That's some great PRHCS staff did a pretty awful job building any hype for the event leading in, granted some were on vacation. You can't just spam a stream and expect success. Coupled with the state MCC been in since release it's just a perfect storm of shit.
and this
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Halo |OT 23| Thruster is Love, Thruster is Life
- Thread starter VisceralBowl
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Poker Face
Member
Granted I don't know the context, you probably shouldn't tell your viewers to "please leave." Those viewers are pushing you higher on the most viewed list lol.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Makes sense to me. The mods here ban people for threadshitting, no good reason I can see that a Twitch stream shouldn't take a similar policy (aside from probably cutting the post rate to a 10th of what it was
)Makes sense to me. The mods here ban people for threadshitting, no good reason I can see that a Twitch stream shouldn't take a similar policy (aside from probably cutting the post rate to a 10th of what it was
Please leave.
Poodlestrike
Banned
No u.
Zombies and Grifball aren't Halo. They are games derived from Halo. Sharing the engine and weapons. But they don't have the halo combat loop. The weapons to control.
I love Zombies and I loved (Halo 3) Grifball but they are fun distractions. Not Halo. What I hate about SWAT is how popular it is. It becomes so popular that people play Halo to play SWAT instead of playing the regular playlists.
Mostly I'm just salty at some idiot friends who refused to play shit with shields because the combat was "long and boring"
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Please believe or please leave.
Grifball is more Halo than AR starts.
They should just use tessellation on the hats and have a marine occasionally comment that they don't understand how to fit a round helmet to a hexagonal skull.
GringoSuave89
Banned
like how there was the Classified section of Waypoint? No clue.
VisceralBowl
Member
I am planning to stop my work on Gaflo so I can focus on my main project leading up to its reveal. Monkey is still on it and I'm also in the process of getting another person on it.
If its project livechamber pls veto
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
3-0, Cloud 9 destroying Denial in Assault. The game is continuing for no good reason other than to reach 5 arms or the time limit.
Endurance matches are a snoozefest, especially when the kill times are long and the movement so slow. Really hoping Halo 5 picks up the pace of objective gametypes.
EDIT: Would love to see what these players could do with CE gameplay on maps suited for 4v4's.
Endurance matches are a snoozefest, especially when the kill times are long and the movement so slow. Really hoping Halo 5 picks up the pace of objective gametypes.
EDIT: Would love to see what these players could do with CE gameplay on maps suited for 4v4's.
Twin Tails
Member
dat new huntthetruth doe, GG 343 these are amazing
Remember the awesome moments Halo can give us? Pls play MCC again with me tyia
I miss how Halo 3 rockets took SOME skill and were dodgeable http://i.imgur.com/b7vopLW.gifv
Dirty no scopes
http://i.imgur.com/EJajPPq.gifv
Abusing Halo 3 abysmal FOV to disorient a shotgun camper
http://i.imgur.com/vz3Qz1l.gifv
Halo CE can make you feel like a one man army. It's also really easy to time hog grenades.
http://i.imgur.com/Bg4cLyA.gifv
Awesome killtac with an amazing stick in it.
http://i.imgur.com/29PGqnI.gifv
I miss the Halo 2 map mechanics that led to interesting shenanigans
http://i.imgur.com/E6KHPWF.gifv
I miss how Halo 3 rockets took SOME skill and were dodgeable http://i.imgur.com/b7vopLW.gifv
Dirty no scopes
http://i.imgur.com/EJajPPq.gifv
Abusing Halo 3 abysmal FOV to disorient a shotgun camper
http://i.imgur.com/vz3Qz1l.gifv
Halo CE can make you feel like a one man army. It's also really easy to time hog grenades.
http://i.imgur.com/Bg4cLyA.gifv
Awesome killtac with an amazing stick in it.
http://i.imgur.com/29PGqnI.gifv
I miss the Halo 2 map mechanics that led to interesting shenanigans
http://i.imgur.com/E6KHPWF.gifv
My bro recently got into it in his year off between undergrad and med school. Hes addicted nearly all hours of the day somehow.
Runescape has been really pushing Twitch in the past year, they even made direct integration within the client so its really easy to start streaming.
Early release? Yessssss
Poodlestrike
Banned
Yeah, they're great. And so well done, too! Fantastic VA work and production.
Also, the description of the "anomalies" makes it pretty clear that
it's not the Flood.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
I heard about the next update 3-4 weeks ago when is it coming
This week
Goat Simulator actually works.
HCS staff did a pretty awful job building any hype for the event leading in, granted some were on vacation. You can't just spam a stream and expect success. Coupled with the state MCC been in since release it's just a perfect storm of shit.
and this
I don't see how any self-respecting Halo pro can even enjoy this game. They must have thick skin to look past all the faults of MCC. H2A has god awful sounds missing, shots missing, rounds being taken away from your ammo counter...the list never ends. I guess if you're winning money, you can look past the bs.
Personally, I can't...it's like Gears of War 1's random slot machine shotgun all over again. And the Halo 3 BR spread/bullet refunding.
I'm worried about Halo 5. I think it'll be received favorably among fans as a much better game than Halo 4, but outside of existing fans, I don't know anyone who knows anything about the game or even follows it. Compare the hype Battlefront is getting, and I'm worried about the longevity of Halo 5. It's one thing with Black Ops 3 coming which will take a lot of players, but another if Battlefront continues with the hype generation. Even my younger cousins were asking me if I was going to buy it, and that they're excited and yet they aren't even Star Wars fans.
Even I'm not interested enough in H5 to listen to the podcast audio stuff. I thought the trailers were great, but that's about it.
Even I'm not interested enough in H5 to listen to the podcast audio stuff. I thought the trailers were great, but that's about it.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Halo could use more spin-off titles to get people who aren't interested in FPS's or even just Halo shooters (people who like FPS's but don't understand why many love Halo) to be interested in the franchise. Maybe they'll grow an appreciation for Halo and play the mainline games as a result.
I don't really play RTS games, but I played Halo Wars because of Halo and ended up loving its gameplay. The reverse can be true, but Halo Wars was the only spin-off we've received on a console in an age without accessible streaming.
Halo Custom Games should be more evolved too, allowing for more creative gametypes. Halo's strength has always been in its sandbox, so if they gave the community the tools to create some interesting things and to share them/find people to play with easily, Halo could be exponentially more popular than what it is today.
I don't really play RTS games, but I played Halo Wars because of Halo and ended up loving its gameplay. The reverse can be true, but Halo Wars was the only spin-off we've received on a console in an age without accessible streaming.
Halo Custom Games should be more evolved too, allowing for more creative gametypes. Halo's strength has always been in its sandbox, so if they gave the community the tools to create some interesting things and to share them/find people to play with easily, Halo could be exponentially more popular than what it is today.
Twin Tails
Member
Halo MOBA
I'd totally play that
I'd totally play that
Forerunner
Member
Poodlestrike
Banned
I suspect that the rumored strategy game MS has in the oven is another Halo Wars.
And yeah, there's definitely some merit to that line of thought. Get people invested in the franchise and then they buy the main games. I think that's what MS was working on with the Halo TV show, ultimately, but that seems to be in development hell atm.
We'll see how, if Spartan Strike ends up working out like that; it seems much better received than Assault.
Didact is OP, pls nerf.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Halo Wars 2 that is an RTS, but when controlling leader units like the Arbiter it'll feel like Smite with a similar camera angle. Maybe even just separate the factions and leaders into separate groups.
For example, 3v3's would be 2 players per team controlling units like they would in Halo Wars, so UNSC or Covenant or Flood or Prometheans/Forerunner, with the 3rd player controlling a single leader unit that controls like Smite. Could have a 1v1 playlist for RTS vs RTS and a separate playlist for leader vs leader. So it would look something like this:
And for the love of baby jesus let us go into the 3v3 playlist as a party of 2 and match against similar parties like how Halo matchmaking works.
For example, 3v3's would be 2 players per team controlling units like they would in Halo Wars, so UNSC or Covenant or Flood or Prometheans/Forerunner, with the 3rd player controlling a single leader unit that controls like Smite. Could have a 1v1 playlist for RTS vs RTS and a separate playlist for leader vs leader. So it would look something like this:
4v4 (3v3 RTS + 1 leader unit per team)
3v3 (2v2 RTS + 1 leader unit per team)
2v2 (1v1 RTS + 1 leader unit per team)
1v1 (1v1 RTS or 1v1 leaders)
Could be interesting if this concept is evolved further. Could have AI for leader units, playlists restricting leaders so just straight up 3v3 RTS, or just about anything lol3v3 (2v2 RTS + 1 leader unit per team)
2v2 (1v1 RTS + 1 leader unit per team)
1v1 (1v1 RTS or 1v1 leaders)
And for the love of baby jesus let us go into the 3v3 playlist as a party of 2 and match against similar parties like how Halo matchmaking works.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Ironclad Games (Sins of a Solar Empire, which has a fantastic Halo total conversion mod btw) tried something like that, albeit in reverse (4 players controlling hero units, one guy playing an RTS), but apparently the pieces just don't play well together.
You worry too much. Halo is never going to be the top game again, just accept it, and play with the community that will be there.
The excitement for Star Wars is entirely different than Halo. Star Wars is a 30+ year old franchise that is having a resurrection of sorts. It has three generation of fans to grab. Along with the movie, it's a perfect storm of excitement. The interest right now is mainly just the graphics, however. If DICE doesn't deliver comparable IQ, people are going to be pissed.
H5 is coming off the heels of a storm of imperfection. H4, for all its merits, did not have long legs and MCC hurt the community even more when it was originally intended to re-spark the community. Where Star Wars is riding a wave of excitement, H5 is riding a wave of cautious optimism. I think based on what we see at E3 and the following months will be better. People really liked the beta which was just a small slice of the package. I doubt we will ever reach H3 levels of interest but it is still a major franchise.
Crimson Kopite
Banned
MCC just crashed in the final game of the tournament.
Dan Ayoub, calling Dan Ayoub.
Dan Ayoub, calling Dan Ayoub.
Poodlestrike
Banned
The thing is, the marketing thus far has been mostly directed at existing fans; nobody new to the franchise, or just casually interested, is going to find the audio dramas (which you should really listen to btw, they're pretty great) all that captivating. The trailer got some attention for sheer controversy points, but it's still focused at the hardcore, the people really attached to the Chief. The machine's not really going to kick into gear until E3.
In comparison, Star Wars just had a major franchise-specific event. Naturally there's going to be more buzz about it.
Crimson Kopite
Banned
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
lmao
xxjuicesxx
Member
THIS TOURNAMENT IS EXCITING BOYS.
j/k Hire Juices, you are idiots.
j/k Hire Juices, you are idiots.
Twin Tails
Member
Halo: The Master Chief Collection®
O_O I'm not sleeping tonight.
Crimson Kopite
Banned
BREAKING TOURNAMENT NEWS:
Two more Xbox Ones were just rebooted during this final round.
#weback
#huntthetruth
#buytheMCCbundletoday
Two more Xbox Ones were just rebooted during this final round.
#weback
#huntthetruth
#buytheMCCbundletoday
NobleGundam
Banned
I was about to buy an Xbone a few days ago.
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
Wha? As fun as BTB can be, small arena Halo is the funnest to watch. H2A is just a really boring game is all.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
I'd tune in for BTB OBJ tournies. Slayer is a snoozefest for me. Glad to see OBJ in HCS more and more though.
FUBAR McDangles
Member
Ay wen we gon get Halo: Legends Volume 2?
Sadly not at all surprising anymore.
Small arena Halo is the most boring of all to watch. Maybe it's just me but I would rather see an amazing play that includes vehicles then some flag juggling non sense.
GringoSuave89
Banned
no way BTB could be in tournaments. that requires larger teams, which will never happen. plus, how would you cast properly with double the player count for each side? it's already a balancing act with 4v4, making sure you're on the right screen at the right time when something happens.