That is just amazing. thanks overdoz1z for those pictures.
And thank you 343i. Frank and the team, you really are taking care of Halo. This is the prettiest Halo ever. Keep up and great job.
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That is just amazing. thanks overdoz1z for those pictures.
And thank you 343i. Frank and the team, you really are taking care of Halo. This is the prettiest Halo ever. Keep up and great job.
neoism
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Steelyuhas
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The 8 will turn sideways, the new Xbox is going to be called Xbox Infinity.
All of the Slayer matches on Adrift went to or near the time limit. Not every map in the game will be a home run, it's clear without even playing it that Adrift is not a home run.
Sadly, it still sucks. The incorrect geometry and lines of sight are pretty bad, and especially noticeable at no bloom. They have a v8 test version that's much better, but the game likely won't be at another event, so it won't get updated.
The game will probably explode.
Wow, those environments look great. Nice bulletin, the video was very nice.
StalkerUKCG
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Wow at the new environments.
hahaha
This is just silly.
Yeah, don't get me wrong, my assessment of it not being terrible is going through the New Halo Objective Playlist Filter, where my baseline is "this playlist is about two seconds from being cut oh god." These days, I just save that sentiment for hilarious stuff like Squad DLC which is constantly below 250 or Super Slayer which is a disastrous failure at this point.
However, not knowing what their grand playlist consolidation plan is terrifies me, considering that most of the playlists I enjoy are below 1.5k at any given time, Objective being at the top of my favorites list.
thezerofire
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not enough ass
ASS ASS ASS ASS
just meant that that environment is basically perfect for an unwanted recreation of bloodgulch. as a SpOps locale its fine.
The fact that squad slayer was killed in favor of a playlist with a low population that your average joe views as redundant and not worth bothering with... aaarrgh. I miss squad.
Likewise. The playlists I play the most are super slayer and objective, and both hang by a thin thread I'm sure.
I really, really wish they'd just rolled out the TU across the board to all playlists. I doubt most people playing vanilla team slayer right now would have even noticed.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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The name "Assassin" is often said to derive from the Arabic Hashishin or "users of hashish."
squidhands
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Ordnance Drops seems like the likely answer, especially if you take this pic into account:
The radar shows six arrows, and the infographic shows six drop points.
thezerofire
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For the weapon spawn system in Infinity Slayer, it sounds like the game looks at the map, decides what weapon is missing, and spawns it. So if there are people with snipers already, but rockets aren't there and it's time to spawn a weapon, it spawns rockets, etc. Sounds pretty cool actually
Deputy Moonman
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I thought BS Angel's wording in the bulletin could have been alluding to a Forge reveal at RTX. But David just posted that the stuff being shown would be cool, but not mind blowing. So that probably nixes my thinking in the butt.
And she could just be talking about the Panel and nothing more. Oh well.
User 73932
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Someone make a GIF of how incredibly awesome thrusters are. Please. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KowLV6uwpFc&t=0m57s
squidhands
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"Disable Mobile Website" at the bottom of the main page. You may have to be signed in first, I dunno.
Hypertrooper
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Even games on Haven were close call. So I am thinking it is because of the gun play etc.
Demoncarnotaur
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Awesome gif, can you do one of the new SpOps environments from the video?
Interesting that you go into 3rd person while using the thrust pack, I bet that ability will be really fun to use. It seems to be similar to evade in concept but a lot different in actual use.
Wasn't he referring to stuff we would see today? So that would separate than the RTX stuff. Still, I wonder if what he was referring to was the Bulletin content or something else.
Also, I suspect Comic-Con would be perfect for the Forge reveal.
Interesting that you go into 3rd person while using the thrust pack, I bet that ability will be really fun to use. It seems to be similar to evade in concept but a lot different in actual use.
Wasn't he referring to stuff we would see today? So that would separate than the RTX stuff. Still, I wonder if what he was referring to was the Bulletin content or something else.
Also, I suspect Comic-Con would be perfect for the Forge reveal.
Thank you. SO much better. Now I need to bug people to fix their HDD so I can have any DLC again.
Deputy Moonman
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Well I'm outta here. Magnum sucks in Halo4 confirmed?
Hypertrooper
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What would the world be without Plywood?
The absolute lack of strafe on that guy at the head of the stars is genuinely mind blowing. He actually took his thumb off the left trigger.
thezerofire
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wait, did the thrusters always shoot you out to 3rd person? looks disorienting
User 73932
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Ugh, while it does look cool, I can tell it's going to be just like evade aaaallll over again
Deputy Moonman
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Maybe it's a sentry turret that looks like a player. Probably not.
It works for me.
We don't know, we haven't had any footage from a player's POV who has had thrusters til' now.
Except that it's only one evade & the animation actually makes sense this time.
Just finished Cryptum, wasn't nearly as slow as some of you made it out to be, pretty good read overall. Probably start Primordium on vacation next week.
not at all. Evade changes your silhouette as well as changing your direction. Shooting thrusters is regular strafing, more or less.
User 73706
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He's glowing blue, guys. The only reason he can thrust so far in that instance is because he has speed boost activated as well.
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kittens
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Just woke up and read the bulletin. A few thoughts:
- omg omg omg
- Infinity Slayer looks awesome to me. It'll be a fun alternative to normal Slayer, and probably my favorite gametype addition to the series since Assault.
- The Needler as power weapon is going to be infuriating, I bet.
- LOL @ MLG being chosen for the jackpot. Someone make a montage.
Now I'm gonna go watch that new video. :-D
- omg omg omg
- Infinity Slayer looks awesome to me. It'll be a fun alternative to normal Slayer, and probably my favorite gametype addition to the series since Assault.
- The Needler as power weapon is going to be infuriating, I bet.
- LOL @ MLG being chosen for the jackpot. Someone make a montage.
Now I'm gonna go watch that new video. :-D
User 73932
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When I used thruster it was in first person. First you get this quick white flash on screen (that somewhat skews your vision) and then you haul ass.
But...but..but yesterday Infinity Slayer sucked.
So it's like a really long strafe?
Can you only do it once per charge? Sounds nice if that's the case.
Orochinagis
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its me or the spartan just get smaller whiel doing the dash then return to normal size?
btw the desert map looks amazing
I mean reacting to them involves conventional strafing.
Zoso Achilles
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That's awesome, even with team BK at the top of the stairs.
Oh but it is!
Oh ok I go it, read that wrong. Thanks.
Sprint + Thruster + Sword = ???
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