[ElzarTheBam]

ME's combat is terrible.

Well you hate everything so just go live with Elzar

I don't hate everything. :P

[Demoncarnotaur]

Off topic, but I figured I may ask here in case anyone knows:

I have a Macbook, I believe it is 2 years old.. anyways, I went to see the Avengers last night and my friend ended up staying at my place cause he was sick. He texted me asking if he could use my macbook, I said of course. Anyways, long story short, when I come home to use the computer it is really really laggy and chugging along. Then, suddenly my computer stops holding a charge, and turns off immediately when I unplug it..it still will not hold a charge. =(

Is there anything I can do about this, like did something bad get downloaded, or is it just bad luck?

[Dax01]

This thread made me think back and realize that the only Firefight-like encounter I ever look forward to in a Halo campaign is the final fight on NMPD HQ.

The space mission in The Long Night of Solace is essentially Firefight in space. The second part of it is much better, though.

[Overdoziz]

Oh I'm sorry, I was convinced you play Halo Reach

MLG Reach > Halo 3

[bobs...onGaf]

MLG Reach > Halo 3

MLG Reach is a huge improvement over Vanilla but a chunk of the maps still suck and the DMR is still pretty shitty even sans bloom. The shield recharge time is also atrocious.

Its the most playable thing in Reach, but that doesnt make it worth playing. :p

all the cool kids are playing it. get. its good. i waited for the £20 bomba price and I don't regret it one bit.

Remember when I said you should play ME1 and 2 first? Well after seeing that ending, playing the previous games makes no difference so just get it :lol =(

I hear ME1 is quite different gameplay wise so I may pick it up, but in terms of the gameplay while they look like fun games they dont look outstanding, then again no game looks that incredible to me at the moment. :(

I don't hate everything. :P

You seem to like Reach, so your judgement is in question.

[Arnie]

MLG Reach > Halo 3

MLG Halo 3 > MLG Reach > Halo 3

And that's only if you pull the Pit every game.

[Hypertrooper]

How are the loads on it? Seamless? Skyrim made me want to light my dick on fire with the constant load screens.

As a person who played the console version I can tell you about it. The loading times are short. Very short. I'd say about 5sec-10sec is the maximum. And it loads big areas.

Edit.: I should add that I installed the game on the Hard Drive.

[Poker Face]

Off topic, but I figured I may ask here in case anyone knows: I have a Macbook, I believe it is 2 years old.. anyways, I went to see the Avengers last night and my friend ended up staying at my place cause he was sick. He texted me asking if he could use my macbook, I said of course. Anyways, long story short, when I come home to use the computer it is really really laggy and chugging along. Then, suddenly my computer stops holding a charge, and turns off immediately when I unplug it..it still will not hold a charge. =( Is there anything I can do about this, like did something bad get downloaded, or is it just bad luck?

Try taking out the battery and putting it back in.

[Overdoziz]

MLG Halo 3 > MLG Reach > Halo 3 And that's only if you pull the Pit every game.

MLG Reach > MLG Halo 3
Spread and shitty netcode? No thanks.

[CyReN]

MLG Halo 3 > MLG Halo Reach

[Gui_PT]

As a person who played the console version I can tell you about it. The loading times are short. Very short. I'd say about 5sec-10sec is the maximum. And it loads big areas. Edit.: I should add that I installed the game on the Hard Drive.

Maybe it's just me but 5-10 second load in an installed game is terribly long.

In 2012

[kylej]

5-10 sec load times? Eh. I should probably just build a pc but... I have so many other things I want to spend money on :/

You've got a Mass Effect avatar. That's like a heroin addict telling you the stuff's not bad for you, through brown and cracked teeth.

Interesting fact, heroin is actually pretty easy on your organs and body, it's the hunt for cash to keep the habit up that's hard. A philosophy professor of mine used to do social work, and when women were pregnant and heroin addicts, it was easier on the baby for them to keep using than to go through withdrawls.

There's your early Sunday morning depressing fact for y'all.

[bobs...onGaf]

MLG Reach > MLG Halo 3 Spread and shitty netcode? No thanks.

Thats not even a comparison point anymore, Halo Reach feels just as bad as Halo 3 does these days netcode wise.

[Gazzawa]

Maybe it's just me but 5-10 second load in an installed game is terribly long. In 2012

they were frequent too. Especially since there are many towns/houses/shops etc to visit. Tedious after 30 or so hours.

[Hypertrooper]

Maybe it's just me but 5-10 second load in an installed game is terribly long. In 2012

Mass Effect 3 loads longer. Otherwise Mass Effect 3 has mechs and we know how the framerate drops when the game has mechs.

[Overdoziz]

Thats not even a comparison point anymore, Halo Reach feels just as bad as Halo 3 does these days netcode wise.

What the what?

[Kuroyume]

Vanilla launch Reach > Halo 3

I was thinking of how annoying jetpacks are and I saw this post on Tumblr about these flying lizards and I started to think how much better it would be if they just had a glider in the game instead of a jetpack.







Didn't Shadowrun have a glider?

[Gui_PT]

Mass Effect 3 loads longer. Otherwise Mass Effect 3 has mechs and we know how the framerate drops when the game has mechs.

Yeah but ME3 has like 70% less loads

And I didn't notice framerate drops with mechs =\

[ElzarTheBam]

What the what?

I think Bob's is referring to the recent wave of laggy games in MM.

[Fuchsdh]

There should be no reason for minutes-long load screens in the next generation.

(Also, I had forgotten how long Fable/Fable 2 load screens were until recently. Good god does that kill a lot of the game's appeal.)

[Demoncarnotaur]

Try taking out the battery and putting it back in.

Thanks, Ill try.

Vanilla launch Reach > Halo 3 I was thinking of how annoying jetpacks are and I saw this post on Tumblr about these flying lizards and I started to think how much better it would be if they just had a glider in the game instead of a jetpack. Didn't Shadowrun have a glider?

Im not gonna lie, that would be fucking awesome, especially if some maps had a lot of verticality, with multiple levels.

[bobs...onGaf]

What the what?

You dont feel the same way!??

Reach feels awful to me, I constantly get bloodshots, even when using the DMR, (that MLG game we played was ridiculous for the lag) Reach isnt as silky smooth as it was this time last year, and im not sure why. My connection of course plays a part, but even when its running well and other games are smooth Reach just has weird constant lag even when its green bar.

I would say its on par with how Halo 3 feels these days.


(Games with GAF I expect to be laggy, but even going in solo on matchmaking sucks, that was never really an issue before)

[Tashi]

I give Halo 3 MLG the map edge for sure. Gameplay? Hmmmm I don't knowwwww.

Also, just went into the lab with the my MS first party custom no slow controller and the MLG Madcatz Pro Circuit controller. Pretty interesting stuff.

Everything was done with 60fps recording. I know Reach runs at 30 but as long as it's consistent it's fine.

Now, from a neutral stick on the controller to a full 360 degrees the MLG MadCatz Controller did the 360 in 1 second and 16 frames.

The same test with the MS controller pulled it off in 1 second and 18 frames. After looking at the videos, it was clear that the Madcatz controller made up the time in the first 10 frames or so.

Next test was with the screen paused while holding down the right stick in one direction. I was hoping this would eliminate the time it takes to move the stick from neutral to completely on one side. What I discovered was that the Madcatz controller did the 360 in 1 second and 16 frames. The exact same time it takes to do it from a neutral position.

The MS controller? It also did it in 1 second and 16 frames.

There are a lot of conclusions that can be drawn from this. The sticks on the Madcatz controller could be shorter or the circular gate could be smaller. Or the MS controller has a larger deadzone.

I thought it was pretty interesting. It was clear in my video though that in the first 10 frames or the Madcatz controller was ahead of the MS controller. That could explain while people were so compelled to lower their sensitivities on their Madcatz controller. I however, never touched my settings.

This was on 4 sens btw.

[MrBig]

Maybe it's just me but 5-10 second load in an installed game is terribly long. In 2012

Can SSDs be used with the new 360 slims?

Next gen will hopefully have some sort of caching system with a small SSD and a 500gb HDD standard.

[PsychoWARD23]

Vanilla launch Reach > Halo 3 I was thinking of how annoying jetpacks are and I saw this post on Tumblr about these flying lizards and I started to think how much better it would be if they just had a glider in the game instead of a jetpack. Didn't Shadowrun have a glider?

Gotham City Imposters had a Glider, it was so fun to have a Glider/Shotgun combo.

[Tha Robbertster]

You dont feel the same way!?? Reach feels awful to me, I constantly get bloodshots, even when using the DMR, (that MLG game we played was ridiculous for the lag) Reach isnt as silky smooth as it was this time last year, and im not sure why. My connection of course plays a part, but even when its running well and other games are smooth Reach just has weird constant lag even when its green bar. I would say its on par with how Halo 3 feels these days. (Games with GAF I expect to be laggy, but even going in solo on matchmaking sucks, that was never really an issue before)

Just tell your sister to stop downloading all that porn! Should be a lot better then.

I'm not having much problems lag wise, even when I play with Xand and he lives on the other side of the world.

[bobs...onGaf]

Just tell your sister to stop downloading all that porn! Should be a lot better then. I'm not having much problems lag wise, even when I play with Xand and he lives on the other side of the world.

Perhaps you Dutch have stronger connections? :p

I can go play other games fine, its Reach which seems to be in a constant laggy state for me. I know others here have mentioned feeling the same way?

[Stinkles]

MLG Reach > MLG Halo 3 Spread and shitty netcode? No thanks.

Played yesterday. Carried my whole team. Seriously.

[ElzarTheBam]

Hydra has just told me he's a certified fatty.

[Fuchsdh]

Yeah I'm not getting any lag in Reach, in BTB parties or playing solo. Actually since I've swapped out my dysfunctional old cable modem and pried open my NAT via the most excruciating network tinkering of my life my connection has been sterling, especially for a wireless-N two floors up.

[heckfu]

Hydra has just told me he's a certified fatty.

Paul O'GRAVY!

[ElzarTheBam]

Paul O'GRAVY!

Amazing. ROFL.

[CyReN]

Played yesterday. Carried my whole team. Seriously.

Free agent for MLG Spring Ladder?

[Stinkles]

F/A for MLG Spring Ladder?

Have to see how my practice retreat goes. I train under an icy waterfall.

[Zeouterlimits]

5-10 sec load times? Eh. I should probably just build a pc but... I have so many other things I want to spend money on :/

Better than the loads in Mass Effect.

Trust me, W2 is a better game. If that's not what you're in the mood to play, that's fine, but it really is a better all round product.

[CyReN]

Have to see how my practice retreat goes. I train under an icy waterfall.

Team Tshirt order have been ordered.

[Tashi]

You playin in it Cyren?

[Alienshogun]

Have to see how my practice retreat goes. I train under an icy waterfall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WEtxJ4-sh4

[Overdoziz]

You dont feel the same way!?? Reach feels awful to me, I constantly get bloodshots, even when using the DMR, (that MLG game we played was ridiculous for the lag) Reach isnt as silky smooth as it was this time last year, and im not sure why. My connection of course plays a part, but even when its running well and other games are smooth Reach just has weird constant lag even when its green bar. I would say its on par with how Halo 3 feels these days. (Games with GAF I expect to be laggy, but even going in solo on matchmaking sucks, that was never really an issue before)

Night and day dude. I know you like Halo 3, but this is so much bullshit.
I give Reach a lot of shit but the netcode is incredible compared to the turd that is Halo 3. Hitscan and no spread only makes it better.

[CyReN]

You playin in it Cyren?

Yea, only $17 so why not try and "save halo". yourself?

Heads up 100% of the profits to go to the winner, first time in sometime it's all gone to the winner.

[Hydranockz]

Night and day dude. I know you like Halo 3, but this is so much bullshit. I give Reach a lot of shit but the netcode is incredible compared to the turd that is Halo 3. Hitscan and no spread only makes it better.

Halo 4 will have shit netcode, am I right?

[Tashi]

Yea, only $17 so why not try and "save halo". yourself? Heads up 100% of the profits to go to the winner, first time in sometime it's all gone to the winner.

I'm pretty tired of this save Halo stuff to be honest. The phrase itself. I think it's a little off base but I do appreciate the efforts gone into the movement. I'm excited to see the Halo community grow from grassroots. Hoping for one day when an MLG event featuring Halo isn't all that big of a deal.

[Overdoziz]

Halo 4 will have shit netcode, am I right?

In Campaign and Spec Ops? Probably.

[kylej]

In Campaign and Spec Ops? Probably.

sounds like someone's got a case of Batshit expectations

[CyReN]

I'm pretty tired of this save Halo stuff to be honest. The phrase itself. I think it's a little off base but I do appreciate the efforts gone into the movement. I'm excited to see the Halo community grow from grassroots. Hoping for one day when an MLG event featuring Halo isn't all that big of a deal.

Yea, and "we are halo". Did like the Halo chant though that was pretty cool being there. Big issue now is players putting blame on other games, such a cop out.

[bobs...onGaf]

Night and day dude. I know you like Halo 3, but this is so much bullshit. I give Reach a lot of shit but the netcode is incredible compared to the turd that is Halo 3. Hitscan and no spread only makes it better.

Im not saying Halo 3 has better netcode, im just saying that Reach has been so bad for me lately that I might aswell go play Halo 3 considering I prefer the gameplay more.

I thought it affected more people than just me, odd, so your honestly saying Halo Reach hasnt been laggy for you lately?

EDIT: Do you get host a lot?

[Tashi]

Yea the Halo chant is cool. Must have been awesome in person.

[Gui_PT]

Im not saying Halo 3 has better netcode, im just saying that Reach has been so bad for me lately that I might aswell go play Halo 3 considering I prefer the gameplay more. I thought it affected more people than just me, odd, so your honestly saying Halo Reach hasnt been laggy for you lately?

It's been crappy for me since christmas

[ElzarTheBam]

We in this party went from discussing tea to anal sex in a split second.

Thanks bobs' and Krow.

[Fuchsdh]

Yea, and "we are halo". Did like the Halo chant though that was pretty cool being there. Big issue now is players putting blame on other games, such a cop out.

Well, as stupid as the "Halo nation" moniker on its surface was, it makes a lot of sense. Halo isn't just one type of fan, it's a whole collective of remarkably different people--the casuals, the fiction people, the competitive. It's tough going to please such a broad base.