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Halo |OT 21| Battle is the Great Redeemer | LIVE. DIE. RESPAWN.
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Yeah I'm fine with map variants. So far I really like the art style of all the maps we've seen. They just better give us good forge environments so we can make our own Midship and Pit remakes.
VisceralBowl
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2XL crab claw confirmedAnd confirmation the Prophets Bane is kind of a "special" weapon.
And confirmation the Prophets Bane is kind of a "special" weapon.
Humanj sword from the Halo Ce prototype screens revival pls
Deputy Moonman
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Finally! Just wanted to get the "Day to remember" achievement. Must have been working on the 15th last month. Good to go now.
MSFT has been saying this for years, they want Halo to become the next Star Wars.
I highly doubt it will have that kind of impact though. There needs to be actual movies on the big screen with good actors, and great story, characters, etc.
Star Wars still rules in that regard.
Welfare
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And confirmation the Prophets Bane is kind of a "special" weapon.
We already knew this.
Computer
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Ya they are off to a bad start with Halo Nightfall.
A lot of people don't realize that this is the same sword(s) featured in the "legacy" Normal, Heroic and Legendary Difficulty Emblems.
#KeyesMagnum ?
It was originally for a 10-kill shotgun spree; I remember because I used to play with the guy that first got it.
I'm pretty sure the Digg source was my submission. Jesus, feels old man
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/14/halo-3-medal-rewards-players-for-being-like-cheney/
VisceralBowl
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There are people that don't know this?
Is it that bad? I was able to enjoy Forward Unto Dawn despite the low budgets of it all and I was considering watching Nightfall. But I don't think I've heard anyone actually describe it as "good" yet...
If it's anything like the Reach beta, that is for people who get a code for the beta. People who didn't have the code were forced to go through ODST. I'm hoping it's not the case, because I hate having to go through a launcher to get to another launcher.
Enter The 36 Chambers
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I'd imagine you could pin it to the home screen after you launch it once. That would be nice.
Although MCC does launch fast enough for it not to be too big a deal if you can't pin it
User 73706
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Medal Idea: Cancer Treatment - Kill 15 players with the Prophet's Bane without dying.
I hope Rockets is a gametype in Halo 5 Guardians Beta so we can get some "yo dawg i heard you like launchers" memes going.
I hope Rockets is a gametype in Halo 5 Guardians Beta so we can get some "yo dawg i heard you like launchers" memes going.
VisceralBowl
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VisceralBowl
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Poodlestrike
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New (I think) medal for killing 2 guys with 1 sniper shot. The delivery is what sells it, Steitzer just... moans it. It's amazing. And awful. And amazing.
Worse than FUD, to be sure. It tries to do more, but the budget and acting doesn't really support it.
Also, I think you get a move speed buff.
User 73706
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Around here? Most likely not.
But in everyday conversation I've surprised some of my friends/colleagues who've played Halo and didn't know where the machetes/swords came from.
biosnake20
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Immersion.
Poker Face
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ADS isn't cosmetic, I'm pretty sure they've already said it tightens the spread of automatic weapons. But don't worry, it still feels like Halo. Trust 343, play the game before judging it!
I mean that worked out really well with Halo 4.
Gnome Scat
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I can feel the sarcasm.
I remember after Gears of War was going through its pre-release parties at the movie theaters with Texas Chainsaw Masacre, some MSFT guy said in an interview that Gears is a planned trilogy. Then you had Epic Games guys saying...what?? We're waiting to see if the first one even does good.
MSFT plans these things WELL in advance. All the publishers do. Just like record labels for music artists.
There was an interview though a long time ago, around the time of Halo 2 or Halo 3, where a MSFT guy said they want Halo to become the next Star Wars.
You it a bit with Halo legos, toys, some clothing, the Nightfall thing, but that's about it. There aren't any iconic characters really in Halo. Star Wars has a clearly defined Rebels vs Empire war going on. Within that lore, they have MAJOR iconic characters, hereos and villains.
I do like immersion in games but a game should never be made with "immersion-first" principle, i think. Immersion arises from good aesthetics, graphics, small things combined with good gameplay.
Halo CE is rather immersive, despite lacking ADS because its world makes this feeling. And Halo 3 is a good example where immersion is made better with a small thing: the HUD being curved and having some extra bits around to simulate the visor.
Heck, Halo 4 is even better in this... all without ADS, and the problems that fucking thing brings.
Un-fucking-believable. Seriously. Trust us, feels like Halo... FUCK!
Halo CE is rather immersive, despite lacking ADS because its world makes this feeling. And Halo 3 is a good example where immersion is made better with a small thing: the HUD being curved and having some extra bits around to simulate the visor.
Heck, Halo 4 is even better in this... all without ADS, and the problems that fucking thing brings.
Un-fucking-believable. Seriously. Trust us, feels like Halo... FUCK!
My soul hurts.
One of the most appropriate gif responses I've ever seen. Bravo.
Bregmann Roche
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That may be their strategy, but it's also possible that they're sticking to their stated goal of taking Halo from where it was/is into the future by adding new features to a now decade+ old franchise.
Yup, and the differences were implemented specifically to help with player orientation. For people that were keying off of lift positions it wasn't a big deal but for everyone else it was a helpful update.
Fyre will correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure the changes were purely cosmetic on Sword Base, but somewhere in my brain I remember some slight geometry changes made to maybe Boneyard? Something about lowering railing heights so that they would no longer block shots fired by the people standing next to them.
If we can somehow hit the "coherency" benchmark that they're looking for in our feedback, I'm sure 343 will make similar changes as needed. We might be able to win Operation Unplug Smart Scope too. That's as much as we can hope for.
Don't think I had seen it in print yet. It's official now ADS modifies weapon performance. There is nothing about this that makes me want to play the game.
Honestly, as for all I've seen so far, there is nothing about Halo 5 that makes me preorder. Which is a shame. This will be the first Halo game since Halo 2 that I don't spend a large chunk of launch day playing (both campaign and multi). I appreciate that they're "giving" us a beta so far from the game being finished, but I can't imagine anything we've already complained about gets taken out. Sprint, ADS, Spartan Chatter, Spartan/Armor Abilities, Default Controls; seems like nearly everything about these changes simply moves Halo away from what Halo has traditionally been.
Kudos to 343 for trying new things and, quite honestly, not appearing to give a shit what long time fans of the series want. I really hope that it works out for them and that Halo continues to be a wildly profitable franchise (still waiting for that Neill Blomkamp movie). However, and this must be said, it appears Halo is catering more and more to a crowd and type of gamer that I simply am no longer a part of.
At least we'll always have HaloGAF and MCC to fall back on.
Whenever MCC actually works.
Oh and whenever they update the matchmaking maps and gametypes so we're not trapped playing vanilla day one broken games.
Or fix forge options.
Or allow parties to stay together after matches.
Exactly as you remember.™
Damnit guys. 20-21 secs in.
http://xboxclips.com/Liam+used+Flail/eb93afd4-d814-44aa-9144-cd027ff1f165
http://xboxclips.com/Liam+used+Flail/eb93afd4-d814-44aa-9144-cd027ff1f165
H1 spawns are the best. That's just amazing though. Like, I feel like you can't even be mad at that.
FUNKNOWN iXi
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Might be difficult going back to Halo 2 and 3 after the H5 Beta because of how slow they are comparatively, whereas CE and H4 might not have that issue because CE is CE and H4 more resembles H5.
If anything, I wouldn't be surprised if they released an H4 playlist around that time and we saw a decent population for it. Been itching to jump between that and CE honestly.. Halo 2 BTB isn't as fun as it used to be when it was the only Halo game to play in a time period of a new online experience. Truth be told, I might have had more fun in H3 matches overall than I have in H2 with this collection lol
Welfare
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Dude, this is 343. When they have to get the CoD crowd, you think they won't go back on their word?
#rekt
OdysseusVA
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Not in default settings, LT is.
Enter The 36 Chambers
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Last night I played one game of Team Slayer.
Even teams, all H2A voting options. Kinda lame but whatever an even match is an even match.
Brs on lockout. Cool.
I go 15-5. Second place on my team goes 8-31.
What in the fuck. Give us a ranking system so I don't have to play with the shittiest of the shit that is a modern Halo player.
Fucking hell
Even teams, all H2A voting options. Kinda lame but whatever an even match is an even match.
Brs on lockout. Cool.
I go 15-5. Second place on my team goes 8-31.
What in the fuck. Give us a ranking system so I don't have to play with the shittiest of the shit that is a modern Halo player.
Fucking hell
Wut. That's terrible. Where are the grenades mapped?
Not sure if discussed but, how would this work exactly with de-scoping when hit? Halo always differed from most other FPS games in that it had a click/toggle zoom/scope and de-scoping worked fine when paired with this.
If you're using the Left Trigger to scope (in default), does this mean it's still a toggle or do you have to hold it down? If the latter, how the hell would that work with de-scoping?
If we're using CoD metrics, then it should be RB.
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