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Halo |OT 20| It really does feel like Halo
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GringoSuave89
Banned
Bro, do you even webm?
rokkerkory
Member
Looks Yummy
I could've sworn I heard something about wallrunning being a thing. I wouldn't mind seeing it in some form though. That's mostly just because I'm a major fan of creative ways to move around and Titanfall really showed how it can be done.
Yeah, MS has been taking them down. Looking forward to seeing the non-barn'd footage tomorrow
Thanks I wasn't sure if there was something wrong with my computer. Makes sense that they've gone down. Though I'm surprised it took as long as it did.
Eh, I downloaded the videos as soon as they came. I think they're already out there now. Can't ever stop leaks these days. Everything gets re-uploaded so quickly.
I wonder who the leaker was. Completely derailed the tournament and Halofest today. Even though people think it's back to normal, there's a lot of people disappointed or apprehensive for tomorrow instead of excited.
I wonder who the leaker was. Completely derailed the tournament and Halofest today. Even though people think it's back to normal, there's a lot of people disappointed or apprehensive for tomorrow instead of excited.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Thanks for the info on thrusters!
Honestly, I think Halo 5 looks awesome so far. ADS is totally pointless and stupid, but they way they're implementing it sounds only minorly problematic. It sucks that the screen will be more cluttered / claustrophobic feeling when ADSing, but it's really not a huge deal. It's stupid and disappointing, but it's not the end of the world.
Honestly, I think Halo 5 looks awesome so far. ADS is totally pointless and stupid, but they way they're implementing it sounds only minorly problematic. It sucks that the screen will be more cluttered / claustrophobic feeling when ADSing, but it's really not a huge deal. It's stupid and disappointing, but it's not the end of the world.
FatMarshall
Neo Member
If you're allowed to be excited, I'm allowed to be fearful.
Holy shit. How the...
ThatsMytrunks
Member
I'm scouring Zanzibar (Stone Town) for that Blast Soda Can, and I found this instead.
Hey 343, you left some grass in the sky.
Hey 343, you left some grass in the sky.
#GrassGate
PreOrder Cancelled
Fata1moose
Banned
I saw Interstellar yesterday, don't worry no spoilers.Anyway, I love the visuals of space in the movie, they really capture the scale and emptiness of Space. Wish Halo would look like that rather than the colorful nebulae and galaxies plastered everywhere in the background. Imagine a Halo with nothing behind it but darkness and a ship being completely dwarfed in its view. I think that's much more appealing.
This is simple and imposing:
This is simple and imposing:
This is overly busy and doesn't capture scale.:
NobleGundam
Banned
Monitor grass skin dlc confirmed?
CloudyTuba
Member
So do you think they're ever going to fix the teleports?
Halo 1 Xbox (Off Screen):
Halo 1 MCC (PC):
Halo 1 Xbox (Off Screen):
Halo 1 MCC (PC):
EroticSushi
Member
Fata1moose
Banned
That's certainly a better direction, still not quite there though. It's funny I'm asking for less color for space after complaining about the lack of color in MP maps, but this is two different situations.
You pick the most exaggerated picture of the ring.
Yeah, they've had both approaches. I guess I'm just spit-balling that I hope they keep it simple in Halo 5 as it looks so good. They got it right in the Composer mission in 4.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
I've been out all day. The leak is out in hd? Any links? Summaries?
Do you happen to have a higher-res, uncompressed version of that picture?
I need it for reasons....
Xbone background.
EroticSushi
Member
It's the highest res I'm aware of. There's an entire album of wallpaper goodness in this album.
CE did that much better than Anniversary.
Sprint should be changed in two ways which should satisfy both audiences as far as I know:
Sprint:
1. Sprint is just a temporary increase in movement speed. You can still aim/throw grenades while sprinting. It'll keep that super soldier feel they are trying to get across. Melee is the exception as we don't want too many beatdown wars. It'll be interesting to see how they tackle the tackling system in the trailer.
2. If you are shot while sprinting the animation is cancelled. As such the game speed is increased as sprint allows the player to reach the action faster, but not run away as easily.
3. Don't design the maps around sprint. Not much more to say here!
"ADS"
Every Halo game has had a utility weapon, however that weapon has generally been a mid/short ranged weapon. Long range battles are a speciality reserved for the sniper rifle. With cross map DMR/BR sniping generally being considered to be a bad thing, Bungie tried to limit the extent of this "issue" with various terrible mechanics such as BR spread and bloom.
My solution is to have a system based on range; i.e. bullet damage drops over range <x metres, for instance.
To compensate; ADS magically makes sure this does not happen. No canonical reason; it just works and only past certain ranges. By ADS I mean "Zoom". It doesn't increase damage at shorter ranges so game balance isn't broken.
As such, you trade Zoom awkwardness for better damage at range. Sounds fair to me.
Sprint:
1. Sprint is just a temporary increase in movement speed. You can still aim/throw grenades while sprinting. It'll keep that super soldier feel they are trying to get across. Melee is the exception as we don't want too many beatdown wars. It'll be interesting to see how they tackle the tackling system in the trailer.
2. If you are shot while sprinting the animation is cancelled. As such the game speed is increased as sprint allows the player to reach the action faster, but not run away as easily.
3. Don't design the maps around sprint. Not much more to say here!
"ADS"
Every Halo game has had a utility weapon, however that weapon has generally been a mid/short ranged weapon. Long range battles are a speciality reserved for the sniper rifle. With cross map DMR/BR sniping generally being considered to be a bad thing, Bungie tried to limit the extent of this "issue" with various terrible mechanics such as BR spread and bloom.
My solution is to have a system based on range; i.e. bullet damage drops over range <x metres, for instance.
To compensate; ADS magically makes sure this does not happen. No canonical reason; it just works and only past certain ranges. By ADS I mean "Zoom". It doesn't increase damage at shorter ranges so game balance isn't broken.
As such, you trade Zoom awkwardness for better damage at range. Sounds fair to me.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Jem did a pretty good summary of the whole boondoggle, but I'll give it a shot:
-Sprint is in.
-Cosmetic ADS is in. Zooming has no more effect on gameplay than it did in older titles, but the scope and bits of the gun stick around. This was not immediately apparent, and people freaked the fuck out. Not unreasonably so.
-First person thrusters confirmed.
-Gameplay actually looks decent (though the footage was just this side of barn-tier). Fast paced, interesting look.
Chaotic-Strike
Banned
If they were going to fix I think they would have done it by now.
They also have these to fix.
Stuff like that always kills me on the inside. Its hard to ever notice, but Ill forever see and remember about that floating bush if I play the map.
CloudyTuba
Member
A couple very quick off-potato clips of H5 multiplayer, not showing anything too interesting. The zoom in animation on the battle rifle has changed to something more akin to aim-down-sights visually, but still works the same as it did before. Gaf shit its pants for a few hours declaring 'Call of Halo' dead forever before some devs clarified and most of Gaf calmed down. Sprint is back too but with changes, more details tomorrow in the actual reveal.
There's hardly any point because they were really shitty and will be fully revealed tomorrow anyway.
Those all bother me much less than the teleporters. Teleporters are all over MP, I can't ignore
FatMarshall
Neo Member
Too many random factors would be involved if distance was a damage modifier.
Or a simple system where damage progressively decreases over range; this does not give any player an advantage or disadvantage. I wouldn't say it is as random as you claim. The system is still very predictable in the Battlefield games.
It would have to be for relatively larger ranges on the larger maps. Not shoot from sniper tower to BR tower in Lockout with 5% less damage.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Oops, sorry. I saw the barn level leaks, but I saw that hd sword pic and was wondering if there was more in hq.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I've only played Halo a handful of times since I sold my 360 a year ago. It's gonna be so good to jump back in.
CloudyTuba
Member
I think that sword pic was the only one. At least the only one I'm aware of at the moment.
ArcticSquirrel
Neo Member
There's a difference between Halo and Battlefield though...
Each gun in halo has a predetermined set of damage that sustains throughout the game. A Battle Rifle that never misses a hit is a 4 shot kill at any range. It's simple, it's predictable, it's a science. In Battlefield, if you are shooting at someone who's 107 yards away with a G36, equipped with a 3.7x scope, an LS04 suppressor, an under-barrel dildo launcher, and you are set to semi-automatic, you aren't sure if you are going to kill that enemy with 5 or 9.
The reason why BR spread and Bloom are bad is because they cause randomness. Your bullets dropping some sort of percentage at some sort of distance creates randomness.
But the point is that the damage drop off will be predictable.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
You sure you're not talking about Wahrer's game?
ArcticSquirrel
Neo Member
It's not predictable. Let's say the drop off point is 50 yards. Can you accurately point out how far away 50 yards is in game? How much of a percentage drop for bullet damage are we talking about? Does it apply to all weapons? Does each weapon have different drop distances, I mean... A battle rifle is meant for longer range combat, surely it would be silly to have to have it's drop off be the same as a pistols. Does the same percentage apply to every weapon? So Assault Rifle and Battle Rifle both receive a 10% drop in damage?
You can argue that it's predictable if you so desire. But if it only applies to certain weapons and it has damage that scales down based on how far away you are, then it isn't simple. It's overly complicated for no reason.
I see you are no longer a little girl with massive hair.
I'm right there with you bro. Can't wait!
The alternative is, however, shitty features like bloom/spread finding their way back into Halo. Or the other alternative is cross map DMRing.
*shrugs*. It shouldn't affect competitive play significantly while vastly improving the experience on larger maps. It's not perfect but by all means it could work for some human weapons in the game.
Again, it shouldn't affect short range encounters. That's where most competitive play occurs, right?
And obviously it doesn't apply for power weapons, only stuff like the BR, DMR and AR.
ArchedThunder
Banned
Your avatar is wrong.
This dude looks like a boss.Little girl? Show some respect plz.
Troy will return, when he is needed.
Back in the day when I only used a tiny phone to read GAF, your avatar looked like a little girl.
Overwatch looks really kickass. Your new avatar is awesome.
I wonder what he's thinking about. Probably that health food shop he opened.
Spartans forgot how to smart-link their HUDs.