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Halo: Reach |OT7| What are They to Say Now?
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StalkerUKCG
Banned
daedalius said:
Pretty sure they said since the multiplayer component on the CE:A disc is essentially the reach component then it detects the maps stored in the reach install, Would be magical if i could switch to reach campaign lobby from the CE:A disc but thats asking too much
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Halo 4 is due out in less that 12 month having 3 games running at the same time isnt viable for any company. Even if halo 3 is pretty unmanned its still server space they could be using for "better" things. I expect halo 4 beta sometime around july* with a september launch i wouldnt be surprised if by april halo 3 servers are gone.Karl2177 said:
The 360 version of Live can now selectively allow different titles to connect to it. They set a title to not be allowed and you get knocked off when you sign into it, like the Halo 3 beta.
OXbox Live they couldn't do that. They didn't have the ability to make it so only Halo 2 could connect but no other OXbox game.
It seemed like the main reason they killed off OG Live was to cut the final support thread for the original Xbox. They no longer have to train support for it and to create new accounts for your OXbox you needed a 360 anyway (unless you had hoarded 2 month and connection kit codes).
One would hope that Microsoft is a bit more forward thinking now about long term support, but I'm not going to put a lot of faith in Halo 3, ODST, Reach and 4 working on the internet more than 5 years past the launch of the next console. They're kind of at the whim of the shareholders there.
I also don't have much faith that Halo 3 is ever going to see another playlist update due to that reason as well. It is in BAD need of one to focus the population down. I'd like to play it more but it's really hard to do it when you only have so much time and it takes 15 minutes to find a match. It'd be nice to see one though.
OXbox Live they couldn't do that. They didn't have the ability to make it so only Halo 2 could connect but no other OXbox game.
It seemed like the main reason they killed off OG Live was to cut the final support thread for the original Xbox. They no longer have to train support for it and to create new accounts for your OXbox you needed a 360 anyway (unless you had hoarded 2 month and connection kit codes).
One would hope that Microsoft is a bit more forward thinking now about long term support, but I'm not going to put a lot of faith in Halo 3, ODST, Reach and 4 working on the internet more than 5 years past the launch of the next console. They're kind of at the whim of the shareholders there.
I also don't have much faith that Halo 3 is ever going to see another playlist update due to that reason as well. It is in BAD need of one to focus the population down. I'd like to play it more but it's really hard to do it when you only have so much time and it takes 15 minutes to find a match. It'd be nice to see one though.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Hey You said:
And other publishers dont, Its not viable from a financial sense to keep H3 running that constant stat tracking cant be cheap. Once Halo 4 is out Reach and Halo 4 will have a large share of the player base the few thousand left on halo 3 wont matter to microsoft. What was the actual reason Halo 2 shut down?. We didnt get any improvements from it
StalkerUKCG
Banned
And it was going to be a few month back it was only by popular demand they extended it but that wasnt indefinatly sooner or later microsoft will just fuck it and just turn them off.Hey You said:
lybertyboy
Thinks the Evil Empire is just misunderstood.
Halo Wars multiplayer was never going to be taken offline. The only thing that was explored was discontinuing the online stats. However, some very talented engineers on our services team was able to find a solution that worked from a business & player perspective.StalkerUKCG said:
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Ahh sorry my confusion, Can you speak at all about halo 3's future?lybertyboy said:
Shutting down Halo 3 would be the biggest "fuck you" imaginable by 343i towards me and I would just move away from the franchise right there and never look back.
Just reading the talk about that right after having two really fun games back to back (valhalla and pit) depresses me to no end.
Just reading the talk about that right after having two really fun games back to back (valhalla and pit) depresses me to no end.
Steelyuhas
Member
Halo 3 isn't going to be shut down anytime soon. The only foreseeable way it gets shut down is if MS shuts down 360 games at some point during the next consoles life (I doubt that will happen).
thezerofire
Banned
Wow when there's host advantage in this game it's absolutely ridiculous. I've been so spoiled by Gears.
lybertyboy
Thinks the Evil Empire is just misunderstood.
We have no plans to discontinue support for Halo 3 anytime soon. Not sure where this is coming from.StalkerUKCG said:
Halo 2 was a unique situation as Fyre already pointed out.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
lybertyboy said:
Great news, Dont get me wrong i never wanted it to go, it just seemed likely to me for some reason that Halo3 wouldnt have long left with the small player base the game currently has
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
StalkerUKCG said:
September 2012 - Halo 4
October 2012 - Grand Theft Auto V
November 2012 - Assassin's Creed III, Black Ops 2, other games
Me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY-03vYYAjA
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Sean P. said:
Or for FPS' for that matter...?
What I'm referring to specifically is, what new 'feature' or game mode do think 343 could add to Halo 4 that hasn't yet been seen in Halo (or an FPS in general)?
Over the years we've seen the following additions:
Multiplayer
-- New objective gametypes
-- Invasion
-- New slayer variants
-- Equipment/AA's
-- Etc...
Firefight
-- FF 2.0
-- Matchmaking component
Theater
Custom games
Forge
-- Forge 2.0 and Forge World
-- General map editing/creation with other FPS games
Not yet explored for Halo that we've seen in other FPS':
A "Mini-mission" or "Spec-Ops" kind of mode where you complete small side-missions. Matchmaking for custom games would be nice, but that is an additional service/feature to something that already exists. I'm looking for brand new features.
So where do you think 343 will take Halo next? Do you think they'll stick with what they know works and expand on it (FF 3.0, Forge 3.0, etc..) or do you think they'll bring something brand new to the Halo table (or even the FPS table)? If so, what's left to explore? What more do you want from a Halo (or FPS) game?
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What I'm referring to specifically is, what new 'feature' or game mode do think 343 could add to Halo 4 that hasn't yet been seen in Halo (or an FPS in general)?
Over the years we've seen the following additions:
Multiplayer
-- New objective gametypes
-- Invasion
-- New slayer variants
-- Equipment/AA's
-- Etc...
Firefight
-- FF 2.0
-- Matchmaking component
Theater
Custom games
Forge
-- Forge 2.0 and Forge World
-- General map editing/creation with other FPS games
Not yet explored for Halo that we've seen in other FPS':
A "Mini-mission" or "Spec-Ops" kind of mode where you complete small side-missions. Matchmaking for custom games would be nice, but that is an additional service/feature to something that already exists. I'm looking for brand new features.
So where do you think 343 will take Halo next? Do you think they'll stick with what they know works and expand on it (FF 3.0, Forge 3.0, etc..) or do you think they'll bring something brand new to the Halo table (or even the FPS table)? If so, what's left to explore? What more do you want from a Halo (or FPS) game?
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Steelyuhas
Member
Domino Theory said:
Very excited for all those (except COD), and I'll probably still be playing an hefty amount of BF3.
StalkerUKCG said:
Needs condensamanjaro badly. I made a suggestion before, but I can't find it via search. I think it was something like this:
Ranked:
Lone Wolves (required for achievements, no DLC req'd) 10 man FFA, configures with 7
Team Slayer (required for achievements, no DLC req'd) 4v4
Team Doubles (All DLC req'd) 2v2
Social:
Social Slayer 5v5
Big Team Battle (all DLC required) 6v6-8v8
Multi Team (all DLC required) 2v2v2v2
7 on the 7th:
Team Grab Bag ( Action Sack + Social Objective + Team SWAT + Team Snipers, All DLC Required) 4v4
Idea being condensation of all the playlists downwards and emphasizing unique experiences for each one to reduce redundancy.
People WILL lose their favorite playlist in the contraction, but it just has to happen, otherwise deleting only one playlist is missing the point. Of course, it's also somewhat constrained by certain playlists needing to exist due to achievements.
Wow BKs out in force this game http://www.bungie.net/stats/reach/gamestats.aspx?gameid=841270472&player=Slade Templar
5v8 for 90% of the game
Is the new waypoint going to work/look as good as bungie.net stats?
5v8 for 90% of the game
Is the new waypoint going to work/look as good as bungie.net stats?
I would post something a bit longer, but it's late and I'm trolling on Facebook, so I'm gonna link to something I posted earlier and redo it a bit later(tomorrow).Homeboyd said:
Homeboyd said:
Definitely want to see true map-editing in Forge; being able to raise hills, create valleys, etc. would ensure I actually never play Matchmaking ever again.
I know it flies in the face of Traditional Halo, but I would love to see the Forerunner Planet handled like ODST's New Mombasa hub. A huge, artificial wilderness with all of these ancient machines and drones flying overhead, and you're just a lil' ol' Master Chief on a great big world that could stomp you out easily. You'd still progress linearly through the stages (as you did in ODST), but in between the set pieces is the unnerving landscapes.
Hide all / most of the unlockable Armory stuff and I would happily hunt all over the place for them (and it's less grindy than cR).
I'd like to see more Armory options, but that's kind of a given at this point.
I'd like to see more done to make certain weapons stand out more, rather than just being part of the sandbox because they're staples. I mentioned a few pages back that the AR could be improved by changing how Grenades function when you carry it; instead of throwing them, they're fired out of an under-slung Launcher. This allows the AR to be a mid/close-range weapon, but have long-range capabilities because it can chuck a grenade across the map without having to look way up. Could bring the stun back to the Plasma Rifle too as long as it's not too cheap, and I mentioned removing AAs and letting a forward-only evade remain as a function of the Energy Sword. Stuff like that.
And... um... some way to punish team-killers, quitters, etc., but that'll never happen.
Deputy Moonman
Member
heckfu said:
xxjuicesxx
Member
wwm0nkey said:
QUIT. GO PRO.
Barrow Roll
Member
It looked better in the previous photo. Don't know what's going on with the chin section there...LAUGHTREY said:
Barrow Roll said:
Just has weird lighting making the shape look odd.
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3783/helm1sk.jpg
The chin piece is too large, yes
Barrow Roll
Member
Looks wicked in that shot.Sean P. said:
Barrow Roll said:
I love it, it's truly well made, mad respect to whoever they hired out to make them.
I'm probably going to redo the inner padding at some point so it fits me better, and that chin piece isn't perfect, but it's so legit. I can't even flex it at all haha, it's really dense and feels real.
BONUS:
http://i.imgur.com/qWnap.jpg
lawlz
Blue Ninja
Member
I want this. Like Firefight, but you're on the offensive instead of bunkering down and defending one spot. You get points for kills and multikills, same as in Firefight. Make it like F.E.A.R.'s Instant Action mode or Bulletstorm's Echoes mode (at least, that's what I think it was called).Homeboyd said:
Hypertrooper
Member
It's a flaming Mark IV helmet! God dammit. lol. Okay that was a bad joke. You got the Avatar helmet if you pre-ordered the Noble MapPack at Gamestop. I got the code from Sai-Kun. (<3)daedalius said: