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[bobs...onGaf]

CoD has an awesome feature that I wish Halo copied - When you just kill someone you can hear them for a few seconds. So funny hearing "argh you bast..." just after I take someone out lol.

Come to speak of it, did they remove pre-game voice chat and in game proximity voice for opponents in Halo 4? I have never seen other people talk in lobbies or in game unless they are on my team.

 

[CyReN]

HE DID IT, WU. I'M PROUD OF YOU.

https://twitter.com/hbotweets

 

[Louis Wu]

CyReN - probably not what you were hoping for, but it's better than nothing:

http://twitter.com/hbotweets

Edit: ROFLMAO

 

[Karl2177]

Is anyone on right now? I want to test my attempt at a classic setting. Only works on Haven, because good lord is Forge fucked up on every map.

 

[HigherLevel]

So John Howard, lead designer of Halo CE and Shadowrun is back at Microsoft as a creative director for something unknown. He's been there since September, hopefully he joined 343 to save Halo multiplayer.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jchoward

 

[Booties]

Nevermind. Those pictures of thousands of sweaty goons does not look fun.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

CyReN - probably not what you were hoping for, but it's better than nothing:

http://twitter.com/hbotweets

Edit: ROFLMAO

Holy shit, Wu's kids must have come over to speed up his Internet!!!!!!!

 

[heckfu]

I do.

Uhhh

 

[enzo_gt]

Thoughts on today's developments:

• DLC pack trailer and screens mean nothing until it's in our hands.
• DLC pack maps look nothing like their concept art and look much less ambitious and boring artistically. Very disappointing. Hype for Monolith depleting.
• Extraction as a DLC-only playlist is weird. I wanted to try it on existing maps too.
• Team Regicide is pretty much VIP EX. Cool idea and gametype, probably won't play it much though.

 

[CyReN]

CyReN - probably not what you were hoping for, but it's better than nothing:

http://twitter.com/hbotweets

Edit: ROFLMAO

OMFG.

My gf came in and asked why I screamed.

 

[Summary Man]

I really wish they would've introduced a flashbang grenade into Halo 4. I think it would really help in clearing out bases, particularly in Dominion. I can't tell you how many times I've snuck into a base onto to be killed by a crouching rocket player or a camo'd player. Being able to blind others would be an interesting mechanic in Halo 4, as long as its executed better than the Flare from Halo 3. I still don't know what Bungie was thinking with that. There was no way NOT to blind yourself when your threw it, which was a strange decision.

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

LOL someone saved that pic I made?! No one commented on it back then ;[

Probably because I was a Junior you damn newbs.........................

 

[Tawpgun]

How do I go?

pax east website. Buy tix off there.

 

[Tashi]

U4ix you should come on HaloGAF Radio and get embarrassed by battle Duncan

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

CoD has an awesome feature that I wish Halo copied - When you just kill someone you can hear them for a few seconds. So funny hearing "argh you bast..." just after I take someone out lol.

Come to speak of it, did they remove pre-game voice chat and in game proximity voice for opponents in Halo 4? I have never seen other people talk in lobbies or in game unless they are on my team.

I've brought this up over and over since MW3 did it. It's amazing and I'm glad it's still in. At least some devs aren't cutting features. Ad yeah I think proximity chat is gone too in halo 4.

 

[NullPointer]

DLC pack maps look nothing like their concept art and look much less ambitious and boring artistically. Very disappointing. Hype for Monolith depleting.

Wreckage especially. :/

concept

screen

LOL someone saved that pic I made?! No one commented on it back then ;[

Probably because I was a Junior you damn newbs.........................

Though you may not see me, know that I am always lurking.

Always.

 

[TheOddOne]

So John Howard, lead designer of Halo CE and Shadowrun is back at Microsoft as a creative director for something unknown. He's been there since September, hopefully he joined 343 to save Halo multiplayer.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jchoward

OH SNAP, OH SNAP, OH SNAP.

 

[Louis Wu]

Holy shit, Wu's kids must have come over to speed up his Internet!!!!!!!

rofl - two of my kids still live here, and the third one I do internet consulting for, long distance, on a weekly basis.

 

[Booties]

So John Howard, lead designer of Halo CE and Shadowrun is back at Microsoft as a creative director for something unknown. He's been there since September, hopefully he joined 343 to save Halo multiplayer.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jchoward

Cool

 

[Shake Appeal]

This is the first time in the history of Halo multiplayer that I have no interest in checking out what's in the map pack.

I may not even buy the map pack.

Fuck.

 

[heckfu]

rofl - two of my kids still live here, and the third one I do internet consulting for, long distance, on a weekly basis.

I remember your old twitter account. It was HILARIOUS.

 

[Arnie]

This is the first time in the history of Halo multiplayer that I have no interest in checking out what's in the map pack.

I may not even buy the map pack.

Fuck.

I definitely won't buy the map pack, which is strange after I shelled out a few pounds for 2,000 points in early November. Then I bought the final episode of the Walking Dead instead, once I'd sampled Halo 4. I've got 1,600 points that can be better spent elsewhere, perhaps on future map packs if the game's been radically altered to make it in some way competitive, and if future map packs offer symmetrical, arena maps with a focus on small player counts that aren't brown and don't feature vehicles.

 

[TheOddOne]

Kittens is awful. Confirmed.

 

[zap]

343 is a mastermind, create a class to pass the time
CoD appeal, time to grind, save your points, I'm spendin' mine
The game is feeling new, but beware this shit ain't Halo
BR burstin' on her face, I got killed by Boltshot Camo
Kevin Franklin make it work, I'm the boss instant spawn's in
Yeah, this ordnance fuckin' suits me, choose three buttons
These players be actin' crazy when they're JiP'd, RESPAWN
I ain't playing Regicide, it's just custom Juggernaut
This game is a disaster, Halo: Reach seems intact
Casuals wanna battle me, I'll throw the ball across the map
And my party makes you rage quit, so it's time to Join in Progress
I am saving this clip, but there's no file browser
Leavin' with your girl when I last seen Cortana
You fuckin' with the canon, the Didact is Herman Munster
Fly planes on the last mission, like the Star Wars trilogy
My dick is too big, SO THEY CALL IT THE INFINITY
Got her ordnance in my iPhone, what do y'all think?
While y'all calling in grenades, I got a mist... pink
If I am just a gamer man, you coulda fooled me
I'm the best, when these devs talk, they straight quote me

 

[Rand0m TAG]

gotta say that after seeing the crimson map pack trailer that I am completely disappointed.
no way do I see halo surviving. cant be playing 4 maps all day.

I was really looking forward to good competitive maps. looks like we got maps the size of standoff, rats nest,

 

[RebornYeti]

gotta say that after seeing the crimson map pack trailer that I am completely disappointed.
no way do I see halo surviving. cant be playing 4 maps all day.

I was really looking forward to good competitive maps. looks like we got maps the size of standoff, rats nest,

Make them smaller in Forge. Soblem Prolved.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

This is the first time in the history of Halo multiplayer that I have no interest in checking out what's in the map pack.

I may not even buy the map pack.

Fuck.

And I already have :-/.

Couldn't even make a tin I'd like.

 

[Booties]

Just went 31-21-12. Two team mates had 40 and 45 kills. Still a close game. I love getting lots of kills and no objective points.

 

[DeadNames]

I'm interested in 343's philosophy with these bigs maps.


To think... I used to like BTB.

Fuck you DMR and Flinch.

RIP Standoff.

Seriously, that map has got to be the most visually appealing in the whole series. The huge satellite dishes, sunset environment, clean look.

God damn, the Infinity can replicate any environment, but it chooses mountains and shit? Where the fuck are the unique environments?!

 

[Rand0m TAG]

Make them smaller in Forge. Soblem Prolved.

why would I need to do that? why cant good competitive 4v4 slayer maps be provided to begin with?

 

[Nowise10]

We need more forerunner maps that actually use Requiems full advantages. Seriously, you can add amazing scenery and structures to give the map live and uniqueness, but then they just choose Big Team Battle Adrift with fog and blur, and then just a bunch of rubble from some ship, because the new maps honestly look insanely dull. That concept art comment I saw really just showed that.

 

[Arnie]

And I already have :-/.

Couldn't even make a tin I'd like.

I ended up cancelling my LE literally the day before launch, because Amazon had problems charging my card (inexplicably), and when I sorted it the delivery estimate was the following week. So I opted to save £30, buy the standard from somewhere else, and buy a 2,000 point card on the cheap. Did that, got everything for under £50, played the game, and realised I didn't want the season pass. I genuinely feel relieved now.

 

[Steelyuhas]

If I were to pass these along... Would steely be angry? Uhassssssss

I ran through both of these the other day.

Station 9 is very dark everywhere an the entire map is literally hallways. Not only is it ugly, but I would be shocked if it played well.
Lotus appears to be what a lot of Forge maps suffer from, interesting layout, but sooo many forge pieces.

Spoiler

343 would never approve such a sensible weapon layout on that map.

So John Howard, lead designer of Halo CE and Shadowrun is back at Microsoft as a creative director for something unknown. He's been there since September, hopefully he joined 343 to save Halo multiplayer.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jchoward

Interesting.

 

[Orochinagis]

Hell, just cut back on the power weapons by 75% in dominion, add one more player per team, and I'm happy.
Dominion is such a great idea (territories on steroids), but as it stands, it's a fiesta gametype.
Cant even make two steps without being incinerated with a binary rifle or incendiary cannon.

+1, let the 5 or 6 resupply base get the power weapons instead.

Thoughts on today's developments:

• DLC pack trailer and screens mean nothing until it's in our hands.
  [*]DLC pack maps look nothing like their concept art and look much less ambitious and boring artistically. Very disappointing. Hype for Monolith depleting.
• Extraction as a DLC-only playlist is weird. I wanted to try it on existing maps too.
• Team Regicide is pretty much VIP EX. Cool idea and gametype, probably won't play it much though.

I thought they said they will never use campaign assets on MM maps, none of the incoming maps are original in any form just reused assets from campaign and other multiplayer maps.

 

[DeadNames]

Okay, not gonna lie, Harvest actually looks kind of cool. Gettin' some Headlong vibes.

 

[Redford]

I wish 343 had gone with this for the final version of the game instead of what we got.

They probably didnt to acomodate USB stick players, I know my UI already gets choppy enough.

What ever happened to the insignias too, there were vids around PAX that had em.

Okay, not gonna lie, Harvest actually looks kind of cool. Gettin' some Headlong vibes.

I would not get your hopes up. Not saying it won't be good but if the verticality makes it play like anything it'll be Complex from what I can see.

 

[zap]

I'm interested in 343's philosophy with these bigs maps.


To think... I used to like BTB.

Fuck you DMR and Flinch.

RIP Standoff.

Seriously, that map has got to be the most visually appealing in the whole series. The huge satellite dishes, sunset environment, clean look.

God damn, the Infinity can replicate any environment, but it chooses mountains and shit? Where the fuck are the unique environments?!

I was talking to a friend and he was lamenting the fact that although there are a ton of BTB maps in Halo 4, none of them are very conducive to vehicle combat. There are very few wide open spaces ala Valhalla, Standoff, Sandtrap, Avalanche etc in which to maneuver - the maps (other than Ragnarock obviously) all have very limited pathways for driving, making it easy to predict where the vehicles go and how to take them out (with the plethora of power weapons).

 

[Shadders]

It might have been Joe Staten who first said that Halo was like Star Wars for a new generation.

Does that mean Halo 4 is our Phantom Menace?

And Palmer is Jar Jar Binks?

 

[zap]

Does anyone feel like 343 isn't actually going to implement a lot of the easy changes that would make Halo MP a lot better, just because they are pretty much all the things that 343 brought to the table, i.e. instant respawning, randomised global ordnance, flinch?

It would be kinda like admitting they were wrong, which as we all know from the Squad Slayer debacle, they don't want to do.

 

[IHaveIce]

It might have been Joe Staten who first said that Halo was like Star Wars for a new generation.

Does that mean Halo 4 is our Phantom Menace?

And Palmer is Jar Jar Banks?

Masterchief joining the dark side confirmed.

 

[Arnie]

It might have been Joe Staten who first said that Halo was like Star Wars for a new generation.

Does that mean Halo 4 is our Phantom Menace?

And Palmer is Jar Jar Banks?

That's actually an excellent way of describing it, but ordnance is my Jar Jar, and instant respawn is my vader nooooooo.

And the comparison deepens when you factor in that I'm not a big Star Wars fan and thus didn't find the prequels that offensive. But, ultimately, the Star Wars brand suffers because people like me (the best case scenario), don't really give a shit and won't hold the franchise in much regard, regardless.

 

[DeadNames]

I would not get your hopes up. Not saying it won't be good but if the verticality makes it play like anything it'll be Complex from what I can see.

I'm just talking about the visuals here

Hopefully the next map pack has some smaller maps :/

Why is this game so centered around BTB? Where are the updates about fixing things?!

I was talking to a friend and he was lamenting the fact that although there are a ton of BTB maps in Halo 4, none of them are very conducive to vehicle combat. There are very few wide open spaces ala Valhalla, Standoff, Sandtrap, Avalanche etc in which to maneuver - the maps (other than Ragnarock obviously) all have very limited pathways for driving, making it easy to predict where the vehicles go and how to take them out (with the plethora of power weapons).

He's right. Exile is just a driving circle, Vortex is ROXROXROX, Meltdown is just an infinity symbol.

Man, looking back, bungie's environment artists were fucking amazing.

 

[Redford]

Does anyone feel like 343 isn't actually going to implement a lot of the easy changes that would make Halo MP a lot better, just because they are pretty much all the things that 343 brought to the table, i.e. instant respawning, randomised global ordnance, flinch?

It would be kinda like admitting they were wrong, which as we all know from the Squad Slayer debacle, they don't want to do.

It's Nintendo style PR and philosophy.

 

[enzo_gt]

I thought they said they will never use campaign assets on MM maps, none of the incoming maps are original in any form just reused assets from campaign and other multiplayer maps.

I'm confused. It's sounding like the two parts of your post are contradicting to me?

 

[BigShow36]

It's Nintendo style PR and philosophy.

It's exactly what Bungie did in the past. I'm not defending it at all, I'm just curious as to why everyone is suddenly surprised/angry about it when they've been subjected to it for the past 10 years.

 

[Duji]

Its like when you see that kid who knows hes just realized hes wrong but continues to argue a bit longer cause hes so invested in it.

Josh Holmes - Posting a crybaby on twitter after 343 puts up yet another shitty bulletin. Look at your population chart! The people are speaking. (Also I urge you all to not pop in your disc to not give them those extra points if you are upset with Halo 4, instead come here and post constructive criticism)

Although ultimately I have just one question. During all the posts here about how Regicide sucks...when did you read the post that said "MAN I REALLY WANT TEAM REGICIDE!"

WHERE THE FUCK WAS THAT POST?!

I confess. It was me.

Spoiler

j/k

But seriously, Team Regicide could actually be a good thing. The team aspect of it will completely change how it's played. Maybe it will involve setting up around your king and trying to get him kills while going after the other king.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

I joined in progress into a game which had 4 points left before it was over. A few seconds after I joined it went black screen

I would have spent more time in black screen than playing if I didn't immediately dashboard and go play CoD.

My first game of CoD starts me in the lobby so I can play a fresh match.

I really can't believe CoD is out doing halo at simple stuff like that. That said no doubt JiP will annoy me on CoD sooner rather than later lol.

 

[xxjuicesxx]

Dont buy the maps, don't turn the game on, speak with actions.

Let the #'s dwindle. Lets get our Halo back.

-No instant respawn
-No loadouts
-No perks
-Weapons on the map
-No random ordnances
-No default sprint
-Small Arena maps
-Ranking System
-New Playlist Management
-60fps
-Dedis!

Whos with me?

Halo 5. Do IT.

 

[Akai__]

Kittens is awful. Confirmed.

Somebody tweet this to bsangel!

Edit: ^I would be with you, but I'm too weak, when friends are asking me to join.

 

[DeadNames]

I really can't believe CoD is out doing halo at simple stuff like that.

Like retaining the award winning core gameplay that fans adore while still adding slight modifications to the gameplay?

Dont buy the maps, don't turn the game on, speak with actions.

Let the #'s dwindle. Lets get our Halo back.

-No loadouts
-No perks
-Weapons on the map
-No random ordnances
-No default sprint
-Small Arena maps
-Ranking System
-New Playlist Management
-60fps
-Dedis!

Whos with me?

Halo 5. Do IT.