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[Hydranockz]

I am wondering about how the respawn affects what loadout you choose. When the respawn timer hits 0, will the player spawn with whatever loadout was highlighted? Or will it be the case that the player selects it and either has to wait for the timer to hit 0 before he respawns or else he won't spawn until he picks one?

@nilam01: You also have to keep in mind that it is always going to be less noticable from the shooter's perspective. The trail looks a bit darker imo but still distinct enough to judge wha it was.

 

[Gareth Bale]

If you look closely in that gif, it's there.


Here's another part that looked crazy, framerate is weird though.

Does the camera always do that spin move when you're in armour lock?

I love how he comes out of it and turns around to see an elite charging at him with the sword... oh sh-

 

[Wizman23]

Its amazing to me how dated Halo 3 looks compared to Reach. During the episode when talking about the focus rifle they showed the sentinel beam being fired at a chopper on sand trap and it looked nothing like Reach at all. Maybe even more of a jump graphics wise from Halo 2 to 3. Insanity.

 

[ManCannon]

Does the camera always do that spin move when you're in armour lock?

I love how he comes out of it and turns around to see an elite charging at him with the sword... oh sh-

the footage was recorded from the theater/saved film and the camera spin was for dramatic effect. In-game it just pulls back into 3rd person.

 

[Shake Appeal]

I like how much better the Sniper Rifle looks compared to Halo 3

The amazing thing is that the Reach shot is a blurry screencap of a downsampled video... and it still looks better than a supersampled still from Halo 3.

 

[ToyMachine228]

Enjoyed reading the speculation on Invasion. I'm a tad disappointed we didn't get official details from Bungie, but that speculation article sounds reasonable. Can't wait for the god damn beta! I have to get around to finishing Evolutions...

 

[GhaleonEB]

He actually got 3 shots with the sniper off pretty fast there.

They probably nerfed it to .8 seconds from .7 seconds between shots. It's a newb gun total now.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Enjoyed reading the speculation on Invasion. I'm a tad disappointed we didn't get official details from Bungie, but that speculation article sounds reasonable. Can't wait for the god damn beta! I have to get around to finishing Evolutions...

I think we will get more info on it soon, and we have 2 more weeks left till the beta, which means 2 more info reveals

 

[feel]

Thanks everyone for the dissection. It's been really fun waking up and reading the last few pages of this thread.
Heading to FUD now, thanks Dani, I'm sure it'll be a great read.
edit-it was indeed a great read at FUD

 

[bobs...onGaf]

They probably nerfed it to .8 seconds from .7 seconds between shots. It's a newb gun total now.

Didnt they confirm it was going to be a full second between shots before?

If they have noobified it, that makes my day, it will still never be as game breaking as the Halo 2 Sniper :lol

Forgot to say, Dani that was a nice write up!

 

[GhaleonEB]

Didnt they confirm it was going to be a full second between shots before?

If they have noobified it, that makes my day, it will still never be as game breaking as the Halo 2 Sniper :lol

Not that I'm aware of, just that it's a touch longer than the Halo 3 sniper rifle, which caused some meltdowns in HaloGAF. Looks fine from the footage. They did say that it's even more of an expert's weapon now than before, so you and I should avoid it like the plague. :lol

Re-posting links to the episode and youtube parts for the new page:

Press Coverage | Recent previews and impressions.

GTTV Invasion Reveal | Youtube Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4​

I have a feeling I'll be adding a lot of stuff to this list next week.

 

[AwesomeSyrup]

nvm

 

[Self Induced]

just saw the gttv episode

split second looks gnarly

 

[Proelite]

During the last part of the feature, one of the Elites was carrying a BIG blue glowing thing. Part of an objective?

 

[CrazedArabMan]

During the last part of the feature, one of the Elites was carrying a BIG blue glowing thing. Part of an objective?

Probably a turret.

 

[CozMick]

So the loadouts are basically Modern Warfare 2 style?

Including dozens of perk type armours?

They look incredible, I just hope they are balanced.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Not that I'm aware of, just that it's a touch longer than the Halo 3 sniper rifle, which caused some meltdowns in HaloGAF. Looks fine from the footage. They did say that it's even more of an expert's weapon now than before, so you and I should avoid it like the plague. :lol

Re-posting links to the episode and youtube parts for the new page:

Press Coverage | Recent previews and impressions.

GTTV Invasion Reveal | Youtube Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4​

I have a feeling I'll be adding a lot of stuff to this list next week.

Im not suprised the Halo 3 Sniper broke some hearts, its so much harder to use than the Halo 2 Sniper - In Halo 2 anyone can lock down the map with the thing, in Halo 3 only a skilled player can do so.

That was a change for the better in my opinion, but I dont think making it harder to use will be a good thing, theres a hard to hit sweet spot with it being useless on one side of the spot and too easy to use on the other. Halo 3 nailed it in my opinion. Ive maybe Sniped people out of vehicles 10 times total since Halo 3's release. I was doing it all day on Halo 2. :lol

P.S. Speak for yourself about avoiding it like the plague, im always dissapointed when playing your maps and not seeing a Sniper anywhere

Cozmick, you get to choose starting weapon and ability CoD style but the armour customization is just visual

 

[feel]

Probably a turret.

It's the core that is being stolen.

 

[CozMick]

Any chance whatsoever of Bungie removing the cursor when not scoped in with the Sniper?

That's my all time biggest hate of the Halo multiplayer, well second to the auto-aim.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Any chance whatsoever of Bungie removing the cursor when not scoped in with the Sniper?

That's my all time biggest hate of the Halo multiplayer, well second to the auto-aim.

Wait what!???

Are you insane?

Spoiler

Dont give them idea's!:lol

 

[Thagomizer]

Any chance whatsoever of Bungie removing the cursor when not scoped in with the Sniper?

That's my all time biggest hate of the Halo multiplayer, well second to the auto-aim.

What a ridiculously minor, nonsensical hate :lol

 

[Hydranockz]

well second to the auto-aim.

Most, if not all, FPS' feature some form of auto-aim.

Do you mean you want the reticle to disappear so no-scopes become a lot more difficult?

 

[Shishka]

Current implementation for the beta is to pick your battle bro in the lobby. You use the regular team toggle but you get sub-colors/options - Spartan A, Spartan B, Spartan C. same for Elites. Three 2-man fire teams per side.

In custom games. In Matchmaking (and by extension, in the public beta), your fireteam is selected automatically from a member of your party.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Any chance whatsoever of Bungie removing the cursor when not scoped in with the Sniper?

That's my all time biggest hate of the Halo multiplayer, well second to the auto-aim.

The DMR too.

 

[CozMick]

What a ridiculously minor, nonsensical hate :lol

I've lost count the amount of times I've been killed by a guy that follows the kill with.....

Guy - "No-Scope Bitch!"

Me - "Well, not really, you have a cursor"

Guy - "Yeah well.........teabag BITCH!"

:lol

I'd much prefer a Counter Strike type no-scope that includes a random spray that didn't go exactly towards the centre of the screen.

Do you mean you want the reticle to disappear so no-scopes become a lot more difficult?

Yes! exactly this, but only for the sniper

 

[zumphry]

Man, I think I'm going to love using Sprint/Roll. I can't wait until the Beta.

 

[CrazedArabMan]

It's the core that is being stolen.

Didn't think about that.

I've lost count the amount of times I've been killed by a guy that follows the kill with.....

Guy - "No-Scope Bitch!"

Me - "Well, not really, you have a cursor"

Guy - "Yeah well.........teabag BITCH!"

:lol

I'd much prefer a Counter Strike type no-scope that includes a random spray that didn't go exactly where the cursor is pointing.



Yes! exactly this, but only for the sniper

Uhhhh... this is Halo, some things will not be changed, it takes skill and some luck to no scope, it makes the game much better.

 

[ManCannon]

In custom games. In Matchmaking (and by extension, in the public beta), your fireteam is selected automatically from a member of your party.

Oops right, thanks for clarifying battle bro Shishka, been playing too many customs internally.

 

[lakesideflight]

stop teasing me with those gifs and videos, damn this game looks so fun

 

[Kapura]

In custom games. In Matchmaking (and by extension, in the public beta), your fireteam is selected automatically from a member of your party.

What Brian giveth, Shishka taketh away. Well, at least we'll know before the game begins...

Spoiler

Oh, Kapura is my fireteam member? Well, let's just remember to spawn far away from him at all times...

 

[bobs...onGaf]

I've lost count the amount of times I've been killed by a guy that follows the kill with.....

Guy - "No-Scope Bitch!"

Me - "Well, not really, you have a cursor"

Guy - "Yeah well.........teabag BITCH!"

:lol

I'd much prefer a Counter Strike type no-scope that includes a random spray that didn't go exactly where the cursor is pointing.



Yes! exactly this

He said "No Scope", not "No Cursor" :lol

Either way the counter strike system leads to a much slower pace of game, something which I personally wouldnt like in Halo - If you can aim your cursor well you deserve to be rewarded for it. Counter Strike is more realistic, but in Halo your playing a super soldier, you arent a Spartan if you cant jump/ aim and trash talk at the same time :lol

Why all the hate for the close range sniper usage? I have always thought it lead to fun gameplay?

 

[Shrennin]

Any chance whatsoever of Bungie removing the cursor when not scoped in with the Sniper?

That's my all time biggest hate of the Halo multiplayer, well second to the auto-aim.

Well, maybe not the auto aim, but I agree with you there on the cursor. It would definitely help prevent the sniper rifle from being used in close combat (even though the sniper is a lot harder to use than the Halo 2 sniper, I've still seen the Halo 3 one used in close combat before and to a pretty effective degree - one of my friends can do it pretty efficiently).

If the auto aim could, perhaps, turn off with weapons meant for mid-long to long range when used at close range then I could agree with you there but turning off auto aim altogether would be a really bad thing.

 

[Schmitty]

Keep the gifs coming. They are hypnotizing to watch. :lol

I really wish they had a video of just the footage to watch.

 

[Shishka]

Oops right, thanks for clarifying battle bro Shishka, been playing too many customs internally.

 

[urk]

Edit: Self Hosting in 5... 4... 3...

Dork Shelf.

 

[Devin Olsen]

In custom games. In Matchmaking (and by extension, in the public beta), your fireteam is selected automatically from a member of your party.

Wait so I cannot choose to always spawn with goatrope?

Blasphemy

Edit: Redeemed

Former.

 

[UltimaPooh]

Why all the hate for the close range sniper usage? I have always thought it lead to fun gameplay?

Your are correct.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJV202TpGrY

 

[NG28]

In custom games. In Matchmaking (and by extension, in the public beta), your fireteam is selected automatically from a member of your party.

Will it pair up people who go into the match together or is it completely random?

 

[urk]

Will it pair up people who go into the match together or is it completely random?

Former.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Former.

What if I go in with 2 other people, will one of us be left alone? :lol

 

[Kapura]

What are the fire team colours? Will I have an opportunity to say "Roger, Gold Leader" in context?

 

[urk]

What if I go in with 2 other people, will one of us be left alone? :lol

There are three fireteams of two on each squad. I'll let you figure out the math.

 

[Subtervotion]

What are the fire team colours? Will I have an opportunity to say "Roger, Gold Leader" in context?

'Red Leader standing by'

'Red two standing by'

 

[Hydranockz]

Can you select your Loadout prior to spawning? If I find myself with a bit of time can I hit start and choose my loadout mid game so that when I die I can not have to worry about it?

How will loadouts work with really short respawn timers?

 

[Lazslo]

Why all the hate for the close range sniper usage? I have always thought it lead to fun gameplay?

Yeah honestly if no scoping wasn't so fun, I wouldn't enjoy/play Halo as much as I do. I have faith Reach will be very well catered to both people who like No scoping/Donging with the BR as well as people who like to Fly around on jetpacks and spray that AR. I think most of this faith comes from the fact that L.M Smith has been somewhat involved in multiplayer design I just trust that dude to "invent fun".

 

[Loxley]

Technically speaking Halo 3 uses an aim-assist, not an auto-aim. An auto-aim would be similar to what GTA IV uses.

Sorry to be that guy, but I'm bored

Anyway, with regards to the close-range sniping, it doesn't bother me too much in Halo. Mainly because sniper rifles are few and far between on the maps, and in Halo 3 they are a bit more difficult to use than they were in Halo 2. In Call of Duty that shit is out of control (although I have come across plenty of impressive shots) but since it's something that really makes Halo feel like Halo, I guess I'm just used to it.

 

[Not a Jellyfish]

He actually got 3 shots with the sniper off pretty fast there.

He did shoot it fast but he was garbage with it. :lol Didn't hit anything but air.

 

[The Librarian]

Wait, so, do you have to spawn with your Battle Bro or is it optional?

 

[Hydranockz]

Wait, so, do you have to spawn with your Battle Bro or is it optional?

I think it was said you could either spawn with your bro or else choose to start in one of the available locations.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

I think it was said you could either spawn with your bro or else choose to start in one of the available locations.

You are correct.