-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Halo |OT3| Remember Reach?
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
- Start date
Not so random, but Frankie please put Squad Slayer back in.
The graphics are shit because the engine is handling A LOT of other stuff and the land mass is absolutely massive. The only thing that is shit about the engine is the animations.
(Also if you get it set mouse smoothing to off!)
It does, if you lose, your trueskill lowers, then you will move down in your division (or between divisions).
Edit:
? Did you not experience this?
xxjuicesxx
Member
I wasn't worried about those medals. I just wanted to stick it in your backside, if you know what I mean.
Sounds like BK talk to me. How are you gonna make a montage at this rate?
Steelyuhas
Member
That has nothing to do with 1-50 itself though, just very tight trueskill matching in Halo 3's ranked playlists.
He said they have some ideas for ranked, and basically said that 1-50 (at least as it existed in H3) was garbage and don't expect it in H4. He never said "Arena is back".
thezerofire
Banned
I think that has a (large) part in it, but I think at least a contributing factor is the fact that the rank meant a lot more (rather than a bonus 100cR for winning vs. losing), people would play a lot more seriously and put a lot more effort into the games, making the games a lot more intense and close.
Well, yea - but Bungie tried to fix that 'problem' with early seasons of arena and look how terrible that was. You were rewarded for being a lone wolf, competing against your team as well as the opponents.
If you play poorly, but your team wins, your team is better than the other team - you rank up. Your team mates may do well for themselves by getting a better team mate, but I don't think that being carried is necessarily a bad thing.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Huh, interesting. I don't like Arena, but I'm also not married to Halo 3's system. I'm down for new ideas.
MrGreencastle
Member
I was more referring to your performance in-game not lowering your rating. If you play a bad game, or aren't consistent and have 1700+ for 4/25 games only, and the rest you get 1500-1600, it shouldn't reward you by ignoring all your other games and giving you 17xx. Each game should matter, win or lose, as well as your performance in-game.
That's the spirit. I think we all need to recognize that there's room for improvement in both games' systems, and that new ideas are a good thing. This applies to everything else we've heard about the game, too.
I've got that feeling.
Until then..
This guy gets it.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Whats the power weapon timers, is there a chart somewhere I can print up?
The thing is, your rating (i.e. a 1700) does not have any effect on your rank in Arena - it's now only an idea of how well you played today. It means nothing.
Every game counts in Arena, win/loss ONLY contributes to Trueskill and so, your division placement.
Bungie did a poor job explaining that the rating means nothing when they changed over (hell, they did a poor job while it was based on ratings - people assumed only the best 3 games per day counted, until Luke came over here to explain it - if the ultra hardcore like those here don't understand, how will the multitudes of timmies on Live??).
thezerofire
Banned
and for normal gametypes?
Steelyuhas
Member
343 has moved (slightly) in the right direction by giving Team Objective higher win bonus - however this should be standard across ALL playlists and make it contribute more than time played in the game. It will potentially help combat griefing as well rewarding players who play well and win.
Deputy Moonman
Member
Yes, playing a game for multiple hours a day, for months/years, doesn't give a player actual insight into what might be wrong with a game or system within a game. Bungie tried to use hard numbers based on data for Reach and look where it got us.
Oh you must be right, because it came from you
How is what you just said any more sane? You just know right?This.
This still doesn't provide a person with any kind of visual indication of where they stand skillwise in relation to the rest of the player base, which is what I want. But I want it outside of an Arena system that requires playing over an extended amount of time on a daily basis. I just want to jump in and play, and instantly work on my skill and be visually rewarded for playing well. Call me vain, but that's what worked for me in Halo2 and 3.
Haha what happened?
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
You're better for it.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Thanks Cyren.
Plywood get on,.
Plywood get on,.
Boneyard happened. One too many spawns next to detonating Warthogs and into DMR cross fires. I literally hit the power button out of reflex, the sort of reaction you have when you want something horrible to get way from you as you recoil in horror. Not classy, genuinely sorry. Had a crazy long intense day and just couldn't take it.
MrGreencastle
Member
No, I don't think it does, because how one player experiences a game is not indicative to how the entire population experiences it. And where did it get us? I'm not sure what you even mean by that.
Oh you must be right, because it came from you
I'm sorry I didn't preface my post with "in my opinion", I'll make sure to do that next time. Honestly, sane was probably the wrong word, what I meant was, "This is the first post I've read (concerning this) in a while that is positive and isn't spewing hate for the sake of whining".
I apologize, I guess I'm really bad at explaining myself. I suppose I wasn't even considering divisions and how they would change things. Game design is too hard, I'll leave it to you guys.
It's cool, I might be doing the same thing during this one.
Franklinator
Member
Just be glad you didn't play in the next game.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Lol
I'll do you one crazy better. Allow clans to implement open-ended rank lists. Basically clan leader(s) or whoever is designated/permissioned, can give arbitrary points to whoever in the clan based on whatever criteria you wish to 'explain' in an empty field in the rank list. For those that don't care about ranks or want to mix things up, this would allow participation in some kind of 'semi-official' method of scoring. If it allowed some level of scripting that would be tres cool but that's obviously aiming for the bleachers.
I'd like to play some Firefight with you sometime this week.
omgwut
Franklinator
Member
Looks like a Suezo from Monster Rancher.
In other news, how did I just remember Suezos from Monster Rancher?
In other news, how did I just remember Suezos from Monster Rancher?
go home.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I literally already drew that conclusion before you posted that pic. Well done!
Steelyuhas
Member
classy
Franklinator
Member
c'mon
Franklinator
Member
That pony gif is kinda creepy
We gotta skype soon. I have GoT questions and complaints
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Your avatar makes it seem if Charmander is either creeped out or turned on by the gif, but can't decide.