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Halo |OT4| Trust's a Tough Thing to Come by These Days
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The Librarian
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I think that's unlikely. If it were, that'd be something I feel they would have announced at E3. Instead, we're getting comments like, "This takes place about a third of the way into the game." That doesn't strike me as hubworld-y. What's the point of introducing a hub world a third of the way into the game? From the demo itself, I saw nothing that gave any indication that we'd be given that type of campaign structure.
A hubworld is a major part of any game, something I think you'd announce early on (ala ODST). I could be wrong, but I'm thinking it's unlikely.
The leaker guy told Ryan that jetpack and booster were different AAs last night... Not sure how much we can trust him... but still.
Frankie said it no longer made sense without avatars and wwmonkey's avatar specifically, which was Halo 2 XBLA right?
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Stuff iv grabbed from the Spartan Ops vid from GTTV
SpartanOps Has MatchMaking and a Voting system.
Spartan Ops Episode 1: Infinity.
"UNSC Infinity Prepares for action on the mysterious forerunner shield world"
Chapter 1 Land Grab
Chapter 2 Sniper Alley
Chapter 3 The Challenge
Chapter 4 Sacred
"That weird structure science is so interested in? im sending our rising stars, Fireteam crimson in as the boots on the ground ill be over seeing this mission directly"
Objectives: Explore the mysterious facility
Chapter 5 Core
Spartan Ops Episode 2: Artifact.
"The crew of infinity deal with the effects of an artifact recovered from the surface of requiem"
SpartanOps Has MatchMaking and a Voting system.
Spartan Ops Episode 1: Infinity.
"UNSC Infinity Prepares for action on the mysterious forerunner shield world"
Chapter 1 Land Grab
Chapter 2 Sniper Alley
Chapter 3 The Challenge
Chapter 4 Sacred
"That weird structure science is so interested in? im sending our rising stars, Fireteam crimson in as the boots on the ground ill be over seeing this mission directly"
Objectives: Explore the mysterious facility
Chapter 5 Core
Spartan Ops Episode 2: Artifact.
"The crew of infinity deal with the effects of an artifact recovered from the surface of requiem"
Bregmann Roche
Member
There are a few reasons I can think of off the top of my head:
1. You don't have to carry the weight of a AAA game's narrative. This will allow Spops missions to focus on creating replay-able gaming experiences without the creators having to worry that the story is starting to stagnate (having a mission called "sniper alley" sounds a lot more fun as a Spops experience as opposed to campaign where it could be a frustrating roadblock to new players).
2. You can design the experience around co-op. In single-player you have to make the game fun for one player. In Spops you can focus on enhancing the experience for multiple players. This could be as complicated as having very specific tasks for each of the (up to) four players.
3. Community engagement. If you want to maintain buzz around your game (and future DLC/other products), having content release on a weekly schedule is a good way to do it. 343 have already done this with content on Waypoint, hopefully doing it with game content causes the co-op player base to grow and thrive.
4. Freedom to expand the universe through gameplay that doesn't involve the Chief. If you can prove to players that Halo stories that don't involve MC are interesting you just created a customer for all the other books, shows, comics, etc. that 343 and their partners are producing.
My understanding is you get one episode (as in: a short film) and 5 missions (as in 10-15 minute segments of gameplay) every week for months not weeks (Lord Stinkles Words).
I thought that too, but I think it's drop shield.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
5 chapters per episode and 5 episodes thats 25 more missions in 1 month 1 week if it is weekly.
As I understand it, there's one episode per week, which contains five missions and a cutscene, running for an as-of-yet unannounced number of weeks.
The 5 episodes thing is false, according to Stinkles above.
Yeah that sounds like a ton of content(and it's 5 missions each week with the episode). I wonder how many episodes will launch with the game or if any will or what?
Wait, now I am really confused. Frankie said no to the 5 missions per episode just before, but this seems to suggest it?
I was expecting one 15 min mission per week and 5 weeks (5 episodes total).
Yep, I said episodes but meant missions/chapters. I'm just blown away by the amount of content we'll get continuously included with the game in this day and age.
the storm rifle is the plasma rifle replacement - but looks like the h3 carbine. ok.
edit: never mind. they look similar, but there is a carbine as well. thank god. though i'd rather have the needle rifle. maybe its returning too?
edit: never mind. they look similar, but there is a carbine as well. thank god. though i'd rather have the needle rifle. maybe its returning too?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Ok, so I missed ALL the Spartan Ops stuff for Sony's terrible ass conference, can someone catch me up? Videos please?
StalkerUKCG
Banned
The menu has a Episode Option when you click that episode option it opens up the chapter slection with 5 chapters in it. In the build they are showing Episode 1 and 2 are unlocked and episode 3 says coming soon.
Its 5 "chapters" per "episode" and from the GTTV geoff says its 5 episodes so thats 25 missions over the course of 1 week and 1 month they are likely smaller than campaign missions so 25 = 9-10 campaign missions.
The Librarian
Banned
There are so many story ("little") moments that happen in Halo 2's campaign that make it more enjoyable. During the "gondola" ride in Quarantine Zone, Tartarus says, "Humans. I'll deal with them." Then his Phantom flies over to the human gondola. Never noticed that before.
I hope we see moments like that in Halo 4.
I hope we see moments like that in Halo 4.
That's what I had thought, but Frankie seemed to suggest no.
Eh, we'll find out soon enough =)
Bregmann Roche
Member
"For years we bitched about Armor Lock. Little did we know, the true enemy was The Drop Shield." An Ancient Enemy Returns!!!
DUNDUNDUNDUNDUN DUNDUNUDNDUNUDNDUN WUBWUBWUBWUBWUB!
It appears you need to raise your expectations, though I have no idea how 343 are able to pull off shipping 2 campaigns in one game.
I prefer this way than the other way round! I will expect 5 missions total and be stoked when/if it's confirmed to be more.
sweet mother of Cortana, hype! Bout time the extended universe gets some game time. Bring on the sphinxes!
So, story wise, what was happening there?
Chief lands on Requiem
Explores and fights Covy
UNSC Infinity get's sucked into Requiem
Chief discovers giant fucking sphere which is so interesting and badaas (what is that thing? Do we know?)
Chief discovered and fights new enemies
What are the Promethians? Non organic AI living on Requiem?
Chief lands on Requiem
Explores and fights Covy
UNSC Infinity get's sucked into Requiem
Chief discovers giant fucking sphere which is so interesting and badaas (what is that thing? Do we know?)
Chief discovered and fights new enemies
What are the Promethians? Non organic AI living on Requiem?
Der Flatulator
Member
I figured as much, it matches the description, doesn't it?
I don't know if this has been discussed since the thread was up and down and hard to follow, and the chat moved too fast, but while watching the stage demo, you can see the Didact's symbol on a computer monitor after the signal is lost, then the orange wave runs through the ship. People on the ship also acted surprised, like they didn't know where they were. Did Didact teleport them there, then suck them in?
I don't know if this has been discussed since the thread was up and down and hard to follow, and the chat moved to fast, but while watching the stage demo, you can see the Didact's symbol on a computer monitor after the signal is lost, then the orange wave runs through the ship. People on the ship also acted surprised, like they didn't know where they were. Did Didact teleport them there, then suck them in?
If Didact's VA remains the same, we are in for a treat.
The Librarian
Banned
Bregmann Roche
Member
I haven't said it yet, but: congrats and thanks to 343 for making E3 worth watching this year. Halo 4 looks like it's going to be so far above my expectations that OVERKILL it very well may be the game of the forever.
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As far as I can tell you have the timeline correct. The sphere is probably the tomb that the Didact is buried/preserved in, though I could be wrong.
Prometheans are basically the Forerunner version of Spartans.
Seriously guys, just get rid of that text in the middle of the screen.
Edit for:
As far as I can tell you have the timeline correct. The sphere is probably the tomb that the Didact is buried/preserved in, though I could be wrong.
Prometheans are basically the Forerunner version of Spartans.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I'm a little confused, can we watch the multiplayer on the IGN stream or is gonna be exclusive to MLG?
IGN should be streaming MP.
Gamespot may be showing footage on their site, but my guess is they are saving a lot of MLG Anaheim. This is just my guess though.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Hello Carbine, my old friend, I've come to dong with you again,
Because a spartan softly creeping, Left his weapons where I was spawning,
I don't know if this has been discussed since the thread was up and down and hard to follow, and the chat moved too fast, but while watching the stage demo, you can see the Didact's symbol on a computer monitor after the signal is lost, then the orange wave runs through the ship. People on the ship also acted surprised, like they didn't know where they were. Did Didact teleport them there, then suck them in?
Posting again for new page, since its interesting.
Hard to explain. Read the Forerunner books if you really want to know. If you want just some info, hit up FUD.
Edit: I haven't read this but here's the Didact article on FUD.
I don't know if this has been discussed since the thread was up and down and hard to follow, and the chat moved too fast, but while watching the stage demo, you can see the Didact's symbol on a computer monitor after the signal is lost, then the orange wave runs through the ship. People on the ship also acted surprised, like they didn't know where they were. Did Didact teleport them there, then suck them in?
I don't think he teleported them there, because when it shows the captain, he is looking out a window at what looks like Requiem.
And the orange light is a good point, because that giant orange ball scans Chief with an orange light before it zooms off, and then Cortana says "We know where he is going".
So right now my guess is that the Didact is either in or controls that ball through an a.i. system. Either way, I can't wait to find out more.
Bregmann Roche
Member
Because Halo fiction didn't relate to the games until 343 took over. We are now seeing the fruits of their narrative-weaving labors.
Thank you kind sir!