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[CyReN]

Just onions seeing those pictures and stats.

 

[xxjuicesxx]

Oh my 1.7 billion Reach blainers.

Brings tears to my eyes.

 

[Hypertrooper]

Pretty cool looking front page slide:

That pic was used at the Halo Fest Bungie panel. Just in color.

 

[thezerofire]

Yes! The scared haunted house patrons thread has returned!

new avatar?

 

[FyreWulff]

That pic was used at the Halo Fest Bungie panel. Just in color.

How would I know, I wasn't the-wait

 

[Tawpgun]

It seems Photobucket changed things and now they re size big images. Finding a new host, but I'm just gonna put it in a quote.

Page link

 

[Computron]

Brace yourselves, tomorrow is April Fools.

 

[CyReN]

Brace yourselves, tomorrow is April Fools.

Always a favorite.

 

[Stinkles]

Brace yourselves, tomorrow is April Fools.

thank god it's Sunday. The number of Halo 4 'reveals' will be limited.

 

[Homeboyd]

thank god it's Sunday. The number of Halo 4 'reveals' will be limited.

I still think the Halo 4 ass-tat reveal would be a worthy part of the April fools shenanigans...

"Halo 4 Reveal w/ Frankie!" - Click here!

*Halo 4 TAT ON ASS*

Here's your reveal, assholes!

 

[Fracas]

What are the odds we hit OT3 before more Halo 4 news?
I'd say pretty low.

 

[Homeboyd]

Damn Kentucky is looking as good as ever.

 

[heckfu]

Damn Kentucky is looking as good as ever.

My bracket

 

[xxjuicesxx]

My bracket Is garbo.

Fixed.

 

[StalkerUKCG]

So good

Spoiler

Helmet on the left is the shit

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Tis a sad sad day. The official end to the Halo/Bungie era is upon us. Now there are no more steps. Bungie shall forever be on the outside looking in on the universe they crafted with so much care and love.

*sniff sniff*

I'm not crying. I just have something in my eye.

*sniff sniff*

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Good game guys! And Wu, we don't know what happened to you last game but we came to the conclusion that you rage quit.

Also Krow came out with a gem of a response on that boardwalk game.

 

[Fracas]

Reach concept art

That used to be my Facebook cover page.
Halo concept art>everything else's concept art

 

[neoism]

Gameplay > 'realism'

very true good thang Reach's gameplay ROCKS

 

[ElRenoRaven]

That used to be my Facebook cover page.
Halo concept art>everything else's concept art

Yes it is. I've honestly never found concept art that time and time again amazes me like Halos does. The closest anyone has come for me is Blizzards World of Warcraft concept art. That's a very close second.

 

[TheOddOne]

Tis a sad sad day. The official end to the Halo/Bungie era is upon us. Now there are no more steps. Bungie shall forever be on the outside looking in on the universe they crafted with so much care and love.

*sniff sniff*

I'm not crying. I just have something in my eye.

*sniff sniff*

See you starside.

Spoiler

*sniff sniff*

 

[Fracas]

very true good thang Reach's gameplay ROCKS

As a Halo game, it's horrible. Compared to every other FPS on the market, it's the best.
Although whenever its newest patch comes out, Battlefield 3 may take that spot.

 

[Pennybags]

Wow, I didn't know Recon armor threads were THAT prevalent!

 

[FyreWulff]

A note from Achronos if you don't pop by the Stats API group that often:

http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/359873/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=71128202

As you may have heard, on March 31st, Halo player statistics will be transitioned completely to Microsoft. Your service record on Bungie.net will essentially freeze. It will not reflect new stats after March 31st, but retain an archive of everything before that time. Users of the Halo Reach Stats API should be aware of the following:

1. While the Reach Stats API will remain on for now, it is likely that we will end access to it at some point, possibly without warning.

2. There are minor differences between how gameIDs are stored in our archive and the live database. If your application relies on long-term consistency for this data, you will want to verify its intended functionality after the transition. You may find that historic links to games point to the wrong events.

3. If you have any questions about Halo stats, they should be directed to 343 Industries/Microsoft.

 

[neoism]

The Halo Reach nameplate settings are still up but the Halo 3 ones are gone. Safe to say we can still change that stuff around?

Btw, is Bulletstorm worth $5? Steam daily deal.

awesome thanks.... bought

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Wow, I didn't know Recon armor threads were THAT prevalent!

'Recommend this picture to unlock recon'.

Also Frankie, Xand asks why you play swat so much? He says you're bad man for going into that playlist.

 

[Tunavi]

Why can't halo ever look like its concept art? the final product always seems so safe

 

[FyreWulff]

Why can't halo ever look like its concept art? the final product always seems so safe

Concept art isn't a graphics target. It's to set the mood and give the studio artists a foundation to work off of.

 

[Kuroyume]

How about that beta Bungie? The PC, 360, and PS3 are waiting.

 

[Karl2177]

Concept art isn't a graphics target. It's to set the mood and give the studio artists a foundation to work off of.

The only thing they really carried from the art for Reach was its gritty-ness. The game didn't match the mood of the art.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

It seems Photobucket changed things and now they re size big images. Finding a new host, but I'm just gonna put it in a quote.

Page link

Wow, those are some crazy stats!

We all knew it was coming, but it is really strange knowing Bungie.net is done with Halo entirely now. Its sad times, but I have faith in 343.

So good

Spoiler

Helmet on the left is the shit

Man, so many awesome unused designs and concepts, imagine if a moment of the game actually played out like that.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Why can't halo ever look like its concept art? the final product always seems so safe

The only thing they really carried from the art for Reach was its gritty-ness. The game didn't match the mood of the art.

True, but I thought ODST did a great job looking more like its concept art.

That game also definitely matched the mood conveyed in its concepts.

 

[TheOddOne]

There are some games that have done justice to the artwork, namely Uncharted, Rage and Assassins Creed.

True, but I thought ODST did a great job looking more like its concept art.

That game definitely matched the mood conveyed in its concepts.

I felt that they should have given ODST the proper treatment, new/updated engine, fleshed out it a bit more and made it a flull fledged Halo game (instead of an addon).

 

[ElzarTheBam]

There are some games that have done justice to the artwork, namely Uncharted, Rage and Assassins Creed.

The best one iv played is castlevania LOS. Incredible.

 

[Franklinator]

Why can't halo ever look like its concept art? the final product always seems so safe

Yeah, I agree.

 

[Stinkles]

'Recommend this picture to unlock recon'.

Also Frankie, Xand asks why you play swat so much? He says you're bad man for going into that playlist.

Fastest way to cycle through full matchmaking sessions to make sure everything is up.

 

[TheOddOne]

The best one iv played is castlevania LOS. Incredible.

Yeah, that is one that translated well too.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Fastest way to cycle through full matchmaking sessions to make sure everything is up.

Fastest way too take out scrubs as well.

 

[FyreWulff]

The only thing they really carried from the art for Reach was its gritty-ness. The game didn't match the mood of the art.

Well, that's just like, your opinion man.

But seriously, when I see concept art, I just go "ooo, preproduction material"

 

[Stinkles]

Well, that's just like, your opinion man.

But seriously, when I see concept art, I just go "ooo, preproduction material"

Actually Halo has pretty much always captured the hues, palettes and color feel of its universe in concept art, IMO. And some of it looks like screenshots at a quick glance.

 

[Homeboyd]

I refuse to d/l that update to the Bungie app.

:/

 

[Karl2177]

I refuse to d/l that update to the Bungie app.

:/

What did they even add to it?

For the concept art, I'll have a larger detailed response when I'm back at my computer. Now I'm off to pick up Syndicate. Pretty excited for that game.

 

[Franklinator]

What did they even add to it?

For the concept art, I'll have a larger detailed response when I'm back at my computer. Now I'm off to pick up Syndicate. Pretty excited for that game.

I want co-op impressions. I'm planning to pick it up once it gets cheaper.

 

[Fracas]

Is matchmaking stable yet? I'm looking to get on after the Final Four games, maybe earlier if either of them turns into a blowout.

edit: nevermind, the Halo: Reach page on Facebook updated and said it is resolved

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Like I said, ODST nailed it.

 

[Homeboyd]

I'm with you Elzar.. Fuckin love ODST.

Karl, not sure.. I think some back-end stuff, but it just appears to be a "memo" that it won't be picking up Halo stats anymore. I will NEVER download it.

NEVER!

 

[Hypertrooper]

Actually Halo has pretty much always captured the hues, palettes and color feel of its universe in concept art, IMO. And some of it looks like screenshots at a quick glance.

I'm always impressed how many people are fascinated from the Halo art until they spot the Halo logo on the bottom right corner of the "Let's Rock!" lithograph".

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

Actually Halo has pretty much always captured the hues, palettes and color feel of its universe in concept art, IMO. And some of it looks like screenshots at a quick glance.

True, but the art often times has a lot more atmosphere and effects going on, and usually the ideas are much more grand, such as those Spartans running into battle. I will say the skyboxes usually capture the art perfectly though, like amazingly well.

Like I said, ODST nailed it.

So fucking sexy. ODST really is a fantastic game, artistically and conceptually. They really nailed it, if only Reach adopted more ideas from it, I could only dream of the HUB city structure during the events of Reach.

 

[heckfu]

I need to go through ODST again sometime soon. Maybe I just didn't play it right.

 

[Slightly Live]

ODST concepts featured rain. Box art featured rain. Opening cinematic featured rain.

Game didn't feature rain during gameplay.

Art lies!