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[The Antitype]

Greetings from Space! Err the beach

Camping in penticton right now, doing my best to keep up to this monster thread. CEA looks great, cannot wait for HaloFest!

Wait, Penticton? You're from Vancouver?

 

[Kuroyume]

Way behind on this, but what if Waterworks is a new canvas? Completely cleared out, it's a massive empty cavern, with forgeable stalactites, the middle area (including that weird forerunner hammer/pump thing at the top of the map) is removed and the water's covered up with some smoother organic terrain, etc.

That's a terrible idea.

If Waterworks ever shows up in another Halo game it has to be pixel perfect with gameplay as close to H2 as possible. Not an excuse for some half assed Forgeworld crap.

 

[A27_StarWolf]

Timberlands is happening? YES!

 

[Devin Olsen]

Wait, Penticton? You're from Vancouver?

From Langley actaully. But close enough. How about you?

 

[Hypertrooper]

Serious Business I did. When I'm going to be at Games Com tomorrow. I won't leave the MS booth. Yeah they did it again. Beaver Creek <3.

 

[Steelyuhas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovcPEppogaQ

I can't believe I'm about to say this, but I think I'm actually liking the additions/changes to Beaver Creek. I just hope to god that those weapons are the not the final weapon set/spawn locations.

It looks absolutely incredible as well. I don't think there has been a better looking map.

Better Magnum, and DMR recoil which worked awesome. Miss the beta DMR so much.. I had no issues with headshots either. Chin music?

Assists also worked great.. I'm assist machine and it hardly get my credit these days.

I loved 1 flag on Sword base. I had that shit down to a science.

The DMR had less auto-aim as well, so you couldn't shoot through the bloom as much as you can in the final game. I'm also pretty damn sure that the hitboxes are significantly larger in the final game.

 

[The Antitype]

From Langley actaully. But close enough. How about you?

I'm in Vancouver. Like 10 minutes away from downtown.

 

[lybertyboy]

Psst.

COUGH, look over there.

 

[Tashi]

It seems like every Beaver Creek video I've seen, the player is using shotty. Why did they replace the BR/DMR in the bases?

edit: Boiiinnnnnnggggggg

 

[A27_StarWolf]

Psst.

COUGH, look over there.

SO GOOD

Thanks for the link.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Psst.

COUGH, look over there.

I saw bsangel's Tweet asking for this last week. It's even better than I had pictured. :lol

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Psst.

COUGH, look over there.

Was it just me or did the DMR have no bloom?

 

[Falagard]

Was it just me or did the DMR have no bloom?

Yup, no bloom!

 

[Deleted member 21120]

It seems like every Beaver Creek video I've seen, the player is using shotty. Why did they replace the BR/DMR in the bases?

edit: Boiiinnnnnnggggggg

That's why we have two variants of each map.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Was it just me or did the DMR have no bloom?

Starting at 4:10, the DMR reticule is clearly NOT expanding with each shot fired. It's been un-bloomed. (Deflowered?)

megaton

 

[i nerini del buio]

Psst.

COUGH, look over there.

great
don't know you halogaffers, but feeling hyped again for something halo related feels good
I love halo too much, I need help :/ I could pull an all-nighter just watching stuff about CEA -.-

 

[Tunavi]

SUCK IT FYREWULFF

 

[GhaleonEB]

Notice what happens at 4:30, when the guy armor locks. A grenade goes off, and the juice left in the armor lock drops in half with the explosion.

I have goosebumps right now. Actual goosebumps.

 

[A27_StarWolf]

Starting at 4:10, the DMR reticule is clearly NOT expanding with each shot fired. It's been un-bloomed. (Deflowered?)

megaton

I"M SO HAPPY

 

[Im_So_Pringles]

NO BLOOM!!!!!! YESSSSSS!

Halo Reach is saved for me. I <3 343!

 

[Blinding]

Psst.

COUGH, look over there.

I spot no bloom on that DMR.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Bloom is gone! FUCK YES!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[RebornYeti]

No BLOOOOOMMM???

 

[The Antitype]

Starting at 4:10, the DMR reticule is clearly NOT expanding with each shot fired. It's been un-bloomed. (Deflowered?)

megaton

What about the pistol?

And are these changes going to be game wide, or just for the Halo CE playlists?

 

[Kuroyume]

I have no space on my HDD for the 8gb patch to remove the bloom.

Also, very annoying to see him pull the pistol out but never use it. WTF

 

[ElzarTheBam]

No bloom was a given, but that armor lock change!

 

[Metroidvania]

Psst.

COUGH, look over there.

Holy shit. Can't wait.

I like how the person playing avoided the DMR at first, lol.

 

[Tashi]

343 just won over 99% of HaloGAF in one video huh? Well done.

So bloom is now optional, is rate of fire adjustable or locked? It seems like shields don't need to be popped to kill with a gun or with a melee either. Any comments on the DMR in mid-long range scenarios without bloom?

 

[lybertyboy]

I have no space on my HDD for the 8gb patch to remove the bloom.

Also, very annoying to see him pull the pistol out but never use it. WTF

Mercy rule bro.

What you just saw is an appetizer, the main course is reserved for Halo Fest.

 

[DiabolicalBagel]

That armour lock change sounds glorious. Goodbye, invincibilty button.
Now I could lob two nades and walk away?

 

[Havok]

What about the pistol?

And are these changes going to be game wide, or just for the Halo CE playlists?

There were jetpacks, if that tells you anything.

Also, melee bleed-through.

Liking what I'm seeing so far.

 

[FyreWulff]

SUCK IT FYREWULFF

... there's nothing to prevent them from making a bloomless DMR that exists in the new .maps only. You've always been able to add new weapons to new maps. See also: Sandbox golf club.

You can call victory when it's being demonstrated on disc maps. And a person actually spawns with a bloomless DMR instead of having to pick one up.

And it fires at the same rate, which means if they did make that the new global DMR, there is now no point in ever picking up another weapon and Hemorrhage might as well be deleted from matchmaking because it's going to even be more of a killing field :/

 

[Kuroyume]

Mercy rule bro.

What you just saw is an appetizer, the main course is reserved for Halo Fest.

 

[The Antitype]

I'm behind, so I don't know if this has been addressed.

Are these changes for customs?

For the Halo CE playlists?

Or is there a giant update coming out with HCEA that will make these changes across ALL playlists in Halo Reach?


I don't really care about Bloom one way or the other, but it would be good to know if this is something we'll have to get used to across every game type, or just select ones.

There were jetpacks, if that tells you anything.

Also, melee bleed-through.

Liking what I'm seeing so far.

Not really, cause we had seen the armor abilities in the HCEA remake maps before.

 

[Striker]

Lots of AR in that video.

 

[xxjuicesxx]

 

[Blue Ninja]

I never thought I'd react to a bloomless Reach like this. But goddamn, that looks awesome.

 

[kittens]

NO BLOOM!!!!!! YESSSSSS!

Halo Reach is saved for me. I <3 343!

HOLY SHIT I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE!

 

[RebornYeti]

No bloom was a given, but that armor lock change!

Wait, what armor lock change?

 

[Slightly Live]

Notice what happens at 4:30, when the guy armor locks. A grenade goes off, and the juice left in the armor lock drops in half with the explosion.

I have goosebumps right now. Actual goosebumps.

Bloom gone? Armour Lock nerf? Soo good. So, Damm. Good.

 

[Havok]

Just finished the whole video.

Looked consistent. I like it.

The bulletin mentioned Beaver Creek having opposing OS and Camo, both in the creek. But Battle Creek's overshield spawned behind blue base, and Beaver Creek just had overshield in creek, no camo at all. A little confused here. I see the part where it says it's a hybrid, but this leaves me curious as to where the shotty spawns. Hopefully not in the base, right? Right? Please?

 

[Thermite]

Starting at 4:10, the DMR reticule is clearly NOT expanding with each shot fired. It's been un-bloomed. (Deflowered?)

megaton

FINALLY, THANK FUCKING CHRIST. Title update, come to me!

 

[Im_So_Pringles]

That was my first reaction also :lol

EDIT: One thing I also should note: Grenade power falloff is pretty big now. Starting at around 5:15 he lives through 2 grenade explosions in his general area, which would have killed him in vanilla reach. Shields also recharge quicker now, too.

 

[GhaleonEB]

... there's nothing to prevent them from making a bloomless DMR that exists in the new .maps only. You've always been able to add new weapons to new maps. See also: Sandbox golf club.

You can call victory when it's being demonstrated on disc maps. And a person actually spawns with a bloomless DMR instead of having to pick one up.

And it fires at the same rate, which means if they did make that the new global DMR, there is now no point in ever picking up another weapon and Hemorrhage might as well be deleted from matchmaking because it's going to even be more of a killing field :/

Frankie has confirmed that all gameplay changes from the TU will be featured across all maps.

I need to go watch the video again, but did he ever zoom with the DMR? I wonder how the accuracy is at range, and whether the scope was reduced to 2x to accomodate. That would help larger maps.

Wait, what armor lock change?

Starting at 4:30, look at the charge meter when the grenade goes off when he's in armor lock.

 

[Devolution]

Did they also bump up movement a bit? Seems a bit more agile might be just me though.

 

[A27_StarWolf]

Mercy rule bro.

What you just saw is an appetizer, the main course is reserved for Halo Fest.

Scarabs in forge with guns that shoot choppers?

Did they also bump up movement a bit? Seems a bit more agile might be just me though.

Seeing things.... or the truth ? hmmmm

 

[Slightly Live]

You can call victory when it's being demonstrated on disc maps. And a person actually spawns with a bloomless DMR instead of having to pick one up.

Dude, just give it up.

 

[The Antitype]

Wait, so it's confirmed that there's a title update coming?

WHAT HAVE I MISSED?!

Honestly though, if the DMR is bloomless across all playlists... how is it NOT going to dominate the entire game even more so than the BR did Halo 2 and Halo 3?

 

[FyreWulff]

Frankie has confirmed that all gameplay changes from the TU will be featured across all maps.

I need to go watch the video again, but did he ever zoom with the DMR? I wonder how the accuracy is at range, and whether the scope was reduced to 2x to accomodate. That would help larger maps.

He said most features, and it won't matter if they nerf the scope, there is no point to picking up any other weapon if this is the new global DMR, and they just threw the Reach LAN community under a bus for the sake of pleasing a minority. You won't need to zoom when the aim assist unscoped is good enough. This is just the Halo 2 BR all over again.

As it is, everything in this video was doable under the Halo 2 and Halo 3 setups. Once again, I'll wait for a bloomless DMR video on Spire before calling anything either way.

Even the armor lock change (which I like) was doable since the host determines how much AL juice you have left, that's not client-side.

 

[Devolution]

Seeing things.... or the truth ? hmmmm

Yeah I honestly can't tell. I hope it's true simply because it would be an improvement though.

Honestly though, if the DMR is bloomless across all playlists... how is it NOT going to dominate the entire game even more so than the BR did Halo 2 and Halo 3?

By letting people continue to be AR heroes of course.