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When dicking around with Dani, we noted that the Invasion: Breakpoint variant (carrying the bomb rather than just sitting in a territory) isn't included in the download - presumably you have to save it from matchmaking. I imagine stage two will play completely differently but there's no way to tell until tomorrow.
bobs...onGaf
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Ramirez said:
Woah what, that wasnt just sarcasm on Urks part!?? Thats awesome but I have to ask, Bungie, where are my free gifts!?? :lol
Odd question, but can you get the DLC achievments in custom games? I would probably boost some of the more annoying ones just to get them out of the way if so.
I really need to get into this HaloGAF thing for all the freebies you dude's get 
I bought every Halo on release Urk, have some sympathy!
Otherwise, are the forge world items on Tempest on par with the amount in Forge World or less?
I bought every Halo on release Urk, have some sympathy!
Devin shall (perhaps) provide where thy Bungle gods have failed to.
Otherwise, are the forge world items on Tempest on par with the amount in Forge World or less?
all new achievements require matchmakingbobs99 ... said:
everything in forgeworld is in tempest plus 2 rocks a couple pieces of driftwood.enzo_gt said:I really need to get into this HaloGAF thing for all the freebies you dude's get
I bought every Halo on release Urk, have some sympathy!
Devin shall (perhaps) provide where thy Bungle gods have failed to.
Otherwise, are the forge world items on Tempest on par with the amount in Forge World or less?
Also the mancanons look different but act the same.
electricpirate
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Hey halo Gaf, I figured I"d drop this in here quickly,
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<3 you Halo Gaf.
I've been growing a Mostache for charity, it would be awesome for Men everywhere (goes to support prostate cancer research and the livestrong charity) if you would donate a few bucks.
http://us.movember.com/mospace/929772/
<3 you Halo Gaf.
Tempest is one of those maps that I know is going to play great just from looking at it and giving it a drive through. It's an intuitive layout, about midway between Valhalla and Standoff in size, with some nice routes and interesting sight lines. I think it will work very well for BTB, and I can't wait to do so tomorrow. And it's drop-dead gorgeous to boot.
I was a bit disappointed to see there's not a canvas variant baked in, so I spent some time flying around deleting everything. The "Delete All" option doesn't work on all default objects, so I'm missing four rocks and two DMRs, but think I have everything else gone. I'm sure a perfect canvas will pop up on the first day, but this was useful for me to see how flexible the space is. It's not a canvas map (and wasn't intended to be), but I think some good variations will pop up quickly.
Another odd omission: the Revenant isn't in the Forge palette, nor are any of the civilian vehicles. I was hoping that truck from the first level would make a cameo for some Race variants. But I <3 me some Revenant. Alas.
Onto the others. This map alone will get me into BTB, I think.
Thanks for the man-love, Urk.
I was a bit disappointed to see there's not a canvas variant baked in, so I spent some time flying around deleting everything. The "Delete All" option doesn't work on all default objects, so I'm missing four rocks and two DMRs, but think I have everything else gone. I'm sure a perfect canvas will pop up on the first day, but this was useful for me to see how flexible the space is. It's not a canvas map (and wasn't intended to be), but I think some good variations will pop up quickly.
Another odd omission: the Revenant isn't in the Forge palette, nor are any of the civilian vehicles. I was hoping that truck from the first level would make a cameo for some Race variants. But I <3 me some Revenant. Alas.
Onto the others. This map alone will get me into BTB, I think.
Thanks for the man-love, Urk.
Captain Blood
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After tonights Chuck I shall return to Reach.Trasher said:Maybe you should get on AIM once in a while...
Downloading the maps now. Who else has these? Lets try them out.
Shake Appeal
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It's a great shame that you can't race forklifts.GhaleonEB said:
I think Bungie have a set list or something of HaloGAFers, so it's probably hard to break onto it. I'm not on it, for instance; I got into the beta early because of urk's personal kindness.aesop said:
CrazedArabMan
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Shake Appeal said:
I think it is huge seniority, well besides Dax, but he touched Bungie's
door
bobs...onGaf
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Shake Appeal said:
I think the TJ's have an inside man, but isnt it Ghaleon that usually gets the map pack codes from Bungie and throws them out? He probably gets a REALLY limited number of the things, and you cant blame him for not throwing you a bone.
Either way, I dont think hating on the game or praising it should affect your chances. Im not gonna sit here praising the game in the hopes of free stuff when I could be criticising it and seeing the game become more fun as Bungie take action. Arena season 4 without armour lock is definetly a change for the best thats probably come about from all the whining. :lol
Shake Appeal
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If it's huge seniority, I was posting in HaloGAF threads since before Halo 3's beta.CrazedArabMan said:
Yeah, absolutely. Bungie have always been very good at rewarding their long-term HaloGAF fans, probably recognizing that the people who are most vocal about the game (e.g. EazyB) are in many cases the ones who are playing it and care about it the most.bobs99 ... said:
cuevas. PhD.
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aesop said:
but then we would only be 2 pages into OT 1.
Captain Blood
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Yea but you changed your avatar from short round. That cost youShake Appeal said:If it's huge seniority, I was posting in HaloGAF threads since before Halo 3's beta.
The Librarian
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My resolution for the new year will be to touch Bungie's doorknob at their new studio.CrazedArabMan said:
Domino Theory
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Thanks for the NMP code, Ghaleon! Won't be able to play it until later tonight, though.
And I'll have 15 codes of my own to give out tomorrow.
Won't be able to play it until later tonight, though.And I'll have 15 codes of my own to give out tomorrow.
Thagomizer
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Those skyboxes
Damn. Hope urk can get all of the extended HaloGAF family an early christmas present.Shake Appeal said:
Otherwise we may have to get desperate.
Domino Theory said:Thanks for the NMP code, Ghaleon!
And I'll have 15 codes of my own to give out tomorrow.
29th on the list of posters. SMH, I thought I was higher than that.
I did and did, but the number of active posters is a multiple of the codes available. I send them out quietly so as to minimize thrash on the forum. I try to send to a mix of regulars and folks who haven't gotten such goodies before (that I know of). Apologies to anyone (that would be almost everyone) left out, but hey, they hit tomorrow. Soon!(TM)bobs99 ... said:
It's obviously hard to tell from just flying around the maps on my lonesome. But my initial take is that each of these three maps will be the best map in their intended slot. Tempest is far and away the best BTB map, Breakpoint's layout is fantastic in how it loops around, which should give it some great flow (something the shipping Invasion maps struggle with) and I really like Anchor 9's structure, even though it's not squarely in my preferred map size. Similar in size to The Pit, but more compartmentalized in the sides. And of course, you can block off outer space.
I think the map pack will do a lot to refresh the playlists.
Shake Appeal
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Look at this man. This man is a hero.Domino Theory said:And I'll have 15 codes of my own to give out tomorrow.
bobs...onGaf
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GhaleonEB said:
I would just like to point out that I edited my post, but obviously not quick enough:
He probably gets a REALLY limited number of the things, and you cant blame him for not throwing you a bone.
You gifted me a Reach beta code, I still owe you one for that!
Either way, its good to read the positive map impressions, this might be the thing to get me to finally foray back into multiplayer. Ive been a Firefight player for all too long, thats not my natural habitat. :lol
Its cool Ghaleon, freebies are freebies. Though answer me this: How well do you think the sniper is balanced on Tempest? I don't want another Hemorrhage sniper kind of ordeal.GhaleonEB said:
And it's a shame to hear that Anchor 9 is really compartmentalized. Looking forward to that most.
Slightly Live
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enzo_gt said:
The level layout is no where near the Sniper promotion zone that Hemo is. Snipers will also find it hard to camp bases. Good stuff.
The Librarian
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There's a sniper on Tempest? Didn't see it in my (brief) walk-through.enzo_gt said:
Edit: Apparently it is. Anyway, even though I didn't know there was a sniper on there, snipers won't be dominating the map like Hemorrhage. The map is hilly and has plenty of cover.
I just did an initial fly/drive/run through the maps, and haven't really evaluated stuff like sniper lines yet. The twisted S shape of the map does naturally limit the range of the sniper, though (which I think is a good thing). And each side has access to a tunnel that will let them bypass the middle entirely.enzo_gt said:
I admit I didn't really grasp the layout of Breakpoint from the pictures, though I should have in retrospect. It's basically a big V, with a more open side on the right, buildings on the left, and some tunnels connecting the two down the center. There appears to be a good mix of cover and long sight lines, but I can never really tell those things without some games. Conceptually, I like how players will spawn with the different phases spread out in front of them, rather than having to progress forward across the entire span of the map ala Boneyard. It should reduce the kind of long treks between areas of the map a LOT.
Anchor still has a fair number of open areas, especially down the middle. But there is a mix of rooms and stairways on the side that are pretty small. But those don't make up more than a third of the map or so.
The Librarian
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I noticed the rockets!
Did you get the codes from Gamestop? I was told that I couldn`t pre-order more than one due to how it ties to the new card/account thing they have going now. I have seen some other chatter online that their Gamestops did not even know how to do the pre-orders though, so it may just be a local store failing though.Domino Theory said:Thanks for the NMP code, Ghaleon!
And I'll have 15 codes of my own to give out tomorrow.
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