I know that feel bro. I've been that way lately, my entire urge to play games has just been fuckin drain'd out of me.
But you were playing H3 the other day D:
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But you were playing H3 the other day D:
I played a couple games then got off. I was done.
YourExWife
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I've been so busy the last week and a half that I haven't had the time. And when I did, I was so tired it just didn't happen. BUT, stream tonight confirmed.
I've begun to read your posts in a British accent.What the hell is happening to this thread?!
Reading through some of the recent posts is mind-boggling.
Stuff like:
4 shot kill BR is balanced.
5 shot kill BR is inherently unbalanced.
I mean WTF does that even mean?!
It doesn't make sense, because it's all in context to whatever sandbox has been created to go with said weapon.
Pulling the trigger an additonal time doesn't make a weapon "unbalanced" and dependant upon firing rate etc, the kill time may not even be any different in comparison to the sandbox it's a part of! And even if it is, it's a different game!
I get that people like old school Halo. I like old school Halo. But, I have been playing that game for 10+ years. If Halo 4 is a mixture of everything I really enjoy about Halo (the sandbox, the universe, speed, strafeing, jump height, the feeling of even if you're outgunned, your own decisions on a battlefield can change the outcome of a battle (i.e not an "I saw you first, so I automatically win the fight" type game) then I for one welcome the new shit. Even if it falls flat on it's arse, at least it tried to be different and not just a re-skin of the same game over and over. (which is all some people ever seem to want)
I mean, imagine if a developer actually did that. Just updated the graphics, stuck a new campaign but kept all the guns and mechanics exactly the same...I don't think it would go down quite the way you'd expect - people would get very bored, very quickly in my opinion.
I don't know if anything I posted made any sense...I'm just rambling at this point.
That ALONE makes this post more intellegent and eloquent than 95% of the drivel spewed forth last night. (i say 95% because Frankie pooped out a few gems last night)
I think halo players in general are tired of playing halo. The only reason many halo players play is to tide the time over until halo 4 comes out. Halo Reach lost its appeal to many players 2 months after release. I know as a competitive player it feels the only people I play are people new to the game, even in Halo 3 sometimes.
Competitive halo players have been hit hardest because it means absolutely nothing to be good at reach, seeing how very few care about the game if any.
In response to people at the top talking about their lack of will to play.
Competitive halo players have been hit hardest because it means absolutely nothing to be good at reach, seeing how very few care about the game if any.
In response to people at the top talking about their lack of will to play.
I'm hoping it is the same as Reach. Recently going back to playing Halo 3 after spending so long on Reach it kind of feels like I'm running around with magnifying glasses strapped to my face.
Shake Appeal
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Going through the direct-feed pretty much frame by frame today, I just have to say that the graphics are kind of flooring me. Just the crispness of everything, the rich colours, just about every aspect of the design ... it looks like I've always wanted a Halo game to look. And I think the UI/HUD, white text aside, is as good as it has ever looked right now, too. The way the ammo counts out for the SAW is a beautiful touch.
The FOV does seem a little constrained, but that's probably part of a balancing act with movement and turn speed to make the game feel quicker; the wide FOV in Reach, much as I like it, contributes to the sense of sluggishness.
Edit: Looks like the railgun never has an ammo count higher than 5 in this video. Still looks like five free kills unless you turn it on a vehicle, though.
The FOV does seem a little constrained, but that's probably part of a balancing act with movement and turn speed to make the game feel quicker; the wide FOV in Reach, much as I like it, contributes to the sense of sluggishness.
Edit: Looks like the railgun never has an ammo count higher than 5 in this video. Still looks like five free kills unless you turn it on a vehicle, though.
Blinder angle seems about 60.
It's grown on me after repeat watches. fmlToo bad it's the dubstep version
Yeah I was wondering what was up with that.60fps
Portugeezer
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Does a shot to the foot/chest/head whilst shielded do the same damage (excluding sniper riffle)?
If so then fail, something I wish wouldn't be.
If so then fail, something I wish wouldn't be.
I think most the new players are going to Halo 3, not Reach. I've played with so many people who are new to Halo in the past few weeks it's unbelievable. A few days ago, I played with 3 people on my team in social skirmish who didn't know where our base was, or how to capture a flag on Valhalla. We still managed to draw the game 1-1 though, I have no idea how.
Sikamikanico
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How goes the Forge Contest review process? I'm still waiting for my email informing me I've won and I'm the best Forger ever.
Mister Negative
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I've been looking for the answer to that too, it seems smaller than Reach, which is bad.
squidhands
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I was under the impression that the FOV in Reach is one of the things that attributed it to being a "slow" game.
Got a bit behind with the judging due to CCs being actual real people with actual real lives including a baby being born.How goes the Forge Contest review process? I'm still waiting for my email informing me I've won and I'm the best Forger ever.
Check your inbox for
Viagara and life insurance spam
Sikamikanico
#1 Dad
I am a sadpanda.
Also what's funny is that myself and many others have been complaining about the Wall-E sniper scope, but given some of the COD-esque leanings we'll probably be able to customize the scope design.
I also expect we'll get Halo 3 or Halo 2 "classic" unlockable designs for weapons and maybe armor in the game.
I also expect we'll get Halo 3 or Halo 2 "classic" unlockable designs for weapons and maybe armor in the game.
Honestly I'd rather have high resolution textures than a wide FOV.If the FOV is less than Reach that will be the worst news I have heard about Halo 4.
Again:
So beautiful. Makes me weep.
Rand0m TAG
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If the FOV is less than Reach that will be the worst news I have heard about Halo 4.
Again:
So beautiful. Makes me weep.
that is beautiful. the worst was split screening halo 2 on a widescreen tv. it always did a vertical split.
check out this crysis 3 tech trailer fucking awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWvgETOo5ek&feature=youtu.be&hd=1
Could be due to the fact that people know halo 4 is a continuation of halo 3 not reach. Or reach has become infamous lol.
Last few pages in this thread have been fuckawful.
What the hell is going on?
Also I thought people measured the FOV compared to Reach and it is similar?
I don't think ODST was 120 degrees...
What the hell is going on?
Also I thought people measured the FOV compared to Reach and it is similar?
Just my thoughts
Lets say a standard FOV is a from 10 to 120, 120 being widescreen ODST, 100 being normal.
I'd put what I've seen so far from Halo 4 at either 85 or 90
I don't think ODST was 120 degrees...
Gunnerdude
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Just my thoughts
Lets say a standard FOV is a from 10 to 120, 120 being widescreen ODST, 100 being normal.
I'd put what I've seen so far from Halo 4 at either 85 or 90
Lets say a standard FOV is a from 10 to 120, 120 being widescreen ODST, 100 being normal.
I'd put what I've seen so far from Halo 4 at either 85 or 90
Those graphics...
Off-topic: Why is synchronized swimming still an Olympic sport? They take out baseball and leave that in. I don't get it.
Mister Negative
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Ouch, right in the processor.
Edit: Have we ever gotten an answer from Frankie or David about the FOV? I feel like it's talked about every so often but we can never get something out of them.
I'm very well sure it could still be being tuned.
Hydranockz
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The FOV? Tuned this close to launch? Very well sure?
One of us... One of us...
Vire
Member
Doubt it. That's kinda a major change.
It's pretty obvious while the FOV is smaller, it increases performance and allows the beautiful graphics you see today.
I'm fine with it personally, I rather have the higher resolution assets. I'm tired of Halo looking like poo poo this gen.
Why not? They are in debugging and fine tuning mode now. I'm sure the FOV is just a number value like it is in many other games, and can be changed at any point in the devolopment
Deadly Cyclone
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OT but, buying AC3? Wal-Mart screwed up and has it for pre-order for $15...
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Assassin-s-Creed-3-Xbox-360-Xbox-360/20452320
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Mister Negative
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Hydranockz
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As much of a number as it might be, the entire HUD hinges on it.
The text you see, the crosshair, the weapon models, the medals.... everything...
And that's purely aesthetic. Gameplay and design of maps and sandbox elements can be affected too.
It can been changed, sure, but changing how much of the world you see, and thus render, at a time is going to effect performance and require optimization. Seems like something you'd want to get locked down by this point so you can spend time making sure it looks as good as possible inside the chosen restraints.
Roddslayer
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I went ahead and pulled the trigger, which will almost certainly be cancelled but you can hope for a $10-$20 GC in return. I'm surprised it hasn't been pulled yet.
I don't think they will admit it officially that the fov now sucks, I think Bungie never did with Halo 2/3.If the FOV is less than Reach that will be the worst news I have heard about Halo 4.
Again:
So beautiful. Makes me weep.
And here I am now used to 1080Pnative/90-120fps/fov90.
Halo 4 will be brutal on my spoiled eyes.
not if I play a lot of Halo 3 the week before to get used to the framerate and FOV.. and p2p
It can only get narrower at this point in development, unless they want a huge performance hit to deal with this late.
Shake Appeal
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The FOV is not going to change.
ArchedThunder
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If the FOV is less than Reach that will be the worst news I have heard about Halo 4.
Again:
So beautiful. Makes me weep.
The FOV never felt that great to me in ODST, it actually annoyed me that they didn't alter the way you hold the weapons in first person from Halo 3. A lot of the weapons looked to long or to far away from your face.
I'm not having any problems with Halo 4's FOV.
lybertyboy
Thinks the Evil Empire is just misunderstood.
So many FOV experts up and at them this morning.
The FOV in Halo 4 is not less than Reach's. As far as I know, it's still 78.
The FOV in Halo 4 is not less than Reach's. As far as I know, it's still 78.
I guess that is because human are smaller than spartans. So in ODST's case a sniper would appear bigger than it would when the Master Chief is holding it.
Vire
Member
I think the absolutely gargantuan sniper model is making people think it's smaller than it actually is. (I'm fine with it since most of the time I'll be scoped anyway)
AR looks about the same as other games.
Tried to pick it up a couple minutes ago and it was sold out online. Now the price is back up to $60. Wonder if they'll honor the ones that actually got through.
Mister Negative
Member
Nice to finally get some confirmation, then. Thanks.
ArchedThunder
Banned
They resized all the weapons in ODST to fit in their hands better. The sniper is not as long in third person as it is in first.
Der Flatulator
Member
78 is good.
Sikamikanico
#1 Dad
Yeah, I did wonder what he meant by that...how can CC's setup gametypes/maps etc without an early copy of Halo 4? (which would be nice!)
How many entries did you have in the end? Kudos to you and the rest of the CC's for putting the effort in by the way, I'm far too lazy for stuff like that.
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