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We talking about practice. Not a game i would die for , but practice.
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We talking about practice. Not a game i would die for , but practice.
MrGreencastle
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Unlock the BR early, only 160 Allards! Limited time offer!
dangerbyrnes
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well, it wouldn't really work with weapons in halo. halo has a limited weapon set compared to Me3. but i could imagine unlocking aesthetic items like armor, skins, weapon skins, etc.
I will be 40 minutes into a movie at that time. Almost certainly (though not without a shadow of a doubt) sober.
I can sub in if needed to learn all your strats to sabotage Risen.
Main strat: run left when Risen says "3 weak, right side"
I could listen to that all day, every day.
It's that good.
Cyren... my strats are, never mind let me illustrate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7oaCq8TFa0
Wu... don't you run.
Really separating casuals from hardcore there, I see.
that's is totally the reason i made the Doctor Fu poster.
i actually had no idea
heppy birthdayfu
squidhands
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If by "Facebook thingy" you mean "That blustery weekend spent face-to-face in Austin together", and by "Austin" you mean "a guy named Austin" then yes, it's the "facebook thingy".
MrGreencastle
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I actually think having this type of game mechanic would work well with Spartan Ops. Sort of having these packages that you buy with your earned credits. Things like modifiers, like skulls, or what not, would be kinda cool, and a fun way to spend CR to change the way the game is played.
Demoncarnotaur
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My god, after leaving on vacation over a week ago and getting back Monday night, I have finally fully caught up to this thread.. I would have done so way earlier, but I have had a busy week, fishing, hiking and working. Anyways, I few things that stuck out-
NooooooooOOOoooooo!! =(
Well actually I knew that already, and I totally get it, man I wish I had internet access out where I was, haha. Ah well, there is always next time..or I suppose if someone drops out maybe I can get back in.
I thought these both were pretty crazy, I mean I think we all knew a Promethean grenade was on its way, but its great to have confirmation! Also, you were sniped by the Prometheans? I suppose that one mystery gun is a sniper then.. Awesome.
Speaking of weapons, Im still bummed by only 10 new weapons and extremely bummed by only 2 new vehicles.. I hope that thing that looked like an elephant counts as a returning vehicle, cause I want to be surprised.
You know, I thought the Prometheans should have more of a Ivory color than the grey.. I bet the reason why they don't is due to General Grievous. =P
I disagree about the new weapons not looking good, I think they look fantastic! On the flip side, they all look far too similar and I hope they may ditch the grey color and move towards a polished ivory look, or maybe a deep onyx at times.
NooooooooOOOoooooo!! =(
Well actually I knew that already, and I totally get it, man I wish I had internet access out where I was, haha. Ah well, there is always next time..or I suppose if someone drops out maybe I can get back in.
I thought these both were pretty crazy, I mean I think we all knew a Promethean grenade was on its way, but its great to have confirmation! Also, you were sniped by the Prometheans? I suppose that one mystery gun is a sniper then.. Awesome.
Speaking of weapons, Im still bummed by only 10 new weapons and extremely bummed by only 2 new vehicles.. I hope that thing that looked like an elephant counts as a returning vehicle, cause I want to be surprised.
Well first the enemy's. The Prometheans just look pretty stupid in my opinion, like some cross between Lego Bionic and this guy. Not very original and interesting to look at at all. Didn't they also say they removed the english VA from covie forces? I always love the little grunts screaming cool shit at me. Did they lose the ability to speak english? Is the translator node in Master Chief's suit broken?
The new weapons don't look cool or original at all. Sure they have space between them and aren't pieced together like human or covie weapons but still they look very bland.
Some other minor stuff like the crosshair looking way off when you shoot it and almost no recoil on the DMR or BR ( whatever was used in the E3 demo ).
Then you have the multi.. omg let's not begin there. Random weapon spawns, getting bonusses when you are on a hot streak ( like powering up your weapon after a few kills which gives you more damage < WTF ) Promethean vision etc.... Too many things to harp on but these seem pretty important to me.
You know, I thought the Prometheans should have more of a Ivory color than the grey.. I bet the reason why they don't is due to General Grievous. =P
I disagree about the new weapons not looking good, I think they look fantastic! On the flip side, they all look far too similar and I hope they may ditch the grey color and move towards a polished ivory look, or maybe a deep onyx at times.
Steelyuhas
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Wait what?
Sounds good to me.
Except that the majority of the playlists in COD have quite low populations, and somehow the filter still works almost every time. This must mean that the number of people that buy DLC for COD has to be much higher than in Halo, and with good reason. If you buy the maps, you are guaranteed to play them, leading to more people being willing to drop money for them because they will at least get to play them, unlike Halo where as you see in this thread, most of us feel you can't honestly recommend the DLC packs (outside of Anni) because they are not a part of MM.
Sense of mystery?
You don't know where you are, who built it, why it was built, how it was built, what happened to whoever built it, who 343GS is and what his job is. He fools you for like 2 levels while you think you're helping him.
You don't know what your enemy is and why it's there.
Did you play the game, breh?
Bregmann Roche
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squidhands
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Well, I won't be looking at Tunavi's facebook photos any more...
Happy Birthday anyway. Looking forward to meeting you at ACL.
Steelyuhas
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Haha yes, I thought you meant that you couldn't navigate the levels, from a gameplay perspective.
<3 u
MrGreencastle
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I missed this on the last page. This makes sense to me. I'm also completely OK with just buying the Limited Edition right off the bat.
Franklinator
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I'm like right next to you and you didn't ask me. That hurts man
HigherLevel
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Longbow is an amazing looking map. I can't wait to actually play it. I think so far 343i appears to have created excellent looking levels. Even Adrift looks nice for an indoor space station level. Longbow and Haven though are both really sexy. I also like that lava area in Spartan Ops.
dangerbyrnes
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hmmm, now that i think about it you are right. maybe they have a weighting system. like players with the map packs are more likely to play with other people with the map packs.
halo does it pretty stupidly. it matches you by skill level (lol), puts you into a lobby and then checks for DLC. (not 100% sure it works like this, but i certainly seems like it.)
it should be the other way around. search for others with map pack, narrow down for skill level, put players in lobby.
also, they could have filters, in case you want to match by skill first, get in a lobby faster, etc.
Makes too much sense, paints company in too good a a light, too nice for the customer.
Would never work in this day and age.
This post removed any lingering questions I had about your self-professed Halo "skills."
Steelyuhas
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Halo 3 checked for DLC after the lobby was already put together, Reach checks first, the same way COD does. 343 has even claimed tuning the MM weighting importance of DLC matching way up, but it still doesn't work, so unless that MM algorithm is just shit, very few people actually have the DLC.
Demoncarnotaur
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So, one thing thats bugging me- It seems they changed the skybox on Longbow from e3 to something a little more tame.
Why is the skybox all plain now?
E3:
Recent Bulletin:
Why is the skybox all plain now?
I'm assuming you're getting on, derp
ElzarTheBam
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Xand said something that gave me nerd chills, we were discussin the upcoming reveal of the director of the forward unto dawn series, and he say's:
"What if it's Blomkamp?"
"What if it's Blomkamp?"
There less 1 percent chance that it will be though, gorramit
Franklinator
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but gravity rush. maybe late tonight
HigherLevel
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I personally like the new skybox for Longbow.
Forge now allows you to change the time of day and weather conditions?
MrGreencastle
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While I don't really like it as much (from what little I can even see), it seems like the map itself is brighter, and with that the colours all look a lot more Halo-ey, to me. This is a good thing.
Dreamer.
dangerbyrnes
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which is strange cause i got dlc maps all the time in halo 3, even before the ODST disc came out. but in reach, i'm more likely to be eaten by a shark in Nevada, than i am to get the DLC maps.
halo 3 also required DLC maps for double EXP weekends. never underestimate a gamers need to fill bars up faster.
Demoncarnotaur
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While Im not a huge fan of it now, I do think it looks pretty cool in this shot:
Still, I liked the contrast before of the snowy blues and the deep spacey sky, with the clouds breaking it up. It looked really mysterious and alien. Its a lot more plain looking now, at least IMO from the little we have seen.
If only. Oh god I would be in love.
Too bad that never made the cut for Reach.
Maybe the skybox made the map lag and they finally realized that Cool Skybox < Good Framerate.
Looks closer to the Halo 3 aesthetic than Reach.
Pretty similar downgrade with the reach VGA trailer: http://youtu.be/y-wwTQxDORI?t=24s
To the actual game: http://youtu.be/zB4KGvYOHwA?t=1m35s
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