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Halo |OT2| Hyper-Athletic Speed And Mass And Weight and Power
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Demoncarnotaur
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Yeah I obviously meant the latter part of today...
Also,
Wat (logging into Waypoint terminal nao)
Edit 2: vvvv Use
Dude, good catch.. I was just using the terminal app the other day and it worked fine.. On top of that I swear the loading thing looked different then, and while I can't get it to load fully, it seems like it changed. Something tells me we may indeed get some info via the terminal input down the line.
Yup, basically what we read before, but still a nice read. Im really excited to see more from the game.
Just curious if anyone can load the terminal page on the site? Mine just shows a looping menu bar.
http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Terminal
http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Terminal
This guy found it. And yeah, that would be a great way to drop hidden bits of info.
Wonder if an ARG will happen?
Edit: Karl, no it hasn't worked for me tonight either.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Nope, I can't either and I got it to work a few days ago.
Edit* I can get it to work on the 360 though, so lemme try some different combos.. Any better pictures of the symbols?
Yup, I always thought it was very complex for something just created for anniversary, plus the fact it accepted 10 symbols when anniversary only used 5 struck me as odd.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Well it was working in Chrome for me but not in firefox. However now it's not even working in Chrome.
Halo 4 multiplayer ARG. Great way to reveal the story without interrupting flow of the game.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Well, tbh, none of the symbols in the screencap look like what the terminal allows you to input, so I dunno what to try from here.
Yeah, I don't see these symbols on the terminal input thingy, so I think they are unrelated. That said, I still think the terminal thing will eventually be relevant, even if it is to view our terminals, etc. from Halo 4 and beyond.
Yeah, I don't see these symbols on the terminal input thingy, so I think they are unrelated. That said, I still think the terminal thing will eventually be relevant, even if it is to view our terminals, etc. from Halo 4 and beyond.
Garrett 2U
Member
Idk what I am anticipating more tomorrow...
More Halo 4 news in the weekly bulletin or the iPad 3 event.
Sent from my iPad.
More Halo 4 news in the weekly bulletin or the iPad 3 event.
Sent from my iPad.
Garrett 2U
Member
What do you guys think about adding in the ability to counter a Melee attack that punishes the aggressor?
I think it would be an awesome way to solve the double best down issue, especially seeing how sprint is returning.
Plus I don't think Melee should be a primary tactic in a FPS, I think it should be a last resort.
It could simply cause them to take the damage and be pushed back, but there are also other creative ways to "punish" them.
Maybe you twist them, changing their direction and causing disorientation.
Or I think it would be really cool if you could disarm them and throw their weaponon the ground.
I've always thought CQC was a bit unexplored in the halo franchise, especially since the Spartans are trained in martial arts?
They wouldn't jump around and hit an enemy with the butt of their weapon...
Those suggestions are all really short affairs that would take less time to end the encounter than the CQC situations of recent Halo games.
I think it would be an awesome way to solve the double best down issue, especially seeing how sprint is returning.
Plus I don't think Melee should be a primary tactic in a FPS, I think it should be a last resort.
It could simply cause them to take the damage and be pushed back, but there are also other creative ways to "punish" them.
Maybe you twist them, changing their direction and causing disorientation.
Or I think it would be really cool if you could disarm them and throw their weaponon the ground.
I've always thought CQC was a bit unexplored in the halo franchise, especially since the Spartans are trained in martial arts?
They wouldn't jump around and hit an enemy with the butt of their weapon...
Those suggestions are all really short affairs that would take less time to end the encounter than the CQC situations of recent Halo games.
Ajemsuhgao
Member
Was the real purpose for the "BOBs" in Reach ever revealed? Or were they seriously just weird easter eggs?
Barrow Roll
Member
Hot. Still not a fan of that helmet but everything else about the Spartan IVs looks awesome. Surprisingly, almost every piece of their armor is different from Chief's.
For what it's worth, that particular attachment didn't make it to the final game. Still, I get what you're saying.
Agree 100%.
I dig default Noble Six's appearance. Well, the VGA trailer version with the UA attachment and the FJ/Para knees. The concept art for Reach Spartans is awesome though.
Steelyuhas
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3 melee's to kill instead of 2 fixes pretty much all the major issues with melee, and melee with sprint.
I am curious to see what they do with CQC, I do agree that it is an area of Halo that has always felt a little underdeveloped.
Garrett 2U
Member
Well yes and no.
Nerfing Melee that much makes it a less viable option to kill someone, but you might as well just remove the feature entirely, as it wouldn't stop people from actually trying to Melee sprint.
The triple beatdowners would probably still win sometimes, and therefore they will keep trying it.
Especially in the games containing less skilled players..
Allowing people to counter a Melee attack makes it a risk/reward option and would make it a last resort to get that close to someone face to face.
I wouldn't normally agree with something like this after the whole sword-block issue, but that one in particular is just too cool. I mean, it's technically not gimping any weapon, which was the problem with SB. Only problems with it are that 1) plenty of people just going for a normal, legit melee would get screwed and 2) people who rush-melee probably wouldn't give less of a shit if they lost their weapon in exchange for a kill.
If however it there were no prompt - no button or QTE displayed on the HUD - and it only worked after sprint/second melee attempt, I might be okay with it.
As long as it's not a drawn out, elaborate animation like assassinations; even just hitting their gun to the side and countering with a melee of your own would be really fun. If CQC is going to be ruined by sprint, might as well add more depth to it.
Really like your thinking though.
Edit: also, it should only be possible when directly facing your attacker.
Garrett 2U
Member
I wouldn't normally agree with something like this after the whole sword-block issue, but that one in particular is just too cool. Only problems with it are that 1) plenty of people just going for a normal, legit melee would get screwed and 2) people who rush-melee would probably couldn't give less of a shit if they lost their weapon in exchange for a kill.
If however it there were no prompt - no button or QTE displayed on the HUD - and it only worked after sprint/second melee attempt, I might be okay with it.
As long as it's not a drawn out, elaborate animation like assassinations; even just hitting their gun to the side and countering with a melee of your own would be really fun. If CQC is going to be ruined by sprint, might as well add more depth to it.
Really like your thinking though.
Thanks
Yeah the encouters have to be quick or you end up punishing the spartan countering by making him vulnerable!
The sword block is a whole separate issue because, it was not the proper way to balance using sprint and sword
The sword is a power weapon designed for Melee combat. In CQC, the sword carrier should win against a normal spartan Melee.
Just another design flaw of reach, but that's what happens when you create such a diverse sandbox for your game that has massive scale as well.. It is extremely hard to balance!
Leads to a whole different discussion
StalkerUKCG
Banned
The Concept art for the spartans always looks great its typically why i grab the art books.
Click to make bigger
The Art oh Halo 3 also has some great ones but i cant find any pics of it online.
Yeah, I think that Reach was enough of a guinea pig for all sorts of
melee ideas that H4 can't possibly make similar mistakes in the aftermath of the rage. So something like this would at least be an educated addition.
I would be opposed to any sort of Assassin's Creed type disarm other than what you're describing though, I'm sure you'd agree.
-_-... Just thinking about the chasing is making me feel awful about sprint in this game...
Middle and right MK VI's look awesome.
horrible
I would be opposed to any sort of Assassin's Creed type disarm other than what you're describing though, I'm sure you'd agree.
-_-... Just thinking about the chasing is making me feel awful about sprint in this game...
Middle and right MK VI's look awesome.
Garrett 2U
Member
No assassin creed disarms!
That would be awful if you could kill people with one button!
StalkerUKCG
Banned
I might scan some images from the art of halo 3 later, the book is out of print now and it seems no one has archived it in digital format
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Come on Halo scrubs.
Double posting like a G
Double posting like a G
Even if this is all fake, my god does it sound juicy. That's like the most ambitious game ever.
Hypertrooper
Member
About the terminal decode device: When people translated the symbols into letters, people typed specific Halo-names etc.. The page reacted to words like SpartanIV, MasterChief etc. It was already sure back then that the terminal page will have a bigger meaning. One thing will be as "storage" for the terminals to watch them on PC or unlock more content like the extra terminal.
I wonder if they will ever do anything for the ??? page.
Hypertrooper
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Lol of course.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-07-343-confirms-halo-4-is-native-720p
waypoint forum is crying now.
Even though Frankie keeps telling us how fake it is, you have to give the guy somes props on his fan fiction skills.
What he says makes PERFECT sense from reading the books and 343i comments on taking the franchise to new places and pushing the enveloppe technically (modern HALO) and story wisse.
Halo 4 takes place 5 years after Glasslands, so it's been 5 years the Infinity is pretty much operationnal, 5 years Spartan IVs have been in active duty, 5 years since UNSC have had access to a forunner planetoid, 5 years they have had Covie Engineers building stuff for them, 5 years Halsey has pumped her unfathomable expertise in UNSC secret tech etc...
Which makes it possible they've know for SIGMA 7 (name is cool) wether through data found where Halsey and co were stucked, or through space exploration with the Infinity.
Humanity's brotherly struggle is amply alluded, and the ONI being dark assholes too. It is not far fetched to think shit can hit the fan when ONI and UNSC's plans don't align.
Having large opens spaces, varied locations and outer/inner world exploration as well as space combat is a staple of Halo fiction too.
Now 343i said big, juicy changes were coming. Since Glasslands clearly states Humanity is not content on having been wiped out because they were technically inferior it is not far fetched to think they've put crazy ressources to build new weaponry and vehicles.
That the advances are made thanks to breaktrhoughs in Forerunner understanding largely point to adapting their tech which comprises lot of transforming robots and structures. AND SEE THAT NEW LOGO.
Thus "evolving" weaponry and vehicules makes sense and it also very cool whether as a story element or gameplay thing.
When Halo 4 releases, you will have had shooter games with classes, parkour, weapon cusomization, perks, real time building, exploration, story choices, emotionnal dimensions, even story driven MP ; 343i cannot ignore this since they have to be able to sell consoles and give playersa reason to look forward to XBOX720 with this game.
Which makes it possible they've know for SIGMA 7 (name is cool) wether through data found where Halsey and co were stucked, or through space exploration with the Infinity.
Humanity's brotherly struggle is amply alluded, and the ONI being dark assholes too. It is not far fetched to think shit can hit the fan when ONI and UNSC's plans don't align.
Having large opens spaces, varied locations and outer/inner world exploration as well as space combat is a staple of Halo fiction too.
Now 343i said big, juicy changes were coming. Since Glasslands clearly states Humanity is not content on having been wiped out because they were technically inferior it is not far fetched to think they've put crazy ressources to build new weaponry and vehicles.
That the advances are made thanks to breaktrhoughs in Forerunner understanding largely point to adapting their tech which comprises lot of transforming robots and structures. AND SEE THAT NEW LOGO.
Thus "evolving" weaponry and vehicules makes sense and it also very cool whether as a story element or gameplay thing.
When Halo 4 releases, you will have had shooter games with classes, parkour, weapon cusomization, perks, real time building, exploration, story choices, emotionnal dimensions, even story driven MP ; 343i cannot ignore this since they have to be able to sell consoles and give playersa reason to look forward to XBOX720 with this game.
Post this on Waypoint and post the link so I can see the tears lol
Partly, yeah. I think melee (as I've said many a time) not being nerfed also didn't help. I was only playing yesterday after a long hiatus and players were trying to double beatdown me.
Incidentally, I played Halo 3 yesterday and 5000 players were online. That's pretty impressive.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
What? Its not 343i's job to do ANY of that. The 360 has sold 66 million units and has 40 million
They also dont need to be making gamers look forward to the Xbox 720/Durango thats microsoft's job whenever the console is annouced, I dont even understand how Halo 4 could make people want a new console. The next xbox will sell a shed load like the 360 did and Halo 5/6/ODST2/H2:A/ whatever may also push a few units with people playing "Catch up" I know many didnt buy a 360 till Halo 3 for example.
Parkour really wont work well in a Halo game and neither would TF2 Style classes (COD style classes/loadouts might fair a bit better but its a huge change from any halo game previously) I dont know what "real time building" is. "Story Choices" isnt a good idea either, this isnt mass effect and the rest of it with the exception of a Multiplayer with a storyline is what halo already has.
However i feel people are jumping on the MP with a Story thing about too strongly. IMO Its not like its going to be a separate campaign or anything just a little bit of info saying that your playing out training simulations testing new equipment and weapons and armour in a live fire battlefield environment while simultaneously the spartan IV's are being put to the test.
I agree with everything you said. TheOddOne liked this post.
Furthermore making great and addictive games sell consoles, namesake doesn't really push hardware these days. Yes, Call of Duty is addictive.
Zeouterlimits
Member
HIT ME UP WITH DAT BULLETIN BSA!
The only reason I came to XBOX360 is Halo/Gears, and the only reason I stayed is Halo MP. I could have done with PS3/PC because it's my 10th XBOX360 and I need a PC anyway.
So MS builds an entire studio made of top talents because they like me and want me to play good games. How nice. I thought they wanted to build something I could not resist and would entice me into gaming on XBOX because I cannot do without Halo.
Halo 5 on Durango makes me look forward to having the new console, even though it won't be revealed during the console's launch and I will, of course, buy it nonetheless on day 1 because it's Halo's home.
I have no idea what's going on and did not mean to say all those elements will be implemented, just they exist already are used a marketing points to distract players from the already established franchises. The real time building refers to Starhawk.
Bioshock Infinite will have an emotionnal story between two characters (Chief/Cortana).
Parkour was stated because if sprint or else is not an option it may have consequences on the gameplay, and I like modern games that offer great animations when you move.
Yup, that's the best guess. I just like my wild speculation, and the "test" story does not, in my opinion, make for a smart way to implement story in MP nor evolve the story (like I thought was implied in the Kiki interview).
Hey, it's just fun times ahead anyway, and I got ME3 early (in Euroland) and the game is ok so far (although I regret ME1's music so much but at least the game is not as bro as I feared).
Hydranockz
Member
It's only Wednesday...?
I see disappointment in your future.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Thats your reason and many others have many different reasons, Objectively XBox live is the best online experience on a console, it trumps PSN in terms of features its more reliable and with 40 million accounts its pretty successful, However the vast majority of players are playing Call of Duty. Call of Duty Next Gen will push console sales but again it wont be needed the bigger/better looking games and hype will sell the Xbox 720
No MS build an entire studio of top talent because they want to make a shitload of profit from a game and they want to see a franchise continue because its profitable (not only in games but pretty much every form of media)
Games sell consoles this is common sense but they dont build Halo with shipping consoles in mind they build the experience parallel Games + Console Sales = Maximum Profit. Exclusives sell consoles but its not the exclusives job to sell a console its just one of the effects the game has.
Just got my "dispatched" email while writing this post, ME3 CE and SF X T CE.
NO MASS EFFECT 3 SPOILERS ANYONE!!!
Oh FFS really? GTFO with this shit
Zeouterlimits
Member
And the bulletin will be out today.
Yes, I'm aware it's not even 4am in Redmond.
The Henery
Member
Not a deal at all? The vast majority of 50's for sale in Halo 3 were made in Doubles. Probably followed by MLG owing to its covetousness. Anyway, I imagine the misguided folks who actually paid for 50's didn't actually play on them in the playlist the tag was a 50 in; they wouldn't have stayed 50 for long, obviously. They're not skewing trueskill to any relevent degree.
People who don't want 1-50 because of cheaters are ludicrous beings. Hey guys, let's scrap the Olympics because of the roiders! Then the dirty cheaters won't be able to cheat! And roid dealers will be out of business! We've solved the problem of Olympic cheats!
Also, no podiums. I don't want to know that someone is better than me. Hide those golds.
Halo 4 on this week's GTTV episode.
Maybe we'll see a bit more footage that some of the press got to see at the Showcase.
Maybe we'll see a bit more footage that some of the press got to see at the Showcase.
Tweet Keighley and ask if any new footage will be shown. He answers a lot of fans. I just don't have twitter.Sadly i doubt it
StalkerUKCG
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Der Flatulator
Member
Me too, but we can only hope...Sadly i doubt it
I think they'll be teasing out via text and maybe screenshots over the next few weeks. There will indefinitely be something at E3, but that's a while away. Any other events, apart from GDC coming soon?
Zeouterlimits
Member
Done.
Hypertrooper
Member
You know people ask this question a lot... But
PAX East (April), E3, GamesCom(August), PAX Prime (End of August).
E3 will have something. GamesCom will have something too. Definitely MP. The press is going to get the PAX Prime stuff to see with an Embargo of course.(That's my guess). PAX Prime will have a Halo 4 Panel. (Damn I want to be there this year too)
I really don't see where this is going, but I'll chime in regardless. I think MS created the studio, because of different factors.
a) They could have given the job to an independent developer. In short term that makes sense — they get a game and a partner. Long term though the outlook isn't good, the developer is still independent. They can get other jobs offered, expecially with the pedegree that they worked on Halo. Furthermore you gotta question how long the independent developer is gonna want to work on Halo. It's harsh to say, but some independent developers just want the contract — the game and quality comes later.
b) Creating a new studio is costly and to some degree ineffective. You have to find people and make them work together. Furthermore giving them one of the biggest IP's in the industry is kind of crazy. Then again, when hiring people they know what they are working on and why the studio was set up. Short term and long term this makes sense — the studio is theirs, games will come out on in steady pace and they can house different teams within the studio (marketing, PR, development). Huge investment, but the payoff will (I hope) be bigger.
I think those factors played a big part in the creation of 343 Industries.
For MP it's either kill barriers or invisible walls. I'll take kill barriers every time.
Ok, I don't want to joust for jousting's sake but :
I'm pretty sure MS has love/hate relationship with COD because the franchise can move to any plateform and thus wants Halo to stay relevant (aka make it big) instead of judging Halo by itsprofits merits.
That Halo sells on any medium is the reason why we got a top notch team and great writers (still waiting for a good Halo comics...).
HALO, FORZA and XBOXLIVE are to MS, what MARIO, ZELDA and childhood memories are to Nintendo.
When MS won't have IPs people crave, they will get fucked by Apple or STEAM or even SONY/Nintendo.
Hope you kept your saves people.
THERE IS
I'm pretty sure MS has love/hate relationship with COD because the franchise can move to any plateform and thus wants Halo to stay relevant (aka make it big) instead of judging Halo by its
That Halo sells on any medium is the reason why we got a top notch team and great writers (still waiting for a good Halo comics...).
HALO, FORZA and XBOXLIVE are to MS, what MARIO, ZELDA and childhood memories are to Nintendo.
When MS won't have IPs people crave, they will get fucked by Apple or STEAM or even SONY/Nintendo.
Hope you kept your saves people.
THERE IS
SEX AND A LOT OF SHOOTING
Don't go breaking my heart...
Had to believe in something. That "leaked info" was interesting at least. Although I can't really imagine a cross between a needler and a rocket launcher. That, and the enemies described there sound more like basic, feral creatures, which wouldn't really fit in Halo.
Now the whole game is ruined for me...
I want MOAR, even it comes comes in the form of e-bullshit.
Anyway if customisation with effects is just the tip of the iceberg concerning changes, I'm gonna start to believe you have two lives to make so many posts and so many changes at the same time.
Nowhere, but I'm trying to wrap my mind around 343i goals. Bungie is a beast full of love yet willing to conquer the world. That's a paradox, but a paradox that has given rise to Halo.
As far as 343i is concerned I would like to understand what the hive-mind is over there.
On one side they are MS
I'm just trying to figure what this group is about and then infer on how it impacts what they do.
if Halo changes, I want to change with it.
I'm a big Nintendo fan, and have been for a looooong time, and some changes done over time especially on Zelda and Mario Kart don't suit well with me to the point I buy those games only to be disappointed.
I want to be enticed by the games I long for, that's why I come to GAF, to take out my words and elaborate my thinking rather than feel abused by franchise fatigue or else.
Games are awesome, Halo deserves to be be great and I'm thankfull MS did not kill the franchise because Bungie left and COD was mega successful.
That said if I'm given the game I want (or don't know I want) then I'm super pumped.
Can I have a hug?
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