[HigherLevel]

I played the Shadowrun demo like crazy. It was really fun, but when it came out I was like a sophomore and straight broke. I bought it 2 years later but it took forever to find a match so I never got into it like I should have. Too bad that dev team is gone. Shadowrun 2 with post launch support would have been great.

[kylej]

Best thing about 343's Reach updating is when they added fusion coils to that jetpack-only area on Powerhouse but didn't bother putting a soft-kill there. Dat troll.

shhhh, don't insult the matchmaking manager you'll upset him

[FyreWulff]

Best thing about 343's Reach updating is when they added fusion coils to that jetpack-only area on Powerhouse but didn't bother putting a soft-kill there. Dat troll.

For certain objective gametypes it would make an area that appears to be in legal playspace suddenly take your objective away, or you could reset objectives by tossing them into it. IE in Stockpile you could just take the flags for the upper team and toss them up there 3 feet away and reset them far away from the cap point.

It'd be like playing locked side spawns on Refuge.

[heckfu]

shhhh, don't insult the matchmaking manager you'll upset him

A broom can't mana--

OH.

[Tawpgun]

I'd assume he played it... you know... at work...

Not on his gamertag apparently.

[kittens]

Best thing about 343's Reach updating is when they added fusion coils to that jetpack-only area on Powerhouse but didn't bother putting a soft-kill there. Dat troll.

I forgot the fusion coils were even added.

[Hydranockz]

Not on his gamertag apparently.

Dev kits.

[Trey]

Everyone in here loves Halo, probably more than any other franchise. If they don't voice their opinions here, where else would they do it? Not every one in here has to be 100% hunky dory with the changes thus far. Most of the people who do lay out complaints have very valid criticisms, but people always focus on the jokes or the harshness of the post. It's the internet, quit taking it so seriously, and laugh at it. Eazy was never serious in his posts, even the thing that got him banned wasn't meant to be vile, it's just his sense of humor, I realize that not everyone can take it in stride, but I wish they could!

It's a slippery slope. Can't really expect to say whatever you want and go "jokes, man" when someone takes issue.

[Domino Theory]

So the Halo 4 news just took a nose dive right back to another blackout?

[kylej]

So the Halo 4 news just took a nose dive right back to another blackout?

I trust 343, that's all I need until release.

[gregor7777]

Shadowrun was one of the better MP games this gen, console wise. The PC port of it controlled like a fat pig. But the console version was awesome.

[Bregmann Roche]

So the Halo 4 news just took a nose dive right back to another blackout?

Frankie said that there would be one or two little things before E3. We don't know when those will be yet.

I played some more Super Slayer today and man is it rare to get a non-forge map in that playlist. That inspired me to carve the following into my calf:

"Things I Loved About Squad Slayer (In No Particular Order)"
1. No Armor Lock
2. Very little gray
3. TU settings

...there might have been more, but I passed out from the blood loss/frustration of playing Super Slayer. And pardon the pun, but I also badly miss bleedthrough.

[Deadly Cyclone]

I trust 343, that's all I need until release.

So salty.

[-Yeti]

I had some good times on Shadowrun back in the day. Being on a team full of Ninja Trolls provided some of the best times I've ever had on Live.

[Letters]

There'll be a little thing or two before 26 sleeps.

Let's guess guys! For fun!

- Armor Lock 2.0
- Aim Down Sights
- Nuke killstreak
- No shields in vanilla Halo 4

[Tawpgun]

I had some good times on Shadowrun back in the day. Being on a team full of Ninja Trolls provided some of the best times I've ever had on Live.

Fuck ninja trolls.

[Stinkles]

You make my banana stand.

There's money in that.

[heckfu]

There's money in that.

don't mind me...

[The Xtortionist]

I had some good times on Shadowrun back in the day. Being on a team full of Ninja Trolls provided some of the best times I've ever had on Live.

Ninja Trolls were so beast in pub matches. I had my best match ever with one. 32 kills on 8v8 Poco Raid. It was a massacre.

Shadowrun is clearly one of the best MP shooters ever but it should have been a $15 XBLA title.

[Ramirez]

I'd assume he played it... you know... at work...

Playing people at the office is not even close to the same thing as playing in real MM. First day Reach is out, people are abusing the low G area of Zealot, obviously no one at the office was lame enough to do it. This is why you can't test stuff like that only in the work environment, the plebs of the internet will always try to cheese every thing possible.

It's a slippery slope. Can't really expect to say whatever you want and go "jokes, man" when someone takes issue.

Sure ya can, doesn't mean everyone will be ok with it though. The stuff people usually take issue with on message boards is usually always miniscule in the grand scheme of things anyways.

[Plywood]

Zero Bloom with 85% bloom in this 4v4 TS playlist.

smh

[GhaleonEB]

You make my banana stand.

There's money in that.

I read this exchange five or six times thinking you were talking about this.



Which made the context a little weird. Were you saying that Stinkles is good at woodworking? Banana stands are useful, and you are saying Stinkles is also useful? That you like bananas and making banana stands is a euphemism for being awesome? And Stinkles was saying, hey, banana stands are big business. Gotta make a living somehow.

Then it clicked. Oh.

It's been a long day.

[Computron]

Best thing about 343's Reach updating is when they added fusion coils to that jetpack-only area on Powerhouse but didn't bother putting a soft-kill there. Dat troll.

Maybe they forgot about soft kills?

HALO 4, No Soft-Kill Boundries CONFIRMED.

[Homeboyd]

Then it clicked. Oh. It's been a long day.

That "cl" in "clicked" looks like a "d"

[kittens]

My pre-E3 info prediction: Multiplayer clip with new features that we don't already know about. Speculation and naysaying will ensue, hype will skyrocket/plummet, and clarification will be given at E3. Clip may include a new vehicle.

Among many other things, I expect clan info at E3. I feel like E3 will be the single biggest moment in the Halo 4 hype machine, and Microsoft's best opportunity to steal attention away away from other competitive FPSs. Clan support and other social features would go a long way in getting people to play Halo 4, and to get their friends to play Halo 4.

And I expect some kind of new campaign teaser at E3, for sure.

don't mind me...

Haha, awesome.

[Ramirez]

Zero Bloom with 85% bloom in this 4v4 TS playlist. smh

Play MLG.

[Computron]

For certain objective gametypes it would make an area that appears to be in legal playspace suddenly take your objective away, or you could reset objectives by tossing them into it. IE in Stockpile you could just take the flags for the upper team and toss them up there 3 feet away and reset them far away from the cap point. It'd be like playing locked side spawns on Refuge.

Oh snap! what's that? Managing matchmaking is more complex than NeoGAF armchair game designers would have you believe? NO WAY.

Hire FyreWulff.

[senador]

Oh snap! what's that? Managing matchmaking is more complex than NeoGAF armchair game designers would have you believe? NO WAY. Hire Fyrewulf.

Hyrewulff. Lol

[Ramirez]

Oh snap! what's that? Managing matchmaking is more complex than NeoGAF armchair game designers would have you believe? NO WAY. Hire Fyrewulf.

But if you hired him, we would have never gotten the TU.

[Tashi]

I read this exchange five or six times thinking you were talking about this. Which made the context a little weird. Were you saying that Stinkles is good at woodworking? Banana stands are useful, and you are saying Stinkles is also useful? That you like bananas and making banana stands is a euphemism for being awesome? And Stinkles was saying, hey, banana stands are big business. Gotta make a living somehow. Then it clicked. Oh. It's been a long day.

I wanna hang my headphones on that

[Plywood]

Play MLG.

Bandaid on a shotgun wound.

[kittens]

Bandaid on a shotgun wound.

Naw, it really is significantly better.

[CyReN]

[Plywood]

Naw, it really is significantly better.

I disagree.

[Tashi]

http://www.twitch.tv/tashiii

Stream is up :)

[The Xtortionist]

I disagree.

At least it doesn't feel like ice skating across a football field on the moon.

[The Real Napsta]

http://www.twitch.tv/tashiii Stream is up :)

That Pit remake is so good I don't even mind the gray.

[mastrbiggy]

don't mind me...

[Tunavi]

nothing personal

[xxjuicesxx]

Its not more complicated.

Testing it and getting it into MM is. Thats also their job though and they should know how to do it so thats completely irrelevent.

The fact is their knowledge just isn't there. They don't know what good Halo is, it comes from tons and tons of playtime that they just don't seem to have. A good comprehension on what changes mean and how casual and competitive play differ.

All of which quite a bit of people here know much better than Shishka and its now apparent NinjaOnFire also knew.

[heckfu]

http://www.twitch.tv/tashiii Stream is up :)

If you wanna stream your ass getting handed to you in trials later let me know, i'll join up for some multiplayer

[-Yeti]

[IMG]http://bit.ly/IJPhDR[IMG]

Love that app. I've been messing around with it for the past hour.

What app?

Cinemagram. I believe it's only on the iOS App Store.

[mastrbiggy]

Love that app. I've been messing around with it for the past hour.

What app?

[Letters]

I disagree.

You just hate it because the people there actually put up a fight and you can't increase your perfection count. :p

[Tawpgun]

Anyone want to do some Slayer Unlimited in Objective tomorrow? For science purposes, of course.

[mastrbiggy]

Halo related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4po8ffk07fU turn on CC

[Deadly Cyclone]

Nearing 100 hours in Skyrim. Such a great game. Hit 110 in Oblivion, and that was after the DLC.

[Plywood]

You just hate it because the people there actually put up a fight and you can't increase your perfection count. :p

No I just don't think Reach allows for flexibility in terms of gameplay customization. Changing any of the variables calls for all of the variables to be changed which is why ZB doesn't work and MLG is a bandaid.

[Tashi]

I'm getting matched with just the bottom of the barrel tonight

[Plywood]

I just had the middle lift on Reflection toss me up into the air, twice.