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Homeboyd

Member
I don't imagine the content for Spartan Ops will be free after the first season. They keep saying it's enough content for months after release, but then what? I just hope there isn't a 2 month lull between seasons with an additional 800-1200 MSP price tag on the second season. If they do it right they'll make you fall in love with it in the first season and have you begging for more in time for round 2.

I guess a season pass would be another way to offer the remaining content for Spartan Ops through H4's lifespan. Otherwise, it just seems like an awful lot of work with no end in sight to be for free (forever, anyways).
 
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Deadly Cyclone

Pride of Iowa State
Let's look at the fall release schedule now. While Halo 4 is Halo, and thus doesn't have to worry as much about losing sales to other games, you can be sure MS is still trying to position it by itself as much as it can, which is why I believe 9/25/12 is the date.

9/4/12 - Far Cry 3
9/11/12 - Nothing (but would you release a game on 9/11?) Maybe.
9/18/12 - Borderlands 2
9/25/12 - Nothing (Halo 4)
10/2/12 - Resident Evil 6
10/9/12 - Nothing
10/16/12 - Bioshock Infinite
10/23/12 - Medal of Honor
10/30/12 - Assassin's Creed 3


So if not 9/25, then November is a good bet, but that's CoD month. Having halo in September a few months before CoD is usually what MS likes to do.
 
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Risen

Member
WJD said:
How does everyone think 343 would have to go about bringing back Team Objective? Was it just the AA's that killed it in Reach?

and by bringing back I mean making it a popular playlist again.
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I think it starts with good skill matching. That will help remove the bad kids getting pummeled for 15 minutes. I think they could shorten the max time of games to help things move along.

Then - good maps that support the game types. With good starting weapon options.

Then - adjust specifics of the objective games at hand. Return ball/flag juggling, make sure the hill in KoTH doesn't obscure vision when you're in it, things like that...
 
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Falagard

Member
WJD said:
How does everyone think 343 would have to go about bringing back Team Objective? Was it just the AA's that killed it in Reach?

and by bringing back I mean making it a popular playlist again.
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They need to go back to Halo 2 style Objective games, which was the best in the series. Longer contesting times, and longer sudden death times.

I hope they make some good asymetrical maps designed for Objective games.
 
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Der Flatulator

Member
TruHero said:
Anybody have a good Halo / Master Chief avatar I can use for GAF? I'd appreciate it.
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I just made a bunch of GAF size avatars from the recent GameInformer stuff, anyone feel free to use them:
j8MKk6gWKO7fU.jpg
jsSwUWl1bsAvc.jpg
jb2COd8EZAHOxk.jpg
jU08T0mjpRhvO.jpg

and of course.........

 
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monome

Member
Blueblur1 said:
I guess you haven't been paying attention to the industry.
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Dax01 said:
Is that some sort of requirement to follow my favorite gaming franchise?
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I hardly see 343i daring a regular season pass.

At minimum it will be COD Elite like. I think it is doable to charge the biggest fans, because we sort of want it. That said, I don't know how much is being put in Waypoint before Halo 4 launch.

Offering a discount is nice, I'll all the maps anyway but it's not market leading, nor forward thinking.

I'll pay the shit out of my wallet for anime/CG episodes and Forerunner Ops (I'm pretty sure Forerunners being playable is something dimmed hardcore and wouldn't get too much bashing from Halo's non hardcore fans)

EDIT : Skyrim Kinect Voice commands?
 
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Risen

Member
CyReN said:
I hope your kids becomes obsessed with the series and every damn time Harry comes on you'll think "fuck you Ray, why me, whyyyy me".

We need to play later.
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Driving to Michigan to slap Ray confirmed...


I'll be on for the Halo Luncheon around 12cst.
 
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CyReN

Member
Would anybody on here be interested in doing a show with Best Man and U4ix tonight discussing Halo 4?

Karl2177 said:
I should be on then. What are y'all playing? Mostly because as much as I love MLG, I don't like getting slaughtered in the playlist.
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I'll play w/e.
 
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Risen

Member
Karl2177 said:
I should be on then. What are y'all playing? Mostly because as much as I love MLG, I don't like getting slaughtered in the playlist.
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I'm open to whatever... I played Anniversary Classic with Dax yesterday - figure I can stomach about anything Reach has to offer for small periods of time.

CyReN said:
Would anybody on here be interested in doing a show with Best Man and U4ix tonight discussing Halo 4?
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How will it be structured? Will it just be open conversation or do you have talking points set up?
 
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Myyke

Neo Member
Pok3R Fac3D said:
everything should be a popular playlist, not just team slayer and infection hoarding 80% of the population like in Reach.
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I'd definitely be for streamlining the playlists, compared to Reach anyway, but there are always going to be playlists that will be more populated than others.

Der Flatulator said:
They're not scans, Game informer have published them, they're even in the official YouTube videos.
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Published as part of their subscription based content I thought?
 
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CyReN

Member
Risen said:
I'm open to whatever... I played Anniversary Classic with Dax yesterday - figure I can stomach about anything Reach has to offer for small periods of time.



How will it be structured? Will it just be open conversation or do you have talking points set up?
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It will run A LOT better and more informal then last night THC,
 
Deputy Moonman

Deputy Moonman

Member
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Hypertrooper

Member
Der Flatulator said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed1fa8N61OU&feature=player_detailpage#t=10s

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I'll admit, it's a bit of a grey area, but we're letting people link to them at Waypoint as the embargo has ended. They aren't 'scans', and they have been part of an offical GI video.

That being said, I'd be happy to remove them.

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Also, doesn't the content belong to MS, not GI?
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Really? There are only 3 images and not the images you used. I thought Waypoint would be much more stricter in this case.

GI paid to get exclusive access to these screens. So long they have not published it on their website, you have to pay to get access to the screens. Except the 2 screenshot and the artwork which are shown in the video. For the rest, you still have to pay for.
 
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Homeboyd

Member
Der Flatulator said:
They're not scans, Game informer have published them, they're even in the official YouTube videos.
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Yeah I never know what the protocol is there... if they're on their website available to the public (or in any other free-to-view media from GI), I would assume it's ok. Ghaleon is the guy to ask though.
Der Flatulator said:
edit 2:
Also, doesn't the content belong to MS, not GI?
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This is know won't hold up. If GI paid for the exclusive, it's theirs to distribute how they want. Pulling it out of a magazine or e-copy is basically stealing from them as you'd be allowing people who didn't pay to view the content, to view the content. Gaf is not very lenient on these kinds of things. And by not very, I mean not at all.

Better safe than sorry.

Hypertrooper said:
The majority of the screens are only available if you buy the magazine or the digital issue. The 2 screenshots and the artwork which were shown are in a grey area like Der Flatulator said. They published them in a public video and people could say the screencaped it.
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Yeah I know.. I was just assuming Der was correct when he said GI had pulished them. I figured he meant they published them on their website for the public to view. I know if they're still locked down to magazines/e-copies that you can't post them anywhere.
 
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Hypertrooper

Member
Homeboyd said:
Yeah I never know what the protocol is there... if they're on their website available to the public (or in any other free-to-view media), I would assume it's ok. Ghaleon is the guy to ask though.
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The majority of the screens are only available if you buy the magazine or the digital issue. The 2 screenshots and the artwork which were shown are in a grey area like Der Flatulator said. They published them in a public video and people could say the screencaped it.
 
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Der Flatulator

Member
Hypertrooper said:
The majority of the screens are only available if you buy the magazine or the digital issue. The 2 screenshots and the artwork which were shown are in a grey area like Der Flatulator said. They published them in a public video and people could say the screencaped it.
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I left the images that were in the video up (I could have sworn there were more in there). Should I take them down too?
Confused by all this...
 
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Homeboyd

Member
Der Flatulator said:
I left the images that were in the video up (I could have sworn there were more in there). Should I take them down too?
Confused by all this...
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Think about it like this;

If I can go to GI's website (or youtube channel), or some other official GI source and view that content for free (i.e. it's published to the public), you can re-post here. But, if you accessed the content through your paid prescription (be it magazine, e-copy, whatever) and are then bringing the content to post here for those who haven't paid to view it... not good.

To me personally, it isn't worth it either way unless you are 100% positive.
 
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Der Flatulator

Member
Homeboyd said:
Think about it like this.

If I can go to GI's website (or youtube channel), or some other official GI source and view that content for free (i.e. it's published to the public), you can re-post here. But, if you accessed the content through your paid prescription (be it magazine, e-copy, whatever) and are then bringing the content to post here for those who haven't paid to view it... not good.

To me personally, it isn't worth it either way unless you are 100% positive.
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I completely understand that, it's just that
  1. I thought all of them were in that video...
  2. We were told that the images were allowed on Waypoint.
 
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zlatko

Banned
Der Flatulator said:
I just made a bunch of GAF size avatars from the recent GameInformer stuff, anyone feel free to use them:
j8MKk6gWKO7fU.jpg
jsSwUWl1bsAvc.jpg
jb2COd8EZAHOxk.jpg
jU08T0mjpRhvO.jpg

and of course.........

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These are sweet. Was there any pics of the blue Spartan 4's that can be avatarized? :O

Also, got to listen to the music last night, and I really dug The Arrival. :)
 
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Demoncarnotaur

Member
Der Flatulator said:
I just made a bunch of GAF size avatars from the recent GameInformer stuff, anyone feel free to use them:
*Cortana Avatar*
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I would really like to use the Cortana one, but are these from the GI digital issue or the youtube video? If its the youtube video Ill go ahead and take it.. or maybe Ill wait until there are more options..hm..
 
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