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[Poker Face]

Take a Look at the Halo 4 Special Edition Xbox

my wallet says no, but it does look pretty cool

 

[Vire]

Take a Look at the Halo 4 Special Edition Xbox

Still looks pretty tacky and cheap to me. But hey, what do I know.

 

[HiredN00bs]

Still looks pretty tacky and cheap to me.

It certainly isn't cheap.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Haha wow from the sounds of it some of those waypoint moderators are not too bright... Glad they're antics are getting exposed on here even if it's just for the cheap laughs.

 

[Coux]

COUX?!

Yeah, long time Gaf lurker. I have an account, but hardly ever post.

 

[Der Flatulator]

Yeah, long time Gaf lurker. I have an account, but hardly ever post.

Scott & Rukari both have accounts, too.

 

[Enfinit]

It certainly isn't cheap.

It's definitely not, but I'm not a fan of the super-shiny plastic look on the controllers, which does look kinda.... cheap.

Although I had no idea the console and backs of the controllers were transparent. That's pretty slick. can't afford to get the console, however I'll definitely be picking up the UNSC controller.

Yeah, long time Gaf lurker. I have an account, but hardly ever post.

But... this is where all the cool kids hang out!

 

[Kibbles]

"Mohawk Guy", really? Journalism...

Busted out laughing when he said "Well, Mohawk Guy for one"

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

I spot your Perfect Dark theme. Props.

Robocop reference. PD catch. MLP avatar. You.. I like you.

Still looks pretty tacky and cheap to me. But hey, what do I know.

I have that UNSC controller preordered to ship to my house once it's released.. Hopefully that transparent plastic won't cause the controller to slip around my sweaty hands!

OT but finally M$ is giving rewards for achievement points. 1-2% rebates baby! lol.. Probably felt they had to do something since the WiiU is finally bringing that idea to the industry.

 

[squidhands]

Haha wow from the sounds of it some of those waypoint moderators are not too bright... Glad they're antics are getting exposed on here even if it's just for the cheap laughs.

.

 

[Coux]

But... this is where all the cool kids hang out!

That's why I have an account.

Well, that, and it's a great source for all things Halo.

 

[dmg04]

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I know that feel.

 

[Gui_PT]

http://www.abload.de/img/cinnamon-stick-and-cijaudm.jpg

Hey that was a very important experiment for the good of mankind!

 

[Karl2177]

Some very welcome changes are coming for the Waypoint website. I've been told they should alleviate most, if not all of your frustrations over performance.

This is good news. I know you probably can't talk about it, but will it be a bit more dev-friendly? Hopefully there is an API, but if not will it be able to be screen-scraped?

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Taylor's cat is super duper cute.

 

[Kibbles]

^It really is, Scottish fold. :3

Hot. It's amazing how far we've come in 11 years.

 

[Coux]

Scott & Rukari both have accounts, too.

Just played BL2 with them both the other day. Good times. I recognize some other Waypoint faces here as well.

Anyway, I like it here. Just usually don't have anything post worth to say. Take this reply for instance. See?

 

[feel]

That bungie tweet was gold Gui. haha

There was this short clip which had a few glaces at it and Spartan Ops. It also showed the water:

At the very least, nobody should be banned for posting info coming straight from a developers mouth at a public place.

Mmm that looks like Reach non-interactive water.. Valhala won't be the same without the sick water physics from Halo 3. Frankie failed us.

 

[kittens]

Hot.

Ragnorok takes place on top of a shiny Muk.

 

[Vire]

343 must love these terrible offscreen pictures being the first impression of Ragnarok.

Should just release a vid and get it over with.

 

[Enfinit]

Just played BL2 with them both the other day. Good times. I recognize some other Waypoint faces here as well.

Anyway, I like it here. Just usually don't have anything post worth to say. Take this reply for instance. See?

There aren't a lot of frequent Waypointers on GAF, aside from Flat, Grim, Moa, and myself from what I've seen.

But anyways, it'd be nice to have some more Boston fans so we can have higher levels of saltiness when the Rays win.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Robocop reference. PD catch. MLP avatar. You.. I like you.



I have that UNSC controller preordered to ship to my house once it's released.. Hopefully that transparent plastic won't cause the controller to slip around my sweaty hands!

OT but finally M$ is giving rewards for achievement points. 1-2% rebates baby! lol.. Probably felt they had to do something since the WiiU is finally bringing that idea to the industry.

Wonder what the birthday gifts are... The rewards aren't very big, but I don't think they want to encourage for score whoring. On the plus side, getting your GS reset for infractions now has more weight... Anyone know when this is supposed to go live?

Edit: oh, I just realized it says rebate. Does they mean we would still need 400 MS points to buy the 400MSP item, and then get 1-2 percent back? Less exciting than before purchase items...

 

[Moa]

There aren't a lot of frequent Waypointers on GAF, aside from Flat, Grim, Moa, and myself from what I've seen.

But anyways, it'd be nice to have some more Boston fans so we can have higher levels of saltiness when the Rays win.

I'm only active here when I'm banned, which isn't too often, other times I just lurk when I'm bored on my phone.

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

343 must love these terrible offscreen pictures being the first impression of Ragnarok.

Should just release a vid and get it over with.

It probably just looks like the ground from exile except less muddy...which still isn't great but I've accepted it at this point. I think the ground textures might be the only thing I see as a graphical downgrade, even from Halo 3 possibly.

 

[Dug]

Wonder what the birthday gifts are...

Maybe an avatar T-shirt? *shrug*

 

[Steelyuhas]

Excellent news. Thanks for the heads up. Don't you have a hangover?

Who gets hangovers?

Spoiler

Not feeling 100% right now.

lol


Congrats to the 343 team for finishing the game, really looking forward to it.

Improvements to Waypoint eh? Linking to a page? In 2012?

 

[Moa]

Wonder what the birthday gifts are... The rewards aren't very big, but I don't think they want to encourage for score whoring. On the plus side, getting your GS reset for infractions now has more weight... Anyone know when this is supposed to go live?

Edit: oh, I just realized it says rebate. Does they mean we would still need 400 MS points to buy the 400MSP item, and then get 1-2 percent back? Less exciting than before purchase items...

I think it already is live.

 

[Vire]

It probably just looks like the ground from exile except less muddy...which still isn't great but I've accepted it at this point. I think the ground textures might be the only thing I see as a graphical downgrade, even from Halo 3 possibly.

*shrug*

This looks nice, but it's hard to tell since it's such a blurred mess:

 

[Noricart]

*shrug*

This looks nice, but it's hard to tell since it's such a blurred mess:

Who needs PR? Amirite?

Spoiler

I don't want to wait until Wednesday just to get screencaps

Yeah. I signed up, because free points are better than a stick in the eye. What's funny is that it's Sept 28 and takes 36 hours to get your account set up, and it's a weekend, so will be interesting to see whether or not September birthdays get anything out of this, or miss it til next year.

Honestly you'll get more out of bing rewards than this new stuff.

 

[Beckx]

Wonder what the birthday gifts are... The rewards aren't very big, but I don't think they want to encourage for score whoring. On the plus side, getting your GS reset for infractions now has more weight... Anyone know when this is supposed to go live?

Edit: oh, I just realized it says rebate. Does they mean we would still need 400 MS points to buy the 400MSP item, and then get 1-2 percent back? Less exciting than before purchase items...

Yeah. I signed up, because free points are better than a stick in the eye. What's funny is that it's Sept 28 and takes 36 hours to get your account set up, and it's a weekend, so will be interesting to see whether or not September birthdays get anything out of this, or miss it til next year.

 

[u4iX]

Ragnorok takes place on top of a shiny Muk.

Quit mucking around.

 

[TheOddOne]

Shit just got real.

Microsoft boosts security at Xbox HQ to new level, gearing up for next console

Microsoft has been officially silent about plans for a successor to its Xbox 360 video-game console, but here’s a telltale sign that things are ramping up behind-the-scenes: The company is boosting security to an unprecedented level in the area of the Redmond campus that is home to the Xbox team, GeekWire has learned.

The company notified employees this week that it will be implementing new physical security measures — limiting employee access at four key Xbox and Interactive Entertainment Business buildings to ensure confidentiality of upcoming products.

It’s the first time Microsoft has taken this step on such a broad scale. The move represents a cultural shift, giving Microsoft’s key consumer products a level of security more along the lines of those implemented by Apple.

Microsoft hasn’t said when its next console is launching, and executives didn’t reference any specific product plans in their communications with employees this week. However, if the company were aiming for a fall 2013 launch of a new console, it would make sense for preliminary systems to start arriving soon for internal use and testing.

The changes will affect Microsoft Studios A, B, C, and D, on the west side of state Route 520, starting early next month with Studio A and rolling out to the other buildings by the end of the month.

Under the new policy, only employees and vendors in Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business or assigned to the buildings will have open access. Other employees and vendors who need to enter the buildings for business reasons will need to go through an online registration process or register at the buildings as visitors, escorted by another employee with access to the buildings. The changes don’t impact the Commons area in the middle of the Xbox campus.

The changes are part of a broader plan to improve Xbox security, including document management. Over the summer, apparent details of the next Xbox version were made public in what was described at the time as the “Mother Of All Microsoft Leaks.”
Microsoft has historically had an open access policy across its Redmond campus, with employees able to visit any building, with rare exception.

 

[Coux]

There aren't a lot of frequent Waypointers on GAF, aside from Flat, Grim, Moa, and myself from what I've seen.

But anyways, it'd be nice to have some more Boston fans so we can have higher levels of saltiness when the Rays win.

I try not to rattle Grim's cage too much.... even though he HATES Brady. Patriots have become the Yankees of Football, so I can understand where he's coming from.

I've seen a couple other like Hypertrooper. They're here. Like Shadow Ninjas...

 

[Latvian Hitman]

It probably just looks like the ground from exile except less muddy...which still isn't great but I've accepted it at this point. I think the ground textures might be the only thing I see as a graphical downgrade, even from Halo 3 possibly.

Yeah- we'll have to see it in action to be sure, but it looks like the LOD distance and AF are pretty low on the bigger outdoor maps. If that's what they had to do to get a stable 30 fps for multiplayer, though- I'm OK with it.

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

There aren't a lot of frequent Waypointers on GAF, aside from Flat, Grim, Moa, and myself from what I've seen.

But anyways, it'd be nice to have some more Boston fans so we can have higher levels of saltiness when the Rays win.

I post from the shadows on Waypoint ;]

They're here. Like Shadow Ninjas...

lol speaking of shadows..

I wonder how many of us frequent bungie.net

I do sometimes to check up on Destiny.

 

[dmg04]

Like Shadow Ninjas...

I wonder how many of us frequent bungie.net

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

*shrug*

This looks nice, but it's hard to tell since it's such a blurred mess:

(Image)

That shot gives me a little more hope that Valhalla will still be bright and pretty (but still crappy and blurry so I won't repost it ).

Yeah- we'll have to see it in action to be sure, but it looks like the LOD distance and AF are pretty low on the bigger outdoor maps. If that's what they had to do to get a stable 30 fps for multiplayer, though- I'm OK with it.

I'm also fine with that. What I don't like, and it's something I noticed on Exile, is how the ground textures very unnaturally meet with canyon. It makes it look like the ground texture is just stretched over a floor or something. There have to be some tricks to make it look less angular, like having some brush or rocks scattered along the edge.

 

[Enfinit]

I wonder how many of us frequent bungie.net

I rarely go there anymore, other than to read the mailsacks.

 

[Karl2177]

I wonder how many of us frequent bungie.net

Very specific groups and that's about it. DMH, Blueprint, and Community Carnage.

 

[Coux]

I wonder how many of us frequent bungie.net

I rarely go there anymore, other than to read the mailsacks.

I still do. The flood can be quite entertaining. And the community section is always good.

 

[Kibbles]

Shit just got real.

Microsoft boosts security at Xbox HQ to new level, gearing up for next console

Poor Commoners.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Yeah. I signed up, because free points are better than a stick in the eye. What's funny is that it's Sept 28 and takes 36 hours to get your account set up, and it's a weekend, so will be interesting to see whether or not September birthdays get anything out of this, or miss it til next year.

Well personally I don't buy anything off XBL unless it's through the rewards points. Doing the survey nets you 240 MSP a year, plus the 400 you get for reupping your sub, bonus for Netflix, etc. It's not much but it pays for the random arcade game or trinket, and I'm not investing any points I might not use later. Good enough deal for me.

 

[DeadNames]

Where did you get that picture of Ragnarok, kibbles?

 

[squidhands]

I wonder how many of us frequent bungie.net

I still silently read the WorkPLace forums.

 

[kittens]

I was active on B.net in the, like, six months leading up to Halo 2. I posted a ton during I Love Bees. Can't remember what my user name was, though.

Edit : Where are we going to be able to watch FUD once it starts airing?

 

[Franklinator]

Robocop reference. PD catch. MLP avatar. You.. I like you.OT but finally M$ is giving rewards for achievement points. 1-2% rebates baby! lol.. Probably felt they had to do something since the WiiU is finally bringing that idea to the industry.

When are the birthday rewards going to start being sent out? Mine was last week and I don't wanna wait another year for a reward, lol.

Edit : Where are we going to be able to watch FUD once it starts airing?

Definitely YouTube, maybe Waypoint?

 

[Kibbles]

Where did you get that picture of Ragnarok, kibbles?

The end of this video: http://media.brisbanetimes.com.au/s...rs-new-territory-3671285.html?&exc_from=strap

 

[Der Flatulator]

Edit : Where are we going to be able to watch FUD once it starts airing?

YouTube.com/MachinimaPrime && HaloWaypoint.com

 

[dmg04]

I still silently read the WorkPLace forums.

Come back to us :'(((((( Haha, You can see Spawn, Homeboyd and I just grabbing info from here and throwing it straight into the Halo 4 thread... <3

 

[DeadNames]

The end of this video: http://media.brisbanetimes.com.au/s...rs-new-territory-3671285.html?&exc_from=strap

Thanks. IIRC, the textures in Exile we saw also sucked, but looked fine in game.

 

[Latvian Hitman]

I'm also fine with that. What I don't like, and it's something I noticed on Exile, is how the ground textures very unnaturally meet with canyon. It makes it look like the ground texture is just stretched over a floor or something. There have to be some tricks to make it look less angular, like having some brush or rocks scattered along the edge.

Yeah, it certainly seems like they could improve those seams without having it impact performance- but what in the hell do I know?

I'm going to be really curious to see how forge maps perform when they start hitting MM. Hell- I'm just curious to know anything about forge beyond that one obscure panel demo we got a while back.