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[Hitmonchan107]

Before we head into E3, I want to share this business incorporation filing I found a month back.

Harold Ryan and Brandon Ward established Ripley/Liam Properties, LLC on April 15, 12 days before Bungie Aerospace. The address for the company is the same as the one for Bungie.

I have no idea who Brandon Ward is. If he's a Bungie employee, I couldn't find him in any directory.

There are five LinkedIn matches for Brandon Ward in the Seattle area, and I think two of those matches are plausible. The first is a senior gameplay designer at Sony Online Entertainment, and the second is a senior software engineer at TriGeo Network Security. The second Ward has an extensive work history with websites, so he might be helping out with whatever BungieAerospace.com is.

 

[Ramirez]

Ram, Nutter, where y'all at? Me and Dani and Nightshade are on.

Hey I was on around 1, but everyone else was on BC2 and Nutter was playing FIFA so I hit the sack.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Second highest population right now: Living Dead! Awesome!

I can generally understand why something has a certain level of appeal, even if that thing does not appeal to me. But I cannot fathom Living Dead's popularity one iota.

At any rate, on b.net the stats right now are:

Living Dead: 9,828 Players

The Arena: 12,109 Players

That's a huge jump for Arena. The double jackpot playlists have been more successful than I thought they would be at encouraging players to shift playlists. (Heck, it got me to play Living Dead for a bit. )

 

[Steelyuhas]

I can generally understand why something has a certain level of appeal, even if that thing does not appeal to me. But I cannot fathom Living Dead's popularity one iota.

At any rate, on b.net the stats right now are:

Living Dead: 9,828 Players

The Arena: 12,109 Players

That's a huge jump for Arena. The double jackpot playlists have been more successful than I thought they would be at encouraging players to shift playlists. (Heck, it got me to play Living Dead for a bit. )

Yeah I really don't get the appeal to Living Dead either. I understand the draw, and am willing to play just about everything else in Reach's matchmaking offerings, but I cannot stand Living Dead.

The super jackpots are pretty successful for that weekend, but it doesn't hold as much population there like I thought it would. I thought that after Classic's super jackpot, the population was be higher, but it's back down to ~500 players right now.

 

[ncsuDuncan]

That's a huge jump for Arena. The double jackpot playlists have been more successful than I thought they would be at encouraging players to shift playlists. (Heck, it got me to play Living Dead for a bit. )

I've got it: Double Jackpots for EVERY playlist! At the same time! Permanently!

If every playlist has 10,000 players Jeremiah will have to support them all, and Reach will be at the top of Major Nelson's XBL charts! Genius!

 

[Account Attempt #4]

edit: /\ troll physics?

I don't remember Halo 1 or 2 filled with pickups everywhere. Two pickups max.

AAs= Armor Abilities. Sorry if that was unclear.

You're going to love my article on AAs/Equipment. It's mostly finished, I just need to edit it and collect some pretty pictures. Also, I need to actually build the website I have in mind for these projects I keep starting...

I hope there's some hard, fast and realistic suggestions for making things better. The likes of which are so undeniable that upon having read it, the powers that be can not help but to run to their machines and spin some fixes into the queue for immediate deployment =P

 

[Booshka]

I think my project tonight will be to set up gametypes/maps with AA pickups on the individual maps. Like MLG but with normal Reach movement/damage.

Are we doing GAF customs tomorrow?

I think the only damage change MLG does is put melee at 75%, which is brilliant. No more double beat down nonsense. With 75% you can actually shoot shields off then melee before they can beat you down. Or you can melee once then jump back and 2-shot them. I really like 75%, it's how the damage should be by default, especially with Reach having the no-bleed through mechanic.

 

[Ramirez]

You guys for serious? Just play his team, this shit talk is weak and makes GAF look cowardly.

Put a team together and roll out, I was lucky my wife allowed me to participate in the first one.

 

[neoism]

Good Arena games guys... sorry I sucked all of them..

 

[Hypertrooper]

Is anyone still playing right now?

 

[ncsuDuncan]

edit: /\ troll physics?

Haha, exactly.

I hope there's some hard, fast and realistic suggestions for making things better. The likes of which are so undeniable that upon having read it, the powers that be can not help but to run to their machines and spin some fixes into the queue for immediate deployment =P

Oh, I'm no Ghaleon.

I think the only damage change MLG does is put melee at 75%, which is brilliant.

As much as I like 75% melee I think the only hope for any level of adoption within the customs community is to keep it as close to "vanilla" Reach as possible.

 

[Booshka]

As much as I like 75% melee I think the only hope for any level of adoption within the customs community is to keep it as close to "vanilla" Reach as possible.

Well, we can try both, from what I have read from the thread and playing with them in MM, it sounds like most are as frustrated with Melee's in Reach as I am, and 75% damage alleviates that problem a bit.

 

[kylej]

Oh and no arena for me today. Working late, probably crashing somewhere in the city. Tomorrow we go undefeated.

;_;

gonna miss u today, bb

You guys for serious? Just play his team, this shit talk is weak and makes GAF look cowardly.

I'll play that kid. Whoever wants to join me tonight and dump on kids in Arena then play those scrubs is free to do so.

 

[The Librarian]

I'll play that kid. Whoever wants to join me tonight and dump on kids in Arena then play those scrubs is free to do so.

I'd like to see you take on his entire team...by yourself.

 

[Steelyuhas]

So yeah as were talking about, Enclosed is a perfect example of a map that the jetpack can GTFO of!

 

[Gui_PT]

I thought PAX had already happened?

Guys, dun forget you promised me a signed poster!

 

[Steelyuhas]

Rant of the day post.

Grenades are awful in this game, I say it all the time, but it begs more attention.

The lines of sight on Asylum are so fucked. Did the person at Bungie that forged that map ever play Sanctuary?

Also, why you guys jetpack super high on Asylum over the middle of the map. Do they not realize how they can and will be shot from literally anywhere on the map when they do that?

I did get the super jackpot though

 

[Schooly D]

I'll play that kid. Whoever wants to join me tonight and dump on kids in Arena then play those scrubs is free to do so.

We can't do tonight, but do you want to schedule for Sunday night?

 

[kylej]

I'd like to see you take on his entire team...by yourself.

MLG on tonight, fresh Adderall, new Gunnars, new frame for my autographed Walshy portrait. Baby I'm gamin' tonight.

We can't do tonight, but do you want to schedule for Sunday night?

I'm playing Halo pretty much every night right now. Just send me an invite and I'll join whenever.

 

[Havok]

This is my real hope for Reach, but I fear that ship has sailed. Tailoring load outs and game types for each map would be ideal in every playlist. But I wonder whether it can even be done; tweaks to game types aimed at single maps get the change applied across all of them (such was the case with some Firefight Arcade changes).

I would really like to see Reflection played without jetpacks. I loved how Ivory Tower flowed, and having dudes jetpack all over it sorta takes away from it.

I'm sure that whatever the case, there couldn't be anything stopping them from creating new gametypes and only having those on the corresponding maps (ex: Team Slayer Asylum is only paired with Asylum). That's a crude example, since maps can be grouped by similar restrictions placed on settings and armor abilities, but you get the gist of it. However, I will say that if this is the necessary course of action because gametypes can't be changed on a per map level...that's a big lack of foresight. Yeah, there are probably technical limitations. But it's also been three multiplayer-focused games since they started going down this path.

Tailored gametypes would be, at this point, the last possible saving grace for bringing the quality of the playlists up quickly, barring individual overhauls (which would likely take a year to get through at this rate).

 

[Schooly D]

I'm playing Halo pretty much every night right now. Just send me an invite and I'll join whenever.

My bad. I thought you were stepping up and organizing a team. Guess not.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I'm sure that whatever the case, there couldn't be anything stopping them from creating new gametypes and only having those on the corresponding maps (ex: Team Slayer Asylum is only paired with Asylum). That's a crude example, since maps can be grouped by similar restrictions placed on settings and armor abilities, but you get the gist of it. However, I will say that if this is the necessary course of action because gametypes can't be changed on a per map level...that's a big lack of foresight. Yeah, there are probably technical limitations. But it's also been three multiplayer-focused games since they started going down this path.

Tailored gametypes would be, at this point, the last possible saving grace for bringing the quality of the playlists up quickly, barring individual overhauls (which would likely take a year to get through at this rate).

One would think so. I would like to think the system is exactly as you describe, but it's puzzling to me why it's not managed that way.

 

[Barrow Roll]

Put a team together and roll out, I was lucky my wife allowed me to participate in the first one.

:lol

Sure, I'll play them. I haven't been on Reach for like a week though, I'm lovin Uncharted 2 too much right now but I can get on and at least play for honors sake!

Which of you will stand and fight?!

 

[Steelyuhas]

BWU

 

[Hypertrooper]

4-5 BWU to go? What shoud I do every friday night? WHAT!

 

[GhaleonEB]

BWU

Various fixes to Firefight

Firefight Arcade gametypes now have a 20 minute time limit, enabled dropships for first and boss waves, updated Arcadefight loadouts

Firefight Limited no longer offers Jet Pack loadouts, enabled Betrayal Booting to prevent griefing (Friendly Fire remains off), enabled Grunt Birthday Party for bonus round

Nerfed Shootiness and Luck for custom skull in Skirmigeddon, the gametype was a little too painful​

Spoiler

All taken straight from the suggestions I made in the Cartographers forum. Thank, you, Jeremiah.

Edit:

•Drop Shield removed from all objective gametypes
•Armor Lock removed from Team Objective

Awww yeah.

I'll be living in Firefight Doubles from now on.

I'll miss the BWU's - or at least the Halo variations - but I'm already looking forward to Bungie Day. Bring on the new era.

 

[Striker]

- Outside removing Drop Shield and Armor Lock, the updates for Team Objective seems rather sparse. Would love if they did a map and gametype combination list they had for years on Halo 2. I believe Jeremiah mentioned it not being involved because of voting - I'm not absolutely sure.

- Not really sure the point of adding both Premium Slayer and Premium Battle is. Why not just make it one and support Slayer, CTF, and Assault? I'm assuming it's still 6v6 so the differences between them isn't necessarily large.

- New community maps, as well. Will have to Google those and check out...

 

[Slightly Live]

Drop Shield removed from all objective gametypes
Armor Lock removed from Team Objective
Flagstravaganza
Premium Slayer and Premium Battle

Yummy.

 

[ncsuDuncan]

- Not really sure the point of adding both Premium Slayer and Premium Battle is. Why not just make it one and support Slayer, CTF, and Assault? I'm assuming it's still 6v6 so the differences between them isn't necessarily large.

I'm assuming Slayer is 4v4 or 5v5 and Battle is 6v6 or 8v8. Although I could be completely wrong about that. I guess we'll see next week?

Looks like we won't be seeing any Destiny reveal on Bungie Day, but I'm still excited for the rest of the mysterious goodies.

 

[Striker]

Think Twice - link to B.net thread
Rebirth - link to Forgehub (similar to Lockout and Guardian he says)
Select - n/a
Precipice - link to Forgehub
Mt. Lam Lam - link to Youtube vid (BTB map)

 

[ElRenoRaven]

So the end of an Era is truly coming upon us now. I really hope the updates continue post Halo or at least come back when there is plenty of news. I always look forward to those on Fridays.

Also I can't wait to see what we'll have a chance to get our hands on. lol

 

[Hitmonchan107]

Precipice - link to Forgehub

I can see myself getting lost on that map.

 

[Tha Robbertster]

Strange thought, Bungie without Halo. Ofcourse, we knew it for some time but to have a date put on it, feels weird

Some good changes for objectives though.

 

[Havok]

- Not really sure the point of adding both Premium Slayer and Premium Battle is. Why not just make it one and support Slayer, CTF, and Assault? I'm assuming it's still 6v6 so the differences between them isn't necessarily large.

What, you don't think that essentially splitting an unpopular playlist (~700 players) into two separate playlists is a good idea? Seems like a strange decision, but I guess we are judging without any details on what exactly those playlists are.

Precipice - link to Forgehub

Made by the guy that did Abridged. Looks to have just as much totally unnecessary space. Great!

 

[Steelyuhas]

-
- New community maps, as well. Will have to Google those and check out...

EDIT: Beaten by days!

Think Twice
- http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=16762856

Rebirth
- http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=14002740

Select
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Precipice
- http://youtu.be/JqpmFUNpqfg

Mt. Lam Lam
- http://youtu.be/lIO6M-hMAS8

 

[ncsuDuncan]

Whoa, I hadn't seen this easter egg before:

That's Jason Jones with the Minotaur boxes, right?

 

[Striker]

What, you don't think that essentially splitting an unpopular playlist (~700 players) into two separate playlists is a good idea? Seems like a strange decision, but I guess we are judging without any details on what exactly those playlists are.

Yeah, and like I was going to say to Duncan, the details we've been given are rather minor. I wish we would know more about what changes exactly were made to Team Objective. Only lists are how it is similar to BTB, so that's assuming a heavy dosage of CTF and Assault; a map and gametype combo list would have been terrific in a txt doc or something.

Get on fool.

 

[Slightly Live]

I'm looking forward to see Bungie leave Halo. Bungie's heart is in the far and distant skies and to know that the full team will now be entirely focused on their new future is enough to fill any fan with confidence in whatever it is they are making.

Similarly, 343i will no longer be behind the looking glass. They're going to have to step up and take ownership and play some hardball.

Double win really.

 

[Steelyuhas]

Couple more tidbits:

'To The Death!' is being removed

Infamous Living Dead ledge on Swordbase is getting a softkill

 

[Trasher]

Put a team together and roll out, I was lucky my wife allowed me to participate in the first one.

Take note of this kids.

 

[Hey You]

OMG at the flag playlist. I'm neeeeevvverrrr leaving it .

Not really interested in FF Doubles though.

 

[Crucio]

I'm looking forward to see Bungie leave Halo. Bungie's heart is in the far and distant skies and to know that the full team will now be entirely focused on their new future is enough to fill any fan with confidence in whatever it is they are making.

Similarly, 343i will no longer be behind the looking glass. They're going to have to step up and take ownership and play some hardball.

Double win really.

There are epic times ahead! The mist is clearing on a new dawn!

 

[erpg]

That's gonna be a whole lotta playlists.

And I don't understand why they the flag playlist will only be temporary. Part of the reason why I don't go into Team Objective is because of Crazy King, Stockpile, Hot Potato, 3 Plots and Headhunter.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I'm looking forward to see Bungie leave Halo. Bungie's heart is in the far and distant skies and to know that the full team will now be entirely focused on their new future is enough to fill any fan with confidence in whatever it is they are making.

Similarly, 343i will no longer be behind the looking glass. They're going to have to step up and take ownership and play some hardball.

Double win really.

Yup. I'm interested to see what 343 will be doing with Reach in terms of ongoing support: Challenges, title updates, DLC, playlist management, and so on. Will they initiate a Halo Weekly Update?

As for Bungie...I can't wait. I've been wanting to see what they were moving on to for years. Fun times ahead.

 

[Tashi]

My bad. I thought you were stepping up and organizing a team. Guess not.

Why are you so interested in playing us?

You win, you're the best in the world. The greatest ever!! Satisfied?

 

[Havok]

That's gonna be a whole lotta playlists.

And I don't understand why they the flag playlist will only be temporary. Part of the reason why I don't go into Team Objective is because of Crazy King, Stockpile, Hot Potato, 3 Plots and Headhunter.

That's why they're updating Objective to cater to the core gametypes.

 

[Account Attempt #4]

FF changes make my pants tight. Great changes over all. I hope the Premium playlists work as advertised and a healthy mix of the various DLC pops up.

 

[Tunavi]

Sad this is the second to last Bungie monthly update.

Good to see Premium playlists, but will there be objective? Ugh, I really like 1-flag, neutral bomb, on DLC maps.

 

[Account Attempt #4]

Sad this is the second to last Bungie monthly update.

Good to see Premium playlists, but will there be objective? Ugh, I really like 1-flag, neutral bomb, on DLC maps.

I imagine that's what Premium Battle is, no? Or does that imply bigger teams?

 

[Hey You]

Couple more tidbits:

'To The Death!' is being removed

Infamous Living Dead ledge on Swordbase is getting a softkill

Thank God.

Only took them what, 4 months to add a softkill barrier?