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Halo |OT12| Last One Out, Get the Lights
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No need for that first statement.
Did you delete your profile with all your saves or just the profile ? I'm scared to choose "delete with all items" option and when I'm trying to delete just the profile it says that it can't perform that action or something like that.
I have tried to download my profile without deleting it (it helped when I had pinball arcade achievements problem) but it doesn't work here and I still can't play Halo 4.
Im loosing my hope here.
So this post was reported, and I stopped for a moment to decide on punishment. Here is a brief glimpse in to the decision making process of a moderator.
Thought 1: Junior. Harsher punishment will be doled than if it were, say, Ghaleon.
Thought 2: The offense itself. Calling other posters retarded is bad and would likely warrant a slap even on our most veteran established posters.
Thought 3: "Mentally retarded" is redundant by modern definitions -- it's sort of like saying "your brain is stupid." I find this sort of thing personally offensive simply because the thought itself is poorly constructed.
Thought 4: "Your retarded" stated without a shred of irony. It's you're retarded. "You are retarded", or "you're retarded". Grammatical errors are much more offensive in sentences which mock the intelligence of other people.
The logical and grammatical errors, combined with junior status, have resulted in a harsher punishment than the simple slap on the wrist I might give heckfu if he called someone "retarded."
And now the window in to moderation is closed.
MaximumFlipFlop
Banned
Did you play Farcry 2?
squidhands
Member
Thank you, Opiate.
I'm on XBL rewards too but I can't even check my service record because I'm getting some kind of error. I don't know how much time I have played.
Every time I was party leaders I forced everyone in the lobby to play at least a couple of MLG matches. I do enjoy wacky mini-game matches though. The stuff in between mini-games and competitive gametypes; the 'casual' (read: bad) gametypes are the ones that I really dislike, though. Most of the time they're incredibly mind numbing.
It's like How It's Made, but for forum moderation. (This is a compliment, love the show.)
Thanks.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Handled I see. Some people just can't handle opinions well.
Your just in denial.
How the fuck is it possible that the netcode is flawless in the first week and it's HORRIBLE right now? Almost every game at least has yellow bar connection, and a lot are even worse (unplayable, instant quit). Not even to mention the insane amounts of blackscreens. The lag is unacceptable.
pissing me off, most of the games are ruined by the lag.
pissing me off, most of the games are ruined by the lag.
ElRenoRaven
Member
LOL. Nah. I just laugh when I see someone get so pissed off that someone has a different opinion then them. I myself realize that not everyone will agree with me. I'm ok with that as long as they give solid reasons. There is nothing I hate more then someone who acts like he did though. It's basically LOL it sucks and you're a idiot head for liking what I don't.
Hell I hate a lot of things about Halo 4 but I'll damn well say why I do or at least if someone puts it better then I do say hey they nailed my thoughts better then I could.
I'm apoplectic, just so you know.
So why are the human environments always like Foundry/Adrift? We've had the ODST city, but it was in a destroyed state. Why can't we have a piece take place in a non-destroyed state? I'm thinking Mirror's Edge styled worlds with bright colors and a stark white neutrality along with some deep blue skies.
I like the concept of Spartan Ops. I know some people don't like the recycled maps but if you were expecting brand new 50 maps, that's a lot of content to create.
But if you're going to recycle maps from the campaign and spartan ops, why not pick different areas to play with? You've got the entire campaign content to do that and I recall, 8 other MP maps.
I mean.. instead of Ragnarok as the map where you discover the Covenant has been using the portal system, why not use Meltdown instead? Or if that's a bit of a tight fit for Covenant transports, there's Vortex as well. There should be plenty of room there.
Some new areas designed for Spartan Ops, use of the larger-scale MP maps and whatever is suitable from campaign I don't see why we have to play Sniper Alley three times in a row. I can see some maps being reused such as Galileo's Base but to discover a Covenant Comms Network, why go through Sniper Alley again when you could use a different area from the campaign?
But if you're going to recycle maps from the campaign and spartan ops, why not pick different areas to play with? You've got the entire campaign content to do that and I recall, 8 other MP maps.
I mean.. instead of Ragnarok as the map where you discover the Covenant has been using the portal system, why not use Meltdown instead? Or if that's a bit of a tight fit for Covenant transports, there's Vortex as well. There should be plenty of room there.
Some new areas designed for Spartan Ops, use of the larger-scale MP maps and whatever is suitable from campaign I don't see why we have to play Sniper Alley three times in a row. I can see some maps being reused such as Galileo's Base but to discover a Covenant Comms Network, why go through Sniper Alley again when you could use a different area from the campaign?
I think kyle said something like this a while ago, and it's a great idea. Multiplayer is set in on a ship that can create any environment imaginable. I don't want more boring buildings or ruined cities, something like this would be really nice.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Beats me. I loved the city in ODST. I would love to see them take some cues from the design work in it for human maps. In fact I could have pictured a few areas in that city which would have made great multiplayer maps. Not just in terms of looks but also gameplay.
YourExWife
Member
I've been trying to write a long post of all of my complaints and grievances for the last thirty minutes but I can't competently write such a long thing and keep it interesting. Basically everything's fucked and it could be fixed but it probably won't get fixed so it's going to stay fucked, and I am cry because Halo is the reason I even own an XBOX 360.
ElRenoRaven
Member
I agree. That is one area that Spartan Ops really could improve besides the obvious ones like adding limited lives, scoring, etc. I actually am a week behind and just played Chapter 3 yesterday. I really liked what they did with the Valhalla remake. Wasn't perfect mind you but it was kind of cool fighting from one end of it to the Pelican and then to the other base.
Reagan's BR
Banned
Been wanting a good game since the Reach beta.
We had New Alexandria in mosly good shape. Just crank up the vibrancy and saturation settings
lol - I joined you guys once for customs.
I actually LIKE crazy mini-games, usually - but what you were playing were a bunch of less-than-fun types (ie lots of sitting around watching others play if you die) that everyone but me seemed to know the rules for. (I even asked, after the first couple - everyone was chatting too much about other stuff to even hear my requests, I think.)
I never came back.
MaximumFlipFlop
Banned
The Lamonster
Member
haha this post is pretty excellent.
I agree with you completely.
Also, holy shit those mass drop-pods are uninteresting as fuck. Throw in a Lich flying overhead that moves around and drops down troops through its grav-lift. More Phantoms would also be cool, or something. Something that isn't those huge pods that scream "Well, we couldn't think of an interesting way to start this engagement that wouldn't make your box shit itself, so here's a bunch of motherfuckers raining from the sky." It's not even one of those pants-shitting moments where a bunch of Zealots come down in their own drop pods (though they do come down every once in a while), it's just a flying monster door.
Bregmann Roche
Member
Week 1 the game had 300,000 to 400,000 people on during peak time. Now it has 100,000 to 150,000 during peak time. Fewer good connections to choose from means more laggy games.
Blue Ninja
Member
I miss A Zoojo. His overhyped optimism was in stark contrast to our own opinions.
I mean, I like Halo 4 for what it is, but when you lose Ghaleon as a Halo fan, you're doing something wrong.
I hope that's to say my logic and grammar teamed up with my longevity make me appealing. You hear that, ladies? YOU HEAR THAT?!
The Lamonster
Member
So, who has completed the monthly challenge already?
I have 20 wins left and fully confident I'll be able to complete it before expiration.
I have 20 wins left and fully confident I'll be able to complete it before expiration.
MaximumFlipFlop
Banned
Spartan Ops Season 2. 343 will be cutting it down to 1 mission every 2 weeks. Missions will be selected from the Halo novels, and will be voted on by the fans. If you always wanted to invade an Insurrectionist base built into an asteroid to recover a HVT, this is your lucky day.
/dreams
/dreams
ElRenoRaven
Member
If only that game had been well supported. The couple maps that they made for it were actually pretty cool. I loved the one that came from the campaign portion. It worked pretty well.
Blue Ninja
Member
I personally think it's the beard.
Hydranockz
Member
lol - I joined you guys once for customs.
I actually LIKE crazy mini-games, usually - but what you were playing were a bunch of less-than-fun types (ie lots of sitting around watching others play if you die) that everyone but me seemed to know the rules for. (I even asked, after the first couple - everyone was chatting too much about other stuff to even hear my requests, I think.)
I never came back.
I'm surprised the sound of Elzar eating into his mic wasn't enough on its own to keep you away
Halo 2: Anniversary Episode lets you play through Cairo Station, Outskirts, Metropolis, Regret and High Charity.
Ordnance should have been a real time point system that allows you to equip your spartan in real time during a match.
+100 points = Equip an AA
+50 more points = Equip a Tactical Package
+50 more points = Equip a Support Package
+75 more points = Call down an Active Camo, OS, or Speed Boost
Call in another Power Up each subsequent +75 points
Picking a starting weapon should have been standard. I like that change.
The secondary should have been a 6sk Human pistol with bloom, or a 6sk Human Pistol with recoil.
Plasma Pistol would go back to a pick up.
Sprint would still be default.
Pulse grenades would be stronger and pick up only.
Weapon drops would only be Initial and World Ordnance, not Personal.
+100 points = Equip an AA
+50 more points = Equip a Tactical Package
+50 more points = Equip a Support Package
+75 more points = Call down an Active Camo, OS, or Speed Boost
Call in another Power Up each subsequent +75 points
Picking a starting weapon should have been standard. I like that change.
The secondary should have been a 6sk Human pistol with bloom, or a 6sk Human Pistol with recoil.
Plasma Pistol would go back to a pick up.
Sprint would still be default.
Pulse grenades would be stronger and pick up only.
Weapon drops would only be Initial and World Ordnance, not Personal.
Hahaha. This reminded me of the one time it was really silent in the party and I blurt out, "Son of a bitch, I dropped my Pop-Tarts". Laughter ensues.I'm surprised the sound of Elzar eating into his mic wasn't enough on its own to keep you away
God damn I would love a map like this. It would make differentiating sides of the map so much easier. Definitely a big point made by Tawpgun. The fact that I still, after 3 weeks don't have solid callouts for all of the smaller maps in the game. There are maps in the game and locations that are really well separated in terms of how it looks to orient the player correctly. So at all times the player knows where they are in relation to the rest of the map. On Abandon, if you spawn on the beach you'll notice the forest on the right is fucking Purple. That's excellent! On the left of the map there's a staircase. I'm pretty sure that's the only staircase on the whole map. Awesome! Also on the left side, there's an air lift in the middle of a hollowed out tree! Sick. There's nothing like that on the map and probably not in any of the other maps. How unique!
Now let's look at Solace. I won't even touch on the decision to not make Solace completely symmetrical. Let's look at the main bases. One is overgrown with vines, trees and other shit. While the other doesn't have any of that stuff. That's really great. I've been calling them Jungle and Smooth. Now, how about the left and right side of the map? Because the map doesn't hold spawns to a single side, it would be difficult to just outright call one side left and the other side right. It's counter intuitive. Whose left? My right? What if I spawn in a place where I can't immediately tell which is left and right because I'm not even oriented in the first place (I've spawned towards the middle looking into space). The left and right of the map look so fucking similar. I've tried to call one sunny and one shaded because there's clearly a huge fucking Sun/Star/Glowing Object in the sky but damn it's like half way hidden behind one of the bases and it doesn't light the map like I would hope. It's hard to tell even after I've tried to establish a callout. How about you put some tall lamp posts on each side? However on one side they lights work and on the other they're broken. You don't even have to light the objects differently, you could just recognize the sides of the map based on those lights being on and off. Now you've got light and dark callouts on the map. "They're a guy jungle pushing dark" I KNOW THAT EXACT LOCATION NOW. I CAN FIGURE IT OUT PRETTY QUICKLY EVEN IF IT'S MY FIRST TIME ON THE MAP.
There might actually be a tell that I just haven't noticed yet but if I haven't noticed it by now, it's not good enough.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Basically this is where you take or leave Halo going forward. This isn't a case of "oh well it's their first game so..." because you can always make excuses for it. Halo's going to keep adding mechanics that will likely end up being questionable, it's going to continue making baffling changes to gametypes and things that were otherwise perfect as they were, and right here in the now is where you decide if that's for you or not. Let's just stop kidding ourselves anymore, Halo as it was is gone and it's going to stay that way.
vincent vega
Member
halo 2 XBLA please. I don't see why they don't do it. more money more MS
Played some customs yesterday for a small tournament thing, so much fun topped with so much craziness. The game has a lot of trouble keeping up with 16 players even on some of the smaller maps like Solace let alone Meltdown. 16 players FFA Swords on Haven with 200$ speed.....lots of laughs.
I haven't gotten a chance to play the new Spartan Ops yet but managed to watch the CG cutscene, I'm really surprised at how well its done (aside from Palmer). Much better than I expected. Excited to see where the story goes,
I haven't gotten a chance to play the new Spartan Ops yet but managed to watch the CG cutscene, I'm really surprised at how well its done (aside from Palmer). Much better than I expected. Excited to see where the story goes,
maybe 343 GS will make an appearance considering his absence from campaign and the developer's name.
The P of Poland
Member
I briefly put H4 back in the disc drive to try out Spartan Ops Episode 4.
Basically, it's no different from the previous ones.
Good: More fun fighting than the campaign.
better story than the campaign.
Bad: enemy count doesn't scale.
reused assets. So Bad.
eggheadshingeheadseggheadshingeheads
Halsey iz evil part 2450862075
UNSC marines and every Spartan IV that's not my character are apparently so incompetent that they yield areas where critical scientific research is ongoing to enemy forces, not once, but REPEATEDLY, in the case of Sniper Alley, Valhalla, The Cauldron, and others.
Lasky apparently uses the captain's chair for watching ESPN and eating nachos instead of hunting down the Covenant in orbit.
Palmer= egghead. Because that's the only word she knows.
Basically, somebody please blow up the Infinity in the mother of all Darwin awards.
Basically, it's no different from the previous ones.
Good: More fun fighting than the campaign.
better story than the campaign.
Bad: enemy count doesn't scale.
reused assets. So Bad.
eggheadshingeheadseggheadshingeheads
Halsey iz evil part 2450862075
UNSC marines and every Spartan IV that's not my character are apparently so incompetent that they yield areas where critical scientific research is ongoing to enemy forces, not once, but REPEATEDLY, in the case of Sniper Alley, Valhalla, The Cauldron, and others.
Lasky apparently uses the captain's chair for watching ESPN and eating nachos instead of hunting down the Covenant in orbit.
Palmer= egghead. Because that's the only word she knows.
Basically, somebody please blow up the Infinity in the mother of all Darwin awards.
Kind of like how on Adrift I have no clue as to where I am until I hit one of the lift halls, because they're color coded. But only those halls. Not the spawns, or any of the other entrances or exits to the spawn. Just the one hall on each side with the lift.
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