RebornYeti
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xDangerboy said:
Yeah, I guess.
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Halo Reach Reveal Thread - Matchmaking/Multiplayer Details Revealed
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Yeah, I guess.
So... Elites win if they get it to theManCannon said:No, I was referring to Invasion (proper) - in the BETA. In the BETA you don't switch sides - so yeah, that means 6 people magically end up on Elite/Offense, 6 end up on Spartan/Defense.
The game ends if the Elites get the core back to the ship or if the Spartan's shut 'em down at any point along the way. You then return to lobby, rinse and repeat. Weird? Yeah, a bit. It's not called a BETA for nothin.
Invasion Slayer doesn't have have the same notion of "rounds" or an offense/defense component.
I admit I fired up photoshop before I finished reading the post.bobs99 ... said:
I got so excited :lol
Now where is Frankie? Is he getting some codes? He owes me one for that one avatar I made for him a while back (though I'm sure he doesn't agree with any of this, but it's worth a try).
Kapura said:
Yup. If Spartans stop the Elites in phase 1 or phase 2 and the timer expires then the game is over right then and there. Last night my group shut down the Elites on phase 1 two games in a row. Spartans can also win in phase 3 if they prevent the Elites from capturing the core before the timer expires. Quite a few games came down to that core inching along and falling inches short of being returned.
If the Elites get through to the final phase and get the core to the drop ship, they win.
BladedExpert
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This thread (or more likely Ghaleons Reach BETA thread) are gonna be a mess this time next thursday :lol
Back on topic: I cant wait to see my average kill distance and death distance. Im willing to bet my kill distance will be at least double my death distance (I suck a close quarters battles)
Back on topic: I cant wait to see my average kill distance and death distance. Im willing to bet my kill distance will be at least double my death distance (I suck a close quarters battles)
Princess Carl
Member
-Yeti said:Yeah, I guess.
Perfect.
Its a good thing I upgraded my Auto-Tuner to a Grandpa-Tuner for just such an occasion.
RebornYeti
Member
ManCannon said:
Sweet! I'll do that too.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Letters said:
I already made something, I knew I wasnt going to beat the guys around here so I did a little jokey thing taking the piss out of his "How is it broken" Halo 2 article - to be fair I would have probably just pissed him off :lol (I just had a re-read of that article, and its odd how accurate some of the points are, and how much I disagreed with others).
On the plus side I did find this when looking for a Reach picture to use though:
http://host.trivialbeing.org/up/halo-20080820-fall-of-reach-concept-art-3.jpg
Most definetly really old.
CrazedArabMan
Member
ManCannon said:No, I was referring to Invasion (proper) - in the BETA. In the BETA you don't switch sides - so yeah, that means 6 people magically end up on Elite/Offense, 6 end up on Spartan/Defense.
The game ends if the Elites get the core back to the ship or if the Spartan's shut 'em down at any point along the way. You then return to lobby, rinse and repeat. Weird? Yeah, a bit. It's not called a BETA for nothin.
Invasion Slayer doesn't have have the same notion of "rounds" or an offense/defense component.
By the sound of it though, at least it is only the BETA for now and can change for the final game, which is a good thing. It just seems odd that both sides don't get a go. Just a quick example: if a team keeps getting put as Elites for a 4 games in a row or so when they really want to play as Spartans. But once again, we'll see how it plays out then.
Princess Carl
Member
Schmitty said:
Power Ballad
Schmitty said:
Anything that's relevant to the podcast. Lyrics, sound bites, an underlying Halo theme, etc.. but something that makes sense.
Like the current fan submission on this week's podcast... or Spawn On Your Bro (Co-Op Style).
I'd love to hear some tracks that included outtakes and notable quotes from vidocs or podcasts overlayed on some sweet beats, as one example. But that's just me.
I fear I've launched another hastily conceived and poorly planned theme song contest.
Never setup a specific means of collecting the submissions and most people on twitter are just linking to their favorite band on YouTube. Doh.Princess Carl
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Hey guys can i get some opinions on this avatar I made from a Campaign screenshot?
Can you guys tell what is going on in the picture, comments, etc.
Can you guys tell what is going on in the picture, comments, etc.
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
Does the core reset like other objective items???
Slightly Live
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Updated the OP with all the latest links as of today. It will be continuously updated through to next week, as there are a lot of incoming stuff to hit us this and next week, up until Ghaleon's Beta thread launches.
If you think you've missed out of any of the links, reveals, interviews, podcasts or whatever, give it a look over - it's been changed significantly since originally posted.
If you think you've missed out of any of the links, reveals, interviews, podcasts or whatever, give it a look over - it's been changed significantly since originally posted.
RebornYeti
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Oozer3993 said:
I will consider it! I suck at editing, so I'll need all the help I can get with that.
My current attempt at describing invasion. I should be able to clean it up tomorrow after the embargo, before posting the thread, but any corrections or suggestions now are welcome. I'm hoping to minimize my early morning editing.
Invasion | Players: 6v6 | A multistage, Elites vs. Spartans objective gametype, set elusively on Boneyard in the Beta. The objective is for the attacking Elites to capture a Data Core.
Invasion Slayer | Players: 6v6 | A Slayer-focused Invasion variant, also Elites vs. Spartans set on Boneyard.
Invasion | Players: 6v6 | A multistage, Elites vs. Spartans objective gametype, set elusively on Boneyard in the Beta. The objective is for the attacking Elites to capture a Data Core.
- Each team is formed of three pairs of fire teams, with Elites attacking and Spartans defending. Players can choose to spawn by their fire team partner, if they are away from the opposing team.
- The game takes place over three distinct phases, with new Load Outs, vehicles and sections of the map unlocking at each phase.
- Phase 1: Attackers try to unlock the Core location by capturing a set of territories.
- Phase 2: Attackers must steal the Data Core.
- Phase 3: Attackers transport the Data Core to a Phantom for extraction.
- Each Phase lasts four minutes; if the objective is not completed on time, the game ends. Completing a phase extends the game into the next.
- In the Beta, a game of Invasion is one-sided, to increase matchmaking churn.
Invasion Slayer | Players: 6v6 | A Slayer-focused Invasion variant, also Elites vs. Spartans set on Boneyard.
- Scoring is based on kills, first team to 100 kills wins.
- Similar to Invasion, the game evolves in Phases, unlocking Load Outs and vehicles at each: Phase 2 begins when a team hits 25 kills, Phase 3 when 50 kills are reached.
- Roaming reinforcement territories move around the map, and can be captured to air-drop in additional supplies (which drop after a countdown and can be taken by either team). The air drops get better from Phase to Phase.
AwesomeSyrup
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With all this talk about music, does anyone know where I can find sheet music for the Halo theme song?
bobs...onGaf
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Hey You said:
I guess they will keep that secret? I would love some more general Halo 2 stats and info myself, im still really interested in seeing what modes were cut, im sure theres a lot we havent heard about which didnt even make it into Halo 2?
P.S. People are still on Halo 2 now!
Also, with stats like hours played, can we get some privacy filters Bungie? I have a feeling im going to have hundreds of hours played a few months from release, which wont look so good if im supposed to be working :lol
AwesomeSyrup
Banned
About Invasion, is it gonna stay 6 vs. 6 in the full game? I was thinking I read somewhere where the beta wouldn't have more than 12 people in one match. I'm kinda hoping Invasion ends up being 8 vs. 8. Also with Invasion being added, will we still get regular BTB?
bobs...onGaf
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Merguson said:
It doesnt count people who are idling or in customs, im pretty sure people are still on but maybe in customs?
I know just a bit earlier I saw 2 people - guess they didnt get into a game lol
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
IGN Preview of Headhunter:
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/108/1085086p1.html
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/108/1085086p1.html
AwesomeSyrup
Banned
IGN sucks so much, they said there are only 4 game types in the beta. :lolAllIsOneIsNone said:
Thagomizer
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MAY 4THAwesomeSyrup said:
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
AwesomeSyrup said:
Eh, its a dude from IGN Aussie...maybe its a small story or maybe they want a fresh perspective (cough, Hilary Goldstein, cough). They should know their shit, regardless.
Subtervotion
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AwesomeSyrup said:
'Come May 4th....' :lol :lol
Edit: OMG its sooo obvious!
Thagomizer
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JaggedSac said:
Fixed.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Butane123 said:
Bungie should have an in-house photoshop sort of program just to make photos look ultra narstay.
Thagomizer
Member
Oozer3993 said:Throw in T-Swift and we got a deal.
Your proposal is acceptable.
Is there a low bar to how much your podcast intro is allowed to suck? I made something in the style of crazyfrog... :lol I think it came out bad even compared to crazy frog, but I wasted a couple of hours trying to put it together so I'd like to send it in anyways, but not if hurting someone's ears for 30 seconds gets me blacklisted at Bungie for every future promotion/contest. :lol
VV Ok, let me upload it somewhere
VV Ok, let me upload it somewhere