Hey, count your blessings, it could have been the 'Kill 1000 enemies on Waterfront' challenge, which always makes me shake my head.
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Halo |OT2| Hyper-Athletic Speed And Mass And Weight and Power
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ncsuDuncan
Member
Well once you rank up past Nova to Forerunner, credit income starts increasing so much that inflation gets to be a problem. Not to mention all of those damn Super Jackpots flooding the market.
ncsuDuncan
Member
Cash4GAFGold
Loved the SP last night. So good.
It's been a while. My main problem with the map is how long the drop ships come in - they settle down and just carpet bomb for a good minute solid. I grew very sour on Waterfront back when I was playing primarily Firefight Limited. With drop ships every wave, they would be on the map for nearly 1/2 the running time of the entire game, so the only viable strategy was to huddle somewhere and try not to get nailed by them while simultaneously fighting Covenant. I suppose now that I play a sniper predominantly I could hide on the outer rim of the map (and it's easier in Arcadefight to knock the turrets off).
Still, I'll take a pass. I can count the games I've enjoyed on Waterfront on one hand.
Yeah. The kill 1,000 guys on any map is a bit much - at my best, in Doubles, that's four games minimum (depending on the map, more).
Firefight Doubles on Installation 04 is probably my favorite option now. Most of the other FF maps just aren't as interesting to me because they don't provide the same movement as ODST's, with clear zones to defend and fall back to.
The Librarian
Banned
The post was unclear. The implication I got was that because humans were getting so powerful, they decided to expand, when in reality the only reason why the human-Forerunner war happened was because the Flood was forcing humanity into Forerunner-controlled space. It's why I said the comment wasn't "entirely correct." Several questions have yet been answered about the early relationship between humans and Forerunners. For example: Why were the Forerunners so content with humanity having their own territory and allowing them to advance so far technologically?
To be fair, your post also wasn't entirely clear.
I didn't feel like nitpicking; the human expansion into Forerunner territory was close enough for me, even though further elaboration provides context. In my line of work, that's what we call being directionally correct. There's certainly more to the story than that, but he wasn't wrong.
I want to find out why Humanity was given the Mantle. Halo 1-3 painted the forerunners in a really noble light, and their mantle was passed on to humanity.
After reading Cryptum, forerunners were assholes, and humanity isn't much different. I know the Librarian had a thing for humans, maybe the 3rd book/Halo 4 will explain why the forerunners gave their technology to their enemies.
Oh man, screw that Flat Tire challenge. I swear every time that comes up the game decides to stop giving you enemy vehicles. And 10 of them? I'll hit the cR cap before I see that many.
I'm tempted to just skip today and lock my dailies on Bungie.net at 555 completed when they freeze in a week.
I'm tempted to just skip today and lock my dailies on Bungie.net at 555 completed when they freeze in a week.
Installation 04 gives you 3-6 Banshees in a typical game. A double tap with the sniper rifle takes them out nicely.
(They don't necessarily come each round, but if you take them out ASAP they seem to get replaced pretty quickly.)
I think my kids are going to go nuts for Minecraft.
Hitmonchan107
Member
:lol :lol
Is anyone else going to participate in the Halo 3 Server Repopulation Day? (April 7)
I know the netcode is terrible, but I'm really excited to play on Valhalla again with potentially short waiting periods.
Any word if Minecraft sealed the deal with Microsoft to do constant updating?
The Librarian
Banned
That's true, and a lesson learned: Don't bother posting one minute before you have to head out the door.To be fair, your post also wasn't entirely clear.
20$ XBLA game. This is going to be interesting.
I dunno, Microsoft has been very reluctant to allow frequent updates; which is my reason for not picking it up btw. Last we heard about it was that 4J Studios (the developers of the XBLA version) where still "negotiating" and since then we have not heard a peep.
Zeouterlimits
Member
I believe the plan is updates every two months. Even when Minecraft XBLA comes out, it will be behind Minecraft PC.
Hah, I make that exact mistake all the time.
Not the first, though. Microsoft seems to be moving away from the distinction between XBLA and other games; I think the next Xbox will have a more unified online store with a spectrum of price ranges; the walls between Arcade and Games on Demand get thinner with each update.
I'm okay with $20 for a game that's worth $20; of course, I'll be checking reviews and impressions first.
I'm passing on it for now because 4J is the developer. The way they handled Perfect Dark XBLA was subpar.
I'll consider buying it if they actually update the game more than once.
edit: in other news, the new Ridge Racer has suddenly gotten my interest
ncsuDuncan
Member
Whoa, hadn't seen that flamethrower before. I love watching this kind of stuff.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Got this sitting on one of my hard drives and a softmodded green xbox lying around somewhere, i should get my shit together and record some gameplay from it at somepoint.
Hypertrooper
Member
Are you not at PAX East? ;-)
Cryptum and Primordium spoilers ahead:
The Didact knows that the time of the Forerunner is over. He and his wife agree on this statement.("For I fear the time of the Forerunners is drawing to a close") Of course, the Didact said this at the time when they did not know about the cure. Otherwise The Librarian was always on the side of Humanity. Always had a greater plan. Let me fight against the Didact in Halo 4. But shall arise both armies against the Flood in Halo 5.
Hitmonchan107
Member
...crap.
The Henery
Member
DAT FLAMIE
ncsuDuncan
Member
We'll be too busy competing in the PAX Halo Reach tournament, which I assume will use non-TU gametypes and disc maps.
We'll be too busy competing in the PAX Halo Reach tournament, which I assume will use non-TU gametypes and disc maps.
All the PAX Halo tournaments have been poorly run, and the people running the show still won't hand the reigns to another guy.
Basically picture gametypes that kinda sorta try to appeal to MLG and kinda sorta try to appeal to mainstream players and just come out as a truckload of crap.
Oh, and if you try to give the guy that runs them any other feedback than "thanks", he deletes your posts off the PAX forums thread since they gave him moderator abilities. And will then bitch that people ask him questions again and doesn't realize they asked them again because he fucking deleted them the last time they were asked.
Halo tournaments run by PAX itself are a waste of time. You are seriously better off just organizing your own in a hotel room. Or coming to the Halo freeplay in PAX, which is run by people that actually play Halo. Also yes, it's always disc maps and some sort of variant of the disc gametypes.
We'll be too busy competing in the PAX Halo Reach tournament, which I assume will use non-TU gametypes and disc maps.
Usually for those tournaments they bring in Dev Kits with the builds already set up. That's what they did for Mythic, at least.
ncsuDuncan
Member
I didn't play in any of the tournaments at HaloFest but I imagine those went a little more smoothly than the normal PAX offerings.
At East last year the tournament took place exclusively on Condemned and Highlands. I'll just let that sink in for HaloGAF.
At East last year the tournament took place exclusively on Condemned and Highlands. I'll just let that sink in for HaloGAF.
It was lots of fun and I was just excited to play on new maps, even if it meant the tourney was a bit unpredictable. Who takes those things seriously anyways? It's PAX, not MLG.
bobs...onGaf
Member
To be honest if I was somewhere like Pax I would prefer those middle ground games myself. MLG might be Halo at its most competitive, but a balance can be found thats more fun for the mainstream whilst still being pretty competitive. What kind of settings is he using?
The whole deleting posts thing sounds comical though.
EDIT: Lol I couldn't imagine going somewhere to play Reach on Lan, especially when you have Halo 1, 2 and 3, play a good Halo game instead.
The Librarian
Banned
A Halo 3 re-population day? Count me in.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Yeah ill be on
Hypertrooper
Member
I take it serious.
There's middle ground gametypes and then there's "oh, MLG uses a BR right? We should put that in the settings, somewhere"
And then suddenly flares in your face.
And then the MLG teams show up and are placed in separate brackets so they'll face each other for finals.
All 3 above things are true about PAX-run Halo tournaments. At least the MLG guys shook our hands after pushing our shit in. The guy running it looks at people like he's mad that you signed up to play.
Meanwhile, the Halo Freeplay has more varied gametypes, and someone (me) brings an HDD so the latest gametypes and map variants can be used, and is run by an Enforcer that actually plays Halo.
lybertyboy
Thinks the Evil Empire is just misunderstood.
Not sure if you're talking about the same person, but the guy who helped coordinate last year's PAX East tournament couldn't have been nicer or more professional.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Br should be in all settings everywhere.
To be fair the stuff you mentioned didnt sound that questionable, maybe allowing MLG teams to participate, but it would have been awesome to get the chance to beat those guys.
Lack of updated maps/ gametypes does sound a little weak.
All of HaloGAF should participate that way every one could talk about how much better H3 was/is and then we can shortly after begin the cycle again.
It's secretly you, isn't it?
Ugh I probably won't be able to play at all in April. I'm getting shipped off to Eutaw, Alabama next Saturday to work for a month and since I'll be living in provided housing I won't have most of my own stuff.
Super frown.
Edit: oh Halo 3 day is on a Saturday...may drive home for that.
Super frown.
Edit: oh Halo 3 day is on a Saturday...may drive home for that.
Tha Robbertster
Member
We don't do that already?
If there are a lot of persons going to play that day, I might as well join in. I already know one person, that will join me
Br should be in all settings everywhere.
To be fair the stuff you mentioned didnt sound that questionable, maybe allowing MLG teams to participate, but it would have been awesome to get the chance to beat those guys.
Lack of updated maps/ gametypes does sound a little weak.
You know the game is over when your ringer, the guy that regularly 25-0s Generals that challenge him to 1v1s, goes "what the fuck is happening" and you're down 44-10.
It's the only tournament where we did well on Construct. Then we foolishly let the map be switched to Guardian. BAD MOVE
edit: also, I passed up playing against Bungie for Recon at the same PAX (2008). The other two we sent to that one lost to Lukems. In hindsight, I would have chosen my versus Halo differently that day.
ncsuDuncan
Member
Wow, Alabama has such an unusual correctional system.