Pretty often.
Incredibly annoying, since it hasn't been a problem for this series for a very long time.
That screenshot extraction tool is actually pretty slick.
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Halo |OT14| They call it Halo
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Incredibly annoying, since it hasn't been a problem for this series for a very long time.
Garrett 2U
Member
I remember 343 saying that they were going crazy with the Promethean weapon designs and then they pulled it back because they were afraid it would be too confusing to players.
They wanted a player to pick up a suppressor and be able to relate it to a SMG.
Or pick up a Binary Rifle and understand its a sniper rifle.
Or start with a Boltshot and realize its a
Stupid reasoning but it makes sense with their overall design of Halo 4, accessibility >>>>>>
MrGreencastle
Member
I saw that happen once last night on Garrootle. Sucks, but at least you can sit on it to return it.
That screenshot tool is pretty awesome, good example of a dev making the best out of a shitty situation. Isn't the plan to turn that feature on officially via Waypoint in late Feb?
I think all we know of the plan is that the file share browsing will go up in February, so you'll be able to get them there, I guess. I don't think they've said whether or not a Recent Screenshots feature like in past games will be included. Or video rendering, for that matter.
I hope they take a serious look at how to fix Waypoint once they've achieved feature parity with past games. This whole idea of having to open some weird webapp that takes forever to load up and then displays stats in the most obtuse possible layout just isn't working for me.
I could definitely see it working with a variant of Slayer Pro
Oh wow! That looks pretty annoying, I'm surprised I haven't seen that before since it seems so easy for it to happen. Though usually I'm the one running the flag while the rest of my team is trying to play Slayer in the match. I miss flag jumping, which would probably be ruined by this glitch.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
They should consider making no descope and Stability default traits except for a few weapons like the Snipers and DMR.
When talking about flinch, people associate the non descoping mechanic with it, but I don't think they should take that away because flinch is garbage.. If they simply take flinch away and put descoping back onto the weapons that needed flinch to be balanced, that might actially be better than completely reverting back.
When talking about flinch, people associate the non descoping mechanic with it, but I don't think they should take that away because flinch is garbage.. If they simply take flinch away and put descoping back onto the weapons that needed flinch to be balanced, that might actially be better than completely reverting back.
Fata1moose
Banned
I had a game in Halo 4 where I grabbed the flag then the game black screened, after the game started again I was holding an invisible flag, so I tried to cap it and it didn't work. I then turned to look at the other base and there wasn't a flag to capture.
You can't have fun. It's been illegal round these parts since 2010.
I can't wait to see what they've got up their sleeve.
I love new consoles. Wii U is literally the only major console launch I have sat out.
HollovVpo1nt
Banned
Played the last two SpOps epidosed solo on Legendary today. It played like a great SP expansion pack.
Though I was thinking about the concept of Spartan Ops and how 343 could experimented much more with it. Like having limited respawns to encourage teamwork, assigning a player to a special class, introducing some form of currency to buy upgrades etc.
Though I was thinking about the concept of Spartan Ops and how 343 could experimented much more with it. Like having limited respawns to encourage teamwork, assigning a player to a special class, introducing some form of currency to buy upgrades etc.
SPACECADET
Member
oooowee. i hit SR 91 today
Zeouterlimits
Member
Can't wait. Might be a real dirty fight. Made for some great quotes from platform holders last time round.
Always does.
YourExWife
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K
kittens
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awwwww yeahhhh
I played it for the first time last weekend, and had a blast. I won't be purchasing one till some more of the big N franchises are on it, though.
Computer
Member
The AR is right up there with boltshot on my hate list. I don't care who says its finally not useless. Every time I play regicide it is a AR clusterfuck because it is the fastest easiest way to kill in the game. Pair it with any AA and it is noob paradise. I cringe when the the game winner has 15 AR kills. 343 was really wanting the cod spray and pray to work and it does.
YourExWife
Member
Thought you'd like that. It's one of the most mesmerizing SFW gifs I've found in forever. It's entertaining to such a high degree.
The time where everyone wants new things but wants the new things to be all the same
Gabotron ES
Member
Amazing how a lag free SpOps match can completely change how you play and the overall feel of the mission, had a blast playing with some europeans today.
Why isn't SpOps running with dedis? why did no one comment on the netcode still being shit? WHY?
Why isn't SpOps running with dedis? why did no one comment on the netcode still being shit? WHY?
Dedis don't help lockstep. Actually a dedi wouldn't make sense in that networking anyway, it'd be a pointless network hop.
Nextbox better have Blast Processing.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
You and me both. Hyped for PS4 if only for the start of Next Gen.
Sega Does What Nintendon't.
Gabotron ES
Member
Damm, so they can only go so far as optimizing the already existing code? will coop lag ever be gone...
I'm sad cause I actually love SpOps but most of the time it's an umplayable mess.
Why should I be spending my space dollars in something which will probably run like a PowerPoint slideshow, uh :/
xxjuicesxx
Member
Soon
If it leads to more hilarious things like this:
Then shit, we all in for the funnies.
Co-op input lag could be removed, but they'd have to move to the asynch model regular multiplayer uses.
The downside to that is every AI now has the bandwidth cost of a normal player. So Reach was around 40 AIs, that meanst it's a little over 2x the lag you'll experience in a BTB match. It also greatly exceeds the bandwidth restrictions MS puts in place. They'd either have to dumb down the amount of AI visible on screen at once (so say we stay in the 4 player mark, that'd allow up to 12 AI )
Lockstep has input latency, but since you're only networking button presses, you can have 2 AI or 400 AI or 20,000 AI and the bandwidth cost remains the same, with the same amount of input latency.
I think someone here (probably FireWulff) once explained it has to do with the number of AIs on screen at once. If the skirmishes were smaller scale (less enemies, less vehicles as a vehicle counts as two AIs) there would be less networking strain or something like that.
Latvian Hitman
Member
Dedis wouldn't help SpOps or campaign. They'd be huge for competitive mp, though. Especially if 343 went the same route DICE has gone with BF3 and let people pay to rent/manage servers. It would be a win/win for everybody. 343 would make forkloads of extra cash, and we'd get to play on custom servers with custom gametypes and custom maps with great rotations, etc. No more complaining about the playlist management and settings. You don't like it? Find a server you like, or rent one and set it up how you like.
It would be the greatest thing that ever happened to Halo period, IMO.
User 73706
Banned
Networking button presses, eh?
Yep. Barring a couple of other things, when you're playing Firefight, all that's being networked is your buttons. The decisions the AI makes are predetermined by a seed number shared between the consoles so that the Elite will always choose to dodge to the right of your shot on all 4 Xboxes in the session or the Grunt will always decide to throw a grenade when you walk 5 five in front of it.
To massively simplify it, what happens in Firefight is when you press A to jump, you're telling the 3 other Xboxes to press A for your character at the same time. Once they've acknowledged this, you'll jump on your own box.
Poker Face
Member
ok so microsoft make an announcement now pls
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Can't wait for Durango unveiling with Halo launch title.
consoru fanboiyu
MrGreencastle
Member
Yeah. Microsoft counter-announcement incoming. I want to see what both these companies have up their respective sleeves.
And there's still some juice left in this gen, especially on PS3.
Let the Console Wars commence.
Halo 4: ODST or bust.
ElzarTheBam
Member
There will never be a Halo LAUNCH title unless its Halo 2 anni or some spinoff.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Fyrewulff has been saying this a lot. I hesitate to believe him because I can't see it being a good idea.