Be as cynical as you want about it, shadows to me make all the difference in the world for Forge.
Master Chief's shoulders still look like candy scoopers with the handles taken off.
It really does make a difference.
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Halo |OT10| The Calm Before The Storm
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It really does make a difference.
Hydranockz
Member
But wouldn't the quality of the game mean a lot more than how it looks? What good are colours in Forge if framrates still cause forgers to be tactful and restrict their choices?
Need me to be specific?
Doubt it.
Yes, Halogaf disappoints !
Yeah I think it was Spartan Ops or something else, I also thought of live action.
If he holds them on Friday-Sunday I'll be there, work Mon-Thurs 5am to 330pm
I can't wait to see if, probably when, kylej plays Halo 4 and loves it. Well I hope he loves it, I hope all of you love it
Maybe next time lol
Yup. Same with the killcam thing (for which they didn't really provide any detail). In theory I'm okay with not being able to drop the flag provided that it's not auto pickup (which it is), but what really, really kills it for me is you being visible to the entire enemy team. Even on just the livestreams you can see it completely changing behavior as everyone just knows where you are, and it removes any sort of strategy. In previous Halo games if you could sneak into their base with 2 or 3 of you, take the flag and one of their vehicles and get out completely undetected you felt like fucking Gods. That's completely gone now, and this utterly ruins my favorite game mode. I'll bet almost anything that's addressed in a patch within 2-3 months.
Yuuup. Agree with the sentiment posted a couple times that all this ViDoc did was reinforce my existing opinions. Campaign looks great, Spartan Ops looks great assuming the netcode and quality is there. War Games looks all over the place, and their justification for some of it in that video is laughable.
Oh yeah, with the whole cinematics/story focus for MP, the one thing I always wanted ever since KZ3 came out was cinematic insertions into the map on objective gametypes. I've never played KZ3 myself but it looked pretty cool; think the beginning of Silent Cartographer.
I guess SpOPs kind of fulfills that but it's not PvP.
I guess SpOPs kind of fulfills that but it's not PvP.
Literally the biggest complaint with Cap'n Crunch is that it cuts the hell out of the roof of your mouth. This has been an ongoing issue since day 1, and it seems like no one gives a shit about listening to the people's concerns.
I seriously want to know the reason why they can't make a less sharp cereal.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Of course, I completely agree. Hell, remember that lan where we sat down, looked at how Forge maps ran and said "no thanks"?
My point was more that the line you bolded and responded to was "That was one of, if not the single biggest complaint with Forge maps in Reach."
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Does it only happen on specific maps in KZ3? It's a silly thing but I just like cinematic stuff/neat animations.
GodlyPerfection
Member
Actually one of the BIGGEST mistakes was the lack of a cohesive aesthetic across all of the pieces. Blocks were different from coli walls, which were different from XXL Platforms, which were different from bridges, which were different from banks, which were different from the coli window, etc. This made it difficult to make a cohesive map that felt like a "whole" instead of a bunch of building blocks. And this seems to have been fixed for the most part with pieces actually having the same texture, the same shapes, the same colors, and overall just the same style. This will make maps much more varied because all pieces are up for grabs as options for a cohesive map. Forge maps will still share a similar aesthetic all around, but I'm totally fine with that.
Still loving that Erosion's palette is so different than the Ravine and Impact.
Hydranockz
Member
I had almost forgotten that *shudders*. No more than 2 to a box during the Halo 4 lan, that's for sure.
scar tissue
Banned
"Here's what we did for competitive players: we changed CTF so you automatically pick up the flag and you get a magnum with it. Oh and no dropping the flag."
ArbiterMajor
Member
Wow guys I'm so excited and this is just the beginning! Imagine Halo 5 and 6!
OdysseusVA
Banned
ViewtifulJC
Banned
It was specifically for the Operations gametype. It's kinda like Fatalities in competitive Mortal Kombat, fun the first few times, but after playing so many matches and seen all the cinematics/animations a million times, you just want to get to the next match instead watching the same cutscene for the uptenth time.
Don't ask me why I played Killzone 3. It's been a dark time for my console shooter playtime ever since Reach.
There was a cool assassination, a spartan assassinates a jackal.
Halo 5: you are the flag, your teammates have to carry you on a stretcher
Shake Appeal
Member
I think the problem with Forge is just what they said in the video: their priority was making it 'accessible'. With something like Forge, your priority should be making it powerful. A very tiny minority of the playerbase uses Forge for anything more than a between-games gimmick (let's see how many explosive barrels I can pile up; let's drop scorpion tanks on each other). The focus should be empowering the Forge nuts out there to generate the richest, deepest content they can so that the majority benefit from their labours, however complicated that might end up being, not trying to make it 'quicker' for the majority to throw down some blocks.
Whatever, it's never really been my flavour of Halo. Hopefully the people that live for it can do what they want with it and aren't too disappointed.
Whatever, it's never really been my flavour of Halo. Hopefully the people that live for it can do what they want with it and aren't too disappointed.
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Needs 6 more Mantises.
Or Mantises vs Banshees.
Campaign was such a letdown. Great levels, mediocre story.
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Amazing.
Dat crazy camera bounce
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I've been wondering that for a while, too!
Also: If I never had to see a troll face embedded into a post again, I'd be happy.
As far as what competitive players get when Grifball and Infection gets stuff, I would say that we get the customizable loadout system. We never have to use an AR, SMG or anything like that ever again. You just don't know how big of a deal that is. We get the best rifles from each game plus a new one with the light rifle. All the other guns are either pistols (3 total) AR types (3 total) or power weapons. We use the gun we want for general use and then almost every other gun we pick up is a power weapon. It's one of those things that makes you think why did it take so long to get this.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Bro, the cuts are so you can get the sugar straight into your bloodstream. No other cereal gives you that kinda buzz.
I think you're delving too much into the terminology they've used. Things like Magnets, quickly duplicating items, removing by type etc. are all features that will be massively useful to serious Forgers. I think the dynamic lighting and multiple environments will really help to make the maps look different too.
Orochinagis
Member
ArchedThunder
Banned
Dat texture pop-in on his hand.
For the same reason that lets blue Spartans fight red Spartanas.
The real question is why the VR map maker chose to fly around the danger room dressed up as a Forerunner Roomba. You'd think that dude's fetish would have raised some eyebrows once they went TO WAR with Forerunner robots.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Yeah, I was kinda hoping for something like Sandbox, only larger with the option for different skybox, forge piece and environment pallets. (Eg. Snow with frosty forge pieces, sand with gritty worn out rusted pieces, etc.). Give us the option to change the base model color, even in simple ways such as grey, white, black, blue, red.. Keep it simple but visually appeasing and digestible.
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Looking through the video now for more
This is Halo. =D
still looks like a drought on Valhalla though
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Even though I agree that framerate was the biggest issue of Reach Forge, you can flip the argument and it still as appropriate. What good is 60 frames per second if everything is the same?
The jackal assassination NEEDS to be Gif'd.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
So many pretty people with nothing interesting to say or do.
Like the last party you went to
bobs...onGaf
Member
Assassinations are like the least interesting bits of footage in that video.
On a tangent - the music was awesome in that video.
you need to install the 8gb from disc 2 for multiplayer. so you will only have 2 discs installed.
VivaciousJazzy
Member
Where is Team Doubles? Snipers? SWAT?
Why does each game type get its own playlist? If I was going into a Pro or Big Team playlist I would want to play more than just slayer over and over.
Please dont let this be the final list.
Tha Robbertster
Member
I am counting 6 power weapons in that gif: 2 lasers, 2 sticky detonators, one railgun and a rocket launcher.
Driving vehicles will be fun...
Driving vehicles will be fun...
Best addition to GAF since I joined.