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Halo: Reach |OT4| This Thread is Not Your Grave, But You Are Welcome In It
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Hitmonchan107
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I didn't want to step on Dani's toes with his customs nights. If the weekend works better for more people, we could switch it over.bobs99 ... said:I hate you guys for playing Halo 3 so late on a Tuesday night, can you not change Halo 3 night to the weekend?Or start it early enough for us euro people to get a few games in before having to sleep for work?
What day would work best for you guys?
Who are you again?A27 Tawpgun said:
DINO BLASTERS WAS LAME OKAY?Steelyuhas said:Sounds like someone lost in Dino Blasters, we were loving it
I really liked Wayont, and there were warthogs.
Those Squad Slayer games were straight rough.
I went -6
We've gotta play squad against another group of players to see how 5v5 actually plays out
bobs...onGaf
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Hitmonchan107 said:
Perhaps Halo 3 customs could happen just before regular customs? I actually wouldn't mind playing Halo 3 customs on Tuesdays but its the late start that makes it really difficult for me. Same with regular customs actually. I guess the majority of people here find it easier starting at that time, but if there are any eurohalogaf people who are up for Halo 3 customs let me know!
Hitmonchan107
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Oops. I won't be able to make customs until 9 p.m. EST. I have some last-second errands to run.
Gotta put groceries on my table.
Gotta put groceries on my table.
NASCAR can't be in Action Sack because Infection is a FFA mode. It could be in Living Dead, I guess, although that playlist hasn't really had any chances since it was introduced. It would be nice for it to get some custom maps, maybe I'd even try it out then.ncsuDuncan said:
The Librarian
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Hey You said:
I suggested this awhile ago. Glad to see it finally happen.
Hydranockz
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Hockey and Hog Race are improved greatly!
Hydranockz
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GhaleonEB said:
So basically:
MM - Hire Juices
FF - Hire Ghaleon
D
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Dani and I did the New Alexandria run last night in under 30 minutes. It really wasn't that difficult.
However, if you're going to do it co-op, you might not want to use the hospital trick as seen in this video. Dani and I did it and rather than teleporting me outside after I hit the jammer, it locked me in the hospital! Dani had to finish the rest of the level by himself. And then right as he blew up the last Shade turret, this happened...
However, if you're going to do it co-op, you might not want to use the hospital trick as seen in this video. Dani and I did it and rather than teleporting me outside after I hit the jammer, it locked me in the hospital! Dani had to finish the rest of the level by himself. And then right as he blew up the last Shade turret, this happened...
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Reproducible? I think so. It happened to me and my buddy last night also. I was in the Banshee at the time after hitting the jammer and BAM, stuck. Finally it warped me to my partner but alas, it didn't put me in the seat of his falcon and I fell to my demise. On the next spawn I was still in the hospital but went on foot after hitting the jammer. This time my bro did not get into the falcon but waited inside the hospital. BAM, it teleported me outside and we went on to victory.Cocopjojo said:
So yeah. A little wonky but not too difficult.
The Librarian
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2011: A New Alexandria OddityCocopjojo said:
squidhands
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Honestly, this should have been in place from the beginning. Jeremiah should have acted like a general contractor, overseeing all of the matchmaking playlists and having final say in what gets implemented, while subbing out the specific playlist details to his minions that play a lot and gather quality intel from various Halo sites. Maybe this is already how it works, but the perceived manpower is severely lacking.Hitmonchan107 said:
The Antitype
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Havok said:
Oh yeah, that's terrible. Unless it's like a DMR/AR start, and not an AR/pistol start. But IMO, that has more to do with the range of the weapons than the firing-style/rate.
Lake Minnetonka said:
True. I still find automatic weapons to use, but that's mostly because, IMO, they're the weapons that encourage (if not out-right REQUIRE) players to combine all three of the combat trifecta.
Tossing a grenade to lower shields, chewing through armor with the AR, and then finishing with a quick melee is always fun for me. Anybody that goes AR-to-AR in a spray-and-pray dance is an idiot, cause the winner is going to be so weakened, that they're just get killed by the closest enemy.
Ending the battle with as little damage as possible by using melees and nades is what makes auto weapons fun. But they're really ONLY useful at close-range, so IMO, if a DMR or pistol user allows an AR user to get close enough to kill them with an AR, then they earned the kill, even if just holding down a trigger takes little skill.
I DO think that Bungie should make pumping the trigger for burst fire more effective. Right now, the difference in spread is so negligible, that nobody does it. I'd like to see a HUGE increase in accuracy and range with burst fire.
Steelyuhas
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A27 Tawpgun said:
Awesome gametype!
Tunavi is just a scrub!
Lake Minnetonka
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Grenades are more useful for setting up precision kills as the majority of a pistol or DMR's kill-time is occupied by stripping the opponent's shield. Using a grenade to drop shields just to whittle away at their health bar with the AR doesn't make as much sense when a single DMR/pistol shot would do it and at a much broader range at that.The Antitype said:
ARs do promote more melee but I'm not of the opinion that each of the 3 pillars should be at play equally, especially when gunplay and nades are a lot more involved.
ARs drop shields too quickly to rely on you maintaining yours when you go in for a melee and not trading kills. Going into melee range is the last thing you want to do if your goal is to leave an encounter without being completely vulnerable. Even if you're able time it correctly so that their shields drop while you still have shields when you melee, you'll still trade blows and come out unshielded and begging to get domed.
It would be nice if the AR's bloom expanded and retracted more rapidly to encourage burst fire. Each round being more powerful but full-auto fire being less viable.The Antitype said:
A27_StarWolf
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you know shotgun assault sounds like a lot of fun....
Hitmonchan107
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Starts in 15 minutes! Message Hitmonchan107 for an invite.
Since this is the first time in a while we've had a Halo 3 customs night, I figured we would play some good old-fashioned games, like Multi-Flag on Valhalla.
If you miss the ebb and flow of Halo gameplay, join in!
Steelyuhas
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I just played in a matchmaking game that was so short, I got zero credits for it.
The Antitype
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Lake Minnetonka said:
Obviously. I'm just saying that if a person has an automatic weapon like the AR, they HAVE to use the grenades and melees to come out alive and with more health. If I want to stand a chance at all against a pistol or DMR user at close-medium range, I HAVE to use grenades to try and weaken them, disrupt their aim, and push them forward into a range that benefits me.
Personally, I usually carry a DMR and an AR. DMR to deal damage at med-range, and if they push forward, then I toss a grenade, and switch to the AR to close-range mop-up duty and maybe a melee.
RE: To the Death!Hey You said:
Getting this on Asylum is terrible. The turrets still spawn, and people can use them and rip them off. If Bungie is going to do anything, turn off turrets for To the Death on Asylum.
My emphasis added. Goes back to what Juices and I keep saying about managing the playlists at the game type and map level, rather than just the playlist and game type level.
Same thing happened to me. Being in the crazy void while my coop partner with no shields was sniping the turrets with the Falcon was surreal.Cocopjojo said:
It would solve so many problems. No longer would jetpacks ruin maps with exploitable structures, no longer would flag return times be hilariously awful on certain maps. (Of course, then updates might take even longer to fix issues that pop up)GhaleonEB said:
Halo 2 updates some times took several months, but the matchmaking issues weren't as bad.Havok said:
Speaking of Halo 2, the PC version is plagued with nothing but terrible gametypes on servers. As much as I've always advocated a server browser, kind of makes me wish they would have put a standard matchmaking set up in there.
Steelyuhas
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The Squad Slayer gametype actually has Magnum Primary and AR Secondary. Don't have to press Y!
A27_StarWolf
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Squad Slayer was fun, we just got shat on....
Steelyuhas
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A27_StarWolf said:
Yeah I'm playing it solo right now (so not against 5 of the better players we have ever seen haha), and its a good playlist. It's amazing to shoot people and NOT have them Armor Lock. Also, many people to shoot.
Actions Sack: Hockey! Assassinations turned off, thank god. Now I will actually play Action Sack again.
Dino Blasters: Fun! But crazy, not for the faint of heart.
So Squad Battle. Here's how my first games went in that playlist:
Seems to me like we outclassed in that playlist. Looks like all the "pros" don't like pistol starts? That's probably because of trueskill still being in the buffering stage right?
Arcadefight: Loving it. The 2X Score Attack of Arcade. Its gonna be a good break from hefty non-weapon pickup rounds.
Firefight suggestion for future updates: There should be a sudden death before the bonus round. Countless times have I got to 5 enemies remaining and the game ends. Especially on Unearthed it happens a lot.
Is it possible to setup such a thing?
Dino Blasters: Fun! But crazy, not for the faint of heart.
So Squad Battle. Here's how my first games went in that playlist:
Seems to me like we outclassed in that playlist. Looks like all the "pros" don't like pistol starts? That's probably because of trueskill still being in the buffering stage right?
Arcadefight: Loving it. The 2X Score Attack of Arcade. Its gonna be a good break from hefty non-weapon pickup rounds.
Firefight suggestion for future updates: There should be a sudden death before the bonus round. Countless times have I got to 5 enemies remaining and the game ends. Especially on Unearthed it happens a lot.
Is it possible to setup such a thing?
Steelyuhas
Member
So I've been staring at black screen for a solid five minutes. Should I just restart my xbox?
Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but
"This event commemorates ten incredible years of Halo, looking back at the amazing stories that forged a diverse community and redefined gaming for two entire console generations. Join us August 26th-28th, at the Washington State Convention Center, and see why the last ten years of Halo were just the beginning."
Doesn't that pretty much confirm a new title of some kind at PAX? (likely to be unveiled at E3 I'm sure)
"This event commemorates ten incredible years of Halo, looking back at the amazing stories that forged a diverse community and redefined gaming for two entire console generations. Join us August 26th-28th, at the Washington State Convention Center, and see why the last ten years of Halo were just the beginning."
Doesn't that pretty much confirm a new title of some kind at PAX? (likely to be unveiled at E3 I'm sure)
Steelyuhas
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A27 Tawpgun said:
Rendered video or it didn't happen.
Good... Yet no mention of removing AR starts and Snipers from Defiant?
What happened to Evade? I thought Armor Lock, Dropshield AND Evade were not in there. Wtf? That just turned this playlist from could be good to now flawed.
Removed Elite Slayer from Spire but not Hemmorhage? Kept Snipers in there too?
It didn't always use DMR/AR? Wtf?
Still some annoying stuff in there that needs to be changed but looks like an improvement overall from the crap that's been in there.