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The Sticky Detonator is only more useful for a very passive playstyle it seems. Yes, you can stick a grenade to the ground and wait for someone to run over it or stick it to a vehicle and wait from someone to get it, but that doesn't exactly promote fast gameplay. You couldn't really use the Grenade Launcher like that and that's a good thing because it keeps people moving and makes them play more aggressively with it.
I honestly still don't understand what was wrong with the Grenade Launcher that made 343 change it. It's one of the most perfect weapons I've seen in Halo.
I honestly still don't understand what was wrong with the Grenade Launcher that made 343 change it. It's one of the most perfect weapons I've seen in Halo.
Hypertrooper
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No. There is no Spartan Ops panel. David posted that he is part of a panel. To clarify: He is the host of the "Halo 4: A New Campaign and Halo Infinity Multiplayer" panel. (3:15PM PDT; 6:15PM EDT; 11:15PM BST; 12:15AM CEST) And no, there won't be a live-stream as I am informed. And I am well informed.
Honestly, for the last two I have no idea.
Now for the first,
I have a feeling Chakas and the didact (or the big ball thing) will be bumping heads trying to achieve their own objectives. Chakas trying to find/save his friends while the didact possibly trying to uphold the mantle or the librarian's own goals. I don't think that Chakas took over the infinity, for some reason I am envisioning another ship that gets thrown into requiem and then all hell breaks loose. Covenant (whats left of them), crazy ball thing with ai defense, humans, chakas controlled ship. Basically I could see it being a halo 2 style battle, kind of like where the covenant is fighting each other, while the flood is fighting everyone, while us the unsc is fighting the above.
Garrett 2U
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Grenade Launcher is my favorite gun
Sticky Detonator seems like a completely defensive weapon whereas the GL could be used in both offensive and defensive encounters.
It was one of the rare power weapons that took skill to use effectively.
one of my friends snagged a pic aswell, its low quality.
Ooh! Is that the Halo 4 headset too?
Any chance someone at the show could get us a better pic of it? Any specs? 5.1?
Hypertrooper
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You know that the pic was taken at the Halo 4 VIP Event? They will announce it at the Halo 4 panel today, if they are already showing at the VIP event. (The console at least)
BS Angel said on Twitter that the console will be unveiled today. When I saw the pic I assumed it must be on show now, but I guess it's still pretty early over there.
Mister Negative
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Are those Trittons?
WHAT THE FUCK is wrong with these morons who come play Snipers without any idea how to snipe!?! Go practice somewhere else you bastards!
Raargh!
What playlist in Reach i can play solo without having deal with morons... Rumble Pit is out of question because FFA sucks in Reach.
Raargh!
What playlist in Reach i can play solo without having deal with morons... Rumble Pit is out of question because FFA sucks in Reach.
Hypertrooper
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Yep. They are Trittons because they are Microsoft's official third party Headset producer.
wouldnt that be the best playlist to practice sniping?
No because others are playing there seriously.
It would help if the fucking matchmaking would work of course.
But since it doesn't, noobs can stay away.
EDIT and arguably Snipers list isn't good for practicing sniping anyway, as the gameplay is rather different from standard lists. The sniper is used in completly different way in Team Snipers.
AARGH, I WANNA TEAR REACH MM DESINGER TO PIECES! WHO FUCKWAD MADE THE SYSTEM TO MATCH FULL PARTIES AGAINS SOLO PLAYERS!!!
Hypertrooper
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Dutch, too.
Yesterday, I needed an app that does deinterlacing. I used to use it a lot; haven't had need for it for quite some time. It's a custom tool built by one guy, and I couldn't remember what it was called.
So I scrolled through my Applications folder until I saw the right icon.
(It's called 'JES Deinterlacer'.)
Our brains work well at recognizing graphical images - sometimes it's FASTER than text.
Eh - I like the idea. Don't think it's gonna happen for this go-round... but I like the idea.
Yeah. Check the HBO Event coverage - the latest batch of pics from mastrbiggy contains a couple of nice shots of them (showing both backplates, plus the inner ear cup).
http://halo.bungie.org/eventcoverage/
This........ is amazing. Fillion just throws his money. XD
StalkerUKCG
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Damn where's my girl Yvonne?
Oh yeah, I read his post wrong. Thanks for clarification. And yeah I know there isn't a live stream.
Yeah but what about the time he has spent in cryostasis? And does the time he spent in space affect it?
I'm gonna say it's hand sanitizer, so they can clean their hands before they touch the controllers.
At home with me!
oh come on, of course thats the best place to practice. blame trueskill and reach matchmaking for matching you with players of lower skill.
Rickenslacker
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TF2 had a change in the way it handles scoreboard presentation. It used to show the classes on your team in text, but eventually changed it to represent them in small icons. It was easier to identify at a glance, and took up less space. Little wonder it has a killfeed like the one being proposed.
seems frankie likes to use the two primary weapon perk.
TF2 had a change in the way it handles scoreboard presentation. It used to show the classes on your team in text, but eventually changed it to represent them in small icons. It was easier to identify at a glance, and took up less space. Little wonder it has a killfeed like the one being proposed.
I fucking love that game. Something about it is so addictive, i like how encourages team/co-operative play by forcing you into a specific role, like being a medic, and you an protect the heavy, and being a spy while protecting the sniper. The loadout system in Halo 4 is similar to TF2 in that way of encouraging team play.
inb4halopurists activate fireshields
It's not similar at all.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Also, an inferior product, unless something changed in the last two years.
I just wanna rub that shiny head.
Similar in the sense of the basic structure of loadouts.
i.e. primary weapon, secondary, etc.
Hypertrooper
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Seriously? The whole game only 2 players had green bars, the rest had red. And strangely the dudes with the green bars won the game easily. No way that we could get a host change no, because for everyone it was alright.
Edit.: I am stupid. Did not read right.For lazy people:
mastrbiggy pics - click for more (and bigger versions of these).
Rickenslacker
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The thing with TF2 is that it actually is class based, every class has its specific ups and downs, purposes and counters. The changes in loadouts that you can make also serve to offer tradeoffs. I don't think Halo 4's loadouts will work in a similarly synergistic manner because you're augmenting the same type of class, everything's mix and matchable.
ElzarTheBam
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I kinda see what he is hinting at though.
Take for instance BTB, I can see teams of 8, defining roles within them.
There'll be people with the secondary PP load out to take out vehicles, those using the BR and carbine, and those using the DMR.
Then you have AA's to think about.
For lazy people:
mastrbiggy pics - click for more (and bigger versions of these).
Picture of Nexy/Bravo/Bsangel from your page.
Poker Face
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For lazy people:
mastrbiggy pics - click for more (and bigger versions of these).
those headsets look better than the consoles.
dowant
Do you see people doing that?
I don't.
Me and my friend do use PP to take out vehicles but other than us (not counting HaloGAFers, i assume you're more intelligent than an average Halo player), i've seen just a few times when someone does that.
I really don't belive that this changes in Halo 4, even if people can choose to start with a PP.
Tha Robbertster
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So I was thinking, from that little cutscene we got and some info about spartan ops, we now know that
Cortana was successful when she tried to stop the Infinity from leaving the planet since spartan ops takes place 6 months after Halo 4.
Absolutely ridiculous that it ever changed. Watch any video of people playing where the reticle is lowered, and one of the first things they do off spawn 90% of the time is look down slightly to get a better sense of whats in front of them. So stupid that it ever changed and hasn't been changed back.
ElzarTheBam
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I think more people would, if they had a PP on them, or are able to freely choose it.
Most don't bother picking it up, or even know where they are on the map.
Hypertrooper
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What?
Cortana could be unsuccessful, and the Infinity leaves the planet. But comes back 6 months later.
Best quote from director Stewart Hendler, talking about Forward Unto Dawn on the new Halo After Dawn series:
Love it. Episode is 6 minutes long. Worth watching.
Stewart Hendler said:
Love it. Episode is 6 minutes long. Worth watching.
Fuuuuck, I want it so badly but I already have 2 360s.
Tha Robbertster
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Oh yeah, didn't think of that.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
New pics:
http://halo.bungie.org/eventcoverage/24
Overviews of the party, shots of schwag, and you can see the translucency of the console (and the controller) in the shots she took.
http://halo.bungie.org/eventcoverage/24
Overviews of the party, shots of schwag, and you can see the translucency of the console (and the controller) in the shots she took.
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