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[ElRenoRaven]

And of course idiots asking stupid questions that have already been answered before.

 

[Steelyuhas]

"We wanted more mid-range weapons...so naturally the Assault Rifle fit"


WUT

 

[FyreWulff]

So. Wondering if Coagulation is the Forge World of Halo 2 Anni.

edit: Silenced SMG for anni, what about the original maps?

 

[MrGreencastle]

"We wanted more mid-range weapons...so naturally the Assault Rifle fit"


WUT

AR start > SMG start?

I guess.

 

[vincent vega]

literally every question has been a waste

 

[Nirvana]

Ryan's input was the best part. Stellar guy.

 

[belushy]

So. Wondering if Coagulation is the Forge World of Halo 2 Anni.

I hope so.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Oh a terminal sample! NICE!!!

Ok it's time to freeze myself till Sept & November.

 

[daedalius]

dat Keith David.

So good.

 

[Poker Face]

Yea I'll stick to classic Halo 2.

 

[MrGreencastle]

TERMINALS show Janjur Qom, Prophet homeworld with Keyship omfg I'm freaking

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

Finallyyyyyyyy! Finally they're realizing the potential of The Arbiter. Great character, great voice actor, so much potential for different story telling and diverse gameplay; I can't wait.

Just for FUNKNOWN: Magnum got a buff, even in dual wield mode

Were it so easy.

 

[DeadNames]

Anyone know when a VOD of the stream will be up?

 

[Welfare]

My entire 2015 will be ruined now because of this game. Thanks 343 <3

 

[Orochinagis]

Mixed feelings about this stream still have the urge to play it but not so sure after the modernization options.

Oh a terminal sample! NICE!!!

Ok it's time to freeze myself till Sept & November.

I dont like the new animations for the terminals looks like bad 3d animation compared to HALO CEA.

 

[Silky]

where were u when halo died

 

[Tashi]

Gungoose is so good.

 

[YourExWife]

Ah, you know what I meant. Teams that work together get rewarded with the shield, but it's still not an auto win.

It's the type of thing that has a compounding effect, not to the same extent of something like ordnance, but still. So your team, on obj, already has some map control and takes flag while activating blue shield of immunity. Your odds of getting clutch flag stops drop drastically.

Of course, I'm assuming similar obj locations/player spawns to the original, which isn't necessarily the case. In any case, it seems unnecessary "change for change's sake". Takes away the risk-reward nature of the map to a huge extent.

 

[IHaveIce]

I still think this looks pretty good, it has no AAs, so it will still be better than Reach.

though some of these upgrades and new changes are confusing why they did it. Why an AR in H2A etc.

Also another remade of Blood Gulch/Coagulation, fuck it.


Still sounds like a good Halo game to me, I think the gungoose will be pretty funny.

 

[Poker Face]

here's the terminal if you missed it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-PtjomjQ-Y&feature=youtu.be

 

[kittens]

"We wanted more mid-range weapons...so naturally the Assault Rifle fit"


WUT

Yeah, I was very confused by that.

 

[KnightHero117]

SMH at the competitive community

too close-minded to realize that these add-ons are only for the 6 remastered maps

 

[belushy]

Gungoose is so good.

Will Extraction also be in H2A along with Ricochet?

 

[Mistel]

Isn't a mongoose with guns a ghost? Coag remake looks alright.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

SMH at the competitive community

too close-minded to realize that these add-ons are only for the 6 remastered maps

Oh you mean the community that kept the damn game alive. changes like this dont mean they are good changes.

 

[vincent vega]

the halo 2 only playlist, will it be 4v4? 8v8?

 

[Blueblur1]

Gungoose is so good.

I like the idea of it. I always wondered why there wasn't one before but always stopped at that fact that the Mongoose/Ghost differences were probably for the best.

I don't mind some of the other additions like the AR, and silenced SMG. But I'm concerned about Halo 4-carryover like that horrible Overshield cylinder (what else would you call it) and the inability to use your weapon when flipping a switch (like in Extraction).

 

[daedalius]

H2a new favorite mode confirmed.

 

[MrGreencastle]

How are people arriving at the conclusion that Halo 2 anni mode is Halo 4?

wat

did you watch the same stream as I did?

here's the terminal if you missed it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-PtjomjQ-Y&feature=youtu.be

Thanks much. Rough analysis incoming. Juicy as fuck.

 

[Zoso Achilles]

H2A multi sounds interesting. Doesn't matter if it sucks though, since we have the original multi of every other game to play.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

I like the idea of it. I always wondered why there wasn't one before but always stopped at that fact that the Mongoose/Ghost differences were probably for the best.

Some of the additions I don't mind; the AR, silenced SMG, etc. But I'm concerned about Halo 4-carryover like that horrible Overshield cylinder (what else would you call it) and the inability to use your weapon when flipping a switch (like in Extraction).

Silenced SMG... i hope its just cosmetic

 

[II SHABUTIE II]

Those "Coag" concepts look like BG bases. Can someone from 343 confirm that we will be getting the Banshee garage? Please and thank you.

 

[Poker Face]

 

[Fata1moose]

So confirmed maps are:

Ascension
Coagulation
Lockout
Zanzibar
TBA
TBA

I've seen lockout and Zanzibar as "confirmed" before, but they were never announced right?

 

[Speedy Blue Dude]

SMH at the competitive community

too close-minded to realize that these add-ons are only for the 6 remastered maps

Excuse me for being upset that 343 ruined a perfectly simple process of remaking 6 hand selected maps that seriously only needed to be "HD-d" to be good.

343 took it upon themselves to add these horrible changes when they were unneeded.

Ugh, back to Halo 3 I go. That'll at least be fun until 343 "Modernizes" it in 2017 and ruins the last good memory I have with Halo.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

What is that spartan Holding in the first picture

 

[Fracas]

SMH at the competitive community

too close-minded to realize that these add-ons are only for the 6 remastered maps

Who asked for any of these changes? Honest question.

Like, this is the same exact cycle we had 2 years ago.

 

[IHaveIce]

So confirmed maps are:

Ascension
Coagulation
Lockout
Zanzibar
TBA
TBA

I've seen lockout and Zanzibar as "confirmed" before, but they were never announced right?

Frankie confirmed them on GAF I think.

I guess we will get another bigger one for the Gungeese and maybe a smaller one, I would hope Midship but who knows ..

 

[Blueblur1]

Here's a throwback.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

Who asked for any of these changes? Honest question.

Modern shoot bang fans?

 

[Omni]

Dull panel.

Halo 2 Anniversary multiplayer is certainly gonna be something else. But hey. If people get hung up over changes they can play the original still. I'll certainly give it a go whatever the case

That skybox was fucking amazing.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Oh you mean the community that kept the damn game alive. changes like this dont mean they are good changes.

It also doesn't mean that they're bad changes. So the map plays differently, it's not the end of the world.

 

[Poker Face]

IMO the CEA remakes look better than the H2A remakes. The graphics for Ascension look dated.

 

[Prinz Eugn]

I don't get why people are salty over H2A features. If you want to play classic Halo 2, go fucking do that.

I'm looking forward to trying something new but familiar in addition to all the inevitable nostalgia splooging.

 

[Zoso Achilles]

Who asked for any of these changes? Honest question.

Like, this is the same exact cycle we had 2 years ago.

I asked for H2 remade and got it. So they decided to throw in an extra re-imagined mode too, ok. If it turns out to be bad I have CE, 2 and 3 to play.

 

[daedalius]

I don't get why people are salty over H2A features. If you want to play classic Halo 2, go fucking do that.

I'm looking forward to trying something new but familiar in addition to all the inevitable nostalgia splooging.

Because reasons.

 

[kittens]

H2A multi sounds interesting. Doesn't matter if it sucks though, since we have the original multi of every other game to play.

Exactly. That's why I'm not too salty over the H2A changes, despite my concerns. It does make me worry about their design philosophies going into Halo 5, though... But it's way too early to start making assumptions there.

 

[FyreWulff]

Halo 2's original mongoose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OzaXh_c8FI#t=216 they mention they tried having guns on the front of the mongoose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oayV95WuAU

 

[KnightHero117]

Oh you mean the community that kept the damn game alive. changes like this dont mean they are good changes.

Obviously, these changes don't take anything away from the original maps. They are still there untouched so I don't understand why this would cause so much upset.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

Exactly. That's why I'm not too salty over the H2A changes, despite my concerns. It does make me worry about their design philosophies going into Halo 5, though... But it's way too early to start making assumptions there.

its just the right time to make assumptions. the game comes out next year.

this, the Halo 5 beta trailer and the visual ID worry me.