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I don't think many people here will say Reach's MP is better than 4's...
NullPointer
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Yeah - really happy with that $25 spent. Its quality, all around. Solid binding, glossy pages filled with artwork and handy info. The multiplayer map overhead quick-sheets were an especially nice touch.
They might say it's more "Halo," though.
The purple tube of doom :'(
That map was all about pro nades.
thezerofire
Banned
I really really miss static weapon spawns on maps. Not only power weapons but ordinary ones too. Want an AR? Go pick one up. A plasma pistol? Go pick one up. I think personal ordnance is fun and all, but it's no replacement for all of that.
While you're at it, make overshield, speed boost, damage boost, all of those pick ups. Throw camo in there for fun too
While you're at it, make overshield, speed boost, damage boost, all of those pick ups. Throw camo in there for fun too
I have it
The Henery
Member
Yea, I don't remember getting beat down much at all in Halo 3 snipes and I had multiple tags at different skill ranges and a 50 on my main. Maybe Striker got Ghost Town a lot?
Three things they didn't mention in the bulletin:
1. Is there radar?
2. Will there be Beam Rifles on the map? Really hoping there will be
3. Will specialisations be enabled in the playlist? I'm assuming there's no AA's
Armor Lock, Jetpack, Bloom and the more tactical approach where huge reasons why the game just didn't work.
H2 MP > H3 MP > H4 MP > Reach MP.
Fuck that.
thezerofire
Banned
There should be beam rifle secondaries
and yeah Ghost Town was beat down central in snipes. You would body shot+melee all the time
xxxstylzxxx
Member
Not to mention:
The Banshee
Sword Base
mini nukes aka nades
less than satisfactory jumping mechanics even post beta
I personally enjoyed Reach more so than most of HaloGaf but I don't think the comparison is close even with all of the glaring issues associated with Halo 4 at the moment.
Ugh, how rushed was development on this game?
There's a bunch of sound glitches, I saw spartan lasers on Haven, and sometimes the ordnance doesn't have that white text showing you where it is.
To my surprise I got blasted by an incinerator cannon and quit the game. Doesn't help im playing alone, but still. Fuck. This isn't something a public beta would have fixed, these are common, obvious glitches.
There's a bunch of sound glitches, I saw spartan lasers on Haven, and sometimes the ordnance doesn't have that white text showing you where it is.
To my surprise I got blasted by an incinerator cannon and quit the game. Doesn't help im playing alone, but still. Fuck. This isn't something a public beta would have fixed, these are common, obvious glitches.
Well it's fairer than one team getting an Incinerator cannon and a binary rifle and the other team getting speed boosts.
No, power weapons can get static spawns. That's cool. No more static spawns for ordinary weapons though.
Zeouterlimits
Member
If they were under time pressure, as they clearly were, it wouldn't have.
thezerofire
Banned
why?
xxxstylzxxx
Member
How about rushing towards that rocket icon only to find out, to your dismay, that it was merely a couple of frags grenades or maybe even nothing at all and then getting killed for your troubles. It's happened to me quite a few times so I can empathize. Still loving MP but boy that TU/update could not come soon enough.
Poker Face
Member
Now that you mention it, I think Halo 4 may have went through development hell. Especially campaign wise.
Syphon Filter
Member
what do you mean campaign wise.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
lolwutpear.jpg especially considering Halo just came out.. Pretty bananas.
Apples.
Terminals having most of the story (and it not even being available in-game) and the loss of legacy features in theater/campaign scoring are the only evidence to that end. Aside from a few non-game breaking glitches (oversights, really, which none of the Halo campaigns are without), the Halo 4 campaign is an extremely sterile experience.
There were only enough at spawn for some of the team so that means someone was starting with a weapon they didn't want. Now you can choose your primary weapon, which ensures everyone always has a fighting chance from spawn, in every playlist. No more forced AR starts, or global DMR starts which ensures the AR would never be used. People have total control over their utility weapon(s) in Halo 4, which means the sandbox could be balanced around people always having a competent weapon.
ElzarTheBam
Member
This is amazing.
thezerofire
Banned
I'm not saying instead of load outs, I mean in addition. Like if you run out of ammo you're not completely boned, you can pick something off the map
I was pretty surprised when I began playing MM and found that they had done away with this. How am I supposed to get more ammo for my primary? Kill an enemy and get to his body before the 12 sec despawn? Cannibalize my teammate's ammo when he falls next to me? I don't get the logic.
Oh yeah, sure.
Running out of ammo is a small issue in Halo 4. It's more noticeable to me than in any Halo, ever.
Poker Face
Member
Well besides it being really short (legendary completion in under six hours) it felt as if nothing was really explained, nor did we get a chance to
fully explore reqieum
hey welcome to this alien planet, please push these buttons so things happen x15.
I had this happen to me on Haven. Initial spawn, I see the Rocket Launcher icon and go "holy shit a rocket launcher." Sprint towards it, see an enemy sprinting towards it as well. He stops just short to engage with his rifle right as I grab it, leap into the air and shoot... a scattershot. I then get killed.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Heh, awesome.
Just thought about it, were any easter eggs found already? in campaign?
And I agree the lack of mystery or exploring about Requiem felt really disappointing in the campaign.
EDIT: oh also Fyre if someone wants to submit a map, let's say for a team doubles playlist or something, how do we do it, I haven ever done this before lol
And I agree the lack of mystery or exploring about Requiem felt really disappointing in the campaign.
EDIT: oh also Fyre if someone wants to submit a map, let's say for a team doubles playlist or something, how do we do it, I haven ever done this before lol
TU request: remove object limit on Turret objects
Halo 4 isn't a complete package. Bungie wasn't talking about patching in old features at the fucking launch of Reach. Halo 4 isn't even a step sideways in comparison to Reach's feature set.
I don't know what it is... but I just can't seem to make callouts on Halo 4 maps. Haven just all looks the same, shame about that. Complex is a clusterfuck. Adrift's layout stilll needs to catch on with me...
Maybe its the lack of a weapon call out, idk. Im just so lost in this game.
Maybe its the lack of a weapon call out, idk. Im just so lost in this game.
ElzarTheBam
Member
NullPointer
Member
Rickenslacker
Banned
That's what I thought. People hammered on it for the time for being a full price release, which is fair, but I still consider it the single best Halo purchase you can make on the 360.
I give the edge to Reach because of the Firefight customization options and super enhanced Forge. Even though Firefight matchmaking was a cakewalk in Reach, custom games could easily be made to duplicate the ODST experience, which was just a custom game without the options anyway.
BlueScrote
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Regicide may not be a very competitive game type, but it actually is a lot of fun in small doses.
HigherLevel
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I'll be in the minority most likely, but as of right now I like Reach better. Although I always liked Reach despite the issues it has. I played 2000+ games of it 2 years. I also liked Firefight more than Spartan Ops, and the campaign more than 4's. I still like 4 though. It has issues but it's a fun game.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Getting kicked in the balls once is better than getting kicked in the balls twice. I like your optimism.
Can you imagine if Reach had Halo 4's gunplay - what a different experience we'd be reminiscing about? Unfortunately the sandbox designer at Bungie on that project ruined the gunplay with crippling bloom.
Also: Armorlock.
That too - Hopefully in Halo 5 we'll finally see it replaced with a jump pack (or gone entirely)..... hopefully...
Rickenslacker
Banned
Reach coulda used a helluva lot more than gunplay tweaks.
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