That is a pretty good guess, makes sense too. I wonder if it's just already built in and 343 just doesn't want to say anything to not compromise their new CTF.
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Halo |OT9| One Final Effort Is All That Remains
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Total information overload, just sitting at my computer and I have no idea to get started. I'm getting out of the house. When I come back, this will all be a dream.
p.s. thank you Hypertrooper for the media blow out post which will serve as an itinerary for my entire afternoon / evening.
p.s. thank you Hypertrooper for the media blow out post which will serve as an itinerary for my entire afternoon / evening.
Tha Robbertster
Member
But why not give the options to change it back to classic in custom games at launch. You're not going to tell me 343 didn't anticipate people wanting to play classic CTF.
Nice job including female spartans:
how are the halo 4 female spartan asses in comparison to halo reach female spartan asses?
The P of Poland
Member
What Flood picture? Link?
I didn't even notice, that you are a member of HaloGAF. Even if it's late: Welcome to HaloGAF and thanks for your videos.
Btw, are you considering to coach a Halo team again?
nillapuddin
Member
Scans are not allowed or even linking to them. Sorry.
Tha Robbertster
Member
Leaked scans. Linking and asking for links can get you banned.
Gunnerdude
Neo Member
It may or may not be posted on another popular site....
But yea what they said.Actually
Just looking at the halo 4 trailer, it appears that the deck chief is standing in is actually close to 10 m in height
While in halo 3 each deck appeared to be about 4-6m in height
Width is supposed to be like 150 m or something
And there's 6 decks shown in halo 3 that's visible with the loading area and a little bit extra which would be double those 6 decks
It's really confusing, because my rough math of calculating the top speed of the warthog (125 km/h) from the moment you jump at the end of halo 3 and the duration of the jump shows the length of the ship is indeed around 450m
It really is halo 3 that showed the inaccurate sizing in the legendary ending when chief is looking out of the breach
(I think)
Just looking at the halo 4 trailer, it appears that the deck chief is standing in is actually close to 10 m in height
While in halo 3 each deck appeared to be about 4-6m in height
Width is supposed to be like 150 m or something
And there's 6 decks shown in halo 3 that's visible with the loading area and a little bit extra which would be double those 6 decks
It's really confusing, because my rough math of calculating the top speed of the warthog (125 km/h) from the moment you jump at the end of halo 3 and the duration of the jump shows the length of the ship is indeed around 450m
It really is halo 3 that showed the inaccurate sizing in the legendary ending when chief is looking out of the breach
(I think)
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Flood Spartans
That is NOT what I had in mind
That is NOT what I had in mind
The P of Poland
Member
Oh. Damn. Are you allowed to tell me what site it IS on?
Or maybe I'll just google it...
mhi
Member
Way more pronounced.
GodlyPerfection
Member
By stripping away the ability to play the classic version of CTF, people are forced into playing the new version of CTF if they really want to play CTF. This at least encourages them to try it. Then later they can patch it in. There will be hundreds of people who go back to the classic experience and feel the difference from the new experience and decide to go back to the new one. By reducing the players options you force them into a more predictable pattern. I get the feeling that at the very least classic CTF will come in the future in order to fulfill the whole "customize your experience" philosophy.
Zoso Achilles
Member
Hey guys, remember that conversation yesterday about the perfect storm of sword+sprint+thruster+overshield? Remember how Duncan said that's unlikely to happen, since ordnance is rare? Yeah, well it happened in this press event video. The dude had a jetpack, but whatever, close enough.
Gunnerdude
Neo Member
Yeah i chuckled when i watched it earlier today and thought the same thing.. just didn't want to start another couple pages of bitching.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
That quick-weapon swap perk should come in plenty handy with a sword in your backpocket. Getting visions of Halo 2 where you walk around with an SMG, wait until somebody starts walking up, switch out sword for easy kill(unless they have Shotgun)
Also, I think that's the first time I've seen the Damage Boost power-up.
I LOVE that the video ends with the XBL/game journalist standard of two guys spraying ARs at each other and trading melee deaths. That pretty much sums that gameplay video up.
Also, I think that's the first time I've seen the Damage Boost power-up.
I LOVE that the video ends with the XBL/game journalist standard of two guys spraying ARs at each other and trading melee deaths. That pretty much sums that gameplay video up.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Didn't even look like Spartans to me.
User 73706
Banned
Good lord. Looks like in Campaign you use MechaKyleJ to
Can't wait for BTB Heavies with mechs on Valhalla.
start one-shotting Phantoms.
Can't wait for BTB Heavies with mechs on Valhalla.
Zoso Achilles
Member
Ok this is way off topic, but if anyone in this tread hasn't seen Wednesday's XKCD, I highly suggest you do so now. Absolutely fucking amazing.
wait what? Just came back from playing Borderlands, where is the flood?
edit: Ok in a magazine? hm wonder when it will be on waypoint as official renders.
WHAAAAT ? DAMN
Poker Face
Member
New infection gametype is called "Flood"
Infected actually look infected and have a powerful melee attack
If that was the case then they wouldn't be very confident in their CTF gamemode. I can't imagine that being the reason. Can't really think of any other reasons either, though. Either way I think it's pretty sad that they actually have to patch in a simple CTF mode that's been in every halo game for the past 10 years. What was the thinking process behind not just including it with the game at launch? I don't get it.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I just tried to like this. Oh god, what has facebook done to my brain.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Huh? They look like human flood.
They say that after seven years of active duty, AI constructs are decommissioned for fear of them going rampant and losing their minds.
Are we looking at the same pic? Perhaps it's just not having the infection form shoving the human head back, but I don't think they look very similar to human Flood we've seen in any previous game.
(Also, given that the heads are usually viewed as worthless on Combat forms, what is this enhanced vision? Some sort of Promethean vision?)
User 73706
Banned
The place I saw it translated it to an expanded field of view rather than enhanced vision, which would be very interesting...
The P of Poland
Member
A visual representation of a sense of smell? And I think the massively transformed arm looks quite similar to previous games.
Vire
Member
Yeah it looks nothing like this:
Shame, it turned into some generic ass zombie/locust looking thing.
nillapuddin
Member
thats what it looks like to me
The only way that it makes sense is to actually explain how we - the player- are able to see the battlefield.
I'd rather not see them go an alien rout and completely change the HUD to some weird color with blurry sides to say 'well, you don't really have a head so this is how the flood sees!'
Let's just go with 'it's because they're spartan 4s and the heads are utilized by the flood due to enhancements caused by integration with armor'?
lolol
Unless I'm missing something, a little blurry scanned picture isn't really much to go by... But it does look similar. I wouldn't expect them to look exactly like the other games because after all, 343i are 'redesigning' basically everything.
That... doesn't actually sound that bad as an excuse. The Flood is known to use tech where possible.
It's been a while, but I believe the Flag in Halo games is technically a weapon just like other guns (someone correct me if I'm wrong). This setup means that to make it throwable, it would need to be made throwable (and figure out how you reconcile what happens to the pistol), which would be just a tad bit dangerous to attempt a weapon tag change like that late in the development process.
On the upside, we know after the Reach TU that 343 doesn't place the same importance on LAN version interoperation like Bungie did, so I'd expect their TUs to make significant changes like that that wouldn't have been possible before with the imposed restrictions.
The P of Poland
Member
This... could work...
Probably needs more cleanup (I'm short of time this evening), but...Can someone awesome turn this into an avatar for me?
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
What are your impressions so far from playing it?
It looks better than Reach at least. And even with all the flaws that Reach has I still managed to enjoy it and played the hell out of it. I don't think Halo 4 will be any different.
The base game definitely looks fun if maybe not super competitive. And there's always custom games and the eventual MLG playlist for that. I still have hope.
User 73706
Banned
I think that one pic's too blurry to see what's what for now. My interpretation:
MP gives blowjobs!? Game of forever.
The P of Poland
Member
Pretty sure SII's can be infected, Chief nearly was one time.