Rickenslacker
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It's weird that that's a hard limit for XBLA, why not alter it to handle it like GoD? Whatever the difference is, why not create XBLA games in that format?
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Halo |OT5| Believe, Again
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Steelyuhas
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Halo 4 will be playable at RTX (Austin, TX on July 7th and 8th). I don't think there will be new information out of that though, just the stuff from E3. The next major thing that there will guaranteed be new builds and new information at is PAX Prime (August 31st-Sep 2nd).
SDCC too next month, we are getting info on the Forward Unto Dawn series and I imagine some other info during the panel.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Don't suppose anyone here has any "ins" with anyone hiring community/IT/marketing people in Seattle do they? :/
People don't like to interview people that live half-way across the country.
People don't like to interview people that live half-way across the country.
Steelyuhas
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I thought MS said they weren't showing any games at SDCC? Is it just Forward Unto Dawn stuff?
Microsoft is skipping Gamescom and TGS not SDCC
All this talk about Reach on demand...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006QZ85PU/?tag=neogaf0e-20 (list of retailers)
$14.81 from Amazon or as low as $6.95 (plus shipping) from other companies... I'm not sure what the deal is, I haven't used these before (I have no idea how they can offer it that cheap...)
Worth a shot I'd say, for anyone that cares enough about switching discs
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006QZ85PU/?tag=neogaf0e-20 (list of retailers)
$14.81 from Amazon or as low as $6.95 (plus shipping) from other companies... I'm not sure what the deal is, I haven't used these before (I have no idea how they can offer it that cheap...)
Worth a shot I'd say, for anyone that cares enough about switching discs
First time in the company's history, I believe.
All this talk about Reach on demand...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006QZ85PU/?tag=neogaf0e-20
$14.81 from Amazon or as low as $6.95 from other companies... I'm not sure what the deal is, I haven't used these before (I have no idea how they can offer it that cheap...)
Worth a shot I'd say, for anyone that cares enough about switching discs
$6.95? Where?
Steelyuhas
Member
Oh yeah I wasn't saying they were going to go under at any time, I just don't personally consider a company to be "good" if they can't turn a profit, at least not one that has been around for over 30 years. Kyle you are correct that their value is still very high.
I haven't actually looked through their financials, but I assume that when the Wii sales slowed way down they got exposed by the fact that they are selling virtually no software lately for the thing.
HiredN00bs
Member
How so?
That makes too much sense for MS.
Haha, did you click the link?
It's $6.95 + $7.99 shipping, but I was thinking you could ask them to email the code instead?
Otherwise, it'll be around the $15 mark
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Seriously, for some reason everyone in BTB votes for neutral bomb all the time, and no one EVER picks up the bomb. Last game I scored twice because no one would do anything. Agh.
People play objective so they can get easy kills on people that are focusing the objective.
They just want cheap stat-padding slayer.
I really hope that 343 will do what Bungie failed to do ever since putting stats up online...
Stop counting Objective Kills/Deaths as part of the K/D ratio - it'll stop a ton of griefers who just want to stat-pad.
The Real Napsta
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Pokemon reference?
HiredN00bs
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Franklinator
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That'd probably have a change. Taking it off the site stats probably would not, metastat sites would count it anyway.
Speaking of which, I wonder how the web shares are coming along.
The Real Napsta
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No that's too far.
Steelyuhas
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Removing KD from objective gametypes might make the general population refuse to play objective games even more than they already do.
HiredN00bs
Member
People are always going to play Objective games like they're Slayer, but there has always been a contingent in online Halo and its statistical reporting that purposely use objective to farm kills. They contributed to killing populations in lists that already had a high barrier of entry. No one, from the brand new to the seasoned player wants to be systematically subjected to such grief.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I swear I played TOBJ today which is supposed to be TU and I was getting 100% bloom. Maybe I was crazy, and me being yellow bar didn't help either.
I still shit on them, but that's besides the point.
I still shit on them, but that's besides the point.
Invulnerable vehicles? Yeah, fuck that. I'd add that to the list of things that would make my teammates quit out faster.
Steelyuhas
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It was great in CE.
Being yellow bar wouldn't matter because bloom is client side.
Host/latency does not affect it.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I more meant shots landing, but then I watched the bloom and it looked 100% to me.
Eh, it can't get much worse. I just see the way that it is now (alongside the cR bonus of making matches drag out) actually encourages stat padding by objective holding etc.
Have the global K/D only count slayer games, we only want to see win percentage for Objective to show how good you are.
In CE everyone had a pistol.
HiredN00bs
Member
I know bloom is client side, but I think some of the TU hooks in Megalo can get messed up in a host migration. I've had bloom return briefly in ZBR games.
Rickenslacker
Banned
All the better when they whore vehicles that are invalid the moment you finally take out the enemy's onslaught. Invulnerable vehicles add more risk to charging in with them.
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Saw Hitmon's tweet, can't believe there's already a Halo 4 OST playlist on YouTube. So good. <3
Which you probably enjoyed, am I right?
Rickenslacker
Banned
That reminds me, Halo 4 better be rock solid in handling host migrations. If they're wanting to return AAs so bad and skip over dedis again, I hope I don't see cases where I suddenly no longer have an AA after a black screen.
Which had no matchmaking.
Rickenslacker
Banned
It had server browsing and very wonky netcode! On PC at least. Anyways, there are some cases of things being altered for the sake of matchmaking like aim-assist, but this isn't it at all. Invul vehicles should make a comeback-- even though I know it won't happen because everyone has a boner for "realism".
Hydranockz
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Steelyuhas
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Well hopefully Halo 4's investment system is not backwards of what it should be (emphasis on playing time and random bonuses instead of performance in the game, both team and individual).
True. Obviously it was taken into account that regular weapons would be able to damage players in the vehicles because you couldn't destroy the vehicles themselves.
What does that have to do with anything? Vehicle combat was balanced, just differently than in the games that allowed you to destroy vehicles.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Because they always have to be as poorly implemented as Reach's.We hate Banshees and Gauss Hogs enough as they are thanks
Edit: Though I don't even understand the point of bringing this up, I am saying that when you finally take out the users, you can use them instantly in retaliation. That would be better than in Reach where you simply destroy them and the opposition ends up with a crippling lead.
Hydranockz
Member
Touché sir.
What if instead of easily-destructible vehicles or invincible vehicles, you find a middle ground that has some degree of strategy?
Say your standard Warthog has 100 'health'. You drive in towards the enemy base and they tear it apart, to zero health. Warthog explodes, everyone is ejected and has their shields popped (but they're not automatically killed) and the vehicle becomes unusable. However, any player can walk up to the dead warthog and repair it (same button as flipping it). Once the vehicle has a set amount of health repaired (say, 20) it can be driven again.
As a bonus, the passenger could have access to an on-board repair system, so instead of shooting he can be fixing the vehicle as it's driving around. Not so fast that he can keep the vehicle up through heavy fire, but enough that he can bring it back up a little between strafing runs. This comes at the cost of being able to shoot, so it's not something you'd ever want to do under fire (in fact, to keep it from being abused, it could automatically be disabled if you've been damaged in the last 3 seconds or something).
Throw in an Armor Ability or Specialization or something that increases how quickly you can repair vehicles and you've got something to play with. Maybe even a passive ability that auto-repairs vehicles you're in or increases their maximum 'health'.
Might be an interesting strategy to leave enemy vehicles with 21 health and wait for some schmuck to hop into it for a quick and easy shield-pop.
Say your standard Warthog has 100 'health'. You drive in towards the enemy base and they tear it apart, to zero health. Warthog explodes, everyone is ejected and has their shields popped (but they're not automatically killed) and the vehicle becomes unusable. However, any player can walk up to the dead warthog and repair it (same button as flipping it). Once the vehicle has a set amount of health repaired (say, 20) it can be driven again.
As a bonus, the passenger could have access to an on-board repair system, so instead of shooting he can be fixing the vehicle as it's driving around. Not so fast that he can keep the vehicle up through heavy fire, but enough that he can bring it back up a little between strafing runs. This comes at the cost of being able to shoot, so it's not something you'd ever want to do under fire (in fact, to keep it from being abused, it could automatically be disabled if you've been damaged in the last 3 seconds or something).
Throw in an Armor Ability or Specialization or something that increases how quickly you can repair vehicles and you've got something to play with. Maybe even a passive ability that auto-repairs vehicles you're in or increases their maximum 'health'.
Might be an interesting strategy to leave enemy vehicles with 21 health and wait for some schmuck to hop into it for a quick and easy shield-pop.
HiredN00bs
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I really wish I had saved that game where a host migration happened at the onset of the match, I lost my Armor Ability upon returning to the game, and then went on to get a Perfection. Like a boss.
Definitely a much more orchestral, movie soundtrack vibe to Halo 4.
Not sure if better than Marty or not. Need to see it in game.
Slayer Unlimited is the most popular gametype in Halo.
Not sure if better than Marty or not. Need to see it in game.
Slayer Unlimited is the most popular gametype in Halo.
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