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Halo |OT15| Beta-tested, GAF approved
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EagleBurnn
Banned
Are we ever gonna get a dedicated king of the hill playlist again?
The dedicated KOTH and Oddball playlists weren't that popular. No surprise they were merged really.
Throwdown has flinch, sprint, Adrift, Abandon, killstreaks, loadouts and power weapon spawns that aren't fully static.
Doogington
Member
Pop
Member
Are we ever gonna get a dedicated king of the hill playlist again?
Nah
Nothing is ever truly dedicated by 343i, everything is outsourced.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
You aren't removing sprint from Halo ever again. I won't let you. I refuse to stroll around maps like I'm a Spartan at the grocery store.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Reach has bloom.
Still not a fan of most of the maps in Throwdown. Add in the gametype changes MLG had for Reach and the combo of Zealot/Sanctuary and yeah, I'd easily put it above what's available as of right now in Throwdown. Even going back to Halo 3, it comes down to community playlists like MLG or Throwdown to make the games enjoyable and removing (at least for the most part) the BS.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Sprint in halo 4 is terrible primarily because there is a delay between sprinting and shooting - its so stupid that you have to sprint to make ground on these huge ass maps but are at a disadvantage if you see someone.
I would vote for smaller maps, no sprint but a decent movement speed.
MLG doesn't.
Sprint doesn't belong in Halo.
Orochinagis
Member
You have melee button for something...
bobs...onGaf
Member
Reach MLG just has stupid nades and a slooooooow shield recharge time.
Halo 4 has those issues too to be fair though
The delay is very frustrating. Was there a delay in Reach? I forget, and I sold it.
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
Spawn on your bro, coop style?
Yes, there was.
Then don't sprint. You trade speed for combat readiness. That's the whole point.
User 73706
Banned
Just throwing it out there: I'd be fine with a gametype suite like this. To clarify, the "standard" variant is BR/Carbine/Light Rifle starts, while the "Pro" variant is BRs only. Or maybe DMRs only, that'd be interesting. Slayer is a weird exception.
Primary Gametypes
Slayer
-Team Slayer, Waypoint Slayer, Infinity Slayer
Team Slayer is the "Pro" variant that has either all BR starts or all DMR starts if you want to make it like Halo CE.
Waypoint Slayer would be BR/Carbine/LR with ordnance/vehicle spawns similar to Invasion Slayer. Essentially competitive slayer but with a bigger variety in weapons that might scare the more hardcore fans away. Competitive Personal Ordnance.
Infinity Slayer is the shitfest we have now. Random Personal Ordnance.
CTF
-CTF, One Flag
No Infinity/Halo 4 CTF ridiculousness.
Assault
-Assault, One Bomb
Oddball
-Oddball, Grifball (fixed)
King of the Hill
-King of the Hill, Territories (Three Plots is still an option)
Regicide
-Regicide, VIP (And by extension Race)
-Needs some tweaking for sure but it'd be more like Juggernaut 2.0.
Secondary Gametypes
These would all be more class-based and generally larger-scale similar to Reach Invasion but done right.
Extraction (A competitive classless variant would be possible)
Invasion (Spartan vs Spartan but it could have some unique skins/armor attachments for "Contras" which are basically renegade Spartans that stole contraband Covenant gear. Armor would be an indicator of "class.")
Domain (Revised and reskinned Dominion).
Flood (Sub-gametype of Infection, think Safe Havens meets Firefight meets Dominion)
Tertiary Gametypes
Basically Action Sack-style stuff.
Race (Achieved with VIP)
Grifball (Achieved with Oddball)
Infection (Unique, "legacy" Halo 2/3-style settings)
Team Snipers, SWAT, and so on.
I have no idea how that would translate to playlists, though.
Primary Gametypes
Slayer
-Team Slayer, Waypoint Slayer, Infinity Slayer
Team Slayer is the "Pro" variant that has either all BR starts or all DMR starts if you want to make it like Halo CE.
Waypoint Slayer would be BR/Carbine/LR with ordnance/vehicle spawns similar to Invasion Slayer. Essentially competitive slayer but with a bigger variety in weapons that might scare the more hardcore fans away. Competitive Personal Ordnance.
Infinity Slayer is the shitfest we have now. Random Personal Ordnance.
CTF
-CTF, One Flag
No Infinity/Halo 4 CTF ridiculousness.
Assault
-Assault, One Bomb
Oddball
-Oddball, Grifball (fixed)
King of the Hill
-King of the Hill, Territories (Three Plots is still an option)
Regicide
-Regicide, VIP (And by extension Race)
-Needs some tweaking for sure but it'd be more like Juggernaut 2.0.
Secondary Gametypes
These would all be more class-based and generally larger-scale similar to Reach Invasion but done right.
Extraction (A competitive classless variant would be possible)
Invasion (Spartan vs Spartan but it could have some unique skins/armor attachments for "Contras" which are basically renegade Spartans that stole contraband Covenant gear. Armor would be an indicator of "class.")
Domain (Revised and reskinned Dominion).
Flood (Sub-gametype of Infection, think Safe Havens meets Firefight meets Dominion)
Tertiary Gametypes
Basically Action Sack-style stuff.
Race (Achieved with VIP)
Grifball (Achieved with Oddball)
Infection (Unique, "legacy" Halo 2/3-style settings)
Team Snipers, SWAT, and so on.
I have no idea how that would translate to playlists, though.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Confirmed never coming
Doogington
Member
Just the option to play them in customs would be enough. Well, not for me since I have no one to play customs with
Demoncarnotaur
Member
It's a stupid point.
You know what one of the more subtle shifts has been in recent Halo games to it's detriment? Punishing players who move and rewarding players who don't. That's the exact opposite of how it should be.
Limiting grenades, personal ordnance, sprint, removal of powerups, armor abilities, slow movement, slow strafe, boltshot loadouts.
All of these serve to punish movement and encourage players to camp. Why does moving at a reasonable pace require that I can no longer shoot and am at a disadvantage in every encounter?
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
I'd rather not walk around maps. If sprint doesn't belong add an animation that makes it look like you are running while using normal speed. I hate how you looked and felt like you were walking around in all the other games.
Halo has never been an arena shooter where you're flying across the map. You move at a decent speed without sprint. You aren't forced to use it.
And I don't care how something looks I care how it plays.
See! SOMEONE around here appreciates me!
I havent seen Abandon in there.
Killstreaks are literally just AA's and they're a cool addition.
No loadouts.
Power Weapons are static.
ps shut up heckfu
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
It'd play exactly the same, but quell the complaints from those that think the game is too slow. It really isn't slow, the animation in first person just makes it feel that way.
Waypoint says Abandon is in the playlist.
AAs as killstreaks is bad because you can't practically predict whether someone has one, let alone which.
The Deluxe gametypes have (set) loadouts.
The weapons (aside from one I think) spawn X minutes after someone picks them up, not consistently every X minutes. Not static.
Heckfu shut up
I appreciate you.
No, but it was a medium-paced shooter that allowed players to move around the map without feeling like a sacrificial lamb in the process. The strafe used to allow a player who was exposed to have a fighting chance. You don't move at a decent speed without sprint, you move very slowly. Go play any other shooter game and then come back to Halo; you'll notice how slow you move.
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
Stopping power as well. Total bullshit. In previous Halo's you always have an equal chance with movement. If some Camo punk is holding an AR and you run by you have no chance because you can't even move. The other offender is 1 on battles is lost. A lot of times you pay a penalty for winning them by getting cleaned up because you literally cannot move.
This is why I shouldn't bother responding to you people. You're either dumber than bricks or you can't figure out to construct an argument without hyperbole.
I highlighted the ironic part for you.
go back to hbo
In the vast wonder of the universe I'm sure there are bricks with greater intelligence. I have yet to be disproved.
Reach LE has a hidden Halsey on her ID card. Can be seen with a blacklight.
http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1175987
http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1175987
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Everyone is so angggrrryyyy
Here is my angry pose
Here is my angry pose
Wow.
I just learned something new about Halo 2.
You know how when you are holding the BR and aiming at an enemy, the reticle turns red if your within range, right?
In Halo 2, when you are aiming at a hunter, the reticle has two stage of this. The normal red for when you are aiming at their armored zones, and a thicker red reticle when you are aiming at their unshielded squishy parts.
I'm still finding new things in this game.
I just learned something new about Halo 2.
You know how when you are holding the BR and aiming at an enemy, the reticle turns red if your within range, right?
In Halo 2, when you are aiming at a hunter, the reticle has two stage of this. The normal red for when you are aiming at their armored zones, and a thicker red reticle when you are aiming at their unshielded squishy parts.
I'm still finding new things in this game.
I don't know how anyone can look out of that helmet.
Reach LE has a hidden Halsey on her ID card. Can be seen with a blacklight.
http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1175987
wow u dont even read the thread do u??
Still cool, worth reposting
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Its for Spartans who's augmentations go bad and their face misaligned sideways.
MrGreencastle
Member
wow u dont even read the thread do u??
Still cool, worth reposting
Definitely. This just blew my mind. I've had that thing sitting there for years now. Bananas. Madness. Craziness.
wow u dont even read the thread do u??
Still cool, worth reposting
i just see pages of hatin' so it ain't worth scrolling back over that
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