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Halo |OT15| Beta-tested, GAF approved
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yeah, my point exactly. it says something though that its virtually off of peoples complaint radar.
The not being able to spawn with AA's in throwdown is amazing. Getting them in the personal drops is cool.
Unless you plan on getting a top of the line LED TV, stick with Plasma. Panasonic is your best bet. You can get a really great size and quality Plasma for about half the price of a comparable LED. I'd say only the very best Samsung, Sony, Sharp LED tv's compete.
No worry about burn in, and most plasmas now also have smart features.
i havent played much it much. i have a hard time adjusting to playlists with base movement trait changes. 110% movement is enough to throw my entire game off.
Throwdown has faster movement? I actually hadn't noticed. Oh cool it is. I always thought I felt more agile in throwdown. I love it.
I honestly don't even notice it. If I never saw that it was changed to 110% I would think it was normal.
thezerofire
Banned
whoa, wtf happened to bnet?
Destiny happened.
Here's the catch. There isn't a "download to Xbox" option.Wow, I nearly missed it in the Bulletin but the online File Browser is live
Anyone got any good Forge maps to share with a link to download? Smaller the better.
...WTF
I clicked Add File though and it added it to my File Share. I guess that's a start?
Why won't it just go into a download queue though...
Deadly Cyclone
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Hydranockz
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Cheers for the games guys. Hopefully the connection will be a tad more stable since I've gone.
StalkerUKCG
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This is Infinity BTB where the weapons are random and vehicles don't matter.
TAWPGUN FFS THINK OF THE RABBITS
Hydranockz
Member
This is Infinity BTB where the weapons are random and vehicles don't matter.
And teamwork means nothing.
because you'll always have at least two -20 randoms
YourExWife
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Posting this for the GoT fans I know are here who don't watch Community
I'm not getting any of these puns. Maybe I need to learn history...
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
Good to hear, progress at least.
I remember someone here saying about having the Boltshot strip shields only.
Would everyone be good with that? I think it would be a good trade off, with some cooldown after the first shot to stop insta-headshots with the remaining 5 shots?
Yeah, I'd be fine with that even though it'd turn it into a Plasma Pistol reskin. The game's improved a lot since launch though (if you haven't played it recently, which I'm guessing you haven't due to not knowing about the Boltshot), Team Throwdown and Doubles Pro are great.
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
HaloGAF should get together and run Big Team sometime, I think it'd be fun.
I'd love to start playing with the group, but my lack of time and a working mic prevent me from being able to.
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
Ive played Throwdown and Snipers a bit, have the pass and havent played the maps yet. Halo Wars is eating up all my gaming time right now. Ive heard good about the maps though
It'd be nice, sure. It would also fit into the same niche that the light rifle does, being a hybrid of the two other notable weapons in its class with some drawbacks. Headshot capability of the magnum without the scope, plus shield stripping and charge time of the plasma pistol without the tracking or EMP.
I think you'd probably need to institute a cooldown between the charge and melee as well so you haven't turned an instant kill into an almost-instant kill.
Wake me when Big Team isn't just Slayer. BTB Slayer has always been a snoozefest.
Orochinagis
Member
I remember when I betrayed tashi in Halo Reach, fun time.
Ooohokay. Will look out for another plasma then as I only have about a thousand AUD. Cheers mate
BlueScrote
Member
Yyeeessss another halogaf community fan.
I'm pretty sure everytime I've played big team with a party it's been non-stop donging.
Yeah they're pretty good, even Landfall which is the weakest of the 3 maps is enjoyable. They're only in an Infinity playlist though (which I think has non-infinity options in it, but I've yet to play them). Skyline is my favorite with Monolith in a close second, plus they've all got static spawns which automatically makes them another step up from the on-disc maps.
The hardlight shield is not even half as bad as armor-lock was.
-you can still get shot/meleed from the sides and behind
-you can shoot at his feet even from the front
-the user is not stationary
-a well placed granade will most likely kill the hls user
I dont see the problem with it when compared to things like camo, jetpack or thruster pack.
Boltshot nerf made it way more bearable but I agree that it was not enough.
I have no problem with it being a one hit kill at point blank but I think you should be right besides your enemy (so much that you would start to clip in third person).
What bugs me is that after the update you still get your shields stripped completely when the enemy is 50 yards away...
The only thing that has changed is that it isnt 1hit kill but one hit with the botshot weapon swap and headshot.
This still is faster than 5shots with a dmr at close to mid range when you have the coresponding perks.
-you can still get shot/meleed from the sides and behind
-you can shoot at his feet even from the front
-the user is not stationary
-a well placed granade will most likely kill the hls user
I dont see the problem with it when compared to things like camo, jetpack or thruster pack.
Boltshot nerf made it way more bearable but I agree that it was not enough.
I have no problem with it being a one hit kill at point blank but I think you should be right besides your enemy (so much that you would start to clip in third person).
What bugs me is that after the update you still get your shields stripped completely when the enemy is 50 yards away...
The only thing that has changed is that it isnt 1hit kill but one hit with the botshot weapon swap and headshot.
This still is faster than 5shots with a dmr at close to mid range when you have the coresponding perks.
Finally got Majestic!
About to start streaming some Majestic FFA and Throwdown
http://www.twitch.tv/reev3rb
About to start streaming some Majestic FFA and Throwdown
http://www.twitch.tv/reev3rb
Still need to delete Crimson so it stops yelling at me...
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
Would someone be up for organising 16 of us to run some big team?
I don't remember....you asshole!
SHIFTYkiwi
Member
Id be keen to play some btb.
No, it's actually worse than armor lock, but you said yourself it doesn't get noticed because there are other things that take precedence like camo and jetpack.
Case in point you say throw a grenade, what if the guy is far away? Close enough you can ping him with a rifle, but too far for a grenade.
Then, sprint is always on, instead of as an armor ability. If I see you stop shooting, to throw a grenade, I'll drop the shield and start running. That's also if you still have grenades to throw since there is no pickup for grenades, without resupply.
With armor lock, the guy was a sitting duck, you could close the distance and wait it out. With hard light shield, he can move behind the copious amounts of rocks and cover, he can deflect shots somewhere else. Plus, you add in instant re spawn, and it's likely he'll have a teammate spawn near him soon.
So he can have up to 6 or more rockets to use. Static weapon drop Doesn't work well with this perk, people are just abusing it, like any of us knew it was going to happen.
Landfall becomes unplayable with people camping inside the main base.
Depends on the range. Armor Lock was a big pain in the ass at closer ranges, but once you got out a little ways the user was going to be toast as soon as he came out of it because he couldn't move and you could sit and wait - the stationary nature isn't a positive for the user, it's a negative. With the Hardlight Shield, the user can pretty easily get away after popping it if he's at even medium distance since your grenade is much more difficult to place at range, you can't flank at that distance, and the foot shot isn't easy enough to do and isn't going to kill him quick enough anyway. That mobility is a big reason it's so powerful.
On average, it's maybe not as bad, but it's still a bit of a lateral move and a pretty big pause button that I don't think needs to exist.
And thruster pack? That's one of the most inoffensive abilities the game has. It's that and Hologram in the "decent fit for Halo" category.
FUNKNOWN iXi
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NobleGundam
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You Must Be Kidding Me That You're Saying HLS, Is "Worse" Than Armor Lock. Please Say That Its All Just A Joke Post.
Now if you're serious than I'm Lost for words how someone believes this without extensive research and testing both Armor Abilities Strengths & Weaknesses.
Fixed.
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