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Halo |OT9| One Final Effort Is All That Remains
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Poker Face
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A lot of people seemed pretty pissed with the game informer reveal
ViewtifulJC
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I'm sure having the head creative director leaving wasn't a fun day.
dangerbyrnes
Member
fraid so. seems the prometheans can teleport in as they please - as has been mentioned several times in interviews. would be kind of silly to have vehicles too with that tech...
Vire
Member
Yeah, that seems like it would fall into that category. Hah..
I just wish they'd bring back the Hornet as a more futuristic looking craft. I hated that the Falcon felt like decades old tech compared to what the UNSC was apparently using before, during and after.
Edit: Give me the Halo Wars Hawks. Definitely one of the best designs for an air vessel from the entire series.
Wifiplayer13
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Yea i'm really hoping that there are more vehicles. The chopper should totally come back. And I wonder if the Mammoth will be playable in multiplayer. The maps that they've shown off don't look big enough for it. Hopefully one of the remaining maps has it.
My guess:
- Halo 4 Director Ryan Payton Quit 343 Industries, Starts Own Studio
- GameInformer misinformation/unclear explanation
- Barn footage/Spartan Laser clip
- Leaked internal beta
- Nexy forgetting a THC shirt for Frankie
scar tissue
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I am, actually. I hated the Prowler with a passion, but any vehicle with multiple passengers than isn't a frickin' hog variant is A-OK in my book.
Sandtrap Remake as DLC. Beli343.
scar tissue
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whelp, doublepost
Vire
Member
Good points, kinda forgot about a lot of this.
Wifiplayer13
Member
As much as I'd like new maps, I really hope Sandtrap finds its way into the game at some point.
I've got a chart somewhere I started making of HaloGAF's reactions to stuff over time. It's a *really* zig-zagged line. I should post that sometime soon.
If we got a desert/open expanse, you could make one in Forge easily enough. Soft kill barriers aren't as fun as turrets but they're basically as effective.
I wouldn't be that surprised. I remember a huge backlash when the details surfaced, as I was part of it.
Several trade shows later, I've gone from "rip halo" to "well, at least campaign looks awesome" to "screw it, going to wait until I try it" to "put campaign right in my veins pls".
neoism
Member
lol he was the creative director... well good then the game would have been worse if he stayed...
Vire
Member
*Shrug*
Hard to say, but Josh Holmes seems to really "get" it.
The interview he had with Game Informer where he talked about what defines Halo, was pretty impressive.
I've gone from "I'm out" to "Maybe I'll just play classic playlists, but campaign looks AMAZING!" to "I can see why they put in the changes..." to "Halo 4 can potentially be my new favorite Halo- from MP to Forge to Campaign".
nillapuddin
Member
After listening to the Podcast, Im really glad they got a shift in direction, once "Chris Sandbox-Guy" got there it really seems like things started going up
(pre-Chris Halo 4 sounds pretty shitty)
Slightly Live
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They said it will be a while before they can officially talk about it for marketing reasons, but unofficially, the second disk as an MP install disk is probably what it is.
NullPointer
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I'd have to imagine some friction with the whole idea of a progression system that provided more than simply visual customization.
And in any organization of that size filled with Halo fans, everybody's going to be purist about something, and thats before dealing with fan/forum/press reactions.
You can see some of that I think in that latest Fankie interview where when COD was brought up he didn't deck the interviewer in the face.
In my mind all of this is absolutely factual.
Megaton right there.
And I've stayed at "this is cool, but why couldn't their artists leave well enough alone."
Steelyuhas
Member
Dun worry, we put mechs on your Valhalla while you were away.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
5 second shield recharge? Well, that's faster then Reach at least, if slower then 1/2/3
Nice to hear Shielding doesn't change the amount of time needed to recharge the shields
Nice to hear Shielding doesn't change the amount of time needed to recharge the shields
NullPointer
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So, the new game mode involves mechs I take it?
Halo going the Battlefield 2042 route? Say yes and I know at least one person who will melt into goo with gaming bliss. He's the other half of our NULL and VOID Halo duo.
So is the Disc 2 all versions or just LE? They aren't doing the fans or themselves any favors by waiting.
I've been heads down all day at work (crunch period over, feeling shell shocked, exhausted, and very, very sick). Did I miss anything else from today?
09/26 | New screenshots | renders | Bulletin | Promethean weapon trailer | Sparkcast
09/26 | New screenshots | renders | Bulletin | Promethean weapon trailer | Sparkcast
Don't know if this was talked about yet or not, but I don't think we'll get any word on ranks for multiplayer (if there are any) until October 13th
"Saturday, October 13, 4:00 pm -5:00 pm
Halo 4: The Master Chief Returns and Multiplayer goes to Infinity
On November 6th, the Master Chief will return after 5 years lost in space to find a dangerous new Halo universe and tons of surprises in Halo 4. Get an up-to-the-minute status report on this new beginning for Halo and the exciting plans for the competitive multiplayer of War Games and the revolutionary continued storytelling and adventure of Spartan Ops, the brand new game mode that will continue the story of Halo 4 for months after you finish Master Chief’s campaign."
"Saturday, October 13, 4:00 pm -5:00 pm
Halo 4: The Master Chief Returns and Multiplayer goes to Infinity
On November 6th, the Master Chief will return after 5 years lost in space to find a dangerous new Halo universe and tons of surprises in Halo 4. Get an up-to-the-minute status report on this new beginning for Halo and the exciting plans for the competitive multiplayer of War Games and the revolutionary continued storytelling and adventure of Spartan Ops, the brand new game mode that will continue the story of Halo 4 for months after you finish Master Chief’s campaign."
I get that was a joke, but it would be a great achievement. After all Chief basically beat Halo 3 entirely using an AR, if you look at the cutscenes.*
*Why'd Bungie stop using player weapons in cutscenes, like they did in Halo 2?
Lots of nice information today. Promethean weapons vid was cool but I wish it was longer. The UNSC weapons video is still the best one.
Just finished the Sparkast. The lead sanbox designer was pretty interesting to listen to. Sounds like a lot of thought was put into developing the sandbox particularly in how lethal the weapons are and how the AAs were tuned. I wont know whether I approve of all/most of the design decision until I have the game and have played it for a while but it sounds promising at least as far as weapon mechanics go.
Can't wait to get a good look at what they've done with Valhalla/Ragnarok. The mech is definitely worrying. I can't really see how that will work well in MP.
Just finished the Sparkast. The lead sanbox designer was pretty interesting to listen to. Sounds like a lot of thought was put into developing the sandbox particularly in how lethal the weapons are and how the AAs were tuned. I wont know whether I approve of all/most of the design decision until I have the game and have played it for a while but it sounds promising at least as far as weapon mechanics go.
Can't wait to get a good look at what they've done with Valhalla/Ragnarok. The mech is definitely worrying. I can't really see how that will work well in MP.
Vire
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RebornYeti
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It's always when I'm in the middle of work when reveals happen! And I can't view them until I get home from work.
By the way, what's this about the ground textures on Ragnarok? All I'm seeing is blur from off-screen pics.
By the way, what's this about the ground textures on Ragnarok? All I'm seeing is blur from off-screen pics.
Demoncarnotaur
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So, I still say Ragnarok should have been a little more varied visually from Valhalla:
Cool stuff.
So, we have a mission play through by Frankie in like six hours or so, possibly a new FUD preview Friday and Valhalla/Mountain Dew reveal October 1st in the near future... anything else? It really seems Halo 4's marketing has begun, now they need to crank out the posters, commercials, trailers and other goodies.
Imagine that with more snow, during a sunset on a glacial lake while snowing a bit. ='(
Cool stuff.
So, we have a mission play through by Frankie in like six hours or so, possibly a new FUD preview Friday and Valhalla/Mountain Dew reveal October 1st in the near future... anything else? It really seems Halo 4's marketing has begun, now they need to crank out the posters, commercials, trailers and other goodies.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
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ViewtifulJC
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ViewtifulJC
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And you might be reading too much into that War Games blurb. What is War Games if not competitive multiplayer? Could be anything, it's such a vague, all-encomposing statement.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Just be Manticide.
Don't be weird.
He's getting all Quagmire up in that.
Ruined forever.
Giggity.
MrGreencastle
Member
Hell yes. Do it right this time and it'll be kick ass.
User 73932
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The bulletin and the podcast made my write-up somewhat irrelevant. I shouldn't take so long next time.
NobleGundam
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Holy shit you're right ahaha *Except in "Cortana" when he was holding a Shotgun.
Edit: The Mantis Fire Power within the campaign pics looked OP for War Games. It destroyed a phantom with a barrage of rockets...