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Halo: Reach |OT5| A Monument to All Our Sins

Striker

Member
GhaleonEB said:
Nothing to blow up, no vehicle bits left on the battlefield
That isn't always a bad thing. I hate certain maps, at least for MP, that are just so crammed and when you include vehicle debris, it gets even worse for movement.
 

Gui_PT

Member
Gabotron ES said:
I'm really exited to play the campaign, you guys just keep saying it is the best campaign.
I'll write my review after my first heroic walkthrough.

CE's Heroic is too easy. Go for Legendary.
 

MrBig

Member
PwnCakes193 said:
Are the map packs worth it? I was considering getting them and I'm on the fence.
I'd say put your money on Halo Anniversary instead of the current map packs. More maps, and most of them are known to be good.
 

FyreWulff

Member
The hogs in CE were actually supposed to have actual physics on players ie pushing them away and stuff, but according to Bungie the guys couldn't get it working right so they just made the hog kill you instantly if you were in contact with it for a certain period of time so they could ship the multiplayer :lol

But I guess that's the limitations of having a game model all the physics as extremely CPU-bound bouncy spheres.
 
MrBig said:
I'd say put your money on Halo Anniversary instead of the current map packs. More maps, and most of them are known to be good.
Both DLC maps are good, but he had the chance to buy them both for 800MSP last week. So right now I would say: Wait. Another sale is coming :)
 

ElRenoRaven

Member
FyreWulff said:
The hogs in CE were actually supposed to have actual physics on players ie pushing them away and stuff, but according to Bungie the guys couldn't get it working right so they just made the hog kill you instantly if you were in contact with it for a certain period of time so they could ship the multiplayer :lol

And you know that's ok with me. It really seems like half of Halo CE's multiplayer was a happy accident.
 

FyreWulff

Member
PsychoRaven said:
And you know that's ok with me. It really seems like half of Halo CE's multiplayer was a happy accident.

I will say that I liked the implementation of actual full physics with the hog in 3 and Reach better than 2's. In Halo 2 it seemed really easy for people to survive hog impacts. You pretty much had to hit them dead on and they had to be walking towards you, it seemed.

In 3 and Reach I can powerslide into people and kill them in style.
 
Gui_PT said:
CE's Heroic is too easy. Go for Legendary.
I always thought Heroic's difficulty was good as far as the enemies AI and weapon damage was concerned, but there were too few enemies. Then you'd switch it up to Legendary and there would be twice as many enemies but they were also all twice as strong. They needed an inbetween difficulty setting.
 
I'm thinking about to buy Kat and Noble 6 Play-arts from Ebay. Both for 20,50€ right now, but the guy lost the packaging :/ Maybe I'll get them for <30€.
 

feel

Member
Gui_PT said:
CE's Heroic is too easy. Go for Legendary.
you get a big challenge but you destroy the pacing and roleplaying, unless he doesn't care about enjoying the campaign, I would not recomend doing legendary in the first playthrough at all
Heroic is only easy if the player knows the environments/encounters like the back of his hand
 
Hypertrooper said:
I'm thinking about to buy Kat and Noble 6 Play-arts from Ebay. Both for 20,50€ right now, but the guy lost the packaging :/ Maybe I'll get them for <30€.
I saw Kat, George and Carter at a convention yesterday bro, if only I had known.
 
Hydranockz said:
I saw Kat, George and Carter at a convention yesterday bro, if only I had known.
The official price is 50€ for each figure. :p And get both for 30€ is a 50€ win(Because the packaging is lost)

Otherwise I'll buy them, when I'm in the USA. The price is $50 for them. That's around 35€ lol.
 
K

kittens

Unconfirmed Member
I agree with Gui -- CE's Heroic is too easy. Legendary is a lot more enjoyable. There's a few frustrating encounters, but repeating the same battle over and over till you get it right is the best part of Halo campaigns. :)
 

Gui_PT

Member
Deputy Moonman said:
I always thought Heroic's difficulty was good as far as the enemies AI and weapon damage was concerned, but there were too few enemies. Then you'd switch it up to Legendary and there would be twice as many enemies but they were also all twice as strong. They needed an inbetween difficulty setting.

Letters said:
you get a big challenge but you destroy the pacing and roleplaying, unless he doesn't care about enjoying the campaign, I would not recomend doing legendary in the first playthrough at all
Heroic is only easy if the player knows the environments/encounters like the back of his hand

Guess you're right. Heroic seems easy because I have the entire game memorized
 
omg.kittens said:
I agree with Gui -- CE's Heroic is too easy. Legendary is a lot more enjoyable. There's a few frustrating encounters, but repeating the same battle over and over till you get it right is the best part of Halo campaigns. :)
i.e. abusing the noob-combo?
I've never liked legendary solo :p
 

Ramirez

Member
I was just looking at the profiles of some of the guys (this one's a girl if the profile is to be believed) that destroyed us the other night, well they destroy us every time we get matched up with them. This person's profile is showing a Spartan with a messed up b/g image.

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/default.aspx?player=ID II A IN IN A

I checked the others and mine to make sure it wasn't something on my end, what's going on there? lol Almost a 9 K/D ratio, it was as if their DMR's shot mack trucks, and ours were shooting corks.

We took it like men however, even though they were ignoring the objective. :p
 

ElRenoRaven

Member
FyreWulff said:
I will say that I liked the implementation of actual full physics with the hog in 3 and Reach better than 2's. In Halo 2 it seemed really easy for people to survive hog impacts. You pretty much had to hit them dead on and they had to be walking towards you, it seemed.

In 3 and Reach I can powerslide into people and kill them in style.

Oh I agree. Halo 2 you could run people over and they'd come out without a scratch half the time. Halo 3 I feel had the vehicles perfect. They were tough and could take a beating while still being destroyable. They could hit you and you'd feel it. The problem with them I felt was that it was easy to destroy them for one simple reason. 1 laser shot and bam vehicle gone. As a result vehicles didn't really get a lot of use because they were rolling death traps. That's why I've always hated destructible vehicles myself.
 

GhaleonEB

Member
PsychoRaven said:
Oh I agree. Halo 2 you could run people over and they'd come out without a scratch half the time. Halo 3 I feel had the vehicles perfect. They were tough and could take a beating while still being destroyable. They could hit you and you'd feel it. The problem with them I felt was that it was easy to destroy them for one simple reason. 1 laser shot and bam vehicle gone. As a result vehicles didn't really get a lot of use because they were rolling death traps. That's why I've always hated destructible vehicles myself.
You just described why I hate the laser, rather than destructible vehicles. :)

Agree on Halo 3, vehicles felt just right in that game. It was shocking going from that to Reach.
 

Striker

Member
Ramirez said:
I was just looking at the profiles of some of the guys (this one's a girl if the profile is to be believed) that destroyed us the other night, well they destroy us every time we get matched up with them. This person's profile is showing a Spartan with a messed up b/g image.
You gotta ask? :p

kYOSo.jpg
 
Ramirez said:
I was just looking at the profiles of some of the guys (this one's a girl if the profile is to be believed) that destroyed us the other night, well they destroy us every time we get matched up with them. This person's profile is showing a Spartan with a messed up b/g image.

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/default.aspx?player=ID II A IN IN A

I checked the others and mine to make sure it wasn't something on my end, what's going on there? lol Almost a 9 K/D ratio, it was as if their DMR's shot mack trucks, and ours were shooting corks.

We took it like men however, even though they were ignoring the objective. :p
30 unfrigginbelievable in team obj?! that profile screams cheater
 
Ramirez said:
I was just looking at the profiles of some of the guys (this one's a girl if the profile is to be believed) that destroyed us the other night, well they destroy us every time we get matched up with them. This person's profile is showing a Spartan with a messed up b/g image.

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/default.aspx?player=ID II A IN IN A

I checked the others and mine to make sure it wasn't something on my end, what's going on there? lol Almost a 9 K/D ratio, it was as if their DMR's shot mack trucks, and ours were shooting corks.

We took it like men however, even though they were ignoring the objective. :p
I like how they never take a loss. They quit out of every losing game from the looks of it. That's pro.
 
K

kittens

Unconfirmed Member
i nerini del buio said:
i.e. abusing the noob-combo?
I've never liked legendary solo :p
Well, sometimes, haha. My last play through I actually barely used the Plasma Pistol. It takes the fun out of fighting Elites. I mostly use Pistol, Needler, and Plasma Rifle against them.

I dunno, the only Halo campaigns I don't enjoy on Legendary are Reach and 2. Halo 2 is too hard, and Reach's Elites are too cheap (surviving grenade sticks is total BS).

PsychoRaven said:
Oh I agree. Halo 2 you could run people over and they'd come out without a scratch half the time. Halo 3 I feel had the vehicles perfect. They were tough and could take a beating while still being destroyable. They could hit you and you'd feel it. The problem with them I felt was that it was easy to destroy them for one simple reason. 1 laser shot and bam vehicle gone. As a result vehicles didn't really get a lot of use because they were rolling death traps. That's why I've always hated destructible vehicles myself.
Yeah, Spartan Laser has no place in Matchmaking.
 

Homeboyd

Member
Im ready to see this new and improved beaver creek with additional tunnels added. Wonder what the other maps are going to have hidden in the non-classic variations...

:)
 

ElRenoRaven

Member
GhaleonEB said:
You just described why I hate the laser, rather than destructible vehicles. :)

Agree on Halo 3, vehicles felt just right in that game. It was shocking going from that to Reach.

You and me both. I thought I hated Halo 2's bullshit superglue rocket lock on but the Laser just took that to an entirely new level. It without a doubt is the number 1 item on my list of things that should have never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever....10 years later.....ever ever been put into Halo.
 

Ramirez

Member
I was just more curious as to why her picture was distorted like that. It's obvious they just dong on people all game, every game. :p
 

Homeboyd

Member
Ramirez said:
I was just more curious as to why her picture was distorted like that. It's obvious they just dong on people all game, every game. :p
I've seen a few people's profiles like that... some made a few threads comblaining about it on the Reach forums.

Edit: Here's another
 
Ramirez said:
I was just more curious as to why her picture was distorted like that. It's obvious they just dong on people all game, every game. :p
Their shots didn't seem like they had hacked profiles? I've played against some people I've strongly felt were cheaters (i.e. every shot hits EVERY time, no matter the angle/speed/jump height). Or were they really just that good? I would suggest MLG if that were so...
 

Havok

Member
PsychoRaven said:
You and me both. I thought I hated Halo 2's bullshit superglue rocket lock on but the Laser just took that to an entirely new level. It without a doubt is the number 1 item on my list of things that should have never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever....10 years later.....ever ever been put into Halo.
Yeah, my opinion has always been that the laser is the single worst thing to happen to the vehicle combat in the entire series. Tweaking the rocket lock and adding a notification to the driver that he was in danger would have been much better than adding an instant-kill, practically unnoticeable-at-range weapon that was hyper-effective against both infantry and any vehicle in one hit. The Halo 3 Missile Pod was a low-power version of what I'd want in a perfect world, but it got a lot of things right - the blaring beeps that the vehicles heard chiefly among them. Reach then added the lockon back in but only for aerial vehicles - but now the Banshee can infinitely flip at any point in the process to render it entirely useless. Its a nightmare situation.
 

Nutter

Member
Ramirez said:
I was just more curious as to why her picture was distorted like that. It's obvious they just dong on people all game, every game. :p
How come she has pictures that are not from Halo in her fileshare? Hacked profile? Who is to say that they don't pull some network shenanigans.
 

TrounceX

Member
Ramirez said:
I was just looking at the profiles of some of the guys (this one's a girl if the profile is to be believed) that destroyed us the other night, well they destroy us every time we get matched up with them. This person's profile is showing a Spartan with a messed up b/g image.

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/default.aspx?player=ID II A IN IN A

I checked the others and mine to make sure it wasn't something on my end, what's going on there? lol Almost a 9 K/D ratio, it was as if their DMR's shot mack trucks, and ours were shooting corks.

We took it like men however, even though they were ignoring the objective. :p

Wtf is this. I want to play them now so bad.

Just watched a video off the file share. Average at best. Stood on the pistol on Sanctuary and didn't even get shot while sniping kids walking in straight lines.

I'd be embarrassed if I lost to these kids. Unless they are foreign with godly connections or something.
 
Nutter said:
How come she has pictures that are not from Halo in her fileshare? Hacked profile? Who is to say that they don't pull some network shenanigans.
They're all from Halo, it's just some Forge art/filter shenanigans.
 

ElRenoRaven

Member
Havok said:
Yeah, my opinion has always been that the laser is the single worst thing to happen to the vehicle combat in the entire series. Tweaking the rocket lock and adding a notification to the driver that he was in danger would have been much better than adding an instant-kill, practically unnoticeable-at-range weapon that was hyper-effective against both infantry and any vehicle in one hit. The Halo 3 Missile Pod was a low-power version of what I'd want in a perfect world, but it got a lot of things right - the blaring beeps that the vehicles heard chiefly among them. Reach then added the lockon back in but only for aerial vehicles - but now the Banshee can infinitely flip at any point in the process to render it entirely useless. Its a nightmare situation.

Yea I didn't mind the rocket lock on for air vehicles the way Reach does it. It's there but it can't turn on the drop of a dime and can be avoided by a well timed flip or flight around something. In halo two that damn thing could fly in a window, through a building turning corners, then back out another and then nail you. It was way too damn overpowered.
 
PsychoRaven said:
Yea I didn't mind the rocket lock on for air vehicles the way Reach does it. It's there but it can't turn on the drop of a dime and can be avoided by a well timed flip or flight around something. In halo two that damn thing could fly in a window, through a building turning corners, then back out another and then nail you. It was way too damn overpowered.
God, I remember a game on Headlong where I was maybe a few seconds away from capping a flag so that we'd at least tie--I had to bring it back inside that huge building--and then BAM, out of nowhere, a frigging banshee manages to cram itself through a window and splatter me and some guy covering me. I had a sad.
 
Gui_PT said:
=(

I always thought you looked like this
And I always thought you looked like this. :(

Sai-kun said:
P.s. Wow @ barrow roll
Where's your pic bby.

senador said:
I'm trying man. :( Hopefully others feel like you. I assume no one cares too bad. When I said I needed to go to bed Barrow just let out several long "Noooooooos". Still, it makes me feel lame. I'll just keep doing my best and improve. Last night was fun. Some pretty....interesting talk going on. Lawlz
I howl when people leave because everyone's lame and no one plays at 3am with me. Something about sleep or lame-ass east coast excuses. But you worry too much. You're cool, I think that's all most of us really care about.

And what we talk about while playing Halo stays in Halo. >.>

Edit: Oh yeah, dem Halo CEA screens. So good. The thing about Blood Gulch and left trigger weapon zoom is pretty funny too.
 
I hope halo 4 has dedicated servers. I'm really tired of my shots not even registering and being blained by the other team from across the map. Not to mention being unable to finish anyone off since bloom has decided I don't deserve to on someone else's crap ass connection.
 
Devolution said:
I hope halo 4 has dedicated servers. I'm really tired of my shots not even registering and being blained by the other team from across the map. Not to mention being unable to finish anyone off since bloom has decided I don't deserve to on someone else's crap ass connection.
I think Gears is setting the bar for these high profile 360 releases. If Halo 4 isn't going to match it then that'll be a huge disappointment.
 
Rickenslacker said:
I think Gears is setting the bar for these high profile 360 releases. If Halo 4 isn't going to match it then that'll be a huge disappointment.

Yeah. Against competitive people on my level I'm constantly losing out to connection. And mine isn't the shit one, I've got U-verse.
 
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