MrGreencastle
Member
Anybody have any idea what this image is? (from the latest B.net mailsack)
It's Bungie just messing with the fans. Those are clearly indicative of the 7 pillars of the community.
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Halo |OT9| One Final Effort Is All That Remains
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It's Bungie just messing with the fans. Those are clearly indicative of the 7 pillars of the community.
dangerbyrnes
Member
hey, speaking of which i need to get back to work on my research paper... on the presidential election -_-
save me! Borderlands 2, you're my only hope.
Vire
Member
Oh goodie, 10 seconds of new footage interspersed over the course of a half hour worth of commercials.
I'm really liking that "117" soundtrack sample. Maybe all is not lost with the OST, IMO.
Actually... maybe not. After listening to a few of Marty's tracks, I'm really not feeling it at the moment. Maybe things will change when I hear it in-game... But so far nothing compares. (and I totally forgot how awesome "Lone Wolf" from the Reach OST is. Dat build up)
Actually... maybe not. After listening to a few of Marty's tracks, I'm really not feeling it at the moment. Maybe things will change when I hear it in-game... But so far nothing compares. (and I totally forgot how awesome "Lone Wolf" from the Reach OST is. Dat build up)
User 73706
Banned
Correction: 1 minute of new footage at the very end of the event, 59 minutes of ads or redundant live-action coverage. Said new footage spoils the ending though.
Vire
Member
Haha, well said.
I think it should have. Frankie said at RTX (on the Rooster Teeth Podcast panel I think?) That they were 8 weeks from gold. That was July 7th. So it should have happened about a week ago.
If it did I'm surprised 343 hasn't made a bigger deal about it yet.
Why is everything around the septagon low on the alphanumeric side with starting letter? 4, C, A, B, G, A, B
Why is general have the emphasis of the note G?
I think that was the timeframe for them shipping to cert. Should hear when they go gold very shortly.
Edit: or not, I was going from memory. :lol
lybertyboy
Thinks the Evil Empire is just misunderstood.
Are you sure he said 8 weeks from gold? We're right on schedule.
GrimBrother One
Member
Yes. This I know, lol.
Reagan's BR
Banned
Achievements? Anyone?
So the game's gone gold already?
Moa
Member
Don't post too much in one day either, I got a bit of abuse for that :/
MrGreencastle
Member
Why is their world so cryptic?
Vire
Member
Personally I'd love to see you guys hammer away at it till November 5th, but obviously that isn't feasible.
I'm sure it's going to be strange once it's done...
Why is the number 4 in a heptagon on top of the 7th column?
Why is that one the only numerical representation?
Why can I never solve these things?
You can use this thread to see all the progress (or lack of) from the B.net community who has been working on it since yesterday.
I think so? I don't know, it was a long time ago. :lol I guess that does seem kind of early. I have no idea. :lol
Reagan's BR
Banned
Halo: Reach netcode...
Vire
Member
Blame the terrible hosts, not the netcode
Reagan's BR
Banned
I shot a guy in the face with the sniper and he died. I then proceeded to start walking and was killed by a bullet from him a full 2-3 seconds later.
Moa
Member
Had that happen so many times in the past few weeks, mainly during early morning games, sucks :/
Hopefully Halo 4 doesn't have a huge gap for that kind of stuff, it made the Bulltrue medal mean nothing in Reach.
Blame both.
Reach's netcode>Every console shooter
Dedicated Servers > Networking reliant on a persons connection
Well duh.
NobleGundam
Banned
The ost 117 didn't feel moving enough for it to be the track for the main menu, but to me it sounds suitable for once after you've beaten the game.
Haven sounded amazing with its steady soothing violin and piano flow that makes its listeners wonder in its mysterious melodies then escalates by revealing what was hidden to be glorified with beauty but slowly settling into this new world lies with its dark secrets. And imo, would make an appealing main menu track.
Which is why I said blame both.
Vire
Member
Netcode has nothing to do with dedicated servers...
Halo has *never* had a leitmotif score. O'Donnell reused and adapted his own themes to suit his thematic needs, not those of characters (i.e., "Earth City" becomes Halo 3's MC-Cortana Love Theme, Halo CE's "lost" Love Theme chord progression became the Covenant's mood music at the beginning of Halo 2.)
If anything, Davidge *seems* to be approaching more of a leitmotif style, with characters having certain elements associated with them, but that's speculation until we see how the images and sounds stack.
No shit.
Eh, I hated that part. It was just weird.
I never understood that hate over this. I have a wireless connection in Australia (we're known for having pretty sub-par connections) and I only got real lag in Firefight once every 20 or so games. Multiplayer was pretty flawless.
That game jumped the shark so many times for me, and I didn't even come close to finishing it!
Because it gave you host.
Swordsman VII
Member
I've been host maybe three or four times that I know of. My old connection couldn't handle it.
If you don't notice lag in Firefight, you're host. Not sure what you meant by "real lag" though, you might be more tolerant of it than I am. In my experience it only takes a little big of input lag to make the mode borderline unplayable. I've grown very intolerant of it, which is why I can't play any longer. In Doubles the connection was either decent or I got host.
I live in the central US on a rock solid connection. In an area that is filled with Halo players. And I get lag all the time. Input/button lag in firefight. Ghosts and invisible players merrily skipping around my screen in multiplayer. If you play a game and notice "damn, I have hit all my headshots and I am trashing these idiots" it's most likely you were given host for the game. (Easy way to see host advantage is play Grifball - if you're killing everyone easily you have host. If you're trading kills all the time with other players... you don't have it that game).
It's doubly frustrating playing BF3 and then going back to Reach. Dedicated Servers are so buttery smooth. I drive a tank, I shoot the tank, the shell goes where I was actually aiming. In Reach I drive a wraith, I launch a shot, and it disappears, lags, and suddenly hits the ground in a different location.
Obviously this isn't true all of the time, but it happens enough to be noticeable.
Reagan's BR
Banned
What is the canonical reason for not being able to drop the flag?
Yeah. I meant that it was still playable and most of all, enjoyable. Sure, most times there was a slight, slight, slight delay between pressing a button and the action happening, but nothing ground breaking. In multiplayer things were pretty damn good - much better than Halo 3. Pretty much every game I'm in everyone has a green bar and aside from the odd splatter gone wrong, it all goes smoothly.
I guess I have a higher tolerance than some.
Moa
Member
It has glue on it.
Swordsman VII
Member
Magnets or Nanomachines, take your pick.
Battle simulation. All gameplay mechanics are programmed into whatever combat scenario the Infinity generates for the Spartans.
There isn't. It's strictly for "gameplay."
User 73932
Banned
I never understood leitmotif to be exclusive to characters, but if that is then case that you're right.
Same.