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Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Classic, 80's band hairdo competition thread derailing confirmed in 3...2...1...
If you warmed up a little
If you warmed up a little
BlueScrote
Member
Majestic is really the only one with decent maps. The champions maps are fine too. Crimson's were really bad, and the third pack was so forgettable I can't comment on their quality.
I'll be getting GTA5, I've been finishing up odds and ends in GTA 4 all week.
I'll be getting it as well. (Xbox 360 version) Might even be able to grab it on the weekend
If you're willing to go grab some people on TrueAchievements they're not too hard to boost (at least Reach and 4... Halo 3's lone wolves and map-specific achievements are definitely the worst in the series. I'm not sure the completion is worth the time I put into it
Glad to hear the advice helped.
Hypertrooper
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You are just being jealous that I'm friends with Greenskull!
It was playing DDR the first time. I'm from Germany and we do not have such nerdy stuff here.
Still. I remember when Hitmonchan and I went into Gameworks and saw Sai rocking DDR.
Computer
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I do believe that there will be a 32 64 player playlist in Halo 5. Halo has always been about big open battles so why not bring that experience to multilayer. Also its something that Halo has not been able to accomplish yet because of P2P networking.
I just don't see how that wouldn't compromise the core Halo experience. I'd love a Battlefront Halo, but I don't want that within my mainline game either.
aHebrewMenagerie
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Would the Halo Sandbox even work with that number of people?
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
So it will exist in Halo 5.
You know what I mean!
I feel that most shooters next gen will be of a larger scale, with the new hardware. I could see 6v6 or 8v8 becoming the new norm, especially after Halo 4's move to higher playcounts in formerly 4v4 playlists.
- Reach supported 40 AI on 512MB of RAM and it's processor. Suddenly you need a cloud for hundreds of AI on hardware with 10 times or more the usuable RAM?
- Every time someone tries to claim a base component of the renderer is going to be shuffled off to the cloud, a kitten explodes. 60fps? Even the smallest packet you could send for lighting would not make the round trip in time for a 60hz update, let alone 30hz. Real time weather? Not sure why you'd need to cloud that, Reach had a decent weather system (see: rain on Alexandria that interacts with vehicles correctly, the ashfall on The Package) and the ability to have bajillions more particles on the One means you have more stuff to make rain etc more convincing. For rain to look convincing it has to collide with things in real time. Cloud rain would always be frames behind and it would look obvious.
Just my opinions though.
The most I'm predicting usage of the cloud and AI involved is for online co-op. If they have dedicated servers, it's more feasible to make the AI asynch, which would let you eliminate button lag (especially in a 60fps game). In lockstep you're only networking buttons, in asynch each AI takes the bandwidth of a normal player, so people aren't hosting 40-man equivalent games off their home connection, so lockstep is required to make things feasible. Bring in dedis, and that's no longer a problem. Plus people could actually join a co-op session in progress..
StalkerUKCG
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Old news but HaloGoTGAF this is your new Gergor Clegane
HafThor
HafThor
Gaf-Didact
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GTA online not launching until October, so close to next gen. I just know a next gen version is coming.
Syphon Filter
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Don't be so sure. SA never came to 360 or PS3 and it was close to the launches of those.
Tomorrow night
Cool what time/zone?
Not really, even though everyone is always clamoring for it. While I understand the fascination with large-scale multiplayer games, its simply not something that actually translates well to gameplay. I think most people have this idealized fantasy in their head of super strategic and epic battles, when the reality is that it simply devolves into a clusterfuck. Flow is the key to an engaging multiplayer experience, and the flow of large-scale combat in videogames is just not there.
I don't think the primary reason for not increasing player counts is technical, but on the design side.
Not to sound like a broken record, but the thing that makes Halo cool is the frequency of "hero moments" where you as an individual have a great streak and are able to say "I did this cool thing." That can still exist with higher player counts, but the pronoun often shifts sharply toward "We did this cool thing," instead. I think you see this in things like Battlefield where the discrete gameplay units are primarily squads, not individuals. The ability for the individual to overcontribute to a larger effort and feel good about it is something that sets good Halo games apart, and that ability gets more and more scarce as player counts increase.
I think there's a lot of merit to large scale engagements, but I also don't know that I feel it needs to or should go farther than 8v8. The key difference between massive single player encounters and massive multiplayer battles is that in single player, the onus to accomplish the mission objective is almost entirely on you as the player. All of those potential hero moments are all yours, where you cannot make that same guarantee in multiplayer.
FUNKNOWN iXi
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Which is why I believe they need to initially focus on the 2v2 dynamic for Halo 5 gameplay. Make several maps that work very well for 2v2 and can still be fun for 4v4 (ie: Most of Halo 1 maps, Midship, Lockout, etc.), then go from there.
The launch maps and base gameplay need to be stellar.
I'm glad they are doing this. Gives me time to beat the story and mess around the city a bit and get familiarized before hopping into online.
Orochinagis
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You should try GTA IV before, amazing game.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
The internet has been won today by one gif. Or two, mixed as one.
Good, I wish they had found him back in Season 2.Old news but HaloGoTGAF this is your new Gergor Clegane
HafThor
Enter The 36 Chambers
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The internet has been won today by one gif. Or two, mixed as one.
I dont get it?
Is the led light strip the big deal?
Poker Face
Member
nah, it's just something that looks cool.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I wasn't a big fan. I played about ten hours and then stopped. I think (hope) I'll like GTAV a lot more, though.
No its Antonio in the TV watching it being turned on
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
It's a gif within a gif. Gifception.
Notice the reflection on the TV was ketp even, it's masterful gif work.
Enter The 36 Chambers
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Ah completely missed that.
Damn hahaha can't believe I didn't see that.
Damn hahaha can't believe I didn't see that.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Hafþór Júlíus "Thor" Björnsson
Height: 6ft 9inch
Weight: 419lbs
Ser Gregor "The Mountain that rides" Clegane of the House Clegane
Height: Amost 8ft. 7ft 10/11
Weight: 420lbs +
Conan Stevens (season 1 Gregor)
Height: 7ft 1inch
Weight: 320lbs
Ian Whyte (season 2 Gregor)
Height: 7ft 1inch
Weight: 260lbs
He is the closet in terms of build, definitely better than Ian "stand-in" Whyte who seems he was chosen last minuet due to Conan's other commitments and because he was on set regularly for MoCap for the giant(s?). I just wonder if he will have the presence of Conan he was one imposing mother fucker.
Barrow Roll
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Didn't realize AlienShogun was going to be in GoT.
Orochinagis
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welp, GTA V will be the same thing but with more liberty to do random stuff.
and more interesting protags, and no annoying cousin.
The only good thing to come out of GTA4 were the addons
I had a blast playing GTA IV, I can see its limitations and frustrations in hindsight, but it was a great game. First time I was also more interested in the story than just dicking around. Coupled with Lost and Dammed and Ballad of Gay Tony, it was the complete GTA experience.
So excited for GTA V, will go to midnight launch for that. Can't wait to see how they improved the old San Andreas as well.
So excited for GTA V, will go to midnight launch for that. Can't wait to see how they improved the old San Andreas as well.
The Henery
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And Max Payne 3 combat
Gaf-Didact
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The player movement and controls were piss. Niko or whatever the fuck his name was moved like he had cement shoes. The melee controls were equally atrocious. The city was a marvel though.
K
kittens
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Hey yall, I started a HaloGAF Crew for GTAV. If we're not going to play Halo, at least we can play something else together! There were already two other HaloGAF crews from the Max Payne 3 days, but they seemed inactive.
You can also join the larger GAF crew for folks getting the 360 version.
You can also join the larger GAF crew for folks getting the 360 version.
Halo: CE gets #4, Halo 2 #7 on IGN list.
http://www.ign.com/top/shooters/4
http://www.ign.com/top/shooters/4
1. Half-Life
2. Doom
3. Half-Life 2
4. Halo CE
5. CoD 4
2. Doom
3. Half-Life 2
4. Halo CE
5. CoD 4
Yeah, Doom as number 2 is pure nostalgia. It's barely playable now. But hey, I marginally liked Half-Life so thank god that beat HL2. I wonder if they just throw darts for the final ones, or they strategically pick for drama.
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