MrGreencastle
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Exactly. Disc 2 is not playable, it only starts an install, but the install is not required to play Campaign, only Infinity.
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Halo |OT10| The Calm Before The Storm
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Exactly. Disc 2 is not playable, it only starts an install, but the install is not required to play Campaign, only Infinity.
Good to see the Banshee is hard to fly.
Yeah it is the same about some of the guys who are complaining, some people will complain about everything.
Of course it sucks to have options like whole Gametypes, Flag dropping etc removed, but Sprint? come on man, I get that some don't like Sprint, but who clearly believed it would have been able to be turned off was really confused.
The armor abilites is really very weird, I mean ok from a fictional standpoint it makes sense, but for multiplayer it is just rubbish.
I think we can keep on complain about forge and theater, because here everyone expected some kinds of big improvements
USB memory sticks at 16 gb can be had for like $10-$15 these days
Catch is you have to format it for Xbox 360 use only which isn't a big deal
Has it been confirmed that disc 2 isn't playable? Or is it only optional to install?
360 Arcade users are fucked then since MP is apparently that 8GB requirement that was going around. Yikes.
lol literally everyone thought it was because of SpOps.
Kibbles
Member
Nice, switching out discs would be a pain.
Better than buying an overpriced MS HDD.
xxjuicesxx
Member
So shitty programming is more likely? Yea no, laziness is more likely.
lol, you can't honestly believe that.
Not only is it not a big deal, but it's automated. Still a huge pain in the ass though for people who use their 360 as Halo machines. Not enough USB ports to support charge & play, wired headset, and flash drives at once.
If anyone knows, what would the best read/write speeds be? I'm in this boat and my 360 has turned it's nose up at a few of mine in the past.
indubitably
Member
The match was in theater, you can see the menu at the end of the video:
Can you install games to a flash drive? I know you can't use theater or browse forge maps with one.
You're probably right. Laziness brought us a lot actually, the broken CE pistol, the H2 button combos, and the Halo 3 ranking system.
We can't hide from it :-0
Anyone else hate the sound of the DMR? It feels like they cheapened it by simply making it louder.
It's completely missing the echo of the Reach DMR.
Just listen. You can seriously hear the air in between shots with the Reach DMR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX_GruYTaJk&t=3s
but not so with the H4 DMR http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a5TyN2PvzfA&t=2m41s
It's completely missing the echo of the Reach DMR.
Just listen. You can seriously hear the air in between shots with the Reach DMR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX_GruYTaJk&t=3s
but not so with the H4 DMR http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a5TyN2PvzfA&t=2m41s
Steelyuhas
Member
I really hope that is a possibility.
A scheme with AA and Sprint on the shoulder buttons needs to be in the game.
It would never get out of pre-production meetings. It would just be a constant whiskey infused fight of what people wanted to do with the game.
The playlists, at least this is what they are right now.
Embrace the infinity, it's so fun.boooo
Frank actually used Forza as an example for how it worked. It also looked from a screen out in the wild that you can actually download the second disc content from Xbox Live as well.
This is...uh..very sexual
this pretty much sums it up.
the GAFmanwich courtesy of @alisonst
xxjuicesxx
Member
wtf does that have to do with anything?
you seriously think they CANT add a sprint toggle? like thats beyond programming capabilities?
They absolutely could. They just DIDNT.
I honestly believe they could have added the option but didn't. Yes I do.
All I hear is the sound of a thousand failures.
Most of the new gun sounds are edging on too close to real-life rifles but they sound pretty good overall.Magnum is inexplicable though..
MrGreencastle
Member
Yeah, disc 2 is 100% definitely not playable. Same as Forza 4. There is an option to download disc 2's contents from Xbox Live if it is not already installed.
If more people took the time to think about things after they read them, then there wouldn't be an endless shit storm in here over effectively nothing - on a stupidly constant basis.
Perhaps, but to say it was because they're lazy? That's a little silly.
I'm very curious if the texture pop issues with the floor demos had anything to do with the 2nd MP disc needing to be installed. Maybe the early builds were forced to disc stream and couldn't handle the buffering or something.
I'm gonna pretend I knew about that one in the back...
I'm gonna pretend I knew about that one in the back...
We'll see once it's out there being played by a million assholes in matchmaking. Seems like an unpleasant power weapon fest, plus jetpacks, camo, xray vision, etc. But I really want to like it, will definitely not be steering away from it when I get the game.
Aaww. Do you have a source for this info?
Steelyuhas
Member
Well your jetpacks, camo, xray vision, and shit are in everything, not just infinity.
The thing about personal ordnance is that people get usually one, maybe 2 drops a game, and from my experience with the game, global ordnance dropped significantly less power weapons onto the map than in some maps in previous Halo games.
Even if and when there are quite a few power weapons in rotation, the starting rifles are so strong that they always dominate the majority of the combat.
You're right of course that things can change once the general pop has their dirty hands on the game, but I saw no easily apparently flaws/crying for abuse.
Hyper looks way to happy.
this pretty much sums it up.
the GAFmanwich courtesy of @alisonst
Cool.
BTW there's no AAs in the Slayer Pro playlist according to that lead designer video.
Steelyuhas
Member
Yeah, but everything else is fully loaded as far as we are aware.
MrGreencastle
Member
No source, but I'm confident enough that I'll put money on it. Not guessing, I've seen it live.
I'm really glad that they're being cool about the amount of hate they've gotten. I admit to being "scared", and i've definitely had many "WTF ARE THEY DOING" moments...
can't wait to play
hope to be proven wrong.
With complete respect, and I mean that, I really wonder what Halo would currently look like if not for this man.
I have a very difficult time believing 343 would have taken that route had it not been to keep every last fan, like those who played Reach as their first Halo game...
And this isn't a rhetorical question to pass blame. I literally wonder what would have been the next phase of Halo.
I have a very difficult time believing 343 would have taken that route had it not been to keep every last fan, like those who played Reach as their first Halo game...
And this isn't a rhetorical question to pass blame. I literally wonder what would have been the next phase of Halo.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Good stuff lol
Installing will help with the pop-in, but not eliminate it. The limitations of the hardware rely heavily on streaming, so there will always be evidence of it. Next-gen consoles shouldn't have this problem.
I'm still super hyped to get Halo 4 (and say good riddance to Reach) but a few of 343's decision are pretty baffling. No forge colours and a lack of custom options make me a sad panda.
If anyone is interested I have some green Halo 4 Warrior avatar armour, a Steam key for Just Cause 2 and a Steam key for Supreme Commander 2 going spare. PM me if you want any of them and I'll give them away when I get home from work
If anyone is interested I have some green Halo 4 Warrior avatar armour, a Steam key for Just Cause 2 and a Steam key for Supreme Commander 2 going spare. PM me if you want any of them and I'll give them away when I get home from work
Rocket tracks vehicles again?
Steelyuhas
Member
Just flying ones, same as Reach.
Something I just noticed for the first time: It appears that the Binary Rifle only has one level of zoom.
I'm not baffled by Forge colors at all, but certainly am surprised by the lack of custom options as far as gametypes go. This is the first time a Halo game has ever made it so you flat-out can't play a traditional gametype even with custom options.
Good stuff lol
Installing will help with the pop-in, but not eliminate it. The limitations of the hardware rely heavily on streaming, so there will always be evidence of it. Next-gen consoles shouldn't have this problem.
I'm so glad this works now. I tried so hard to do it at PAX and it just didn't happen. Most that happened was that it would pop my shields!
Looks fun to be honest. I think the personal and global ordnance drops will be less aggravating on larger maps. Though I don't like how you can be one-shot and spawn an overshield. Cheating death is a big problem in Halo: Reach.
VivaciousJazzy
Member
There are so many simple things that should have been in this game but are not.
-Dedicated servers
-Spectator mode
-forge color
-diverse custom gametypes
-REAL EFFIN RANKS
-Good launch playlists
-flags not dripping with glue
When it comes down to the base gameplay/gunplay the game looks really solid, but the tools built around the gameplay are disappointing.
-Dedicated servers
-Spectator mode
-forge color
-diverse custom gametypes
-REAL EFFIN RANKS
-Good launch playlists
-flags not dripping with glue
When it comes down to the base gameplay/gunplay the game looks really solid, but the tools built around the gameplay are disappointing.
I am not going to agree or disagree with any of your bulletpoints, and honestly I was going to keep my trap shut about all this angst, but I am pretty damn shocked and offended you guys won't give them the benefit of the doubt after spending years building the game and we're merely observing the game for 5 months.
This is the first time there's been such negativity on here from a Halo game pre-release, and I can't help but think 90% of this rage comes from people's lack of satisfaction from Halo Reach. We're coming off the heels of a popularly less-than-satisfactory Halo game, pretty much for the first time ever. But a lot of you are really being borderline disrespectful even if you're keeping your basic manners in check.
I will say though, a few people are making great arguments towards fundamental decisions, and thank god there are at least a few of those people.
Kibbles
Member
Loved it when the ordnance dropped on him and committed suicide haha.
And when he dropped the overshield and ran guns blazing at people, was no shield and picked up the overshield at the last second to finish them off. >_<
VivaciousJazzy
Member
I'm not trying to be negative for the sake of being negative. The game looks really good and I look forward to playing but I've just been disappointed/frustrated that things that have been begged for countless times by masses aren't in the game while we were told to trust them when asked.
There are so many simple things that should have been in this game but are not.
-Dedicated servers
-Spectator mode
-forge color
-diverse custom gametypes
-REAL EFFIN RANKS
-Good launch playlists
-flags not dripping with glue
When it comes down to the base gameplay/gunplay the game looks really solid, but the tools built around the gameplay are disappointing.
Dedicated servers, Forge colours and spectator mode aren't "simple" to implement. Can almost guarantee the playlists will be altered later on and the flag thingy isn't that big of a deal, IMO.