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[kylej]

5 v 5, no Forge World maps, and no armor lock.

With party restrictions too, so you could get nice games of 5v5 instead of 5 v weedking and his 3 guests.

And as a reminder, Squad was removed (without notice) while playlists like TU BETA SLAYER stayed in. I guess I just need need a few more philosophy lessons from Frankie to understand it.

 

[Captain Blood]

I just hope it's not 1-50 exactly like it was in Halo 3. Nothing killed me more than getting stuck on 42 in Lone Wolves and winning so many games in a row and not moving at all. Then coming in the 4th in one and dropping. :/ None of my friends were good enough to play ranked team games unfortunately. It was social slayer all day most of the time.

Even if it goes back to 1-50 I am sure it won't be exactly like Halo 3. The problem with the Halo 3 1-50 is that it didn't account for the player getting better after several months and years of play time. Even if you played a ton and improved you still had the weight of the previous games preventing you from moving the needle. I can't imagine this would be too difficult to address.

 

[op_ivy]

No AL
No Camo
5v5
Big Party Matching on
No non-disc Forge variants (because the playlist was 4-split)

no camo? you sure?

 

[FyreWulff]

no camo? you sure?

I might have confused stuff that Jeremiah said with what was actually in the playlist. Checking the changelogs..

edit: I was thinking of the wrong AA. No Dropshield

Squad Slayer (New!)
* New 5v5 playlist featuring Big Party Restrictions
* Limited loadouts, no Armor Lock or Dropshield
* Allows Maximum Local Player Count of 4

 

[Tha Robbertster]

no camo? you sure?

I'm pretty sure camo was in squad slayer.

 

[Overdoziz]

Squad Slayer would've been better without Camo and Jetpack but even with those AAs it was miles ahead of Super Retarded Slayer BK Bonanza.

 

[Slightly Live]

Question. What is the name of the planet, and the main setting, in Halo 4?

 

[squidhands]

Frankie, please have a playlist dedicated to me for halo 4.

It would consist of flag games only.

Thank you.

"ham stolen"

"ham taken"

"ham dropped"

All right, I'm stopping now.

Question. What is the name of the planet, and the main setting, in Halo 4?

Requiem

 

[Slightly Live]

"ham stolen"

"ham taken"

"ham dropped"

All right, I'm stopping now.

Requiem

Congrats! Check your PM's.

 

[Homeboyd]

Question. What is the name of the planet, and the main setting, in Halo 4?

PLUTO!

Edit: Dammit I was makim chicken

 

[Tha Robbertster]

Question. What is the name of the planet, and the main setting, in Halo 4?

Requim.

Edit: Aww man!

 

[Slightly Live]

Question. Who is the AI of the UNSC Red Horse?

 

[Fuchsdh]

Question. Who is the AI of the UNSC Red Horse?

Rebecca was the replacement.

 

[Tha Robbertster]

Question. Who is the AI of the UNSC Red Horse?

Rebecca, she replaced Chauncey.

 

[Slightly Live]

Rebecca was the replacement.

Hush you, cheater. You're not allowed to answer. =P

 

[Fuchsdh]

Hush you, cheater. You're not allowed to answer. =P

I'm playing the fun game of 'frustrate Dani's giveaways'

 

[Tashi]

I just hope it's not 1-50 exactly like it was in Halo 3. Nothing killed me more than getting stuck on 42 in Lone Wolves and winning so many games in a row and not moving at all. Then coming in the 4th in one and dropping. :/ None of my friends were good enough to play ranked team games unfortunately. It was social slayer all day most of the time.

Yea getting Level locked should not happen. I can't imagine what that was like.

 

[Slightly Live]

Fine, I'll take these Avatar toys and go home. =P

 

[The Librarian]

Congrats Daxy boy!

Awesome, congratulations Dax. Team SoonToBeWorking rocks

There is no Off-Topic in HaloGAF

and good job

Congrats Daxy poo.

Thanks, guys!

On the subject of actual Halo talk, who else is super excited to see Halo 4's menu?

 

[op_ivy]

Thanks, guys!

On the subject of actual Halo talk, who else is super excited to see Halo 4's menu?

that, and the loading screen. seriously. didn't like reach's auntie dot one though

 

[Tha Robbertster]

On the subject of actual Halo talk, who else is super excited to see Halo 4's menu?

I am. Reach (and all previous Halo games actually) has really clear, nice looking and easily maneuverable menus and I hope 343 will continue the tradition. I also hope active roster will return. It's one of those neat little features that really improve the game.

 

[Fuchsdh]

that, and the loading screen. seriously. didn't like reach's auntie dot one though

I liked it to a degree, but preferred Halo 3's.

Playing Halo Wars got me nostalgia for the blue themes of Halo 2 and Halo 3. Combine that with Reach's UI design and I'd be pretty happy.

 

[squidhands]

Thanks again, Dani.

that, and the loading screen. seriously. didn't like reach's auntie dot one though

It's cool, but got old real fast. H3's loading screen is going to be hard to top. Really liked Reach's menu screens, though. Moving concept art, I'm a sucker for it. It was a really nice touch to play a campaign level and have the art show up for it when you return to the menu screen.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Thanks again, Dani.

It's cool, but got old real fast. H3's loading screen is going to be hard to top. Really liked Reach's menu screens, though. Moving concept art, I'm a sucker for it. It was a really nice touch to play a campaign level and have the art show up for it when you return to the menu screen.

Wut. I never noticed that.

 

[Slightly Live]

Wut. I never noticed that.

You didn't notice how the game cycles through the concept art as you progress through the campaign?

I didn't notice it at first either because I played through the campaign originally in one sitting but yeah... you blind!

 

[Stinkles]

Requim.

Edit: Aww man!

RequiEm. Important distinction after what Loki said.

 

[Tha Robbertster]

RequiEm. Important distinction after what Loki said.

Loki? Who's that?

I feel like the answer will be very obvious :lol

 

[Petrichor]

http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/05/09/The-Halo-Bulletin-5912.aspx

Has this been posted?

Addresses fan concerns re: grunts suddenly being vertebrates.

I for one am non-plussed by this change - it never made sense that they were arthropods anyway (arthropods could never get that big because of their circulatory systems)

 

[GrimBrother One]

RequiEm. Important distinction after what Loki said.

ROFL.

 

[CyReN]

RequiEm. Important distinction after what Loki said.

We need 1 for Social Skirmish tonight at 9pm est, it will be more fun than Minecraft

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Congrats Dax.

 

[squidhands]

RequiEm. Important distinction after what Loki said.

Best line ever in a family movie. I wanna see a video reaction of a mother who's just been called 'mewling quim' by her child.

Loki? Who's that?

I feel like the answer will be very obvious :lol

The villain in The Avengers.

 

[Poker Face]

lol thanks microsoft, apparently blops 2 is 2012's hottest shooter. halo 4 gets a little circle at least.

OXM's officia site already has this upl'

 

[CyReN]

lol thanks microsoft, shafting halo 4.

OXM's officia site already has this upl'

I doubt it will be much that is new, it comes out on the 22nd from what they said on reddit.

 

[Poker Face]

I doubt it will be much that is new, it comes out on the 22nd from what they said on reddit.

it's not even the content. why is microsoft not calling it's own IP the hottest shooter?

 

[Overdoziz]

Does that magazine really say "OMG"?
...

 

[kittens]

New hero? That's info I might want to skip out on...

Does that magazine really say "OMG"?
...

Right? What kind of jack ass would say that?

 

[CyReN]

it's not even the content. why is microsoft not calling it's own IP the hottest shooter?

because CoD is crazy in youtube numbers and sales. It's the Justin Bieber of games, can't hate the act but don't have to like it.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

lol thanks microsoft, apparently blops 2 is 2012's hottest shooter. halo 4 gets a little circle at least.

http://www.oxmonline.com/files/u9/oxm0712pcoverus-fullsize.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]
Yeah, I wouldn't blame OXM/Microsoft exactly.
GI got the bulk of the H4 coverage, while everyone got to go to Treyarch for their demo of Blops.

Just not much for them to write about really.
[quote="Pok3R Fac3D, post: 37744507"]it's not even the content. why is microsoft not calling it's own IP the hottest shooter?[/QUOTE]
Uhm... do you know how these magazines work?
It isn't some big brother thing where they have to say MS is great and give every MS game a 10/10 and slag everyone else.
They're a legitimate enthusiast press magazine, not some paid for pro-political rag. They have their own editorial voice and opinion.

 

[m23]

it's not even the content. why is microsoft not calling it's own IP the hottest shooter?

I don't think Microsoft has anything to do with OXM. Just because its called Official Xbox Magazine does'nt mean Microsoft runs it.

 

[Poker Face]

Does that magazine really say "OMG"?
...

what you didn't know? only 12 year old boys play video games.

 

[Overdoziz]

Right? What kind of jack ass would say that?

Can't wait until they put LOL and ROFL on the cover.

 

[squidhands]

Does that magazine really say "OMG"?
...

There's a band called LMFAO, so I'm absolutely not surprised.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

There's a band called LMFAO, so I'm absolutely not surprised.

Terrible band, nice hot pants though.

 

[Major Williams]

I'm most interested in this new hero.

Not Johnson (obviously), but playable 2,3,4 players for campaign seem a necessary fleshing out as they have done historically with Halo 3.

Perhaps some of the planet's inhabitants?


Also, anyone else interested in the new enemy possibility being Spartan IVs? Would be an interesting, yet ultimately unlikely twist. I'd like to see Ackerson come back still pissed off and sending his troops after Master Chief in 1 way or another, or even rebels. I'd like to fight other humans is what it comes down to. That would be a fun twist that hasn't been done in Halo before.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

I'm most interested in this new hero.

Not Johnson (obviously), but playable 2,3,4 players for campaign seem a necessary fleshing out as they have done historically with Halo 3.

Perhaps some of the planet's inhabitants?


Also, anyone else interested in the new enemy possibility being Spartan IVs? Would be an interesting, yet ultimately unlikely twist. I'd like to see Ackerson come back still pissed off and sending his troops after Master Chief in 1 way or another, or even rebels. I'd like to fight other humans is what it comes down to. That would be a fun twist that hasn't been done in Halo before.

What, from the grave?

 

[Major Williams]

what, from the grave?

Sure. Why not? An AI based off him with a list of grievances.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Time to start browsing GAF on our Xboxes?

Also, anyone else interested in the new enemy possibility being Spartan IVs? Would be an interesting, yet ultimately unlikely twist. I'd like to see Ackerson come back still pissed off and sending his troops after Master Chief in 1 way or another, or even rebels. I'd like to fight other humans is what it comes down to. That would be a fun twist that hasn't been done in Halo before.

That'd be both great and terrible. Very false build to, they've been beating that Forerunner drum/Precusors for a while now. Would be dirty to bait and switch too strongly.
Would be great for Halo 5/6 though. Would love if that's a change 343I could bring. Political manoeuvring, testing Chief's loyalties etc.

Ackerson's dead though.

 

[heckfu]

Congrats, Dax! Seems like everyone in here is growing up at the same time.

Except Wu...I think he grew up the same time Andy Rooney did.

 

[Major Williams]

Time to start browsing GAF on our Xboxes?


That'd be both great and terrible. Very false build to, they've been beating that Forerunner drum/Precusors for a while now. Would be dirty to bait and switch too strongly.
Would be great for Halo 5/6 though. Would love if that's a change 343I could bring. Political manoeuvring, testing Chief's loyalties etc.

Ackerson's dead though.

Yeah, I agree, I knew Ackerson was dead, but it would be neat to see some other form of political strife and human conflict in the campaign. Lots of potential there with the rebels for even more multi-way battles going forward, then at the last minute do an 'enemy of my enemy' moment that brings all of humanity together for one brief moment.

 

[Karl2177]

Does that magazine really say "OMG"?
...

Check your twitter.