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[Blueblur1]

After you hit 50 plus ten more levels, only if you've purchased the Limited Edition, or after 343 decides to unlock the last 8 specializations for everyone.

This game might be pretty weird.

This game is pretty convoluted.

 

[ncsuDuncan]

It's ok, I'd hate to rob the prize from someone who actually put work in to their submission Plus I have most of the books.

Oh, and I didn't even do that in MS Paint. I'm a Linux user, so I just used Gimp's brush & fill

Heh, okay then. You could still win an ONI patch and a button from the random draw (Gimp is just fine) but that's your call.

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Just realized that if my copy of The Thursday War arrives tomorrow I should really finish reading Cloud Atlas tonight. Fantastic book so far.

 

[Reagan's BR]

Please 343 no Plasma Pistols in loadouts.

 

[Nando13]

what kind of game does 343 want halo to be

A game that feel like Halo.

 

[Overdoziz]

Last reminder, I promise. Contest ends today at 5pm EDT (you have four hours).

Details at HaloGAF.com.

TLDR:
1. Use MS Paint to draw your favorite campaign moment from Halo 3.
2. Email it to ncsuDuncan@gmail.com
3. Bask in the adoration of your peers as you win a copy of The Thursday War.

 

[Ajemsuhgao]

Please 343 no Plasma Pistols in loadouts.

Why...?

 

[Fracas]

So apparently Resident Evil 6 is average.

 

[Gabotron ES]

haha nice work Over.

 

[Reagan's BR]

Why...?

Because you can use it to emp vehicles. It will destroy vehicle combat in BTB.

 

[Orochinagis]

Needler OP? Needler OP

It eats ammo fast and that cannon is amazing

 

[Reagan's BR]

So apparently Resident Evil 6 is average.

Not too big of a surprise.

 

[dmg04]

It eats ammo fast and that cannon is amazing

yeah, needler only had enough ammo for 3 kills...

 

[Latvian Hitman]

Because you can use it to emp vehicles. It will destroy vehicle combat in BTB.

Oh, they've "balanced" that by putting tons of heavy vehicles on all the large maps. See- don't sweat it, it's all good!

In all seriousness, though- it looks like the PP in H4 has pretty weak target tracking. And several of the people who played Exile at PAX reported getting spawn killed repeatedly by tanks for extended periods of time. Basically- BTB is Heavies now. If you get EMP'ed and your vehicle gets destroyed, chances are good that another one will be waiting for you at your base when you respawn.

 

[RebornYeti]

So has the entire list of vehicles been revealed?

We have:
- Mantis
- Warthog (Gauss and Rocket)
- Mongoose
- Falcon
- Scorpion
- Wraith
- Ghost
- Banshee

I feel like I'm missing some, but it seems like a small list.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

More Ragnarok footage-Featuring some SPOPS

 

[Blueblur1]

I'm disappointed that the Mantis is the only new vehicle added to the sandbox after so many new weapons were added. And the Mantis itself doesn't appeal to me at all. :/

 

[dmg04]

More Ragnarok footage-Featuring some SPOPS

So i'm guessing the mantis has shields? At 2:12 in the footage, player starts unloading an AR into it. You can see a shield pop sort of glow. Even shows it in the killcam.

Someone tell me i'm not crazy.

 

[Wifiplayer13]

So has the entire list of vehicles been revealed?

We have:
- Mantis
- Warthog (Gauss and Rocket)
- Mongoose
- Falcon
- Scorpion
- Wraith
- Ghost
- Banshee

I feel like I'm missing some, but it seems like a small list.

The Mammoth. Although we don't know if it's playable in MP yet.

 

[Conor 419]

Wait, weren't there supposed to be two vehicles?

 

[Wifiplayer13]

So i'm guessing the mantis has shields? At 2:12 in the footage, player starts unloading an AR into it. You can see a shield pop sort of glow. Even shows it in the killcam.

Someone tell me i'm not crazy.

I just noticed that too. You're not crazy.

 

[RebornYeti]

The Mammoth. Although we don't know if it's playable in MP yet.

Yeah I should clarify that I'm only listing MP vehicles. The Mammoth could be on that huge map though...

I remember someone saying that there will be some returning favorites, so does that exclude the Chopper? Has it even been confirmed not to be in the game?

 

[Pop]

Dude I eat chips, drink soda, play halo, and workout. I'm not fat. Self control dude. Plus if I were to just eat chips and play Halo I would be a miserable human being. They can market however they want to. If people eat too many chips and get fat while playing Halo it is not Microsoft's fault it is the consumer's fault.

Look at it this way: if I open a casino and you come in a stupidly bet your life savings and lose is it my fault?

So True.

 

[Hypertrooper]

UK Peeps, are you there? That should be interesting for you! It works with other European countries too.

 

[GrimBrother One]

Wait, weren't there supposed to be two vehicles?

Mammoth.

 

[squidhands]

Dude I eat chips, drink soda, play halo, and workout. I'm not fat. Self control dude. Plus if I were to just eat chips and play Halo I would be a miserable human being. They can market however they want to. If people eat too many chips and get fat while playing Halo it is not Microsoft's fault it is the consumer's fault.

Look at it this way: if I open a casino and you come in a stupidly bet your life savings and lose is it my fault?

With rationale like that, you'll be a brilliant marketer.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Dunc, my paint image is coming.

 

[u4iX]

Dude I eat chips, drink soda, play halo, and workout. I'm not fat. Self control dude. Plus if I were to just eat chips and play Halo I would be a miserable human being. They can market however they want to. If people eat too many chips and get fat while playing Halo it is not Microsoft's fault it is the consumer's fault.

Totes agreed, brah.

 

[YourExWife]

With rationale like that, you'll be a brilliant marketer.

Or maybe he believes that people are capable of making their own decisions and living their lives.

But what do I know?

Spoiler

For the record, your idea is fine too, but MS/Yum!/PepsiCo is in it for the money. Truth hurts.

 

[kittens]

Aesthetically, functionally, fictionally, and sandboxtionally, I think the Mantis looks awesome. I'm worried that it will be overpowered, and if that's the case, I hope it's sparingly seen, but I think it looks like a great addition to Halo.

 

[Tha Robbertster]

I was just playing Anniversary and it was really buggy. Major texture popping, cutscenes wouldn't play, audio would get stuck or not play properly and when I went into classic mode, this happened:

Pretty damn weird.

 

[User 73706]

But how will you do that when I'M ALREADY BEHIND YOU.

I don't think it's MS' job to teach people how to learn some self control. Although I like your idea.

Best gif ever? Best gif ever.

I missed out on this conversation over the weekend but, holy fucking shit, what a bunch of garbage. "Hey fatass, we'll reward your non-exercising jelly roll of a midsection with things that encourage more non-exercise when you buy our terrible, horrific products. At least your pulmonary embolism will be nacho flavored"

Bravo, Microsoft marketing department. Don't bother with a "train like a Spartan" stat-tracking app that rewards you with in-game bonuses for doing things like consistent exercise and eating right. Nope, let's encourage more "corn" consumption on a colossal level and not give two diabetic shits about whether you live to see Halo 6 or not.


grr

Seriously. I want double EXP protein bars or muffins or beef jerky or something.

 

[Rickenslacker]

I was just playing Anniversary and it was really buggy. Major texture popping, cutscenes wouldn't play, audio would get stuck or not play properly and when I went into classic mode, this happened:



Pretty damn weird.

You unlocked KyleJ mode.

 

[Poker Face]

I missed out on this conversation over the weekend but, holy fucking shit, what a bunch of garbage. "Hey fatass, we'll reward your non-exercising jelly roll of a midsection with things that encourage more non-exercise when you buy our terrible, horrific products. At least your pulmonary embolism will be nacho flavored"

Bravo, Microsoft marketing department. Don't bother with a "train like a Spartan" stat-tracking app that rewards you with in-game bonuses for doing things like consistent exercise and eating right. Nope, let's encourage more "corn" consumption on a colossal level and not give two diabetic shits about whether you live to see Halo 6 or not.


grr

"Train like a spartan," sounds like the tagline for a weird Halo kinect workout game.

 

[u4iX]

Double EXP eggs please.

 

[Aggrotek]

I want some Double XP pants.

 

[Wifiplayer13]

"Train like a spartan," sounds like the tagline for a weird Halo kinect workout game.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Last reminder, I promise. Contest ends today at 5pm EDT (you have four hours).

Details at HaloGAF.com.

TLDR:
1. Use MS Paint to draw your favorite campaign moment from Halo 3.
2. Email it to ncsuDuncan@gmail.com
3. Bask in the adoration of your peers as you win a copy of The Thursday War.

You're just bigoted against Mac users.

 

[EvB]

You're just bigoted against Mac users.

Unfortunately, Macs are just so damn cool that everything drawn or written on one is automatically awesome.

Helvetica Neue!


I'm not sure whether anyone else will find this funny, but I just dug this out of my youtube. I was bored ok.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KSnpxaaNrA

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

BEHOLD.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Unfortunately, Macs are just so damn cool that everything drawn or written on one is automatically awesome.

Helvetica Neue!


I'm not sure whether anyone else will find this funny, but I just dug this out of my youtube. I was bored ok.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KSnpxaaNrA

Actually the system face for OS X is still Lucida Grand, I think they should switch to either Neue or Myriad with all the retina screens now. </nerdery>

 

[EvB]

Actually the system face for OS X is still Lucida Grand, I think they should switch to either Neue or Myriad with all the retina screens now. </nerdery>

I know I know, but Helvetica Neue is very popular with designer types.

 

[Fuchsdh]

I'm disappointed that the Mantis is the only new vehicle added to the sandbox after so many new weapons were added. And the Mantis itself doesn't appeal to me at all. :/

Considering the massive other gameplay changes and their approach to building the sandbox, cramming in more vehicles would have been a train wreck IMO, aside from the fictional issues. Iron out what they've got in this game before widening the scope, is my outlook.

I know I know, but Helvetica Neue is very popular with designer types.

Designers are lazy. Bring back Gill Sans aka "why the hell would you use Futura over this".

 

[ArchedThunder]

Probably not, but that wasn't the point I was trying to make. It's not familiar to us, and that's why, at first thought, it doesn't fit well. Not saying I can't get used to the idea, but when a franchise has, for ten years, been with a human race that's very much like today's society, it does come off a bit silly. "Oh yeah, they fight with guns, jeeps, ATVs, helicopters, bullets, rockets, nukes, railguns, missiles, and...mechs – wait, what?"

I know this comment may seem a bit silly if you consider half-ton soldiers running around with super advanced technology, but when all things considered I think it's just a bit out of place. It's not outside their technological range, but it doesn't give me "practical" in the UNSC sense.

Well we have quadrupedal machines, so it isn't that unfamiliar. It's just Halo adjusting to modern tech,

 

[feel]

Many BroThans died to bring us this animation.

Shame it's pointless now.

I'm actually curious as to whether the Mantis is physics-enabled and to what extent.

I'm disappointed that a sweet hit like this doesn't make it topple.

 

[dmg04]

I'm disappointed that a sweet hit like this doesn't make it topple.

Missed Opportunity for something absolutely amazing.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

BEHOLD.

New page.

 

[blamite]

Has anyone gotten a screenshot or seen at all the Ragnarok fictional blurb usually included with the MP maps? I friggin LOVE those things. I want to see how it compares to the original Valhalla.

It better have a Curious Gorge reference.

 

[Rickenslacker]

I'm disappointed that a sweet hit like this doesn't make it topple.

 

[Aggrotek]

I'll just leave this here.

 

[neoism]

So apparently Resident Evil 6 is average.

most definitely waiting for the pc port if its better if not $5 on steam sale....


also holy shit MANTIS lol halo 4 ground textures look like N64 graphics