Barrow Roll
Member
IGN player's strategy: Throw nades at the left and right of the enemy, run to the middle, get killed, respawn.
That was painful.
That was painful.
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Halo |OT4| Trust's a Tough Thing to Come by These Days
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As long as there are a few levels like The Covenant and The Ark I'll be happy.
Spartan Ops sounding better and better the more I hear of it
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Kind of like someone coming to the conclusion that the DMR is "nerfed" from beta/an unfinished game?
Both seem like foolish assumptions to me.
Tha Robbertster
Member
I really hope so. Friendly fire, for me, is a pretty big part of Halo's gameplay.
Vire
Member
My favorites in H3.
I just said i have to keep sound low sometimes. So i still have some indicator a 'nade is close to me.
Also, as i said, the "thunk" is not always audible in Reach and other sound may drown it.
Also, hearing impaired people exits, though my hearing works fine. I think.
And before you say that i should rely more on visual cues, i do rely on them. But that doesn't mean that i don't welcome additional help. I really don't have any reason to not to like it, as a good player i'm going to win more often than not, regardless of how many crutches an enemy has... (assuming lower skill, if equal or better, again, the "crutches" DO NOT matter as both have them). This game isn't not one-shot game like COD still, where luck and twitch-reflexes matter more than thinking and tactics.
The whole point is that it's unnecessary, I don't care how much time that damn icon will appear on my HUD, it just shouldn't be there.
Instead of adding a little audio cue like Reach has they decided to go for the nade indicator, their philosophy seems to be: the more shit on your screen, the better...
And why is it unnecessary? Because you don't like it? It is useful, objectively thinking.
I take any "advantage" (outside exploiting glitches and cheating) i can get, fuck the honor and "purity". Those don't win games.
And maybe there is an audio cue as well? What's wrong with having both?
So what? That a problem because COD is popular or something? Didn't know Halo is a fringe game.
People here seem to be entitled and assume that Halo should be made for just Halo-fans. Video games are business and loaning ideas from other games is done in purpose, to attract more people and to make more money. It is reality and it is not going anywhere, whining about it useless.
HNGGGGGGGGGG.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I would say friendly fire being removed in the final game is a preposterous conclusion, but I'd say the same thing about instant respawns, HEADSHOT, jet pack returning...
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I really would not be surprised to see friendly fire gone. It's more "friendly" to the masses and keeps asshats from trolling. I imagine it will be "on" in more competitive modes though.
Also on that G4 footage we hear that ordinance drops are NOT in every playlist, so far it's only "confirmed" in infinity slayer.
Oh, right, because one was your assumption. Gotcha.
No, wrong. Not even the same thing.
I thought you were on a self-imposed blackout?
dilatedmuscle
Member
How do you guys feel about ordnance drops?
Personally i dont like it at all. If you're good enough to get multikills, you dont need assistance! lol I hate how in CoD they reward you for raping by enabling you to rape more.
Reminds me of Valhalla when people control the center with a Splazer and Sniper to totally have an advantage. Now imagine they get ordnance drops on top of that? Im gonna hate it.
Personally i dont like it at all. If you're good enough to get multikills, you dont need assistance! lol I hate how in CoD they reward you for raping by enabling you to rape more.
Reminds me of Valhalla when people control the center with a Splazer and Sniper to totally have an advantage. Now imagine they get ordnance drops on top of that? Im gonna hate it.
ElzarTheBam
Member
I imagine the distinction between classic and new game modes would be the prefix infinity.
You can turn FF off in previous Halos, I'm positive you can do it in 4.
I'm with Viewtiful on this one. Terrible journalists have to be accounted for.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
You could be right, that would make sense given what we know at this moment.
Oh, I know, I'm simply saying it wouldn't shock me if some of the modes are no friendly fire.
Barrow Roll
Member
Here we go again...
It is not... the Slayer desribed on Halo 4 page includes all that new stuff, weapon drops etc.
Infinity Slayer has PERSONAL weapon drops that seemingly work more or less like killstreaks in COD.
EDIT also, i prefer the game without friendly fire but i'm fine either way. I really hate people who betray me on purpose, happens so fucking often.
Incoming boner alert:
Dat animation.
It looks cool but I hope it doesn't ruin gameplay if you try and pick it up and the slow animation doesn't let me shoot my enemy and I die.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I see your foot.
How many times playing is this now?
Have you given bumper jumper a shot?
Shoot your teammates to see if they bleed.
Barrow Roll
Member
The Forerunner weapons look pretty powerful, perhaps that's the risk added in the reward.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
(Bigger version in gallery)
No thanks
I'm liking this default control scheme.
Good thing i started using Default in Halo Reach to learn it again...
EDIT that i know Bumber Jumper affects my judgement of course, but since AAs seem to be playing a bigger role in Halo 4 due to Sprint being default for everyone, i need a control scheme with AAs or RB or LB.
Rickenslacker
Banned
The shotgun reminds me of the Mauler. Haven't seen it one shot a person yet.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
There's no way I'll ever go back to playing Halo without bumper jumper. Especially with the new jump height. I'll just have to learn how to throw nades with the face buttons.
Gabotron ES
Member
We already know you can cancel the animation by sprinting, don't see why it'd not cancel by shooting (Reach does this with first pick-up animations).
Word to the wise, you won't get far outside this thread with that kind of language.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Or better yet, we can harp on BJ's current awful setup until Frankie reassures us that control schemes aren't final.
Frankie pls
ViewtifulJC
Banned
If only there was a way for you to just choose whatever button you'd like each action to be...
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I gave up on that about three minutes before the live campaign demo.
Edit : Damn, I wanna try the Scattershot so bad.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Silphonica
Banned
I use crouch in my strafing sometimes to mix it up. I can't aim and crouch when it's on B.
Sprint should be B. You should be able to cancel sprint by moving the LS in the opposite direction you're moving (So move it back), meaning you only need to press B once to activate it, and that's it.
If not, Halo 4 is going to fucking destroy my hands with Carpel tunnel syndrome.
Sprint should be B. You should be able to cancel sprint by moving the LS in the opposite direction you're moving (So move it back), meaning you only need to press B once to activate it, and that's it.
If not, Halo 4 is going to fucking destroy my hands with Carpel tunnel syndrome.
Kittens had a heart attack from reading that post, someone go check to see if he's okay!
would've been better if the guy didn't just post not a minute before me.
You just need to equip the Painkiller Spartan perk so that you get extra health when you respawn.
My ideal would be the Halo 4 default with AA on RB, Jump on LB and... well Melee on B to make it like classic Halo. Crouch on A then. As long as Toggle Crouch is available i don't need it to be on stick.
EDIT actually, AA on LB and Jump on RB, that would be even better, as i cannot shoot with my middle finger while jetpacking/using any other AA that requires holding and allows moving).
Rickenslacker
Banned
I'm okay with AA being on a face button, because really, which one really needs the benefit of aiming while activation? There's jetpack, but you could just as easily allow jetpack to activate with pressing jump mid-air, like Red Faction.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Well, that's a no-brainer functionality for Jet Pack that does not exist for some reason.
AA works on a face button well as long as they're toggled on and off. Not all AAs in Reach work like that... wonder if they do so in Halo 4, outside jetpack.
Rickenslacker
Banned
The only AA that doesn't toggle in Reach is jetpack. Sprint, evade, drop shield, camo, and hologram only need single button presses. I don't know if I'm forgetting something, I haven't played in a lo-- ARMOUR LOCK! Right, but it's not like you could do anything else while using it so it worked on the face too.
Though it looks like the ones currently shown in 4 could work as toggles sans jetpack as you said.
RebornYeti
Member
Ideal Bumper Jumper in Halo 4:
Shoot: RT
Grenade: LT
Jump: LB
Melee: RB
Action/Reload: B
Use AA: X
Sprint: A
Switch Weapon: Y
Switch Grenade: Left/Right on D-Pad
Crouch: Click in Left Thumbstick
Zoom: Click in Right Thumbstick
A good alternative would be Sprint moved to Left Thumbstick, Reload moved to A, and Crouch moved to B.
Shoot: RT
Grenade: LT
Jump: LB
Melee: RB
Action/Reload: B
Use AA: X
Sprint: A
Switch Weapon: Y
Switch Grenade: Left/Right on D-Pad
Crouch: Click in Left Thumbstick
Zoom: Click in Right Thumbstick
A good alternative would be Sprint moved to Left Thumbstick, Reload moved to A, and Crouch moved to B.
This is me.
Vire
Member
That's my favorite. :/
Rickenslacker
Banned
This would be ideal within Halo 4's mechanics I think.