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HaloGAF |OT: Anniversary| So fades the great harvest of our betrayal.
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Wow, that could be me playing.
There was a screenshot of a tweet posted in one thread from the H2 MP dev that said it was the same as H2 but brought up to modern times? Don't quote me on that but I'll try to find the picture.
After many halo games, ELO has been the only thing that actually worked.
Not sure if this has been posted but here is some 1080p 60fps gameplay on Sanc. Buttery smooth and cookie crisp.
http://www.gamersyde.com/thqstream_halo_2_anniversary_mp_sanctuary_shrine_gameplay_60fps-ME1rNlxC1G6N0zMe_en.html
Frankie if you are around I have a question about H1 BG. Are we getting the PC variant of BG with the fuel rod gun, rocket hog, and banshee? That makes a pretty big difference and haven't seen anyone ask yet.
http://www.gamersyde.com/thqstream_halo_2_anniversary_mp_sanctuary_shrine_gameplay_60fps-ME1rNlxC1G6N0zMe_en.html
Frankie if you are around I have a question about H1 BG. Are we getting the PC variant of BG with the fuel rod gun, rocket hog, and banshee? That makes a pretty big difference and haven't seen anyone ask yet.
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
The base with the back wall being open and covered in vines... Can you not bounce grenades off that? Seems kind of imbalanced to allow grenade bounces off the back of one base and not the other.
Can you tell me how how Elo actually worked and H3's didn't?
Halo 3 doesn't let you lose rank for winning because it matched you against people too far below you.
Halo 3 finds your skill quickly.
Halo 3 never had a rank reset. Halo 2's Elo is not a matter of if the ranks will be reset, but when. It's unavoidable.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Wait, H2A has loadouts? Are they pre-determined and tailored for each map, or can we make our own? Also, not a fan of hit markers coming back.
The Librarian
Banned
It showed them? I must've missed it because all I saw was "press X for weapon set" or something
ncsuDuncan
Member
The +10 is actually still rendered on half the frames.
Since the human eye can only see 30 fps it's basically invisible.
Now I'm fully aboard this 60fps craze.
Orochinagis
Member
Would be the equivalent to the storm rifle then? The SAW is bad in close range but better at medium range and keeping your distance to make it work efficiently.
The few times I used the SMG were more to go close and kill the enemy
The Henery
Member
The medals are turds on a plaque though. Just bite the bullet and reinstate the original Bungie medals.
Sanctuary looks stunning, particularly the waterfall effects.
Delta Halo looked a little rough on the stream, not that I really care about Halo 2's campaign.
Love that they redesigned the snipe for h2 anni multi. Carbine and SMG also sounding very good. Don't like the sound of the BR nor its reticle. Why have both Bungie and 343 struggled with finding a satisfying bass and kick to that weapons audio? It's only ever sounded like it should in the original H2.
Still persisting with the completely redundant but mildly distracting reticle flare on the sniper. Why?
Good stuff overall. Dreaming of H3 at 60 FPS now.
Seriously.. I do not like them at all. So bland... And they all look the same.
Pls revert.
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
I'm almost positive Frankie mentioned them being placeholder, but I could be wrong.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Out of the loadouts (weapon sets?) they showed, my only concern are the plasma grenades. If those are available at spawn in BTB I'm gonna be pretty bummed.
NobleGundam
Banned
NobleGundam
Banned
Well they did display it's work in progress so not worried at all
This is true.
They removed the +10 and white text from middle of the screen, so hopefully they're still working on it. I wouldn't mind reverting to the older medals, they had a more distinct look. Or to come up with newer ones. Though I think they'll probably do that for H5?
Could be. But personally I only really felt the difference between the Suppressor and the AR--the Storm Rifle's differences felt too tiny to register. It didn't help that it was one of the weaker feeling weapons.
On that note, I can't say any of the weapons sound bad in the new version, I'm just annoyed that we keep on having to reinvent the wheel with weapon sounds.
Any idea where you heard/read this? I could certainly see them being placeholder. I could also see them saying fuck it and using them again. Supes worried. Totes big deal.
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
I think he posted here on GAF about it once. Again, don't take my word for it. It's a relatively fuzzy memory but I'm confident in it.
Halo 3 ranking was the worst. You soared to rank position, which isn't how it should work. Majority of people on my friends were max level... and we definitely weren't the best in all of Halo. In halo 2 we were all generally 32-40. Without the cheaters I still think I would not have hit level 50.
You didn't lose rank as quickly. ELO wasn't perfect but it was the best system.
You pick out very rare anomaly as a downside... but then you praise halo 3 which has absolutely zero upside. It doesn't find skill, at all.
I am going to read EVERY ONE of his posts over the last 2 years. Lord help you if you're wrong.
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
I'll repent thusly.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Reticle flares are unnecessary and make me think of Reach, bloom and other games that have aiming that isn't Halo's static-at-all-times reticles.
Very useful for AR and other automatics though. Don't want that flare for those to go away. For other weapons, like the sniper though... we don't need that.
Popped down my preorder for the Sunset Overdrive console. Someone who doesn't want their Kinect should sell it to me.
Reticle flares used to really bother me, but now I quite enjoy them. I dunno how effective they actually are at conveying bullet spread and controlling player's heavy trigger fingers, though.
Reticle flares used to really bother me, but now I quite enjoy them. I dunno how effective they actually are at conveying bullet spread and controlling player's heavy trigger fingers, though.
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
Nope, they want to distance "their" halo from Bungie.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Yeah, I don't think it really helps much for a game like Halo. People were fine from 2001-2010 before Reach came around.
aHebrewMenagerie
Member
Sure helps with burst firing with AR. Trying to burst with it was a pain in the ass in Halo 3... but perhaps its spread was high regardless of how long you fired...
You can burst fire the Halo 3 AR.
Zeouterlimits
Member
*happy sigh*
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
its just that No one is thinking objectively, its just "343 show good thing" "we like" "343 no do bad"
and seemingly forget all the shit that was Halo 4 and the fact that they had a working classic Halo and scrapped it.
objectively, they can fuck up so much.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
You think you have to warn HaloGAF to be skeptical of 343? We're responding to things that we like positively. We're also responding to things we don't like with criticism. You're quoting PR lines from two years ago.
So what are you trying to achieve here? What is it about today that leads you to believe they're bringing back halo 4 style and design decisions again? What do you want them to do?
Actual questions.
I hope that this has been said, but I really hope 343 changes Team Slayer in Halo 2 Anniversary. Bungie even said SMG starts was a bad idea in Halo 2, yet the demo they have today is SMG, Plasma Rifle, or Pistol starts. Why can't it just be BR/Carbine starts if anything? I hate getting killed, just because I spawn with a shitty weapon, and someone else picked up a BR.
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
I want them to go back to Arena/Classic Halo. They showed BR.gif and HaloGAF was all atwitter. then they dropped Perks, cant drop flag, no assault and everything else.
i just dont want them to do that again, we've not had a real arena halo since 3. i want that type of halo back. not all these changes just to seemingly distance themselves from bungie.