StalkerUKCG
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Someone else had the same problem earlier i think. Pretty odd
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Halo: Reach |OT7| What are They to Say Now?
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Someone else had the same problem earlier i think. Pretty odd
The Librarian
Banned
I wouldn't say it's a lot but it's certainly not a small number.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
No one is saying it is, however the need for more than 100 is there for alot of people and its something microsoft previously have acknowledged and they had "plans" to increase. Before GAF i only had around 40 people on my list now im clearing it constantly between GAF,RL and various other internet friends 100 is feeling pretty restrictive.
Microsoft isn't going to restrict a Halo title to the XBLA ghetto. If they do it, it's going to be retail.
She's not bad, she's just drawn that way
It's possible to launch the CE:A multiplayer directly from the Game Library since the 360 enumerates it as another executable/game in the Game Library. I guess the 360 is set up to prefer the version of an executable on disc media over HDD media? Not sure if they can do anything about that from their side, might need a dash update.
KidA Seven
Member
I think she's friend with a lot of the mlg staff and players. She used to date Elamite. Not sure if she actually games.
Steelyuhas
Member
Yeah mine shot right up to right under a hundred just from joining GAF. I've love to have the limit raised.
I had the same thing happen once (beta dash). I just went back to the dash and launched the game again and it correctly booted up Reach. Hasn't happened again since that.
BlueScrote
Member
I noticed the same thing. I ended up taking the anniversary disc out since I don't plan on playing campaign for a bit.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Do we have a HaloGAF GT, or multiple. While not a fix it would allow us to view everyone from HaloGAF online at that time.
Hypertrooper
Member
lol at the comments. I have about 85 peoples. And I never played with guys I know in Real-life... I should delete them... Oh no than I'm getting the rage facebook messages.
Other question: David or Frankie: Is One-CTF on Headlong part of Anniversary/BTB playlist or are all Classic maps just Anniversary Slayer only? If yes, I'm sad.
You old pals should know how much fun One-CTF on Headlong is.There are a lot of tags. But no one is using them or even manage them. lol. I never used the EuroHaloGAF tag.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Id make 2 or 3 and manage them if a demand exists
Steelyuhas
Member
Interesting to hear (I expected it) Frankie say that the multiplayer in Halo 4 will be shaking things up/making it fresh.
Digital distribution for Xbox Next. Believe.
I realize that cutting out retail completely would be a massive lobbying issue and won't happen, but I am hoping for everything to also get same day digital distribution release. Terabyte hard drive or bust!
On one hand meta-tags are great, on the other hand it depends on the creator keeping up with it and just encourages MS to think that the community management side on their console is solved.
I can directly blame losing some of our Halo players in my clan because it became harder for everyone that wasn't in the web-of-friends to find and get games with people of similiar interest. Halo 2? You just got online and did "Invite online clan members", and you'd either have a full party within five minutes or one of the parties would invite you.
3 / Reach? You're limited to those on your Friends List, a list that is competing for space with your game buddies from other games and other forums. Really hard to get new people in to your games as people are resistant to adding 'unknown' people to their FL.
tl;dr Microsoft needs to implement system wide clans, groups, something so communities can actually you know, communicate
Devolution
Member
Sorry bro busy with facebook implementation instead so you can annoy your friends feeds with stupid shit about what game you're playing or what achievement you earned.
bobs...onGaf
Member
That kiiiinda happened to me when I loaded up Reach lol. Only the Anniversary stuff loads up. Backing to main menu and then back into multiplayer fixed it but yeah it was odd.
A $20 Games on Demand release is honestly the best choice for a Halo 2 Anniversary, I really do not believe a retail release would be the best choice.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
I started typing a reply to this over in the CEA thread, got distracted, read others responses and saw you wanted to continue in this thread, so Cryptum, Glasslands, Terminal spoilers inbound-
I agree with a lot of your points, as most are well thought out and good logic. That said, the one I disagree with, or rather, hope is wrong is
While that is all pure speculation, I do think there is enough evidence to support it as a viable theory. Heres hoping we start to get a clearer picture of Halo 4 sooner rather than later.
I agree with a lot of your points, as most are well thought out and good logic. That said, the one I disagree with, or rather, hope is wrong is
The Covenant being the main badies of Halo 4. By all means, we will see some of the former covenant and fite against and possibly along side some of them. That said, it would be a missed opportunity not to introduce a new threat. I agree with others in saying that the average player will go "Wtf, I thought we beat the Covenant." On top of that, with the mysteries of the Precursors and Forerunners, it would be a shame to miss out on a brand new threat rather than a restructuring of an old one.
Im a little foggy with the Halo Cryptum, so correct me if Im wrong in that Cryptums were a way for Forerunners to survive the pass of time, for one reason or another. I truly wonder if we may see those used in Halo 4, as we awaken some who sought not to be destroyed by the Halo rings. Also, while I cannot remember what they were called, the suits of armor that kept a fraction of the last user intact via AI could also be a viable enemy.
While it is all speculation at this point, I really think we will see a story that is deeply focused around the Forerunners and Precursors, and possibly the origins of the flood. All evidence seems to hint towards this direction, or at least that will be the main driving force of the plot. That said, I think the inbound Elite civil war is another important plot point and we will see them as both enemies and allies.
Im a little foggy with the Halo Cryptum, so correct me if Im wrong in that Cryptums were a way for Forerunners to survive the pass of time, for one reason or another. I truly wonder if we may see those used in Halo 4, as we awaken some who sought not to be destroyed by the Halo rings. Also, while I cannot remember what they were called, the suits of armor that kept a fraction of the last user intact via AI could also be a viable enemy.
While it is all speculation at this point, I really think we will see a story that is deeply focused around the Forerunners and Precursors, and possibly the origins of the flood. All evidence seems to hint towards this direction, or at least that will be the main driving force of the plot. That said, I think the inbound Elite civil war is another important plot point and we will see them as both enemies and allies.
While that is all pure speculation, I do think there is enough evidence to support it as a viable theory. Heres hoping we start to get a clearer picture of Halo 4 sooner rather than later.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Your just being cheap
. Id be happy with both but i think a full retail title would be for the best honestly. Either way aslong as i get H2:A im going to be so happy.
Id like multiplayer with it but if they cut it and add maps to H4 id still be happy.
Halo 4 Multiplayer getting a shakeup?
Squad based believe
Steelyuhas
Member
Your just being cheap
Id be happy with both but i think a full retail title would be for the best honestly. Either way aslong as i get H2:A im going to be so happy.
Id like multiplayer with it but if they cut it and add maps to H4 id still be happy.
Halo 4 Multiplayer getting a shakeup?Squad based believe
If squad based is done right, I think it could be awesome.
Where did that Halo 2 thing come from? Surely it just inherited the limit present in Live itself?
Whenever MS makes a statement about this they always go on about how the average user only has thirty friends, or whatever, but they never say how active those users are, if they're including free Silver accounts in that, or if they've looked at how many people like me would have if possible? I'd say I'd easily be up to a hundred and fifty people I need on that list - the Gears folk, Halo guys and MW3 people, plus IRL friends, people I know from work (and previous places of work), etc. Now whenever I want to add someone new I have to rank everyone in order of preference, which isn't great.
Your just being cheap
Id be happy with both but i think a full retail title would be for the best honestly. Either way aslong as i get H2:A im going to be so happy.
I just don't seeing a retail release working, honestly a Games on Demand version or a complete Halo 2 map pack for Halo 5 with emulated Halo 2 gameplay would be the better options and wouldn't threaten to separate the online community of the current Halo game.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Games on demand single player with 1000GS and Halo 4 with some Halo 2 maps id be happy with. Sell it in stores in a box with just the code in there and ill be even happier. Screw the enviroment
Likely old but the Major Nelson Podcast has Dan and Frankie on it.
Frankie says 12 terminals and quickly corrects himself to 10, with "threshold" we have 11 terminals 1 more?
BlueScrote
Member
I doubt there would be a need for more than one tag. I don't think there are THAT many active HaloGaffers.
Your just being cheap
Id be happy with both but i think a full retail title would be for the best honestly. Either way aslong as i get H2:A im going to be so happy.
Id like multiplayer with it but if they cut it and add maps to H4 id still be happy.
Halo 4 Multiplayer getting a shakeup?Squad based believe
Honestly, I'd be happy with a large map pack for the current Halo Game (Halo 4?) with all of the maps from Halo 2 and it's map packs.
Well apparently we havent found the best easter egg yet, maybe the 12th terminal is it.
Hey can somebody either spell out or link me to list of the current/new playlists introduced since the Title Update and Halo Anniversary release?
Including the amount of Bloom, weapons included, and other important differences? I'm way out of the loop.
Halo Bulletin detailing Anniversary playlists
Full playlist listing
BlueScrote
Member
I keep getting kicked out of the Waypoint app. I'm assuming that's not normal...
EDIT: seems to be working now. New waypoint app is really slick and has a lot more information than the last time I ventured into waypoint.
Also, My BPR is at least 20 points lower than any other HaloGAFers.
EDIT: seems to be working now. New waypoint app is really slick and has a lot more information than the last time I ventured into waypoint.
Also, My BPR is at least 20 points lower than any other HaloGAFers.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Happened to me yesterday, try relaunching it? I kept getting "waypoint servers down"
Frankie talking about a really cool improvement to user generated content tools. I cannot help but hope that its terrain editor in forge.
Go to the main screen and press "X"
BlueScrote
Member
That appeared to fix the issue. May be just some sporadic connectivity issue. I'm attempting to figure out what levels each waypoint armor piece unlocks at in reach because I'm so vain, but failing miserably.
The armor requirements are here. They require some achievements from Reach, Halo 3, and ODST, plus Waypoint levels..
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Barrow Roll
Member
Better yet, GonD code included with brand new copies of Halo 4. I'm sure that would get a bunch of people to buy new.
For real, yo. There's just no way you can be on XBL for more than like 5 years and not have a full list, unless you've been playing single player games only.
I've got 68 people. Trim the fat.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Stop being anti-social.
Try being nicer?
If someone shows up as "Offline", or I haven't played games with them in 2 months, or if I don't really know them, I don't need them on my friends list. Why keep people on your XBL friends list that you probably won't play XBL with. I don't get it.
BlueScrote
Member
GAF Delivers! Doesn't look like I'm missing much. I'm at rank 28 and the only other unlocks are at 30 don't seem mind blowing.
I knew about the [x] easter egg on waypoint, took me a couple of tries to get past the face button colors because my controller has all grey face buttons.
Damn son. Just went up to 77 today, and I'm a prude when it comes to adding friends.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
What if we dont?
From observation you play halo pretty exclusively. For people who play multiple games online and are part of multiple communitys then 100 is pretty small
Almost dying in the first actual battle in Skyward Sword reminded me that Halo needs some new hardmode skulls to add some new genuine difficulty over 'annoying' difficulty. I'd like to see an "Agent" skull that acts like Goldeneye/Perfect Dark where you cannot get health back during a mission.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Black Eye?
One melee and all your shields and you get it back.
This wouldn't give you the magic melee restore ability
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Mythic. Id like a mythic difficulty for Halo 4 and a skull that does what mythic previously did call it noble or something.
No related achievements have them stop at legendary but something on a service record saying you have done mythic or SLASO or w.e. dont punish people who dont do it but reward people that do. SLASO so far feels pointless to do i get nothing to prove it. Reminds me of back in the day when people lied about doing Halo CE and Halo 2 on legendary.
I want campaign versus too