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Halo The Master Chief Collection |OT| Halo Never Died, It Was Just Missing In Action

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Magni

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Halo 4 too? So you'll have to set loadouts and have ordinances with Halo 4, but not if you get a map that's not Halo 4?.... That's kind of weird lol

One of these games is not like the others...

Add zMagni when the game is finally playable. US East, I play competitively though I'm very rusty now, I just want to play with people who play seriously enough to call out and what not, the basics :)
 

Hatchtag

Banned
kids voted Halo 3 out of H2 and H1. crazy. Forgot how bad halo 3 really was.

So far I'm liking 3 over 2, honestly. 2 just feels weird to someone who's only played 1 and 3. Like, the balancing of stuff just seems so in-between. Like, grenades seem great in H1, and stickies seem great in H3, and they both seem shitty in H2.
That said, the majority of maps that were remade for Halo 3 aren't ones I really care for, especially Cold Storage. Also, another gripe: I hate how so many of H2A's maps are ones that have been done to death. I'd rather they remake a map that hasn't been constantly remade. Give it some variety.
 
Just had a great time playing customs with some gaffers.

Seriously, for now, I highly recommend you all save yourself the headache of trying to get a match and just band together with some people for customs.

I only had a party of three, I put a message out here and almost instantly we were able to play 6v6.

As others are saying, this game is so beautiful and plays so well. Damn shame to see it muddied by Bugs Bunny.
 
So far I'm liking 3 over 2, honestly. 2 just feels weird to someone who's only played 1 and 3. Like, the balancing of stuff just seems so in-between. Like, grenades seem great in H1, and stickies seem great in H3, and they both seem shitty in H2.
That said, the majority of maps that were remade for Halo 3 aren't ones I really care for, especially Cold Storage. Also, another gripe: I hate how so many of H2A's maps are ones that have been done to death. I'd rather they remake a map that hasn't been constantly remade. Give it some variety.

Halo 3 is terrible. The BR spread is insane, the equipment sucks, the movement sucks. There's really nothing about it besides graphics that was an overall improvement.
 

Montresor

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I'm aware they have charge and plays. I had a 360 lol. The difference is that the PS4 just comes with a cord. I didn't have to spend 25 bucks extra. It is an inconvenience. I didnt like it back then, and I don't like it now. But obviously I have no choice, and I'm gonna be picking a kit up on Black Friday. Lmao.

Is the PS4 battery removable, and if so, can you remove the built-in battery and replace it with another similar built-in battery, or with AA batteries? If so, then the PS4 solution is objectively the better solution. It has a convenient rechargeable battery out of the box, and that battery can be replaced with another similar battery, or with AAs, in case the stock battery degrades.

But if the answer to those questions is No, then IMO it's a situation of there being positives and negatives on both sides of the table (with regards to PS4 versus XB1 battery cage designs). Don't forget that XB1 has astonishingly long-lasting battery-power - on a full charge XB1 controller lasts 30 hours.

I've used the same two AA Duracell rechargeable batteries on the XB1 controller at my place since December, without issues.
 

Obscured

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Definitely improved MM, but not rock-solid. I was having good luck earlier and then I wasn't, but right now it has been much quicker, I've been in a few games in a row without disconnects. Still some uneven teams though.
 

Magni

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So far I'm liking 3 over 2, honestly. 2 just feels weird to someone who's only played 1 and 3. Like, the balancing of stuff just seems so in-between. Like, grenades seem great in H1, and stickies seem great in H3, and they both seem shitty in H2.
That said, the majority of maps that were remade for Halo 3 aren't ones I really care for, especially Cold Storage. Also, another gripe: I hate how so many of H2A's maps are ones that have been done to death. I'd rather they remake a map that hasn't been constantly remade. Give it some variety.

I prefer 2 over 3 in general, but 3 was still a great game. Just 110% speed makes it so much better though. Oh and I forgot about equipment. Yeah screw that. (I mostly played MLG rules when I played Halo 3, and that was basically trying to replicate Halo 2)
 

Hatchtag

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Halo 3 is terrible. The BR spread is insane, the equipment sucks, the movement sucks. There's really nothing about it besides graphics that was an overall improvement.

I donno, I liked it a lot. I loved the original maps, I like how beat downs feel. There's a lot I liked about Halo 3.
 
Manage just spent probably 3.5 besting truth and reconciliation on legendary... It was very frustrating and time consuming... They checkpoints in these games are brutal...

I'm debating whether I should play the rest of the game like this.
 

Sephzilla

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I'm starting to wish MCC used a map/gametype selection system more similar to what Mario Kart 8 does - where everyone makes a choice and then it's randomly decided based on what everyone selects. I'm already sick of Team BRs on Lockout/Lockdown being constantly selected.
 

FordGTGuy

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Manage just spent probably 3.5 besting truth and reconciliation on legendary... It was very frustrating and time consuming... They checkpoints in these games are brutal...

I'm debating whether I should play the rest of the game like this.

You should get a buddy to play with you.

I'm starting to wish MCC used a map/gametype selection system more similar to what Mario Kart 8 does - where everyone makes a choice and then it's randomly decided based on what everyone selects. I'm already sick of Team BRs on Lockout/Lockdown being constantly selected.

This is basically the only map that was played on XBC after all these years, I'm not at all surprised by its popularity.
 

Magni

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^ Lockout is the de_dust of console FPSes, and for good reason. Halo has a ton of other good maps, but Lockout is timeless.

I donno, I liked it a lot. I loved the original maps, I like how beat downs feel. There's a lot I liked about Halo 3.

Which ones? I really liked Pit and Narrows, Guardian was fun though it really is just a poor man's Lockout.

Remember beat downs pre-patch in H3? That shit was infuriating haha
 

HiiiLife

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I'm starting to wish MCC used a map/gametype selection system more similar to what Mario Kart 8 does - where everyone makes a choice and then it's randomly decided based on what everyone selects. I'm already sick of Team BRs on Lockout/Lockdown being constantly selected.

I'm the opposite. I could never do objective gametypes or default slayer. Gimme the Team BRs.
 
Can someone clarify this for me? If Halo 1, 2, 3, and 4 maps are all in rotation together, are there ordinances and loadouts when a Halo 4 map gets picked, or.....
 

kinggroin

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Halo 3 framerate is a fucking abomination. I thought this was the smoothest running of the set?


Its a super judder filled stuttery mess. Even looking at the ground. Like some vsync or timing issue.


Anyone else?
 

FordGTGuy

Banned
Can someone clarify this for me? If Halo 1, 2, 3, and 4 maps are all in rotation together, are there ordinances and loadouts when a Halo 4 map gets picked, or.....

Every game uses it's own engine so if you play Halo 4 you're going to see ordinances and loadouts.

I highly recommend just going and building some loadouts now in case you need them.
 

Hatchtag

Banned
Which ones? I really liked Pit and Narrows, Guardian was fun though it really is just a poor man's Lockout.

Remember beat downs pre-patch in H3? That shit was infuriating haha

Valhalla, Sand Trap, The Pit, and High Ground are personal favorites. Man doing stupid shit with the elephant was fun.I like Gaurdian, I actually prefer it to Lockout though that probably puts me in the minority.
 

Magni

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Can someone clarify this for me? If Halo 1, 2, 3, and 4 maps are all in rotation together, are there ordinances and loadouts when a Halo 4 map gets picked, or.....

Just hope it doesn't get picked :p
if it gets picked, then it's Halo 4, not Halo 2 on a Halo 4 map
 

Magni

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Valhalla, Sand Trap, The Pit, and High Ground are personal favorites. Man doing stupid shit with the elephant was fun.I like Gaurdian, I actually prefer it to Lockout though that probably puts me in the minority.

I prefer Valhalla to Coag, but found Sand Trap to be too dull. High Ground was nice for asymmetric objective games. The Pit was probably the best 4v4 launch map.
 

Matt

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Halo 2 is playing incredibly janky. Long lag on the melee, the zoom doesn't work for me half the time, and horrible LOD issues, among other things.

Edit: Also some horrible crushed blacks on the cinematics. What is going on...
 

alterno69

Banned
I'm aware they have charge and plays. I had a 360 lol. The difference is that the PS4 just comes with a cord. I didn't have to spend 25 bucks extra. It is an inconvenience. I didnt like it back then, and I don't like it now. But obviously I have no choice, and I'm gonna be picking a kit up on Black Friday. Lmao.
Fwiw, i bough a pack with a controller + play amd charge kit in may or june and the battery is already dead. Same shit happened to me with my last 360 play and charge kit, they suck.
 

NameGenerated

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Halo 4 MM is the only playlist that works with no problems for me.

lol the one time I've tried that playlist, it somehow put me into the normal team slayer list, Halo 2 Zanzibar got selected, black screen for like a minute, then the game crashed.
 

Jeramii

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How in the world do I sign a guest in for split screen in a custom game? I feel like a crazy person.

It appears you simply just need to go to your Xbox One home screen, go up to the top left where you sign users in or out, and sign in an additional person. After that it should work. Should...
 

HiiiLife

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Fwiw, i bough a pack with a controller + play amd charge kit in may or june and the battery is already dead. Same shit happened to me with my last 360 play and charge kit, they suck.

I have no choice. Buying AA's every week isn't cool to me. If it dies it dies.
 

alterno69

Banned
I have no choice. Buying AA's every week isn't cool to me. If it dies it dies.
I know, and i also prefer Sony solution even if the battery on the DS4 is crap, i just plug it to my console every night and have never had it die on me in the middle of a game. Anyway, i hope i don't get major bugs on Halo 1 tomorrow cause i plan to play the campaing all day basically.
 

FordGTGuy

Banned
I know, and i also prefer Sony solution even if the battery on the DS4 is crap, i just plug it to my console every night and have never had it die on me in the middle of a game. Anyway, i hope i don't get major bugs on Halo 1 tomorrow cause i plan to play the campaing all day basically.

That's not a solution, the Xbox One controller can do the same thing while giving you more options and lasting longer...

The problem with the PS4 controller is that if it does die and you forgot to charge it than you're forced to leave it plugged in to even play.
 
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