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Halo Reach Reveal Thread - Matchmaking/Multiplayer Details Revealed
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Major Williams
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Arnie said:
Don't mean to necessarily compare at all, but in MW2, I know I actually fare way better with the FAMAS and the M16 (both burst fire) than the FAL (single shot). So to the DMR lovers, hold on to your butts to fully validate the awesomeness of it.
More accurately, it says the Covenant will occasionally speak their native languages. I'm hoping that means they speak English when needed during cinematics, but their native languages during combat.MagniHarvald said:
I though this was MP info, like how the H3 reveal introduced us to High Ground, Snowbound, and Valhalla, six months before the beta. Only four months until the beta this time, when will we be getting MP info?
Oh and Shishka, does this mean H3 Seven won't have any DRM?
So much good stuff in there. Animation overhaul; armor abilities; focus even larger scale battles, as part of a huge invasion war; emphasis on the setting (civilians, ambient life, environments, vehicles); customizable permutations for the protagonist; the graphics engine upgrade; the new Jackal variant; the buckets of nostalgia (languages, u-shaped drop ships, night-time mission).
Lordy lord. Can we has beta time now?
Dub the app, The Array.Shishka said:
Son of Godzilla
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Why would the evil frakking aliens need to be understood in any cinematics?GhaleonEB said:
Major Williams
Member
This. Graphics are good, but nothing WOW worthy to me yet.scoobs said:
If like Dax said, the quote that Ghaleon posted was merely to help describe the DMR, meaning the DMR replaced the BR then I would guess they would be placed frequently like BRs.Captain Blood said:
I'm really intrigued to see what changes were made gameplay wise to the AR. It was my biggest disappointment of Halo 3. I do hope they have given it a level of control it previously lacked. Also with the ability to assassinate by holding the B button, I hope the melee combat is developed more from the simple beatdown of Halo 3.
Loving what I hear so far.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
I couldn't read shit, its soo shiny.FFChris said:
Hunting for healthpacks doesn't sound that fun tbh. I didn't like it in ODST.
Major Williams said:
In comparison to games like Uncharted 2 or Killzone 2, nothing in Halo: Reach will be 'WOW' worthy. However, you'll be playing a game with huge open battlefields, vehicles, and masses of enemies with excellent A.I (if it's anything like the previous games). That's where the wow factor comes from.
Son of Godzilla
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Arnie said:
Oh yea, pre-emptive fuckyouz for not including fully custom controller mapping. I need to mix Bumper Jumper and Green Thumb dammit. Melee Right Stick Click, Jump Left Bumper, Zoom Right Bumper. OMGOSH NEED.
Well either that or fundamentally change the way Halo plays so I won't curse your name with each dying breath.
And, you know, splitscreen multiplayer. Other games should just be flat out banned from comparisons for raping user friendliness.FFChris said:
Zedsdeadbaby
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All I want to know:
Does it have anti-aliasing, or is it actually going to be at least 1280x720p? Because they can keep farting on about lovely lighting or lovely models and all, but the fucking jaggies were the issue in Halo 3 and not much else!
Does it have anti-aliasing, or is it actually going to be at least 1280x720p? Because they can keep farting on about lovely lighting or lovely models and all, but the fucking jaggies were the issue in Halo 3 and not much else!
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Apparently there is special animations from the picture they provided.Gui_PT said:
Dammit, I am incredibly unsatisfied with this reveal. Not because of what Bungie showed, which was great, but the ammount of content that was revealed was incredibly small.
Son of Godzilla
Banned
"Halo is coming this fall and it shall be more Halo than the Haloiest Halo to ever have Halo'd."godhandiscen said:
Seriously, the biggest news from this is what, being able to drive a Chevy?
I don't remember the Halo 3 reveals being anywhere near this level of cocktease.
Zedsdeadbaby said:
1280x720?! Woh that's a lot of p. I too hope they have smoothed the game out, really can't take much from screenshots.
gibonez said:
Just explain it? Most people know how to get to the scans.
Major Williams said:
I was just mentioning the two best looking games out there now. They just happen to be on the PS3, but lots of other comparisons can be made of course.
Major Williams
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The two games you mentioned are PS3 games - apples to apples would be GoW2, Assassin's Creed 2, Mass Effect 2, CoD:MW2.FFChris said:
However, I definitely will agree with what you said about gameplay. If they win there, all will be well to me. I am really wary of the 'armor equipment' as of now though. Sounds fishy to me.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
I know. Seriously. What was revealed?Son of Godzilla said:
Story details.. I am trying to forget them tbh. I don't want to know anything about the story until I play the game.
The DMR, which we knew about from the Tom Morello leak.
New armor equipment system, which wasnt explained well and left us as confused as we used to be.
You can drive civilian vehicles.
Assasination animations.
Halo 1 feeling.
I am still buying the magazine, but I expected a true reveal like the Halo 2/Halo 3 reveals. This was just a cocktease, nothing more.
electricpirate
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Some more quick observations...
Over the text about graphics improvement there's a screen shot with a UI element conspicuously blurred out. Me thinks we have some more game play features to discover.
Also, Notice the shots of spartans carrying DMR's all show a gun with an expansion rail, but nothing on it.
Go back to the leak shots though and what I assume is the DMR has scope and ammo display mounted on the rail. Artistic change, or customizable weapons?
Finally, on the 8th page I think, it shows two spartans running around an industrial type area, one is the lone wolf, but I can't figure out who the other is. It could be JUN, or it confirms that we won't be playing as other noble squad members in co-op (boo).
Over the text about graphics improvement there's a screen shot with a UI element conspicuously blurred out. Me thinks we have some more game play features to discover.
Also, Notice the shots of spartans carrying DMR's all show a gun with an expansion rail, but nothing on it.
Go back to the leak shots though and what I assume is the DMR has scope and ammo display mounted on the rail. Artistic change, or customizable weapons?
Finally, on the 8th page I think, it shows two spartans running around an industrial type area, one is the lone wolf, but I can't figure out who the other is. It could be JUN, or it confirms that we won't be playing as other noble squad members in co-op (boo).
Zeouterlimits
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Nighttime level. +77 Oonsk
DMR, 1-shot. +7 Oonsk
Proper looking Marine's. + 1 Oonsk
Jorge=S2. +5 Oonsk
Rest are S3s. -2 Oonsk
"First time alot of these soldiers have seen the Covenant". -777 Oonsk
Old AND new dropships. +4 Oonsk
Civilian Vehicles. +20 Oonsk
Talk of a huge scale battle (and for now, that's all it is, talk). +10 Oonsk
Edge feature out the 21st, will definetely pick it up.
DMR, 1-shot. +7 Oonsk
Proper looking Marine's. + 1 Oonsk
Jorge=S2. +5 Oonsk
Rest are S3s. -2 Oonsk
"First time alot of these soldiers have seen the Covenant". -777 Oonsk
Old AND new dropships. +4 Oonsk
Civilian Vehicles. +20 Oonsk
Talk of a huge scale battle (and for now, that's all it is, talk). +10 Oonsk
Edge feature out the 21st, will definetely pick it up.
Shake Appeal
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Don't listen to these forum posters, Bungie! Keep teasing! Diddle me!
I really like that they're paying attention to the weapons. The new rifle looks sweet and the details of how it behaves are also good. Another rifle capable of headshots? I want more of that. Bungie add more rifles that can do that. The new AR design looks good too. Hopefully, shooting that thing won't feel like popcorn cooking in a microwave. It's nice to see they've made decisions on the grenade types. Hopefully, there won't be as many grenade drops in the multiplayer as there was in Halo 3.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
I hope you are right, but I doubt it. Most likely all the magazine reporters were shown the same demo. Game Informer wouldn't hold info back if the embargo is lifted.Zeouterlimits said:
Captain Blood
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I am excited about hearing things like double the amount of AI avialiable, moving back to menacing enemies etc etc.
Son of Godzilla
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Biker Chickens FROM HELLCaptain Blood said:
Awesome avatar btw.
I think the biggest problem is how much of the article was already inferred from the leaks/trailer.
Zeouterlimits
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???godhandiscen said:
I didn't say it would have any new info. Just that I'd buy it.
Zedsdeadbaby
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gibonez said:
I don't see it, and I think you're looking far too much into it.
Revelations
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Hah I knew those dudes were all Spartan III's except Jorge. I called it as soon as I saw the trailer in it's debut.
The Halo 3 reveal was multiplayer based and showed us some new weapons and some shots of the new maps and some vague talk of features, some of which never made it (*cough* XBL Public *cough*). The reporters on hand for that saw a grand total of 20 seconds of campaign and in their attempts to tell us what they saw they essentially told us nothing.
This, on the other hand, revealed details from at least 2 campaign missions, hints at some of the other ones, a new enemy race, new weapons, new additions to gameplay, and gave us wonderful little teases about the philosophy for the campaign. In my opinion, this is far meatier than the H3 reveal.
This, on the other hand, revealed details from at least 2 campaign missions, hints at some of the other ones, a new enemy race, new weapons, new additions to gameplay, and gave us wonderful little teases about the philosophy for the campaign. In my opinion, this is far meatier than the H3 reveal.
looks like it's still using the same graphics engine, maybe slightly updated. I'm dissapointed with the graphics, looks near enough the same as ODST and Halo 3. Maybe I should wait for better screens. I wasd hoping a graphics jump and game engine change as big as COD3 to COD4.
GarthVaderUK
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Sounds fantastic
Wort wort wort!
Wort wort wort!
The Librarian
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Yep. I'll semi-disappointed if nothing is changed but the sound.Arnie said:
Major Williams
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But, the sound NEEDED a change from H3 though. The put-put-put in H3 was lame compared to H1.Dax01 said:
The Librarian
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Elite: Wort, wort, wort! Wort wort! Wort! WWWWWWWOOOOORRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTT!Son of Godzilla said:
Elite 2: Wort wort?!
Elite: Wort wort wort!
It's stupid. It serves well for grunts and short phrases, but as a language? No. Unless Bungie has modified Elites to speak something other than "wort wort wort."
I know the sound needs to be changed, I'd just be semi-disappointed if the sound was the only thing that will be changed. If anything, just give me a different sound.Major Williams said:
Zedsdeadbaby
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Dax01 said:
Seems to me you think elites only say wort, in Halo: CE their language was actually human recordings played backwards. The 'wort wort wort' in that game was 'go go go'
