Deputy Moonman
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I'm bored. I think someone needs to make a Robotech MMO. I'd be all over that.
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Halo: Reach |OT4| This Thread is Not Your Grave, But You Are Welcome In It
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
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I must be one of the few who didn't care for the majority of ODST Firefight maps. On second thought, Reach's weren't thrilling either.
ODST maps I enjoyed: Lost Platoon, Last Exit
I s'pose I didn't care for maps like Crater because they felt linear and cramped. Size being a reason I didn't care for much of Reach's FF maps, either. A quirk I have for those maps is how Bungie decided to closely put together the weapon caches. Some maps are pretty damn large (Glacier, Beachhead, Waterfront) when you actually walk around, but they have the caches within 20 feet or so. With limited ammo on, many players don't usually venture too far off, but they didn't give us a reason to.
ODST maps I enjoyed: Lost Platoon, Last Exit
I s'pose I didn't care for maps like Crater because they felt linear and cramped. Size being a reason I didn't care for much of Reach's FF maps, either. A quirk I have for those maps is how Bungie decided to closely put together the weapon caches. Some maps are pretty damn large (Glacier, Beachhead, Waterfront) when you actually walk around, but they have the caches within 20 feet or so. With limited ammo on, many players don't usually venture too far off, but they didn't give us a reason to.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Botolf said:
More like.
If(armourlock == true){
Player.SpontanouslyCombust();
}
Infact that should be the Bungie day treat, any time anyone uses armour lock they should just explode.
I think Reach needs a good vehicle Firefight map, it would get boring as soon as the novelty wore off, but having a Banshee or Falcon would be a lot of fun, if a little overpowered.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Fuck off haters!
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Hear Guilty Spark speak in Halo Anniversary
Crap quality sound only recording of the Terminal video they showed off behind closed doors to the press.
Crap quality sound only recording of the Terminal video they showed off behind closed doors to the press.
The Librarian
Banned
Hm. His voice sounds a little different. Same actor, right?Dani said:
Right. Because calling people at Bungie "worthless fucktards" is going to make them eager to fix whatever you want done.The Antitype said:
Tha Robbertster
Member
I can't wait till Battle Creek becomes a map in matchmaking. I've never played it in Halo 2 matchmaking but today, I had 2 great matches on it in the Classic playlist.
Btw, is there a difference between the Halo CE version and the Halo 2 version of the map?
Btw, is there a difference between the Halo CE version and the Halo 2 version of the map?
squidhands
Member
No ladders in the H2 version, if I recall correctly.Tha Robbertster said:
Also, yay for a Firefight weekly.
Sikamikanico
#1 Dad
Tha Robbertster said:
EDIT: Beaten by Squidhands. That's what having 8 limbs gets you.
Tha Robbertster
Member
Okay, thanks guys!
I thought I heard something about no teleporters at the back of the base, but I guess that wasn't true.
I thought I heard something about no teleporters at the back of the base, but I guess that wasn't true.
Deputy Moonman
Member
xxjuicesxx said:
The Real Napsta
Member
Striker said:
It's not symmetrical bro.
ElRenoRaven
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Trasher said:
I ain't watching an 8 minute plus video. Can we get a summary or a time frame to watch.
The Real Napsta
Member
PsychoRaven said:
He just mentions off hand that Halo CEA has kinect support. It's in the first two minutes.
Striker said:
Not really.
ElRenoRaven
Member
The Real Napsta said:
Son of a... first 20 seconds it seems. Well it has begun. Let's shove kinect bullshit into everything. I am going to be rethinking my preorder now. Key point rethinking. I will wait to find out more first. I'm not happy though.
Nice!! I wonder what kind of stuff they will have in there.Trasher said:
For some reason first thing I thought of was startling the sleeping grunts on AotCR... "BOO!!!"
Halo fans don't like missing out on any in-game content even if they don't really want it. Glad I'm not too cool for Kinect.claviertekky said:
Tha Robbertster
Member
I just hope 343 will understand that complete kinect gameplay isn't what the Halo players want. The core controlles should stay the same. Maybe some gametypes/modes could use it but is has to stay optional.
LunaticPuma
dresses business casual
All of this ODST talk makes me want to go play Rally Point. That was my favorite map along with Last Exit and Security Zone. If ODST had skirmishers instead of buggers and change Black Eye from needing to melee to recharge stamina to a reducing recharged rate, it would be spectacular.
I don't understand this viewpoint or its popularity. "I'll buy a game because it's the exact game I played ten years ago and I want to play it again with new graphics on my new system! Wait, it's got a new feature that I can't or won't use that doesn't impact the original game in any way? BOYCOTT!"PsychoRaven said:
Given what we know about CEA, it will be optional integration and so I'm not worried about it. The moment they build Kinect into the core of a Halo game is when I'm done, but so long as I have traditional controls optional stuff doesn't bother me.PsychoRaven said:
Also, for those wondering, 150 waves of Firefight is just 10 games of Arcade (or Doubles, as I'm doing it). It's a cake walk. I'm happy to have a Firefight weekly, but I was hoping for a meatier one. There was that accidental weekly-as-daily early on for surviving 50 rounds without dying; I keep hoping something like that comes around that actually requires some effort, rather than just playing. But Firefight beggars can't be choosers.
ncsuDuncan
Member
It's obviously just a Kinect minigame where Sgt. Johnson makes you do pushups.
David Scully knocks it out of the park; with him yelling at players I expect to see a bunch of ripped gamers in the midnight release line for Halo 4.
David Scully knocks it out of the park; with him yelling at players I expect to see a bunch of ripped gamers in the midnight release line for Halo 4.
Tha Robbertster said:
Kinect integration could, and maybe should, be something as subtle as being able to interact with content (artwork, additional music, audio clips etc.) via head-tracking and/or swiping movements. It doesn't have to be in-game. I doubt MS will specify that it has to be actively in the main portion of the product.
LunaticPuma
dresses business casual
After a weekend full of glorious objective playlist games, evade needs to never be an option for spartans ever.
The Librarian
Banned
Halo 4 is going to be using a controller.Tha Robbertster said:
Tha Robbertster
Member
JonCha said:
What is this head-tracking actually? I've read it in many posts but apperently, it's an term known to all exept me...
Dax01 said:
I'll never doubt that, but I meant they shoudln't go to far with it.
Dahellisdat
Member
Highlands is not symmetrical.MrBig said:
The Librarian
Banned
I'd be interested in doing the Weekly but the payout is too low.
However, if anyone needs a partner to romp along with in Firefight, feel free to PM me about it.
However, if anyone needs a partner to romp along with in Firefight, feel free to PM me about it.
Miggytronz
Member
Will Reach ever do a double XP weekend?
The Real Napsta
Member
MrBig said:
The tops of red and blue bases have cover in different places. That alone makes it not symmetrical.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Deputy Moonman said:Juices in real life
Wish that was me, I'd never leave my room.
A27_StarWolf
Banned
Mikasangelos said:
We have been having double jackpot weekends for a while now.
The Henery
Member
Back to armorlock...
I remember when it was announced in a bwu and there was a paragraph written in a celebratory tone trumpeting the fact that you could shed a plasma grenade after being stuck. This instantly concerned me - sticking people is one of the most satisfying things in Halo and it sounded like a bad idea on paper, and well we all know how it turned out in play
As for all the people trying to figure out ways to balance it, why waste your breath on something that should be blanket removed in the first place? I literally avoid playlists where it's present. I can't see it being included in Halo 4 after the severity of the backlash on Reach. It is vandalism to Halo gameplay, pure and simple.
I remember when it was announced in a bwu and there was a paragraph written in a celebratory tone trumpeting the fact that you could shed a plasma grenade after being stuck. This instantly concerned me - sticking people is one of the most satisfying things in Halo and it sounded like a bad idea on paper, and well we all know how it turned out in play
i'm not knocking Urk here on the update, I am an ardent admirer of his prose and think he is too good for us Halo whingers; he should be writing the next Great American novel...or is he who wields the quill writing it into the rules that he is King after world domination?
As for all the people trying to figure out ways to balance it, why waste your breath on something that should be blanket removed in the first place? I literally avoid playlists where it's present. I can't see it being included in Halo 4 after the severity of the backlash on Reach. It is vandalism to Halo gameplay, pure and simple.
Tha Robbertster said:
Here it is in action in Forza 4. Head tracking is using the Kinect to sense where you're looking and adjusting the view on screen appropriately.
Miggytronz
Member
A27_StarWolf said:
what. maybe i havent been noticing.
Tha Robbertster
Member
thee henery said:
The first time I read about it, I thought it would be awesome. The idea to be able to survive stickies, explosions sounded great to me. I was exited when the beta came and used it all the time. I used it to counter beatdown rushers with te EMP and ofcourse the things it was promoted to do.
But when the full game released, without the EMP function (the one where you become one-shot when you give the armor locker a beatdown) it lost it's ''charm'' to me. Now I see how OP this AA is and how frustrating it is to fight against it. The funny thing is, if Bungie hadn't removed that EMP function, I'd probably still be using it.
Oozer3993 said:
Wow, looks pretty awesome! Thanks for the video
And I agree, Halo 4 should only have abilities that speed up the gameplay, and either everybody should be able to use the abilities at the same time or they should become pickups again.
Miggytronz
Member
GhaleonEB said:
man i dont read them LOL. shiiiiiiiiiiiii
Major Williams
Member
I am just coming back to Reach after a 3+ month hiatus - which I think is actually better than experiencing this game for the first time when it was released.
- I know where the crap is (and where to not look for it)
- I have a feeling for the controls and new systems put in place
- More maps
- Feels good to come back and actually see the good in the gameplay that I might have overlooked when experiencing it for the first time
- Most of the crap talkers have left for the next flavor of the month