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[Bregmann Roche]

Halo |OT3| Now Available On Waypoint

 

[Woorloog]

Is HaloGAF the most active GAF community? I mean, the next Halo OT will be 3rd of its kind, before that, how many Reach OTs there were? And other Halo OTs before that?

EDIT this thread has almost 20k posts over some 40 days...

 

[Fracas]

More on this topic for the next Sparkast.

If any of you guys get to go play it, consider me jelly.
Although if this is hinting at a beta...
Probably

Spoiler

Most likely

not though.

I feel a COD themed OT4 would be appropriate given the last week.

Halo |OT3| Really Modern Warfare

Wait, I thought Ghaleon's already got a name?

 

[neoism]

Wow, this was a fast one. Last page!

yep ... insane fast.

 

[WJD]

Is HaloGAF the most active GAF community? I mean, the next Halo OT will be 3rd of its kind, before that, how many Reach OTs there were? And other Halo OTs before that?

FootballGAF might have it beat

 

[thezerofire]

WALSHY HIRED???

Having walshy test it should be mandatory. He knows halo better than anyone it seems

 

[kylej]

Having walshy test it should be mandatory. He knows halo better than anyone it seems

makes too much sense. This is Halo bro.

 

[neoism]

Is HaloGAF the most active GAF community? I mean, the next Halo OT will be 3rd of its kind, before that, how many Reach OTs there were? And other Halo OTs before that?

definitely the biggest thread if you connect them all. I was sad by the 20000th post rule I enjoyed the BIGGG threads.


halogaf <3

 

[Garrett 2U]

Halo |OT3| It feels like Halo

 

[Hypertrooper]

If any of you guys get to go play it, consider me jelly.
Although if this is hinting at a beta...
Probably

Spoiler

Most likely

not though.

The game is playable or was playable by the public

Spoiler

who worked at Microsoft

already.

Is HaloGAF the most active GAF community? I mean, the next Halo OT will be 3rd of its kind, before that, how many Reach OTs there were? And other Halo OTs before that?

EDIT this thread has almost 20k posts over some 40 days...

We are. We have posted 180,000times in about a year and 7months.

 

[Louis Wu]

Come on Wu, surely you jest. You mean penultimate page. Right?

OMG someone using penultimate correctly! You're almost forgiven for 50ppp.

 

[higherARC05]

Will there be Clan Support?

 

[BackdoorBeauty]

EDIT this thread has almost 20k posts over some 40 days...

 

[Deputy Moonman]

I still want ranked BTB for Halo4, or at the very least, a non-guest BTB playlist. Please?

 

[Hydranockz]

Halo |OT3| Tashi's last Halo thread until Halo 4

:lol

 

[Fracas]

I know a guy who honestly believes Armor Lock is one of the best things that Reach brought to Halo. He believes it's also one of the most strategic elements of the game.

If I had the money, I'd fly him out to playtest the hell out of Halo 4.

edit: weird, it kept my quote from my last post. Oh well, deleted it.

 

[Karl2177]

<3 Maru

 

[Louis Wu]

I know a guy who honestly believes Armor Lock is one of the best things that Reach brought to Halo. He believes it's also one of the most strategic elements of the game.

I just played a game of team slayer where 6/8 players were using Armor Lock. (One was jetpacking, and I was sprinting.)

That shit should NEVER happen.

 

[Tashi]

Halo |OT3| Tashi's last Halo thread until Halo 4

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[m23]

I know it may be bit premature to speculate about e3, but I really hope we'll be hearing about Halo Wars 2. It's hard to believe they haven't talked about sequel, I thought the first sold pretty well. I got into the game pretty late, but man that game is fun.

 

[Risen]

makes too much sense. This is Halo bro.

Designers should never be testers... in any field. Designers of any given "thing" should only be involved in testing at the most basic level. Testing should come from folks capable of complete objectivity. Folks with skill enough in whatever field we are speaking of that can push the creation to it's breaking point.

I'm sure there is a smattering of folks that game test... heck I see advertisements for job openings for such a thing... but most of what I read implies the lion's share of testing is done in house, or within say Microsoft as a whole. Gaming in particular is made of up designers who also play, but if you design something, you are automatically biased by the very nature of it's creation and the ideas that sprung the original design in the first place.

Take Reach and map design... the first 10 seconds looking at The Cage, and it's obvious it's a busted, poorly balanced design. The very first game of Zealot, seeing the space area it's immediately clear to me how good players would abuse it. No way either of those designs get through disinterested testing by people who play with an eye to abuse the system to the breaking point in order to win.

 

[Fracas]

I just played a game of team slayer where 6/8 players were using Armor Lock. (One was jetpacking, and I was sprinting.)

That shit should NEVER happen.

Ugh, can't stand armor lock. It's just a "save me button".
Although it is satisfying to take down a sprinting guy with a sword by armor locking as he swings at you, EMPing his shields, then getting the beatdown.

On a semi-related note, I'm about to play Reach with some guys from Goozex, anyone a member there? I hope they use TU settings, last time we played Vanilla Reach.

 

[Ken]

I just played a game of team slayer where 6/8 players were using Armor Lock. (One was jetpacking, and I was sprinting.)

That shit should NEVER happen.

What if armor abilities had much longer cooldowns, like a minute or more in time. It could promote smarter use of armor abilities to chase down a kill or win a crucial team fight, rather than being some kind of crutch that can be relied on in every fight.

 

[HigherLevel]

I know it may be bit premature to speculate about e3, but I really hope we'll be hearing about Halo Wars 2. It's hard to believe they haven't talked about sequel, I thought the first sold pretty well. I got into the game pretty late, but man that game is fun.

Save it for next-gen. Don't overkill the brand on one console.

 

[xxjuicesxx]

I just wanted to get another Hire Juices in before the end of this thread.

There. See you in the next thread nerds.

 

[feel]

Where's the subtitle for this current |OT| lifted from? Is it a joke? A random quote from a book? I never got it.

FootballGAF might have it beat

yep

 

[GhaleonEB]

Halo |OT3| Tashi's last Halo thread until Halo 4

0_o

o_0

 

[Fuchsdh]

Save it for next-gen. Don't overkill the brand on one console.

True. Spend six years making a sequel if you can do it right (read: trying to squeeze more depth out of easy controls, better visuals, and a more compelling story. I don't think it even needs to be the continuing adventures of the Spirit of Fire, although I'd like their story to get addressed at some point.)

Where the subtitle for this current |OT| lifted from? Is it a joke? A random quote from a book? I never got it.

yep

It's Frankie's quote for how the Spartans should act, from the Making Halo 4 First Look BTS.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Wow, this was a fast one. Last page!

Good lord it is. Wow this thread flew by. Wonder how fast the next one will. I figure from here till Halo 4's release they'll move faster and faster as more info comes out.

 

[Retro]

What if armor abilities had much longer cooldowns, like a minute or more in time. It could promote smarter use of armor abilities to chase down a kill or win a crucial team fight, rather than being some kind of crutch that can be relied on in every fight.

I still think they should have a limited amount of energy that you have to replenish via pickups, like UT. It would discourage camping, encourage movement... not sure it would solve the problem, but anything is better than Armor Lock All the Time.

 

[Homeboyd]

YES.

 

[Tashi]

YES.

If she registers I'm sure we can get Evilore to accept her right away.

 

[Deputy Moonman]

Nothing fits well with jet pack, so they should design the maps without it in mind and leave it to the plebes to play with their crappy armor abilities enabled.

This so much times infinity.

 

[feel]

It's Frankie's quote for how the Spartans should act, from the Making Halo 4 First Look BTS.

Eh, i've seen that thing a million times. Shows how much I care about anything that is being said in these vidocs.

Spoiler

Unless Bonnie is speaking

 

[GhaleonEB]

Eh, i've seen that thing a million times. Shows how much I care about anything that is being said in these vidocs.

Spoiler

Unless Bonnie is speaking

You'll get the next one.

 

[Im_So_Pringles]

Gotta post in this thread one last time!

 

[Bregmann Roche]

If she registers I'm sure we can get Evilore to accept her right away.

Then maybe she'll start posting the Weekly Updates here instead of on Waypoint and our quest to hoard all the Halo information will be complete!

 

[Homeboyd]

Then maybe she'll start posting the Weekly Updates here instead of on Waypoint and our quest to hoard all the Halo information will be complete!

Suuuuuuuurely they would understand...

 

[xxjuicesxx]

Why sign into Waypoint?
Career is everything that ties you and Halo together



LoL. No.

 

[CyReN]

Tash check your emails for Gamma FFA.

 

[Tunavi]

Lets launch OT4 like a north korean missile!

 

[Homeboyd]

http://i.minus.com/ij2QREKjPgC6a.gif[IMG]

Lets launch OT4 like a north korean missile![/QUOTE]
Doomed to fail?

 

[heckfu]

Last page!

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

I'm not 12 and what is that^^^

 

[Homeboyd]

 

[feel]

page ruined, just post the next one now Ghal

edit- mmm... sexy BR gif to the rescue

 

[Hypertrooper]

Use the new versions:

 

[Bregmann Roche]

Lets launch OT4 like a north korean missile!

As a bargaining chip for food and medical supplies?

 

[Tashi]

Tash check your emails for Gamma FFA.

Yup just saw it. How's your first round looking? Mine is looking pretty tough. A few guys I recognize to be around my skill level. Should be fun.

 

[heckfu]

page ruined, just post the next one now Ghal

edit- mmm... sexy BR gif to the rescue

dont even pretend. i know you too well.