Damn didn't even think about that.
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Halo |OT14| They call it Halo
- Thread starter Overdoziz
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Damn didn't even think about that.
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Garrett 2U
Member
I am really loving the little in-engine cutscenes they started adding.
They make it feel more like a campaign mission than a firefight mission.
They make it feel more like a campaign mission than a firefight mission.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Me too. without a doubt another step in the right direction I think.
Is that only in Grifball?
Man no auto pickup would be sweet in CTF and regular ball.
Wifiplayer13
Member
Yea, Grifball Pro has auto pickup disabled and has rounds, you can still pass the ball though. I still wish that there was an explosion after you score. And we should be using a bomb instead of an oddball, but oh well.
Garrett 2U
Member
Yeah it is Griffball Pro. But I bet you could take that gametype and modify it back into normal Oddball!
Demoncarnotaur
Member
This weeks Spartan Ops CG episode was fucking fantastic.
The storytelling, pacing, editing, etc has improved a ton. Wow. Now to play the missions.
The storytelling, pacing, editing, etc has improved a ton. Wow. Now to play the missions.
MrGreencastle
Member
CG is getting so good I'd be willing to pay for a second season based on that alone. Good stuff! Why was season 1 even a thing? Should have just skipped straight to 1.5, it's so much better so far - actually feels like bite-size campaign missions for once.
Wifiplayer13
Member
Just checked, you can turn off auto pickup in regular oddball. Never bothered checking cause I doubted that it was even an option.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
This is the most people I've had on my friends list playing Halo 4 since launch week.
Oh hey sweet on Victory Lap there's a Promethean stuck in the door at the very end. Cannot complete mission. Uhh ok try again. SAME DAMN PROMETHEAN STUCK IN THE DOOR.
Great testing 343.
Oh, and for as good as the first three missions are. The last are still the same terrible push button-spawn waves of dudes BS as every other week.
Great testing 343.
Oh, and for as good as the first three missions are. The last are still the same terrible push button-spawn waves of dudes BS as every other week.
GrifBall used to be based on assault.
Only, now GrifBall has its own gametype, unlike the latter.
RIP in Peace Assualt.
That happened to me as well once. Everyone was spending a good 10 minutes shooting rockets, railguns, grenades, and everything at the wall and the Promethean's gun sticking out.
The trash talk, lol. "Put my dick in somebody's ass and fuck it deeep"
http://youtu.be/5I5_1HXVqWs?t=50s
LOL @ "Oh, shiiiiiit!"
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I'm playing the campaign on Legendary for the first time, and holy shit, Scattershot Knights fucking suck. I just encountered my first one, and it killed my interest in playing more.
YourExWife
Member
Biggy, Heckfu, and myself are trolling matchmaking so hard right now. Rolling with Suppressor/Storm Rifle/AR loadouts with Sentry/AC/Hardlight. This is the funniest shit!
SPACECADET
Member
Rolling with YourExWife, Biggy, and Prinz Eugn right now with Suppressor starts with AR secondary rotating between auto sentry, hardlight shield, and hologram.
I think we're 5-1 so far.
Beaten.
I think we're 5-1 so far.
Beaten.
OdysseusVA
Banned
User 73706
Banned
Was anyone else reminded of Halo 2's level Uprising on the first mission of Episode 7? There was something oddly nostalgic about it.
NobleGundam
Banned
SpOps Episode 7 Full Cutscene
Non-English version* (trollface)
Non-English version* (trollface)
After another try and wasting double XP I just turned off my XBOX. Same thing, he's stuck literally in the door with his gun and sword sticking out (which are not part of his hitbox I'll note).
Aside from this:
Cutscene: This weeks CGI story was a lot better than last weeks, and is (IMO) the best one this entire season so far. They appear to have some balls with regard to the story, but it's pretty obvious that the ship and main characters were never in any danger despite the massacre of the crew (which will never be mentioned I bet). Only irksome note is that the Marines and crew are laughably incompetent in these episodes.
Missions: First mission was shockingly good, although it had more then a few janky moments with the dueling Phantoms (that kept running into each other) and a guaranteed trolling source with the single mech (e.g. 'teammates' shooting it with plasma pistols and the like). Second mission was also very good. I honestly thought the entire thing was going to take place in the landing bay (that section was pretty terrible), but nope we actually move on! The engine room mission was ... ok but I immediately noticed the return of "button-waves-button" gameplay. Fourth mission just sucked, one of the worst so far this season. Fifth was boring as hell too, but easy, until the bugged Promethean in the door.
Environments: Was actually shocked that none of these were actually Campaign environments. Was shocked because you barely see the work that went into the Infinity cargo bay and landing area and this would have been a great time to get some use from that work. That said, the pallet of geometry wasn't that extensive and the layout didn't make a lot of sense, but it still looked pretty good. The engine in particular looked cool. BTW there are some spots in these missions where the bloom was OUT OF CONTROL. I chuckled because I had just read the recent thread on that.
Enemies: Still dumb as rocks. Still just massive waves of dudes with power weapons (this week is the return of the fuel rod spam). Even worse, now we also have enemies literally dropping in from the roof. Yeah, super fun. There are some parts in Mission 4 and 5 where a door opens and it's just a SEA of enemies rushing in from the other side but there's no challenge since you just spam your stolen fuel rods or headshot 90% of the enemies before they even get five feet.
Overall: Excellent story progress in the CGI. Spartan Ops missions still largely built by whatever D-listers they have sitting around the studio that are not trusted to work on the next project. Big progress in first missions towards fun factor and fairness. Last missions are usual button pressing spamfests.
YourExWife
Member
I've got work tomorrow, so I didn't want to waste time setting it up since I got on late tonight.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Seriously, Grifball is a blast! They should experiment with some different kind of maps too set in a huge box.
Also, why aren't more Forge maps experimenting with that large coliseum? Looks like a nicely closed-in space with a flat surface.
Also, why aren't more Forge maps experimenting with that large coliseum? Looks like a nicely closed-in space with a flat surface.
Yup. When we figured that out, my teammates (randoms) quit one by one.
Until I was alone.
The lighting in it is terrible
Just beat episode 7, first mission was a blast and I like how your team was already in an op. 2nd mission was pretty good and the rest after that were ok, At least they were smart and made an environment that made sense to revisit for 4 chapters.
Overall it was pretty good. CGI was still amazing though.
Overall it was pretty good. CGI was still amazing though.
The erosion piece colors don't go to well with that room.
The forge pieces in the indoor Grifball court look fantastic!
They're invisible.
Yeah, I actually really liked that part, and not only the fact that you were already in an op, but that it actually got interrupted like halfway through. It made it seem like Crimson actually does stuff other than when you're controlling them. I imagine we'll be returning to that area later to finish the mission that got cut short.
NobleGundam
Banned
Simultaneous post! Monkey Ftw 
Thnx Meng :3I like your new avatar btw, reminds me of my old one lol
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
What a low down dirty shame..
I like your new avatar btw, reminds me of my old one lol
I don't think the Grifball community will ever actually use the 'official' court made by Bungie/343 on a permanent basis.
Sandbox Crypt? Nope. Forge World Coliseum? Nope. Halo 4 warehouse? Nope.
As an aside.. given the popularity of the mode, I'm a bit surprised there still hasn't been an official map designed entirely around Infection.
Sandbox Crypt? Nope. Forge World Coliseum? Nope. Halo 4 warehouse? Nope.
As an aside.. given the popularity of the mode, I'm a bit surprised there still hasn't been an official map designed entirely around Infection.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
That's true. A multi-leveled haunted mansion with interactive elements would be very interesting ;] They could make the Forge palette all spooky versions of the pieces too. Free Halloween DLC to bring Halo 4 back from the grave?! No pun intended as Halo's population will probably be much less by then, although hopefully not lol
Side thought, I wonder how people would respond to two Action Sack playlists: FFA (8-12 players, Infection as a voting option) and Teams (4v4, Grifball as a voting option).
Action Sack's always been one of my favorite playlists. I'm really hoping it's brought back for Halo 4. I thought there was a chance when that Binary Slayer video came out...