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[Hypertrooper]

The tank's main turret moves much more slowly now. If the driver do not give attention to his radar, the tank will be gone fast.

Just let me clear: Except for the heckfu's donging with it, the tank was gone fast a lot. Exile has tons of areas where you cannot get killed by the tank.


Edit. And yes the Mark VI is in the game.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

The tank's main turret moves much more slowly now. If the driver do not give attention to his radar, the tank will be gone fast.

Just let me clear: Except for the heckfu's donging with it, the tank was gone fast a lot. Exile has tons of areas where you cannot get killed by the tank.

Exile is a BTB map right? I'm impressed by the frequency of the engagements in a 5 v 5 scenario.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Did anyone catch this yet? found it on reddit. Mark VI

yaaaaaaay

Exile is a BTB map right? I'm impressed by the frequency of the engagements in a 5 v 5 scenario.

I'm surprised how quickly you can get across the map, even without sprint or a vehicle. Like, capping a flag on foot seems possible without a teleporter or vehicle unlike Coagulation or Valhalla's man-cannon

 

[Stinkles]

Would it be safe to assume that this build is very, very close to the final build? It definitely looks like it, but I may be wrong.

sort of but this is also buggy in places because of the bug shutdown window it was pulled from. Plenty left to do. Also fixed all the TV lag this morning. Smh.

 

[CyReN]

sort of but this is also buggy in places because of the bug shutdown window it was pulled from. Plenty left to do. Also fixed all the TV lag this morning. Smh.

Can we drop the flag so I stop getting asked on twitter non stop.

 

[u4iX]

sort of but this is also buggy in places because of the bug shutdown window it was pulled from. Plenty left to do. Also fixed all the TV lag this morning. Smh.

ETA on when the panel will be uploaded today?

My sleep schedule is pretty terrible at the moment so I'm just trying to plan ahead.

 

[IHaveIce]

Would it be safe to assume that this build is very, very close to the final build? It definitely looks like it, but I may be wrong.

I think so, if you can unlock avatar awards with it already and stuff, it shpould be very close to it.

So does anyone now do some live tweeting or blogging? The video will probably uploaded tuesday judging by the past :/


I like the binary rifle, it's like the AWP from counter strike then.

If the Flag thing will be fixed I'm totally happy with the new stuff. Except some perks, but I have to play it to say how strong they will alter the gameplay.


@Hyper do you have your hoody already?

 

[Rickenslacker]

Edit. And yes the Mark VI is in the game.

 

[Vire]

sort of but this is also buggy in places because of the bug shutdown window it was pulled from. Plenty left to do. Also fixed all the TV lag this morning. Smh.

I'm assuming the medals not being in was a bug prevention thing? Or they aren't all done?

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

Armor and undersuit does look nice, but the matching team color thing is still strange to me. Especially considering it's the same material as the undersuit. Dunno.

Halo 4:

Quick and dirty edit:

Solid black seems more traditional. Guess I'm just used to it being that way, so that's why it looks weird to me with the team color.

Your edit looks a lot better, I agree.. I feel it would also work if they made it a slightly different color like how the undersuit on the gloves were silver before.

I bugs me that Eli guy did not use the Boltshot. I want to see that thing in action very badly. Sounds like a beautiful PP/Mauler hybrid. Still a great video though. Not gonna lie, I got a bit antsy towards the end.

Agreed, we need Boltshot action.

Also, welcome back!

Short version.

Does Halo 4 feel like Halo?

No, not really. It's doing its own thing in enough ways - in the audio design, in the way weight and speed and mass and power are conveyed - that the feel is quite unique in the series.

But that's not really the right question. The right question is whether it plays like Halo. And the answer there is for the most part, yes.

Some of the qualifications are important, but that's for another time when it's not so late and I'm not so wiped out, and I can paint a fuller picture.

Hm, you sound kinda torn.. Im interested in reading your more detailed write-up.

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry I've been MIA today! The interwebs have been so clogged here that no draino can fix.

I'll be working on a write up tomorrow that I'll have posted hopefully early in the evening.

I'll make it short and sweet though...game is absolute fire. All of Team Downer present at the show also agree...it's different, but in an absolutely mind-blowing and stunning way.

Sounds good, looking forward to the bigger write up when it comes.

binary rifle gameplay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZCyrDbW1QE&feature=player_embedded

Holy shit that thing looks powerful. I only wish it visually looked more different than the Light Rifle.

Nice.

At HaloGaf breakfast now. Heading to the Kojima panel and Halo panels today.

I'll get some more 4 pics too.

Cool, have fun today, and keep up with the pics! Also, if you can do videos that would be great as well.

Halo 4 Pax Gameplay w/ Light Rifle, Sniper, Thruster Pack, & more! via Bravo

Thank you! Watching it now..

Did anyone catch this yet? found it on reddit. Mark VI

=D

Halogaffers @ PAX- Video cap the armory if possible! Especially the helmets and chest pieces.

 

[wwm0nkey]

sort of but this is also buggy in places because of the bug shutdown window it was pulled from. Plenty left to do. Also fixed all the TV lag this morning. Smh.

Well at least its fixed now lol

 

[kylej]

Yeah.

"It's so much fun this way. So, so fun. Everyone in the office is having fun. No, we can't show you the fun. Or even talk about it. But I'm sure someone, somewhere will capture the fun off-screen at some point and you can draw your own conclusions, unless they're unfavourable conclusions, in which case you'll just have to trust us when we say we're right and you're wrong. Fun fun fun."

Feels like Halo!

 

[NobleGundam]

@PAX Cosplayers: 343 Animator's Son (left) & Spartan-X Longshot (right)

 

[The Librarian]

10 minute ViDoc? Glorious.

Did anyone catch this yet? found it on reddit. Mark VI

This put a huge grin on my face. I know what armor I'll be using; hopefully it can be unlocked early. But as it is one of the Chief's earlier armor variants, it'll probably one of the more difficult to unlock.

 

[TheOddOne]

I thought it was well known that the Mark IV was in the video, it was the first thing that was mentioned in the youtube comments :3

 

[RebornYeti]

I hope the ViDoc goes into detail about CTF. And hopefully the CTF being shown and played is just an "Infinity" variant or something.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

Just now watching the IGN video, did anyone else notice the music that came on as soon as they picked up the flag? If already discussed please slap me and tell me to look back.

This video has the flag cap with the music as they pick up said flag.

beginning of this video shows off a limited jetpack. Looks much better.

Oh, wow, thanks for posting, I don't think they were posted yet.. Them sounds are great! Really punchy.. I like. Also, I really do like the music that plays while you have the flag, definitely adds to to the tension. Finally, the Jetpack looks like it got a HUGE nerf, it seems super slow, heavy and sluggish.

 

[ArchedThunder]

I hope the ViDoc goes into detail about CTF. And hopefully the CTF being shown and played is just an "Infinity" variant or something.

I highly doubt a story based ViDoc will go over CTF.

 

[Der Flatulator]

Oh, wow, thanks for posting, I don't think they were posted yet.. Them sounds are great! Really punchy.. I like. Also, I really do like the music that plays while you have the flag, definitely adds to to the tension. Finally, the Jetpack looks like it got a HUGE nerf, it seems super slow, heavy and sluggish.

This is relevant to my interests.

 

[S1kkZ]

cant wait for the new vidoc. any chance this gets released for everyone alongside the panel today? i might stay up for it.

 

[User 73706]

Hey guys! Jetpack wasn't nerfed. Spartan IVs are just really fat. Poor spartan IIIs are like string beans compared to the IVs and their bulky-ass equipment.

Whether Chief is also on a diet of Doritos, Steaks and Mountain Dew much like the Infinity simulation troopers is yet to be seen.

 

[Tashi]

@PAX Cosplayers: 343 Animator's Son (left) & Spartan-X Longshot (right)

Ha! That's adorable.

10 minute ViDoc is gonna be bananas. I hope we get to hear some of the OST version of Nemesis.

 

[TheOddOne]

 

[Poker Face]

This video has the flag cap with the music as they pick up said flag.

"CARRYING FLAG"

haha oh my god.

 

[Vire]

The ViDoc however, will be online today.

So at least we get some goodies.

I'm sure it'll go up super late Eastern time though...

 

[IHaveIce]

"next week" ..

Hopefully the ViDoc is really happening today, if yes I can wait for the rest of the panel.

 

[Bsigg12]

"CARRYING FLAG"

haha oh my god.

They really wanted to get as much audio out of Steitzer as possible it seems like.

I can never have enough Steitzer.

Well maybe....

FLAG DROPPED

FLAG TAKEN

FLAG DROPPED

FLAG TAKEN

Ha, I got nothing against it. I just don't know how I feel about playing Halo with a Bastion-esque announcer commentating on everything I do.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

As usual they dont clarify anything to the general public for a week or more.

 

[Vire]

They really wanted to get as much audio out of Steitzer as possible it seems like.

I can never have enough Steitzer.

Well maybe....

FLAG DROPPED

FLAG TAKEN

FLAG DROPPED

FLAG TAKEN

 

[ArchedThunder]

Question to those at PAX, is Mark V in this build?

 

[Bsigg12]

As usual they dont clarify anything to the general public for a week or more.

The "official" video won't be out until next week. Notice he says various, so we should see some sooner, if not within the hour after the panel's ending shenanigans.

 

[Der Flatulator]

Anyone got more than a triple kill yet? :lol

 

[TheOddOne]

Question to those at PAX, is Mark V in this build?

Hyper said it was a page or two ago.

 

[kittens]

It's still hard for me to believe that's Steitzer. Sounds like a 343 employee impersonating him. I was hoping it was placeholder or a rough early recording.

 

[ArchedThunder]

Hyper said it was a page or two ago.

Any word on which game's Mark V it looks like? CE, 3, Reach or CEA?

EDIT: All I can find is a post of Hyper saying Mark VI is in the game, not V.

 

[RebornYeti]

I highly doubt a story based ViDoc will go over CTF.

Wait, did I miss a confirmation on it being a story-based ViDoc? (Serious question, dont want to dig through this thread on my phone.)

 

[kylej]

Still can't get over what a mess that map is. How did we go from the streamlined beauty of Valhalla to a convoluted turd like that.

 

[The Librarian]

Caught up with the thread for the most part. I've added everything I think is relevant to the OP, including Der Flat's handy-dandy guide to all the gameplay nuances of Halo 4. No impressions, aside from Hitmonchan's, from what I could see. I'll keep an eye out for them and add them as they come from you guys. Will be nice to have them all in one place.

Still need to watch Bravo's second video and Naked Eli's.

I also found out that the concussion rifle made it into Halo 4 but not the pro-pipe. I am dejected.

 

[ArchedThunder]

Wait, did I miss a confirmation on it being a story-based ViDoc? (Serious question, dont want to dig through this thread on my phone.)

They said it was story based in the bulletin.

 

[Bsigg12]

Wait, did I miss a confirmation on it being a story-based ViDoc? (Serious question, dont want to dig through this thread on my phone.)

Yea, the Vidoc is supposed to be about story telling or something along those lines.

Edit: Beaten

 

[nillapuddin]

Question to those at PAX, is Mark V in this build?

This is the way more important question,
when I saw the pic of Mk VI on the last page, I was like

".. cool"

WHERE THE F IS MARK V!?!?!?!?!?!?!

 

[LD2k]

Xbox Magazine Halo 4 CTF Preview.

 

[Garrett 2U]

Hey GAF at the panel, take detailed notes, ask about visual ranking system!
Please and thank you <3

 

[daedalius]

Some cool videos, looking forward to more impressions, not looking forward to skimming over 90% of the thread.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

It's narrative/story? Fuuuuuuckkk. I love Halo's universe and it's what I'm most excited about for Halo 4.

But it is not what I need to hear from 343 about.. Fuck. I'm sure the vidoc will still be great, but hype deflated for it.

 

[Omni]

Still can't get over what a mess that map is. How did we go from the streamlined beauty of Valhalla to a convoluted turd like that.

Oh?

 

[Orochinagis]

"CARRYING FLAG"

haha oh my god.

you gotta heard that in Spanish

Bbbbbaaannnnndera Tomadaaaaaaa (Flag Taken!!!!)

Bannnndera Sssssolllltada (FLAG DROPPED!)

Still can't get over what a mess that map is. How did we go from the streamlined beauty of Valhalla to a convoluted turd like that.

Looks more like Avalanche or Breakpoint

 

[TheOddOne]

Any word on which game's Mark V it looks like? CE, 3, Reach or CEA?

EDIT: All I can find is a post of Hyper saying Mark VI is in the game, not V.

My bad

 

[wwm0nkey]

you gotta heard that in Spanish

Bbbbbaaannnnndera Tomadaaaaaaa (Flag Taken!!!!)

Bannnndera Sssssolllltada (FLAG DROPPED!)

I kind of want to hear that actually XD

 

[YourExWife]

Xbox Magazine Halo 4 CTF Preview.

How does OXM fuck up so many details about Halo? Can *any* press for this game be done correctly? Apparently not even the parent company knows about this or previous games well enough to write a competent article.

I just want one official news outlet to be accurate one time. Please?