Yeah, I was cringing at almost every question that was asked... Too bad Mix didn't get to ask his questions.
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Yeah, I was cringing at almost every question that was asked... Too bad Mix didn't get to ask his questions.
Ah, gotcha.
Missed some of the stream but I thought I heard about adding a booster to the Mon/Gungoose. Did they say something like that?
Nirvana
Member
I was laughing so hard at the questions, and the ones in the chat.
"Can I customize Cortana?" hahaha I was actually crying. Who came up with that gem?
Can we get better sound on Ryan?
But seriously - Since we have dedis now, will there be a custom games finder?
It has to be asked.
Good questions asked a few pages back by some peeps:
Will there be a custom games browser of some sort?
Will there be future DLC maps for H2A?
Edit: I know we probably won't get any new info about it if asked, but what the hell...
Will the ranking system be split between games or unified... if unified, how the fuck is it going to work?
Jellycrackers
Member
I don't even understand arguments like this. You have exactly what you fucking want - the original Halo 2 Multiplayer ported to the Xbox One. Just play that version instead.
People in this thread will cling onto ANYTHING they can complain about.
"I can't believe 343 is giving us options. Such a terrible developer."
Similar sentiments were expressed by many before Halo 4 released
A good option would be to let people play on these updated maps without the 'modern' gameplay as well as letting people play the new stuff.
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
that strawman can be thrown right back though. if you dont like Classic halo Play Halo 4.
but as it stands "modern" halo is the only thing getting any real love from 343. 343 are only the directors on the MCC. there are like 6 other companies actually making the games.
and halo 5 will have more of the same 343 "improvements".
Similar sentiments were expressed by many before Halo 4 released
A good option would be to let people play on these updated maps without the 'modern' gameplay as well as letting people play the new stuff.
I'm sure those new assets don't exist in the original halo 2 engine.
Prinz Eugn
Member
For me, the nostalgia is contained within all the classic games, so that box is completely checked. We can gawk at the updated aesthetics in custom games regardless.
Playing Ascension or playing Ascension but with pretty graphics I'm not going to be looking at since people are trying to kill me just doesn't seem like a very meaningful choice to me. It doesn't make sense to me to go to all the trouble to remake maps with ultra-fancy graphics to have identical or even near-identical gameplay to a map we're already getting anyway.
I feel it's the perfect time to introduce a handful of new gameplay aspects to spice things up until we get the H5 beta and then the full game in a year.
MrGreencastle
Member
Question 1:
In Halo 2 Anni, on Ascension, or other maps, are the new differences/areas Forgeable back to their more original forms, similar to how it worked in Halo CEA's Reach maps? (back base tunnels on Beaver Creek, new base tunnels on Hang Em High Noon, etc) ie: "Classic" version and "New" version specifically for the 6 remakes - NOT referring to the classic Halo 2 mp and its original versions of the maps.
Specific examples:
-New version of Ascension has new skybridge "arches" that are thicker, and a new small area leading from the middle of the bridge to under Needler spawn "bottom-mid" with a giant pillar to jump up, under it where we see the overshield pickup. Can these "arches" be deleted/replaced with thin ones, and the platform be deleted or blocked off to make it play more in line with the original? (it kind of looks like it in the video, but hard to say)
-Map interactivity elements. Are they forgeable? Can we delete or disable the buttons?
-Somewhat new jump up to low tower snipe, can that large "jump up piece" be deleted? (again, kind of looks like it)
Question 2:
Is the Halo 4-style Overshield pickup final? Does it require pressing a button to pickup? Or is it more like the Halo CE/2/3 style? (preferably it would be like Halo 3's, slightly smaller, with physics like in CE
maybe 2?
Question 3:
In the case of Halo 4, how are loadouts being handled? Obviously when in a playlist like snipers, swat, or whatever it will be locked down, but are loadouts even part of the MCC? SR ranks were required to unlock all the customization options, cosmetic or otherwise. Do those fall under the "everything unlocked from the start" mantra talked about at E3? Likewise for Halo 3's cosmetic unlocks like Recon, Mk V, ODST, etc.
Question 4:
I noticed Reach-style location "callouts" above the motion sensor. Are these toggle-able? If the motion sense is off, do they still appear? Not that big of a deal either way, though, just curious.
edit:
Question 5:
In Halo 2 Anni CTF, is flag juggling/dropping in? Or is it Halo 4-style forced "commitment"?
Mine and zoojoo's theory on maps:
Ascension (confirmed)
Coagulation (confirmed)
Lockout
Midship
Zanzibar
Ivory Tower
Ascension (confirmed)
Coagulation (confirmed)
Lockout
Midship
Zanzibar
Ivory Tower
Great questions man, will definitely ask these
Well, yeah. I'm guessing* it wouldn't be too hard to disable the on map bubble shield, remove the Gungoose from maps and remove speed boost/AR etc for a playlist. They mentioned how they spent a long time getting the movement just like Halo 2 so without the modern stuff it probably plays very similarly to Halo 2.
*I might be wrong right enough!
The Gungoose is still very much best used for quick travel and transport. You've very exposed and vulnerable in one so it's nowhere near as effective at taking down infantry like the Ghost or Warthog. The main difference now is that when you respawn at base you don't frown at the fact that your teammates already took the bigger vehicles haha.
The Henery
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsmA2m5x_fs Gameplay section from Ascension
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つGAMEPLAY OR RIOT ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
I consider H2A multi bonus content and so can't really get too disappointed by anything contained within. One thing it definitely contributes negatively towards though, is the already bloated MM options. There's going to be:
Cross game playlists
Playlists for CE
Playlists for H2
Playlists for H2A
Playlists for H3
Playlists for H4
How many for each individual game/configuration? The playlist conundrum is the number onepuzzle standing in the way of the MCC becoming the best game of all time.
Really hoping for radar-less playlists in the originals. Just copy paste the MLG settings from H2 and H3. Surely, this will be lobbied for with the amount of Pro's they have working there? I don't think it'll happen though, at least not until some months post release.
Panel nerd disquiet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWFyY2BCxW0
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つGAMEPLAY OR RIOT ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
I consider H2A multi bonus content and so can't really get too disappointed by anything contained within. One thing it definitely contributes negatively towards though, is the already bloated MM options. There's going to be:
Cross game playlists
Playlists for CE
Playlists for H2
Playlists for H2A
Playlists for H3
Playlists for H4
How many for each individual game/configuration? The playlist conundrum is the number onepuzzle standing in the way of the MCC becoming the best game of all time.
Really hoping for radar-less playlists in the originals. Just copy paste the MLG settings from H2 and H3. Surely, this will be lobbied for with the amount of Pro's they have working there? I don't think it'll happen though, at least not until some months post release.
Panel nerd disquiet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWFyY2BCxW0
MrGreencastle
Member
Poodlestrike
Banned
The Mongoose came pre-ruined. Really, at this point, the only way is up.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Question 1. Was Halo 2 Multiplayer Anniversary built with DLC in mind, could we in theory get a Halo 3 map pack for it containing Guardian, High Ground, Snowbound and Standoff
Question 2. Is the Halo 2 Multiplayer Anniversary weapon sandbox limited to just Halo 2 weapons + Silenced SMG and AR or could we forge place weapons from other titles like the Grenade Launcher or Railgun
Question 3. Does Halo 2 Multiplayer Anniversary have a Forge Canvas map?
Question 4. What level of customization do we have for Spartans and Elites in Halo 2 Anniversary.
Question 5. Silenced SMG. Halo 2 vista or ODST variant?
Question 6. How does the Halo 2 MP:A Rocket Launcher behave in regards to vehicles?
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Like Carbines on Zanzibar? (I think this was one)
Poodlestrike
Banned
I want this fixed, but I have a feeling I won't play much halo 4 in mcc...
Killmanjaro81
Member
so noone else is really happy about button mapping? like im fine with recon but if I can make slight changes that would be amazing.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I'll probably run through the entire series campaign (possibly more than once, especially if I can convince my friends to upgrade to the X1), so it's sort of relevant to me.
Have they done any other changes to the dual wield weapons like upping needler damage?
Introducing the all new gun goose powered by Nebula's tears...
Yeah, Carbines on Zanzibar, the Plasma Rifle is missing from some maps (can't spawn on Heretic with PR for this reason), the Mauler is missing from some maps, the Spiker is missing from some maps
edit: were Carbines missing on Vahalla too? I can't remember.
Either way, it was hilarious because Halo 3 MM brought back Covy Slayer from Halo 2.. but you had to spawn with BRs and SMG. The "covy" aspect was just the vehicles. lol
The Henery
Member
Grenade Launcher inclusion would be amazing.
Is button mapping in? I thought they were pre-determined.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
#GrenadeLauncherInH2A
We can change history, HaloGAF.
We can change history, HaloGAF.
Killmanjaro81
Member
Thought that it was in based on the Livestream Thread, not 100% though.
I specifically meant multiplayer, of course I'll play campaign.
MrGreencastle
Member
Yeah, I'm in. I miss the shit out of that thing. One of the few weapon additions that adds something to the sandbox. Sticky det? Poor mans propipe.
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Vehicles on motion sensor, and callouts above it.
MrGreencastle
Member
a comment I made in the other thread
Concerning tearing: Likely a product of the stream or recording, but if not, don't judge until final release, polish happens last people - the game is months away. It's just crazy talk even mentioning it at all, take a chill pill and think about something else.
Edit:
The Youtube videos are screen recordings of a twitch stream of a game that isn't near final and the HDMI is probably going through a series of physical links at RTX for switching purposes. It is not even close to a direct feed, there's probably something like 4 or 5 passthroughs going on overall.
I think the tearing comes from the bad monitors they have used. Probably some, that have a screwed up refresh rate.
Remember Frankie always saying, that whenever he plays a demo on those stages, that they have lots of input-lag etc.
But in case it's the game... Pretty sure, they are still in full development mode.
The Henery
Member
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Orochinagis
Member
would be interesting if 343i can do that
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
My friends always thought I was crazy when I complained about that. It wasn't even noticeable to them. It wasn't terrible, but it definitely bothered me. (Plus I preferred the classic visuals anyways.)
They're adding in other weapons (AR and Silenced SMG), so I don't see why not! It'd be a cool little bonus.
The Henery
Member
It's subtle but enough to turn me away from the new graphics, which defeats the point of the remake, so it's a major issue in my view.
Mentioned that in the chat. I prefer it over the new one. Also...
"@Brav @Halo don't get your hopes up, we saw what they did to Pit."
Lol
Orochinagis
Member
But didnt those weapons were in Halo 2 unused stuff, 343 just dig on it and tweak it?
The Henery
Member
Vehicles on motion sensor, and callouts above it.
Urgh. It's a motion sensor; why are there static vehicles on it? Makes it too cluttered.
I really hope grenade indicators and hit markers aren't in also.
Edit: The SMG sounds cracking