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From IGN:

Microsoft notes that Halo: Reach eclipsed “all previous 2010 U.S. entertainment launches, including the three-day opening weekends of Hollywood blockbusters Iron Man 2, Alice in Wonderland and Toy Story 3.” Halo 3, meanwhile, made $170 million in the United States, “breaking all previous single-day entertainment launch records, and breaking the previous record held by Halo 2 ($125 million).” 120 million pieces of user-generated content have been created for Halo 3 since launch.

Pretty excited to see how 4 does. So close, now.

 

[Zoolader]

As much disdain I have for Reach, I can't sell a Halo game.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

No stream yet?

EDIT: Here we go.

 

[Abdozer]

Stream just updated for me.

 

[willow ve]

3,500+ people on the stream... and it's a static image. Fucking classic man.

EDIT - yep, added an extra 0 in a typo

Creepy bunny in the background should have been Frank from Donnie Darko - would have been legendary

 

[Devin Olsen]

35,000+ people on the stream... and it's a static image. Fucking classic man.

I think you added an extra number there...

For me it shows "3,408" people on the stream.

35k people on a stream that JUST went live, would be a bit insane.

Edit: boom, there they are

 

[Moa]

35,000+ people on the stream... and it's a static image. Fucking classic man.

3,511 people, not 35,000.

 

[Abdozer]

To be honest it wouldn't suprise me if they did get 35,000 viewers, but I doubt it.

 

[Franklinator]

Huzzah, stream is up

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Stream live.

 

[GodlyPerfection]

lol David Ellis.

 

[Zoolader]

stream on go go go !

 

[Digital Limit]

Someone stream the stream to YouTube, please.

 

[daedalius]

STREAM GO~!

Dellis is so cut now! I liked him better jolly though I think, heh.

Also just got a new contract to make more GUNS for Privateer Press! wooo

 

[IHaveIce]

Ellis looks good.

 

[Digital Limit]

Oh hey, I can watch it in my browser on my phone. Somehow better than the app.

 

[GodlyPerfection]

Oh snap ranking system... here it goes.

 

[Abdozer]

Ranking system question, here we go.

 

[Blissful]

DAMNIT! Invisible ranking and you can't even see your own! FUUUUUUUUU

 

[daedalius]

Hidden ranking confirmed.

Sounds fine to me.

 

[willow ve]

Skill based ranking = in the game, not visible to the end user. Confirmed on stream...

For fucks sake.

 

[bGanci]

Any chance someone will capture this live stream a upload it later?

 

[IHaveIce]

no visually skill ranking system

lol

 

[MinkTANK]

Welp.. No visible ranking confirmed..

:'(

Edit: Is anyone else's stream audio out of sync or is my laptop a bk ?

 

[Rickenslacker]

you guys shouldn't be surprised about this now.

not only is the custom lobby ui unnecessarily huge and chunky but everything's so big that they have to partially hide the player cards until you focus on them. who was responsible for this ui?

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Skill based ranking = in the game, not visible to the end user. Confirmed on stream...

For fucks sake.

Good thing right? We get matched based on ranks, but don't get in e-peen battles because of the number.

 

[heckfu]

Skill based ranking = in the game, not visible to the end user. Confirmed on stream...

For fucks sake.

YEAH FUCK THIS GAME I HAVE TO SEE MY NUMBER!!!1

 

[bGanci]

Welp.. No visible ranking confirmed..

:'(

Atleast it's in the game

 

[ViewtifulJC]

I wish you guys stop acting all sad and disappointed whenever anybody mentions no skill ranks.

We've known this for weeks now. Get the fuck over it.

 

[Abdozer]

Atleast it's in the game

True, just have to see how well it works though...

 

[daedalius]

Go to tournaments to prove you're the best.

No one gives a shit about a 50 next to your name.


Needler confirmed OP, lol.

 

[MinkTANK]

I wish you guys stop acting all sad and disappointed whenever anybody mentions no skill ranks.

We've known this for weeks now. Get the fuck over it.

Frankie gave us a slither of hope, 'memmer ?

 

[willow ve]

Major Nelson just called it a Kill Cam... is that allowed?

 

[Conor 419]

There's a stream, what?

 

[bGanci]

The stream shows offline with 54,000 viewers what the lol

 

[Rickenslacker]

I wish you guys stop acting all sad and disappointed whenever anybody mentions no skill ranks.

We've known this for weeks now. Get the fuck over it.

i can't wait until the same bunch act like they're hearing about it for the first time again once they get the game on the 6th.

 

[Blissful]

343 is just bullshitting like Bungie by saying you have an invisible rank when you go into MM. We all know how that failed.

Like atleast get the individual to view their own ranks, so the people don't get butthurt when they see a 50 and feel bad that they can't make it there or get bullied online by a 10 year old who bought their 50.

 

[Franklinator]

Haven looks like it's going to be really fun

 

[Devin Olsen]

The office break room..

TV with H4 stream
Laptop with GAF

This will be fun

Edit: This stream needs game audio!

 

[bGanci]

343 is just bullshitting like Bungie by saying you have an invisible rank when you go into MM. We all know how that failed.

Like atleast get the individual to view their own ranks, so the people don't get butthurt when they see a 50 and feel bad that they can't make it there or get bullied online by a 10 year old who bought their 50.

You don't know that for sure. I trust 343.
They wouldn't lie especially when it comes to something that was part of the downfall of reach.

 

[wwm0nkey]

343 is just bullshitting like Bungie by saying you have an invisible rank when you go into MM. We all know how that failed.

Like atleast get the individual to view their own ranks, so the people don't get butthurt when they see a 50 and feel bad that they can't make it there or get bullied online by a 10 year old who bought their 50.

Yeah 343 is BSing even though we have no proof!

Seriously WAIT until we see how it matches us up before you call that kind of stuff.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

LMAO Geoff calls in with free Doritos and Mountain Dew.

 

[Slightly Live]

Geoff Keighley called in during the live stream. DEWXP overload.

 

[CyReN]

I can't wait to see all the online petitions for this lol.

Still I love 343 but the competitive community got the dick hard with that news.

 

[Beckx]

"Thanks for lobbing in that call like we asked, Geoff. Check's in the mail."

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Anyone recording the stream/ know if it will be archived for later?

 

[Overdoziz]

The stream shows offline with 54,000 viewers what the lol

That's total views, not current viewers.

 

[willow ve]

Good thing right? We get matched based on ranks, but don't get in e-peen battles because of the number.

YEAH FUCK THIS GAME I HAVE TO SEE MY NUMBER!!!1

Skill based ranking is also used in Reach. Let me repeat that. Skill based ranking is also used in Reach. And those matches are anything but competitive.

Having a physical marker gives you a tangible correlation as to how well you're doing. If I want to quickly assess how well I've personally done in the game, without an in game visible rank, I have to go to Waypoint or some other out of game experience and then try to calculate it myself.

This implementation that "skilly based ranks are 100% in the game" and yet "they're invisible to the end user" just baffles me. If they're in the game why not just let players actually see them? You don't need to make them public, show them to the lobby, or anything else that would lead to boosting, deranking, selling accounts... What is the argument for hiding a metric from a player?

Go to tournaments to prove you're the best.

No one gives a shit about a 50 next to your name.

Lulz, tournament. Obviously some people "give a shit" about visible ranking system. The argument that "I don't care about X or Y in a game means it's bullshit and no one should want that" always amuses me. I personally don't really care about campaign theater, but I don't denigrate those who enjoyed it in previous Halo titles.

 

[Blissful]

Yeah 343 is BSing even though we have no proof!

Seriously WAIT until we see how it matches us up before you call that kind of stuff.

I've waited long enough, Halo 4 is their game and they made it. They made an excuse prior to the TU that they wont add a ranking system because it wasn't their game and that they don't have the resources. 3 years and 300+ people later, they didn't come up with shit. What a fail.

 

[bGanci]

That's total views, not current viewers.

Ahh thanks for clarifying. Stream isn't working for me :/