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Halo Reach Reveal Thread - Matchmaking/Multiplayer Details Revealed

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Apath

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The picture looks like 4-5 ODSTs holding back a Spartan as he (seems to be) is furious about the death of a fellow Spartan, holding their helmet in his left hand.
 
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gibonez

Banned
Frenck said:
My guess about the story behind the pic:

The Pelican was supposed to extract the two Spartans but it came in late and one of them got killed by a plasma shot to the head.
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If only the wounds from plasma in the games were as vicious as the picture. Armor melting off, pieces of flesh ripped off.
 
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Toddler

Member
JSRT said:
I guess it's safe to assume that Firefight will make a return in Reach, hopefully it will have matchmaking this time around. I only got to play it in ODST like twice...
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Not sure how I feel about it having MM, but I would like to see larger party sizes.

So many times I had more than 3 friends online that I would've liked to play FF with at once.
 
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EazyB

Banned
Blueblur1 said:
By the way, where did "No Elites in multiplayer" come from? There's no mention of that in EDGE article.
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They said that player's armor customization would carry over from SP (in which you probably play as LWG) to the MP and co-op. This would suggest you use LWG models in MP and from this pic you can see they're quite a bit smaller than the elite models used in Reach. This would make their hitboxes incredibly different and choosing between spartans and elites in the traditional Halo CE/2/3 model wouldn't work; not to mention the story explanation of elites fighting alongside spartans. They could use a different MP model where elites fought spartans but they'd then have to slap on a way to earn elite armor permutations (it seems like the credits/grade system hinted in campaign is used for LWG unlocks) that can't even be used in SP/co-op modes.

So yeah, until Bungie reveals the MP and addressing the issue themselves, no one can say for sure. But I'd be much more surprised if they did include elites in MP with customization comparable to the spartans. With the "lose" of this option hopefully they'll put all that effort into making a shitton of spartan permutations (unlocked using credits earned from all the game modes).
 
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Trasher

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Warm Machine said:
Great rendering quality on that painting but that artist has no sense of perspective or scale.
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In that one, no. But he has done a lot more where the scale is better.

http://www.visualatrium.com/14.html

Eazy's favorite one:
getthumb

"The Brute Cycle" haha.
 
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Hydranockz

Member
EazyB said:
They said that player's armor customization would carry over from SP (in which you probably play as LWG) to the MP and co-op. This would suggest you use LWG models in MP and from this pic you can see they're quite a bit smaller than the elite models used in Reach. This would make their hitboxes incredibly different and choosing between spartans and elites in the traditional Halo CE/2/3 model wouldn't work; not to mention the story explanation of elites fighting alongside spartans. They could use a different MP model where elites fought spartans but they'd then have to slap on a way to earn elite armor permutations (it seems like the credits/grade system hinted in campaign is used for LWG unlocks) that can't even be used in SP/co-op modes.

So yeah, until Bungie reveals the MP and addressing the issue themselves, no one can say for sure. But I'd be much more surprised if they did include elites in MP with customization comparable to the spartans. With the "lose" of this option hopefully they'll put all that effort into making a shitton of spartan permutations (unlocked using credits earned from all the game modes).
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This got me thinking, might there be some rogue Spartans among the human rebels? It is certainly an odd idea. I mean, what if the rebels are rebels because a Spartan who's disappearance was covered up by ONI and subsequently the UNSC feels betrayed ONI and has rallied some other people...?

Crazy thought indeed... perhaps a sign that I need to sleep... but who knows?
 
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rar

Member
Sill4 said:
YES!

The best plasma was in Halo 1, where even the plasma pistol was a good weapon to fall back on in a tight situation, but still not the flesh melting nightmare we read about in even the earliest novels!

Watch the ooooold ass trailer for Halo from Mac Wiorld '99. The Plasma Rifles were rapid and more streamlined, similar to the Halo 2/3 Covenant Turrets (the portable ones). i always wondered why Bungie changed it.
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the plasma RIFLE needs to be a two-handed weapon that is not dual wieldable, that freezes people like in halo 1

if bungie wanted a automatic dual wieldable plasma weapon, they shouldve made one instead of shoehorning the plasma rifle into that role

RAGE
 
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Thagomizer

Member
rar said:
the plasma RIFLE needs to be a two-handed weapon that is not dual wieldable, that freezes people like in halo 1

if bungie wanted a automatic dual wieldable plasma weapon, they shouldve made one instead of shoehorning the plasma rifle into that role

RAGE
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They already do- the plasma pistol. They just decided that it would be impossible to kill with it now.
 
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Ironborn

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gibonez said:
If only the wounds from plasma in the games were as vicious as the picture. Armor melting off, pieces of flesh ripped off.
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yeah, while i'm not necessarily a promoter of over-the-top violence like in gears of war, melting amor and burned flesh from plasma shots would add a sense of power to the covenant weapons
in halo ce - odst they look, sound and feel like toys
 
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Ironborn

Banned
Dax01 said:
Dual-wielding just needs to be dealt away with entirely. There's no reason to have it.
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yes please
dual wielding is easily the worst thing about the halo series, gameplay-wise

dual wieldable weapons are nerfed to the point where they are useless on their own, and you can't keep both weapons when changing weapon/entering a vehicle, so dual wielding is pretty much useless too, essentially making dual-wieldable weapons totally and wholly useless

someone mentioned bigger firefight groups a few posts ago - i think there's a good chance of that, seeing that the engine can now handle double the AI opponents, they could easily do 6 if not even 8 people for firefight
personally, i'd be fine with four too, as long as there are more big, vehicle based maps such as lost platoon this time :D
 
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Hydranockz

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Dax01 said:
Dual-wielding just needs to be dealt away with entirely. There's no reason to have it.
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I partially agree. I mean, the power of the weapons is reduced when dual welding and te advantages are few. A plamsa weapon and a human weapon combo is effective for some but I mean, it just proves a nuisance because you can't fire both at the same time and hit your opponent if they are strafing as the plasma charges will lag beind the bullets.
 
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Syringe

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Hope this wont get me banned on Neogaf, but this is our article about Halo: Reach. In swedish unfortunetly, but lot's of new pictures and so on. I thought everyone in this thread might be interested, and therefore it's completely related.

We'll probably see more of this today since the embargo was until january 25th (which is now in Sweden).

Halo: Reach article
 
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Ajemsuhgao

Member
Syringe said:
Hope this wont get me banned on Neogaf, but this is our article about Halo: Reach. In swedish unfortunetly, but lot's of new pictures and so on. I thought everyone in this thread might be interested, and therefore it's completely related.

We'll probably see more of this today since the embargo was until january 25th (which is now in Sweden).

Halo: Reach article
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I love you.
 
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Slightly Live

Dirty tag dodger
Syringe said:
Hope this wont get me banned on Neogaf, but this is our article about Halo: Reach. In swedish unfortunetly, but lot's of new pictures and so on. I thought everyone in this thread might be interested, and therefore it's completely related.

We'll probably see more of this today since the embargo was until january 25th (which is now in Sweden).

Halo: Reach article
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Holy shit, it's a gold mine!
 
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Striker

Member
Syringe said:
Hope this wont get me banned on Neogaf, but this is our article about Halo: Reach. In swedish unfortunetly, but lot's of new pictures and so on. I thought everyone in this thread might be interested, and therefore it's completely related.

We'll probably see more of this today since the embargo was until january 25th (which is now in Sweden).

Halo: Reach article
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+1

Looks quite nice.
 
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Roche

Member
Syringe said:
Hope this wont get me banned on Neogaf, but this is our article about Halo: Reach. In swedish unfortunetly, but lot's of new pictures and so on. I thought everyone in this thread might be interested, and therefore it's completely related.

We'll probably see more of this today since the embargo was until january 25th (which is now in Sweden).

Halo: Reach article
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OMG Thank you for bringing this up, Google translator time.
 
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dilatedmuscle

Member
This game is a hype rollercoaster everyday. As soon as you start getting used to the available info, theres new stuff popping up that gets you wet. lol
 
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Deleted member 22576

Unconfirmed Member
Thermite said:
Whoa, the fuck is up with the reticule?
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Same thing I was gonna ask!
Natal control confirmed? :p

Anyway, visuals look great. I also really dig the that gun.
 
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Domino Theory

Crystal Dynamics
Thermite said:
Is that a grenade launcher I see in Emile's hands there? :O

Edit: Also, I like how they're purposely covering up Jorge's face. lol
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Sex @ Grenade Launcher. Hope they can balance it well, though.

Oh and I just noticed the circle around the reticule. :p
 
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Slightly Live

Dirty tag dodger
Gamereactor said:
Well at Bungie I encountered a really gruff guard who never had any interest in letting everyone. His job of course, but he is really a cut and cut American cliché with his bull neck, muffled voice and stern expression.
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:lol
 
LAUGHTREY

LAUGHTREY

Modesty becomes a woman
Kenak said:
The picture looks like 4-5 ODSTs holding back a Spartan as he (seems to be) is furious about the death of a fellow Spartan, holding their helmet in his left hand.
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I thought they were giving him a big ODST hug.
 
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scently

Member
And these are pre-alpha shots. Incredible, it already looks waaaay better than halo 3. The character details are as good as the trailer. I mean look at the marine in that shot, he looks better than master chief ever did. Woooooo.
:lol :lol :lol :D
 
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bobs...onGaf

Member
Whoever posted the link deserves a medal awesome article (used google translator) and awesome pictures, article does spoil a few things though so be wary of reading it!

I also got a immediate Truth and reconcilliation vibe from that screenshot and am REALLY excited by that.
 
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