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[The Henery]

Well, the weird thing is the original games knew when you were in matchmaking and didn't let you end the game, even if you were host.

So it sounds like something weird like they're internally running all games as customs instead of internally flagging to the engine that they're in matchmaking.

In the build up to release they said customs would always be P2P. If MM interprets games as customs then that might explain the dearth of games on dedicated servers?

 

[Fuchsdh]

Considering the thing in the trailer looked absolutely nothing like what was described in the books as a Sphinx I'm not surprised (or, rather, I'm surprised they just flat out clarified it.)

Have to go back on Composer and check out what's in there. IIRC two of the items are the Activation Index and the Mantle Icon, the other two were unknown.

 

[King Leo]

Hey guys. Not been in for a while.

Question.

I've been playing alot of Halo 2 classic recently (when it works, which isn't often) and more so with the new sniper playlist. So what is up with the hit registration in H2C? It's EXTREMELY noticeable in snipers, and it's constant. Is it part of the ongoing problem with MMC or is it to do with the port? I hope it can be fixed because if not Halo 2 classic will be forever tainted and hardly worth trying to play competitively.

Any light been shed on this?

This is a well known issue. 343 is *apparently* looking into it. If H2C and ranks aren't mentioned in the upcoming patch notes, I might cry.

 

[GrimBrother One]

Congrats, DC!

 

[Ramirez]

You play it at least weekly? Like put in 10 or so hours every week into it?

I've put thousands of hours into Dark Souls, invading, new builds, challenge runs, co op, playing with streamers , etc.

You prolly trolling, but TLOU ain't no game of the forever.

I don't know why, but this post made me chuckle. Defend that honor!

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Congrats Cyclone.

 

[Zoolader]

Huh, what do you know. Is there any compression on these?

The gaming side thread says they are png with no compression.

 

[-Ryn]

RIP in peace JC

Will work on a nice welcome back card for you

In all the excitement forgot to post here last night. Another HaloGaffer is getting hitched.



Halo? It is a ring, after all.

Congratulations you crazy kids

 

[Trey]

We used to joke...

How would you aim down an AR's sights?!

 

[daedalius]

In all the excitement forgot to post here last night. Another HaloGaffer is getting hitched.





Halo? It is a ring, after all.

grats! I have managed to get my wife to play all of the campaigns with me

 

[Akai__]

Halo 3 has a melee issue. They don't connect half the time, when 2 people are no shield and melee'ing each other. Not sure, if it's a known issue.

Also, High Ground 1 Flag -> Host quits -> Game ends.

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

We used to joke...

 

[User 73706]

Why couldn't the maps have just looked like that, though?

 

[Finaj]

Why couldn't the maps have just looked like that, though?

Because that's a map without any textures and in it's most basic format. I don't think any non-mod maps ship like that.

Unless you're being sarcastic and I didn't catch on.

 

[User 73706]

Because that's a map without any textures and in it's most basic format. I don't think any non-mod maps ship like that.

Unless you're being sarcastic and I didn't catch on.

The aesthetic is colorful and loaded with clarity tho

Spoiler

no i'm not being sarcastic i'm tired of space haze and film grain and shit

 

[AnonomissX]

Not sure why it's so slow on my iOS devices but other webpages are loading fine

It's been spotty since day 100. It's not just you.

...aaaaaand, forums are down again.

The aesthetic is colorful and loaded with clarity tho

Spoiler

no i'm not being sarcastic i'm tired of space haze and film grain and shit

Yes, complete over-think. Halo 3 had a gorgeous balance of reality and simplicity. There is too much visual noise in Halo 4 and some of the H2A maps. H5's Eden was actually clean and visually pleasing.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Thanks for the congrats all.

 

[User 73706]

It's been spotty since day 100. It's not just you.

...aaaaaand, forums are down again.


Yes, complete over-think. Halo 3 had a gorgeous balance of reality and simplicity. There is too much visual noise in Halo 4 and some of the H2A maps. H5's Eden was actually clean and visually pleasing.

Yeah, absolutely agreed here, especially with bipeds like the Spartans.

 

[-Ryn]

Playing through Halo 4 right now.

Can't even be bothered to use the Warthog because of how awful it sounds which makes me sad. Game is pretty though. Except in certain areas. My god the Grunts look dumb.

 

[VisceralBowl]

The ingame models for H2A characters are really good.

 

[Mistel]

Can't even be bothered to use the Warthog because of how awful it sounds which makes me sad. Game is pretty though. Except in certain areas. My god the Grunts look dumb.

It sounds really bad, still don't know why they went for that.

 

[Fuchsdh]

The ingame models for H2A characters are really good.

Yeah the only thing that really hurts them is the facial rigging. To approximate blinking their entire faces squint like they've got some facial tic.

 

[User 73706]

The ingame models for H2A characters are really good.

Man, H2A looks really good in stills. I'd be totally fine with the Elites looking like that in H5G.

 

[Glass]

It sounds really bad, still don't know why they went for that.

It's so weird, played Requiem a few days ago. As you exit that cave and the music swelled, I turned my volume up it sounded so good. Then 10 seconds later I'm turning it down again as the warthog cuts through my ear drums. The music could have done with featuring more prominently in the rest of the campaign, it kinda gets lost in the background. Some great tracks on the album.

 

[VisceralBowl]

I'm not good at panoramas.

 

[Poodlestrike]

I'm not good at panoramas.

Coulda fooled me. Damn, that looks good.

 

[VisceralBowl]

Coulda fooled me. Damn, that looks good.

There's a few wonky spots that I can't unsee, but thanks!

 

[Omni]

The ingame models for H2A characters are really good.

Yeap. Miranda looks fantastic too (can see her on first and last levels, IIRC).

Makes you wonder just what the freaking hell happened with this monstrosity. I actually switch to old graphics every time she appears on the later levels because it really is that awful. I wish that they'd patch a better model in or something. Its current state is sub-par.

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

It's been spotty since day 100. It's not just you.

...aaaaaand, forums are down again.

Should probably just stop reading those forums

 

[GringoSuave89]

...Mendicant Bias?

As an A.I. yes, perhaps. But that's not his original form... If you read the trial of mendicant bias you'd know they didn't buried him on the Ark for his atonement In A Massive Decepticon Body.

Yeah, MB is a monitor. Unless his AI was housed in something else after his trial (which is douibtful) it's probably more of a guard or something.

In all the excitement forgot to post here last night. Another HaloGaffer is getting hitched.





Halo? It is a ring, after all.

Congratulations!!!!

 

[VisceralBowl]

Alternate version of the Miranda one.

 

[VinFTW]

Amazing stuff visceral, but you should throw those into quotes

You don't need to quote them, GAF already solved that problem. They look great.

Vin is dumb

Am I missing something? They're enormous...

Quoting images just reduces clutter/lag (especially on shitty-ass Chrome).

Like this:

So much better

Gonna use that earth one for my background on X1

 

[VisceralBowl]

Amazing stuff visceral, but you should throw those into quotes

Can do, but doesn't GAF resize them already?

 

[Booshka]

Can do, but doesn't GAF resize them already?

You don't need to quote them, GAF already solved that problem. They look great.

Vin is dumb

 

[GringoSuave89]

It kinda resizes, but it's still unruly. Dunno if quote boxes help any.

 

[Mistel]

It kinda resizes, but it's still unruly. Dunno if quote boxes help any.

They do they go from as seen in Visceralbowls post to this:

Then you just click them and they pop back to full size. It's a really nice picture by the way.

 

[CloudyTuba]

Here is the eye of the War Sphinx:

Thanks, screenshot feature.

 

[VisceralBowl]

Gonna use that earth one for my background on X1

Which one? I can give you a 16:9 version of either.

 

[Omni]

Here is the eye of the War Sphinx:

Thanks, screenshot feature.

Reminds me of this thing.

Not sure I like 343i's Forerunner aesthetic. Even that supposed "eye" looks too rounded to me. I always imagined Forerunner stuff to be angular

 

[AlStrong]

Unless you're being sarcastic and I didn't catch on.

Something something 343i hates purple. "

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

Here is the eye of the War Sphinx:

Thanks, screenshot feature.

Pretty sure that's the Eye of the Gatelord

 

[User 73706]

So, fun fact from this week's Canon Fodder: the "S" in Covenant ship classes (CSS, CRS, etc.) denotes that the ship has a tertiary "Salvation" denotation meaning it's a warship capable of orbital bombardment, e.g. glassing. Also, apparently Spartan-IV HEADHUNTERS exist.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Reminds me of this thing.

Not sure I like 343i's Forerunner aesthetic. Even that supposed "eye" looks too rounded to me. I always imagined Forerunner stuff to be angular

Wasn't our first example of a Forerunner construct literally a ball?

Actually, technically speaking, it was a giant ring.

 

[User 73706]

Wasn't our first example of a Forerunner construct literally ball?

Actually, technically speaking, it was a giant ring.

Yeah, I don't get too worked up about incorporation of rings or spheres into Forerunner designs considering, y'know, the goddamn Halo rings.

 

[Welfare]

Here is the eye of the War Sphinx:

Thanks, screenshot feature.

343 out Bungie'd Bungie.

 

[singhr1]

Pretty sure that's the Eye of the Gatelord

According to 343i:

"many fans have already gazed into the eye of one variant of war sphinx – while investigating Halsey’s laboratory on Ivanoff Station in Halo 4."

 

[VisceralBowl]

Man, H2A looks really good in stills. I'd be totally fine with the Elites looking like that in H5G.

The H2A Elites are my favorite rendition so far.

Bonus

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

The H2A Elites are my rendition of them favorite so far.

Bonus

Agreed. A combination of Reach Elites with these would be my ideal design.

 

[GringoSuave89]

Here is the eye of the War Sphinx:

Thanks, screenshot feature.

I always thought it was a dead monitor up to this point. Go figure.

 

[Ghazi]

Yeap. Miranda looks fantastic too (can see her on first and last levels, IIRC).

Makes you wonder just what the freaking hell happened with this monstrosity. I actually switch to old graphics every time she appears on the later levels because it really is that awful. I wish that they'd patch a better model in or something. Its current state is sub-par.

Cortana looks absolutely terrible, yes.