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Halo |OT14| They call it Halo
- Thread starter Overdoziz
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Thank you for the feedback.
You know if they just would have left campaign scoring + skulls + matchmaking in place the "itch" that they're scratching with Spartan Ops would already be scratched. And then they could have firefight.
YourExWife
Member
On the opposite end of the spectrum, this Ferrer v. Almagro match is nuts.
Reagan's BR
Banned
Scythe isn't bad at all, actually better than a good number of stock maps. It works well for 4v4 and I bet it would make a good doubles map.
Simplex is a good map but it has a horrible framerate. The game I played was nearly unplayable.
Simplex is a good map but it has a horrible framerate. The game I played was nearly unplayable.
neoism
Member
wish the damn patch would hurry up lets double barb that shit ;p thought they would make POEs beta but blizz being blizz
also on a halo 4 note... haven't been following the thread really when is the TU coming... still have live til the 14th so considering on maybe playing a little
Reagan's BR
Banned
Get online man.
GodlyPerfection
Member
I played D3 quite a bit when it came out... lol. And then some after the paragon system came out. I think I hit like 10 paragon and stopped again.
i never got past act III or IV. will u play w/ me
Bridge of my nose hurts like I got punched. But I didn't. And I have mild congestion. I already fed my cat pizza so what else could it be?
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Getting on in like 20 minutes for some more Forge beta.
Hmmm. I'll need to run some tests.
This consultation will be billed to your account in the amount of a $45 copay. Thank you!
GodlyPerfection
Member
Thanks to juices, I'm jumping on now myself. lol... just read the 1.07 patch notes. Dueling + loads of buffs for my wizard? Yes please.
User 73706
Banned
The Microsoft Method, eh?
I concur.
Oh, man. Those are the worst.
Reagan's BR
Banned
So, it turns out Waypoint has mission thumbnails for the rest of the SpOps season, and you can see them pretty easily by messing with URLs, meaning you can see which levels are going to be used in which missions. You can go find it yourself, but it turns out we're going back to
exactly
more times.
____Harvester___
____one____
NullPointer
Member
Eisode 6 of SpOps was goood.
New environments make a huge difference and seem better suited for this kind of play this time around. The enemy composition also kept things interesting, and some of the encounters worked much better due to the environmental layout.
Best part is that something I've wanted to see, but didn't expect to, made an appearance even if only briefly:
.
Other assorted goodness:
This was just our run-through on Heroic, but we're definitely going to tackle these soon on Legendary, and the way the missions are laid out give some interesting opportunities for certain AAs and perks.
I like it. More please
We could still use some bonus for making it through without dying, and some more interesting challenges (watcher assassinations, maintaining stealth, sword kills, sticky kills, splatters, vehicle jacking, etc.) though. Just sayin'
Good work though. New environments, and large ones bring out that sense of exploration for a time, not knowing whats around the next bend.
New environments make a huge difference and seem better suited for this kind of play this time around. The enemy composition also kept things interesting, and some of the encounters worked much better due to the environmental layout.
Best part is that something I've wanted to see, but didn't expect to, made an appearance even if only briefly:
in-game cut-scenes showcasing player spartans
Other assorted goodness:
Banshees to fly, Promethean Knights attacking en masse in an open area and teleporting to the flanks and behind, starting a level with no loadouts, lots of ghosts and fewer fuel rods, Vortex (yeah, that's a good thing, Vortex is perfect for SpOps), sleeping grunts to knife, watching Covenant battlements being dropped and set up, and areas where the Grav Hammer and Energy Sword showed dominance.
This was just our run-through on Heroic, but we're definitely going to tackle these soon on Legendary, and the way the missions are laid out give some interesting opportunities for certain AAs and perks.
I like it. More please
Haha, feel free.
We could still use some bonus for making it through without dying, and some more interesting challenges (watcher assassinations, maintaining stealth, sword kills, sticky kills, splatters, vehicle jacking, etc.) though. Just sayin'
Good work though. New environments, and large ones bring out that sense of exploration for a time, not knowing whats around the next bend.
Eisode 6 of SpOps was goood.
New environments make a huge difference and seem better suited for this kind of play this time around. The enemy composition also kept things interesting, and some of the encounters worked much better due to the environmental layout.
Best part is that something I've wanted to see, but didn't expect to, made an appearance even if only briefly:.in-game cut-scenes showcasing player spartans
Other assorted goodness:
Banshees to fly, Promethean Knights attacking en masse in an open area and teleporting to the flanks and behind, starting a level with no loadouts, lots of ghosts and fewer fuel rods, Vortex (yeah, that's a good thing, Vortex is perfect for SpOps), sleeping grunts to knife, watching Covenant battlements being dropped and set up, and areas where the Grav Hammer and Energy Sword showed dominance.
This was just our run-through on Heroic, but we're definitely going to tackle these soon on Legendary, and the way the missions are laid out give some interesting opportunities for certain AAs and perks.
I like it. More please
I will tell Ellis of the non stop slurp.
User 73706
Banned
This shows up in other missions, it's just tricky. For example, Shootout in Valhalla will show them. To the point that when people were grinding on that particular mission, everbody would be teabagging where a particular Mantis would drop just to get in the scene :lol
I also pulled it off once or twice in Chapter 1, Episode 5 - The Cauldron by standing on the Pelican and hopping off as someone hit the button. Cue my Spartan flying right in front of the camera and to his death.
I played the new playlist a little today. It's one of the better playlists in the game. Maps are better than most stock maps.
Gameplay is still H4's gameplay and most of y'all know how I feel about that.
My one complaint is either have static drops or ordinance, don't have both. Too many power weapons.
Gameplay is still H4's gameplay and most of y'all know how I feel about that.
My one complaint is either have static drops or ordinance, don't have both. Too many power weapons.
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
So what's the process/requirements for getting your map into match-making?
Reagan's BR
Banned
Played simplex again, great map. No framerate problems this time. I guess my first match was just an anomaly.
Submit it to a CC, you can just post it here if you want also one of us will pick it up to post.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=497797
Better off submitting it there because this thread moves fast and there's a chance we won't see it.
Spartan Ops is still terrible, but on the design side it's made some improvements.
+ Distinct reduction in the number of "egghead" comments.
+ New environments.
+ Default Legendary difficulty.
+ Vastly better respawn in "camp" situations after TPK.
+ Fewer Promethean fights. The ones that are there are better organized.
- Dialog is still terrible.
- Still a huge problem with the players. Notably griefing vehicles and AFK leeching.
- The Harvester doesn't look like it's Covenant at all. Did they just throw out the entire design aesthetic? It looks like a Flood vehicle inside and out. Wouldn't surprise me if it was a Flood vehicle they recycled from early concepting. It didn't surprise me that it's jsut given a name and you walk up to it with no explanation (they did the same thing with the Lich). Does that thing even have lore created for it yet? I suppose that no one cares anymore though.
- People complained about Fuel Rod spam? Ok, now this half of the season is Needler spam!
- The drop in plot quality in the new CGI cutscene gave me an "uh oh" feeling. Why do I get the distinct impression they are now setting up Halsey to get transferred into the Domain? What was with the laughable explosive vest scene?
- Enemies are still completely brain dead and fights are not fun. It's a spamfest.
+ Distinct reduction in the number of "egghead" comments.
+ New environments.
+ Default Legendary difficulty.
+ Vastly better respawn in "camp" situations after TPK.
+ Fewer Promethean fights. The ones that are there are better organized.
- Dialog is still terrible.
- Still a huge problem with the players. Notably griefing vehicles and AFK leeching.
- The Harvester doesn't look like it's Covenant at all. Did they just throw out the entire design aesthetic? It looks like a Flood vehicle inside and out. Wouldn't surprise me if it was a Flood vehicle they recycled from early concepting. It didn't surprise me that it's jsut given a name and you walk up to it with no explanation (they did the same thing with the Lich). Does that thing even have lore created for it yet? I suppose that no one cares anymore though.
- People complained about Fuel Rod spam? Ok, now this half of the season is Needler spam!
- The drop in plot quality in the new CGI cutscene gave me an "uh oh" feeling. Why do I get the distinct impression they are now setting up Halsey to get transferred into the Domain? What was with the laughable explosive vest scene?
- Enemies are still completely brain dead and fights are not fun. It's a spamfest.
The Real Napsta
Member
Forge playlist is the most fun I've had with this game since launch.
GG 343
GG 343
NullPointer
Member
I'll take needles and carbines over fuel rod spam any day. Also makes being aggressive in vehicles like the Ghost more worthwhile.
AI is a tricky one, because choosing the right environment makes all the difference to how encounters shake down and how aggressive and smart the enemy seems. Open areas w/ a mix of vertical spaces for jackals, medium to enclosed spaces for Elites (like Composer), and branching areas for Prometheans so they aren't just teleporting 50 feet forward or backward and it not making a difference.
There was a lot more attacking from multiple angles and multiple elevations in these episodes, and there was also more ways to tackle each area - turrets, vehicles, more weapon and ammo crates. That kept the pacing up and had us on our toes looking for opportunities to change things up, or put our AAs and perks to the best use.
They're learning. Its actually crazy to see a work in progress like this, as the weeks go by.
Yup. That thing looked batshit.
Hydranockz
Member
I agree. I recall only one fuel rod spam situation in the first mission. Which was good as it can be rage inducing to face a wall of fuel rods.
https://app.halowaypoint.com/en-us/Halo4/Los Lotus/home/
Wow, nearly mastery in everything.
Wow, nearly mastery in everything.
The Antitype
Banned
Anybody have direct links to the file-shares for all the maps in the Community Forge pot?
I don't want to have to play each one first to download them from my temp history, since everybody keeps voting for freaking SWAT.
I don't want to have to play each one first to download them from my temp history, since everybody keeps voting for freaking SWAT.
Steelyuhas
Member
You can't link to file shares because those aren't online.
The Antitype
Banned
...goddamnit
Moa
Member
Search 'The Little Moa' on the file browser in a minute, I'll have them all up.
EDIT: Just to note MLG Simplex v2 & Lockout v1 are just Simplex & Shutout - saving them and putting them on your file share gives them that name :/
The Antitype
Banned
It's well-deserved slurp this time around.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
What are those blue rocket things with pink contrails being shot from the forerunner turret in the first week 6 SpOps mission? They look really out of place.
The Antitype
Banned
Moa
Member
The 'Custom Search' option is broken right now.
Rawr.
