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Halo Reach Reveal Thread - Matchmaking/Multiplayer Details Revealed

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GhaleonEB

Member
Dax01 said:
Oh my. Wasn't expecting that. Thank ya!
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No problem. I bought a 50-pack of minutes a month or so ago and finished rendering the last of my clips, but that left nearly 40 of them to spare. I've been rendering clips for others here since then.

Dax said:
Is it a little too much to hope for some short clips of headhunter and stockpile in tonight's BWU? Maybe.

But yeah. I'm really eager for the Jurky tonight.
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Probably. I'm guessing, just as the feature reveals go to the media first, the first in-game footage also goes to the media, starting with the Game Trailers show tonight and continuing into next week with those who attended the media summit at Bungie earlier this week. But, as with the feature reveals, Bungie will bring it all full circle with a Vidoc focused on the Beta prior to launch.

A request for Urk for tonight's update: can you be specific about how many players will be in each playlist, map and gametypes? We know the Invasion and NT1 playlists and map player counts (6v6 and 3v3 respectively), but not FFA, Grab Bag or Arena.
 
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Falagard

Member
Dirtbag said:
is the lazer going to be in the beta? I really hope we can see how it balances out.
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Yeah, they mentioned it is one of three power weapons that are randomly dropped in the Generator Defense game type.
 
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GhaleonEB

Member
Falagard said:
Yeah, they mentioned it is one of three power weapons that are randomly dropped in the Generator Defense game type.
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Which is interesting, since there are no vehicles on the map. Before that comment, I assumed it was going to be on Boneyard only as an anti-vehicle weapon, in particular the Scorpion. On Overlook, it will be purely anti-infantry, and to snipe the generators from long-range.
 
T

The Librarian

Banned
The laser hasn't been confirmed to be in Invasion, right? Hm. My biggest gripe with the laser is that it nearly kills vehicular gameplay in Halo, so as long as the laser stays out of any vehicle-heavy gametypes, I'd bite down on the compromise. I don't like it that much as an anti-infantry weapon because of the huge aim assist, but Bungie did say that the aim assist varies with each weapon, so I guess we'll see.
 
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Kapura

Banned
Dax01 said:
The laser hasn't been confirmed to be in Invasion, right? Hm. My biggest gripe with the laser is that it nearly kills vehicular gameplay in Halo, so as long as the laser stays out of any vehicle-heavy gametypes, I'd bite down on the compromise. I don't like it that much as an anti-infantry weapon because of the huge aim assist, but Bungie did say that the aim assist varies with each weapon, so I guess we'll see.
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Oh, this post again.
 
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feel

Member
godhandiscen said:
What is image from in his blog? That can't be a real Reach pic right?
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It can't be, for a multitude of reasons.

But where the heck did it come from?? Tineye isn't helping much.

edit- oh, halo mod from unreal
 
Lazslo

Lazslo

Member
GhaleonEB said:
No problem. I bought a 50-pack of minutes a month or so ago and finished rendering the last of my clips, but that left nearly 40 of them to spare.
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Yeah I just got the Ol' 50 pack myself. Any chance these minutes will roll over into the Reach beta or the retail game because I'll probably have some left over till then. Also if anyone needs some rendering, let me know.
 
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Not a Jellyfish

but I am a sheep
CrazedArabMan said:
No, I believe it is a Halo 2 concept, or fan made picture.
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I said in the previous page but I have seen the picture before and it is fan made. People playing around with the free Unreal tech made several Halo mods and that is where it is from.
 
godhandiscen

godhandiscen

There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Not a Jellyfish said:
I said in the previous page but I have seen the picture before and it is fan made. People playing around with the free Unreal tech made several Halo mods and that is where it is from.
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Impressive, they matched the Halo 3 artistic feel, at least in that tiny image. Good modders.
 
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CrazedArabMan

Member
Not a Jellyfish said:
I said in the previous page but I have seen the picture before and it is fan made. People playing around with the free Unreal tech made several Halo mods and that is where it is from.
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Ah, nope, didn't see your post, so I'm happy my guess was pretty close then.
 
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wwm0nkey

Member
Kibbles said:
I can see it on N4G now.

"Halo: Reach too powerful for Xbox 360, will make it red ring"
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Knowing N4G I expect an article like that to come up in about 30 more minutes, that site just sucks now.
 
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Not a Jellyfish

but I am a sheep
CrazedArabMan said:
Ah, nope, didn't see your post, so I'm happy my guess was pretty close then.
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Most people don't see my post. :lol

There were some crazy good Halo Unreal mods that were in development but most never see the light of day. :(
 
D

dslgunstar

Banned
Dax01 said:
The laser hasn't been confirmed to be in Invasion, right? Hm. My biggest gripe with the laser is that it nearly kills vehicular gameplay in Halo, so as long as the laser stays out of any vehicle-heavy gametypes, I'd bite down on the compromise. I don't like it that much as an anti-infantry weapon because of the huge aim assist, but Bungie did say that the aim assist varies with each weapon, so I guess we'll see.
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I hope the laser is in Invasion. Particularly the later stages of invasion, when the attacks are capturing that final objective right in the enemy's backyard.

Imagine trying to capture an objective literally a few seconds away from where an entire army's worth of vehicles spawn. You'd need the laser to the attackers any semblance of a chance considering their vehicles would have to cross the distance from where-ever they spawn to the final epicenter of combat.

I dont think the laser KILLS vehicular combat, it just prevents vehicular combat from dominating large maps. I've never been on a map with the laser where vehicles were never used over the course of the entire match. Valhalla, Standoff, Sandtrap, vehicles are used alot in all of them. They get destroyed by the laser a few times, sure, but the power of the laser doesnt disuade players from using the vehicles. It just makes them more careful about it.
 
Kibbles

Kibbles

Member
Kuroyume said:
Good thing I have a PS3 to play Reach on.
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Z

zumphry

Banned
Not a Jellyfish said:
The storyboards are pretty epic! Epicness
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Definitely. I don't know if the Art of Halo books or the Encyclopedia has sections devoted to the storyboards, but I'd love to see all of the storyboards from the Halo games released into one huge art book. Loved the Legendary Edition's booklet with storyboards from Halo 3.
 
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Tashi

343i Lead Esports Producer
MLG Orlando is this weekend!!! In fact, it has already started! It's the first MLG Pro Circuit Event of the year and it's taking place in Orlando, Florida. They're using the v8 settings so I'm very excited to see how the new tweaks effect the matches. There have also been a ton of team changes in the off season and it's going to be nuts.

MLG Orlando Live Stream Schedule

Here's the stream link.

http://www.mlgpro.com/live/2010/orlando

Also, MLG has an HD stream available that covers both Halo 3 and Tekken 6 for 10$

edit: Almost forgot. Prediction time!

1. Str8 Rippin
2. Instinct
3. Triggers Down
4. Final Boss
5. Carbon
6. Classic
7. Heaven & Earth
8. Believe the Hype
 
Kibbles

Kibbles

Member
Tashi0106 said:
MLG Orlando is this weekend!!! In fact, it has already started! It's the first MLG Pro Circuit Event of the year and it's taking place in Orlando, Florida. They're using the v8 settings so I'm very excited to see how the new tweaks effect the matches. There have also been a ton of team changes in the off season and it's going to be nuts.

MLG Orlando Live Stream Schedule

Here's the stream link.

http://www.mlgpro.com/live/2010/orlando

Also, MLG has an HD stream available that covers both Halo 3 and Tekken 6 for 10$
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HD Stream Nice! Wait, $10? :lol


That Bnet article was great, loved the old Bnet H2 icons.
 
S

Slightly Live

Dirty tag dodger
Lorraine McLees said:
We actually had to hire someone to hit that pause button while I was maneuvering for the shot I needed. Such humble beginnings for Shishka, the tilde key presser.
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Warning, incoming jokes about Shishka's job.
<3!
 
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Tashi

343i Lead Esports Producer
I think the 10$ is a fair price considering how many hours of content is delivered. The production quality of the stream is pretty damn good too.
 
T

The Librarian

Banned
Kapura said:
This ought to hold us till the update. Thanks urk! Reading now...
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One last one, I think there was one time during the weekend when we were all working there that we noticed out the window that a hot air balloon was getting close to the building. Then it started to descend near the parking lot. All of us who were still there ran downstairs to see what’s up. Sure enough, a hot air balloon used our back parking lot as a landing location. Apparently when they get blown out of trajectory (there was a hot air balloon launch site near our old building in Redmond), they would use our parking lot as a emergency landing. That was a great distraction for a couple of hours.
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Haha.:lol

Thanks for this Urk. Also, it looks like Bungie put up more Halo 2 videos. I'm going to watch them now.
 
Kibbles

Kibbles

Member
Dax01 said:
Haha.:lol

Thanks for this Urk. Also, it looks like Bungie put up more Halo 2 videos. I'm going to watch them now.
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Aw, one of the videos got deleted for being over 10min. What the hell? Machinima's channel can have videos over 10min, Bungie is popular enough to get that special sauce as well. Darn YouTube.
 
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Slightly Live

Dirty tag dodger
Kibbles said:
Aw, one of the videos got deleted for being over 10min. What the hell? Machinima's channel can have videos over 10min, Bungie is popular enough to get that special sauce as well. Darn YouTube.
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50+ Minutes is a bit too much! Run it through a video splitter, stat!
 
T

The Librarian

Banned
Kibbles said:
Aw, one of the videos got deleted for being over 10min. What the hell? Machinima's channel can have videos over 10min, Bungie is popular enough to get that special sauce as well. Darn YouTube.
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Aw fuck. That was the one I was really looking forward to watching. I hope they can get it back up soon. :(
 
Lazslo

Lazslo

Member
Wow, I just watched this Video and it gave me a whole new appreciation for the scale, scope and ambition Bungie had for H2. Those environments still look amazing today!
 
K

Kapura

Banned
Just watched the Cutting Room Floor weapons/vehicles/characters vid on Bungie's youtube. Lehto looks so young and spry in it.
 
D

dslgunstar

Banned
Marty might not like it, but Steve Vai's version of the main Halo theme is the best piece of music to appear in any Halo game to date.

I'll take electric guitars over chanting monks any day.

That said, the added 'edge' that the guitars brought to the theme matches up well with the '**** hits the fan' tone of Halo 2, while the Halo 3 theme was a better match for the more somber 'this is the end' tone.
 
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