Poker Face
Member
haven't played halo in over a year. can't wait to play CE and H2!
Doesn't look like it. I don't see shadows or anything from the blocks.
ArchedThunder
Banned
They never casted shadows, it was that the lighting on the blocks was disabled.
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
Why is there ADS in Halo?
Sprint is not being removed.
It's as simple as this.
Oddly enough, I find Bonnie Ross very attractive but I imagine not if she was screaming at me. "coughs" Now, please respond on ADS.
Agreed. That's what I've been hoping they would do. I guess we will find out tomorrow.
Or at the very least find out some of it. I wonder if the ledge grab and wall running will be a thing...
GringoSuave89
Banned
These aspects I'm less enthused about.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I don't think wallrunning was ever rumored, was it? Ledge grab, yes, double jump, yes, but I think the wallrunning thing is just something people sourced from Titanfall.
Either way, I'm curious as well. The snippets of gameplay actually look quite good, setting aside sprint and the specter of ADS.
Captain Friendo
Neo Member
I know i'm late, and I know ADS is functionally the same in 5 as scoping in, but i'm still flabbergasted. For the record, I love halo, absolutely love it. I didn't even mind Halo 4, because I felt when 343 said "we've learned from Halo 4" they were, and probably still are, telling the truth.
ADS is the one, and only complete breaker for me, for a couple of reasons,
1, and most importantly, it's a blatant visual queue that Halo is still looking towards other FPS' for inspiration, instead of being developed on its on merits. Halo, to me, has never played in a way that I think accomodates it.
2, they're shitting over the rules of their established universe, seeing as Spartans specifically don't need to do traditional aiming down sights as weapon scopes are connected to their neural laces.
I'll get over it in time, but holy shit what a shock that was.
ADS is the one, and only complete breaker for me, for a couple of reasons,
1, and most importantly, it's a blatant visual queue that Halo is still looking towards other FPS' for inspiration, instead of being developed on its on merits. Halo, to me, has never played in a way that I think accomodates it.
2, they're shitting over the rules of their established universe, seeing as Spartans specifically don't need to do traditional aiming down sights as weapon scopes are connected to their neural laces.
I'll get over it in time, but holy shit what a shock that was.
RowdyReverb
Member
I wonder whether the Locke / Master Chief playtime split will be more like Snake/Raiden in MGS2 or MC/Arby in H2. I know shinobi602 said the former, but the source sounded vague and the game is more than a year out, so I'm taking it with a grain of salt.
Would you be disappointed if MC had less playtime, or do you feel that there is more to the Halo universe that merits exploration than MC's story? I think I'd be happy either way since MC was originally intended to be more of a vehicle for the player rather than a character himself.
Would you be disappointed if MC had less playtime, or do you feel that there is more to the Halo universe that merits exploration than MC's story? I think I'd be happy either way since MC was originally intended to be more of a vehicle for the player rather than a character himself.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
So HaloFest is tomorrow night at 10pm CST and you watch on your Xbox? Then the game launches an hour later?
FUBAR McDangles
Member
After all that investment into the Chief in Halo 4 I doubt they'd sideline him MGS2 style.
I can see a 60/40 Locke/Chief split but I highly doubt that they'd do a 90/10 split.
The primary issues with Halo 4's campaign were its over reliance on the novels (i.e. lack of self sufficiency which was not helped by its short length) as well as its relatively tedious level design. The latter was probably a technical limitation of the 360 so it remains to be seen how Halo 5 will deal with it.
The former is still worrying. At this point I'm more worried about Nightfall than Halo 5.
As I said many pages earlier, the addition of Locke allows for a lot more creative freedom but pulling off another Halo 2 will be very difficult. One character overshadowing the other is a legitimate concern.
I can see a 60/40 Locke/Chief split but I highly doubt that they'd do a 90/10 split.
The primary issues with Halo 4's campaign were its over reliance on the novels (i.e. lack of self sufficiency which was not helped by its short length) as well as its relatively tedious level design. The latter was probably a technical limitation of the 360 so it remains to be seen how Halo 5 will deal with it.
The former is still worrying. At this point I'm more worried about Nightfall than Halo 5.
As I said many pages earlier, the addition of Locke allows for a lot more creative freedom but pulling off another Halo 2 will be very difficult. One character overshadowing the other is a legitimate concern.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Welp, just got home from being on a 24 mega-date without internet.
Holy shit at the Halo 5 leak. ADS is so disappointing. Even if it's purely cosmetic it'll still clutter up the screen. Otherwise, I could see it working fine... But it just feels so wrong. Ugh.
It was awesome.
Holy shit at the Halo 5 leak. ADS is so disappointing. Even if it's purely cosmetic it'll still clutter up the screen. Otherwise, I could see it working fine... But it just feels so wrong. Ugh.
Poker Face
Member
I wish I could believe stinkles, but after today.... I'll wait until tomorrow.
I wish I could believe stinkles, but after today.... I'll wait until tomorrow.
He's referring to BtH winning, not to Halo 5, which will be a chaotic mess tomorrow (most likely).
Just saw that the thread title in the first post has been updated to a quote of mine. I dig it.
Also, I go away for a weekend and come back to this nonsense. Don't even know where to start. I'm not even that upset about the sprint and aim down sights stuff, just disappointed. Guess I knew it was coming and knew not to expect better.
What really irks me is how we get fed this diatribe of "we learned from our mistakes" and "we care about the fans" and so on and then we see features that would pretty universally decried added into the game. We're told the games are going to be exactly as they shipped, but we can't get an answer about if it's Halo PC or not, and now we find out that the issues from Halo PC are back. We're told that the exact Halo 2 ranking system is back, but now we find out that it's actually a newly built system and we only get one ranked playlist while they work the kinks out.
It's disheartening, to say the least. All this piecemeal information, lack of transparency, etc. has just gotten old.
As for the sprint and aim down the sights stuff, Frankie says wait to judge and to wait for context and play it yourself. Fine. But that's nearly the exact thing we were told about Halo 4, and we all saw from playing it that it didn't work any better.
I don't know, man. I'm just bummed. I miss being truly excited and enthusiastic for the franchise.
Also, I go away for a weekend and come back to this nonsense. Don't even know where to start. I'm not even that upset about the sprint and aim down sights stuff, just disappointed. Guess I knew it was coming and knew not to expect better.
What really irks me is how we get fed this diatribe of "we learned from our mistakes" and "we care about the fans" and so on and then we see features that would pretty universally decried added into the game. We're told the games are going to be exactly as they shipped, but we can't get an answer about if it's Halo PC or not, and now we find out that the issues from Halo PC are back. We're told that the exact Halo 2 ranking system is back, but now we find out that it's actually a newly built system and we only get one ranked playlist while they work the kinks out.
It's disheartening, to say the least. All this piecemeal information, lack of transparency, etc. has just gotten old.
As for the sprint and aim down the sights stuff, Frankie says wait to judge and to wait for context and play it yourself. Fine. But that's nearly the exact thing we were told about Halo 4, and we all saw from playing it that it didn't work any better.
I don't know, man. I'm just bummed. I miss being truly excited and enthusiastic for the franchise.
Poker Face
Member
...2 hours later?
ThatsMytrunks
Member
Crossposting from the MCC OT.
I'm working on a map in Forge that I think is going to be pretty rad. It's a 2-4 v 2-4 Symmetrical Slayer Map with many points of entry and routes. I think it could be good for CTF. Just gotta work on spawns (player and weapon)
Also, Forge in H2A is amazing. Can't wait to see what talented people do with it. This took me about two hours of dicking around while waiting for something to render.
At least we'll have high def versions of the same clips in about 24 hours.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Prophets' Bane? Interesting.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
If only H2A had the DMR and Grenade Launcher ;'[
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K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Whoa, what is the Prophet's Bane?
Poker Face
Member
vin do you footage? lol where are you getting these from
Beyond!
You'll notice from the first leaked video of the day, the BR reticule changes to what you see above, indicating your "lunge" reticule or "sprint" reticule most likely showing you when you can perform a lunge (w/ sword) or the thruster melee we saw in the E3 CG beta trailer (sprint required for it?).
Also, motion tracker shows elevation again
w/ sprint that's an awful combo.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Especially because it's a team notification; might be a map element rather than a simple weapon.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
The "Mid" as a callout is great to see.
Oh yeah. Missed that. Definitely Elite related.
I don't know why, but I love that Scoreboard. Looks like the callouts are simpler as well.
Da fuck about that Prophet's Bane tho
Poker Face
Member
they should just post the trailer tbh
Let's just hope those who don't mind large syllables see this. They'd have preferred Elevated Platform or something.
What is "the prophets bane"?
nillapuddin
Member
ViewtifulJC
Banned
elevation radar
stay free FUNKNOWN
stay free FUNKNOWN