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Halo |OT10| The Calm Before The Storm
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Voltron64
Member
Slayer Pro is a full blown playlist? With BR and DMR starts? 4v4? No radar? Increased movement speed? At launch?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
He also said there's an increase focus on skill-based matchmaking, and with one gamemode per playlist, it's easier for them to do that.
Flopping, it's all about flopping. Oh, and hits to the head.
Franklinator
Member
Slayer Pro playlist sounds great.
Disappointed in the likely lack of ranks, but Franklin seems to really believe that matchmaking will be good this time, so hopefully he's right.
Disappointed in the likely lack of ranks, but Franklin seems to really believe that matchmaking will be good this time, so hopefully he's right.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Speaking of sneaking, I hate feeling like I have to constantly crouch walk because radar's handing out directions on how to get the jump on anyone actually trying to move, radar promotes camping more than anything. No radar keeps your eyesight in the game rather than glued to the circle in the corner.
But no ranks? Then whogivesashit
Oh and to compare the changes to CTF, it's like taping your skate to your hockey stick
dangerbyrnes
Member
Frankles, why is my beloved carbine not an option in Slayer Pro or SWAT 
other than that, sounds fantastic.
other than that, sounds fantastic.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Thats... a really good question. BTB slayer only, and dominion 8v8 only?
It is very UNSC focused.Frankles, why is my beloved carbine not an option in Slayer Pro or SWAT
other than that, sounds fantastic.
The P of Poland
Member
Am I the only one who noticed that JIP is not enabled in the last moments of the game?
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
This thread is officially bipolar. I knew it would happen.
I know, I know. A couple people really know how to rile up the group though, it's crazy. It's like we were about to storm the breach that didn't exist, haha.
No, but the closer to launch, the heavier the mood swings.
I know, I know. A couple people really know how to rile up the group though, it's crazy. It's like we were about to storm the breach that didn't exist, haha.
No, but the closer to launch, the heavier the mood swings.
Good news needs to be celebrated. Bad news, is still bad news.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Slayer Pro is a full blown playlist? With BR and DMR starts? 4v4? No radar? Increased movement speed? At launch?
My anus is ready.
Hopefully BTB isn't limited to Slayer. One of the best things about BTB is the objective modes. So much crazy can happen.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
RIP 1-Flag/round-based gametypes
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Blah.
Slayer Pro isn't what I want really (yet), so this new news is kinda meh for me. Join In Progress at anytime is nice though.
Slayer Pro getting a playlist is great but it doesn't make up for the removal of content or forced gameplay roles like that of the flag carrier.
Poker Face
Member
Slayer Pro
Objective Pro
Lone Wolves Pro
All with skill-based rank. PLS PLS PLS PLS
Objective Pro
Lone Wolves Pro
All with skill-based rank. PLS PLS PLS PLS
kylej broke kylej
I will not let up until someone realizes that competition in an environment which you cannot choose your opponents and with the only end goal is winning isn't exactly competitive. There's no stakes.
What am I competing for? To win? The game goes down in my games history as one I'll likely never remember and will never look at again. So what have you won? To me... You're playing for whatever reason you're playing. It's never been interesting. It was never the game mode or game type.
In ranked, you put a piece of your STATUS on the line. Now it's directly tied to you. Sure, in the end it means fuck all. But that's not the point.
What some people don't understand is MLG is for the elite of the elite, ranked matchmaking is MLG for the rest of us. Only things missing is proper clans, tournaments/championships
Playing casual always makes me feel like I'm playing someone next door. Playing ranked matchmaking is like I'm a part of something bigger.
Just keep getting frustrated
Loving the sound of the playlist setup!
Regarding the Reddit leaker, he's playing offline so there's every chance some features don't display. There could be a whopping great 'upload to YouTube' button in Theatre mode when connected to the net.
Lol.
Still think it is Hydra. Notice he has not said anything? Coincidence, my dear Plywood? I THINK NOT.
Kevin threw me an alleyoop in Grifball. It was actually really fun.
Rail gun is the most amazing gun ever.
Join-in progress scares me. The last thing I want are terrible kids joining my game causing me to lose.
And 1 game type per playlists doesn't sound great either. We're forced to switch every time now. What is that going to do to the player populations? What about BTB?
The custom game settings stuff is not a big deal either, IMO. I expected that they would at least try to keep parity with Reach in the regard. It does stand to be more vital than improving Forge and Theater mode is.
And 1 game type per playlists doesn't sound great either. We're forced to switch every time now. What is that going to do to the player populations? What about BTB?
The custom game settings stuff is not a big deal either, IMO. I expected that they would at least try to keep parity with Reach in the regard. It does stand to be more vital than improving Forge and Theater mode is.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Where did this info come from?
Rickenslacker
Banned
The video Frankie linked
Hydranockz
Member
I was watching Game Grumps first! Then watched the whole video with Bravo.
Did you hear about how weapon timers can be COMPLETELY fixed as well as the locations? Overdoziz am cry! Seriously Over, no global ordnance if you don't want it. Instead you can just fix snipers to spawn as they have in previous games.
Slayer Pro sounds like my go-to playlist for a while. I can easily see myself settling in with Inifinity Slayer matches to warm up, roll in Pro for a while, interlude with some Grifball or something and then back to Pro or Swat.
This game man.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Something Wicked
Member
I like crouch walking, as it rewards more patient and stealthy players.
"No radar" promotes people to run around like coke heads and Quake-esque gameplay. I prefer a more tactical style of Halo... which stealthy base attacks were basically abandoned after Halo 2, so I guess I shouldn't too disappointed.
Love the latest video from Bravo. Everything sounds so good, besides AR's in Slayer Pro and join in progress.
My only concern for "join in progress" is, that I'm scared to be in the host-change screen every minute, when somebody decides to drop out and somebody joins the game.
Please say, you have already a solution for this Frankie/David.
My only concern for "join in progress" is, that I'm scared to be in the host-change screen every minute, when somebody decides to drop out and somebody joins the game.
Please say, you have already a solution for this Frankie/David.
Orochinagis
Member
So.. Are they going to have something like different playlists for every game mode? For example:
BTB - CTF
BTB - Slayer
BTB - Oddball
and so on
Or are they going to have just straight playlists:
CTF
Slayer
Oddball
Flood
and so on, but have a universal player count in each mode? So CTF would have a max of 8 players, Flood - 10 players...etcetera.
BTB - CTF
BTB - Slayer
BTB - Oddball
and so on
Or are they going to have just straight playlists:
CTF
Slayer
Oddball
Flood
and so on, but have a universal player count in each mode? So CTF would have a max of 8 players, Flood - 10 players...etcetera.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Tactical = walking like a snail and looking for the dots got it. If you consider normal movement speed in Halo as Quake-esque you're the cokehead in the scenario.
Well fuck.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I do like the simplicity of the playlists. That's one thing I was hoping they'd take from CoD. If I want to play CTF, let me just click on the fuckin' CTF playlist and I can play it as long as I want, without worrying about some bk guests voting for Headhunter or VIP or some other shit gametype.
Also, Halo 4 campaign is most definitely out in the wild, hide yo kids, and hide yo OddOnes.
Also, Halo 4 campaign is most definitely out in the wild, hide yo kids, and hide yo OddOnes.
God dammit. How do Halo leaks happen evertim? Are the manufacturing facilities in shady places with sucky security? I hope when games move to fully digital downloads this shit quits. Its so disappointing. I'd even be in support of an Apple-esque submissions process and ecosystem.
Hydranockz
Member
I am curious to know how (if even at all) they will try to discourage quitting. I knw you can't stop it totally but I'd imagine with join-in-progress, the aim is to fill those spots as few times as possible rather than having situations where the entire team swaps out a few times before the match ends.