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Halo Reach Reveal Thread - Matchmaking/Multiplayer Details Revealed
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dslgunstar
Banned
So is anyone else going to be spending the vast majority of the Halo Reach beta in Invasion?
if so, I'd be great to get a playlist together so that we can all meet up and play together, so we can get some consistency and chemistry instead of being thrown into a pool of randoms every match.
if so, I'd be great to get a playlist together so that we can all meet up and play together, so we can get some consistency and chemistry instead of being thrown into a pool of randoms every match.
The Librarian
Banned
Pretty good podcast. Really enjoyed the UI talk and the improvements to the network code. Props to Urk, Brian, Luke and crew.
The ending is much better than the intro.
The ending is much better than the intro.
Princess Carl
Member
Schmitty said:
pretty much
I have a 6 day window between end of classes (may 5th) and the start of summer classes (may 11). I'll be on that whole time. I might actually accidentally the whole time.
RebornYeti
Member
Kibbles said:
Ha, I'm down. I'd like to play the Tuba. Can never go wrong with a Tuba.
Sounds like they're working pretty damn hard on the networking side of things. 3 was definitely an improvement over 2 so we'll see how it runs in the beta. I hope none of their techniques to hide latency from people with shitty connections work anything like Halo 3's simultaneous beatdown system though.
BTW, have we seen or heard anything that confirms whether or not simultaneous beatdowns were in or not?
BTW, have we seen or heard anything that confirms whether or not simultaneous beatdowns were in or not?
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
EazyB said:
Don't know if we have heard anything specifically about simultaneous beatdowns, but all I really remember about beatdown talk was Sage on the podcast talking about that if shield is not fully depleted then the beat down will just pop the shields.
Even if the player has only like a quarter or less of their shields left the beat down will not kill them (unless sword of course).
bobs...onGaf
Member
EazyB said:
I just hope with theyre new system they take times of day into account, my connection sucks at some times and is amazing at others. Either way I love the fact that they got matchmaking working so much better.
That music at the end was Reach stuff right?
Epic 90 minuite podcast, thanks!
AwesomeSyrup
Banned
So from what I just read, it sounds like the lag in BTB will be less of a problem? I'm not very into the technical stuff so I don't know what this all means.
If it is, I will be so happy. BTB is my favorite aspect of Halo but it's hard to find matches that aren't at least a little laggy.
If it is, I will be so happy. BTB is my favorite aspect of Halo but it's hard to find matches that aren't at least a little laggy.
Trasher said:
Yeah it was a fan-made submission that Urk found. I'd love to have new theme songs every episode. Someone make some awesome music plz! Worst case we'll just loop SPAWN ON YOUR BRO CO-OP STYLE in all future shows. (so good
)Marty is too busy and the old Bungie Kids jingle really should've been retired a year or more ago.
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Can someone make a transcript of what Froman was talking about because I couldn't follow or understand anything he was saying. I don't know if it's because he was too far from the mic or that he can talk faster than Twista can sing, but anyone managed to decipher much from it?
Captain Blood
Member
Frank ruins everything.ManCannon said:
Domino Theory said:
Once Froman gets going, there's no stopping him. It's the micro machine man!
Summary: Reach networking vastly improved over Halo 3 in many ways. I do believe he even said that in some cases, bandwidth utilization has been reduced by up to 40%. I'm no engineer but that sounds huge.
If you like Froman on the podcast..
you'll love him on the next Vidoc. Once More Unto the Lukes.
I was thinking the same thing. :lolManCannon said:Yeah it was a fan-made submission that Urk found. I'd love to have new theme songs every episode. Someone make some awesome music plz! Worst case we'll just loop SPAWN ON YOUR BRO CO-OP STYLE in all future shows. (so good
Marty is too busy and the old Bungie Kids jingle really should've been retired a year or more ago.
Whoever made that deserves some sort of reward IMO.
-_- smhKevinRo said:Did anyone catch them using my word near the end of the podcast?
"DONGED ON SOMEONE"
Sweetness. I started a movement. All I need now are official shirts and an achievement and I will not sue for infringement.
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
ManCannon said:
Yeah, I managed to get that much and the whole LA situation from him, but I want to know what all of this means to me as a client. Will a regular 4v4 or 5v5 game be significantly smoother compared to Halo 3 because of this bandwidth reduction?
Has the game been optimized to choose hosts with fat uploads (aka the FiOS's of the world)?
And how does the location filter for MM work if I'm in a party with people from all across the US?
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
wwm0nkey said:
This latest podcast was recorded at least two weeks ago, I would think.
lol were did you come from i thought you diedKevinRo said:Did anyone catch them using my word near the end of the podcast?
"DONGED ON SOMEONE"
Sweetness. I started a movement. All I need now are official shirts and an achievement and I will not sue for infringement.
or at least seduced horse-faced girl with that terrible laugh
les papillons sexuels
Banned
speaking of things like the UI.
What's happening with the faint visor outline on the hud? why's it gone? D:
What's happening with the faint visor outline on the hud? why's it gone? D:
Nearly done with the Beta thread OP. I need to finish up the still-not-fully-explained Invasion descriptions (it drove me nuts that they stopped describing it after the first phase in the podcast, arrrrrgggghhh), add any stuff from the Theater and bungie.net features, and linkify all the coverage come Wednesday. But otherwise, I'm set.
Oh, and I'm at over 22,600 characters, and the post cap is set at 24,000. I'm thinking tinyurl is going to get some love for the media coverage. :lol
Oh, and I'm at over 22,600 characters, and the post cap is set at 24,000. I'm thinking tinyurl is going to get some love for the media coverage. :lol
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Nice podcast. I was hoping to hear more about Invasion, but ah well.
So, nothing new tomorrow? Or are we still possibly getting something? Maybe something from Bungie like an invasion write up.
So, nothing new tomorrow? Or are we still possibly getting something? Maybe something from Bungie like an invasion write up.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
EazyB said:
I'll be covering the after Beta pre release thread so the E3 stuff and leading all the way until Ghal's Official Thread later in the year, no need to future proof too much.
Yeah I'm considering reserving the second post in the thread for remembrances and other stuff. And some can be cut after the beta ends - no need to describe the playlists, for instance. I just went through and tightened up some of my sentences and got a couple hundred words out if it. I'll make room one way or another.EazyB said:
Also, this. Come what, July? we'll have a new interim thread.Dani said:
The Official Reach thread will require two posts, I think. More maps, game types, features, game modes (Firefight, Campaign, Forge, who knows what the hell else). It's gonna be huge. :lol
Princess Carl
Member
None of my asshole friends wanted to play halo; now, 20 minutes later here I am shutting off in the box in rage.
Playing by yourself can be so damn frustrating.
Playing by yourself can be so damn frustrating.