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[Reagan's BR]

Question for Ellis or Frankie:

I know this is super nit-picky, but I'm curious. Why is there little similarity between the Lasky character in FUD and the character in the actual game? I mean, shouldn't they at least have the same haircut or something?

Also, if I'm mistaken and one of these fellas isn't actually Lasky, my apologies. Also also, I don't mean to turn this into a "BUT THERE SHOULD BE DIFFERENT GRAVITY IN LOW ORBIT" type of thing. I'm just curious, that's all. First episode was great.

Nanobot barbers.

 

[squidhands]

Get someone to do W. with an AR, Jefferson with a sniper, or JFK with an Energy Sword. US presidents with Halo weapons is the new trend.

I think JFK with a sniper would be far meaner/funnier

 

[Steelyuhas]

The same thing happened to my computer at work. Waypoint and Xbox.com are unusable. I'm okay at home, though; I have no idea why.

I thought Xbox.com (the base site, not Waypoint) was all HTML 5 now?

 

[Reagan's BR]

I think JFK with a sniper would be far meaner/funnier

Yeah but that just seems tasteless to me. I'm of the opinion that it is always "too soon". Fun fact: JFK is my favorite president that I would not have voted for.

 

[kittens]

Just watched the Forward Unto Dawn episode, and I thought it was pretty great.

That opening...I believe the term is "nerd chills," yes?

Haha, totally. I just watched it, too, and really loved it. I was surprised to find myself getting interested and invested in the characters already. That's partially due to my Halo nerdom, I'm sure, but credit is also due to the quality of the work.

I'm not a fan of glorifying imperialism and militaristic honor, but that seems to come with the territory of Halo fiction. And then there was the stereotyped strict Asian dad, which was pretty shitty. Other than that, my only complaint was seeing ARs everywhere, but not a single BR. Scrubs.

 

[Nando13]

Nanobot barbers.

Brilliant.

 

[Genesis Knight]

Yeah but that just seems tasteless to me. I'm of the opinion that it is always "too soon". Fun fact: JFK is my favorite president that I would not have voted for.

Hell, if 50 years is 'too soon' for you...

 

[Beckx]

I have requested the combination of Jefferson's head with Sgt. Johnson's body. We shall see what comes of this.

Hell, if 50 years is 'too soon' for you...

Then it will always be too soon, just as he said, yes? I agree with him.

You have adapted well to HaloGaf, my friend.

oh god.

 

[Louis Wu]

I think JFK with a sniper would be far meaner/funnier

How about just a knife?

(Guy's got a pretty good George Washington with an AR, too...)

 

[ElzarTheBam]

I have requested the combination of Jefferson's head with Sgt. Johnson's body. We shall see what comes of this..

You have adapted well to HaloGaf, my friend.

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

Hell, if 50 years is 'too soon' for you...

I'd say it's less about "too soon" and more about the sensitivity/reality of it.. I mean think about it.

How about just a knife?

(Guy's got a pretty good George Washington with an AR, too...)

Now this is badass!

Great Washington pic too lol

 

[Tashi]

Instinct vs Dynasty coming up on Arena Gaming stream. Should be awesome

 

[squidhands]

How about just a knife?



(Guy's got a pretty good George Washington with an AR, too...)

both of those are amazing.

President Reloaded may be the best thing ever

 

[Kibbles]

Watch it at home on your TV. It'll be worth the wait. Of course seeing it on a theater screen is even better.

brb renting out a theater

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Yeah but that just seems tasteless to me. I'm of the opinion that it is always "too soon". Fun fact: JFK is my favorite president that I would not have voted for.

This is like Dax's "I don't wanna play games where you kill humans" crap, which he later recanted.

I'm sure you've made comments/jokes etc that fall into making this statement hypocritical.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Yeah but that just seems tasteless to me. I'm of the opinion that it is always "too soon". Fun fact: JFK is my favorite president that I would not have voted for.

This is almost Kittens-level of politically correct

 

[Reagan's BR]

I'd say it's less about "too soon" and more about the sensitivity/reality of it.. I mean think about it.

That is why I put it in quotes. It was a tragic loss of life.

I don't have a problem with people making fun of the death of people who have done an obviously moral wrong such as Hitler, Stalin, or Ted Bundy.

 

[TCKaos]

Watch it at home on your TV. It'll be worth the wait. Of course seeing it on a theater screen is even better.

I wish there was some kind of group streaming thing we could do like we used to on Netflix.

Would be so awesome sitting down with a bunch of HaloGAF before launch and watching it all in one go.

Hell, we could probably use Synchtube...

 

[Orochinagis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfJVgXBfSH8&feature=plcp

GO!

No even english subs but Thank you seeing it right now.

 

[wwm0nkey]

I kind of wonder if 343/Microsoft has thought of doing a limited theatrical release of Forward Unto Dawn before the Bluray is out.

I would see it.

 

[Reagan's BR]

This is almost Kittens-level of politically correct

This is like Dax's "I don't wanna play games where you kill humans" crap, which he later recanted.

I'm sure you've made comments/jokes etc that fall into making this statement hypocritical.

It is not about being politically correct it is about honoring the memory.


As far as being hypocritical like I just said it is all about context. I'm fine with jokes about immoral people but not about people who died innocently. The best way to think about whether or not a joke about a death is ok would go like this:
1)Was this person innocent? Did they die tragically? Was he or she a good person?
2)If this person was good or innocent think about how you would feel if you were a direct family member. Would you want people making jokes?

 

[TCKaos]

I kind of wonder if 343/Microsoft has thought of doing a limited theatrical release of Forward Unto Dawn before the Bluray is out.

I would see its.

All of my money. 343 pls.

Also, I get what Barlow is sayin'. It'd be sort of insensitive to the memory of a very important man in history.

That does not, however, stop me from doing trick shots in JFK Reloaded.

 

[Mister Negative]

Alright, I'm about to play through Halo 3's campaign. I guess. Nothing else to do while waiting for my train.

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

Instinct vs Dynasty coming up on Arena Gaming stream. Should be awesome

Here's the link for anyone interested.

It is not about being politically correct it is about honoring the memory.

You'd have my vote for office :]

I kind of wonder if 343/Microsoft has thought of doing a limited theatrical release of Forward Unto Dawn before the Bluray is out.

I would see its.

Same here, would love to see it in a theater setting. Doubt it would happen though as that would probably cost them too much to reach a large audience unlike a web series.

 

[Bregmann Roche]

We've got a game launching in a month, a book that just came out 3 days ago, several MP map reveals in the last 48 hours, and a 20 minute tv show that released today, and we are talking about the JFK assassination? This is HaloGAF.

 

[I5CharactersMax]

I rather enjoyed it, actually. I was expecting it to be horrendous but I was pleasantly surprised.

 

[CyReN]

Instinct vs Dynasty coming up on Arena Gaming stream. Should be awesome

going to be great.

http://www.twitch.tv/arenagamingleague

 

[The P of Poland]

We've got a game launching in a month, a book that just came out 3 days ago, several MP map reveals in the last 48 hours, and a 20 minute tv show that released today, and we are talking about the JFK assassination? This is HaloGAF.

Someone post that "NEOGAF" gif.

 

[willow ve]

Nanobot barbers.

Brilliant.

Nah, it's magnets.

 

[Gray Man]

I have to say, the production quality is much higher than I expected.

How many of those warthogs do you guys have? I can't imagine more than 3?

 

[squidhands]

We've got a game launching in a month, a book that just came out 3 days ago, several MP map reveals in the last 48 hours, and a 20 minute tv show that released today, and we are talking about the JFK assassination? This is HaloGAF.

my fault, I take full responsibility.

 

[YourExWife]

Instinct vs Dynasty coming up on Arena Gaming stream. Should be awesome

DAMMIT! WHY AM I AT WORK RIGHT NOW! AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[zethren]

Wow that was pretty great. Excited to see where the show goes.

Thought it was directed really well. Great stuff.

 

[ncsuDuncan]

The wait for Nov. 6th is going to be tough, but the next few weeks have a nice rhythm:

Tuesday: IGN map flythrough
Wednesday: Halo Bulletin
Thursday: IGN map flythrough
Friday: Forward Unto Dawn episode

Sprinkle in a few news dumps and events like NYCC and we'll have a ton of stuff to keep us busy talking.

I have to say, the production quality is much higher than I expected.

How many of those warthogs do you guys have? I can't imagine more than 3?

I think they just have one, it's the same hog WETA built for Landfall.

 

[dmg04]

Watching the 'making of halo 2' video.

nostalgia.

(thanks, 3leggedgoat)

 

[Halo Italy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQO28zdJ60U&feature=youtube_gdata_player


Thanks

 

[willow ve]

going to be great.

http://www.twitch.tv/arenagamingleague

Commentation needs some... help. But great first game.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Alright, enough FUD stuff, I need to get back to marrying this HitscanBattleRifle.gif

Dexterity >>> *

 

[Swarmerr]

Commentation needs some... help. But great first game.

Yeah first game was crazy!

 

[Vire]

Alright, enough FUD stuff, I need to get back to marrying this HitscanBattleRifle.gif

Dexterity >>> *

Anyone have a list of the specialization perks? I just can't see anything being as useful as Dexterity.

 

[kittens]

I missed these before. My response: AMAZING. Where did the original gif come from?

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

Watching the 'making of halo 2' video.

nostalgia.

(thanks, 3leggedgoat)

That's the one on the Halo 2 Bonus DVD? Soo good.


Watching this tourney makes me wonder why these classic Forge remakes aren't in standard matchmaking.. Narrows and The Pit are far better than most of the maps in Super Slayer/Objective..

 

[Hypertrooper]

The wait for Nov. 6th is going to be tough, but the next few weeks have a nice rhythm:

Tuesday: IGN map flythrough
Wednesday: Halo Bulletin/Meeting Hypertrooper again (HE'S SUCH A GREAT GUY!)
Thursday: IGN map flythrough
Friday: Forward Unto Dawn episode

Sprinkle in a few news dumps and events like NYCC and we'll have a ton of stuff to keep us busy talking.

Thanks man!

I think they just have one, it's the same hog WETA built for Landfall.

Yes, it is the Warthog by WETA. I wish they build a Halo 4 Warthog that would be ace!

 

[Beckx]

This came out better than I could have imagined. Sgt. Jefferson has something to say to the monarchy.

 

[Havok]

Anyone have a list of the specialization perks? I just can't see anything being as useful as Dexterity.

I believe this is the full list, courtesy of nillapuddin (I think).

 

[kittens]

This came out better than I could have imagined. Sgt. Jefferson has something to say to the monarchy.

:lol

 

[dmg04]

Alright, enough FUD stuff, I need to get back to marrying this HitscanBattleRifle.gif

Dexterity >>> *

I. Can't. Wait. To. Play. Swat.

 

[Vire]

I believe this is the full list, courtesy of nillapuddin (I think).

Thanks.

I think I'll go with Shielding and Dexterity.

Don't really see a reason to pick anything else.

 

[TheOddOne]

I missed these before. My response: AMAZING. Where did the original gif come from?

Made those from this.

 

[The P of Poland]

I. Can't. Wait. To. Play. Swat.

SWAT will not be the same without the DMR *sniff*