[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

12/3+2-7

Remember the date, Sarge.

[Overdoziz]

Good show so far, Cyren.
Cursed Lemon shares a lot of opinions of mine.

[Homeboyd]

So XP & Spartan Points

[Bregmann Roche]

http://adamantiumbullet.com/wp-conte...vylight117.jpg The Cortana I know has two huge crescent moons with a butterfly tramp stamp. I dig that. The flat mom jeans look in that H4 pic has got to go.

I don't agree with kylej much, but when I do, it's about the backside of an imaginary, imaginary person.

I AM AN NFL GENIUS. Also, after looking up Gilmore stats and video from last year in the SEC I'm pretty jazzed. Get up, Bills Mafia.

I think the Bills are going to be sort of good. I don't know if Bills fans will be able to handle it.
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LOL at sleuth Nexy on Social Skirmish. He's the Halo Community Gotcha Media!

[Demoncarnotaur]

TBH with you, the way that MP details have been divulged has been quite annoying. I appreciate Frankie/Ellis coming in here to clarify certain details. But I Feel that there should have been a better way to introduce elements (certainly the controversial parts) of the game to the public.

Yeah, I agree, the way info has come out has been very awkward and haphazard IMO, things defintely could and should have been more clear. I hope we get more info in the future in a more solid manner, even say if we get something like a MP trailer that kinda lets us see the actions in motion, like the Reach MP beta trailer.

The visuals are great, but the design nice as well. It's a UNSC ship, but the architecture is very different from previous human themed areas.

Yeah, that SP screen made me say holy shit out loud when I saw it, its art design is so awesome, and the graphical presentation is stunning.

[Stinkles]

THC is doing great work for the community.

Have them scrubbed and sent to my room.

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

"We are not supporting 3D TVs or Kinect for Halo 4," said O'Connor.

I'm sure it's old, but it's news to me dammit. :P I'm glad they aren't wasting time implementing those features.

[Tashi]

That Social Skirmish chat is hilarious. Kyle J bringing the lolz

[The Real Napsta]

Nice HaloGAF logo Cyren.

[kylej]

Have them scrubbed and sent to my room.

??? I can't handle this new cryptic Frankie.

[ViewtifulJC]

It's a secret beta invite

[Ramirez]

??? I can't handle this new cryptic Frankie.

He wants to have sex with them, gotta be clean!

[Demoncarnotaur]

I'm sure it's old, but it's news to me dammit. :P I'm glad they aren't wasting time implementing those features.

New to me. This stood out as something cool and new:

"you can hear your breath as it sounds inside the helmet," said Frank O'Connor

[CyReN]

Hope you guys liked it, hope to get someone from here in the near future.

[Dax01]

I'm sure it's old, but it's news to me dammit. :P I'm glad they aren't wasting time implementing those features.

Props to 343i.

[KidA Seven]

That Social Skirmish chat is hilarious. Kyle J bringing the lolz

Someone said that Halogaf is becoming the new bungie kids forum

[Ramirez]

Someone said that Halogaf is becoming the new bungie kids forum

What does Bungie have to do with Halo 4?

[CyReN]

Have them scrubbed and sent to my room.

[Garrett 2U]

What does Bungie have to do with Halo 4?

I think they meant the "Bungie kids" as in the Halo community from Bungie's forums :P

[kylej]

I don't agree with kylej much, but when I do, it's about the backside of an imaginary, imaginary person.

[Demoncarnotaur]

Another nice quote from that article:

343 is already giving Halo 4 the largest levels the series has ever seen, the most feature-intense multiplayer yet, and a new online co-op campaign in Spartan Ops--not to mention richer sound and visuals.

also

"We are still pushing more and more of the graphics. We had one guy at the showcase who thought this was the next-gen preview. I wouldn't go that far, but it does look good. There is still more and more to be squeezed out of the box," said O'Connor

Lol, wasn't that the guy from gaf who posted in the spring showcase thread (citing his reactions from when he saw the game at the showcase)? None the less, the game does look stunning.

[Tashi]

http://www.twitch.tv/tashiii

Stream is up. Hot and sweaty MLG shit fest.

[Homeboyd]

Make us proud Cyren. Also, send kyle.

[Garrett 2U]

Another nice quote from that article:

"343 is already giving Halo 4 the largest levels the series has ever seen, the most feature-intense multiplayer yet, and a new online co-op campaign in Spartan Ops--not to mention richer sound and visuals."

Open world setup, please please please.

[Dax01]

Another nice quote from that article:

Well, "largest" can mean any number of things. Longer levels? Bigger encounters?

Larger levels than The Ark and The Covenant? Let me have 'em.

[ViewtifulJC]

As long as they have a controlled pacing and structure like The Covenant and I'm not wandering around a highlighted city so I can play Where's Waldo with the next item to activate the next mission like ODST, I'm game for lager levels.

[neoism]

First ever BTB game on Tempest... I had the most kills on my team... I accidentally betray...booted..

FUCKING fix the fucking betrayals in H4..
REach at launch had waay more fun playlists... shame.
I had to suffer a Heavies game to get to this one too.

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I used to play 20 games + I can barely stand 3 now..

[mastrbiggy]

I'm sure it's old, but it's news to me dammit. :P I'm glad they aren't wasting time implementing those features.

I was holding out to see if kinect was going to be used for Halo 4, but now I have no reason to keep it.

[Deputy Moonman]

I'm not seeing the awesomeness from that screen. Am I missing something? It looks nice and I like the artistic style, but not omg this will be the best game ever, nice. I mean, cortana looks like a piece of plastic. I guess my reaction is more of a result of everyone else freaking out about the screen. I'm not seeing the wow factor, though.

Ugh, these changes for matchmaking are horrendous. Even Reach had me more excited than this, which is really scary. Let me say that again. Reach had me more more excited than this. Sure, I'll wait until we get to see the game for ourselves, but this is just absurd. Devs have taken too many shits on Halo since Combat Evolved, and that's where we're at. Frankie and David can continue to try and do damage control, but there is nothing to control. They're making a different game, which is not really rectifiable, and this what they chose and wanted to do. Now shall we dispense with the bull?

I'm done with my rant, and maybe they'll surprise me in the end, but 343's direction for matchmaking is a straight up train wreck from my current vantage point. please surprise me :(

[The Real Napsta]

Fyrewulff will let you sleep on his floor Sai, just costs 20 bucks per hour.

lol what is the story behind this?

[Wiggum2007]

Another nice quote from that article:

That sounds good but I swear every single Halo sequel they talk about how the levels dwarf all other Halo levels but then they end up the same.

Like when they talked about how Halo 2's levels were so huge that in one of them you could fit the entirety of all Halo 1's levels? I guess maybe if they were talking about the size of the inaccessible background skybox lol.

Make me eat crow Frankles!

[ViewtifulJC]

That sounds good but I swear every single Halo sequel they talk about how the levels dwarf all other Halo levels but then they end up the same. Like when they talked about how Halo 2's levels were so huge that in one of them you could fit the entirety of all Halo 1's levels? I guess maybe if they were talking about the size of the inaccessible background skybox lol. Make me eat crow Frankles!

Or just how HUGE the levels in Reach were gonna be

*first level, drive around in pick-up truck for 2 minutes bypassing wasted space*

[Dax01]

That sounds good but I swear every single Halo sequel they talk about how the levels dwarf all other Halo levels but then they end up the same.

Not true. Well, kind of. It depends. "Largest" can refer to many different things. Speaking strictly of encounters, Halo 3 is far larger than Halo 1 and Halo 2.

However, leading up to Reach's release, Marcus Lehto said in the ViDoc that Reach would have "bigger battles," but we never got anywhere close to the size of Halo 3.

[thezerofire]

god Prisoner is such a terrible map. 3 full levels, two sides of the map, and you only ever spawn in one of two places.

[GhaleonEB]

343 is already giving Halo 4 the largest levels the series has ever seen

[Dax01]

I wonder if that "largest levels" comment includes the hubworld from ODST. ;)

[Homeboyd]

>>>Waypoint has had enough<<<

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

I wonder if that "largest levels" comment includes the hubworld from ODST. ;)

And the space level in Reach. ^_^

[thezerofire]

>>>Waypoint has had enough<<<

access denied?

edit: now it works

[Homeboyd]

access denied?

lol you'll have to *continue* then click the link again

There ya go!

[Tashi]

>>>Waypoint has had enough<<<

Surpised it wasn't KyleJ that started it.

[xxjuicesxx]

>>>Waypoint has had enough<<<

Responded nonsensically. Waypoint is a joke.

[Dax01]

>>>Waypoint has had enough<<<

>>PLEASE REMAIN CALM<<

Anybody else miss the marketing for ODST with the Superintendent?

[CyReN]

I wonder why Frankie doesn't post there.

[OverHeat]

>>>Waypoint has had enough<<<

Enjoy your boycott will I enjoy H4 suckers.

[Tunavi]

I think I'm going to do an AMA thread on waypoint.

"I am a NeoGAF poster. AMA."

[Homeboyd]

Wait, I just read that article:

The Spartan Ops story will stretch out for several weeks, but not months, according to O'Connor. And beyond that? "Season one comes free with the game. If we did another season we would be building that from scratch. Maybe that will be DLC; maybe it goes in the next game. We are still tinkering with that."

I'm confused.

What happens after the season ends? And I thought they said a couple month's worth of content? If the content ends after a couple of weeks and they *might* make more for DLC, then... the mode will stay as is until that happens, unaltered? Is each "mission" comparable to a new Firefight map?

:/

[Devolution]

So uh I've been distracted as of late. Halo 4 has what now?

[kittens]

I wonder why Frankie doesn't post there.

Boycott Waypoint.

What happens after the season ends? And I thought they said a couple month's worth of content? If the content ends after a couple of weeks and they *might* make more for DLC, then... the mode will stay as is until that happens, unaltered? Is each "mission" comparable to a new Firefight map?

I'm expecting mini-missions that will include Firefight-like scenarios. They'll be released on a weekly basis, and once released we can go back and play them any time. I'd be surprised if they lasted only a few weeks, though. I'm expecting at least three months of content.

[mastrbiggy]

So uh I've been distracted as of late. Halo 4 has what now?

-Promethean Vision isn't game breaking (very limited use)
-Default controls: Sprint is thumbstick and crouch is B
-Plasma pistol is powerful
-Movement is smooth
-DMR is a good ranged weapon, but is harder to use against a BR user at a closer range.
-New slots that allow for regen/more ammo though no details besides that.



http://halocharts.com/forum/index.ph...topicseen.html
http://forums.majorleaguegaming.com/...alo-4-preview/

Kind of confused on the whole bloom thing.

I guess the DMR has really predictable bloom and the BR has kickback.