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Halo: Reach |OT7| What are They to Say Now?
- Thread starter The Librarian
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thezerofire
Banned
So why does Slayer Anniversary show bloom on the pistol if there's no bloom? What's the point?
I agree with some of this. Some of the new variants, like Ridgeline, are great improvements on the classic maps (this isn't the case for all of them, but you can't win 'em all), and the pistol can feel very inconsistent at times while I really enjoy the 85% DMR. Some of the settings like player gravity/jump height are out of wack in the Anniversary settings which can make things feel a little weird. Unfortunately, crap like Evade litters the non-Classic playlists.
I don't think that matches necessarily devolve into anything, just that it can get a little more hectic than I like with a lot of 'wait, how did I die?' moments.
I imagine (without anything to back my speculation up) that's a side effect of bloom existing when the trigger is held down and the title update being as limited in scope as it was.
Do you have a source?
The MLG playlist should have been punted into Arena the minute Bungie fixed the way Arena it was scored.
If I remember correctly, they just fixed the way it places you into a division. Arena score is still the same formula.
Steelyuhas
Member
You are placed by win/loss now, the score is just for show now, doesn't actually impact your placement at all.
That's always been MLG's decision
thezerofire
Banned
that makes sense
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Devolution
Member
You mean in the current game? Because there are ways to measure your worth in an objective game. I wasn't a fan of arena anyway since people would just kill steal my shit to run up their numbers instead of playing like a team.
Hydranockz
Member
Is there really such a thing when team shooting is a ery important part of competitive play?
Well definitely not in Reach. Bungie made it public that they couldn't figure it because there weren't proper systems and trackers in place to measure an individuals performance. I'm also of the belief that things like positioning, cover fire, and spawn blocking are critical to a victory in an objective game. I'm not sure how you go about measuring those.
Hydranockz
Member
Time From Start Of Match - Time All Players Quit
Steelyuhas
Member
Yeah, that's exactly why Bungie wasn't able to come up with a rating for objective games.
Wait, so the visual bloom on the CEA pistol is only in effect when the trigger is held down? Because when I fire single shots, it still looks like there's a ton of bloom.
lybertyboy
Thinks the Evil Empire is just misunderstood.
That's a visual indicator only. You don't have any bloom when you fire the weapon with separate trigger pulls.
Fat Mac is still thinner than regular Frankie. This fact disturbs me, even as I eat this pie.
Steelyuhas
Member
Apparently it doesn't.
It sure feels like it does when you pull individually (All I do). I guess the Pistol is just that insanely inaccurate.
After watching a bunch of clips of ASIP the last couple of days, anyone else pretty disappointed in Fat Mac? Or maybe that's just a disappointment about the show being a mere shadow of its first few seasons.
Steelyuhas
Member
LOL I didn't even notice that.
WOW. I have been pacing my shots this whole time.
Blue Ninja
Member
The paperback cover for Glasslands is really nice. It's bigger, so it's more comfortable (imo). The cover's also not too sturdy (while not being flimsy), so the book literally just falls open into your hand. Very nice to read in.
ElzarTheBam
Member
No Hydra...you're the hippie!
Blue Ninja
Member
ElzarTheBam
Member
Indeed my friend, I told someone that you were level 40+ plus on skyrim, he nearly spit out his drink!
The Librarian
Banned
This made my night.
Blue Ninja
Member
Nearing 50 now, then I'm retiring my character for a while and going through CEA for the first time.
Then I'm starting another character to do some other quest lines. :lol
But there's guys in the Skyrim OT that are level 60 and onward, I have no idea how they do it.
ElzarTheBam
Member
WTF, I refreshed this thread and blue ninja's post was replaced with Frankie, it was the same post, just had Frankie's picture and name.
I freaked out.
Okay, every time I refresh my and Blue's post gets replaced with a random member of halogaf.
Its quite funny.
The Antitype
Banned
Man, these redone maps are just gorgeous to look at. Some of the best in the game.
Blue Ninja
Member
A27_StarWolf
Banned
Played through some of Halo CEA today, and a couple rounds of multi-player.
David, Frankie, and everyone else at 343, good job
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David, Frankie, and everyone else at 343, good job
.I'm not sure how much I buy into this, when I pull the trigger as fast as possible, I rarely get 3SK, but when I pace a little bit, the likely hood of a 3SK seems to become more consistent. It's weird, and I think the bloom indicator just adds another psychological aspect to it that drags it down. Sucks that they couldn't get it pulled out...
I've had this same experience, which makes me wonder if I'm not releasing the trigger far enough or something. I trust what they've said is accurate, but it's definitely contributed to my feeling that the pistol isn't terribly consistent when I'm using it.
Devolution
Member
Well if and when assists aren't weighted properly it becomes an issue of someone just finishing off kills and becoming a higher rank. Meanwhile you actually did most of the grunt work but here's shit because you died while they racked up kills. In a system that's not based on w/l you're going to get selfish assholes.
A27_StarWolf
Banned
I would venture that its because when you pace your shots you have better time to aim. when you spam the trigger it seems like it would be harder to keep the reticule on that head.
What? When you pace, you're looking at the reticule going down AND trying to keep your aim on a guy. When you fire rapidly, you're just worried about keeping your aim on the guy.
I've had nothing but amazing games with the pistol. It destroys people. 3 shot kills for me are common and I have nothing bad to say about the bloom on it.
Infact, I would like to point out that Halo with the 3 shot pistol shortens encounters and makes it more enjoyable. You can actually finish encounters, turn around and dong on another person.
i nerini del buio
Member
just completed silent cartographer on legendary
h:ce can be pretty tough at times :/ damn jackals
h:ce can be pretty tough at times :/ damn jackals
Shhh, you'll wake the dragon.
Devolution
Member
I love CE for its genuine difficulty, not here's some wraiths that can shoot at bullshit angles.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Meh, truthfully i dont find it all that hard. Its more of a waiting game not that any of the other halo games are hard but still.
You have to go to SLASO if you want a challenge but the crap no hud and blackeye skulls make it more of a trail of how much you can endure than difficulty at that point.
A27_StarWolf
Banned
The Covie wraiths just get smarter and smarter :O
I forgot how hard this campaign was myself...
Devin Olsen
Member
level 50? that is insane
i nerini del buio
Member
Yeah the game has been quite fair up until now other than the stupid infuriating checkpoints
Keyes is going to be real hard though
Keyes is going to be real hard though
I'll definitely be playing differently now that I know about the accuracy. We've all been conditioned to worry when that reticle blows up haha
PM NutterB for some tips; dude can do Halo:CE on Legendary with his eyes closed! All that Firefight poopsocking he's done has really elevated his skills to insane heights..