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Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
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February.
Harvest is getting put into Infinity Slayer, sooooo... I guess it helps?
I have a survey in this post so that way lurkers aren't filling it out immediately. I'd like to gain a broader idea of what people think of Halo 4 as a whole.
If you'd fill it out, it would be appreciated. Your usernames are optional, but I placed it in there if you wanted me to know your specific feedback.
If you'd fill it out, it would be appreciated. Your usernames are optional, but I placed it in there if you wanted me to know your specific feedback.
Mizzou Gaming
Member
Just in case one isnt enough I too can confirm double xp most definately gets applied to Spartan Ops as long as you go through matchmaking.
On a seperate note is the second season of Spartan Ops included in the pass that came with the Limited Edition?
Sorry for the DP, but I found a (thus far, the only) source for the trailer:
http://kotaku.com/halo-4/
So we've got Thorne fighting off Elites, Palmer referencing Mass Effect (hold the line!), Halsey's interrogation, the aforementioned new area with a possible Scarab, a big-ass space battle, and Gek with some sort of detonator.
http://kotaku.com/halo-4/
So we've got Thorne fighting off Elites, Palmer referencing Mass Effect (hold the line!), Halsey's interrogation, the aforementioned new area with a possible Scarab, a big-ass space battle, and Gek with some sort of detonator.
Mizzou Gaming
Member
See, I feel exactly the same way. The DMRs have such a significant advantage at med to long distances that I don't mind the AR's strength at closer ranges.
You can see it on Spike, too:
http://www.spike.com/netstorage/events/video-game-awards/live/
Jump to 1:43 or so.
Out of every game in the Halo series, this is my favorite thus far. The upgrade in graphics really surprised me. I also think they nailed down the best parts of what Bungie did with the series. I still prefer the sound and feel of the original assault rifle, but other than that I'm very pleased.
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
You would think by now they can have people leave the matches without bringing everyone to the black new host screen. It happens way more than any other Halo that matches are interrupted.
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
Huh, I think Halo just crashed. I have a loading page when trying to get in a playlist.
Yup. All of Season 1 is free. It's likely already installed to your hard drive.
Thats what I figured.
Are there others who are willing to share their XBL tags for Spartan Ops play as mentioned in my own quoted post.
Thanks. I'll add you later in the morning today (heading off to bed).
Nope. Ellis said last week that all five eps coming in Jan/Feb need to be downloaded. (You're right that they're free, though.)
I doubt that. From the trailer alone you can tell that there is an environment not present in MP, SP, or previous SpOps episodes.
EDIT: DAMN YOU, WU
NullPointer
Member
The suppressor seems better at even closer ranges than the AR. I've been toasted by jetpack wielders, but not entirely sure why. The light rifle is a four shots to kill zoomed, compared to five shots with the DMR.
Mizzou Gaming
Member
Oh my bad I was thinking the new stuff in the trailer was Season 2. I get it now and this new content is why they originally said you needed something like 8.4 gb of total HDD space for Halo 4. Part of that 8.4gb is the new stuff after the break.
Heh, same here. While I was working on helping my brother finish the AR commendation I can say my experience is the same. It's very painful against dmr and br users that are pretty decent. All they have to do is keep at a distance and land their headshots and you won't stand a chance unless you can strafe like a boss.
SPACECADET
Member
my new favorite fuck around thing to do on solace is do a running jump booster pack into the light tunnel from either side and get rocketed into the air. rain nades and gun fire down on the enemy.
i love this game :3
i love this game :3
Hypertrooper
Member
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victreeb3l
Member
That's the new environment that I saw in the trailer, courtesy of HaloGAF. Speculation is that that thing is a Scarab.
i hope we get to fight that thing. looks awesome :O
so there wont be a new episode on monday? that sucks.
For once its actually useful and people are already calling for it to get nerfed. I really dislike the nerf this nerf that talk. There's no gun in the game that is too good. Period. In fact there are some that could use a decent buff.
Binary Rifle, Incinerator Cannon, DMR.
The first two are power-power weapons. Annoying, if i can pick them up, there is no reason not to (other power weapon choise are just so much worse compared to those).
The DMR... well, it is just too useful everywhere. I can shoot snipers before they can even hit me, i beat Lightrifle easily. I beat BRs easily, if they miss a burst partially i win. CQB weapons are no problem if i can shoot them before they get in range.
Reducing the DMR's rate of fire very, very slightly should balance it out compared to others. The Carbine would suck still though, needs a buff.
HollovVpo1nt
Banned
Done. What are you planning to dowith it?
Genesis Knight
Member
Played with 4 other guys last night. 31 games of Oddball. Won 30.
DMR doesnt have a glaring advantage compared to other rifles. It can be outplayed with other rifles. Carbine needs a buff. LR im honestly not sure. Sometimes it feels great and sometimes it doesnt. Power weapons I also feel are beatable. Incinerator is pretty close to being 'free kills' but missing that first shot is a death sentence if they close the distance. There's nothing in this game that has made me honestly feel like the 74u or the m16 or the FAMAS. Nothing has made me go 'Fuck that gun this is bullshit'.
Agreed. The AR/precision weapon balance is perfect for the first time in the series, its the intra-precision weapon balance that needs addressing, namely there's no reason to use anything other than the DMR.
AR shouldn't be used as a primary though - its useful as a secondary for CQC. A DMR/AR loadout is pretty unbeatable unless you're up against boltshot spammers.
PeterVenkman
Member
I have a specific Loadout that uses AR or Suppressor as primary. As long as I'm not playing a longer range map like complex, I can just pick up whatever primary weapon people drop upon death. Sure, I have to wait for someone to die, but that takes a few seconds. People die so fast that I'm always picking up ammo. If I get caught before I get a precision weapon, I always have my magnum.
That way I get my automatic weapon, which people generally cannot deal with as well at close range because they insist upon using a mid to long range weapon (lightrifle, BR, DMR) up close. It takes "more skill" because it wasn't meant for that range. I use an automatic weapon up close and I almost always win.
Now, if those people start catching on and either a) start rolling my loadout and not bringing precision weapons into the mix, or b) keep spamming dat boltshot, then maybe 'll change my strategy. But I don't see "a" happening any time ever.
CitizenCope
Member
So many fond memories of objective based BTB games in the Halo series. Why does 343 want us to go around and just shoot at each other for 10 minutes on these big maps? What a waste.
I realize there is some objective based 6v6. I want my 8v8 like every other Halo.
I realize there is some objective based 6v6. I want my 8v8 like every other Halo.
Diablohead
Member
Proper team play is a beautiful thing, the only hate I give it is matchmaking a full group against a team of randoms, it's just trolling.
Feels like it has a bigger splash then rockets too, and shoots a bigger projectile hit box.
Thanks man, looks great.
It's been mentioned a couple of times, but it's easy to miss, so it's worth repeating:why is this so much more laggy then reach? i finally get to play tonight after a long week and i'm having the worst games. i actually turned it off after my second dropped match in a row.
When a TU drops, all stuff like network history gets reset - so the week or so after a TU has tons of rough connections, while the system is relearning who makes a good host and whose connection sucks. This has been true for every game back to Halo 2. (There have only been a few TUs, in total, for ALL Halo titles, so it's not something that sticks in most people's minds.)
Wait a few days - this problem will sort itself out.
Alright I haven't played a competitive FPS since Perfect Dark Zero and Halo 2 before that, so did people just start getting like, REALLY bad at Halo?
I've come in first place in 10 of my 17 total matches, and am rank 15 now.
At first I thought it was just average newcomers sucking, but I noticed that I'm often getting matched up with people in the 40's and 50's.
Is this happening with anyone else here?
I've come in first place in 10 of my 17 total matches, and am rank 15 now.
At first I thought it was just average newcomers sucking, but I noticed that I'm often getting matched up with people in the 40's and 50's.
Is this happening with anyone else here?
SpeedingUptoStop
will totally Facebook friend you! *giggle* *LOL*
People get points/leveled up just for playing. Bush's America, man.
victreeb3l
Member
did they buff the enemies in spartan ops or did they missions just get more grandiose? im just playing them on easy to get the EXP and see it through and ive died more in the 2nd and 3rd missions on episode 4 than i have in all of spartan ops so far.
Embrace it. I never use select next load out more than in swat.
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
Especially in BTB with plasma loadouts. Try using a vehicle and see how long you last.
scar tissue
Banned
fixed.
Domination is a clusterfuck in its current state.
Lots of potential, but having 10 power weapons and 4 vehicles on a map at any given time is just ridiculous.
Halo 4 is socialist: everyone can have a power weapon, no matter if he earned it or not. #obamashalo
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
This.
is exactly the problem. BTB gamtypes used to have 1 or 2 vehicle counter weapons. Now there everyone has a plasma pistol, plasma nades and ordinance.
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
Its not just the AR, its all the automatic weapons. Paired with Jetpack and it is just cheap. The level is just right for past Halo games if EVERYONE has an AR start an no Jetpack.
I do pretty well in swat but i honestly do find myself camping out of sheer terror
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
Is anyone else experiencing uneven team a lot? I don't know if its the patch or the user base dwindling but I am getting sick of it. I am also getting sick of matches being interrupted with that black screen every time someone quits.
I'm using it to gain a broader sample of people's opinions of the game. I'm generally negative about it, but what I say isn't law. There are other perspectives and I feel I might enjoy it more if I can understand those viewpoints. I might even pass the survey on the 343 or something so they can get strict data about what they can improve about the game. Stuff like this shows a trend about what people do and don't like that they can't quite show through voting options and such.
And I'm opening a giant can of worms, but here you go lurkers. I want your opinion too.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFlxSVJPbm11UWR4YUhkVGZuSTg5Y3c6MQ#gid=0