MaximumFlipFlop
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The nerd with the slur is awesome. I picture spit hitting his screen constantly.
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Halo |OT13|
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The nerd with the slur is awesome. I picture spit hitting his screen constantly.
Poker Face
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about to play extraction on shatter. lets see how this goes.
Hydranockz
Member
Down for me lol.
thezerofire
Banned
this stream is the best
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Zeouterlimits
Member
Tried to play with Zalin and Hydra but they weren't having any of it 
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Checked out the maps and a few other playlists (poor Slayer Pro, that popuation...)
343, if you want me to play your game, have playlists with:
-No instant respawn
-Traditional weapon system (no personal ordinance, no global ordinance)
-No armour abilities
-No sprint (I can relinquish this one if I must, as I'm guessing)
I want to play your game. Please let me.
.Checked out the maps and a few other playlists (poor Slayer Pro, that popuation...)
343, if you want me to play your game, have playlists with:
-No instant respawn
-Traditional weapon system (no personal ordinance, no global ordinance)
-No armour abilities
-No sprint (I can relinquish this one if I must, as I'm guessing)
I want to play your game. Please let me.
This is something that bothers me the most in games today. I feel like companies are only doing this, in order to show off how awesome their engine is. It's really bad for players and I don't see, why you have to add such bright lights in a game. Especially in multiplayer...
I also feel like, that it will get more terrible with the next gen consoles. It sure looks great, if you have awesome lighting, but please keep it away from the multiplayer!
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I downloaded the map pack, searched like 30 minutes for a game, couldn't find a single game and turned off my Xbox. I checked my connection and my NAT and everything is fine, so why couldn't I find a game?
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Yesssss, yesssssssss.
bobs...onGaf
Member
And I wanted to wrap up the day.
The Lamonster
Member
After downloading the new maps I am unable to connect to Xbox live. Anyone else getting this?
"Error code 807b01f7 occurs when you try to purchase something from Xbox LIVE"
"Error code 807b01f7 occurs when you try to purchase something from Xbox LIVE"
Demoncarnotaur
Member
nuh-uh!
Well, I mean the art looks really nice for the skybox. I can't really see how 2D it is in youtube, but I am now prepared.
Eh, I mean I don't mind map hazards such as lighting being in play, but Ill have to play the map to see if it was used in a fun way. BF3 lighting is awful because it looks like puke when it covers up the screen, at least that looks pretty.
What am I watching? Back story, context?
MrGreencastle
Member
I cant believe how many people are shitting on this. The game came out and people saw 2d skyboxes.
People need to be realistic with their graphical/engine expectations on 7 year old hardware. Come on. Its a skybox. The rest of the game looks a lot better for it.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I don't have a clue, I'm just living in the moment.
Garrett 2U
Member
I just finished a game but wasn't on the post-game carnage report....
Hydranockz
Member
The Lamonster
Member
Shit now it's error code 80072ee2
Yeah you're right I should ignore bad things that were implemented for negative gains.
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I think the glitch actually removed the option to pay, so the only option people were given was to download them for free.
Gabotron ES
Member
Sooo... is it still working?
Poker Face
Member
shatter is way too big for 6v6
What is disappointing is the framerate on the maps, when they chug they chug hard and it makes it really hard to aim during these frame drops.
Regardless Solace is not a good map.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
^ Eh, despite my disappointment with these maps the odds are I would buy them anyways to give the game more variety, even if its not the type I want. Its saving me money, so I don't really mind, but it will be interesting to see how future Halo season passes fare. Now if all the map packs end up being flops I will reconsider doing so in the future, but for now Ill remain optimistic.
Well, I can't really comment since I haven't seen it yet, but Im just assuming it looks really bad compared to the other maps. I do agree though that the tradeoffs did pay with a lot of the other maps, but to be fair Harvest looks bland as hell. It basically looks like they reused assets from other environments, and not even interesting or good looking ones. Its too bad Harvest didn't look more lush, and well, harvest-able. Like a working farm where crop was growing would have been cool and unique theoretically.
I do think that people would like these maps a bit more if they weren't all bundled together, especially when the game is desperately needing smaller 'classic' Halo maps. I would kill for some maps with more 'design' to them, stuff like Midship, Lockout, or even something bigger like Construct would be awesome.
Well, I can't really comment since I haven't seen it yet, but Im just assuming it looks really bad compared to the other maps. I do agree though that the tradeoffs did pay with a lot of the other maps, but to be fair Harvest looks bland as hell. It basically looks like they reused assets from other environments, and not even interesting or good looking ones. Its too bad Harvest didn't look more lush, and well, harvest-able. Like a working farm where crop was growing would have been cool and unique theoretically.
I do think that people would like these maps a bit more if they weren't all bundled together, especially when the game is desperately needing smaller 'classic' Halo maps. I would kill for some maps with more 'design' to them, stuff like Midship, Lockout, or even something bigger like Construct would be awesome.
Correct.
And I remember all the optimism about it on reveal,
'It looks like a really good symmetrical map for competitive players'
nope
Reagan's BR
Banned
So they screwed up the map pack? I'm not at all surprised.
its kinds of refreshing not getting a mappack for once. Harvest looked interesting to me, but the others didn't seem like my cup of tea at all. All this framerate talk has me missing them even less.
I've still been playing in my daily spurts, but I can definitely feel my interest waining early on this one. I don't know what it is, the gunplay is so good too.
I'm curious how the mappacks will be handled if I decide to get the next one and not this first one. How will the playlist system work out for me I wonder.
I've still been playing in my daily spurts, but I can definitely feel my interest waining early on this one. I don't know what it is, the gunplay is so good too.
I'm curious how the mappacks will be handled if I decide to get the next one and not this first one. How will the playlist system work out for me I wonder.
They only screwed the limited edition/season pass owners to be fair (9 hours after release), and gave the rest the map pack for free. Frankie did apologize and I'm sure 343/MS is working on a "fix".
They may lose out on some money but it will get people on Halo 4.
thezerofire
Banned
lol I got banned from the stream chat for 10 minutes
VivaciousJazzy
Member
Have they ever tested anything in this game?
I would actually like wreckage if it wasnt blinding.
I would actually like wreckage if it wasnt blinding.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Man, that stream is too good. This kid really has 0 self awareness. Amazing.
Off to watch the nightly news /oldman.
Off to watch the nightly news /oldman.
Poker Face
Member
frame rate drops on harvest ahhhh
Same lol
Have they ever tested anything in this game?
... I've been sitting on a moderately large post since Reach about map design and player orientation. It looks like I might be adding another chunk on it tonight. Probs gonna throw this right below the section I added on Solace.
Just got mah first perfection. Who cares if it were in the DLC playlist where I've only played a few games... Still counts
RIP Perfection Medal.
MrGreencastle
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Oh so you value 3d skyboxes more than native 720p or better lighting, or whatever trade off that may have been made. That's totally fair. I just value the inverse of that. Saying its bad and its for negative gains is pretty damn childish, though. I'd say there are better things to complain about.
thezerofire
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made a new account
Digital Limit
Member
You're listening to Team Downer. Maps are good times. Pick 'em up.
May as well, they're free.
Yeah I'm peeved that I'd have to look at that ugly thing meanwhile the framerate is shit, the bloom/lighting is blinding me, and the draw distance is horrid. Negative gains.
Focus was put into all the wrong places with this game.
Have they ever tested anything in this game?
I would actually like wreckage if it wasnt blinding.
My favorite part is when you spawned looking into that.
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