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Halo |OT| HaloGAF Evolved
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Zeouterlimits
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Achievement Hunter with a new spin on Reach - Bum Bait.
Basically, in MP, you and a friend (who has an instakill weapon preferably) work together. You stand still in a visible location, people will often go for the assassination, while your buddy waits very nearby (doorways work well) and kills the player as soon as they go for the assassination.
Basically, in MP, you and a friend (who has an instakill weapon preferably) work together. You stand still in a visible location, people will often go for the assassination, while your buddy waits very nearby (doorways work well) and kills the player as soon as they go for the assassination.
The Librarian
Banned
343I is playing with my heart!
IGN seem happy with whatever they got to see.
Actually, previously IGN, now at 38 Studios. Still going to believe he saw it, considering the timing.
Not serious at all.
Monday is going to be Make it Rain Day.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Used to do this on Gears of War, it was hilarious. Pretty crappy gameplay though.
Of COURSE I'm watching France/Germany!
Olivier Giroud's goal was breathtaking...sigh...
Captain Blood
Member
Unless he is in here sweating it out with the rest of us you would think something prompted that tweet.
The Librarian
Banned
I don't know which is funnier: the actual Bum Baits or Geoff's reactions to them.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Maybe, but its the kind of tweet people make all the time. Im sure people on HaloGaf have tweeted things along the lines of: "Just ship Halo 4 now", if anything the prediction of news itself could have been the prompt.
I hope this guy has some insider knowledge, simply because it means soon enough we will see something. Someone should message him and ask if his tweet was in response to seeing gameplay or not.
I can't say I noticed a difference in overall play, but that could be due to my typical play style. Loved BC being included, hated Penance.
Yeah, you don't say "It's official" out of the blue.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
It's official, you might be wrong!
I got rammed on that map so hard.
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Heads up MLG will have a special announcement will Halo tonight at 8pm est, then TheHaloCouncil will be on at 10pm est. A lot of (competitive) Halo stuff tonight!
I'm curious to know if the double melee will be the style played with or people will switch to the 3 shot melee like the 2 shot melee in Halo 3. Adds another dynamic to CQC, I like it. I really wish these could be in matchmaking sooner
Gabotron ES
Member
So H4 is being shown today right? and we'll see the details on the 5th, hopefully sonner if it leaks?
I'm curious to know if the double melee will be the style played with or people will switch to the 3 shot melee like the 2 shot melee in Halo 3. Adds another dynamic to CQC, I like it. I really wish these could be in matchmaking sooner
With as fast as one can shoot, I'd think 3 shots and melee would be the way to go almost always. Particularly for fast thinkers who react and position themselves well...
bobs...onGaf
Member
Its official, armour abilities are so fun!
Its official, bloom is the best thing to happen to Halo!
Its official, nade spam on Halo is so good!
Its official, im ready for a The Cage remake on Halo 4!
Its official, Halo Reach is the premium FPS on the market!
Its official, England - Holland match is pretty dull!
Its official, Xand is lame!
Its official, Elzar plays with little boys!
Its official, I will stop this now!
I was tempted to go through and add 'Its official' to every single line of Over's first post, but thought it would just be a bit too much lol.
The Librarian
Banned
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
That Jumper guy has a lot of heart. His Twitter feed is about Halo 4, 24/7.
What I meant is that saying "It's official" implies that something just happened that convinced you about a certain thing.
Captain Blood
Member
It was speculation just like everything else in this thread right now haha. To me the way the tweet was worded seem like something happened to prompt it. I am sticking with he saw something!
You and I are now officially Team Official.
You and I are now officially Team Official.
You watch the video blog from T2 today? The gameplay of Ninja was fun to watch.
Link for those who would enjoy:
http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/tsquared-the-road-to-columbus/
ElzarTheBam
Member
I say "its official" every time I go to the toilet.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Haha yeah I was just joking around with that post. I didnt mean to take what you said out of context.
Its official, Halo 4 does not exist.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Garrett 2U
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If you haven't read this interview of Corinne Yu, you might want to.
She is a principal engine programmer for Halo 4.
She sounds like a very well qualified individual.
The part interesting for any Halo fan is this:
She talks a lot about wide open worlds and large amount of players in coop.
Now that doesn't necessarily mean this directly translates to Halo 4, but those aren't necessarily the most obvious things to talk about when discussing a game engine..
Unless of course you're working on a large scale, heavily coop game.
And we've already been told the Halo 4 campaign is going to have massive scale... It's not a huge assumption.
So let's take a moment and assume she is referring to her work on Halo 4 in that part.
More people in coop means more advanced netcode for coop modes (yayyyy!!), probably a refined version of Bungie's state/event system used in Reach multiplayer.
(http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014345/I-Shot-You-First-Networking)
That probably means a more unified networking architecture across the different modes.
ie) in Reach the coop campaign and firefight use a different networking system than the multiplayer networking in order to make sure the game looks the exact same in campaign for each player, to reinforce fidelity. It's constantly sends lots of data, which is why it lags often, even with less players than multiplayer. (plus there are a lot more entities in campaign that need synchronization).
Multiplayer in reach uses much more extrapolation to assume information rather than requiring it from the host.
ANYWAYS so if we assume Halo 4 will be using a more unified networking architecture between multiplayer and campaign modes, it means the two can translate more similar features.
As in... AI in multiplayer? (a requested feature since forge in halo 3!)
But hey, those are all assumptions, but it's still fun to guess!
After all she could just be answering the question asked to her.. but one can hope.
She is a principal engine programmer for Halo 4.
She sounds like a very well qualified individual.
The part interesting for any Halo fan is this:
http://www.girlgamer.com/zine/article/1685/
She talks a lot about wide open worlds and large amount of players in coop.
Now that doesn't necessarily mean this directly translates to Halo 4, but those aren't necessarily the most obvious things to talk about when discussing a game engine..
Unless of course you're working on a large scale, heavily coop game.
And we've already been told the Halo 4 campaign is going to have massive scale... It's not a huge assumption.
So let's take a moment and assume she is referring to her work on Halo 4 in that part.
More people in coop means more advanced netcode for coop modes (yayyyy!!), probably a refined version of Bungie's state/event system used in Reach multiplayer.
(http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014345/I-Shot-You-First-Networking)
That probably means a more unified networking architecture across the different modes.
ie) in Reach the coop campaign and firefight use a different networking system than the multiplayer networking in order to make sure the game looks the exact same in campaign for each player, to reinforce fidelity. It's constantly sends lots of data, which is why it lags often, even with less players than multiplayer. (plus there are a lot more entities in campaign that need synchronization).
Multiplayer in reach uses much more extrapolation to assume information rather than requiring it from the host.
ANYWAYS so if we assume Halo 4 will be using a more unified networking architecture between multiplayer and campaign modes, it means the two can translate more similar features.
As in... AI in multiplayer? (a requested feature since forge in halo 3!)
But hey, those are all assumptions, but it's still fun to guess!
After all she could just be answering the question asked to her.. but one can hope.
Yea saw it, good stuff.
GODDAMNITHAJAFFKASKFASJFAKSFJASKFJASFKA
Nice to see someone that over the .gif throne while I showered.
Ok I'm excited, my Birthday on the 14th, work your magic Frankie, Ellis, and 343i.
:lol "I'm ready to see Halo 4 now!"
WOW REALLY?! US TOO! NOW GET IN FUCKING LINE, BRO!
It's a long one.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
FUCK YOU RYAN GEDDES
Tha Robbertster
Member
There you go, 2 times in a row
bobs...onGaf
Member
There you go, 2 times in a row
You crazy dutch and your headbutting.
The Librarian
Banned
I like how his twitter response says he's "now" ready to see it, implying that he wasn't ready to see it before this day.
Tha Robbertster
Member
Great sacrifice for the motherland!
If anyone wants to play with me this weekend, then yes.
Interesting. The best co-op encounters I've had are ones where each player can take a different approach to it. I said earlier of the first encounter on Covenant where players have 3 different options to tackle the other beach. Or in Halo 2 Outskirts, if someone glitches out of the level, you can take a vertical approach to it.
ElzarTheBam
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Hypertrooper
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Damn. where's the Sparkast? Where's the bulletin? I want the Sparkast.
Needs more HD
The Librarian
Banned
Hell yes. I want something to listen to while I eat dinner.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Robbert I dont think I want to play Halo 3 with you again if your physically going to headbutt me every time you land a headshot. You Dutch are crazy.
No but seriously I hope both players are ok, that looked really nasty.
I am catching up with today's posts and this caught my eye.
If today is the day of Evade's death, many United States offical greenback dollars will be given to your studio and products.
both dudes got fucked up real bad (though the english player seems to be worse)
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