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Halo: Reach |OT6| There Are Those Who Said This Day Would Never Come
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ElzarTheBam
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Hypertrooper said:
Gabotron ES
Member
I can already see a lot of people getting mad when they discover the new gametype is just 15% bloom reduction.wwm0nkey said:How dare you
but this is kind of awesome, TU custom game will hold me off till the BF3 Beta
But again, they will be updating the zero bloom one right, RIGHT?
The Librarian
Banned
Huh? Killstreaks weren't in the beta.Gui_PT said:
The Real Napsta
Member
wwm0nkey said:
What if it is %85 bloom headhunter?
Gabotron ES
Member
Alpha zombies (sword block removed) > 85% bloom headhunter?The Real Napsta said:
Gabotron ES
Member
Just add some HaloGAFers to your list or is it full?PooBone said:
GT: Gabotron ES
I know most of you guys hate Forge maps but has there been any mention at all of CC and whether or not it will continue? I know there was some discussion in the past that it would and some hints here and there, but I'm still looking for an official word I can pass along to some of our satellite groups who have helped us round up and refine maps for MM.
Obviously the TU and general playlist management is priority, but any comment at all would be welcome that I could pass along. Our Forge groups have almost come to a standstill because they don't know whether or not their continued efforts are worthwhile. These groups were created to help get maps ready for MM and are not just 'custom games' groups, so without any word on continuation of community maps in MM, there's not much purpose for them.
For you guys who vehemently oppose community maps in Matchmaking, I'm with you.. I still suggest a community-only playlist be kept for these maps and a large majority (if not all) community maps be kept out of core playlists.
Obviously the TU and general playlist management is priority, but any comment at all would be welcome that I could pass along. Our Forge groups have almost come to a standstill because they don't know whether or not their continued efforts are worthwhile. These groups were created to help get maps ready for MM and are not just 'custom games' groups, so without any word on continuation of community maps in MM, there's not much purpose for them.
For you guys who vehemently oppose community maps in Matchmaking, I'm with you.. I still suggest a community-only playlist be kept for these maps and a large majority (if not all) community maps be kept out of core playlists.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Gui_PT said:
Id love to but nobody fuckin sends me shit, I've tried twice now. People cant even put a clip in their fileshare and PM me the link. Thats literally all they'd have to do yet I only get about 7 people every time. I just dont think anyone from HaloGAF likes Reach the way they do H3. I guess thatll happen when you go to a more skilled game that requires more adaption than bad Halo 3.
king picollo
Member
Happy daysElzarTheBam said:
Devin Olsen
Member
Such a fun game. My friend and I were doing 1v1 on the same box the other day, even that was a blast. If you tried to do split screen 1v1 in Reach you would probably fall asleep.Booshka said:
Well it's partly just something to do (same as the ogre twitch) but lots of people did it when they spawned to prevent being spawn killed. When you mellee you head bobs to the side a little, so if someone was waiting to snipe you as you spawned your punch would help you from getting shot.Tunavi said:
Syracuse022
Member
What Devin said, but I'm pretty sure it also cancelled out the loud click that switching weapons makes, which has the potential to give your position away (especially the AR and shotgun sounds). You could also reload a sniper and melee just as the clip hit the stock to zoom in early - you'd still have to wait for the animation to finish to fire a shot, but it bought you a bit more time to line the reticle up while you waited.Devin Olsen said:
Devin Olsen
Member
Picking up Gears in a couple of hours...A27 Tawpgun said:
Also wow today's Challenge looks really good! Earn a running riot in MP. That is something that I am sure a lot of people will have a hard time with.
The Real Napsta
Member
xxjuicesxx said:
How good does the clip have to be? I have a couple I could send.
A27 Tawpgun said:
Skipping Gears, I'll get the BF3 beta and if I like it, get the game.
Booshka said:
Please tell me you saw Ryanoob's ridiculous 1v1 against Goofy last night. Global recorded it and uploaded it a few hours ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQFVt7GzH_Qa&t=0m48s starts at 50 seconds in case the time stamp doesnt work
the blains are biblical
Devin Olsen
Member
Holy shit, those spawn snipes were incredible. Though it made me think that perhaps they need to add some more spawns on the map.kylej said:
Edit: Holllly shit
Yeah go for it.Ken said:
xxjuicesxx
Member
Devin Olsen said:
Theres a BUNCH of spawn spots on that map. The system just tends to pick certain ones way way way more often, its the system not the map.
Gabotron ES
Member
As far as I know they can't add soft kill zones to FF. But they could remove the jetpack loadout.Gui_PT said:
You could also kick him off with some concussion riffle rounds.
Hemorrhage is worst, there are lots of sniper spots which could be easily fixed yet nothing has been done.
Devin Olsen
Member
Yeah makes sense.xxjuicesxx said:
Ok finished watching the whole thing. This kid is nasty with snipe. He doesn't even consider using the dmr for close range stuff, he just blaines kids with the snipe.
Amazing.
A27_StarWolf
Banned
I'm excited for the BF3 beta.... and now that I'm thinking about betas....
When will get the Halo 4 beta
When will get the Halo 4 beta
Devin Olsen
Member
Well Frankie confirmed it would NOT be bundled with CEA... So likely the first talk of Beta will be E3 next year.A27_StarWolf said:I'm excited for the BF3 beta.... and now that I'm thinking about betas....
When will get the Halo 4 beta
xxjuicesxx
Member
kylej said:
That too. They know where the spawn will be based on the players death spot. Which isn't too difficult in 1v1. Just means playing a bunch and watching the replays to memorize them.
Like if you get a kill at Shotty Pit they are almost always going to spawn rocks. There can be a cluster of five spawn spots over there but without a TEAM its almost always going to pick just one of those to spawn the dude at. Its when you have a team that just spawned somewhere that it would go pick a spot off of that one.
Syracuse022
Member
Holy shit.kylej said:
Gabotron ES
Member
Yeah, that would be the best solution but the banning systems sucks, before they ever get banned lots of players will have already suffered their awful attitude, why don't they just do that on Score Attack so we don't have to suffer them?Gui_PT said:
Speaking about hiding spots/exploits this vid has lots of them which need to be fixed asap, maybe on the next matchmaking update.
More: Pinnacle hiding spot, Living Dead spots, Boneyard (4:48) and for the love of god add a soft kill zone to the upper section of the Spire, jetpackers camp there all the time and it's not funny!
electricpirate
Member
Devin Olsen said:
I always thought it was to interrupt some sound effects (reloading, and weapon switching) that could give away your position.
thezerofire
Banned
Wasn't there a video a couple hundred pages back that showed how to do exactly what RyaNoob was doing? It doesn't seem to hard to memorize it, just to get in the right position
xxjuicesxx
Member
Gui_PT said:
Id only want one or two but I want a lot of HaloGAF, and you just only get a small percentage and its all newbies its just not "HaloGAF" to me. Someone else can do it if they want.
xxxstylzxxx
Member
Aside from niche playlists like Living Dead, Grifball and Action Sack, would it be too much to ask 343i to regulate guest participation to one...maybe two playlists in MM? The rest of the online community shouldn't be forced to endure countless lopsided matches that are not even remotely enjoyable especially in a playlist with so much potential like Squad Slayer. Maybe call it Team Training or Bootcamp or something along those lines I don't care. And if that means having to wait another minute or so for a game because the population takes a slight hit than so be it.
My suggestion:
Team Training - 12-16 players with a mixture of Slayer and Objective variants
Bootcamp - 8 man FFA with a mixture of Slayer and Objective variants
Restrict access only for those with guests in their party so you won't have the usual suspects trying to pad those stats against players who obviously have limited experience with the game. If anyone else has a better solution to what I feel is one of the biggest problems with Reach MM at the moment by all means feel free to share it. I'm really getting fed up with having to spend 10+ minutes of gametime teamed up with *gamertag*(1) who is either idle for half the match, spamming the AR on every occasion even when taking DMR shots from across the map and/or quitting a minute or so into the match.
My suggestion:
Team Training - 12-16 players with a mixture of Slayer and Objective variants
Bootcamp - 8 man FFA with a mixture of Slayer and Objective variants
Restrict access only for those with guests in their party so you won't have the usual suspects trying to pad those stats against players who obviously have limited experience with the game. If anyone else has a better solution to what I feel is one of the biggest problems with Reach MM at the moment by all means feel free to share it. I'm really getting fed up with having to spend 10+ minutes of gametime teamed up with *gamertag*(1) who is either idle for half the match, spamming the AR on every occasion even when taking DMR shots from across the map and/or quitting a minute or so into the match.