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Halo: Reach |OT3| This Thread is Not a Natural Formation
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Genesis Knight
Member
Sweet; mine's up to date minus last night's Gold Visor.
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/default.aspx?player=Maj0r BuzzK1ll
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/default.aspx?player=Maj0r BuzzK1ll
I'd like to take this moment to note that the now uncorked Slot Machine bonus (another 900+ cR) has my full support. Most of the payouts from it had been in the 100-200 cR range, but now the midpoint is closer to 400.
Brigadier here I come.
Yay at the b.net models updating. Nothing on mine yet but it looks like they're being worked through.
Brigadier here I come.
Yay at the b.net models updating. Nothing on mine yet but it looks like they're being worked through.
xxjuicesxx
Member
If you see this guy in MM, best run.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Arnie said:
Odd I see very little lag in firefight. The only time I see a good amount is when a friend plays with me. His connection is shit though.
Also I just wanna say that todays challenges were nice. Thanks to them I'm one away from having my weekly done. lol
xxjuicesxx said:If you see this guy in MM, best run.
Sigh
One of these days mine will update. I know it will. I still believe.
Hypertrooper
Member
My one is always ~100cR. Fu** that shit. I want the jackpot, I want more than 100cR. I WANT THE WHOLE WORLD!Louis Wu said:Everyone's talking about this.
My payouts in the past two days have averaged about 150 - that's up from the 80-90 I was getting before the 'uncorking', but nowhere near the 'minimum 350' I'm hearing about from EVERYONE.
Someone's got me on a friggin' list.
Btw. Happy Birthday Tashi!
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Happy Birthday TashI!
xxjuicesxx said:
If it makes you feel any better, I just got a 150 cR bonus.Louis Wu said:Everyone's talking about this.
My payouts in the past two days have averaged about 150 - that's up from the 80-90 I was getting before the 'uncorking', but nowhere near the 'minimum 350' I'm hearing about from EVERYONE.
Someone's got me on a friggin' list.
The next game was 854, though.
Quit a game of Firefight because of the lag, next game I received a 350 cR bonus. Screw that invisible no quitting payout Bungie are preaching, I'm better off dumping out of the games where I'm let down by my idling/quitting teammates rather than playing on through some belief that I'm going to be rewarded for my pain.
squidhands
Member
That's what I'm thinking. It's interesting that the Community playlist won't allow for splitscreen, so maybe some of the more object-dense maps can still have a home there. If the 4-player test is indeed the issue, and only maps with bare-minimum structure and little-to-no flavor will be allowed in the general Matchmaking playlist, then I'd have to agree with Ramirez in that Forge World is a bit disappointing. My second biggest passion in Halo is custom games, so at least I'll still be making maps for that. It just sucks that we were given this huge palette to work with and are hindered from using it to it's full potential in terms of getting our babies out to the masses.Genesis Knight said:
xxjuicesxx said:If you see this guy in MM, best run.
![QUOTE]Should have gone with Stormtrooper white. :D](http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n97/xxjuicesxx/playermodelashx.png[IMG][/QUOTE]Should have gone with Stormtrooper white. :D)
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Arnie said:
I said this a page ago, those aren't the "big payouts" they simply lifted the jackpot numbers into triple digits instead of double.
squidhands said:Should have gone with Stormtrooper white.
This is not the juices you are looking for.
Major Williams
Member
Wow hot dogger my profile has been updated! I can revel in the glory of my gold visor now
I played with the new AL loadout in Elite Slayer. It's still super lame, but way harder to get kills unless you're really close, or switch out weapons. Not a perfect fix, but definitely helps to balance it a bit more.
I played with the new AL loadout in Elite Slayer. It's still super lame, but way harder to get kills unless you're really close, or switch out weapons. Not a perfect fix, but definitely helps to balance it a bit more.
Edit: :lol :lolAlienshogun said:
xxjuicesxx
Member
White isn't impressive.
I didn't notice this before I started playing the competitive MP hoppers more. But I always assumed the circle diagram showing how much I play the game modes was proportional. It's not.
I have 2 days and 9 hours put into the Campaign. And 20.5 hours put into Competitive. But the latter wedge is larger.
I have 2 days and 9 hours put into the Campaign. And 20.5 hours put into Competitive. But the latter wedge is larger.
Ah, that makes sense. (Actually, it doesn't, but at least I understand it now.)electricpirate said:
electricpirate
Member
These are great,
http://achievementhunter.com/archive/?id=1861
That race track is actually a pretty impressive piece of forge work. Off angle stuff is damn hard to do.
It is, it's just based on number of games played, not time spent.
http://achievementhunter.com/archive/?id=1861
That race track is actually a pretty impressive piece of forge work. Off angle stuff is damn hard to do.
GhaleonEB said:
It is, it's just based on number of games played, not time spent.
Zod the Bear
Member
electricpirate said:
Thanks for pointing those out. The Banshee Graveyard and Racetrack look like a lot of fun.
GhaleonEB said:Here it is.
Edit: I had a good night in Multi Team. Played eight games, and my team came in first in five of them in a row, and a close second in the final one.
This was my highlight of the night.
Alien: boasting about a game where you scored one point is weird. Yay you killed more dudes. Your team came in last place. We play the game differently, that's all.
Yea, there's definitely something up with that film. :lol
It made my xbox freeze up too.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Yaaaay my Spartan updated.
I think I need to change the colours to make him more Bungie.net friendly. [/vanity]
I think I need to change the colours to make him more Bungie.net friendly. [/vanity]
Hypertrooper
Member
Re-post:
Week 2 | Gametype: Vidmaster [First Place: 77,777 cR]
The Rules:
Options:
Week 1 Results
Rankings:
Zennshi: [+45,000 cR] | 45,000 cR
ZayneH: [+32,500 cR] | 32,500 cR
Louis Wu: [+26,250 cR] | 26,250 cR
Hydranockz: [+20,000 cR] | 20,000 cR
Guileless: [+15,000 cR] | 15,000 cR
Yeah the winner of this challenge will get this awesome gadget for his Xbox live avatar:
Week 2 | Gametype: Vidmaster [First Place: 77,777 cR]
The Rules:
- Legendary Only.
- Solo: Corvette (preferred), Waterfront only | 4 Players: Waterfront, Holdout only.
- Just you, your Magnum, 4 of every grenade, and a whole lot of Covenant. There's more to Halo's weapons than a DMR and Magnum. Experiment.
- 15 lives.
- No defense play. Keep on moving. Don't hide behind cover so your shields can recharge. If you're hit, run so you don't get hit again. Exception to this rule: any wave with Skirmishers.
- Must be online when attempting the challenge. Also, please provide a link to a saved film (don't have to render it). Don't be boring.
- Style counts. Multikills, assassinations, sticks, you name it. The flashier, the better.
Options:
- You can either play Solo, or in a party of 4. Player with most points in 4 Player will get combined score.
- For extra difficulty (why?), you can play melee only, no hits from Grunts (or try to not get hit at all), and/or no health packs.
Week 1 Results
Rankings:
Yeah the winner of this challenge will get this awesome gadget for his Xbox live avatar:
Wow, I didn't think it would carry over. :lolequil said:
Sorry 'bout that, but thanks for testing it. I'll shoot a note to someone.
What is up with this rule to the Firefight contest:
Is that a recommendation, or is the stipulation no turtling for the game type?
Yup, black screen, no video. Amazing. I don't know what this bug is, but it's a sturdy beast.Alienshogun said:
Edit: video download works, though. Captures the weirdness before the crash.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
equil said:
Rendering it to see if it makes my PC assplode, if it does, Ghaleon owes me 1 thousand U.S dollars in small unmarked 20s.
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
It won't even load.
https://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=12194807&player=GhaleonEB
Zod the Bear
Member
Last week's challenge attempt was interrupted by whining friends who wanted me to quit and switch to matchmaking.
No more listening to them. This week's looks fun.
No more listening to them. This week's looks fun.
Grimm Fandango
Member
Alienshogun said:
Dude, Skynet IS the virus!
NullPointer
Member
Gotta admit, I'm really starting to lose my faith in Reach.
Firefight
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* Get outvoted as usual and forced to play either rocketfight or sniperfight, every, single, time. Both are modes I enjoy, but I haven't been able to get a vanilla game of Firefight in who knows how long.
* The game starts. One player drops. Two players idle.
* So now its me, alone, playing a game mode I didn't vote on.
This has happened for the majority of Firefight matches I've played in the past two weeks. I'm done.
Team Slayer
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* Next match: Elite Slayer on Sword Base
* Next match: Elite Slayer on Sword Base
* Next match: Elite Slayer on Sword Base
* ...
Maybe the latest playlist update helps here - haven't tried yet. But these recent experiences are making me truly hate matchmaking and the Reach playerbase.
Also, whats the best way to deal with idlers? I set each of them as avoided players for "quitting early". Is there a better way to deal with these fucks?
Firefight
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* Get outvoted as usual and forced to play either rocketfight or sniperfight, every, single, time. Both are modes I enjoy, but I haven't been able to get a vanilla game of Firefight in who knows how long.
* The game starts. One player drops. Two players idle.
* So now its me, alone, playing a game mode I didn't vote on.
This has happened for the majority of Firefight matches I've played in the past two weeks. I'm done.
Team Slayer
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* Next match: Elite Slayer on Sword Base
* Next match: Elite Slayer on Sword Base
* Next match: Elite Slayer on Sword Base
* ...
Maybe the latest playlist update helps here - haven't tried yet. But these recent experiences are making me truly hate matchmaking and the Reach playerbase.
Also, whats the best way to deal with idlers? I set each of them as avoided players for "quitting early". Is there a better way to deal with these fucks?
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
NullPointer said:
Blame Bungie, and the problem is they won't change it because it's getting voted for, so they will think "Hey, it must be popular!"
This game would be so awesome if all the gimick shit was put in it's own hopper. Race, Elite slayer, all of it. Just like they did with infection.
Give me team slayer without armor lock and I'd shit myself in excitement.
Well, not really, but you get where I'm coming from.
As for idlers, nope, bungie needs to get on that shit too.
Major Williams
Member
It's like a vote for eating poop or drinking piss.Alienshogun said:
Well, everyone keeps voting for drinking piss, so they must love it! It's our most popular option!
Meanwhile, on Reach,
neoism
Member
thiiiis...squidhands said:
Elevation wins my vote for worst map I've played in a really long time. Like, early Foundry days long time. It's pretty much a jetpack only map, and the design is so poorly thought out I'm absolutely amazed that the Bungie testers thought that this map has actual competitive merit. Nothing but bridges and hallways, which is the death knell of any strafing that one might consider doing. The z-fighting is absolutely atrocious, there are random capture plates and flag stands that show up in a Slayer game, random ramps that dead end, and you can pretty much camp behind the teleporter frames and assassinate anyone stupid enough to use them. My favorite part of the map has to be the area that you spawn in on the bottom level and have only one way to higher ground; a lift that shoots you high enough to become an instant target for everyone on the other team, no matter where they are. I could go on, but I really don't want to sound like a total asshole.
I still haven't played all the maps yet (and I had to quit a game because everyone on my team bailed out right away), but if this isn't the worst of the bunch then I'm about to be really let down.
NullPointer
Member
Major Williams said:Meanwhile, on Reach,
And here I thought that one of the true benefits on Matchmaking was variety. Not really. Not with Reach. Not lately.Kuroyume said:
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Kuroyume said:
It wouldn't be bad if you could choose. Halo/Bungie are idiots for throwing a ton of shit that doesn't belong into their hoppers.
Some people JUST want slayer, Some people JUST want CTF. When you're forced to play Rocket race, it pisses you off.
It's all the needless CRAP that ruins matchmaking.
If I go into slayer, I don't want to play elite slayer, living dead, etc.
If I go into "objective" I just want to play CTF not all the other bullshit in there.
People wonder why there are quitters/griefers, and wonder why people "slay the objective." Well some people want to play slayer, and end up playing oddball, that's why.
Sure there are going to be those who slay the OBJ anyway, but it would be less of an issue when most of the people in the playlist CHOSE OBJ to play OBJ.
It's how Bungie's been poorly setting the weightings.
For example, in BTB, you'll most often play Slayer, Elite Slayer, or something out of the ordinary, like Capture the Flag. Stockpile and Headhunter show up as frequently, if not more, than Multi-CTF/1-flag.
During the first voting screen, it should be:
Team Slayer [map name] - VOTE
Multi-CTF/1-flag [map name] - VOTE
Neutral Bomb/1-Bomb/Multi-Bomb [map name] - VOTE
If none of the above, make it Elite Slayer, Stockpile, and Headhunter, or one of the flag/bomb games not listed on the first voting screen. And get rid of Countdown for BTB for christ sake.
For example, in BTB, you'll most often play Slayer, Elite Slayer, or something out of the ordinary, like Capture the Flag. Stockpile and Headhunter show up as frequently, if not more, than Multi-CTF/1-flag.
During the first voting screen, it should be:
Team Slayer [map name] - VOTE
Multi-CTF/1-flag [map name] - VOTE
Neutral Bomb/1-Bomb/Multi-Bomb [map name] - VOTE
If none of the above, make it Elite Slayer, Stockpile, and Headhunter, or one of the flag/bomb games not listed on the first voting screen. And get rid of Countdown for BTB for christ sake.
Major Williams
Member
There is no perfect solution though. They've done the best they can with what the demands are really.Alienshogun said:
I am much happier with Reach's playlists than Halo 3's at this point in the lifespan.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Major Williams said:
Sure there is, give each their own playlist like other games do.
Team Territories, Team CTF, Team Slayer.
They keep bitching that some will be underpopulated, but they fail to realize that should be telling them something, if it's unpopular, REMOVE IT.
Those game modes are terrible, don't throw them in with other shit and make people play them because 300 people like it.
This is a lot of peoples biggest gripe with Halo, not mine, mine is obviously armor lock.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
I like some of the crazy games like Elite Slayer, but I do agree with you Alien, it should have its own hopper.
came to post my 22k cr game, left with my tail between my legs.
Just got called out of work because of the weather, playing reach all day. Get at me dog, B 2 DA OOTIES (taking suggestions for a new gamertag, I think I already thought of the best one though so yours better be good).
e; rrrararharhjhh already taken by some dumb alt account with a grand total of 3, all halo 3, achievements. Last time I post my hilarious ideas for GTs such as OGRE 9000 on SA for all the lurkers to steal.
Just got called out of work because of the weather, playing reach all day. Get at me dog, B 2 DA OOTIES (taking suggestions for a new gamertag, I think I already thought of the best one though so yours better be good).
e; rrrararharhjhh already taken by some dumb alt account with a grand total of 3, all halo 3, achievements. Last time I post my hilarious ideas for GTs such as OGRE 9000 on SA for all the lurkers to steal.
squidhands
Member
I actually wouldn't mind seeing/playing some objective games as an Elite. Is it possible to force a species in the objective gametypes?
Grimm Fandango
Member
Is it possible to do a pan-cam from a saved game? Just had a another Grunt moment where he went hundreds of feet into the air and would love to get a picture of the view from his angle.
The Librarian
Banned
...............................Arnie said:
LunaticPuma
dresses business casual
I would love for the next Firefight update to include private matchmaking so you could go into Firefight alone or with 1-3 of your friends. I want to play Firefight in matchmaking for the score keeping and the credits, but sometimes I only have a party of 2 or 3. It would be nice to just be able to start a matchmade FF game with friends only (no matchmaking).
I just want Firefight Classic, though it will have to be its own playlist. Won't want to mix 30 minute and 2 hour game types together. And there will need to be some way to eject idle players mid game, as they could hang around forever if there's a few good players going.
And for Firefight Grab Bag (Genny Defense, Versus, Rocket/Sniperfight) and regular Firefight to be in their own playlists. Because Rocketfight and regular Firefight are not anywhere close to the same thing. I don't go into the Firefight playlist anymore unless I have a partner to vote for normal Firefight. (Thanks for the games earlier, Dax.)
I love Firefight so much, but it's not set up so I can play it how it was in ODST, or to even access the normal gametype without snagging someone along for the ride right now.
14/16 on the Weekly so far.
And for Firefight Grab Bag (Genny Defense, Versus, Rocket/Sniperfight) and regular Firefight to be in their own playlists. Because Rocketfight and regular Firefight are not anywhere close to the same thing. I don't go into the Firefight playlist anymore unless I have a partner to vote for normal Firefight. (Thanks for the games earlier, Dax.)
I love Firefight so much, but it's not set up so I can play it how it was in ODST, or to even access the normal gametype without snagging someone along for the ride right now.
14/16 on the Weekly so far.