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Halo |OT12| Last One Out, Get the Lights
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Rickenslacker
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Kat was just another one of the Spartans in the squad though, and she had her moments of aggression too, "I'll take that Six, [swipes the card out of Six's hand] watch your domain". Palmer is the senior officer, so I find her attitude excusable. In regards to never wearing a helmet, I haven't played anything past episode 2 of SpOps but as far a I know she's never been on the field yet, so she doesn't really have a reason to.
Sauce?
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and it seems it was also being said in a podcast between Major Nelsen and Geoff
and it seems it was also being said in a podcast between Major Nelsen and Geoff
Der Flatulator
Member
Second Monthly challenge same as the first? Wow.
stay cool, bird boy.
Buddermilk
Neo Member
Anyone else complete the Monthly Challenge last night and not receive any XP? I even checked after winning my last match, and it said it was completed :-/
XP from challenges doesn't come up at the end of game. If it says you completed it, you got the credits.
Deputy Moonman
Member
I don't believe I received any either. Although I don't think commendation exp shows up in the post-game exp total. It may automatically be applied mid-game. Not sure. Weird.
Buddermilk
Neo Member
I don't believe I did tho, I was at SR55 before beginning the match of my 117th win, and still currently am. I definitely would have noticed if 17k XP were added.
Weird, you are already the second or third one who says this. Did you play much games? Maybe you hit the credit cap?
Buddermilk
Neo Member
No, I came home from work knowing I only needed 4 more wins for the weekly. I played 6 matches before I accumulated the wins, and then wasn't awarded my XP. I wouldn't care but I worked like 16 hrs yesterday, and stayed up late getting the Challenge when I had to work at 4 AM today. I would b ok with being tired and feeling shitty all day if I had gotten my XP
Der Flatulator
Member
We've hit Peak Challenge. Bungie mined them all out with Reach.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Watching this vid really makes me miss Halo 1.. Why Bungie? Why did you change the formula so much?? What was wrong with it? ;[
That list is horrible - what on earth are the pit and guardian doing on it? Hell - Haven and Solace are better maps.
My top ten would be something like (no particular order):
Midship (H2)
Lockout (H2)
Headlong (H2)
Relic (H2)
Zanzibar (H2)
Coagulation (H2)
Ivory Tower (H2)
Ascension (H2)
Waterworks (H2)
Haven (H4)
I never got the love for those maps in Halo 3 - I just assumed that people liked them because they weren't as god-awful as epitaph, snowbound, isolation or construct. Best of a horrible bunch.
70 instead of 117.
But that's still the same challenge name, right?
Remove Relic, Ascension, and Haven, and put in Turf, Terminal, and Sanctuary.
Had to split myself to some, because that still leaves out Warlock and Beaver Creek.
You're assuming the Halo 1 multiplayer maps were made with any sort of formula other than "turn to page 56 in this How to 3DS Max in 24 Hours book".
Never got the hate for Epitaph. I liked playing doubles on it.
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While I was looking up what Epitaph actually was again, I found this. I miss how awesome the voice over guy sounded at the start
Deputy Moonman
Member
It was already mentioned, but lulz at exile being on there. Perhaps without the DMR being so good at distance, and the plethora of vehicles and power weapons raining from the sky, it might actually be fun. As it stands, though, the map is so chaotic it's awful, and I love chaotic, just not that much. I think that I basically feel that way about all the halo 4 big team battle maps. There's just too much going on for any kind of honest competitive or strategic play.
Last Resort is a poor man's Zanibar. Also, while Midship isn't my personal favorite map, it should have been on the list.
My favs from previous halo games.
Halo CE: Damnation, Hang'em High, Wizard, Prisoner, Boarding Action, Chill'out, Longest, and Derelict.
Halo 2: Ivory Tower, Lockout, Headlong, Colossus, Warlock, Sanctuary and Zanzibar.
Halo 3: Standoff, The Pit, Construct, Citadel, Rat's Nest, and Narrows.
Halo 4 (no IS): Haven, Abandon, Solace, and Meltdown
Poker Face
Member
so...did no one post this? ellis retweeted it
He is "Lead Designer, Halo 4 Infinity @ 343 Industries"
He is "Lead Designer, Halo 4 Infinity @ 343 Industries"
so...did no one post this? ellis retweeted it
Who is Brad Welch?
Regardless, sounds good.
Pop
Member
so...did no one post this? ellis retweeted it
That time will be just in time for the title update + skill ranks in Jan.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
The gameplay formula*
I actually think Halo 2 had the best maps. Maybe if Halo 1 had DLC though..
The gameplay formula was entirely based around campaign
Keep old maps in the past, take the ideas into the future. Direct remakes should only ever be free DLC.
lol nice, I was just reminiscing about how fluid/unique the game felt compared to Halo 2+ and that IGN vid reminded me of that. For the maps though, I could really see a lot of past Halo maps work with this sandbox that may not have worked as well in previous games.
Take Standoff for example. If you take the equivalent of Halo 3's settings for Standoff (Chain Gunner Hog, no DMR, no AA's, Classic Settings etc.) and put them in Halo 4 the map would play beautifully. In Halo 3 that map was dominated by either the Hog or the Laser because the BR was too inconsistent at medium-long range
The gameplay formula was entirely based around campaign
The previous games had nice maps but I always prefer the idea of the map to be taken forward but not the map itself, so it works in the new game. Valhalla was a progression off Blood Gulch and Coagulation, then we had Tempest that tried to fix Valhallas problems (coming up a bit short on the base backs to prevent camping), but now Valhalla's design is exposed by giving everyone a 3x scope weapon off spawn. And they didn't even attempt nor allow for alternate "fixed" version ala Anniversary's maps, where there could have been a tweaked version and then the ability to go classic via Forge.
Keep old maps in the past, take the ideas into the future. Direct remakes should only ever be free DLC.
NullPointer
Member
There is more, and better realized storytelling in Spartan Ops than in the campaign, by far. We've had, what, 20 minutes of CGI scenes, that all tie directly together, with some minor bits and pieces here and there to set up or close out objectives in-mission. Compare that to the campaign where not much is explained, and the CG bits don't connect in either space or in time, with in-mission objectives that do little to advance the story.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Halogaf is clearly just out of touch when it comes to Halo! Everyone loves epitaph and exhile! The vocal minority on here just don't get what a good map is.
Buddermilk
Neo Member
+1
Halo 4 was supposed to be the return of Chief. Instead he gets shit on in the campaign, and all the real narrative is found in SpOps.
I started Spartan Ops Episode 3 last night. And the CG intros are indeed very well done, even if I think Palmer and the portrayal of the Spartan IV's cheapens the fiction. The story telling in-game, during missions, is pretty bad, though, especially compared to what the Campaign pulls off. It feels like the entire story could be told through the CG cut scenes, because nothing is really progressing during the missions themselves. They almost feel developed separately; I couldn't figure out what I was doing in mission 1 that had anything to do with the intro.
I only watched the cut scenes and didn't notice any gaps in the story. They probably were created separately as they are more focused on the actual mission* and not the story. The fact that they even have a mission designer kinda proves the point. What is David Ellis excited about? The story or how the combat flows*
*read, how many enemies to kill before I can press a switch.
Der Flatulator
Member
Disagreed muchly with that top 10.
Off the top of my head, in no particular order:
Haven
Valhalla
Lockout
The Pit
Blood Gulch
Midship
Sandtrap
Terminal
Beaver Creek
Hang Em High
Off the top of my head, in no particular order:
Haven
Valhalla
Lockout
The Pit
Blood Gulch
Midship
Sandtrap
Terminal
Beaver Creek
Hang Em High
I'm sure 343i has a reason, why Master Chief was treated this way in campaign. Maybe this is the way, the military/UNSC treats missed soldiers/Spartans. I don't know...
Halo 4 spoiler:
My favourite part about Master Chief was, when he declined Del Rio's order. Del Rio was so helpless in this situation and he deserved it.
Story related question (not really a spoiler, but just in case):
What happened to Del Rio?
Edit:
You should use the trick, where you wouldn't join a game in progress, if it bothers you too much. I know, it can be very frustrating.
Der Flatulator
Member
List time? List time
In no order besides Midship being the greatest ever.
Midship
Lockout
The Pit
Narrows
Beaver Creek
Prisoner
Warlock
Sanctuary
Construct
And if you put a gun to my head to pick a 10th, MLG Zealot
That's what I wanted to hear. Thanks.
Edit:
Exactly. It was probably hidden in a conversation. If so, I always missed it. Glad, that I'm not the only one, who wondered about this.
I was wondering what happened as well, he's just kind of dropped from the campaign. Where do we learn about the fallout?
Genesis Knight
Member
So game night was last night. Played Halo 4. About an hour into the night, three of the four guys playing with me - the ones I mentioned earlier, asking what tips to give them so they'll like the game, and life-long Halo fans and big Reach players - say 'fuck it, this game is no fun' because of their K/Ds and jump over to...
...MW3.
For the rest of the night.
WTF.
...MW3.
For the rest of the night.
WTF.
HigherLevel
Member
My top ten maps
1. Lockout
2. The Pit
3. Coagulation
4. Midship
5. Headlong
6. Terminal
7. Avalanche
8. Guardian
9. Relic
10. Waterworks
1. Lockout
2. The Pit
3. Coagulation
4. Midship
5. Headlong
6. Terminal
7. Avalanche
8. Guardian
9. Relic
10. Waterworks
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