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Halo |OT19| 793 Posts, And None Worth Reading
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Caayn
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Same here. But I can understand the reaction of Bungie. I wonder how Bungie feels about 343i.
I don't see Bungie having a bad relationship with 343i. A lot of friends between the two. The one is an offshoot of the other which wasn't the case with Ensemble. And Bungie will always have Halo 1, 2, 3, ODST, and Reach to be proud of so there is no reason to resent 343i for bastardizing the franchise after they made some of the best FPSs of all time.
Gabotron ES
Member
VIP was a slayer variant back in Halo 3 where team coordination is key to ensure the survival of your teams VIP.
On VIP each team has a VIP player which they must protect at all cost, players can toogle many options to change the way the game plays such as:
Influential VIP: stay next to your VIP to become a deadlier soldier.
Escort: on escort players must escort their VIPs to the destination points in order to win..
These are the default settings I came up with, you CAN and SHOULD make ones of your own, to better reflect your preferences.
VIP options:
Things you might find interesting:
A VIP assassinating another VIP will award him a Vipception and a handful of extra points.
Your VIPs gamertag will be displayed on your HUD when you are next to him.
You can toogle escort and other escort related options to play Influential VIP and Escort just as you remember them from Halo 3.
Download links:
http://www.halowaypoint.com/es-es/g.../details/2fa0aafa-a318-4905-9021-08aa62f0b8f0
On VIP each team has a VIP player which they must protect at all cost, players can toogle many options to change the way the game plays such as:
Influential VIP: stay next to your VIP to become a deadlier soldier.
Escort: on escort players must escort their VIPs to the destination points in order to win..
These are the default settings I came up with, you CAN and SHOULD make ones of your own, to better reflect your preferences.
VIP options:
Things you might find interesting:
A VIP assassinating another VIP will award him a Vipception and a handful of extra points.
Your VIPs gamertag will be displayed on your HUD when you are next to him.
You can toogle escort and other escort related options to play Influential VIP and Escort just as you remember them from Halo 3.
Download links:
http://www.halowaypoint.com/es-es/g.../details/2fa0aafa-a318-4905-9021-08aa62f0b8f0
NobleGundam
Banned
Must download and play VIP. And Power Slayer.
Very cool. Will have to run another customs night in the new year.
Prinz Eugn
Member
Halo 3 VIP was terrible, but that sounds awesome. Thanks Gabotron.
I did prefer the plasma launcher tracking was helpful against vehicles and infantry i'm not sure how the sound (favorite weapon sound in halo) was helpful for avoidance depending on distance.
The Spartan laser could replaced with the plasma launcher as a anti vehicular weapon.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Beta Plasma Launcher >
Because the charge sound permeated its entire tracking range - if you heard it, you knew instantly that you were in danger. It wasn't localized to a relatively tiny area within a massive effective range like the laser's was. Hear sound, put something between you and where you think the user is. It's a really elegant piece of design, and succeeds where the laser's "warnings" failed specifically because the range of the sound matched the effective range of the weapon.
nillapuddin
Member
clip looks great, quality greatly improved over launch week
turn off tips & tutorials!
haha, that bugged me too, nilla. tips and tricks was like the first option i changed.
Gabotron ES
Member
he, I like VIP Escort a lot.
I think having the GT of your VIP display on your HUD when you're next to him will make people appreciate the gametype more, I'm happy I got it to work
Stockpile is coming soon too!
Which map is that? DLC?
I was playing BF4 last night and time flew by like nothing. Got home from work, started up and before I knew it I looked at the time and it was 11pm. It's been a long time where time flew by like this while I was playing.
Well I can't argue with that its a shame decent weapons introduced on reach weren't carried forward.
What did you think of the focus rifle?
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
One of the most FUN weapons in any Halo game gets removed.. FOR WHAT?! It was also the best Grenade Launcher in any video game IMO, excluding Goldeneye's sexy beast.
'Tis some bullshit.
Caayn
Member
Seems like he was playing "air superiority" which have a completely different set of maps. AFAIK you need China Rising in order to play that playlist.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
One of the most FUN weapons in any Halo game gets removed.. FOR WHAT?! It was also the best Grenade Launcher in any video game IMO, excluding Goldeneye's sexy beast.
'Tis some bullshit.
First screenshot of Halo 5 needs that weapon in hand facing off against this vehicle:
One of the most FUN weapons in any Halo game gets removed.. FOR WHAT?! It was also the best Grenade Launcher in any video game IMO, excluding Goldeneye's sexy beast.
'Tis some bullshit.
That was my shit. And we get that sticky detonator in its place lol.
Ok thanks, one of my friends got that pack with his game. I guess I might have to buy it.
DeadByDawn
Banned
You people and your grenade launcher, you are bad people. Unless you'd like it back without the EMP effect, then you are okay.
I literally still owe Luke Smith and Paul Bertone that steak. Never got around to actually eating it.
About to go into an interoffice elimination tourney in a new mode in the Xbox One game. It's going to be a SLAUGHTER. We are going to get mercilessly pounded at 60fps. And there are only two weapons allowed.
I am sticking with my Recon scheme however.
I never got good with it. But it was a decent splash/close quarters chaos provider in narrow hallways.
About to go into an interoffice elimination tourney in a new mode in the Xbox One game. It's going to be a SLAUGHTER. We are going to get mercilessly pounded at 60fps. And there are only two weapons allowed.
I am sticking with my Recon scheme however.
I never got good with it. But it was a decent splash/close quarters chaos provider in narrow hallways.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
lmfao I hate you.
Yeah that's the thing I liked about it; it took some skill to be efficient with. Few things in Reach were as rewarding as leading a Grenade shot from deep, disabling a menacing Banshee as it plummets to its death or gets hijacked.
Yeah that's the thing I liked about it; it took some skill to be efficient with. Few things in Reach were as rewarding as leading a Grenade shot from deep, disabling a menacing Banshee as it plummets to its death or gets hijacked.
I don't think the idea was executed all that well. Harassment weapons just don't make for a really fun experience for most players. It really ended up being sort of a waste of time and effort since you had to commit so heavily to each individual target and your reward is almost always an assist. It might have been different if the weapon had headshot damage and wasn't location-agnostic. Even then, a weapon that is basically just holding a trigger and painting a target for an extended period of time...it's just not that interesting to use.
Where it really fell apart was as a counterpart to the human rifle, because the gulf between their kill times was so massive. It wasn't the worst thing as a standalone, but as your only long-range counter in an Invasion match? It's an insult.
First screenshot of Halo 5 needs that weapon in hand facing off against this vehicle:
My body would not be ready for such awesomeness.
My boss asked me why quick game modes (like SWAT, any mode where elimination happens etc) are so attractive and I pointed out that you can Snap TV (or whatever) while waiting for rounds to start on the Xbone. It will make my one hour recumbent bike seshes 100% dense with entertainment.
The best "wait for it" gun ever was the Redeemer from Unreal. Even if I only got one kill, flying it around for as long as possible before detonating was one of my favorite trolls.
Prinz Eugn
Member
You had to be careful though, people could shoot it down...
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Not on that one map I used it on. Big green slime canal was the center, narrow corridor around the perimeter. I would climb up in the pipes at the North end and hide my "body" while I did graceful loops around that corridor. Sometimes I would just chase people and not even detonate.
Your team shoul've been in the Gold bracket.
I haven't played that map enough. I told Bonnie to just hide for the first few seconds. See what shakes out! Check your PMs.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
hahah nice, the Redeemer was pretty fun to use. The Strangelove is up there for me too.
Can't we just go ahead an announce the title? It'll be really s p e c i a l.
Further, you're never on BF4 at night when we play.
Poker Face
Member
I'm personally hoping for Halo: Title Here , instead of Halo 5.
I just got back from vacation. I haven't played anything for a week and a half. I'll be on tonight.
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
So it seems that Haloinsert name here) hasn't gotten rid of Loadouts and a new Slayer gametype has been named Elimination or SLAUGHTER. (maybe a one-life Gametype?)
But recon control scheme is back.
C'mon Stinkles, we're dying for more information.
insert name here) hasn't gotten rid of Loadouts and a new Slayer gametype has been named Elimination or SLAUGHTER. (maybe a one-life Gametype?)But recon control scheme is back.
C'mon Stinkles, we're dying for more information.
This is legitimately the first Halo One/5 news we have since E3.
Incorrect. I have posted a couple of these really deep insightful mentions since E3. lol.
All I can think is: Yo, we heard you like entertainment so we put more entertainment in yo entertainment while you are being entertained.
Orochinagis
Member
Also RIP ODSTs.
So, here's an example of something the coloring dude's worked on before.
And now back to this.
Who wants to bet whoever 343's comic director was limping to the barn to make some totally radical suggestions like "let's focus on high-contrast colors and hard blacks and whites to make it feel real and earthy and gritty, and try to appease some of those good old 90's comic fans." Or maybe even "guys, I'm not sure that people are going to get what CTF means - go ahead and replace 'On it, ma'am' with 'CAPTURE THE FLAG!' It should really liven things up and it's a little closer to our vision. I mean, otherwise, how would someone completely new to the series that somehow started with a one-off comic nobody but the fat nerds at NeoGAF.com are going to read understand what's going on?"
Nope, thats Darkhorse standart qualilty comic if you dont inject some money for the comic so it looks like MS just didnt wanted to invest more money than necessary for this project .
link
Gabotron ES
Member
I played my first 60fps game last week after buying Metal Gear Rising and boy, I now know why you guys where so crazy about it. Everything just feels and moves really good!
Edit: I guess Slayer is now Elimination, I like it.
Edit: I guess Slayer is now Elimination, I like it.
I never had a problem with 30fps games - but it is jarring for me to go from one to the other in either direction.
And it takes a session or two to get used to it.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Your sustain cadence and quality for these gametypes are insane, thank you.
Also Ghal this man deserves a Halo based member tag! STAT
@Stinkles I remember vacations (vaguely), with kids they are simultaneously rewarding and exhausting. Also you should fill out the survey and screen shot your ratings
I'm sure many are curiousRagnarok Flames
Banned
But whats the point in renaming something that has been there for 11 years?
well, i know what playlist i'm getting my 50 in
NobleGundam
Banned
Frankie, is the next Halo like Unreal Tournament & Battlefield? If so, I am jelly
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