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Halo: Reach |OT7| What are They to Say Now?
- Thread starter The Librarian
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Devolution
Member
Awesome Barlow said:
When something gets a bit too cheap or exploitive and goes unfixed.
Barrow Roll
Member
Or when Anniversary Classic is forgotten and the population gets too low to sustain competitive player matching because it's at the bottom of the friggin Playlist list. Seriously 343, put that shit at the top.Devolution said:
Also, for Frankie and co, are the settings for the Anniversary Slayer gametype set in stone? The jump height feels too low and it's not floaty enough. Very noticeable when hopping into MP after a long campaign session.
Yes; doubtful.Niblet said:
Steelyuhas
Member
The jump is default reach which is higher than CE's which was also not floaty.Barrow Roll said:
The Librarian
Banned
Yup. And you're someone who readily visits an internet forum to get all of the juicy details. It's all hard to remember. But, granted, I've only played two or three games.Lyphen said:
Yep. Horribly unfocused online experience and number 8 on xbox live is deserved. Halo 4 better bring the massive change in the online department. Stop trying to have a game be 10 different games, be like the other popular online games and offer a single strong experience everyone can enjoy.Lyphen said:
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I'm already starting to get a bit bored of playing the same 4 maps on Classic. The 3sk bloompistol gameplay is not bad but but far from great, there's a lot of randomness, awkwardness and spam at play, I much prefer the ZB 5sk DMR.
A27_StarWolf
Banned
What do you guys think about this little thing I made:
http://vimeo.com/32241438
Its supposed to be reminiscent of something out of a bond movie.
http://vimeo.com/32241438
Its supposed to be reminiscent of something out of a bond movie.
Barrow Roll
Member
Okay, the higher and floatier jump I notice when playing campaign isn't actually there and I'm just mental. :/Steelyuhas said:
C'mon guy, just go play the campaign then switch to the Anniversary gametype. The lower jump and falling like a rock is instantly noticeable. CE may not be as floaty as Halo 2 but it's definitely floatier than the present Anniversary settings.
The Real Napsta
Member
Jin34 said:
They patched Reach to allow for co-op without a harddrive.
Just have your friend pop his old harddrive in his new xbox, problem solved.
The Real Napsta
Member
Jin34 said:
If you consider removing the drive from the shell and sliding it into the slim a "hoop", yes.
ElRenoRaven
Member
A27 Tawpgun said:
Yea you will find that the flashlight isn't needed at all minus the few times you need it in both of the POA sections of the game.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Lol that last game on Damnation Cocop pushed me off to my death and then Nutter betrayed me with rocks for a kill. Game over and I have 2 deaths 
Gabotron ES
Member
That's a pretty cool easter egg.Homeboyd said:
xxjuicesxx
Member
So many kids cleansed. First game in Anniversary and I get Perfection 42.
I also just sat in a lobby talking shit to a kid I beat in Snipes for 5 minutes.
So worth it.
And I present you with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FycI-BCmpuY
I also just sat in a lobby talking shit to a kid I beat in Snipes for 5 minutes.
So worth it.
And I present you with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FycI-BCmpuY
KidA Seven
Member
xxjuicesxx said:
Looks like Triforce is behind Ken and PC Chris with his powerglove. :lol
Barrow Roll
Member
Since when does Juices watch competitive Smash?
Shake Appeal
Member
I want to dong on innocents in the Anniversary playlist.
My friend and I were trying to figure out the Dive Bomber achievement. It took a couple minutes, but we eventually got it (because my friend apparently can't jetpack AND melee someone :lol).
Anyways, the whole time we were talking about it, this guy is just bitching and complaining at us, telling us to play for real and stop 'jerking each other off', and generally making an ass of himself and saying super nasty things.
So, after we got the achievement, we *did* play for real! Here's the record of the game. The complaining jerk is "BIPOLAR RHINO", my friend is goldarsun, and I'm obviously Sai kun.
http://www.bungie.net/stats/reach/gamestats.aspx?gameid=852822179&player=Sai kun
He didn't have much to say after the game was over.
Edit: This is my hilarious fail of the evening:
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=24929414&player=chaos nul
Anyways, the whole time we were talking about it, this guy is just bitching and complaining at us, telling us to play for real and stop 'jerking each other off', and generally making an ass of himself and saying super nasty things.
So, after we got the achievement, we *did* play for real! Here's the record of the game. The complaining jerk is "BIPOLAR RHINO", my friend is goldarsun, and I'm obviously Sai kun.
http://www.bungie.net/stats/reach/gamestats.aspx?gameid=852822179&player=Sai kun
He didn't have much to say after the game was over.
I'm not bragging about beating him. He's just a Captain after all. I just thought it was hilarious how both of us were just sitting in a corner trying to get an achievement, and he couldn't even break into the top 4 by the end of the game, even with all his shit talk.
Edit: This is my hilarious fail of the evening:
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=24929414&player=chaos nul
343i now in trollish mode.Homeboyd said:
FUN FUN FUN
In other news: A Decade of Halo: I was distracted by the glory that is Frankie Interview
HiredN00bs
Member
If you're going to do this, spend the couple of dollars on a proper slim HDD shell on eBay. Your motherboard will thank you later.The Real Napsta said:
If they're going to remake Halo 2, I want an actual remake in a new engine + a restoration of the Forerunner Ship level. Rereleasing as-is with the same ending and all the stuff that resulted in the game being restarted halfway through the development would be unacceptable today.
All they have to do is completely ignore remaking the single player and just remake the multiplayer. That's what people remember about that game. Give it to us so we don't have to keep asking for remakes in H4. If they do it then I want to see it it in a new engine. Tired of the modified H3/Reach engine. Keep the graphics clean, colorful, and bright. Don't mess with the gameplay.
Zeouterlimits
Member
I think this is the only way, if even. If they just did what they've done with Anniversary I would think they'd get deservedly destroyed.FyreWulff said:
I don't think they should do a HD version. For many reasons.
Personally I feel these yearly releases have gotten out of hand.
Actually if it pushed Halo 5 to 2015 it wouldn't be so bad.
The Librarian
Banned
You don't need the flashlight in Keyes anymore? Thank goodness. Fighting the Flood in the coolant section with a flashlight that doesn't have infinite battery was extremely annoying.A27 Tawpgun said:
BlueScrote
Member
Lyphen said:
That's what I'm starting to feel, even as someone who plays Reach more regularly than the average player, but less than most of halogaf.
my initial foray into the anniversary playlist is fun, but I shouldn't have to dig around to find all the technical differences in that playlist vs the rest of the reach playlist.
So on B.net's Reach achievement list, License to Kill is worth 75 GS and on xboxlive.com it's worth 15 GS. I got it in a game yesterday and it showed up on xboxlive.com but not on B.net.
Then, I saw I unlocked "From Hell's Heart" on B.net's achievement page for Reach (don't remember getting it in-game) and see it's not unlocked on xboxlive.com. It's worth 25 GS on xboxlive.com and only worth 15 GS on B.net.
I also keep getting an error message when trying to load the achievements page for Reach on Waypoint's website and it appears it will only cover Reach's achievements (since the stat page only covers Reach's stats). Where will we view Anniversary achievements on Waypoint and which lists are accurate between xboxlive.com vs. B.net?
Then, I saw I unlocked "From Hell's Heart" on B.net's achievement page for Reach (don't remember getting it in-game) and see it's not unlocked on xboxlive.com. It's worth 25 GS on xboxlive.com and only worth 15 GS on B.net.
I also keep getting an error message when trying to load the achievements page for Reach on Waypoint's website and it appears it will only cover Reach's achievements (since the stat page only covers Reach's stats). Where will we view Anniversary achievements on Waypoint and which lists are accurate between xboxlive.com vs. B.net?
bobs...onGaf
Member
Barrow Roll said:
Yeah that weird jumping really got to me. In Halo CE multiplayer I can bounce all over damnation. In CEA making some of the jumps is a lot harder. Same with a certain jump on Hang em High - although im not sure if thats just down to the scale of the map being different.
Seriously though, the jump behaviour is weird.
I've finally posted a thread on the topic of consolidating Halo 3's playlists over at Waypoint. If you have any of your own ideas or support, here's the thread.
The Real Napsta
Member
You sure they didn't lose the keys like with halo 2?FyreWulff said:
I'm on mobile so i can't click the link, did you include the MLG playlist in your proposal?
The Real Napsta said:
The MLG playlist is not in there, mostly because MLG has moved on to Reach. My initial proposal is 7 total playlists, with 3 in Ranked and 3 in Social with as little overlap as possible. The MLG community continues to brag about continuing to just play MLG via customs instead of using the list, so i think their Halo 3 segment would be just fine.
If there was a possibility of Double EXP weekends I'd have it as a DEXP playlist, though.
I think the Halo 2 keys thing was a nice way of saying "not in my job description, and nobody wants to spin up the OXbox cert process to test playlist updates". They did update the matchmaking right before it went down with the new MOTD and Did You Know? facts, so I don't think they were completely locked out from touching Halo 2 as a company.
One would think and hope that they at least still have the ability to change Halo 3's setup, especially if they have a person with direct knowledge of how it worked (Shishka) working for them now. It's just so annoying to wait so damn long for games even if you want to play Halo 3, and it's really annoying to be split across teams in multiteam (as bobs99 and I can attest to)
I do solicit other people's feedback/playlist configurations at the end of the post, so if anyone else has suggestions..