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[Squall ASF]

While it's true that the weapon 'fills up' at the start of each round, your technique only works if he drops it with a shot left. If you drop an empty weapon, it vanishes.

Yeah, I'm thinking it's useful for when I do grab one though in case I don't get two killionaire's to knock it off in one 'possession'. So, Courtyard best place to get this challenge completed? Any comments?

 

[squidhands]

Yeah, I'm thinking it's useful for when I do grab one though in case I don't get two killionaire's to knock it off in one 'possession'. So, Courtyard best place to get this challenge completed? Any comments?

Courtyard or Holdout.

 

[NullPointer]

While it's true that the weapon 'fills up' at the start of each round, your technique only works if he drops it with a shot left. If you drop an empty weapon, it vanishes.

Not true, at least for the target designator, or at the very least it can take a good while before the weapon vanishes. You can use the two shots, drop it, knit a sweater, and pick it up later. At the start of the next round you'll get a free refill.

And just to give you feedback on this, when the new round starts you also hear the crackly radio voice telling you artillery support is available.

 

[Willeth]

Not true, at least for the target designator, or at the very least it can take a good while before the weapon vanishes. You can use the two shots, drop it, knit a sweater, and pick it up later. At the start of the next round you'll get a free refill.

And just to give you feedback on this, when the new round starts you also hear the crackly radio voice telling you artillery support is available.

I think it's halfway between the two, isn't it? If you drop an empty one and it lies on the ground for a complete round, it'll vanish, otherwise it'll remain. If it vanishes, it'll drop back down with the ordnance.

 

[ShinAmano]

Yeah, round. The Target Locator fills up when "weapon drop" is announced.

Does that work with the laser?

 

[NullPointer]

I think it's halfway between the two, isn't it? If you drop an empty one and it lies on the ground for a complete round, it'll vanish, otherwise it'll remain. If it vanishes, it'll drop back down with the ordnance.

Yeah - you definitely want to grab the empty before the start of a new round if you want the free refill.

 

[Striker]

Bungie had plenty of gaffes for map/gametype combinations in Halo 3. They obviously still have some in Halo Reach, though I won't nit-pick about a Sniper Rifle being in Multi-team because you'll find any weapon getting used just to achieve kills and only getting kills in an objective variant. Bungie's got issues with weightings on their voting screen most importantly. I illustrated yesterday how disappointing it is for BTB to have mostly Slayer, Elite Slayer, and the fringe gametypes of Headhunter and Stockpile as sought as Multi-CTF or 1-CTF. It's more Social than being straight competitive. Halo 2 had fantastic map-gametype combinations and they had dozens of them for simply each playlist. The only serious blunder I encountered was them leaving Banshees on Ascension for Team Rifles, which begs the question they had no testing involved or somebody cracked a joke at the last second and put default vehicles on. In Halo 3, and at times in Reach, it seems Bungie tries to cram certain gametypes on maps just to make it work. They will need to wash through each playlist as they did with Team Slayer and attempt to fix as they go.

 

[NullPointer]

The ONLY thing wrong with Reach imo are the playlist designs. Everything else is solid.

Although OK, we could use some more interesting challenges too. Fix the playlists and add some challenges and this game would be perfect.

 

[Louis Wu]

Not true, at least for the target designator, or at the very least it can take a good while before the weapon vanishes. You can use the two shots, drop it, knit a sweater, and pick it up later. At the start of the next round you'll get a free refill.

I stand corrected. (Well, I'm sitting, but...)

This is probably a better choice than letting it vanish, then; I RARELY see a second TD on the next round's drop. (Commonly I'll see TD and RL on the first drop, then Sniper and RL for subsequent drops.)

 

[Gui_PT]

I stand corrected. (Well, I'm sitting, but...)

This is probably a better choice than letting it vanish, then; I RARELY see a second TD on the next round's drop. (Commonly I'll see TD and RL on the first drop, then Sniper and RL for subsequent drops.)

I think if someone is holding the TL, it won't drop on next round (and sorry about earlier guise, meant round instead of set)

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Disagree. I think armor abilities are a great addition that were not polished/implemented as well as they could have been.

Hence why I said ALMOST everyone.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Hence why I said ALMOST everyone.

You're an armorlock abuser aren't you.

 

[Pete Rock]

Burn the witch!

 

[NullPointer]

Burn the witch!

Can't. No incendiary grenades or flamethrower in Reach.

 

[xxjuicesxx]

Nothing wrong with armor lock in its respective playlists, Invasion, BTB, and some slayer. Just weight Slayer Pro a bit heavier than normal Slayer so we don't have to play circus Halo every game.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Burn the witch!

Oh my god, someone needs to photoshop the L4D witch in armorlock.


Jesus, someone do it. Bonus points if it's giffed.

Nothing wrong with armor lock in its respective playlists, Invasion, BTB, and some Multi team slayer. Just weight Slayer Pro a bit heavier than normal Slayer so we don't have to play circus Halo every game.

Fixed.

 

[ShinAmano]

Can't. No incendiary grenades or flamethrower in Reach.

Well, lets be honest they were never really in Halo 3 either.

 

[FilthyLies]

Well, lets be honest they were never really in Halo 3 either.

Flamethrower on Construct disagrees with you. If you set up camp near the purple lifts, you could do some serious damage with that thing. It's probably in my top three TOD for Construct.

 

[ShinAmano]

Flamethrower on Construct disagrees with you. If you set up camp near the purple lifts, you could do some serious damage with that thing. It's probably in my top three TOD for Construct.

Yeah I loved that...I was really talking about the grenades...hell on Construct i made it a point to get at least one kill with the flamethrower every game.

 

[Judderman]

Screw this Target Designator challenge. Only positive about it is that I haven't played Sniperfight or Rocketfight all day! :lol

 

[Squall ASF]

Nothing wrong with armor lock in its respective playlists, Invasion, BTB, and some slayer. Just weight Slayer Pro a bit heavier than normal Slayer so we don't have to play circus Halo every game.

Yeaahhh swap Slayer for Multi. Did you hit Grade 3 before bed?

 

[GhaleonEB]

Screw this Target Designator challenge. Only positive about it is that I haven't played Sniperfight or Rocketfight all day! :lol

I hadn't thought of that. Gonna have to hop on for some regular Firefight later. Been playing the hell out of Score Attack to get my FF fix the past few days.

 

[xxjuicesxx]

Yeaahhh swap Slayer for Multi. Did you hit Grade 3 before bed?

Yea in Multi Team Slayer but even in normal slayer, as long as its not in Arena. Social playlists are still social...no need to really care about purity there...imo at least.

No I played score attack until the new challenges saw them and was like meh, 20k short.

 

[squidhands]

Nothing wrong with armor lock in its respective playlists, Invasion, BTB, and some slayer. Just weight Slayer Pro a bit heavier than normal Slayer so we don't have to play circus Halo every game.

Or, like it was well-suggested earlier, make map-specific gametypes that have differing loadouts. AL doesn't need to be in every single Team Slayer gametype, for sure.

 

[The Librarian]

Pentathlon is live:
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=30267

Edit: Bungie, Inc., is here!

Bungie, LLC is no more. It's gone, defunct, bloodied, coup'd, and totally out of business. In place of our once small, but largely tyrannical group of oligarchs, an even bigger and more demanding group of dictators:

Ourselves.

That's right, Bungie, LLC is now known as Bungie, Inc., a corporation owned and operated by its employees. The nuts, dear friends, are now running this here nuthouse. Hold onto your asses, now it gets really fun.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Yea in Multi Team Slayer but even in normal slayer, as long as its not in Arena. Social playlists are still social...no need to really care about purity there...imo at least.

No I played score attack until the new challenges saw them and was like meh, 20k short.

Except that it still ruins the 4v4 combat. Especially when 2 or more jackholes are using it.

Or, like it was well-suggested earlier, make map-specific gametypes that have differing loadouts. AL doesn't need to be in every single Team Slayer gametype, for sure.

Yeah, specifically BTB, Invasion, and muti team.

 

[zumphry]

Pentathlon is live:
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=30267

Edit: Bungie, Inc., is here!

Woo!

Also: "I don't think Luke Smith is even playing. He's doing nothing but talking -blam!-."
:lol

 

[ElRenoRaven]

You're an armorlock abuser aren't you.

Guilty as charged. Until there are armor ability free playlists I shall armor lock and armor lock well damn it.

However I will be the first to run to armor ability free playlists if they ever make some.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Ah, the Pentathlon, a great day to return to HaloGAF, my Xbox and Reach.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Woo!

Also: "I don't think Luke Smith is even playing. He's doing nothing but talking -blam!-."
:lol

Wait, you mean they finally have to play their game!

Maybe armor lock will finally get fixed!'':lol

Guilty as charged. Until there are armor ability free playlists I shall armor lock and armor lock well damn it.

However I will be the first to run to armor ability free playlists if they ever make some.

I think a lot of people would come back if they did too.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Ah, the Pentathlon, a great day to return to HaloGAF, my Xbox and Reach.

Yes it is. Come on Grizzled Ancients kick them kids asses!!!!

 

[ShinAmano]

God damn I would school those Bungie guys at Cornhole!

 

[zumphry]

Yes it is. Come on Grizzled Ancients kick them kids asses!!!!

You sure they can even lift their legs to kick? They're like, 70.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

You sure they can even lift their legs to kick? They're like, 70.

That's what the nurses are for. DUH!!!

And of course they are getting their asses kicked but I'll still root for them.

 

[Kibbles]

I never heard of Corn Hole before, wtf?

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

I never heard of Corn Hole before, wtf?

I'm sure Dax can give you a lesson.

Yeah, I went there.

 

[electricpirate]

I never heard of Corn Hole before, wtf?

You need to go to more Barbecues mang, it falls under the category of "Great games to play while holding a beer in one hand."

Kind of like Horse shoe, with a bit more bean bag and sexual innuendo.

edit:

I'm sure Dax can give you a lesson.

Yeah, I went there.

Like that :lol

 

[ShinAmano]

I never heard of Corn Hole before, wtf?

It is an incredible game...also known as bag toss or just bags. Very similar to horseshoes in concept. I made a thread about it a while back, but there don't seem to be many people into cornhole on gaf.

Edit: Damn Beaten.

You need to go to more Barbecues mang, it falls under the category of "Great games to play while holding a beer in one hand."

Yes!

 

[zumphry]

Kind of like Horse shoe, with a bit more bean bag and sexual innuendo.

No wonder I suck at it.


..and that above sentence has at least 3 innuendos inside of it, I presume. :lol

 

[Squall ASF]

Yea in Multi Team Slayer but even in normal slayer, as long as its not in Arena. Social playlists are still social...no need to really care about purity there...imo at least.

No I played score attack until the new challenges saw them and was like meh, 20k short.

Hey hey, people that play in social still want to have fun too ;P

Yeah, I'm about 30k from Grade 2 so I expect I can hit that tonight. Today's challenges will have me one challenge off from completing the weekly so I can begin Grade 2 with the big 15k and then I remember that another 100k is required to hit Grade 3

 

[ShinAmano]

I can't remember the uname/password to my flickr account or I would post a picture of my boards...I was going to go for a Halo theme, but that was going to be a huge pain...so I went simple with my favorite NFL team and a small homage to Street Fighter.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

 

[zumphry]

Porno 'stache :lol

Staten looks so happy here :lol

I wonder what those tshirts they're wearing say on the back. Looks like a dinosaur on the front, or a Moa.

 

[Ramirez]

Dat stache. :|

 

[feel]

urk in pics always has that facial expression of someone who is posing for the myspace profile pic of his metal band

I think a lot of people would come back if they did too.

A classic slayer playlist without Armor Abilities (no sprint either) would be really sweet.

 

[zumphry]

A classic slayer playlist without Armor Abilities (no sprint either) would be really sweet.

There is Classic Slayer in the default gametypes... Maybe put the remakes that are already on the disc in with really good (YMMV) community Forge variants, and it'd be cool.

Of course, this is probably never going to happen, unfortunately.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

There is Classic Slayer in the default gametypes... Maybe put the remakes that are already on the disc in with really good (YMMV) community Forge variants, and it'd be cool.

Of course, this is probably never going to happen, unfortunately.

If I remember right from the last time I played it their classic slayer had sprint for everyone. I remember it because I made my own variation that removed sprint too. That may have changed at some point but I do remember at one time that being the case.

 

[zumphry]

If I remember right from the last time I played it their classic slayer had sprint for everyone. I remember it because I made my own variation that removed sprint too. That may have changed at some point but I do remember at one time that being the case.

Well, then they could just go in and change the options to remove sprint. Though, I'd like to see the maps have variants of Classic Slayer to account for the game's options that they first appeared in.

But that's just a pipe dream.

 

[Gui_PT]

Well, then they could just go in and change the options to remove sprint. Though, I'd like to see the maps have variants of Classic Slayer to account for the game's options that they first appeared in.

But that's just a pipe dream.

Btw, my spartan image on b.net updated if you want to take a look at a decent helmet

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Btw, my spartan image on b.net updated if you want to take a look at a decent helmet

That's what she said.