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Halo Reach Reveal Thread - Matchmaking/Multiplayer Details Revealed

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TTG

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TrAcEr_x90 said:
I like the halo series, but damn, i can not for the life of me ever remember what happend in the games story, alot of go here and shoot this. Maybe because i always did co op I didn't pay a ton of attention to whats goin on. So this game is a prequel all current halo games? Was master chief the only spartan left during these games or there are others out there?
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I just have holes in the Halo trilogy that I can't recall. Cortana/Gravemind BS? Don't know, don't care. Why the covenant show up on earth besides turning the planet into GLAAASSSS? no clue. Why the chief went back to another Halo? Because it's fun, durrhhh.

I'm ok with the story the way it is. I don't find myself waiting for the action to start again during cutscenes, no cringe worthy moments(except the flood ship crashing on earth). And most importantly, I'm not annoyed at the characters. Overall, MC has been handled well and that's all that matters.

I don't want to make one of those "hey you guys shouldn't really be having fun! stop it!" posts, but... I think the people who go through every book and anime and trading card or whatever else they have out there are looking for depth that really isn't there. It started simply enough and Bungie had to cobble up a space opera because the fan base spread into millions and that's what you do when that happens, you create "lore".
 
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FunkyMunkey

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TTG said:
I just have holes in the Halo trilogy that I can't recall. Cortana/Gravemind BS? Don't know, don't care. Why the covenant show up on earth besides turning the planet into GLAAASSSS? no clue. Why the chief went back to another Halo? Because it's fun, durrhhh.
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"Don't know, don't care" means you don't really represent a lot of halo fans. And the "holes" you listed are very, very obviously shown in the story and you failing to understand what happened is just pure laziness on your part.

2cents
 
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Walshicus

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All of these avatars here are well and good, but do you have to make them loop like they do? At least put a 5 to 10 second pause there!
 
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The Librarian

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Best Reach avatar so far imo.
 
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TTG

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FunkyMunkey said:
"Don't know, don't care" means you don't really represent a lot of halo fans. And the "holes" you listed are very, very obviously shown in the story and you failing to understand what happened is just pure laziness on your part.

2cents
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NullPointer

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FunkyMunkey said:
"Don't know, don't care" means you don't really represent a lot of halo fans. And the "holes" you listed are very, very obviously shown in the story and you failing to understand what happened is just pure laziness on your part.

2cents
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I'm the only one in my gaming circle that has a clue as to the storyline of Halo 1-3 and ODST.

I don't blame them for this.
 
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feel

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Sir Fragula said:
All of these avatars here are well and good, but do you have to make them loop like they do? At least put a 5 to 10 second pause there!
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Most of them are indeed really short and with a rough transition, but to be honest I made them this way because I'm usually annoyed by those long pauses in the end of gifs, I'd rather have them loop at a constant speed.
 
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Walshicus

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Letters said:
Most of them are indeed really short and with a rough transition, but to be honest I made them this way because I'm usually annoyed by those long pauses in the end of gifs, I'd rather have them loop at a constant speed.
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That's fair enough, I just think their impact would be greater without the loop. :)
 
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Talon

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NullPointer said:
In fact, I'm looking forward to any ODST elements that they put into Reach. Hub/Open World aspects, Battle Net AI, etc.
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Disagree entirely mostly because the Hub world was a dull way to get between the missions.
 
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NullPointer

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Talon- said:
Disagree entirely mostly because the Hub world was a dull way to get between the missions.
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Didn't find it dull so much as a change of pace and threat from Halo 3. if I wanted continuous action I'd pop Halo 3 back in.
 
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Slightly Live

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The Lamonster said:
Great job on the OP, Dani.
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Thanks!

I will be tidying it up over the next few weeks. We have a ton of magazine coverage coming in the New Year around mid to late Jan, so plenty of info to come!
 
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Not a Jellyfish

but I am a sheep
Dani said:
Thanks!

I will be tidying it up over the next few weeks. We have a ton of magazine coverage coming in the New Year around mid to late Jan, so plenty of info to come!
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So excited for the new coverage and to see the OP changes. Really looking good. :D
 
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The Librarian

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NullPointer said:
Didn't find it dull so much as a change of pace and threat from Halo 3. if I wanted continuous action I'd pop Halo 3 back in.
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Yep. With Reach, I'm expecting Bungie to expand upon the ideas of ODST, and make their last Halo game (at least for a long while) expand upon what's been built as much as possible.
 
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Skilotonn

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Waaaaaaaaaaaay late with this but I was too busy to post yesterday...

The intro cutscene already looked like a huge step-up from the past Halo engine, but watching the 720p WMV version? Holy shit that was sharp & crisp - to the point where I could see why people couldn't believe their eyes when they saw it - the confused haters were hilarious though - they make it way too obvious when they aren't fit to judge a thing when they can't decide if it looks no different to Halo 3 or it's CG...:lol

But we've already gotten confirmation from three official sources that it's all in-engine so there should be no debate, but whatever. The animation like I said way back is exceptional, glad that the new animation studio is showing such a substantial improvement over the last game, and practically over anything else out there...

And it's pretty clear what Shishka meant when he said that the skull wasn't painted onto the helmet when you see the 720p version - detail is so good that you can clearly see that it was carved in. Faces are sooooooooo much better now, and the movement with the speech is top work - they are actually properly mouthing what they say with proper-looking teeth as well...

I like the little details in there including something no one else mentioned - when the solo Spartan walked in, the first thing the female Spartan intercepted him, the first place she looked was where his name and tag should be, which of course was blank - nice touch right there...

Loved the huge valley that the Warthog drove through - Halo is all about huge expansive areas, so there is no doubt that a new engine is going to do it even bigger than their 3-4 year old engine did before, and loved the gorgeous skies that look like paintings that is one of Bungie's trademarks...

How some people hated the music is beyond me, I especially loved the way it faded out right before the Elite was shown - I'm just waiting for Marty to upload an MP3 of the theme for us for Christmas...

Really can't wait to see if it'll really be squad based as I'm highly interested in seeing Halo in this new light - until then, consider me HYPED for the first details in January!
 
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Why For?

Banned
So, out of curiosity.

Halo 3 sold 3.3 million in a month in 07 on a base of about what? 12 mill or less?

MW2 sold 4.2 on a base of 18?

Do we expect Reach will top that again on a base of around 21 or so?

Or are by install base figures WAY off?
 
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LCfiner

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Why For? said:
So, out of curiosity.

Halo 3 sold 3.3 million in a month in 07 on a base of about what? 12 mill or less?

MW2 sold 4.2 on a base of 18?

Do we expect Reach will top that again on a base of around 21 or so?

Or are by install base figures WAY off?
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Halo 3 sold that with an instal base of 6.5 million.

yeah, I know. attach rate was around 53%. redonkulous

If Halo reach gets a 25% attach rate (like MW2) or slightly higher, it’ll do bonkers numbers.

Bonkers.
 
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CrazedArabMan

Member
Why For? said:
So, out of curiosity.

Halo 3 sold 3.3 million in a month in 07 on a base of about what? 12 mill or less?

MW2 sold 4.2 on a base of 18?

Do we expect Reach will top that again on a base of around 21 or so?

Or are by install base figures WAY off?
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Was MW2 just 360 or all platforms though?
 
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Why For?

Banned
LCfiner said:
Halo 3 sold that with an instal base of 6.5 million.

yeah, I know. attach rate was around 53%. redonkulous

If Halo reach gets a 25% attach rate (like MW2) or slightly higher, it’ll do bonkers numbers.

Bonkers.
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FUCK!

So Reach could potentially to 5 mill plus first month.

wow. so wow.
 
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