Just a recap unfortunately.
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Halo |OT3| Remember Reach?
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Just a recap unfortunately.
Halo 5 needs to get Andy Samberg and the rest of The Lonely Island on board(Lets see how long it takes for ye to get the pun)
Couple things before meetings fire up.
New gun looks awesome. A bit like a rail run.
Spartan Ops:
My hypothesis is the game will ship with a decent number of episodes/missions (five per episode, if I heard right), but that they are being rolled out after launch partly as a smart way to retain interest and partly because it made sense to stage content that way from a production standpoint. That let the team focus on the shipping content and then give the new episodes the time they need after (overlapping, of course).
The CG will surely be outsourced; I suspect the assets for Spartan Ops will be largely on-disc from campaign spaces and the missions are essentially game types and story elements built around them, but I'd love to be wrong on that front.
Either way, Spartan Ops sounds great, both in concept and rollout strategy. Now I just want to see the damn thing in action.
New gun looks awesome. A bit like a rail run.
Spartan Ops:
My hypothesis is the game will ship with a decent number of episodes/missions (five per episode, if I heard right), but that they are being rolled out after launch partly as a smart way to retain interest and partly because it made sense to stage content that way from a production standpoint. That let the team focus on the shipping content and then give the new episodes the time they need after (overlapping, of course).
The CG will surely be outsourced; I suspect the assets for Spartan Ops will be largely on-disc from campaign spaces and the missions are essentially game types and story elements built around them, but I'd love to be wrong on that front.
Either way, Spartan Ops sounds great, both in concept and rollout strategy. Now I just want to see the damn thing in action.
It would be a bit strange if it actually was, I thought the whole point with carbines was that they were meant to be shorter/lighter versions of rifles and that thing looks longer than an assault rifle.
Having said that though, the covenant carbine is huge compared to the covenant plasma rifle.......
Deputy Moonman
Member
That's the grenade launcher. I don't think you want to mess with that.
No worries mate!
You started this. Show me everything. I can handle myself.
squidhands
Member
The Librarian
Banned
Wait, why are people saying it's the grenade launcher?
It'd be really neat if the objectives were modifiable for customs. Not even outright Forge, but something like Invasion options where you can change the order of objectives and the amount of damage/time/<insert action> to capture them.
Poker Face
Member
I still haven't gotten my GI in the mail yet...and the UK gets this awesome cover.
USA's oxm better have halo 4 goodness, if not...
USA's oxm better have halo 4 goodness, if not...
lybertyboy
Thinks the Evil Empire is just misunderstood.
I'll give you all a hint, it's not a grenade launcher. But it is AWEsome.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Yeah, I noticed.
That's what I'm hoping as well, with a set of objects for various objectives in additon to objective volumes to make take/defense goals less abstract (think Generator Defense but with movable, configurable generators).
TS x Massacre
Member
Oh mai.
Tha Robbertster
Member
That gun looks awesome. I'm going to bet it's the assault carbine.
Deputy Moonman
Member
ElRenoRaven
Member
Mini Nuke Launcher confirmed. ;p
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Well, ya didn't say it wasn't the assault carbine, I'm going with that. Its supposed to take shield down fast and its a unsc weapon, all adds up.
CrudeDiatribe
Member
Looks like there's a slug at the start of the split, so a rail/coil/guass gun? Yet another long-range weapon?
one more hint please
Der Flatulator
Member
Demoncarnotaur
Member
So, despite it being a recap, does the magazine talk about that gun, or the assault carbine? Also, if thats the subscriber cover what is the other cover?
I dont know what it is, but I like it. =D
I dont know what it is, but I like it. =D
The Real Napsta
Member
Anyone have this?: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0MC08P6013
Steelseries headset, I'm thinking about picking it up (for use with Xbox 360).
Steelseries headset, I'm thinking about picking it up (for use with Xbox 360).
Hmm. I maintain my guess of a rail gun type weapon. Though hopefully not a gauss turret in gun form.
squidhands
Member
quick, everyone come up with their own AWE acronym!
Assault
Weapon
Exploder
damn u, Gui
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
a.w.e, atomic weapons establishment.
Der Flatulator
Member
MiniMAC / GAUSS gun?
Yours is better anyway
squidhands
Member
firewulff wins. Now I want waffles.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Blue waffles?
ncsuDuncan
Member
What if Spartan Ops takes place on levels made using the dev version of Forge 3.0?
Instead of pushing DLC-sized files, 343 just releases the new map/gametype files through in-game channels. They go through the testing that normal community maps go through but skip the more rigourous DLC certification process.
CG cutscenes, being simple video, are separate downloads and don't have to go through certification.
Might not work with AI or meet quality expectations, but it's an interesting idea.
(inb4 the usual gray/framerate jokes)
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Instead of pushing DLC-sized files, 343 just releases the new map/gametype files through in-game channels. They go through the testing that normal community maps go through but skip the more rigourous DLC certification process.
CG cutscenes, being simple video, are separate downloads and don't have to go through certification.
Might not work with AI or meet quality expectations, but it's an interesting idea.
(inb4 the usual gray/framerate jokes)
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Random off-topic stuff:
- Just finished reading A Clash of Kings. Diving straight into Storm of Swords, might start catching up on Season Two of GoT now that I finished the second book.
- If you enjoy horror movies (especially horror/comedy movies) go see Cabin in the Woods. It's fantastic. Go in as blind as possible, just know not to expect a standard "cabin in the woods" horror movie. It takes a left turn, and the result is highly entertaining.
Tha Robbertster
Member
Automatic
Women
Excavator
Women
Excavator
The Librarian
Banned
Anti-Weapon Ender
That's what I was saying, though an advanced (dev version) Forge to craft the spaces is an interesting proposition.
The new mission is introduced with a notification splash similar to Reach's (New Spartan Ops episode available! Press A to download!) and the episode downloads as a game type with the CG movie attached, slotting into the Spartan Ops episode list.