Poker Face
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I like this setup a lot better! Seems more likely to be competitive.
Does this mean new to HaloGAF or new to GAF?
Wonder if it's lore, spartan ops or multi. (or any of those 3)
Probably an idea of the same dude who designed the custom game UI, the spartan armor, the Sniper scope and the Halo ring in CEA.
Damn that guy.
A day will come on which I will get killed by a guy that I couldn't see because of the text and on that day I will mock you and all that you hold dear.
Guy on the left looks like he has the next version of the ODST armor to me. I'd be shocked if we couldn't use that armor in multiplayer.
The Librarian
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Good point.
I'd say new to HaloGAF unless someone comes up with a better reason for new to NeoGAF.
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Nothing like the MLG E3 videos to get me hyped for the game.
Squidhands, Tunavi, mastrbriggy – anyone who's played the game. Can you say if the middle screen text is similar to that we've see in Firefight or in Campaign with scoring on?
Edit: I dunno why I'm so held up on this all of a sudden. lol.
Steelyuhas
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As the people from the community that have played it say they don't notice it, I'm inclined to trust them because of my experience with Battlefield 3. When people see BF3 in action (myself included), people are always like holy shit text everywhere on the screen all the time, but when I play the game, I don't notice it at all.
There are two panels on Thursday and they are Forward unto Dawn panel and a fiction panel. A Halo 4 panel is on Saturday, which is where I assume they will show the actual game off and probably some new stuff.
It isn't that big of a deal, every person from E3 to RTX have said the same thing and it wasn't a issue in anyway.
I look at it this way though, I bet people complained about Halo medals at first in Halo 2. I always loved those and it has become a fan favorite for a lot of people playing MP over the years.
I think it's safe to say multiplayer will definitely have a presence. It seems like they're staying away from lore stuff to avoid spoiling the campaign.
Here's to hoping for a new trailer at SDCC, though!
I completely would think that while playing there would be so much going on, one's focus would be on game play and would likely not notice the text... particularly not remember noticing the text with the brain processing so much other information.
So it begs the question... if people don't notice it while playing, what value does it have?
Gunnerdude
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Ah the old... get um drunk so they aren't sure if they are seeing text or not routine... well played Stinkles....
No but in all seriousness, from my experiences playing COD I don't even notice the 100000 text pop ups anymore.
Can't wait to play Halo 4, couldn't make SDCC so I'll just wait till Nov. after I cast my vote.
Vire
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MaximumFlipFlop
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Sideboob as another reference point.
I never noticed the light blue shimmering running along her body.
She looks so distressed
StalkerUKCG
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Me neither, Very cool im constantly impressed with the graphical fidelity of Halo 4
Kind of..what do the Limited Edition exclusive skins look like.
After seeing halo 4, I tend to shut Reach off after 10 minutes or so.
squidhands
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Exactly.
sorry your beard was in the way... I could not read what you typed.
are you padding your post count junior?
Sideboob as another reference point.
I never noticed the light blue shimmering running along her body
Must've been a weird day at the office when someone hard to make that light shine across her boob. I'm back on board though.
Someone please photoshop CORTANA in white text across this gif to subtly provide information on who that is in the picture plz.
Noticing and absorbing are not the same things. Here's a simple (relevant and connected) experiment. Go play Reach and mentally note the content of the text streams. They appear on the lower left of the screen.
Now play something super frighteningly abrupt, like SWAT or Snipers. Do the same thing.
Now think about your reticle - and what your eyes did, however briefly, while absorbing that information.
As to the "what's the point" question - there are dozens of points, all related to getting information and advice to all kinds of players. It's not going to be perfect for everyone, nothing is, but I suggest trying it - and again, I am fairly confident about this in real life.
I know the text will be barely noticeable, because I play BF3 nearly every day and I don't notice the text, until I really want it to read. So my question is, why developers decide to put the text in? I mean it's just information, about what you did a second before and most players aren't reading it.
tl;dr:
I just don't understand the phrase "you will not notice it, while playing". This phrase makes the text in the middle redudant.
Edit: Why does it take so long for me to post a comment? Nevermind, my question was already answered. :lol
Poker Face
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Change for the sake of change. On the bright side it could be much worse
and thats why.
Yeah they were in shabby quality, or were they just recorded?
K
kittens
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Word of advice -- if you want to be accepted by HaloGAF, stop being such a waste of space and post something useful, like this:
Edit : And on a serious note, I'm totally on board with middle of screen text now. I think it happens too often (just like with the Steitzer announcements), but I think it actually makes sense to put it in the middle of the screen. I've gotten used to it, and now it doesn't feel nearly as invasive as it did before.
Brolic Gaoler
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Your avoidance of the ODST question makes me sad.
Mister Negative
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Noooo my rose tinted glasses!!!!
Who cares?
Talk about being nitpicky...
There's bigger fish to fry, like the fact that the Cryptum had a mustache in the E3 trailer!
:O
From a spectator standpoint, I love the text in the middle. As a player, you'll get used to it and it won't affect gameplay.
Something I do want to voice concern about for the spectator experience, is the Armor Ability icons. Someone new to the game is not going to know what all those different geometric patterns mean.
They aren't intuitive.
I would like to see those altered in the final build so that it becomes more apparent if someone is using a Jet Pack, Hologram, etc for a spectator, or even a newcomer to the game.
Something I do want to voice concern about for the spectator experience, is the Armor Ability icons. Someone new to the game is not going to know what all those different geometric patterns mean.
They aren't intuitive.
I would like to see those altered in the final build so that it becomes more apparent if someone is using a Jet Pack, Hologram, etc for a spectator, or even a newcomer to the game.
You realize this has merit given the fact the entire franchise has been handed over to an entire new team?
They want to put their mark on it, from an artistic standpoint, to a gameplay standpoint.
Nothing will be absolutely the same.
Already the videos of Halo 4 are more 'entertaining' to spectate than Reach; 100% bloom reach makes me want to punch myself in the face, I tried to watch some old MLG stuff and I just couldn't do it.
Vire
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Good post, I like you.
The Shadowrun abilities aren't intuitive either which threw me of a LOT last night when we played.
Oh, I said we...damn it. I forgot you didn't play with us.
I wish we could just move around our entire HUD. Let us put the text in the corner right above the killfeed. Want to have your ammo counter in the middle of your screen? Go the fuck ahead, more power to you. Want to change the color too? Fine. Oh, you can't see the HUD properly because of the color? Well guess what, you can change it back to a different one!
Mister Negative
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I have to say, even just watching gameplay, I don't really notice the text anymore. I feel like the people here railing against it are only noticing it because of how much they hate it. Does that make sense?
Also, Shadowrun got here, so we should definitely get some people on for that later tonight after my tournament match.
You'd have to test for HUD Combo glitches, waste of resources™.
Edit: SlowFu
Also, Shadowrun got here, so we should definitely get some people on for that later tonight after my tournament match.
Overdoz1z said:
You'd have to test for HUD Combo glitches, waste of resources™.
Edit: SlowFu
Tonight. What time?
Guess the designers don't want you mucking up their design, that they likely iterated upon for months.
Hypertrooper
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The panels were recorded and put online a day later on the HaloWaypoint Youtube channel last year . No live stream I think.
He asked if the ODST armor is back for use in MP.
We can probably get some people on around 9 or 10 CST if that isn't too late. Tawpgun, biggy, you guys down again to play?
Tawpgun gave me a GREAT intro course to the game but I'm still a BK at it so I'll take any help I can get!
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