wow. your quick edit was nice but i still caught what you said and bolded it for you. you're welcome.
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Halo |OT2| Hyper-Athletic Speed And Mass And Weight and Power
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wow. your quick edit was nice but i still caught what you said and bolded it for you. you're welcome.
Mister Negative
Member
I understand, appreciate, and make full use of the dominance of precision weapons in normal gameplay, but I sometimes enjoy running around spraying with a full auto weapon.
I'll be honest, the way you put "skill gap" in quotes doesn't give me a great feeling. However, I am glad that you understand Halo's diversity is what makes it great. Hopefully, what you guys make the default gameplay is "your vision," and you allow all the different segments of the community to play they way they'd like to in their own custom games and eventually playlists.
I'm also hoping for even more customization than was in Reach, with hopefully very little of it affecting gameplay.
I played Reach with my three friends from the good ol' days in a zero bloom playlist for the first time ever a few weeks ago and I had the most fun I'd had since Halo 3. It felt like Halo again. Especially because the match was on the Pit remake.
Forerunner crystals. Hitscan was confirmed separately. The BR has no spread. It's just like the 1.1 Halo 2 BR.
Thanks for the posts Ellis.
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I really hope we can change this, annoys me for some reason every time I go back and look at it, can't put my finger on it.
Reminds me a lot of shredder from TMNT. Haven't decided if I like that look yet or not.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
A large and vocal reaction is a given with such big changes, especially when so very little detail and context is given to those changes, but that is on Gameinformer and not you guys. I have to say, I really like that you guys are doing something special, making this game your own and bringing new things to the table. While we all love Halo 2/3, I know we would grow bored of it if each installment was that same thing, and thus the series must evolve. Personally, I am very thrilled with many of these changes and haven't been this excited to play a new Halo game in a very long time.
Halo 4 seems to be the Halo I love mixed with something brand new, and I like that. Hey, its possible these changes may end up sucking, who knows, but I know I am feeling good about what I hear now. That said, please, when you guys can, elaborate on the details you have shared- from the gameplay, gamemodes etc to the engine changes. Im dying to hear details on all of those.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Well I'll be damned. A gun that's actually going to work in a Halo game.
Steelyuhas
Member
So much stealth brag about how you play the game everyday.
I'm just jelly.
Yeah although some of this stuff sounds wack (random weapon spawns, instant respawn, more AA's than I can shake a stick at), if 343 nails the core gunplay and player movement, I'm not gonna give a fuck.
This is a bit of a subjective question, but where would you place the weapon audio quality on a scale of say, 1 to Battlefield 3 level?
edit: lol nevermind, that's a dumb question.
Der Flatulator
Member
thezerofire
Banned
Thanks for the posts Ellis.
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I really hope we can change this, annoys me for some reason every time I go back and look at it, can't put my finger on it.
I think they look badass.
And David, I'm trusting you. I'll try to keep my melodrama in check
Der Flatulator
Member
Did this balance graph ever get discussed?
I'm thinking the five spokes could be Kills, Deaths--- What am I saying, I have no idea...
Steelyuhas
Member
Picking your starting weapon is awesome. No more AR vs BR vs DMR vs Magnum vs airsoft gun starts fragmentation, and you get to start with awesomeness all the time.
Garrett 2U
Member
So Arena is actually pretty decent now.
With one exception, Countdown.
Without jetpacks, there is nothing stopping teams from sitting back in the radio towers with shotgun and sword.
With one exception, Countdown.
Without jetpacks, there is nothing stopping teams from sitting back in the radio towers with shotgun and sword.
You can change your primary so yes you can.
Fuck the BR though I am using a Covenant Carbine!
It's really not. Terrible Forge maps all around, and you still only start with 1 nade? Seriously? Add in the suck of bloom, slow movement, no bleed through, terrible weapon placement, & 1 inch jumps and you have a pretty terrible "competitive" Halo experience.
Playing it tonight made me realize that the only way for this franchise to go at the moment is up, we're already at rock bottom.
My very first thought. I actually had a dream about it, as lame as that sounds.
Coolest looking Halo weapon imo.
I actually have a really important question for Frankie or David. Not sure if you guys can answer though.
Will I be able to have my red Triad/Triforce symbol like I've been using since Halo? Please let me know soon. I'm headed to Gamestop tomorrow and I wanna know if I should cancel my preorder.
Will I be able to have my red Triad/Triforce symbol like I've been using since Halo? Please let me know soon. I'm headed to Gamestop tomorrow and I wanna know if I should cancel my preorder.
This is important! Triforce with Display background or no sale!
Franklinator
Member
I want the Legendary Edition of Halo 4 to come with real life Forerunner Vision
It's too rare to be released to the public. 343i employees will be lucky to get a copy from what I hear. :/
Yes! I knew you could do it man.
Rickenslacker
Banned
All I need for cosmetics is the Mark VI... Mark VII? Whatever you wanna classify Chief's current helmet. Gimme that for my MP model and I'm set.Thanks for the posts Ellis.
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I really hope we can change this, annoys me for some reason every time I go back and look at it, can't put my finger on it.
Deputy Moonman
Member
But that's just it, the changes do not seem to have a lot in common with Halo. They are more like blatant CoD ripoffs. It's not like fans are disputing minor changes to core Halo mechanics. The game is being flooded with things that have never been a part of Halo, based on the info we have so far of course. From all outside appearances, Call of Duty is the vision that 343 has for Halo. But I realize that is based off very limited information. Halo4 may turn out to be fantastic, but it does seems like a really odd direction to take the game. I'm just going to wait until further details and explanations can be given.
I think the one thing that has been needed since Halo2 is a plethora of really good matchmaking maps, and if that can be achieved, people are going to forget all of the rest of their concerns. But the jetpack automatically makes that a daunting task with its addition.
Thoughts on the jetpack: If 343 insists on leaving it in the game, despite the map breaking problems it can cause, it needs to be much faster and last much shorter. Its function needs to be confined to getting to other levels quickly and not for camping in the sky with grenades.
It looks like a strainer pan lol.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Sniping in Reach is all about just letting the autoaim do the work for you lol. I have never been impressed by a Reach sniping clip. Hopefully the Halo 4 sniper goes back to being like the Halo 3 version.
I wouldn't be surprised if you can throw spartan points into sniping armour to make the sniper have more autoaim :lol
lol!
Sounds suspiciously like armor lock.
Deputy Moonman
Member
I feel like I've missed new information. Did anything come out of pax?
TS x Massacre
Member
Thank you for posting Frank.
To be honest, this is all I could've hoped to hear at this early point in the PR cycle.
ElzarTheBam
Member
I'm about to go to a wedding, and my dad is wearing a suit that the 80's would be proud of, I must say it's quite funny.
Deputy Moonman
Member
Definitely. Mouth piece is on the left. The pan on the right is part of the Spartan IV's bionic jock strap.
The Henery
Member
Anyone here played it in Team Snipers? Two kids sitting in the radios all match. That is the tactic.
Tha Robbertster
Member
Tweet us a picture!
Thank god.
The Librarian
Banned
AAs as pick-ups, progressions system unlocks your ability to use them. I think it's the best of both worlds.
Just play some Halo 3 TS.
Deputy Moonman
Member
I can live with that.
I wish I could, but I just gave up recently because of the lag was horrendus.Just play some Halo 3 TS.
The Librarian
Banned
I would only ever consider it if 343 wants AAs and a progression system. It's a nice medium in that respect as it is true to Halo in two ways: something to fight over and starting everyone off equally.
It's something 343 should try I think. If not in this game, then the next.
Poker Face
Member
Yes. I think this would work phenomenally to be honest.
Here's my memory: I had a ton more fun with Halo 2 than Halo 3. I favored Objective based games and Halo 2's handling of those games was much better than 3. The bomb/flag contesting, sudden death, etc. all made the game much better than the sequels.
The movement speed was also a huge thing that shouldn't be overlooked, and I liked the pure gameplay of Halo 2 without having equipment and AAs. The maps were the best in the series, especially the BTB maps which is the other area I enjoy the game the most.
I believe Halo 2's vehicle handling was also the best, though I really enjoyed the Chopper and Mongoose in Halo 3 as well.
Halo 2's biggest downfalls were the hackers and the netcode wasn't as good as it is now. I honestly believe if they remade Halo 2 like they did Halo CE that I would be playing it as my primary multiplayer game for the next several years.
*Edit* but like... kept the multiplayer intact and just updated the graphics