TheOhrenberger.
Banned
I don't think anyone is suggesting that they make brand new maps for H2A. We just wouldn't mind getting a map pack of more remastered maps.
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Thanks Noks
I found out about it from the comic con panel. That should answer the 4th question.
If they were to remake some of Halo 2's larger maps that'd give the Forge community a lot to play with.
Whilst you and 343 are making the best Halo game ever?
GringoSuave89
Banned
Welcome to Halo 4 Heavies! That was the last few games I played this evening. I finally just switched to a few games of SWAT and then called it quits.
This was CTF blaaah. I avoid heavies unless I'm playing in a party
Freaking ridiculous.
GringoSuave89
Banned
7 and 4 isn't bad at all, but the rest of your team? Yeesh...
Haha yeah. Only reason I went positive is because one of the guys on their team got cocky and kept trying to challenge me by himself. Killed him like 5 times in a row I thinks
Ehh my second game of the night is pretty much the same. Enemy team far too coordinated for randoms. I'm gonna have to quit and play something else. Too frustrating
GringoSuave89
Banned
After a while, 4 is only fun with a good party. We need a Gaf night
GringoSuave89
Banned
And it shall be glorious
Ashes2Bashers
Member
I need to see some H3 content right now...H2A multiplayer looks great btw..It feels like watching old Halo games because of no sprint and no f..ing AAs...
LinkToTheFuture
Member
I will teach you the ways of Halo drivingヽ(*・ω・
ﾉYeah this happens to me all the time if i don't go in with teammates =.= I don't get why i cant tell the game to give me a slower matching time in exchange for actual teamates that are at my skill level. I always seem to get bad randoms who seem like they bought the game yesterday vs a team of tryhards.
This sounds like you think AAs are a good thing.
Ashes2Bashers
Member
I need to get some advanced grammer lessons besides MCC...
Edit: Sorry if it's old..
http://www.twitch.tv/halo/b/558482025
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I know this has been discussed a bunch of times in the past, but what kind of measures would you all like to see to prevent / punish quitting in multiplayer?
Make a forfeit option that you can select from the start screen. When the player uses it there will be an unobtrusive notification on your teams screen. It wouldn't solve the whole problem but it's a start.
Monocle
Member
Fantastic, thanks!You're in luck. One of the FUD guys runs a fan art contest on the side for visualizingelements we haven't seen in the games. One of the rounds was to depict the Forerunner capital, and Bear himself said that this one actually comes close to what he envisioned: http://www.gregbear.com/blog/display.cfm?id=7400
Just make it pretty in your head. More pictures in the link.
Isn't Ali-A a big COD youtuber? Definitely got a chuckle out of him having less than five kills every game.
Edit: Actually he did pretty good the first game. Still, I saw him get crapped on a few good times in that video.
Seeing as they had a big part in the development of Halo 4s multiplayer, theyre even listed as co-developer, I expect them to again fit that role for the next Halo.
I'm ready to learn whenever you want.I will teach you the ways of Halo drivingヽ(*・ω・
No quit penalty like Reach had for sure (temp ban from MM), such things are infuriating, especially since they may be triggered by temporary connection issues or such.
Make the game good enough people like to play it, and that includes every single map. No crap like symmetric objective games in asymmetric maps... And make the matchmaking good enough people don't feel they have to play with idiots or too good players.
Those two measures alone will reduce quitting.
Persistent quitting should cause the quitter to be forced to play with other quitters, ie low-priority queue. Just don't make it too easy to end up in low-priority queue, and allow people to get out of it.
Also add ability to reconnect in case you lose connection to the game for some reason. No join-in-progress*, no new random players but anyone quitting a game can come back.
Note that i don't mean a system where a quitter can only play the match they started until the match has ended, i'm not sure such system is a good idea (in case the match has hackers, cheaters, exploiters, or the MM screwed up and the match is uneven, or really bad connection, or any other such unpleasant case).
Oh, and make victory important enough people strive for it (compared to Reach and Halo 4 where victory is due to various reasons completely unimportant). Encourage people to play to win, and make the game good enough comeback is a possibility. I figure that helps too.
*Though there could be a warm-up list with join-in-progress. Constant free for all, say half an hour per map. No score tracking, no stats tracking, not even post-game carnage report (this mostly to keep stats-whores from playing it for stat padding). Just something where you can play a bit to warm-up but not worry about poor performance or anything else. Needs a limited MM probably though, so that you don't have to warm-up against pros or noobs...
EDIT Also, not too long matches. 20 minutes for BTB is too much, cut that to 15, or even 12 minutes. Standard Team Slayer round time should be 10 min at most.
The Real Napsta
Member
It's for halo 2, probably someone got bored and made a hole bunch of profiles with 2s in them
You sure?
Here's some FH footage with the exact same thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PATg4H5fM9k
ViewtifulJC
Banned
remember de-levelers in Halo 2 who would just kill themselves over and over again for negative points
The Real Napsta
Member
Yep
NobleGundam
Banned
@0:47 there's a random sound of a power-up pickup in Ascension Pro Team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWLGxL9swR0
Edit:and again @3:47
Edit:and again @3:47
I definitely expect the main game to be just like that, but I hope we get a bigger taste of 343-produced maps than last time.
Looking back, it's still hard to know who made what in Halo 4 multiplayer. Haven was made in-house for sure, I think Adrift and Complex too. But then I don't know, apart from forge which is mostly coming from CA.
Probably are a bunch of H2 dev accounts so they know which one is which.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
and the #1 thing I'm gonna miss about Halo 2 that they can't bring back cuz Party Chat killed us, was that if you got close to your enemies you can hear them getting mad right when they die and their audio cuts out. "WOW ARE YOU FU--". Dude goes from "alright guys we can still bring this game back!" to "whatever you guys are fuckin trash"
NobleGundam
Banned
So there's 3 places to activate the shield in Zenith (Ascension). Red tower, Sky bridge, and Outcrop.
Whether or not a map is in-house has little effect on whether it is good or not. Now i admit that Certain Affinity's maps haven't been that good really... but then pretty much none of Halo 4's original maps are that good either, in-house or not. Or at least don't play well in Halo 4, so they don't feel good, which is in the end pretty much the same thing, a good map in one game may not be a good map in another.
Finally got around to watching some of that Sanctuary footage. I'm a little disappointed at the water. It seems exactly like Halo 4's; largely flat and non reactive. Sure it has a nice shader or whatever but uhhh
It's a bit picky... and I realise the rest of the game looks great (finally a decent amount of foliage on the map!). But Still. I was kinda hoping that the power of the X1 would allow them to do it again
Not the best screenshot (it's more noticeable in videos). But compare it to the Halo 3 one below
Halo 3's water reacts to the player model as it walks through. Halo 2A's doesn't.
It's a bit picky... and I realise the rest of the game looks great (finally a decent amount of foliage on the map!). But Still. I was kinda hoping that the power of the X1 would allow them to do it again
Orochinagis
Member
Those little things that matters, such a let down there are not water physics in Halo 4
I'm more worried about the lighting in Halo 3. Wasn't the whole system pretty peculiar? I just saw a video where someone from 343i said they changed the lighting and shaders (though it's not clear if he's talking about Halo 3 or 4 or both when he says it) so uhh.
I wish we got details on this kind of stuff. Surely they'd know by now where each game is heading. (I still want to know about AA for H3 or if anything is different in CEA too)
Zoso Achilles
Member
So I'm playing spartan assault and the achievement for completing operation f won't unlock (Xbox one). The progress bar for the achievement even says 100%. What do?
Not to diminish both CA and 343 work on the multiplayer though, it definably feels like a collaborative effort. Maybe 343 does more of the heavy lifting this time around, they certainly do seem to have filled out their multiplayer team.
Lazslo
Member
I'm totally blown away by the Halo 2 footage. Being 17 in 2004 and playing Halo 2 multiplayer almost everyday was some of the best years of my life. Just the videos alone bring back so many good memories of those Good Ol' Days. 343 totally nailed it- thank you guys. I can't wait to relive and experience that feeling of playing Neutral-Bomb on Midship or Slayer on Lockout again. The nostalgia factor will be overwhelming- It's going to be a long Fall waiting for this collection. The idea of being able to play Classic H2 just brings a smile to my face.
I've had that happen in other games, and it will just eventually unlock.
Orochinagis
Member
Mmmm Assassinations in its 60fps glory....too bad there is no Reach.
Zoso Achilles
Member
Hmm, weird. I hope so.
NobleGundam
Banned
Okay I'm assuming that random power-up noise in the gamescom build on Ascension is to notify nearby players that the terminal to activate the shield is ready.
Just checked my mail, still no Halo Community book.
Almost two years boys!
Just a quick recap by the numbers, two years is about:
730 days
$27000 in student loans paid
and 1051200 minutes without explanation of why this hasn't been completed.
Is a refund available?
edit: to be fair, fuchsd messaged me about it recently saying they should have a sample at pax. I wont be there this year and don't think I should have to fly to Seattle to get what I paid for.
Almost two years boys!
Just a quick recap by the numbers, two years is about:
730 days
$27000 in student loans paid
and 1051200 minutes without explanation of why this hasn't been completed.
Is a refund available?
edit: to be fair, fuchsd messaged me about it recently saying they should have a sample at pax. I wont be there this year and don't think I should have to fly to Seattle to get what I paid for.