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Halo |OT8| A Salt on the Control Room

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Fuchsdh

Member
Letters said:
Really digging that you get to choose the pose for your spartan's tile. Will make it way more interesting to flick between people's spartans in a mp lobby when they're all not exactly in the same pose and you're just switching armor pieces.
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And you can get a better angle on your armor, if it tends to look hideous from other angles :)


Rickenslacker said:
The thing I really like about the armour customization this time is that they actually look fully realized. In Halo 3 and Reach the things you could choose from look very much pasted on to the base armour (you can't tell me those Mark V shoulders looked right in Reach), while in 4 it looks like the base is the under armour body frame.

And yeah, the stances are a nice touch. Felt like a lot of the things in Reach ended up looking worse than they were solely because of that single stance and angle.
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Definitely. While I'm not particularly a major fan of the overall armor style (or at the very least the giant shoulder and helms), that they really feel different is a plus for me. And yes, the MkV shoulders make me cry. I use ODST shoulders in Reach partly because they're cool, and partly because they're one of maybe three or four shoulder options that actually feel like they aren't just tacked on to the base.
 
Aggrotek

Aggrotek

Member
Stinkles said:
It's far from useless. Don't let the contrails and fireworks fool you. It is a shotgun. It is for specific dealings.
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Maybe useless was the wrong word. :p It just looks far less effective than previously.

kittens said:
Is there a certain video / clip that makes you say that?
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The new NakedEli video.

mastrbiggy said:
I believe there was mention of it being nerfed. I didn't get to use the PAX version, but the E3/SDCC version was perfect in my opinion.
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This is what I meant. The fall off for damage looks ridiculously short.
 
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kittens

Unconfirmed Member
Cool, thanks. I stopped watching the video after the stances part, heh.
 
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ArchedThunder

Banned
Rickenslacker said:
The thing I really like about the armour customization this time is that they actually look fully realized. In Halo 3 and Reach the things you could choose from look very much pasted on to the base armour (you can't tell me those Mark V shoulders looked right in Reach), while in 4 it looks like the base is the under armour body frame.

And yeah, the stances are a nice touch. Felt like a lot of the things in Reach ended up looking worse than they were solely because of that single stance and angle.
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They actually showed in the new Vidoc that they built an suit for the spartans and then they build the armor on top of that, so yeah.
 
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feel

Member
Since we're talking virtual dolls, I dislike the undersuit parts getting painted the same color as the armor, they don't look right, I want my entire rubbery undersuit to be black.
 
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kittens

Unconfirmed Member
Letters said:
Since we're talking virtual dolls, I dislike the under suits parts getting painted the same color as the armor, they don't look right, I want my entire rubbery undersuit to be black.
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I like the way they currently look. It'd be a nice to have the option of making it plain black, though.
 
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TCKaos

Member
The Believe stance for your SPARTAN resembles this, albeit with the Assault Rifle in a more believable position. I think I'll be using that one or Assault.
 
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Havok

Member
Stance customization makes the player card format make a lot more sense. I think I still prefer the classic vertically-stacked expanding nameplate lobby, but I imagine if they wanted to integrate whatever the Groups function ends up being, having a separate popout friends list/group list/recent player list like H2 or the Xbox Guide makes a lot more sense than carrying over the Active Roster since it wouldn't work as well drawing from two separate lists. I still think having vertically oriented gamertags is silly, as is the SR-# being at the bottom of the player card, not easily viewable at a glance near the top. I'd have it set up with gamertag and emblem in each top corner, with SR-# directly below the tag, and the callsign can be in the gamertag's current spot as reading short strings vertically is easier than long strings. Reach has taught me that time spent with the game is more of an indicator of skill than I initially gave it credit for, so the progression level seems like important information.

Not having gametype information displayed in a big fat box somewhere is an ongoing bummer, though.
 
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GhaleonEB

Member
Stinkles said:
It's far from useless. Don't let the contrails and fireworks fool you. It is a shotgun. It is for specific dealings.
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On my lone game of Regicide, I toasted the...what are they called? Leader? King? I got a Regicide in Regicide by plugging the dude as he rounded a corner. One shot, disintegration. I was pleased.

Effective range seems shorter than a normal shotgun, though.
 
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Blueblur1

Member
Letters said:
Since we're talking virtual dolls, I dislike the undersuit parts getting painted the same color as the armor, they don't look right, I want my entire rubbery undersuit to be black.
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Agreed. Someone edited an image a couple days ago and it looks better in all black. It looks cheap with color on it.
 
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kittens

Unconfirmed Member
Can someone remind me what hints we've got that point to a groups function being in Halo 4? Cause that's one of my most wanted features, and I need to know where to set me expectation levels.

Current Expectation Level: "Expect EVERYTHING EVER and rage on GAF if eventually disappointed."
 
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User 73706

Banned
I wonder if as silly unlockables (or due to crazy lag) we could have a Zero Suit Spartan mode where you just run around in body suits.

UNTS UNTS UNTS UNTS
 
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Havok

Member
kittens said:
Can someone remind me what hints we've got that point to a groups function being in Halo 4? Cause that's one of my most wanted features, and I need to know where to set me expectation levels.

Current Expectation Level: "Expect EVERYTHING EVER and rage on GAF if eventually disappointed."
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2kzvG.jpg


From the Microsoft Expertzone site a long while back. I believe the highlight graphic was provided by The Examiner, as that's where I found the image.
 
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feel

Member
Got a friend that will return from the US on launch day (or the day after) and will bring me a copy so I'll be able to join the launch festivities more or less in time. Thanks for nothing Frank, will make sure to include a note on my massive box of chocolates to Bonnie is which I specifically ask her not to share any with you.
 
ElRenoRaven

ElRenoRaven

Member
DopeyFish said:
Iirc halo 2 was originally going to be an MMOFPS at least what I remember from the original multiplayer info drop - what they described may have been closer to chrome hounds but I do remember they wanted everything to be part of one large scale war

Way I see it... Destiny may be what halo 2 multiplayer was originally planned to be

(Could be failing to remember an article I read 10 years ago)
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Nope I remember the article too. It was an EGM article. It really sounded insanely awesome. Course not a single bit of that article came to be. In fact a ton of stuff revealed for halo 2 never came to be. Different types of Warthogs for example. I still long for a Snow Hog with treads instead of tires. lol
 
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Rickenslacker

Banned
Rocking the Troc shirt Wu? Good man.

malfcn said:
Avatar awards not leaked yet? And Believe stance?
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Orochinagis said:
Halo 4 Avatar Awards

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Knight Helmet
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Platinum Mark VI Helmet
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UNSC Infinity Hoodie
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Poker Face

Member
wwm0nkey said:
We STILL need explanation on that.
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soon

No but seriously, there's a lot of announcements which I'm hoping is coming, or at least in the works.

-Multiplayer ViDoc
-Skill Ranking System Announcement (i can dream right?)
-Clans Announcement
-Sandbox Podcast
-Promethean Weapons Trailer
-Covenant Weapons Trailer
-Starry Night-esque Trailer
-Vehicle Reveals
-Forge Reveal
-Theater Reveal
-Proper Spartan Ops full gameplay (on-screen)
-Official Mountain Announcement
-Halo 3/Reach playlist condensing

While we still have a little 2 months to launch, there's still a lot that can be announced/clarified and I'm hoping we're finally done with the bulletins that just talked about picture captions.
 
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kittens

Unconfirmed Member
Havok said:
http://i.imgur.com/2kzvG.jpg[img]

From the Microsoft Expertzone site a long while back. I believe the highlight graphic was provided by The Examiner, as that's where I found the image.[/QUOTE]
Ah right, thanks. I [I]really[/I] hope that's still a thing, and that it's a [I]good[/I] thing.

[quote="mastrbiggy, post: 41726776"]That stare, it will eat away at your soul...
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/x8jbk.png
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Easily my favorite pic from PAX thus far, haha.
 
K

kylej

Banned
I dunno how y'all keep the beards going. Gets itchy and I find I can get breakouts from all the oils and stuff getting trapped throughout the day.
 
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