Well, Microsoft DOES own Perfect Dark's engine now. Might as well make use of that $375,000,000 they paid for it.
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Halo |OT2| Hyper-Athletic Speed And Mass And Weight and Power
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Well, Microsoft DOES own Perfect Dark's engine now. Might as well make use of that $375,000,000 they paid for it.
I still don't understand why they don't just put AAs on the maps as pick-ups. That way you can prevent certain AAs from being abused on certain maps but simply not putting them on it. It also makes it easier to create maps around specific AAs instead of having to adjust the map to every AA.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Yup, its fucking pointless. =/
Rand0m TAG
Member
better yet, why was boneyard even included.
Because it's the definitive Halo from the people that brought you Halo.
You know that feel when you remember Invasion or anything Elites is gone from competitive matchmaking in Halo 4? So good.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
That still leaves the Overshield available, like Reach
Rand0m TAG
Member
that alone is enough reason to buy halo 4. if i was able to survive 1.5 years of AA in reach, im sure i will be able to accept AA in halo 4
Too bad you still have Invasion Slayer/Skirmish's power weapon spawning system in the rest of the game now.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
I didn't mind Invasion, but I do agree it was not fully fleshed out and ultimately was a resource drainer. Its too bad, because Invasion in concept is pretty awesome, but the end result was a mixed bag.
I just looked at yours to see what's different. For Reach, mine says you have 2281 sniper kills and 1341 medals. Which ends up being around 58%.
Also, I'm just over one-third complete with collecting HaloGAF stats. My graphs were looking nice and had an almost perfect curve in terms of DMR kills/games played. Then I put in HiredN00bs, and the right side of the graph skyrockets. Hopefully there's another player who is in between him and B M ARAGON or else that particular graph is gonna look really funny.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
You're right, but:
Boneyard is pretty much entirely unfun. Yup, opposite of fun.
Lol this is true. I kind of want to split Boneyard in two and play customs on the other half, just to see how it plays.
Mister Negative
Member
I haven't really kept up with info since the leak...is the world still on fire?
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I'd join in! I really want to try out that "Bonus Slayer" gametype I made a few weeks back, with bonus points for headshots, etc. It'll probably play like crap, but I wanna try it anyways.
Also, that stats stuff is awesome, Karl.
So I'm trying to play Halo 2 (Disc) on my 360 (Slim 4gb w/ 250gb HDD) but it won't even load. Any ideas?
Halo 4 was canceled this morning...
Was the 250GB from another Xbox or bought directly from a store?
Ah shit. Does it look official? Some counterfeit drives omit the Xbox emulator. Or the last owner deleted the Xbox emulator off the HDD.
Do you have any other BC-enabled games? See if any of those work.
HigherLevel
Member
There is 4 player campaign co-op right? I can't remember the details and I can't find them anymore.
It SHOULD prompt to download it when the game starts. All I can suggest is
1. Perform System Maintenance on your HDD and try to start Halo 2 again (clean the disc while you're at it)
2. Pull the HDD out and back in to reseat it.
3. If that doesn't work, delete Halo 2's entire directory and attempt to load it again (you'll lose the DLC maps if you downloaded them, though). It may have become corrupted. The 360 likes to do this to OXbox games.
Linked in the top of the OP.
Or at least I don't feel like I should even be worrying about that when AAs and Sprint are back for yet another game.
@DavisEllis Is there a timeframe for when the delicious pictures from that mag will hit the web (officially)?
Mister Negative
Member
I've always wanted playlists that separate DMR/BR type stuff from AR stuff.
I'm primarily a DMR/BR user, but sometimes I like to relax and have some fun with an AR. AR gametypes play differently and I enjoy them from time to time.
It sucks when you can't play them because they're always getting voted over.
I'm primarily a DMR/BR user, but sometimes I like to relax and have some fun with an AR. AR gametypes play differently and I enjoy them from time to time.
It sucks when you can't play them because they're always getting voted over.
Unfortunately playlists tend to become centric to one gun or the other, and the options fall away over the game's lifespan. They really should not bother with starting 4's BTB as AR start. They did that with 3 and Reach and eventually made them 100% BR each time. Just cut to the chase, damnit. Same with Team Objective.
Nobody's going to be using the AR though when you've got the BR, DMR, and Carbine all in the same game. Don't even know why you'd choose any weapon that does midrange in a game with 3 role redundant rifles. Hopefully they aren't slathered all over campaign. It's gonna get boring if you're just cycling BR/DMR/Carbine throughout the entire story.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
AR to do twice as much damage, 2x scope to balance it out
Hydranockz
Member
Do we know they are going to be redundant? I don't think we do yet.
Eah are so slightly different, it just comes down to taste. Having players choose what to roll with is kind of awesome.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I'm sure they've balanced them out and they have different strengths and weaknesses. Gears 3 allows you to choose between three rifles for start-up, and it works rather well, they're all perfectly viable and balanced against each other.
The Assault Rifle...yeah, IDK. Maybe it's your secondary weapon or some shit.
The Assault Rifle...yeah, IDK. Maybe it's your secondary weapon or some shit.
We don't know yet what the rate of fire, shots to kill, clip sizes, and range are like for each of these weapons yet though. I agree though, I'm glad for it even if its just preference. In Reach, I pick up the Needle Rifle anytime I can as I prefer it to the DMR even though its slower to kill.
Hydranockz
Member
Exactly, can't wait to see what 343 has planned.
just want to say PAX was fun and all the halogaffers I met were all awesome people
Also Trial Evolution is the shit
Never got Trials. Gonna get Evolution day 1. They had so many stations for trials whenever there was nothing else to do I would be on that.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
In fact, change all the starting weapons to BR, just different shades of colors you can unlock with Marathon Monopoly Money
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I expect shots to kill will be the same, but some guns (DMR?) might shoot slower, making kill times slower. This is just speculation.
Do we know they are going to be redundant? I don't think we do yet.
We've seen two of them, one in video, and the unseen one's usage is pretty well defined by it's appearance in two other games.
At this point, it seems more like they'll be player preference for starting choice than anything. They'll probably be able to have them available as choices across all of multiplayer, since cutting Elites from multiplayer would certainly buy you more RAM to play with. That DMR has a scope only a mother could love though.
HiredN00bs
Member
Ugh, driving back home, still have 2 hours to go, it's midnight, I have a cold, tired as shit, drinking red bull and listening to the Glasslands audiobook.
I guess things could be worse...
I guess things could be worse...
You could be playing Halo 4. Amiright Over?
Mister Negative
Member
I think that's exactly my point, y'know? Why put the AR in a playlist that's just going to become more BR/DMR centric over time? Save the poor thing, put it in a playlist called "Team Autos" or something, no rifles on the map.
In fact, if the SMG is back in the game (which is doubtful) make a "Team Close Quarters" playlist. SMG/Pistol start, ARs and Shotguns on the map. Would be funtimes. Plus, it'd fit in with the whole "Training on the Infinity" thing. Close quarters training! Woo!
Eh, they probably should just demote it to a map pickup in multiplayer. Thing is already useless in TU Reach, along with all the other weapons they broke. It's only really good for tearing vehicles up.
I expect it to mostly feature in campaign.
Mister Negative
Member
If you demote it to a map pick-up, it just won't get picked up. The thing is useless against anyone with a rifle, unless they're situationally unaware, in which case I could kill them with anything.
While it is useless, it's only useless because the things around it are better. While it would make sense in real life for an AR to exist for close quarters, that doesn't translate well to video games, especially Halo, where the BR is king at all ranges.
That's why I think it should have its own playlist. It promotes a different style of play, it's a little less serious, a little more hectic.
And again, as a disclaimer, I'm not one of those people that thinks the BR is the worst thing ever and should be nerfed, I just have a soft spot for the AR in my heart hardened by years of MLG gametypes.
Part of me thinks BR spread will be returning, just to balance it against the DMR. DMR=slower to fire, pinpoint accurate, BR would be faster and a little less accurate.
BR is already confirmed to have no spread.
Then they went and added the Sawed Off to the game. Oh well, next time I guess
Mister Negative
Member
Well, there goes that theory. As others had mentioned, Gears 3 has a pretty cool system and I was hoping it'd be similar to that. EPIC did a great job balancing those starting weapons in my opinion, which is unfortunately shaped by fairly limited experience.
Confirmed a while back in the thread, let me go find the post.. no spread or bloom, just recoil.
edit: I'm too lazy to go find it. It's back there somewhere.
They should be called Frankelz.We have Spartan Points.
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