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[The Librarian]

Worldwide Dedicated Server farm locations for Halo 4

Hawaii
California
Texas
North Carolina
Iceland
Germany
Japan

Make it happen 343

Why NC?

 

[Hypertrooper]

Good Games Plywood. Sorry that I sucked.

 

[Plywood]

Good Games Plywood. Sorry that I sucked.

Actually you raised the bar by not dying 22 times as a result we won the 3 out of 4 games we played.

GG

 

[Tawpgun]

Why NC?

I'd put one in NYC, One in Florida, One in Seattle, one in LA, and one in Kansas. Should cover the US nicely.

 

[Havok]

Hey Reach, if everybody's grenades are taking a full second to come out, maybe pick a host that doesn't live in Peru.

That'd be great, thanks.

 

[Kuroyume]

Why would you put a server farm in Hawaii if there's one in California. Even if Hawaii isn't as close as it looks on the map it's still an odd choice because it's not close to much of anything.

The northeast should get a farm. NYC preferably.

 

[squidhands]

What should I watch next you think in terms of gangster/mafia movies?

I already have scarface, I heard goodfellas was pretty good?

Although it might be weeks till I get a chance to watch movies again.

A Bronx Tale. Fantastic film.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

For any future Overdoziz post :

 

[Devolution]

I need to shoot up some shit, anyone on? Too lazy to turn box on.

 

[Steelyuhas]

Bulletin

I'm sure the link won't work.

Heat is a fantastic film.

 

[The Librarian]

That is strangely mesmerizing.

 

[Overdoziz]

Haha, my god.

We wanted something balanced and tuned for competitive play, and something that supports Halo in its purest form: aiming, running, shooting, and jumping.

No.

Starting on Friday and ending on Sunday, hopping into Team Objective and Super Slayer will present you with the chance of receiving a 20,000 credit bonus.

No.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

We weren't walking in Halo 1 - 3 Over.

Bulletin

I'm sure the link won't work.

Heat is a fantastic film.

Heat is a fantastic film.

Another "eh" bulletin really, but will have to be looked on favourably because we got some map discussion. Do like this new image.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

A Bronx Tale. Fantastic film.

Thanks. : )

That is strangely mesmerizing.

It really is.

 

[Kibbles]

Last Friday, amidst four different types of pretzels and five different varieties of mustards, we gathered around the big screen to watch one of our designers play through a Halo 4 Campaign mission. With the hectic schedules everybody has been keeping, this was the first time many of us saw the sequence in an almost final state. Yes, it’s still a work-in-progress, but to see several near-finished game components form a single, cohesive experience was an exciting moment for us as a studio.

You’ll be hearing more about that mission very soon.

Hearing? No, I want to see.

 

[Blueblur1]

So far Wraparound is remind me of Narrows. *shudder*

 

[Overdoziz]

So far Wraparound is remind me of Narrows. *shudder*

Zealot reminds me of Midship.

 

[Havok]

It'll be interesting to see how the Super Jackpot affects Objective's population.

 

[The Henery]

Hopefully we can toggle the recoil on the BR in custom games.

 

[zap]

It'll be interesting to see how the Super Jackpot affects Objective's population.

I'll be glad of the bump in population, but I still want it back to 4v4. I also am very unhappy about Super Slayer being a carbon copy of Team Slayer.

Please 343i, give us Squad Slayer back

 

[orznge]

I'm on the fence about dedicated servers versus P2P. But that last part is so true. A custom server list would be very beneficial.

They're not mutually exclusive.

 

[Havok]

I'll be glad of the bump in population, but I still want it back to 4v4.

Agreed. 10 players with 2 grenades and a DMR each break most of the maps. Asylum is a complete disaster now for Flag and especially Bomb...well, more of a disaster than it was.

 

[Karl2177]

I'd put one in NYC, One in Florida, One in Seattle, one in LA, and one in Kansas. Should cover the US nicely.

Kansas? St. Louis is better.

 

[StalkerUKCG]

Hopefully we can toggle the recoil on the BR in custom games.

i very much doubt thats ever going to happen. Unless they implement some kind of Weapon Stat editor which could create a whole host of problems and would end up making its way into matchmaking and then the playlists would get disorganized and lack uniformity again resulting in people getting mad which means Halo 5 would have to be ground breaking forcing microsoft to invest billions into it running their cash dry, cash that otherwise would of been used to fund private space flights, one of which the astronauts would encounter a alien race who could cure death and desire, however since they made Halo 5(the worlds first AAAAAAAAAAAAA game) we never found the cure to death, instead what happens is the game is so good all natural resources get destroyed in an effort to keep xbox's playing the game and humanity fades into blackness.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT!

 

[Fuchsdh]

I'll be glad of the bump in population, but I still want it back to 4v4. I also am very unhappy about Super Slayer being a carbon copy of Team Slayer.

Please 343i, give us Squad Slayer back

Oh, they bumped it to 5v5?

Objective gametypes really need fewer people because it forces you to be a bit more strategic and means you are far less likely to get constantly cut down as soon as you touch the objective.

 

[Stinkles]

So far Wraparound is remind me of Narrows. *shudder*

nope. Nothing like it. But I like narrows.

 

[Blueblur1]

nope. Nothing like it. But I like narrows.

Based on the media you guys have shown so far, you can't blame me. I'm not calling the map garbage or anything. It just reminds me of Narrows visually and we have barely seen enough geometry to see what really sets it apart.

 

[CyReN]

nope. Nothing like it. But I like narrows.

So it's like Lockout.

 

[HiredN00bs]

What is this?

 

[Homeboyd]

What is this?

Airgun?

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=16269245

 

[Fuchsdh]

Airgun?

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=16269245

Which is what? How are there living civvies on Winter Contingency? The file deets and comments don't really explain.

 

[Stinkles]

Which is what? How are there living civvies on Winter Contingency? The file deets and comments don't really explain.

people who live in glassed houses.

 

[Fuchsdh]

people who live in glassed houses.

I guess it's really late here and so everything is going over my head? Help me Min-sik Choi!

 

[ActiveRush]

Another barren bulletin i wasn't expecting much but dang.

 

[Hey You]

What is this?

The Saints are on Reach.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

The Saints are on Reach.

Ha, awesome.

 

[HiredN00bs]

people who live in glassed houses

...shouldn't hold guns?

 

[Fracas]

The Saints are on Reach.

Well now someone HAS to photoshop a Penetrator in her hands.

 

[The Librarian]

No.

While I do agree that sprinting isn't "pure Halo," it does beg the following question: Can additions in Halo games become part of what makes for "pure Halo" or is it set in stone?

 

[Franklinator]

People who play Arena aren't very good, it seems

Also, while playing, my team and I played against of 4 guys, and we won 50-9. They all left, then we got matched with the same team in the next game and won 50-14. They left a second time, and we got matched with them a third time and won 50-14. And each time one of their guys sent us an obscene message

 

[xxjuicesxx]

Halo is whatever Juices says it is.

Now where is this Hawaii'n dedi going? O'ahu?

...And each time one of their guys sent us an obscene message

Why aren't these being posted?

 

[HiredN00bs]

People who play Arena aren't very good

Keep playing, and you'll change your tune pretty quickly. I guarantee in less that 20 games you will face some competition.

 

[Franklinator]

Keep playing, and you'll change your tune pretty quickly. I guarantee in less that 20 games you will face some competition.

Hopefully the competition does ramp up. I'm 19-1 right now, and most of the wins have been us at least doubling the other team's score

 

[HigherLevel]

I don't think sprint is a bad thing if everyone can do it. Obviously a Halo 2 base speed w/o sprint is ideal but that isn't likely to happen.

 

[Rand0m TAG]

People who play Arena aren't very good, it seems

Also, while playing, my team and I played against of 4 guys, and we won 50-9. They all left, then we got matched with the same team in the next game and won 50-14. They left a second time, and we got matched with them a third time and won 50-14. And each time one of their guys sent us an obscene message

Depends what rank you are

 

[Fracas]

Hopefully the competition does ramp up. I'm 19-1 right now, and most of the wins have been us at least doubling the other team's score

I'm guessing as soon as we get assigned a division, we'll get some competition.
But for now....total scrub city.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

While I do agree that sprinting isn't "pure Halo," it does beg the following question: Can additions in Halo games become part of what makes for "pure Halo" or is it set in stone?

Good additions like vehicle hijacking can become a core part of Halo. Bad additions like AA's should be discarded.

Sadly Sprint wasnt discarded.

I did love the Update, one of the sentences about feeling like a Hero felt like a direct dig at Reach. I know it wasnt, but im glad it seems as though the mindset is to allow individuals to perform again.

 

[Overdoziz]

I don't think sprint is a bad thing if everyone can do it. Obviously a Halo 2 base speed w/o sprint is ideal but that isn't likely to happen.

Halo 4: Now with even more people running away from death.

 

[Retro]

Halo 4: Now with even more people running away from death.

Halo 4 needs an AA that allows you to set a teleport point you can return to instantly when activated a second time. Imagine charging someone down with an AR and 'nade spam only to teleport behind them and run into your own grenade? You could even Yoink yourself!

One could go -20 in a single match in style.

 

[Franklinator]

Why aren't these being posted?

Ha, I'd post them but XxMistaTurtlexX only sent the messages to one of us rather than the whole team, so only a friend of mine got them. I may ask him to record the messages, though, because I want to hear them too