I'd actually like to see that.
A "Halo 4 Changes" gaming side thread. Would be interesting to see what people who don't frequent HaloGAF think about it.
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I'd actually like to see that.
A "Halo 4 Changes" gaming side thread. Would be interesting to see what people who don't frequent HaloGAF think about it.
Slayer Pro will save us all.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Bout time they livestream the game.
They don't even need to waste a single marketing dollar they just need to play some MP on a livestream and post it all over facebook/twitter. Anyone that has Halo has a computer or a friend who reads the stuff.
Never understand these marketing "wizards"
They don't even need to waste a single marketing dollar they just need to play some MP on a livestream and post it all over facebook/twitter. Anyone that has Halo has a computer or a friend who reads the stuff.
Never understand these marketing "wizards"
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
I wouldn't let a salty joke OT speak for everyone. I think we've all got some issues here or there with the game, but most of us still think it looks solid (and plays that way from hands-on). Much better than Reach at the very least.
Genesis Knight
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Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
Did you try Slayer Pro or at least tweaking the settings to match it if you could locally?
I am thinking it is going to have a pretty big community.
Except there are no red Xs for some fucking reason.
The fuck. I forgot about that.
Can you pickup grenades off enemies in Pro?
No we just played Regicide and Infinity Slayer, hopefully the bans stop so I can play Slayer Pro online soon.
(still wish this was clear on when retail copies can safely play)
I'm almost certain we'll have that thread, whether it's penned by me or someone else, a few weeks after launch. I know it's not what people want to hear, and I know everyone's buzzing for the game (I am too), but I've got a really bad feeling in my gut about this one. I've seen small changes ruin games: Gears 2, Reach. Halo 4's alterations seem on a different scale to me, and whilst we may not notice it straight away (the core mechanics appear back to normal), the added stuff (armour mods, ordnance, experience system, return of AA's) will, I fear, be on a par with those other games in terms of sending the franchise in the wrong direction.
Again, that there isn't a single innovation or fresh idea in the entire multiplayer suite of a new Halo sets off warning lights in my head. That each new edition can be traced back to Call of Duty sets off nukes in my brain.
Oh, and another line that made me laugh out loud in Kyle's OT was the one about FUD squeezing blood from a stone.
There's a white dot on the left side of you avatar which has been annoying me since god knows when.
Fix yo shit.
It will be very interesting to see how the mechanics play out with all the skill, lag, host, douchebaggery, assholery, competitiveness, griefers, etc. on Xbox Live with a huge community and YouTube which helps pass around any and all exploits in a very timely manner.
Kylej BEST OT said:
I could not stop laughing through this bit
Zeouterlimits
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See for me, I certainly don't like certain things. The lack of options are especially damning.
HOWEVER, just like Monument and wwmonkey falling over themselves in praise at the campaign earlier, I think it's way too early to know whether the MP will be "great" or not. We probably won't really know for 12 months.
Rickenslacker
Banned
it's for you to suffer for using a stupid dark neogaf theme which makes me neurotic when i try to have avatars with transparencies
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Exactly. Now I just need to figure out a way to say things like this without Over and Hydra on my case for loving Halo too much.
For the bit posted by KyleJ about MLG being important to halo, I very nearly screamed at my laptop, I'm sorry but the ACTUAL MLG was important in terms of raising awareness about the game and bringing it to a Professional level, however the idiots that crowded into matchmaking with MLG in their GT's or as their service numbers, and filled the in game chat with screams of "I'M MLG PRO SONNNNN" or "OMG YOU'RE SUCH A N00B YOU STOLE MY KILL" were the single worst thing to happen to Halo, and actually caused me to play barely any Halo 3 online.
It is a simulation of the white text that pops up on our screen now in halo 4. :lol
congratulations. you are popular on an internet gaming forum.
I respect that, and I'd love to be proven wrong, but because each and every change in this is something I've played before in a multitude of other games, I feel pretty safe in the knowledge that killstreaks, or 'ordnance', won't do anything for me. The idea of starting from level 1 and ranking up experience to unlock visual treats is genuinely tiring to me, I'm apathetic towards it. I was loving that experience in 2007, now I shrug and sigh.
I'm completely open minded about campaign and SPOPS though, in fact I'm really looking forward to them. The lack of imagination and innovation in multiplayer is frightening to me, however. I can't really understand how they thought it matched audience's expectation for a new, mainline Halo title, to be brutally honest.
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
As excited as I am for the release, I am also pretty excited to see how 343 handles fixes and balancing things. If they choose to listen to community feedback that is.
AllIsOneIsNone
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Lets just hope they choose representatives from the community rather than the lowest common denominator.
jinx personal padlock!
Rickenslacker
Banned
my prediction: they'll find the playlist enjoyed most by those other than ar rushing masses and cut it.
Pop
Member
That doesn't sound to good.
What do you mean by turn out? The settings are there for you. Playlist does account towards "fun" but the the game has to play well.
Rickenslacker
Banned
don't worry i gotcha covered. i'll get you enough md to be an inheritor in and outta the game.
Hydranockz
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Wait whaaat? I love all y'all.
Speaking of which, I was relieved that kyle didn't get banned.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
SHIT! I missed the fun of the jelyk OT....... ehh, looks like there there weren't any yoga pants, whatevs.
It seems that the general consensus is that the core gameplay is a step back in the right direction, but all the extra changes and superfluous bs is worrying. The randomization of a lot of the mechanics and the removal of player choice in many instances is a big turn-off.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
So what are the thoughts on which AAs you guys plan to use? Think Promethean Vision will actually be OP? I personally liked thrusters a lot, but need to try out the others.
Oh, Hydra <3
Oh, Hydra <3
User 73932
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As some of you might already know, I love thrusting.
Hydranockz
Member
I know you know what you'd like to see (or not see) in MP but I don't think you know what the audience wants to see. I don't think the audience knows either. Lke Zeouterlimits said, the first 12 months will be telling.
squidhands
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You do have your moments. Bravo.
Social tab > Click on your avatar > change theme I think
If you want to use a custom image you find it in the picture viewer app and then press Y.
Hydranockz
Member
I have always really enjoyed Hologram. The only downside I used to have with it was I was losing sprint as a result. Now that won't be the case. I absolutely believe Hologram will be my personal counter to PV users but I can still use it to dupe other peeps too.
Can't wait to try out Thruster too though. HLS seems nifty too.
K
kittens
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Probably thruster pack. I love being fast and agile: evading into cover, throwing off an enemy's aim, dodging vehicles and rockets, stuff like that.
Any repetition's also got to be attributed to my current state of fatigue, but I get what you're saying.
You believe we won't know how the audience shall react until the game's been in our mitts for a substantial period of time, I don't see it as that cloudy a situation. I don't think Halo fans, at least unanimously, will take to Halo 4 multiplayer like they did 2 and 3. I think Halo 4's audience feedback will be extremely polarised in the same vein as Reach. This isn't good for the franchise. Reach wasn't good for the franchise. How many misses can the franchise afford before it's overall player base does tail off for good, rather than sit an iteration out and hope for the best next time (as I know some have done for Reach)?
OH MY GOD. Thank you so much for the help! If I ever have something to give away....
Man what a fucking stupid place to hide that, it use to be so easy to find.
edit: I just remembered Sai-kun giving me the downloadable Radiohead KoL album a few days ago, that I've been enjoying thoroughly! So I should return the favor to him sooner. But you will not be forgotten friend.
Thruster was my go-to AA during my time with the game. It's so slick.
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Reagan's BR
Banned
That OT was amazing.
BuggyDClown
Member
I think we have problem here sir.
Haha, no problem.
As much as newer dashboards have made certain high-level navigational things easier, the number of things lie this that slowly get more hidden seems to keep growing.
Hydranockz
Member
People hated Halo 2, Halo 3 and ODST. Poor Halo Wars gets a lot of hate too man. You'll never ever please every audience. That's the nature of change. You lose some fans here but you gain some fans over there.
I still like it a lot more than the blades (ducks)...
except for the ads. That crap shouldn't be plastered everywhere for Gold subs. We could use the extra four tiles to actually pin stuff straight to our screen, not jump into another menu (which isnt any faster for me than the old quickplay.)
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kittens
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Hah, can't even spell hors d'oeuvre
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