The Real Napsta
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You can't have equipment in swat for starters.
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Halo The Master Chief Collection |OT| Halo Never Died, It Was Just Missing In Action
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"Updated voting options across multiple playlists to improve the balance of appearance of BR-start and objective game types."
Holy shit you're right. They don't specify its increase/decrease.
I assume balance should mean the voting options are BR start, AR start, and Objective. That's what balance is to me.
ideal balance is BR start everywhere
Henery's post could have been before patch though. Don't know.
EDIT: For the uninformed masses, for the record, Bungie themselves admitted that Objective gametypes should be BR start. In Reach or Halo 3, I forget, they changed Team Objective to be BR start only.
ProvenDeadly
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BR start needs to be in every game type. Especially when the starting weapons are as useless as they are in H2/3
VisceralBowl
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Does anybody want to play through HCE and Halo 2 on Legendary? I'd like to grab all the collectibles while I'm at it.
ProvenDeadly
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akidnamededdy
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I just wish Big Team was working more reliably. I needs my vehicles :-(
Sounds like you're getting donged on bro
For Halo 3, they just renamed Team Throwback to Social Skirmish and deleted the original Social Skirmish.
I still hate that decision, because Social Skirmish lost a shit-ton of it's variety with that move.
Reach ended up with Flag Slayer down the line, and it was a first slot option, so Objective literally became Slayer DMR.
Halo 3 is the last remaining Halo title to have a pure Objective playlist.
UnlovedJew
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Just played my first game of Swat and I rage quit. Halo 4 pitfall, 5v4. Some of the worst spawns I've ever seen in Halo. Just wow.
Maybe it's something to do with people switching to Elite models in Halo 3 SWAT to make them harder to headshot due to how the Elite model looks.
Could the MCC will force everyone to Spartan for SWAT H3? Hmm.
BigLee74
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Oh there's a bit of that.
But there's also a bit of this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGr1wi-kMmg
and a whole load of this...
http://xim4.com/community/index.php?board=6.0
My point is quite simply SWAT is the gametype that generally attracts these users, as they start with the hitscan weapons!
PS. As a (ex) PC gamer myself, I would have one in a heartbeat if it wasn't for the fact that a) its bloody expensive, and b) too much hassle given my xbox is in the living room.
Those devices emulate using a controller, so you still have awful horizontal and vertical acceleration and all sorts of wonkiness. I've used them a few times. Unless you absolutely can't use a controller, they're more of a handicap than anything else.
Plus I would wager the number of people using them is extremely, extremely small.
BigLee74
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The Xim product is way more sophisticated than other similar/older products, and uses smart translaters (configured on a PER game basis) that help emulate a 1-1 transition between mouse movement and crosshair movement. You move your mouse in a circle, you get the same circle on the screen.
They are very VERY good. Don't believe me? Read the forums, look at the videos. I have seen one in action. The difference it makes to your game in fast moving shooters (like Halo SWAT), providing you can use a mouse and keyboard of course, is ridiculous. They are complete game changers.
Mouse & Keyboard me would hammer controller me, and I am fairly comfortable with a controller.
Like you say, I do hope they number of people using them is small. But the paranoid guy in me knows that people are buying them to dish out beatings, and are therefore attracted to certain games...
Anyway, get bloody BTB fixed. I am missing this badly and have managed exactly zero games in it since MCC release.
BigEvilTurtle
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SWAT? Nice, my dad will love this.
The DMR makes it super satisfying. Also sprint. Also Halo 4 has some excellent maps for SWAT like Haven.
Poodlestrike
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Say what you will about H4, it's got a killer SWAT mode.
The quicker 343 penalize quiters the better, just back off and play support for your team if your suffering. This isn't cod, no one is coming to replace you. Its my worst bug bear at the moment, it spoiled the original halo 2 and 3 and I don't want it to be common place in the MCC.
Chaotic-Strike
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Top three things I need from 343i not including working matchmaking is.
1.Dedicated Halo CE playlist
2.Dedicated Servers
3.Team Snipers playlist
Give it to me NAO 343i.
1.Dedicated Halo CE playlist
2.Dedicated Servers
3.Team Snipers playlist
Give it to me NAO 343i.
Jessie.Bristol
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The only thing I hate about SWAT in Halo 4 is the majority of players use the DMR. I prefer using the Battle Rifle and do use it unless 2/3 of the enemy team are using the DMR.
The Jackdog
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goddamn the DMR in halo 4 swat is fun.
Chaotic-Strike
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MICROSOFT_EXCEL_1996.EXE
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so the halo 3 playlist is ruined. great. now I have no reason to play this game. I want my money back.
What happened to that playlist?
MICROSOFT_EXCEL_1996.EXE
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BR starts are pretty rare.
BeamImpact
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the worst of all Halos in terms of MP being ruined?
yes, thats great indeed
Thank the lord!
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
Go grab one off of the map? AR starts is just an extra tier of weapon control.
AR/Duals -> BR/Carbine -> Power Weapons. It's not bad unless the other team is in complete control. Then you've got to coordinate a big push.
Altered Juice
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whoo! some randy in the btb playlist just had a meltdown when the majority voted for meltdown
The Jackdog
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Is halo 3, idk, slower than the others?
Everytime i play it i like it less and less and it just feels like a slog compared to halo 2 and obviously 4. And the sounds of the guns sound so soft. H2A and H4 have such PUNCH behind the weapon sounds i love it.
Everytime i play it i like it less and less and it just feels like a slog compared to halo 2 and obviously 4. And the sounds of the guns sound so soft. H2A and H4 have such PUNCH behind the weapon sounds i love it.
backflip10019
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Well, there are some maps where BRs are pretty difficult to come by. Think there are only two on Blackout and maybe two on Guardian. So, that's not always an option. And running at each other with AR's blaring and then dual beating each other down is not a fun way to play.
The Jackdog
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I had a round we lost in and some dude on my team was FLIPPING OUT at everyone so i messaged him after the game and said U MAD and he called me and my mom gay.
I missed you halo.
I missed you halo.
The blue team might as well be invisible on that map.
The king is back!
BigEvilTurtle
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Not all maps are good for AR starts, I agree with that. But I disagree that AR starts = spray and melee gameplay. That's just how some people play and it's easy to avoid/counter.
I wonder how he sorted this one out.
The Jackdog
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Im not sure if he meant we were gay together or gay, individually, but still gay.
either way he was very upset we lost.
EXACTLY as you remembered it...
Oh Haven I missed you...
http://xboxclips.com/Mr+Noobcraft/6a20a902-20ca-4082-8e0b-ddbbcd7b3228
http://xboxclips.com/Mr+Noobcraft/6a20a902-20ca-4082-8e0b-ddbbcd7b3228
backflip10019
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<3 SWAT overkills!
Lol nice. The DMR in Halo 4 is so satisfying.
Xbox One black crush strikes again!
Man, 343 is stupid.
And lol to the two of you.
BigEvilTurtle
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God people like you are fucking annoying. I never said I prefer AR starts. I'm just saying it adds a layer of gameplay. It's not PREFERRED for Halo 3 since the AR is abysmal, but acting like it ruins the whole playlist is being a whiny little bitch.
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