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Second week of September. I really don't see how MS won't just do Destiny's launch, but with Halo 5.

Huge E3 blowout
(Second)Beta in August that's open to only those that pre ordered. Invite 3 friends to play the beta with you. Open the beta to everyone after a week.
Hype
More Hype
Release

 

[Booshka]

Sept 10 is my Birthday.

Not that I care about getting an Xbone or Halo 5, but cool coincidence if true.

 

[Madness]

Nvm, personal.

 

[Jellycrackers]

Oh snap! Same birthday.

 

[daedalius]

Probably not because of superior mouse&kb controls

Hey that's true, that would be way better.

Hopefully they didn't somehow map the aim acceleration to slow down your mouse scroll speed. That would be super gross

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

So...

 

[Glass]

I know most gaming retailers make up any old release date for upcoming games, is Amazon likely to be more legit?

 

[BigTnaples]

Sooo anyone else having trouble finding a match in MCC all of the sudden again?


Been staring at the matchmaking screen for half an hour now without successfully finding a match..

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

Halo Online looks good in that it doesn't appear to be taking away from the mainline Halo games, so I say why not? They should do more spin-offs imho. They got this F2P, multiplayer only Halo model to work on before a similar model makes its way to the states, so now we need Halo Wars 2!

Second week of September. I really don't see how MS won't just do Destiny's launch, but with Halo 5.

Huge E3 blowout
(Second)Beta in August that's open to only those that pre ordered. Invite 3 friends to play the beta with you. Open the beta to everyone after a week.
Hype
More Hype
Release

Destiny's release in September is why I picked up that game despite some hesitation; there were no games around it.

 

[dwells]

Cool, so if Master Chief Collection is fixed by the May patch, we'll get four whole months of gameplay before the population vanishes entirely.

 

[RBK]

Cool, so if Master Chief Collection is fixed by the May patch, we'll get four whole months of gameplay before the population vanishes entirely.

This is why I regret buying it digitally.

 

[Slightly Live]

Cool, so if Master Chief Collection is fixed by the May patch, we'll get four whole months of gameplay before the population vanishes entirely.

Learn Russian.

 

[Poodlestrike]

I know most gaming retailers make up any old release date for upcoming games, is Amazon likely to be more legit?

Eh. They're less capable of keeping a secret, but they're wrong as often as they're right.

 

[Forerunner]

Cool, so if Master Chief Collection is fixed by the May patch, we'll get four whole months of gameplay before the population vanishes entirely.

Pretty much why I don't even bother to load up the game anymore, going to be a ghost town in a few months. However, I do want to play ODST and finish up legendary runs to get my armor, other then that I don't play it.

 

[belushy]

I think it is kinda funny that Avalanche and Turf got a makeover for that Halo online but Guardian was just thrown in there as-is. Would have been cool to see that map in a different art style.


And I like the look of this map.

 

[shrek]

That actually looks pretty cool...almost too much effort for it not to be released worldwide...

And the menu text is in English...

Speaking of remaking Turf, 343 should just make one map containing Headlong, Terminal, and Turf for H2A/H5.

 

[GringoSuave89]

That actually looks pretty cool...almost too much effort for it not to be released worldwide...

And the menu text is in English...

Speaking of remaking Turf, 343 should just make one map containing Headlong, Terminal, and Turf for H2A/H5.

As a BTB map? That'd be swell.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Signed up for the Alpha.

 

[GringoSuave89]

Signed up for the Alpha.

Did you need a VPN?

 

[Slightly Live]

Did you need a VPN?

Just a facebook account.

After you sign up you need to change your profile details and update your DOB and region.

I imagine you will need to be 18+ and Russian.

 

[NobleGundam]

I think it is kinda funny that Avalanche and Turf got a makeover for that Halo online but Guardian was just thrown in there as-is. Would have been cool to see that map in a different art style.


And I like the look of this map.

Kinda curious if that'll be a Halo 5 map. Probably not.

 

[GringoSuave89]

Just a facebook account.

After you sign up you need to change your profile details and update your DOB and region.

I imagine you will need to be 18+ and Russian.

I'm 25 so that's not an issue Might set up a dummy account then with the proper region. A key factor in all of this is if US computers can even download the game.... THAT might require the VPN.

 

[VisceralBowl]

As dumb as Halo Online looks and sounds, I want to play it, really, really bad.

 

[Akai__]

As dumb as Halo Online looks and sounds, I want to play it, really, really bad.

I just want to see a match on Guardian, Desert Avalanche and Snow Turf. Probably not interested in the gameplay, but I'd still try it.

 

[buddha0991]

As dumb as Halo Online looks and sounds, I want to play it, really, really bad.

thats exactly how i feel about it

 

[Blueblur1]

I'm interested in the map remakes and nothing else.

 

[-Ryn]

Would love to try out Halo Online
Looks so bad it might be good

Ryn Von Stabsaloff reporting in

Aren't those the things you originally could ride in Halo CE?

Wildlife in Halo 5 Confirmed

 

[wwm0nkey]

Wonder if Halo Online has custom games where you can set the rules to normal Halo. If it does then that would be pretty cool

 

[RSB]

Sept 10 is my Birthday.

Not that I care about getting an Xbone or Halo 5, but cool coincidence if true.

Heh, it's my birthday too. I do have an Xbone, but I won't be getting Halo 5 either, at launch at least (first Halo since CE I won't be buying day one) I may pick a used copy down the line, to play the campaign. Will play with the Blind skull on for sure (unless 343 removes it to troll me harder, LOL)

 

[Nowise10]

So I got this sent to me today from Marty

It's an unreleased soundtrack from 1999, from his company he and Salvatori ran. Had the Halo:CE theme from the Macworld premiere on it, and Myth songs. But it also had some just random songs near the end, and one of them was "Pursuit of Truth" from Halo 2, even though the music is from 1999 and before. I thought that was pretty interesting. Its not the exact same song, but its pretty damn close.

 

[Overdoziz]

Wonder if Halo Online has custom games where you can set the rules to normal Halo. If it does then that would be pretty cool

$10 a match

 

[wwm0nkey]

$10 a match

 

[Karl2177]

So I got this sent to me today from Marty



It's an unreleased soundtrack from 1999, from his company he and Salvatori ran. Had the Halo:CE theme from the Macworld premiere on it, and Myth songs. But it also had some just random songs near the end, and one of them was "Pursuit of Truth" from Halo 2, even though the music is from 1999 and before. I thought that was pretty interesting. Its not the exact same song, but its pretty damn close. Unless Pursuit means something I don't know, and its a remake from somewhere.

That's awesome. Are the other songs that you recognize the same as their official released version or are there differences between them?

 

[-Ryn]

So I got this sent to me today from Marty

Looks cool

I am jelly

 

[RSB]

So I got this sent to me today from Marty



It's an unreleased soundtrack from 1999, from his company he and Salvatori ran. Had the Halo:CE theme from the Macworld premiere on it, and Myth songs. But it also had some just random songs near the end, and one of them was "Pursuit of Truth" from Halo 2, even though the music is from 1999 and before. I thought that was pretty interesting. Its not the exact same song, but its pretty damn close.

Wasn't Pursuit of Truth a homage to a track from Marathon? Maybe that's why.

Edit: This track.

I was thinking it must be from somewhere. The track name is just called Kemper, though.

The one on the CD sounded basically exactly like Halo 2, but maybe missing like 2 things from it.

Interesting. I guess Marty had that track done for years, and then included it in Halo 2. It's actually one of my favorite tracks from the game. Cool.

 

[Regret Upon Approval]

"Once you pop you cannot stop"
"Because you are worth it"

I swear, everything about this game seems so strange and surreal. A Russian f2p Halo game, all my what.

 

[Nowise10]

That's awesome. Are the other songs that you recognize the same as their official released version or are there differences between them?

Yeah, most of them are tracks from Myth, along with a game Marty worked on outside of Bungie called Septerra. The ending 4 tracks are all random things, with odd names like "Kemper" "Nintendo" "Oshkosh" and "OSU".

Wasn't Pursuit of Truth a homage to a track from Marathon?

I was thinking it must be from somewhere. The track name is just called Kemper, though.

Edit: This track.

The one on the CD sounded basically exactly like Halo 2, but maybe missing like 2 things from it.

 

[jailbird20022]

non-hitscan battle rifle

Sounds great!

*heavily implying hitscan is better*

 

[j0shcon123]

Sooo anyone else having trouble finding a match in MCC all of the sudden again?


Been staring at the matchmaking screen for half an hour now without successfully finding a match..

Yeah, I had this problem with searching BTB and Team Slayer earlier

 

[Fuchsdh]

GUYS STATEN IS WRITING HALO AGAIN. Shadow of Intent is coming out in December. Probably a shirt story similar to New Blood.

and Frankie. Saint's Testimony is coming out at the end of July. Looks to be a short story.

here is the Troy Denning book, Last Light, due in September.

The Peter David book is out in June.

The year of Halo Lore is upon us.

 

[Fuchsdh]

So I got this sent to me today from Marty



It's an unreleased soundtrack from 1999, from his company he and Salvatori ran. Had the Halo:CE theme from the Macworld premiere on it, and Myth songs. But it also had some just random songs near the end, and one of them was "Pursuit of Truth" from Halo 2, even though the music is from 1999 and before. I thought that was pretty interesting. Its not the exact same song, but its pretty damn close.

Yeah it's interesting to see where some of the music came from earlier. The "Weight of Failure" cue that goes alongside Arby's testimony to the council in Halo 2 seems like it was taken from the "Love Theme" that never made it into Halo 1.

EDIT: Aand double post. What shame I bring to this thread.

 

[daedalius]

*heavily implying hitscan is better*

It is objectively better in every way, unless you like random slot machines for guns.

 

[Prinz Eugn]

*heavily implying hitscan is better*

Hitscan is better for real-world internet conditions.

 

[Blue Ninja]

Yeah, most of them are tracks from Myth, along with a game Marty worked on outside of Bungie called Septerra. The ending 4 tracks are all random things, with odd names like "Kemper" "Nintendo" "Oshkosh" and "OSU".



I was thinking it must be from somewhere. The track name is just called Kemper, though.

The one on the CD sounded basically exactly like Halo 2, but maybe missing like 2 things from it.

Would it happen to be a track that appeared in both the Halo 3 Legendary extras and also the H2A vidoc?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9-Wk_R3SPw starts around 57:40

 

[YourExWife]

Hitscan is better for real-world internet conditions.

Nuh uh! You just can't handle the skill gap!

 

[Nebula]

Hitscan is better for real-world internet conditions.

As long as the netcode is good.

 

[BokehKing]

Pretty much why I don't even bother to load up the game anymore, going to be a ghost town in a few months. However, I do want to play ODST and finish up legendary runs to get my armor, other then that I don't play it.

Not necessarily (if it works properly) people will still play it.

Look at COD, people are still playing the past entries, you can pop anyone of those entries in and find a match online.

There will be people who just want like halo 5, they will go back to halo mcc
Especially if Microsoft does what I think they are going to do

Bundle that includes halo 5 and MCC download code for like $300-$325 in November

 

[Prinz Eugn]

As long as the netcode is good.

True, but it's less of an issue than with bullet-travel, which is much more connection dependent.

Nuh uh! You just can't handle the skill gap!

packet loss scrublords and the ping gap

 

[AnonomissX]

Russian codename: AnonomissXy...nah, I'll pass, but some of those menus and maps did look sweet...

Spoiler

#FixMccCustoms

 

[belushy]

$10 a match

Probably have to spend like $100 to host a private server.

edit: Speaking on that I wonder how fun a match of Halo Online would be against other Gaffers with all of us having crazy high ping.