MaximumFlipFlop
Banned
AR
Tie between Reach and 4
Uncaged/The Flood
32 doubles
Spartan Ops for the great story, huge setpieces, and lovable characters.
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AR
Tie between Reach and 4
Uncaged/The Flood
32 doubles
Spartan Ops for the great story, huge setpieces, and lovable characters.
AR, BR, or DMR?
BR
Favorite Halo game?
3 - Best music, best multiplayer*.
Favorite MP map and Campaign level?
I'm going to split this into gametypes.
Map
CTF and squad battle - Sandtrap, with Blood Gulch a runner up in CTF
4v4 Slayer - Hang 'em High and The Pit tied for most awesome
FFA - Guardian, with Lockout and Ascension following
Campaign
The Silent Cartographer. It's the first thing I ever played in any Halo game. So glorious.
Second place goes to The Covenant.
Highest Halo 3 skill and what playlist?
48, Doubles, but not on my current gamertag. Can't remember what it was called.
45 on my GrizzNKev gamertag, also Doubles.
Spartan Ops or Firefight and why?
Firefight - ODST - Alpha Site - 4 players - Endure
The most thrilling coop experience I've ever had.
* I didn't own a Microsoft console until 2008, when I got a 360 to play Halo 3. Before that it was almost all Halo 1 PC, and Halo 2 customs on a neighbor's Xbox.
I think the answers I've given will explain quite a lot about who I am and the kinds of games I like to play, as well as the longer posts I've written regarding Halo 4.
DMR
Halo Combat Evolved
Blood Gulch and Mombassa Streets
42 in Ranked Living Dead
Spartan Ops. I just like the fact that there's some story and characters (no matter how bad) connected to it. Nothing has really "wow"ed me yet, though. And honestly, neither one is all that great (minus ODST FF), it's just that Spartan Ops does it in for me a little bit more than FF because it's trying to create some kind of experience with you (and your friends) as the main characters.
HigherLevel
Member
You didn't get to play Halo 3 until last August? I'm sorry.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Look at this nerd.. 16th in the world! Be
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Steelyuhas
Member
Yep, 3 maps for $10 and nothing else in the DLC seems like a pretty raw deal compared to DLC for some other AAA games out there.
Yeah, holy shit big dip today. That holiday break is over.
Hahahaha
Terminal wouldn't because it's asymmetric and thrived in 1-flag/bomb. Rat's Nest and Sandtrap were nothing special so I don't think they deserve another chance. I rather see something new instead.
Also keep in mind many parts of maps where the OS/Camo played in part; nobody needed to use the OS path in Pinnacle because nothing was there.
The Antitype
Banned
So... does anybody else kinda sorta miss the melee block against the sword?
I mean, I understand that I let the guy into striking range with it, so he should have the advantage, I just feel like with the combination of universal sprint, plus the sword's stopping-power-nullifying-property, plus the randomness of ordinance, that would have been a good thing to keep.
Time the block properly, save your life but lose all your shields, and trigger a brief-stun long enough to get a melee or a last shot off.
I think it could work.... but maybe I'm just sore cause I had my ass rearranged by a sword-fanatic last game...
I mean, I understand that I let the guy into striking range with it, so he should have the advantage, I just feel like with the combination of universal sprint, plus the sword's stopping-power-nullifying-property, plus the randomness of ordinance, that would have been a good thing to keep.
Time the block properly, save your life but lose all your shields, and trigger a brief-stun long enough to get a melee or a last shot off.
I think it could work.... but maybe I'm just sore cause I had my ass rearranged by a sword-fanatic last game...
Alchemical
Neo Member
CE Magnum. Outside of CE, DMR (the zero bloom Reach iteration).
Halo CE
Damnation 2v2. Truth & Reconciliation by about a million miles.
Wut is Halo 3.
Firefight. Yet to play Spartan Ops, but I loved the customisation options available in Reach Firefight and I'm sadly aware that such options have been removed in SpOps. :/
Pop
Member
BR
H2
The Pit, dont care for campaign
50(TS,TD,MLG,Snipers,Swat,LW) 45 in BTB lol
Firefight, doesn't really need explaining
Oh and I think H4s core is great but as is, garbage.
Steelyuhas
Member
The lack of OS (and not replacing it with anything else) on Pinnacle and Reflection really hurt the remakes.
So... does anybody else kinda sorta miss the melee block against the sword?
I mean, I understand that I let the guy into striking range with it, so he should have the advantage, I just feel like with the combination of universal sprint, plus the sword's stopping-power-nullifying-property, plus the randomness of ordinance, that would have been a good thing to keep.
Time the block properly, save your life but lose all your shields, and trigger a brief-stun long enough to get a melee or a last shot off.
I think it could work.... but maybe I'm just sore cause I had my ass rearranged by a sword-fanatic last game...
Nope. Worst mechanic ever. So very frustrating; it made the sword all but useless.
Sword is a power weapon. I think it's fine as is... and definitely no worse than the Boltshot at the least.
xxjuicesxx
Member
You deserve that message.
The Antitype
Banned
AR, BR, or DMR?
DMR, or as my buddies and I say 'deemer
Favorite Halo game?
Halo 3. That was the point I went from liking Halo to legitimately loving it.
Favorite MP map and Campaign level?
Zanzibar and.... fuck, I don't know. I barely remember the name of campaign levels. Let's say the Reach level that starts on the beach, puts you in a fighter jet, then has you fighting through a Covenant starship.
Highest Halo 3 skill and what playlist?
Three-way tie! 46 in Team Slayer, Team Objective AND BTB.
Sweet, sweet Halo 3 BTB. My god it was amazing....
Spartan Ops or Firefight and why?
I actually like Spartan Ops a lot because my friends and I set a time every Sunday to meet and blast through every new mission on Legendary. So it's actually become appointment playing, more than Firefight ever did.... but Firefight is just so much more flexible, and I swear we played full nights straight in customs on Reach. So Firefight... for now.
DMR, or as my buddies and I say 'deemer
Favorite Halo game?
Halo 3. That was the point I went from liking Halo to legitimately loving it.
Favorite MP map and Campaign level?
Zanzibar and.... fuck, I don't know. I barely remember the name of campaign levels. Let's say the Reach level that starts on the beach, puts you in a fighter jet, then has you fighting through a Covenant starship.
Highest Halo 3 skill and what playlist?
Three-way tie! 46 in Team Slayer, Team Objective AND BTB.
Sweet, sweet Halo 3 BTB. My god it was amazing....
Spartan Ops or Firefight and why?
I actually like Spartan Ops a lot because my friends and I set a time every Sunday to meet and blast through every new mission on Legendary. So it's actually become appointment playing, more than Firefight ever did.... but Firefight is just so much more flexible, and I swear we played full nights straight in customs on Reach. So Firefight... for now.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
To be fair that is probably close to the peak and I'm sure once the V1/MLG settings are commonplace and not all shiny new that number will decrease drastically.
AR, BR, or DMR?
DMR all the way but I'm happy rocking an AR secondary in Halo 4.
Favorite Halo game?
Halo 2 for campaign missions, Halo 4 for story/cut scenes, Reach for netcode, Halo 4 for hitscan, Reach for good connection filter, Halo 3 for friends playing with and ranked objective (which was too good to be true).
Favorite MP map and Campaign level?
MP = Zanzibar (Halo 2) or Last Resort (Halo 3) 1 bomb or 1 flag
Campaign = Delta Halo in Halo 2
Highest Halo 3 skill and what playlist?
Skill = Multiple 50's but note worthy for Objective 50 & Slayer 50
Playlist = Objective ranked (this is silly so please don't take it seriously but I was Halo Charts #1 Australian ranked objective for tons of statistics like most bomb arms, most flags taken, most flag capped and many others all related to ranked OBJ.
Spartan Ops or Firefight and why?
ODST firefight when I could get in a game with mates to play. Close second is Halo 4 SPOPS just because I hate the coop latency and prefer the story/cut scenes aspect. The gameplay has so much potential they could eventually replace/extend campaign with episodic content if they setup the development and gameplay results correctly.
Nope it was random and shit. I much prefer if they just bring back sword strafe dodging from Halo 2 MP. In the current game it would dodge the sword, hammer (moarrrr Grifball tactics) and melee's too. It actually took player positioning, timing and it felt really bad arse then wiping the floor with the sword guy in Halo 2. Pity they took it out.
The Antitype
Banned
Nah. I have a lot of problems with some of the weapons and balance in Halo 4, but the AR is pretty much perfectly balanced for what it's supposed to be. If he got a 'garo with the AR, he earned it.
See, that's exactly how I felt in Reach. I was like 'Hey, I earned the right to use this thing, I fought/snuck my way into striking distance, I should get the damn kill, just like I would with a shotgun'.
The thing is, Halo 4 and Reach are different.
Not everybody had Sprint in Reach.
You couldn't call in a sword anytime you wanted in Reach.
The notion of a 'power weapon' in Halo 4 is broken. You used to have to earn that power. Now you get a random chance at it.
And again, I wouldn't want the block to nullify the sword entirely, I'd want the block to simply save your life but take your shields down to zero. You're a sitting duck, it just buys you one last shot at life and you need to be skillful to get it.
Whatever, I'll forget about it once I go on a sword spree...
The Antitype
Banned
Ok, yeah, I could do with that too. I forgot how easily strafing broke sword-lock in Halo 2.
Oh, and holla! to a fellow 45+ ranked on Team Objective. We seem to be a rare breed...
NullPointer
Member
I'd love something more than we have now. Its very easy for somebody to come into your visual range on adrift and other levels and charge you with the sword, with no way for you to down them before they get within lunge range - not unless you have the right weapon on you. Even an AR won't do it. Sucks because I don't like finding myself in situations where I can't do anything. Maybe a magnum?So... does anybody else kinda sorta miss the melee block against the sword?
I mean, I understand that I let the guy into striking range with it, so he should have the advantage, I just feel like with the combination of universal sprint, plus the sword's stopping-power-nullifying-property, plus the randomness of ordinance, that would have been a good thing to keep.
Time the block properly, save your life but lose all your shields, and trigger a brief-stun long enough to get a melee or a last shot off.
I think it could work.... but maybe I'm just sore cause I had my ass rearranged by a sword-fanatic last game...
And having gunfire slow down a player unless they're carrying a sword is just stupid.
Got killed this way a few times tonight, and my last gasp was an attempt to block with my own melee, futile as the act is.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Ok, yeah, I could do with that too. I forgot how easily strafing broke sword-lock in Halo 2.
Oh, and holla! to a fellow 45+ ranked on Team Objective. We seem to be a rare breed...
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Try being an Australian playing with a non-hitscan back then in ranked objective as generally a random because I would never find games with friends in that playlist...UGGH! I almost cried my first manly tears over a video game when that OBJ 50 ticked over.
MrGreencastle
Member
Ouu! Lists!
AR, BR, or DMR?
BR
Favorite Halo game?
Halo: CE
Favorite MP map and Campaign level?
Sidewinder/Avalanche 2flag touch return (bring back the U shape box canyon!). And a tie between Assault on the Control Room, and Delta Halo/Regret (I consider it one level)
Highest Halo 3 skill and what playlist?
45 in Doubles, SWAT, and Slayer. I think I may have had a 45 in another playlist or two, but I can't remember and don't know how to check. Could never pass 45, though, I was locked in, hard.
Spartan Ops or Firefight and why?
Firefight for customizability, but with the caveat that I rarely was able to play a decent game in either ODST or Reach without input lag, and that killed it for me. Spartan Ops doesn't have that problem for me, but it's just not nearly as fun to play as Firefight. Appreciate the cutscenes, though, since I'm a story nerd, for what it's worth...
AR, BR, or DMR?
BR
Favorite Halo game?
Halo: CE
Favorite MP map and Campaign level?
Sidewinder/Avalanche 2flag touch return (bring back the U shape box canyon!). And a tie between Assault on the Control Room, and Delta Halo/Regret (I consider it one level)
Highest Halo 3 skill and what playlist?
45 in Doubles, SWAT, and Slayer. I think I may have had a 45 in another playlist or two, but I can't remember and don't know how to check. Could never pass 45, though, I was locked in, hard.
Spartan Ops or Firefight and why?
Firefight for customizability, but with the caveat that I rarely was able to play a decent game in either ODST or Reach without input lag, and that killed it for me. Spartan Ops doesn't have that problem for me, but it's just not nearly as fun to play as Firefight. Appreciate the cutscenes, though, since I'm a story nerd, for what it's worth...
xxjuicesxx
Member
Too bad there's nothing as rewarding as that in Halo since then.
Also that's not a spoiler.
Purplemage
Neo Member
Look at this nerd.. 16th in the world! Best.a
-purplemage on GAF
Haha, and you guys think you hate boltshots.
Edit: And I understand all the hate that weapon gets, but as it's already been said it is a power weapon. Sprint being universal is certainly something that helps, but it helps all close range weaponry as well. And sword block can go die in a corner. It was a broken mechanic that would be as silly as me rejecting a hammer and just as weapon breaking. In Halo 4 one of the few good things the sandbox has going for it is everything has been improved, not nerfed. With the power the sprayers and rifles that you spawn with have, you couldn't even call it a power weapon at all with block. And even with ordnance it's just as random, and unfair as everything else. I very rarely see it myself.
So yes, it's powerful but in this game it feels more fair than ever.
too much eslim
Member
Have 343 said when ranks will be up?
The Antitype
Banned
Ha, wow, I'd be terrify to ever play another game for fear of seeing it tick back to 49!
Crimson DLC playlist was down to like 180 players near Aus peak last night. Will probably never see those maps again when they remove the playlist
Wasn't even my AR, I picked it up cause I had no ammo, I didn't feel good about it
MaximumFlipFlop
Banned
January 17th
xxjuicesxx
Member
I'm just messing around. Congrats, you should render and upload to youtube.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
I have to agree with you on that one. Halo 3 ranked OBJ was the tits; voluptuous, creamy skin, perky, C-cup sized with 5mm hard nipples covered in French black and red lace.
I must have lost and gained that OBJ 50 at least 30-40 times over the years I played on it.
In terms of rank I'd like to see in game rank return but dedicated staff or reporting systems for cheaters, boosters etc. If it's as worthless as Halo 2 rank then don't bother but if they can avoid crap like Arena and go more like Halo 3 playlist rank where you keep your highest rank achieved and display the current rank as well plus clean up cheaters then 343i should definitely put rank back in the game for certain playlists.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Dropped my controller and threw two fists in air when I hit my 50 in SWAT.
I AM THE BR MASTER.
I AM THE BR MASTER.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Nice one, Halo 3 ranked did provide that experience magic. Now that needs a GAF GIF.
I love swat but playing from the land down under basically means you're behind before you even start in terms of swat. At best you both die or you need a full party, even then you're not guaranteed an Aussie host.
The Antitype
Banned
It's a balanced weapon. There's no reason to feel shame.
Speaking of which, I've talked a lot of shit about some of the shittier weapons 343i introduced into the game and some of the balance overall, but hats off to them for the rail-gun. [What basically amounts to] A mid-range shotgun that's both balanced AND fun to use? Nice. I love it.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
If anyone cares to research more game population statistics from Bungie.net a monitor from Waypoint (tsassi) provided this link to the Wayback Machine that cached B.net over the years. You can simply click on the day of the month in a calendar view of what dates were cached.
Unemployment is that bad, eh?
Orochinagis
Member
AR
Halo 2
Epitaph, Pillar of autum
35, lone wolves
ODST Firefight, limited ammo, special enemy units and becomes more harder every set it even have boss battles.
too much eslim
Member
Awesome. thanks.
AR, BR, or DMR?
BR.
Favorite Halo game?
Halo 3. I've played them all but Halo 3 was the first Halo game I played competitively (online, that is).
Favorite MP map and Campaign level?
The Pit (Halo 3) and Lone Wolf (Halo Reach). It's not really a "level", but I thought that it was a superb ending to the game. The surprise subtraction of the HUD just made it feel all the more realistic. And if that doesn't count, then I say the level when you encounter the Jackal Snipers in Halo 2 (when the song "Peril" is playing). The song was great and I was really diggin that level, considering the juxtaposition between the cool song and how insanely hard that was on Legendary.
Highest Halo 3 skill and what playlist?
47 (Lone Wolf). This was basically a combined effort with me and my roommate (probably 55-45, me). We played Halo 3 ALL the friggin time. I remember skipping class because I felt like ranking up that day. LOL
Spartan Ops or Firefight and why?
Neither. Don't really play them. But if I had to pick, I'd say Firefight. I enjoyed it when I was getting the Halo: Reach achievements.
BR.
Favorite Halo game?
Halo 3. I've played them all but Halo 3 was the first Halo game I played competitively (online, that is).
Favorite MP map and Campaign level?
The Pit (Halo 3) and Lone Wolf (Halo Reach). It's not really a "level", but I thought that it was a superb ending to the game. The surprise subtraction of the HUD just made it feel all the more realistic. And if that doesn't count, then I say the level when you encounter the Jackal Snipers in Halo 2 (when the song "Peril" is playing). The song was great and I was really diggin that level, considering the juxtaposition between the cool song and how insanely hard that was on Legendary.
Highest Halo 3 skill and what playlist?
47 (Lone Wolf). This was basically a combined effort with me and my roommate (probably 55-45, me). We played Halo 3 ALL the friggin time. I remember skipping class because I felt like ranking up that day. LOL
Spartan Ops or Firefight and why?
Neither. Don't really play them. But if I had to pick, I'd say Firefight. I enjoyed it when I was getting the Halo: Reach achievements.
The Antitype
Banned
For those who choose the BR vs the DMR, what is it that you prefer about it?
If it's Halo 4 we're talking about, well, I don't feel like I'm cheating when I get good BR kills.
Overall, franchise wide, it's the BR that wins.
Only one BR was worth a damn.
Well, I suck with the DMR (in SWAT at least). As soon as I realized I was better with the BR, I never looked back.
This is probably just with me but I find that I can aim better with it. Maybe that was why I was so frustrated with Reach =p
Reagan's BR
Banned
Just right now?
The Antitype
Banned
No, I mean franchise-wide. Obviously DMR is 'easy mode' in Halo 4. I find the 5 shots of the DMR much more satisfying to use (not to mention effective) than the spread of the BR ever was, in any Halo game.
Basically, the DMR reminds me of the Halo: CE pistol, only slightly more balanced and prettier.
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