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Halo |OT8| A Salt on the Control Room
- Thread starter The Librarian
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343 hears you loud and clear, that's why for their very last Reach update they proudly unveiled the removal of Action Sack.
squidhands
Member
Achievements don't mean much to me, but it's interesting to go back and see what I got and see if there's anything I want to shoot for on the next playthrough.
I've watched him play Halo 4, if that helps. ;-)
haha I meant to say I haven't had fun playing Reach because I sure had a blast donging on Suddoth
thezerofire
Banned
Really old post but...
Except that the CSS Glock is a POS and so I always get stuck on the first level
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Maybe someone can explain this to me, but why aren't Griffball and Living dead simply in "action sack" or done on special weekends like they were in Halo 3?
It can't be the "population" issue since that wasn't a problem with 3.
I'd be willing to bet if those two playlists were "moved" or even removed that the other playlists would benefit greatly.
It can't be the "population" issue since that wasn't a problem with 3.
I'd be willing to bet if those two playlists were "moved" or even removed that the other playlists would benefit greatly.
I don't think it was planned as a trilogy at all. We might still have had the Flood to deal with - not sure how we wipe out Gravemind while on Earth - but the Covenant part of the story looked to wrap up in much the fashion it did in Halo 3. (I think that's part of the reason there's so little story in Halo 3 - they'd told most of it, and just had the endgame to wrap up. Among other issues that cropped up in development.)
One thing I hope 343 attempts from CoD are the wager matches and gun game. Wager matches would be so epic for the 1v1's people occasionally line up from these forums (and would also be great for teams or "groups/clans" if implemented). Something about taking someone's credits/spoints whatever in addition to beating them.
Gun game just seems like it would be a lot of fun on the casual side of things.
Gun game just seems like it would be a lot of fun on the casual side of things.
The same reason we have a Team Swat playlist: people like easy kills.
I agree with Ghaleon on his post about legendary limiting options in reach and halo 2. I would prefer that the AI increased with each level of difficulty and that "squads" of units actually worked together than blindly rush at you and attempt to kill you.
Regardless playing the campaign looks like it will be a blast anyway. I don't know about you guys but the one thing I really disliked about halo 2 and CE's campaign was the lack of allies at your disposal. I understand the chief was basically alone in taking out threats in halo lore, but still, it sucked not having allies. It seems the chief will be working with spartan IV's and more unsc personnel than previous games, which for me will be a good thing.
Regardless playing the campaign looks like it will be a blast anyway. I don't know about you guys but the one thing I really disliked about halo 2 and CE's campaign was the lack of allies at your disposal. I understand the chief was basically alone in taking out threats in halo lore, but still, it sucked not having allies. It seems the chief will be working with spartan IV's and more unsc personnel than previous games, which for me will be a good thing.
HigherLevel
Member
Started classes today and realized after looking at the schedule fall break is the week of November 5th. Perfect timing lol.
AFAIK, Halo 2 wasn't even planned for originally, indeed Halo CE is rather self-contained game. But popularity demanded sequel...
Really wish Bungie had put more effort into Halo 3 story and characters specifically, the Arbiter being a sidekick was so stupid.
Dat dynamic shadowing.
Seriously, zombie's would be so much more tense if the maps were a lot darker and the survivors had shadow casting flashlights on the end of their shotguns.
You could watch the shadows of zombie's destroying your teammates around the corner, and it would get darker and darker as more and more survivor's die.
nillapuddin
Member
'Example' shoutout, woop woop
And the zombies should be using Flood models. And no pistols, close range or nothing.
Okay, yeah, I slightly mis-remembered.
Although.. how many people noticed the pre-Reactor parts of Cortana were based off the internal design of a Carrier in the final Halo 3? The skull and Cortana terminal are in a room that has the same base geometry as Halfjaw's ship bridge (if you take away the flood infestation)
A significant number of those people only showed up for the weekend playlist anyway, and mostly just took population off of Team Slayer and Social Slayer. If you made them weekend lists, then those people would just show up for the weekend.
I also imagine rigging playlists to turn themselves off and on for the weekend was a headache, because if it were easy, Halo 3 would still be having Double EXPs rotating.
Dat dynamic shadowing.
Seriously, zombie's would be so much more tense if the maps were a lot darker and the survivors had shadow casting flashlights on the end of their shotguns.
You could watch the shadows of zombie's destroying your teammates around the corner, and it would get darker and darker as more and more survivor's die.
I really hate the "infected" map variants because of the filters. A truly "dark" lighting scheme would definitely be better.
It made slayer more competitive in my opinion. I feel like it increased the pace of the game and kept the maps feeling more intimate. It's crazy to think that adding just one person to each side can help the pacing and overall experience of a slayer match.
Could possibly the part of the reasoning for the lighting changes in Forge.
My memory is, Floodgate was intended to be much longer. The part where we went into the ship after Cortana and got the recording was supposed to keep going; the actual Cortana mission was mostly set inside that ship, in reality, not High Charity. The High Charity mission was to be much longer and different, but was cut. So the interior of the carrier did double duty on both Floodgate and Cortana.Okay, yeah, I slightly mis-remembered.
Although.. how many people noticed the pre-Reactor parts of Cortana were based off the internal design of a Carrier in the final Halo 3? The skull and Cortana terminal are in a room that has the same base geometry as Halfjaw's ship bridge (if you take away the flood infestation)
A significant number of those people only showed up for the weekend playlist anyway, and mostly just took population off of Team Slayer and Social Slayer. If you made them weekend lists, then those people would just show up for the weekend.
I also imagine rigging playlists to turn themselves off and on for the weekend was a headache, because if it were easy, Halo 3 would still be having Double EXPs rotating.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
How do you know that?
Also, if people are using certain playlists to "boost" there's an issue with that playlist (at least IMO).
I just really hope there aren't population killing playlists in H4, because I believe if those playlists weren't there, they would go play the more traditional modes. But I could (probably am ) be wrong.
Yeah... I did like 5v5 Slayer in Halo 3 as well. I think. Can't remember really.. but considering how much i played Social Slayer, i must've liked it.
The Real Napsta
Member
You M-M-M-Make me ha-ppy.
Optimatch forum posts that I can no longer link because Bungie locked it away. My short foray into data-collecting Halo 3 playlist populations also displayed it:
Note how the not-Slayer block of playlists doesn't really change in size. Ranked Slayer stays steady, and Social Slayer sees the most flux.
It's been said before, but Grifball and living dead are boosting playlists. The easiest way to "fix" the amount of medal/commendation/credit farming that goes on in living dead and Grifball would be to simply remove credits from those lists. Or as has been suggested simply remove kill counts from the gametype.
thezerofire
Banned
The CSS glock shoots marshmallowsAw don't be hating on the glockit just wants to be loved
/\/\EDIT that .gif is a mindfuck. Oh i know what happens there but still..
Along with weekend special lists. Umm. Double XP for everything, triple for a special list?
Along with weekend special lists. Umm. Double XP for everything, triple for a special list?
oh hey, you're a member now. neat.
I think I'm more excited about this than I should be.
We accept him! We accept him! One of us! One of us! Gooble-gobble, gooble-gobble!
Campaign will be the first thing I play like with all other Halo games. I'll probably do Heroic solo if it scales like that like it did for Halo 3 and Reach. And then I don't know if I'll ever touch it again. I've also never beaten a Halo game on Legendary. Pretty weird considering I'm a huge Halo fan.
Day off stream continues.
http://www.twitch.tv/tashiii
Day off stream continues.
http://www.twitch.tv/tashiii
The countdown on the dashboard says it goes live tomorrow at 6am est, tempted to set my alarm. This wouldn't be the first time Major Nelson messed up.
thezerofire
Banned
Are people getting it for 360? I'm going to be getting it for PC when my computer comes later this week, but I'll get it for xbox too if there are people to play it with
How much is the PC version?
13.99 and you can play the Beta if you buy it now. This is the standard 10% off pre-release price for Steam.
15.00 everywhere tomorrow.
New footage on XBLA:
- Counter Strike Global Offensive Demolition Bank
- Counter Strike Global Offensive Demolition Sugarcane
- Counter Strike Global Offensive Demolition St Marc
- Counter Strike Global Offensive Demolition Lake
- Counter Strike Global Offensive Demolition Safehouse
I'm getting it for the Xbox 360.
Mister Negative
Member
I'm sure I'll play the trial for the Xbox version of CS:GO, but I bought it on PC and that's probably where I'll play it primarily.
nillapuddin
Member
That's very reasonable.
Wow thanks, lol these videos look almost like COD gfx-wise.
I think I get it for Xbox and PC.
Halo 2 was supposed to be the final game in the halo series
Bungie screwed up bad in development (combination of feature creep and technology working against them) and forced halo 3 on themselves
We might not have had a halo 4 if they didnt mess up halo 2, come to think of it. Quite possibly no halo 3, either.
Bungie screwed up bad in development (combination of feature creep and technology working against them) and forced halo 3 on themselves
We might not have had a halo 4 if they didnt mess up halo 2, come to think of it. Quite possibly no halo 3, either.
Actually glad they screwed up then. Even with the faults I still found 3 to be the best online multiplayer.
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