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[Sanjuro]

I'll give you 90 bucks for your copy

cash, call me

I'll trade you Ryan Mallett's phone number for that copy.

 

[exYle]

So, since H4 is literally around the corner, I figured I would stop lurking this thread and just post already. In fact, I've been lurking since the first Reach OT, before my membership was even approved.

...Jesus that's a long time. Granted, I missed the entirety of quite a few of these OT's, but still.

Hi, HaloGAF!

 

[Prologue]

I forgot, is Jun dead? Wonder if we will see him in Halo 4

 

[Ryaaan14]

I'll give you 90 bucks for your copy

cash, call me

I'll trade you Ryan Wheeler's phone number for that copy.

 

[Bregmann Roche]

Made it all the way to 8 days from Launch...then got spoiled. Thanks assholes. At least I don't know how S7 of DW ends.

 

[Plywood]

I'll trade you Ryan Wheeler's phone number for that copy.

Joey Wheeler's brother?

 

[Ryaaan14]

Joey Wheeler's brother?

idk what is.

 

[Karl2177]

Okay, thanks! Can you link me to the spoiler thread?

That said, the textures are pretty low-res. Rocks look okay, but ground textures and "crates and boxes" are very plain and blurry up close. Also, I've noticed a very slight "pop-in" on the textures when quickly moving and looking for it - it's not Halo 2 or Rage bad - honestly, it's not bad at all; but it's there.

Everything moves faster. The pace is faster. The respawns are closer to the action. The reloads at least feel faster. The vehicles are definitely faster. This definitely feels Call of Duty-ified. Trust me, I'm the LAST person that would be excited for that - but honestly, I gotta say it works pretty well. The action feels quick. But with that said, I hope that the game doesn't lose it's deliberately slow and methodical pace - a staple of the series and the reason I so much loved Objective-type games on Halo and Halo 2.

EDIT: Sorry, don't have a receipt, but I can snap pics of the game from any angle if someone needs that:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8193/8126639379_fcd6fa0d23_c.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

I guess it's called [URL="http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=489582]Halo 4 Story Spoilers and Speculation[/URL]

Nice writeup! On the textures: Does foliage cover up most of the ground textures? Are there obvious places where you would say "it looks like they just slapped grass pictures on the ground"? Given that you've only had 40 minutes, would you say that the respawns could also place you closer to danger?

Also, it's not that I don't trust you, but the next best thing to a receipt is the disc itself. I don't suppose you could snap a pic of that to alleviate any potential issues of pirating?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

idk what is.

this avatar quote is getting a LOT of mileage

 

[Steelyuhas]

So how exactly does the voting system work in 4?

Good question, I'd like to know as well.

 

[Plywood]

idk what is.

 

[Tashi]

I'll trade you Ryan Wheeler's phone number for that copy.

From Captain Planet?

 

[Ryaaan14]

From Captain Planet?

God damn you.

 

[exYle]

I forgot, is Jun dead? Wonder if we will see him in Halo 4

I don't think this is canon, but this was a fan-made comic about Jun that was at the very least, acknowledged by Bungie.

http://leviathan.bungie.org/

 

[Plywood]

From Captain Planet?

God damn you.

 

[Dug]

Okay, thanks! Can you link me to the spoiler thread

PM'd it to you.

 

[SatansReverence]

Australia just had it's BTB warriors vs MLG pros series.

3-2 BTB warriors

Not bad considering it was the 2 current top Aus teams and the BTB kids were mostly benchwarmers

 

[Der Flatulator]

How long ago did all these #EVILAWAKENS avatars happen? (I've been out for a while)

A bit over a week I think... Can't remember. I got rid of mine and I think it's kinda died off now.

Just seeing them all now, it's pretty funny.

 

[Omni]

How long ago did all these #EVILAWAKENS avatars happen? (I've been out for a while)

A bit over a week I think... Can't remember. I got rid of mine and I think it's kinda died off now.

 

[kittens]

From Captain Planet?

That's the first thing I thought of too for some reason, haha.

 

[Fracas]

People trying to spoil shit in my stream....ugh.

Kudos to Breg and Homeboyd for being quick with the banhammer

 

[Sanjuro]

90% done with a mission on Legendary.

Drop controller.

Magically hits start + A, restart mission.

Fuck.

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

I know I'm beating a dead horse... but can you confirm for certain that there isn't campaign theatre?

and when you say texture look 'bad', what do you mean? Worse than Reach?

1) Sorry, didn't know this was something the community was following - but I just went back to the campaign and hit start - nothing to record your campaign or what just happened, and nothing to hint that you can from what I see.

2) About on par with Reach. Rocks look better, and lighting is doing a lot of favors. But unquestionably, certain objects in the environment are far from spectacular.

So how exactly does the voting system work in 4?

You're given the options and you make a selection like before. But now your vote is "locked", so you can't be an asshat and bounce back and forth. God, am I thankful for that.

I guess it's called [URL="http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=489582]Halo 4 Story Spoilers and Speculation[/URL]

Nice writeup! On the textures: Does foliage cover up most of the ground textures? Are there obvious places where you would say "it looks like they just slapped grass pictures on the ground"? Given that you've only had 40 minutes, would you say that the respawns could also place you closer to danger?

Also, it's not that I don't trust you, but the next best thing to a receipt is the disc itself. I don't suppose you could snap a pic of that to alleviate any potential issues of pirating?

Thanks for the link!

I honestly didn't pay much attention to the ground - but nothing struck me as obviously poor about it - and I was looking earlier specifically so I could nit-pick. The grass seems about Reach levels?

Yes, respawns could definitely put you in danger it seems - as it feels like they're built to get you closer to the action. That said, I have yet to be frustrated by a spawn point, which is something that happened to me a lot in previous games. Too early to tell - but you definitely bring up reason to be concerned.

And yeah, here's another pic

 

[Fotos]

Can you post a picture of the back of the game case please? I have yet to see it anywhere.

Also Halo 4 is going to pass up Black Ops 2 on pre-orders.

 

[Ryaaan14]

Can you post a picture of one of the Nightmare Before Christmas mints?

 

[User 73932]

"WHY THE FUCK DOESN'T THIS GUN WORK?!" -my girlfriend on the DMR after playing online for the first time.

 

[Wifiplayer13]

You're given the options and you make a selection like before. But now your vote is "locked", so you can't be an asshat and bounce back and forth. God, am I thankful for that.

Alright, that seems a lot better than Reach. Thanks!

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

lol, quoted for size

 

[FyreWulff]

Video games: the only industry in which something can win 30 awards before it's even released.

 

[Fotos]

Video games: the only industry in which something can win 30 awards before it's even released.

At least it is not like the movies where every movie is always the "Number 1 movie in America!"

 

[heckfu]

"WHY THE FUCK DOESN'T THIS GUN WORK?!" -my girlfriend on the DMR after playing online for the first time.

You have a girlfriend?

 

[FyreWulff]

At least it is not like the movies where every movie is always the "Number 1 movie in America!"

But they are!

Spoiler

for two weeks

 

[Der Flatulator]

So have we got a list of game-types?

Infinity Slayer
Slayer
SWAT
CTF
Oddball
KoTH
Flood
Regicide
Dominion
Grifball
???

 

[User 73932]

You have a girlfriend?

What can I say, you weren't there anymore...

 

[Lunchbox]

"WHY THE FUCK DOESN'T THIS GUN WORK?!" -my girlfriend on the DMR after playing online for the first time.

you shouldnt let your mom play shooters

 

[Wifiplayer13]

So have we got a list of game-types?

Infinity Slayer
Slayer
SWAT
CTF
Oddball
KoTH
Flood
Dominion
Grifball
???

Extraction

 

[Steelyuhas]

So have we got a list of game-types?

Infinity Slayer
Slayer Pro
SWAT
CTF
Oddball
KoTH
Flood
Regicide
Dominion
Grifball
Extraction

.

lol, quoted for size

Surprised that it does slap you the in the face with "EVIL" everywhere on the box.

 

[Ryaaan14]

lol, quoted for size

8/10 would suck on.

 

[too much eslim]

why do the guys use PV if they are going to get rid or radar? You would think they wouldn't want it. However I see not everybody uses it.

 

[Der Flatulator]

Extraction

Any info on it? (I did notice the extraction related objective items in forge)

 

[ArchedThunder]

.


Surprised that it does slap you the in the face with "EVIL" everywhere on the box.

"an ancient evil bent on vengeance and annihilation."

 

[heckfu]

What can I say, you weren't there anymore...

Baby come back!

you shouldnt let your mom play shooters

So, like, do you want me to react to this in some way? You seem to crave attention more than I do!

 

[Mister Negative]

so everyone's just straight up got the game, huh?

thats cool i guess

 

[Wifiplayer13]

Any info on it? (I did notice the extraction related objective items in forge)

Haven't heard much about it officially. I did see a video the other day that was taken down and I think I got the basic premise of it. It's essentially territories except you have to plant a bomb at the territory and then defend it until it explodes. I bet other people know more about it here than I do though.

 

[MaximumFlipFlop]

you shouldnt let your mom play shooters

hardy fuckin har.

 

[Hydranockz]

you shouldnt let your mom play shooters

You shouldn't let your schoolboy lunchbox post on gaf.

 

[Homeboyd]

People trying to spoil shit in my stream....ugh.

Kudos to Breg and Homeboyd for being quick with the banhammer

Gotcho back brah

lol, quoted for size

Oh I like this new guy. Can we keep him? Ghal, pleeeease.

 

[Tashi]

"WHY THE FUCK DOESN'T THIS GUN WORK?!" -my girlfriend on the DMR after playing online for the first time.

eww

 

[BravoHalo]

Can you post a picture of one of the Nightmare Before Christmas mints?

made me lol. excellent post.

 

[Lunchbox]

You shouldn't let your schoolboy lunchbox post on gaf.

lend me some cash

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Halo-4-Xbox...9157?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item4d0651d965