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HaloGAF |OT: Anniversary| So fades the great harvest of our betrayal.
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l Zealot l
Member
Astounding AI?
Yeah when an Elite stands still and takes a clip full of BR without evading, k.
9.8
ncsuDuncan
Member
Day #11 of staying in Wallingford and I still haven't spotted Frank scooting around on his Rascal Ruckus.
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lybertyboy
Thinks the Evil Empire is just misunderstood.
Find a ramen shop and take a seat. He'll show up eventually.
Do you appear if i insult Mongooses while looking into a mirror?
Implying you can find something to insult.
In the dead of night while you sleep, you'll be awoken by the roaring of my engine. You'll then be subjected to numerous nudges and pokes as I attempt to splatter you with barely any run up because your bedroom is pretty small.
Orochinagis
Member
Dont worry, they are busy buying Xbox ones.
Quick infantry movement without having to resort to silly things like sprint. On larger maps anyway.
It's only "hard" on SLASO, and even then only in the sense that getting past a random number generator is "hard."
It's a piece of cake otherwise, albeit for every wrong reason imaginable.
I guess it would be pretty tough if you decided to be silly and actually try to use the gun before you have to, but why would anyone do that? It's a bad memorization game even as low as normal difficulty.
Yep. On BTB maps it can sometimes be neat to have a semi-limited fast movement resource with relatively low risk on use.
ncsuDuncan
Member
Any recommendations? Not for stalking, just in general. I'm here until Tuesday night so I've got time to finally try some real ramen.
Isn't it more of a droning noise like a really big mosquito than a roar?
Warthog, Warthog, more Warthog. And some Spectres.
I feel the addition of the Mongoose reduced the use of the Warthog for non-combat purposes.
With only Warthogs, the driver has to balance between giving fire support (assuming there is a gunner) and transporting VIPs around. With a Mongoose in the game, there is no need for this as there is almost always someone driving one (in CTF).
For one person tranportation, there's the Ghost (though i have to admit, with its guns, it is a bigger asset compared to single Mongoose).
Of course, the bigger issue, the real issue, is that i find the Mongoose to be really boring vehicle, design and use-wise. It looks like a small Warthog without what makes the Warthog so iconic and fun, and its tricky controls and purpose make it a boring vehicle; and of course its lack of guns makes it utterly worthless in the campaign (armed passengers are of no use due to the terrible AI). For transportation in the campaign the Warthog is enough. Indeed it is easy to see why Bungie cut the vehicle from Halo 2 (in addition to technical issues).
Giving it guns isn't a good solution to the last point, there's the Ghost already... not to mention there is no reasonable basis in an armed quad bike (the Ghost is analogous but then it is an alien device so it doesn't count).
EDIT for transportation in big maps... Warthogs and more team work. Faster base movement speed. And perhaps maps that are more compact while still offering a lot options and space to drive around (kind of multi-leveled maps?).
All I see are positives listed and they still couldn't give it a 10.
Whose lining their pockets?
Orochinagis
Member
Didnt the main function of the moongose is to reach key points where big vehicles cant?
But It would need a well designed map to work so...
The gungoose!!
But It would need a well designed map to work so...
The gungoose!!
I can drive people there, win-win, all you need to do is to ask (in theory, i use mute all). Unfortunately people are utter idiots and do not understand mutual/collective benefit, only "me-me-me!".
EDIT i just realized the irony of my statement. Though i will argue that team play does not require communication, i can benefit my team without ever saying anything, or listening.
Never heard of that one.
EDIT in any case, replace the Mongoose with some cooler vehicle with better controls, even if it has the same purpose, i will like it better. Possibly.
Poodlestrike
Banned
My only real problem with the Mongoose is that it's slower than the Warthog, despite all visual, auditory, and commonsensical indicators pointing the other way. Other than that, it's a fine vehicle (though I'm looking forward to playing with the Gungoose.)
Mongoose handles fine btw.
MrGreencastle
Member
I want a Ruckus. Looks like fun to own one.
I have never liked how it handles in any of its iterations. I suspect it is simply too light, not that the controls themselves are a problem.
Isn't that the purpose of it to be a ultra light scout vehicle?
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
The Mongoose is awesome.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Plywood check your PMs
aHebrewMenagerie
Member
Speedy check your pms
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
A tweaker named Speedy stole a bike from my basement the other day. Not even joking.
Orochinagis
Member
What is a tweaker?
A druggie, meth to be more specific.
GringoSuave89
Banned
you can't make this stuff up. stranger than fiction.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
fracas please respond if you're ok
Orochinagis
Member
Its looks like a mexican just plasted some revolved eggs in a hamburger and eat it anyway.
Orochinagis
Member
Blasphemy. This is a Monterey melt from Whataburger. Absolutely orgasmic.
Monterrey* from Mexico.
But that combination would make your stomach like a
gas bomb
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
what's a whataburger
we don't got those round these parts
we don't got those round these parts
Barrow Roll
Member
Being from Canada, I always just assumed that Whataburger was made up for King of the Hill. Learn somethin new everyday!
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
(」ﾟヘﾟ
The greatest fast food burger.
」The best we have around here is Burgerville but they're wayyyyy too expensive.
Oh no my friend.
You just feel the ultimate satisfaction of food godliness with delicious fries smothered in spicy ketchup and a medium drink that dwarves In n Out's puny cup.
(」ﾟヘﾟ
The best we have around here is Burgerville but they're wayyyyy too expensive.
Oh no my friends.
Whataburger is something everybody tries when they come south or more importantly Texas.
It's converts In n Out devotees.
Orochinagis
Member
Oh no my friends.
Whataburger is something everybody tries when they come south or more importantly Texas.
It's converts In n Out devotees.
Oh ok that explains everything next time I will see disney making "dia the los muertos" movie about non mexican stuf...oh wait.