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Halo |OT 24| In Before the Locke
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Fahzgoolin
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ViewtifulJC
Banned
If you didn't get an invite, you clearly aint cool enough
SalientOne
Internet Batman
We put out a beta almost a year from release.
There were TONS of things we weren't happy with internally at the time. It was honestly one of the hardest things for the team to take on. Everyone wants things to be perfect before fans get hands-on. That's just not possible midway through development.
What can you say man people just don't see what we see.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Betas should always be 100% perfect products and if you had to learn anything from them being released then you've failed as a developer.
Or so I've learned from the Internet.
Fair enough, I won't pretend to understand what that's like. It probably wasn't ok to make that assumption. I'm glad you guys fixed it, though, and here's to hoping you continue to improve the game in ways like that during the lead up to launch.
Another beta might not hurt
Another beta might not hurt
I second this motion
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Another beta might not hurt
Ya know, it's not like they can just package the current dev build, block off a few features, and call it a day.
At this point, there's no way they could put together a beta and ship it before release, let alone without cutting into the core game's development.
Did the 60fps footage release?
Whatever got linked, I don't think it is 60fps footage
Fahzgoolin
Banned
Sorry man I keep leaving it on by accident. I'll try to turn it off so I don't frustrate anyone. I'm not trying to ignore anyone =(
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
That right there is a piece of history.
A setting in Custom Games for "CE Physics" on Hogs would be a thing of beauty.
Save Hog Wars.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
The heavy feeling of everything in CE is legendary. I like Halo 2...but man I wish subsequent Halo's retained that same style.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
Have you seen the speed run of this level where some guy launches a plasma with a frag and sends the plasma to the top of one of those platforms to knock a banshee off so he can fly through the level?
God bless Halo CE.
Forerunner
Member
What made his shields go down? Was the explosion that large?
Captain Friendo
Neo Member
Quite enjoyed the game informer podcast actually, both the halves with Josh Holmes and Tim Longo as well as Jaime and Marty.
You can tell Josh and Tim probably weren't too keen to discuss the omission of split screen and armor customization, although the affirmation of dozens and dozens of sets and helmets being available with more coming post launch eased any tension I had to be honest - If there's more legacy sets like NOBLE or Mark V (hopefully) then i'll be 100% happy customization wise.
You can tell Josh and Tim probably weren't too keen to discuss the omission of split screen and armor customization, although the affirmation of dozens and dozens of sets and helmets being available with more coming post launch eased any tension I had to be honest - If there's more legacy sets like NOBLE or Mark V (hopefully) then i'll be 100% happy customization wise.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Seriously. I love the physics in that game. The plasma grenades in the Halo 5 beta could launch weapons around ala CE, right? How effective was it?
I'm still kicking myself for not playing the beta...
Wait, what's going on with armor customization? It'll be included just like normal, but not at launch?
Forerunner
Member
Solo in MCC is only for masochist.
CRIMSONxSERAPH
Neo Member
Sadly, the armor customization, according to a tweet from Josh, is limited to helmet, visor, and body. So it seems that things like shoulders/legs/accessories are not going to be options to change. I'd imagine this is to have more for all the other game goodies.
They're supposedly going to keep armor skins, and then the obvious weapon skins and options. I've not seen anything dealing with emblem customization (I've always wanted more options for emblems than just one emblem in one pre-determined location).
Individual explosion events have a fixed radius, but some grenades can scatter before detonating in large piles. There are TONS of grenades underneath that tank, so it's not terribly surprising that one flew off and hit the player
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I get by fine, but I've got a backpack bigger than Frankie's bald spot. I'm basically a Halo god is what I'm saying.
jailbird20022
Banned
your first mistake was playing anything that isn't rumble pit by youreslf
BreakawayMetal
Banned
You should be a comedian.
Forerunner
Member
wesleyshark
Banned
Sprint is a make or break feature now. If you don't have it, it's not relevant. I've been playing Destiny endlessly, and anytime I go back to anything other than Halo 4, it feels like mud. Not to say anything negative about past halo games as I enjoy them all, but sprint is just.. Fantastic.
Forerunner
Member
That edit wtf lol.
jailbird20022
Banned
I think it's because you're comparing to Destiny right after or close to when playing? Inevitable after you play a lot, but for a while I played nothing but H2A after the h5 beta ended, at first, I kept wishing I could clamber or sprint, but soon easily forgot about the other stuff as I got used to what was there.
Though this comment and the Destiny ADS comment, come on Wesley lol...
Just heard there won't be any Flood in H5. I don't get it. Aren't they the ultimate enemy? The inevitible conclusion? Testers of the mantle?
They're kind of a huge deal to just toss aside like that, especially with only one more game to go in the Reclaimer trilogy. Unless I've missed something..
They're kind of a huge deal to just toss aside like that, especially with only one more game to go in the Reclaimer trilogy. Unless I've missed something..
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Apparently he's not in Warzone. It might be about wanting players to listen to Palmer's announcements regarding bosses and stuff.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
IDK man. I'm really disappointed that the flood will be absent yet again too. However, they did say there is a new threat. Whether that is just the guardian bird/menace/thingy or something new entirely--I don't know.
YourExWife
Member
If it was a hog run you'd probably say "another hog run 343? Do something new instead of just relying on bungie's ideas"
2 hog runs were enough.
Hypertrooper
Member
Was this posted yet? Amazon updated the cover for the Halo 5 art book:
According to their data, the book will be 208pages long and have a forward by Sparth and an introduction by Frankie.
According to their data, the book will be 208pages long and have a forward by Sparth and an introduction by Frankie.
No, I wouldn't. Haha. Hog runs are fun. Would have been a nice throwback to the original games in a campaign that - at least IMO - took a few too many liberties. Whole opening to that level felt like it was from Star Wars, not a Halo game.
That's cool. 343i has always made some awesome art. Since I'm cancelling my collector's edition of Halo 5, I might look into this with the money I'm saving.
Nope nope nope nope.
Look Wes, sprint can be cool, but like any other mechanic it has its place. A game not having sprint does not make the game less relevant. Making a game with shoehorned features that hurt the quality of the game will make it less relevant. I'm one of those weirdos that enjoys sprint in Halo and even I was hoping it would be am optional feature limited to larger scale battles in matchmaking and campaign.
Adding things into your game to be relevant is dumb anyway. Do it because it works well with your game and you think it would be a fun thing to have.
LAAAAAAAAAAAME.
I have yet to watch the whole interview but did they say it will come later at least? Why are we going backwards?
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