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A question i've asked ever since Halo 3.
Full parties vs full parties, only, please. Even if you have to break players' preferrences (thumbs up/down players, not that any MM system ever cares about this as far as my experience goes).
Mixed parties should be matched against other mixed ones, without lone randoms there, unless the randoms have opted to allow that.
USB audio exists on Microsoft operating systems too...
Devin Olsen
Member
Felix B, ladies and Gentlemen.
I have heard the decoder box does come handy. I have Sennhiesers and a mixamp, but I don't think he wants to pay 400 or so dollars for that lol.
There was a playlist in Reach that did that.
We needed more redundant 4v4 Slayer and 4 man Firefight lists though.
I think it was named Quad Slayer. or Flawed Layer? Can't remember. Sounds familiar.
Squad Slayer had that? No wonder it felt so good a playlist. The best Reach ever had.
RIP... when? Can't remember anymore.
I'd say avoid any gaming headsets (from TurtleBeach, Astro, Razer, SteelSeries, Tritton, etc) and stick to companies trusted by audiophiles, especially if you have a tight budget. Best bang for the buck.
If you don't mind open-back headphones, Sennheiser HD555/595's are a good starting point. at around 200$ you can get the HD555's with Astro's Mixamp for surround sound and neat utilitiy. This way you get comfy, quality headphones that perform better than almost any gaming headset out there, at a low(er) price.
I got a pair the other day, after a couple of bad experiences where the headset was turned off and the TV was on really loud, I've started enjoying them.
The surround effect is pretty convincing, I can tell where players are in Reach from the sound. I've heard a few subtle sounds I'd never really noted before.
Coming with a spare battery to charge in the receiver is a great idea too.
I like the fact a light comes on at tge end of tge mic stalk when you are muted.
You have separate volume dials for game and voice and being 100% wireless is liberating too.
I also, like the sound of my own voice, so I was pleased to see there was an optional voice monitor mode. Handy for late night silent gaming when traditionally I'd of been yelling through not being able to hear myself
ElzarTheBam
Member
You know what is also awesome,
Me (decent to ok player)
Scrubguy
Scrubguy(1)
Scrubguy(2)
Scrubguy(3)
vs
Full team of Players with high stats and are above average.
The full party matching was bullshit in Halo 3 and it is in Reach, how is a group of guests the same to a full party of real players?
Yep. Parties against parties, randoms against randoms. If you went in as a party of 5, you got matched against parties of 4+1 random and 5 man parties. If you searched by yourself you ended up mostly playing against other full-random games.
Also, since it was intended to be played by 4-split boxes, minimal Forge variants.
Hydranockz
Member
Just a headsup to any Irish HaloGaffers who may have pre-ordered at Gamestop, Smyths or Xtra-Vision, there is a competition here to win an invitation to the Launch Party on Novembr 5th in Dublin, the LE edition of the game, 2100MSP, a 12 month sub of Gold and for you and 2 friensd you can get Halo 4 t-shirts and lanyards.
You'll need proof of your preorder though so whatever receipt you miht have gotten.
Also, the message displayed after submitting seems to be wrong. It says it ended on October 22nd but it states on the T&C that it ends on the 29th with winners chosen on the 31st.
You'll need proof of your preorder though so whatever receipt you miht have gotten.
Also, the message displayed after submitting seems to be wrong. It says it ended on October 22nd but it states on the T&C that it ends on the 29th with winners chosen on the 31st.
Devin Olsen
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We were at one of my friends house... We started the night with a Mario Party drinking game.
Needless to say things escalated rather quickly.
Quick and dirty rules.
Coins = Drinks (This means if you get 10 coins (win a mini game) you are able to hand out 10 drinks to any of the other teams. Alternatively if you lose coins at any point you have to drink... 1 coin = 1 second of drinking basically)
Star = Finish your drink (simple enough)
And I think that's pretty much it... It's a ton of fun and would recommend it to anyone.
We also played Mario Kart, Wave Race and a few others... But Mario Party was definitely the highlight.
Good thread on Bungie.net.
I see his point really. Adding damage to the user's grenades AND increasing their resistance to grenade damage - It sounds so ridiculous. A clusterfuck of grenade spam waiting to happen.
Which leads me to another point, made in the same thread: "There is no point in making armor mods if you're going to make key mechanics of the game become armor mods." I couldn't agree more. Why they hell do we need an armour mod to pick up grenades that are on the map? I've never, ever, ever been in a Halo game where the grenade spamming wasn't solved by lowering the amount of grenades given at spawn to one. What's next, an armour mod that lets you pick up weapons? One that lets you reload? To be able to jump? (or more likely, one that lets you 'scavenge' ammo from dead players...)
I'm almost certain that at least half of these things they just blatantly copied from CoD are going to be the focal bitching issue after release.
I see his point really. Adding damage to the user's grenades AND increasing their resistance to grenade damage - It sounds so ridiculous. A clusterfuck of grenade spam waiting to happen.
Which leads me to another point, made in the same thread: "There is no point in making armor mods if you're going to make key mechanics of the game become armor mods." I couldn't agree more. Why they hell do we need an armour mod to pick up grenades that are on the map? I've never, ever, ever been in a Halo game where the grenade spamming wasn't solved by lowering the amount of grenades given at spawn to one. What's next, an armour mod that lets you pick up weapons? One that lets you reload? To be able to jump? (or more likely, one that lets you 'scavenge' ammo from dead players...)
I'm almost certain that at least half of these things they just blatantly copied from CoD are going to be the focal bitching issue after release.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Awesome.
this. as someone who has promoted many of the above brands, I am still currently using senn 515's / 555's for console and pc, respectively.
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Anyone have a link to the Halo Reach community tournament we had back in the early days of Reach? Anyone even remember that, haha?
Pretty sure HD555's are stereo. Also, they're headphones, not a headset. Do you need the built in mic Hitmon? If not then yea, HD555's are amazing.
If I were in your shoes I would wait until I can spend a little more money and then you can pair an Astro Mixamp with a great headset for around 300$. That's just what I did.
If I were in your shoes I would wait until I can spend a little more money and then you can pair an Astro Mixamp with a great headset for around 300$. That's just what I did.
What do you do for a mic?
bobs...onGaf
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I remember it being pretty epic in actually getting a ton of communities to come together -didnt neogaf place in the semi's?
I also remember avoiding it because it was Reach lol. I hope theres a Halo 4 community tourney.
If it's the one I remember, we got spawn locked on Tempest.
And so began our wicked ways...
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Yeah I need a list of all the communities who participated.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Anyone have the new OXM with Halo 4 on the cover? Worth getting?
I haven't pre ordered Halo 4 and I managed to enter without submitting any proof, if you go to the Smyths version they don't ask.
Just thought I'd let other Irish Gaffers know. (Though I doubt there's many in this thread who haven't pre ordered it.)
Hitmonchan did some write up on HBO, gonna try and find it...
HiredN00bs
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It was laid to rest when they made it TU settings.
bobs...onGaf
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Its strange how much of a distant memory it is - I do remember someone kept a tourney placings chart updated at the time - have no idea how to even go about finding that now :/ - who even won the thing?
I remember schoolyd posting on Gaf to try and organise a match to see who got third place - but all of you ignored him lol. If you can find those posts it should lead you back to the other posts relating to the tourney.
Also stay safe guys who are in the danger zone for the hurricane!
So make the voice come through speakers (headphones) as well? Seems clunky but I guess that'd work ok
That was pretty funny.. considering it barely had anything the TU touched. But then again, they added the TU to Multi Team.. an AR start playlist with Rocket Hog Race. Because what people were yearning for in Rocket Hog Race was bleedthrough and 85% bloom.
So let's go over the features Squad Slayer had:
- party vs party
- No Camo
- No Armor Lock
- All developer maps
deleted instead of a playlist that was a clone of regular Team Slayer, just with TU settings, including loads of community variants, armor lock and camo in loadouts.
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
bobs...onGaf
Member
Yeah I would love to be involved in one of these - the idea of doing it for Reach wasn't very attractive - hopefully something happens for Halo 4.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiI_CWTEJwg&feature=player_embedded
This shit was fucking hilarious
"kyle J clutches it and tosses the flag up. He's yelling to me that he's going to die in mid-air while lifting up. I'm hoping that he makes it long enough for the flag to reach me. It does. I'm running it inside the tower, frantically asking my teammates, Where do I go? Should I just drop it down? Tawpgun, who's flying the Banshee, says, Wanna try something crazy? I immediately know what he's talking about. He wants me to ride on his Banshee and score the flag that way. I'm still running in that direction, but I'm still undecided. What do I do? Tawpgun flies [the] Banshee right into me, dropping my shields. It was definitely a laugh-out-loud moment, but we were all worried about not capturing the flag. Of course, the other team lifts up and kills me easily. [Tawpgun] also gets shot down in the Banshee. We end up capturing the flag and winning the series, so we were able to have a laugh at it later on."
Zoso Achilles
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If there are any cowboy fans in here, I'm so sorry. Ain't instant replay a bitch?
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Look at all these bells going off, biggy!
Rickenslacker
Banned
has there been any official word as to why squad slayer was removed? it just seemed like a dick move all around.
Well, imo, it's always a better option to buy good quality stereo headphones and get virtual surround sound (through Astro's mixamp) instead of getting headsets with 4 small drivers in each earcup, which end up with delivering mediocre sound quality and aren't good for anything outside of gaming (movies/music) compared to sterio headphones at least.
In fact, most surround-sound advertised headsets nowadays are stereo and use Dolby tech to get virtual surround - not that there's anything wrong with that, it's the best solution if you ask me.
If the headphones have good soundstage, then they'll have good surround sound too - I think (not an expert myself)
About the microphone, I have a zalman mic attached to my sennheisers, and no one complained about the quality thus far (2 years now). Of course if Hitmonchan wants a boom mic he can either buy one and glue it in, or get a headset (from a trusted company)
My advice:
- Astro Mixamp
- Any non-gaming stereo headphone/headset of your choice
- (in case of headphones) cheap microphone, like a zalman mic
That's the problem. While Sennheiser has incredible sound quality (not much better than any high-end gaming headset), and it's cheaper, wearing the headset along with a 360 mic around your neck is kinda a hassle for me.
However, the good thing about Sennheiser's is that they can be used for music, movies, etc. outside of gaming. I use them for audio mixing and DJ'ing along with my 360, and they're fantastic.
Hitmonchan107
Member
I don't need it, but I'd rather not use a separate mic. I guess ultimately sound quality comes first since I'm buying them for campaign/Spartan Ops immersion.
Zoso Achilles
Member
Squad Slayer had camo. Adding the TU was justified simply because the DMR and Needle Rifle existed in the playlist (plus the camo crap). The day squad slayer was removed was easily the worst day in Reach's lifespan.
bobs...onGaf
Member
I was actually thinking about it a while ago - last time Neogaf tried the tourney I was making posts saying "who the hell ran the community tourney - get those guys to do it" - didn't realise those guys where from Neogaf! Thats awesome. Im guessing you are trying to kick it off for Halo 4?
I remember it being a pretty awesome night where it seemed like the community really came together - I mean I dont play Reach but just following along Neogaf and HBO was fun. Would love it if it happened again for a game I enjoy playing - would be awesome to participate.
Nope. Just as much official reasoning as to why they converted preexisting playlists to TU and then debuted new non-TU playlists after converting the pre-existing vanilla experiences.
"default reach will remain default reach"
*one vanilla playlist remains in Reach*
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
There should be a method of "purging" dashboard updates.
Something along the lines of holding teh sync button while turning or off. Might help clear the corrupted update information and allow a fresh update.
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