This would be... awesome.
MLG settings are great but I don't play MLG much because I always get matched up with teams of four and get destroyed and the map selection is way too small.
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This would be... awesome.
MLG settings are great but I don't play MLG much because I always get matched up with teams of four and get destroyed and the map selection is way too small.
My favorite was the fact that Bungie had to do a news post/blog post EXPLAINING how melee worked in Reach...
Why would it make sense to shoot someone more and then melee them, expecting them to die? Oh no, that's not how it works, even if you shot someone 3 times while they ran up to you and they melee you, you're both on even footing now.
It barely makes sense when I try to explain it.
This would be great really.
Bregmann Roche
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Hopefully the lust-tangle will sap their captain's energy.
Thirded... Or Fourthed... whatever... return to a Team Hardcore list with the aforementioned attributes.
StalkerUKCG
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fifthed, id play the shit out of that.
Yes, still in bumper jumper AAs take more of a passive role in your gameplay. Not to mention that if the Classic playlist is going to be really a classic Halo, then this button (LT)is going to be useless.
That would make sense if the other layouts had nades on X as well, but they don't.
User 73932
Banned
They play a smaller role. I think I may have got 4-5 grenade kills playing 10 or so matches.
In Reach I get that many per match.
I noticed that in Halo 4 grenade throwing took more precision partly due to them being less powerful, but also because the toss is different.
NobleGundam
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HaHa, Idk why, but I see it as those odd frisbees
HiredN00bs
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Don't bop till ya hear da pop.
Also, I recall several blog posts about melee in Halo 3, as well as a Title Update.
Might run into issues with no bloom on Oddball/Assault but beside that I wouldn't mind it.
I'm not aware of the issues you speak of.
Then companies would never show off their game untill release day.
We need an extra pop to know when you can bop em.
squidhands
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I had to hold to activate the Hard Light Shield, so add that to your list of things to not like.
Didn't get to play Longbow; they were only showcasing Regicide FFA on Adrift and Infinity Slayer on Haven.
Being a non-fan of FFA in general, I enjoyed Regicide. I like the melding of two gametypes (Juggernaut and KOTH), and hope it was done in an effort to streamline gametypes/playlists like has been mentioned by 343. I hope that Adrift becomes my least favorite map, because my opinion of it as of now is simply "better than Reach". There are a couple of dead spots on the map that fooled me on more than one occasion into thinking it lead somewhere other than to my death. The insta-spawning worked a lot better than I thought it would, in both FFA and Infinity Slayer. Once I found out how great the Carbine was, I stuck to that loadout for most of my play time.
Haven was a much better map IMO, and I really liked Infinity Slayer. The new radar seems even more informative that Reach's, which may or may not be a good thing. The amount of time it would take you to turn on PV for a good scan of the map seems greater than the time it would take you to just look at the radar.
Movement is really, really great, but I have to admit that I didn't really care for the default controller setup that much(I also didn't realize how much worse I was going to be without my KontrolFreeks, ugh). Crouch on B was just too weird for me, but I'm sure I'll find something I like.
Never used the Thrusters, as I tried to settle in with the Carbine/PP/Holo loadout. Hologram is just as fun as Reach, got an assassination out of fooling someone with it. Plasma Pistol is supremely powerful; I got lots of kills by using it normally. The overcharge sounds like it's gonna explode in your hands, it's awesome. Homing seems about as accurate as it is in Reach.
This seems pretty contrary to my experience. I was definitely meleed to death through it when it took enough damage, which I don't believe was "infinite".
Sorry if I'm all over the place; writing this and working is not the best way to spend my time, lol.
We only have no bloom in TS/CTF atm for MLG settings, some pros asked awhile back, but at this points just keep it at those and let 343i work on Halo 4.
Steelyuhas
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Honestly, I would prefer this for matchmaking than the actual MLG playlist. Broader appeal, more variety. Team Hardcore.
And King
You say that as if they didn't do a just as in depth post on how the first Halo 3 autouodate was going to fix H3's busted-ass melee. The difference is that Bungie was willing to patch things back then.
My dream game still has a three hit melee kills with bleedthrough. Everything else is a serious compromise for me in one way or another.
awful
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Team Slayer 7100
Super Slayer 494
The Arena 813
Rumble Pit 1593
Living Dead 6985
Team Swat 6008
Team Sniper 2381
Team Objective 487
Doubel Team 1016
Multi Team 1519
Invasion 2002
Big Team Battle 6482
Squad DLC 201
MLG 1478
Action Sack 790
Griffball 2269.
Super Slayer 494
The Arena 813
Rumble Pit 1593
Living Dead 6985
Team Swat 6008
Team Sniper 2381
Team Objective 487
Doubel Team 1016
Multi Team 1519
Invasion 2002
Big Team Battle 6482
Squad DLC 201
MLG 1478
Action Sack 790
Griffball 2269.
Mister Negative
Member
Okay, so I'm not crazy for enjoying Reach MLG settings more than H3 MLG settings.
neoism
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This shit ain't fairSuper Slayer 494
Squad DLC 201
That doesn't make sense. That's one of the AAs that would work the easiest with a single press. Please change it for the final build, 343.
While it would be awesome to get those settings, we could still make a great playlist out of MLG settings with TS, CTF and KotH.
ElzarTheBam
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Awwww yeah.
Team Slayer 7100
Super Slayer 494
I'm literally vomiting everywhere
StalkerUKCG
Banned
This shit ain't fair
Tell me about it
It appears to absorb damage similar to the stationary plasma shields in the series, flaring from purple to yellow to red as it absorbs damage, before popping.
Thanks for the impressions. The biggest point of excitement for me is movement; it's gotten universal praise, which is a huge relief after Reach.
Mister Negative
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No way in hell that thing stays the way it is come launch. It's probably already been nerfed.
Halo 2's melee's were automatic homing missles from 30 feet away. You didn't even need to see the other person to connect your melee. That was no good.
Elzar and Carbine sitting in a tree H.U.M.P.I.N.G.
YourExWife
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I had a guy the other day cuss me out because I told him - after finding out that he didn't know his account password to remove parental controls and wouldn't reset it (dude that'll delete my shit. Me: no. It won't) - that he should call 18004myxbox and sorry I couldn't help. Apparently that's worthy of calling me a tool and telling me to frak off.
Slightly Live
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343 should get gaf to design the entire game
would be so cool
would be so cool
ElzarTheBam
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No doubt.
The precedent was set with the Halo 3 one.
343 should get gaf to design the entire game
would be so cool
To be fair, that car had an extremely large cup holder.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
343 should get gaf to design the entire game
would be so cool
Lets be real, that car was sweet
Team Slayer 7100
Super Slayer 494
The Arena 813
Rumble Pit 1593
Living Dead 6985
Team Swat 6008
Team Sniper 2381
Team Objective 487
Doubel Team 1016
Multi Team 1519
Invasion 2002
Big Team Battle 6482
Squad DLC 201
MLG 1478
Action Sack 790
Griffball 2269.
Squad Slayer 0
Surely this is wrong, it's a popular playlist!
The lunge being too long doesn't invalidate the actual design in how melee's were thrown.
Jumping+melee did the most damage, brute weapons did more damage, actually took 3 melees to kill if you just ran up and punched someone.
Can we TU the whole game yet? and get a Team Hardcore list?
electricpirate
Member
Except for the times when it would miss because of a minor elevation change between you and your target. I always loved that.
6 months later... who the fuck designed this game? *Crickets*
StalkerUKCG
Banned
No demand for it.
I went back and forth during the beta. Here's where I ended at.
GhaleonEB said:
I still hold those views.
True, but in terms of the "melee system" in Halo 2, the lunge was part of the package. I will say that the damage part of Halo 2's melee system is acceptable, but the actual mechanics of the melee system was not.
Vire
Member
343 should get gaf to design the entire game
would be so cool
The problem is, there are so many conflicting opinions on GAF. Not everyone's favorite Halo is the same...
That's why it's cool to have a Beta and get feedback from all sources - Team AR - Team BR - Team DMR. But that ain't gonna happen. :/
So many bad design decisions in Reach. Ugh.
So sad
Understandable. The lunge was a bit too far; but I did like the mechanics behind the damage in Halo 2 the best.
User 73932
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Halo resolves team BR, DMR, and AR because you can select your starting weapon. Now it's up to each camp to prove which is better.
Slightly Live
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Halo's public betas aren't real betas. Hardly anything would have changed and folks might have decided to polarise already strong opinions pre-launch.
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