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Halo Reach Reveal Thread - Matchmaking/Multiplayer Details Revealed
- Thread starter Slightly Live
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BladedExpert
Member
LukeSmith said:
Burn
Demoncarnotaur
Member
atxDUTCH said:
No idea if they will have it in stock, but the Reach beta is on the main disk. No codes needed.
Edit: Wow, must have went through a time lapse. Beaten a few times over. :lol
Brian wields his hammer reluctantly, an apology under his breath. Luke swings it with relish and delight.Trasher said:You and Brian should battle it out for that Dreamcrusher avatar IMO.
Though I think Luke's current avatar needs to stick around due to contractual obligations. :lol
FlawlessCowboy
Member
Reach NOT having some version of Blood Gulch or Coag in MP is unacceptable. That map alone could have made Halo 3's BTB playable.
Kibbles
Member
Urk, dreamcrushing isn't in your blood!urk said:
Most likely not, due to the whole "ripped out of campaign" idea. But obviously there will still be the same types of maps from previous Halos. Kinda like how Valhalla was the "Blood Gulch" of Halo 3. Spiritual successors if you will. Kinda like how Urk is a spiritual successor of Luke, and Luke is a spiritual successor of Frankie. Poetry folks. It's like poetry.Ramirez said:
BladedExpert
Member
Trasher said:You and Brian should battle it out for that Dreamcrusher avatar IMO.
WHO LET HIM OUT TO POST?! GET BACK IN THERE AND FINISH!How's it coming bro? Any ETA?
Down to the last 7 people, ~20 clips. Then the outro. Almost done
Prophet Steve
Member
I smelled something bloody awesome in here. Yeaaaaah.
What hype?
What hype?
Damn, I was hoping that if this is Bungie's last Halo, that they would include like a best hits map collection with Blood Gulch, untouched Lockout, Sanctuary, etc.. Well my dream has been crushed on Blood Gulch, and I am almost sure none of the other maps will return either.
Seeing Spartans use jetpacks and sprint across Blood Gulch would have been awesome.
My hopes are now on Forge 2.0..
Seeing Spartans use jetpacks and sprint across Blood Gulch would have been awesome.
My hopes are now on Forge 2.0..
Grady Durden
Member
I think I am most excited for the Pro Pipe. Its alternate fire mode sounds so simple yet awesome. I can imagine some epic stops of a Hog returning to it's base, flag bearer in tow, only to come to a screaching hault from the accuracy of my propipe.
droolz.
droolz.
Devin Olsen
Member
If you have a chance you should use one of my other clips instead of the one I originally submitted... Much more exciting then the other clip of mine.BladedExpert said:Down to the last 7 people, ~20 clips. Then the outro. Almost done
<3
squidhands
Member
Am I the only dumbass here that thought Blood Gulch wasn't all that awesome? I really hope Bungie lays off the remakes for Reach. Just give us a decent editor so Forge fanatics (like myself) can do remakes until their fingers bleed and let the Bungie folks keep those original ideas flowing. Please.
RebornYeti
Member
Kibbles said:
I think it'll be more like Forge with some additions. Like all the important glitches (geo-merging, floating, interlocking) will be standard, and something like a 90 degree snap feature. That would be enough for me
If new maps are the product of the map editor, it's actually easier to integrate them into the playlists, as you don't have to worry about splitting the population. Original DLC integrating is much harder, given the restrictions forced on Bungie by Microsoft.chess said:
I'm hoping for a more robust Forge for editing maps, alongside something like a more flexible Sandbox out of the box, and a stronger system for gathering, vetting and integrating custom maps into playlists. Though that's one hell of a big undertaking.
AwesomeSyrup
Banned
I'm going to join the group hoping Blood Gulch returns in some form. Best video game map ever.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Pretty sure that the level from the GTTV image is the same as one of the levels features from the Fool's Day vidoc, and that the same level is also one we're already familar with, Smelter.
If you look at the Smelter's skybox, it's pinkish, purple sky match that in the video we've seen and the Fool's Day video showed that on one side of the sky, behind the building, the sky's colour transition from blue to pinkish purple.
Additionally, the Fool's Day video shows some obviously human metal works, a panel of some description to the Spartan's left during the PP headshot clip. Upon closer inspection, I doubt the building in the background is Forerunner at all and it looks similar to the various Smelter buildings.
If you look at the GTTV image, you can see it says "XXXX Approach" in the are callout (can't make out the first word too clearly) and the Fool's Day video with the Spartan and Elite takes place in an area called "Cliff Approach".
Also, the Colessium from the Fool's day video has a differet coloured sky, an aqua blue colour and the background seems to feature trees, similar to pines, spread out with a building. So I doubt Colessium will be featured any time soon, not in Invasion (Beta) or in the Beta itself.
If you look at the Smelter's skybox, it's pinkish, purple sky match that in the video we've seen and the Fool's Day video showed that on one side of the sky, behind the building, the sky's colour transition from blue to pinkish purple.
Additionally, the Fool's Day video shows some obviously human metal works, a panel of some description to the Spartan's left during the PP headshot clip. Upon closer inspection, I doubt the building in the background is Forerunner at all and it looks similar to the various Smelter buildings.
If you look at the GTTV image, you can see it says "XXXX Approach" in the are callout (can't make out the first word too clearly) and the Fool's Day video with the Spartan and Elite takes place in an area called "Cliff Approach".
Also, the Colessium from the Fool's day video has a differet coloured sky, an aqua blue colour and the background seems to feature trees, similar to pines, spread out with a building. So I doubt Colessium will be featured any time soon, not in Invasion (Beta) or in the Beta itself.
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
squidhands said:
Yes. :lol
CTF on Blood Gulch was amazing!
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Dani said:
The Plasma Repeater is as long as the top half of a Spartan's body. :lol
squidhands
Member
That's what I figured. Maybe I'll change my mind when we do some H2 sendoff this weekend.Not a Jellyfish said:
Looks like a side view of a Ghost to me. The weapon thing you're speaking of is probably part of the steering mechanism.Sai-kun said:
squidhands
Member
Coagulation is what I meant to say. I disliked it so much that I can't even remember it's proper name. :lolTrasher said:
dslgunstar
Banned
squidhands said:
Not really. Valhalla is far better than both IMO. BG and Coag were both too wide open, without enough varied terrain to break lines of sight and provide cover.
It basically made every match and sniper, rockets, vehicle battle. If thats all you want out of the map, then great. But I prefer maps that offer opportunities for all sorts of different strategies, weapons and playstyles.
Thats why Standoff and Headlong are among my faves too.
BladedExpert
Member
Devin Olsen said:
I might go back and re-do some bits im not happy with. If I can get to yours and replace the original I'll try. No promises though lol
Gui_PT said:
How long is it so far?
Roughly sixteen minutes
coulda been a lot worse
What broke coagulation was smg starts. I could hold down the rock side on Coag with a fully loaded Sniper Rifle and a whole lot of lead. Seeing guys run across the map with no vehicle and just an smg made them irresistible targets. That and the Halo 2 sniper's incredibly generous autoaim.
Introducing BR starts really helped coagulation. Nothing Like Blood Gulch though in my humble opinion.
Ps. WHERE IS THE MAP REVEAL BUNGIE!!!! Haha I kid, I know it will probably be tomorrow, but man this wait sucks.
Introducing BR starts really helped coagulation. Nothing Like Blood Gulch though in my humble opinion.
Ps. WHERE IS THE MAP REVEAL BUNGIE!!!! Haha I kid, I know it will probably be tomorrow, but man this wait sucks.
The Librarian
Banned
Zeouterlimits said:
CrazedArabMan
Member
I just hope we do have some kind of gulch style map for Reach where 2 flag CTF rules as the king in gametypes.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Exciting stuff, enough to cause folks to race in here and post it. :lol
squidhands said:That's what I figured. Maybe I'll change my mind when we do some H2 sendoff this weekend.
Looks like a side view of a Ghost to me. The weapon thing you're speaking of is probably part of the steering mechanism.
The mid section doesn't actually resemble the ghost if my memory serves me. It almost looks like a chopper/ghost combo. Perhaps its a new vehicle?