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[Steelyuhas]

Does GI have any important videos, like say, a MP match, or a video dedicated to MP?

I almost hope the only difference between the BR/DMR is burst/single shot. It's almost completely hopeless to try and balance weapons that everyone can pick at the start of a game. One of them is always going to end up being the best...

Yeah, in previous Halo games, I hated repetitive weapons in the sandbox, but now that there is going to be a set of starting weapons to choose from in 4, I think something like the BR and DMR should just be a preference difference something of burst vs single shot.

 

[Crucio]

Dat Music! I'm good.
Bring it on 343!

I feel like to the whole halo fan world has been united in one organization and one vision to create awesomeness. This feeling is a good one.

 

[Der Flatulator]

Sotaro Tojima. Top bloke!

 

[TheOddOne]

If we are going by the coverage trailer, we will have individual videos of Josh talking about the franchise, Brad talking about multiplayer and Chris about Spartan Ops. We already had the videos with Frankie and Tojima.

HYPE GET!

 

[TS x Massacre]

If we are going by the coverage trailer, we will have individual videos of Josh talking about the franchise, Brad talking about multiplayer and Chris about Spartan Ops. We already had the videos with Frankie and Tojima.

HYPE GET!

YESSS... hopefully.

I would feel so much better if I could just see like half of two games. That's it.. Just commentary by a dev on half of a slayer match and half of an objective match.

 

[heckfu]

Wonder how long it'll be before Neil completely follows in Marty's footsteps:

1. Incredible Score
2. Captivate fan base
3. Tweet ridiculous pro-life tirade
4. Repeat

 

[kylej]

!!

gross

BTW for people peeing themselves over that skybox, I highly recommend you start up a custom game by yourself and float up to the space section of Zealot. Look up at the sky once you're in the low-grav zone. Probably the most beautiful, understated thing in all of Reach matchmaking and most people never notice it. dem Zealot stars and constellations.

 

[JonCha]

Woah, a friend of mine says the soundtrack is absolute garbage. Says it's "dog shit," and isn't Halo at all.

I completely disagreed. I get the feeling some people are afraid of change.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Woah, a friend of mine says the soundtrack is absolute garbage. Says it's "dog shit," and isn't Halo at all.

I completely disagreed. I get the feeling some people are afraid of change.

Halo fans in general.

 

[shinobi602]

Woah, a friend of mine says the soundtrack is absolute garbage. Says it's "dog shit," and isn't Halo at all.

I completely disagreed. I get the feeling some people are afraid of change.

Pretty much.

Sounds beautiful to me.

 

[CyReN]

Halo 4 Can Be Good, Even If It Sucks by Alco.

 

[heckfu]

Halo 4 Can Be Good, Even If It Sucks by Alco.

please don't solicit here.

 

[The Librarian]

Given the information released so far, I'm not too excited for MP, but my hype for the campaign will carry me all the way until release.

That said, I hope 343 doesn't feel the need to shove AA-specific parts into the campaign just so they can be properly used. Halo is all about choice in its encounters and doing something like that will feel very restricting. One of the reasons I don't like Exodus: forcing me to use the jetpack when I would be content with taking another route. Give me a choice; don't shove an AA down my throat.

 

[vhfive]

please don't solicit here.

lol

 

[Ken]

Given the information released so far, I'm not too excited for MP, but my hype for the campaign will carry me all the way until release.

That said, I hope 343 doesn't feel the need to shove AA-specific parts into the campaign just so they can be properly used. Halo is all about choice in its encounters and doing something like that will feel very restricting. One of the reasons I don't like Exodus: forcing me to use the jetpack when I would be content with taking another route. Give me a choice; don't shove an AA down my throat.

Someone couldn't keep up with the Bullfrogs.

 

[Risen]

I'd personally like to see the DMRs range kept the same but give it an almost unbearably slow fire rate. That way, sure you can be hit from long distances, but you've got enough time to destabilise their scope with a volley of BR fire.

I think reducing the range would bring it too close to the BR and the other carbines in the game, and keeping it as we saw it in Reach risks destabilising the sandbox.

An unbearably slow rate of fire would mean no sane person would use it compared to the BR as most encounters happen at mid ranges. (unless there are very large maps that are way open with little cover)

Completely agree on the second part...

They will need to limit the close range ability of the DMR and long range ability of the BR in order to have it balanced but not redundant.

I think the kill times should be close to the same. 4 shot BR with slower rate of fire killing in roughly the same time as a 5 shot DMR - then, make the reticle of the DMR much smaller with reduced magnetism such that it is harder to use in close to mid range encounters while keeping it's 3x zoom for long range encounters with the BR having a 2x or 1.5x zoom.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I don't want to get into semantics, but bloom=/=spread. Bloom is visual feedback on where the bullet can spread to.

I understand that, and my response was attempting to point out that very difference. I should have been more clear.

Thanks for asking my question to Neil, Zeouterlimits.

 

[squidhands]

I thought we learned a long time ago they ran off water? Back in the forza feature days...

Yup, alongside learning that the 'hog could survive a crashlanding into a planet (but can be rocked by gunfire; sometimes canon should trump gameplay)

Wonder how long it'll be before Neil completely follows in Marty's footsteps:

1. Incredible Score
2. Captivate fan base
3. Tweet ridiculous pro-life tirade
4. Repeat

Don't forget the ?/5 movie reviews.

 

[CyReN]

please don't solicit here.

 

[Kuroyume]

Music in the vidoc sounded really good. Think the change will be good because Marty's stuff began to sound repetitive by the time H3 came around. Sounds like the game is in good hands. Again, I would like to see an option for the music to play throughout multiplayer matches for those gamers that want to hear it. It's something that I've seen done in other games that I felt added something significant to the gameplay experience. At least have an option.

 

[Redford]

Most interested in the Assault Carbine, did we get any info on that?

 

[GhaleonEB]

Update was pretty weak, after the GI article I was hoping for some clarifications.

Well, the music stuff has been great. And while not part of the update, there are two more GI clips to pour over. We got four new videos today (one just music); not too shabby.

MP clarifications would be nice, but I'm guessing they want the GI stuff out there a bit longer before they come in for cleanup duty.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Don't forget the ?/5 movie reviews.

Man, I love those.

 

[Falagard]

Did he really say "I just wanna ... kiss him" at the end?

I like that "Awakening" track.

Lost in translation?

 

[heckfu]

Man, I love those.

"Titanic was incredible! 3/5"
Marty...those two things don't add up...

 

[daedalius]

An unbearably slow rate of fire would mean no sane person would use it compared to the BR as most encounters happen at mid ranges. (unless there are very large maps that are way open with little cover)

Completely agree on the second part...

They will need to limit the close range ability of the DMR and long range ability of the BR in order to have it balanced but not redundant.

I think the kill times should be close to the same. 4 shot BR with slower rate of fire killing in roughly the same time as a 5 shot DMR - then, make the reticle of the DMR much smaller with reduced magnetism such that it is harder to use in close to mid range encounters while keeping it's 3x zoom for long range encounters with the BR having a 2x or 1.5x zoom.

This sounds pretty much what I'd envisioned.

I really hope they aren't just copypasta mechanics. I want to switch to the DMR for something specific, like long range encounters; and the BR is basically the workhorse for everything else.

 

[CyReN]

I need to write a paper about German Advertising, where the hell is Hyper at?

 

[Zeouterlimits]

I think waiting and seeing some actual (SP or MP depending on your tastes) gameplay before deciding to get excited is a very smart way to be.
Have to believe GI got a match or a good chunk of one to be dropped during the month.

Thanks for asking my question to Neil, Zeouterlimits.

No problem, it was a good one. Funny that it was the only one of mine they took, I submitted about 10.

 

[TS x Massacre]

Poor CyReN.. getting it from everywhere today.

 

[Hypertrooper]

I need to write a paper about German Advertising, where the hell is Hyper at?

I'm here.

 

[TheOddOne]

Poor CyReN.. getting it from everywhere today.

...

...

...

heh

 

[CyReN]

I'm here.

I will be pming you later if i have questions if you are free

Poor CyReN.. getting it from everywhere today.

taking donations.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

"Titanic was incredible! 3/5"
Marty...those two things don't add up...

An emotional roller coaster! deeply moving. 1/5

 

[op_ivy]

is there a transcript for the fb composer chat from earlier?

 

[The Librarian]

Hyper is good at helping people with German schoolwork. He helped me nab a B+ in my German 101 class! Thanks again bro.

 

[Plywood]

Tajeen learned English in like, ten minutes and now speaks FLUENTLY but with chamring Japanese elements.

Chamring.

Not sure if intentional.

 

[Navidson REC]

I need to write a paper about German Advertising, where the hell is Hyper at?

Another German, reporting in.

 

[TS x Massacre]

So I know David said the podcast that was supposed to be tonight got pushed back "a bit"... how long is "a bit" Frank/David? Just wondering

 

[Dug]

Damn, that Halo 4 OST sample is great...

 

[Fracas]

Can someone post/pm me all the links with today's news? Not scans or anything bannable, I just haven't been able to read the thread much and I haven't seen much of the news.

And that AR looks...plain.

 

[feel]

So I know David said the podcast that was supposed to be tonight got pushed back "a bit"... how long is "a bit" Frank/David? Just wondering

Just to point it out, this podcast is most likely about the audio of the game, and not the highly anticipated one that clarifies all the controversial multiplayer details that surfaced last week.

 

[Retro]

Can someone post/pm me all the links with today's news? Not scans or anything bannable, I just haven't been able to read the thread much and I haven't seen much of the news.

Seconding this, I've been out all day and haven't had a chance to pick through the massive surge for all the news.

 

[Franklinator]

Can someone post/pm me all the links with today's news? Not scans or anything bannable, I just haven't been able to read the thread much and I haven't seen much of the news.

And that AR looks...plain.

There isn't really much in the way of news, just some interviews and music (the composer is Neil Davidge). I'd link the videos to you but you're at school so you can't really watch any videos or listen to music at the moment. But there's a screencap from one of the videos that shows a power weapon indicator.

edit: I'll go ahead and link the videos just in case you can watch them, I guess

Before Halo 4: Sotaro Tojima's Audio History
Halo 4 - Composing Worlds
Halo 4 Soundtrack Samples
Direct Link to MP3

 

[TS x Massacre]

Just to point it out, this podcast is most likely about the audio of the game, and not the highly anticipated one that clarifies all the controversial multiplayer details that surfaced last week.

Yeah I figured as much. Still would be nice just to heard Frank's voice.. reading the text just isnt the same <3

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Just to point it out, this podcast is most likely about the audio of the game, and not the highly anticipated one that clarifies all the controversial multiplayer details that surfaced last week.

I'd like to believe they could do both topics in a longer show.

Spoiler

Yeah, you're probably right. God to spread the goods out. :-/

 

[G17]

That sample soundtrack really sounds like something that would play in the opening credits as a "Welcome back Chief" ala Snake in the elevator.

 

[El_Chino]

I wonder we'll get news for the official box art and different retail versions. This is one piece of news i'm really looking forward to.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

I wonder we'll get news for the official box art and different retail versions. This is one piece of news i'm really looking forward to.

Comic-con or around then probably.

 

[Arnie]

Not really feeling that soundtrack sample until about 2:30 when shit just gets amazing.

The start sound fairly generic, in my opinion.

 

[squidhands]

Chamring.

Not sure if intentional.

I saw that. Too clever to not be intentional.

Can someone post/pm me all the links with today's news? Not scans or anything bannable, I just haven't been able to read the thread much and I haven't seen much of the news.

And that AR looks...plain.

Ghaleon constantly updates the OP when new information comes out. He don't do all that hard work up front just to leave it stagnating.