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Halo |OT2| Hyper-Athletic Speed And Mass And Weight and Power
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K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
We'll hopefully get something significant-ish in the weekly bulletin today. But probably not.
Hmmm....maybe I will!
Not much (Halo) to talk about.
Um, I had a good game of Firefight Doubles this morning. I'm back to knocking off the Challenges that apply to Firefight each day. Makes for one or two games that yield 11,000-13,000 cR each. Just doing that and playing a bit more each day will land me at Inheritor before November. Does it matter? No. Why do I care? I have no idea!
Also, I've started writing over at FUD again, after a break.
That's all I've got.
ElzarTheBam
Member
You're slow...
Still having problems? Sorry to hear that man.
I'm just suprised just how little has been revealed, in one way, it's makes the wait for the game more manageable.
Also you suck!
The Librarian
Banned
Halo-wise, when I got home I re-played Sierra 117 and Crow's Nest.
Been itching to re-play some missions from Halo 2, but not all my free time has been sucked up re-watching Stargate: Atlantis. McKay is awesome.
Been itching to re-play some missions from Halo 2, but not all my free time has been sucked up re-watching Stargate: Atlantis. McKay is awesome.
Ellis be a drama queen, took me around 15 min. to download and play it. I have no idea how this game is making me so happy, but I am so happy.After reading David Ellis' tweets on how long it took him to install the game, I think I'll pass.
Will add
Met one person in the second level, I was so suprised. He or she was really awesome, but along the way I lost him or her. Searched for a while, but could not find him or her
hi hecky text me i have something important to tell you
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Random comment: what if they brought back the spartan laser but it required 2 shots for a kill rather than 1. The charge time could also be shorter. I don't know, maybe its too much like a sniper at that point. Could still be good against vehicles though.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
That makes me really want to play some Firefight. I hope 343 pulls a miracle and make the netcode better in Halo 4... Oh, and makes it more survival based with more dynamic enemy behavior.
Xand sucks! I think we can all agree on that one.Also you suck!
JK, Xand. <3
lybertyboy
Thinks the Evil Empire is just misunderstood.
After reading David Ellis' tweets on how long it took him to install the game, I think I'll pass.
I'm sure mine was a unique situation. I did eventually get it working, but that was about the time I needed to get to sleep.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Do people like Halo 2's moment to moment combat in Campaign?
What's the point if there's things that do the job better, and in a less offensive manner? Rockets and Plasma Launcher are efficient enough to be your primary heavy weapons in large maps. Laser has no purpose.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Way more pinpoint accuracy at a distance without having to lead your target. Same with fast moving vehicles.
The Librarian
Banned
Elaborate further, please. Not sure what you mean by "moment to moment" combat.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Not initially, I was dissapointed that the game wasn't Halo 1.5, but I think I went back to it after a year and the found it to be excellent.
I really like Halo 2's midrange infantry combat, and the vehicle sections a great deal. Some of the missions have terrific pacing (Outskirts through Metropolis is superb, as are some of the later levels approaching the quarantine wall), and I love the three way battles with the Flood. Having a recharging active camo as the Arbiter was great fun. All in all, I enjoy the Halo 2 campaign more than Halo 1 (come at me).
Some aspects of the combat is poor; I never liked how grenades and melee felt in that game (outside of using the energy sword).
Demoncarnotaur
Member
We should get a Bulletin tonight, correct? Were we given any info on what to expect this week, if there will be any interesting interviews or insight from the Halo 4 team? I'm hoping it will have some more cool bits of info, or maybe, however unlikely, some media from the game.
On another note, with Halo 4 media and news, have we hit the point where we can expect the possibility of new stuff at any time, or should we expect to know things in advanced, like different embargoes lifting, etc.
On another note, with Halo 4 media and news, have we hit the point where we can expect the possibility of new stuff at any time, or should we expect to know things in advanced, like different embargoes lifting, etc.
The only vehicle in question to dodge these weapons would be the Reach Banshee, and I'm for certain that piece of shit will not return in its current state.
Why do I want more pinpoint accuracy on a heavy weapon? It should not be able to cross map like a rifle can (speaking directly on how it can impact so strongly against infantry).
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
I wouldn't think there would be an explosion of info until e3 and beyond. My guess is tidbits till then.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
ha, i don't know, cause its all like bloooom! Its fun.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Intro Paragraph
Confirmation that they can't reveal more Halo 4 news yet, but "soon"
Reach Matchmaking Paragraph
Halo 4 Development Paragraphs "We're really excited to reveal more, not now, but in future! Trust us, it's going to be sweet"
Jokes
Farewell Paragraph, Dice Roll for a Tease
Caption Competition
Angel's alt?
Pretty much exactly what I am thinking.
Someone got pooped on and is angry.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Well, maybe we will get to see the Frankie pics this week.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
We were indeed robbed by their exclusion previously.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Thanks for the response Elzar & Ghaleon
Do you think the movement, golden triangle, ai, etc are up to snuff?
I can't put my finger on it, something is off about it to me.
What I mean is, do you enjoy the combat that encompasses 90% of the game?
Do you think the movement, golden triangle, ai, etc are up to snuff?
I can't put my finger on it, something is off about it to me.
There are two things that don't click for me in Halo 2. The role grenades and melee play is different from Halo 1; they don't seem as useful or powerful; unless you have a sword, melee is virtually useless, particularly from Heroic on up. So the golden tripod feels well off balance.
The other is the field of view. Halo 2 has tunnel vision like nothing else I've played, and I found that affects my awareness of my surroundings and lends a claustrophobic feel to battles that should not have one.
HigherLevel
Member
The only thing about Halo 2's campaign that bothers me is that it's a lot more linear. It doesn't have the open feel of the other games.
squidhands
Member
I still have to run the most recent update, so I'm probably in a similar situation.
I can't even play Halo 2 campaign on the 360 any more. The ghosting is absolutely terrible, and it's more apparent in the parts of the campaign that I actually enjoy. :-( I may have to cave and get it as my first PC game.
Halo 2 is great, I just played through it not long ago.
I mean, other than the horrible ghosting on some levels on the 360. That is pretty miserable.
I enjoy the exploratory aspects of HCE better, but the encounter design of H2 is excellent. Also playing as the Arbiter is badass.
I mean, other than the horrible ghosting on some levels on the 360. That is pretty miserable.
I enjoy the exploratory aspects of HCE better, but the encounter design of H2 is excellent. Also playing as the Arbiter is badass.
The Librarian
Banned
I've said before that Halo 2's campaign, and, indeed, the game as a whole, has a feeling of "unpolished" that is hard to ignore. I, too, disliked the melee in the game I thought it felt week and unsatisfying. (Lacked that proper "oomph"). That's all I got so far.
So much. Frankie should just go back to drawing mister chief full time.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
May not be your cup of tea, but it has it's audience.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
What, you want to be rewarded for your kills? Guess you don't like objective gametypes.
Zeouterlimits
Member
That's a terrible argument.
I've always enjoyed it, but it plays like a very sloppy mix of slayer and objective. If Reach had a social playlist, that's where it should be, not in something competetive.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
It's the Living Dead of the Bulletin.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Doesn't mean you should
You can apply it to anything.
.DcLevartho
Member
Where was I when this happened?
http://youtu.be/e3le4T9_ztM
Edit: another http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCxgM6KqIko&feature=related
http://youtu.be/e3le4T9_ztM
Edit: another http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCxgM6KqIko&feature=related
If by 'tunnel vision', you mean that 'on-rails' feel Halo 2 had (huge vistas wherever you look, but only a tiny fraction of those vistas holding usable playing space), I totally agree.
The other issue I had with it was the repetitiveness. The place this really hit home for me were those horizontal mancannon/moving walkways (not sure what you call them) about halfway through the game; you take one, you get to a fight, you finish it, you get on another one. Seemed like there were way more than there needed to be; it was just an easy way to add filler fights. (Happened in other areas, too - that was just when it dawned on me.
)A lot of people like it and it's no real consequence to anyone who doesn't is a terrible argument? Who knew?
Zeouterlimits
Member
"it's no real consequence" is less so, but that's not what Dani said.
You can find people who will like anything.
It's counter-argued by the fact it can just as easily drive away fans (also a fallacy, especially without metrics).
