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Halo |OT15| Beta-tested, GAF approved
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$20... I guess I can wait.
Came from the same line as the Arcade, I think it was called the Pro bundle or something. It's a 2007 box.
I don't really care when or how they are released so long as they are good.
NobleGundam
Banned
This is true. Stahp complaining until people find broken things within said Maps (If any). Otherwise its irrelevant.
lol dogs don't have faces tho u r thinking of cats
gAg CruSh3r
Member
It depends on if the dog catch me on a bad day.
It's rare if that happens haha.
Ps: I would not harm a dog. I have one of my own
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Edit: Pss: I never said I would harm a cat.... Jk
Ps: I would not harm a dog. I have one of my own
..Edit: Pss: I never said I would harm a cat.
... JkStalkerUKCG
Banned
My cat looks like its already been punched in the face.
MarauderShields
Member
You know things are bad when they cant even get Action Sack right
bobs...onGaf
Member
Halo 4 desperately needed the fast dlc turn around time to be honest. I just hope Halo 5 has more good small to Mid sized maps from the get go
How do you have a pic for EVERYTHING? You are amazing and I love you.
User 73706
Banned
YES your old avatar
So are you guys finally ready to agree with me that Daybreak and Perdition are Reach 2.0? Daybreak's Winter Contingency 2.0, Perdition's Tip of the Spear -1.0 (hence the tank), and Outcast is... well, it looks like Turf, Countdown and Terminal had a baby aesthetically, actually. Hmm.
Are these the same player feedback and behaviors that lead to the axing of Squad Slayer while keeping TU BETA SLAYER in Reach? I'm sure the past games schedules were considered too long for Halo 4, because those games didn't have a shelf life of 12 months until the next Xbox is released.
What I get from looking at very basic, public player data, is that the DLC hoppers continually suffer from paltry populations, therefore people probably do not want another selection of bloated earthen Certain Affinity or Digital Extremes maps. The result? 343 is doubling down on that with their second release in a little over a month.
Nobody sits there and goes, oh yes, Lockout and Midship and The Pit are too good, we're burned out on such great maps, please release more and save us from greatness! People say "We need more maps!" because they paid $60 and now they're sitting there staring at Complex and praying that they don't have to see anything as terrible as that from the next set of maps.
You misspelled Halo 4.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Have you run out of stuff to complain about? ..cuz I mean this is a pretty foolish post.
The long periods between those map packs were too much and were more possible with Halo's 3 year dev cycle. Halo was never being "milked." It's because of that attitude combined with long dev cycles and little improvement after Halo 3 why Halo isn't as much of a powerhouse title with fans anymore.
I msised you. *Swoon*
squidhands
Member
Indeed. My only wish is that more people bought the maps; DLC hoppers are insanely low any time I'm on. Maybe people only want to play one gametype per hopper, as the new Team Objective playlist population never broke over 500 people when I was online over the weekend.
I just love the binary rifle. All of 343i's new weapons are fun, I just don't see them as being implemented in the best ways.
TheOhrenberger
Banned
BTB would be so much better with objectives.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
They need to go back to releasing DLC for free a couple months after release. I'd like to see the long term stats of this and if it's still worth keeping it full priced.
If tying achievements to DLC is the reason why they aren't free later on then I'd rather no achievements, especially if they're anything like what we've been getting.
Halo 4 has the most effective/fun weapon sandbox IMO of any Halo game since 1/2 and the bolded is why I think people may think otherwise. inb4StalkerHalo3 lol
The only fun weapon added to Halo 3 was the Gravity Hammer. In Reach it was the DMR (been needed and begged for since Halo 2), Grenade Launcher and I would've said the Plasma Launcher if they didn't crap on it after the Beta. The Focus Rifle was fun to use but wasn't too effective.
bobs...onGaf
Member
So why is Fiesta missing like the majority of the sandbox?
Doogington
Member
Shame we no longer have Assault and 1 Flag. Attack and defend game types made things so much more interesting.
Oops, must have slipped someone's mind. Don't worry, there's a fix coming next Monday. Because fixing it today is completely impossible.
yeah the only stuff I get is Binary Rifle, Incineration Cannon, Rockets, Fuel Rod and Sniper...
Fiesta was never power weapons only :/ It would be si muc better if you soawn with random weapons.
gAg CruSh3r
Member
Agreed. That's what made BTB so much better. Having that thrill of trying to get the flag the last minute for the win of the game.
User 73706
Banned
That makes Fiesta too random, dude. 343's helping.
1: If the maps play good, that is all that matters. Seeing some of you guys complaining about them because they are big team maps, shows the lack of incredibility to judge a game (and maturity you hold).
2: Why are all 3 map packs being released so soon? Halo 3 had DLC years after coming out, and this the last map pack for Halo 4, 6 months after release. Is Halo 5 being released that fast or?
2: Why are all 3 map packs being released so soon? Halo 3 had DLC years after coming out, and this the last map pack for Halo 4, 6 months after release. Is Halo 5 being released that fast or?
I thought Halo 4 was the biggest entertainment launch of all time or whatever the carefully worded PR release said this time. Halo 4 sold a shitload of copies. The player population - especially in the DLC playlists - is in the dirt. That's not because people had to wait too long between Rat's Nest and Avalanche 4 years ago.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
You know better than to believe the hype.. I've stopped believing what was being fed to me after Halo 3 came out with no XBL Public:
One of the biggest problems with Halo 2's matchmaking system was that it didn't have a similar functionality for Custom games. If players wanted to play a particular map or a custom gametype and couldn't get enough people in the room, there was no way for players to find that game. It segregated Custom Games and Matchmade games, completely. In Halo 3, that's changing. While Matchmaking and Custom games are still completely separate (ranks will only increase in the confines of Bungie's matchmaking service), for players who just want to play Custom Games, Bungie has created XBL Public.
XBL Public is where players can advertise their custom games and then players will be able to seek out modes, maps and gametypes. If a player is looking for a Team Slayer match on High Ground, he'll be able to find the ones that are available and they'll be sorted by how good the connection to the match will be.
More interesting stuff talked about here.
RIP.
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
Skipped straight from Page 173 to the current page. Are we still discussing how Halo 4 is a bad game and being negative about it is fine?
If so, I agree Halo 4 is trash. Still play it though because it's not too bad I guess.
If so, I agree Halo 4 is trash. Still play it though because it's not too bad I guess.
Halo 3's third map pack was originally supposed to come out notably sooner than it actually did as the 'Mythic Collection'.
Unless you forgot the face-palming silliness of Bungie adding achievements for maps in TU2 and then not being able to acknowledge or talk about maps named in achievements almost an entire year
StalkerUKCG
Banned
I'm ill today and following tradition I had a dream and you (and the midnight egg) were in it.
Dammit HaloGAF get our my dreams
NobleGundam
Banned
The Lie Is A Cake.
Too Late. You're Now In InceptionGAF.
Or: Why you won't see Bungie or 343 name features a year out from a game's release anymore because they might have to be cut.
squidhands
Member
That business model is dead forever. If anything, it should be on sale for the first week, similarly to dvd or book releases. Anything to encourage more people to play this game.
Have you guys seen any decent forged maps that pare down some of the larger BTB maps? It would be refreshing to have some more variants in 4v4 that don't require DLC.
Anyone?
ElzarTheBam
Member
How on earth did they butcher fiesta so badly?!
It needs one set loadout, just one.
The fundemental lack of understanding in regards to custom loadouts I.e invis and no radar, is just...disappointing.
Doogington
Member
While not impossible, it is very difficult to do this. Partly because the maps don't lend themselves to it and partly because of the limited objects you can use in forge.
squidhands
Member
Majestic is absolutely worth getting if you want to continue playing Halo 4 (the maps don't change the gameplay or magically make Infinity any less insufferable, so if you don't like that then there's no point). I don't think having Crimson or not matter when matching you up with other players, but I can't say for sure.
That sucks, but expected. I thought at the very least that the new trait zones could lend themselves to some creative thinking in terms of keeping players inside a boundary without having to literally wall stuff off.
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