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Halo |OT4| Trust's a Tough Thing to Come by These Days

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Tashi

343i Lead Esports Producer
I was just in a near by mall in Connecticut and it turns they're opening a Microsoft store. Thinking about getting Halo 4 there instead of the usual Gamestop. Should be a cool place.
 
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Stinkles

Clothed, sober, cooperative
Tashi0106 said:
I was just in a near by mall in Connecticut and it turns they're opening a Microsoft store. Thinking about getting Halo 4 there instead of the usual Gamestop. Should be a cool place.
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Dat videowall. I would seriously love one of those in my house. I would play infinite Gradiuswall.
 
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Havok

Member
Aggrotek said:
I loathe all the ones in reach. H3 forge maps weren't nearly as bad. I think.
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Smashed. Also, Colonnade (though a lot of that came from the matchmaking bug).

End of argument.

(sorry, Kapura)
Aggrotek said:
Wasn't implying that they all were good.
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I know, but Smashed is easily the worst map I've ever played in probably any shooter. The only Reach Forge variant that even approaches it for me is Enclosed.
 
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CyReN

Member
Stinkles said:
Cyren is.
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If you can get me a pass to get in I will buy a plane ticket tonight.

Dax01 said:
https://twitter.com/DavidEllis/status/207657035410587648

O hi, new E3 Sparkcast. (That's what I'm assuming it is).
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picture form!

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Hope it drops this week.
 
OverHeat

OverHeat

« generous god »
Stinkles said:
Dat videowall. I would seriously love one of those in my house. I would play infinite Gradiuswall.
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Speaking of videowall, have you heard of the e-lite mod for your pioneer 5020fd? You can turn your tv into an elite ( all the calibration option) just by changing the I/O board. I ordered the part for mine.
 
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HigherLevel

Member
CyReN said:
The Pit in general isn't the greatest, too many standstills and makes CTF hard to stop the flag. Don't get me wrong I like the map but I wouldn't make it out as good as that. Midship is a perfect example on how to do a map.
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Yeah it's a shame Heretic dropped so late in Halo 3's life. I feel like it didn't get the time it deserved.
 
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CyReN

Member
HigherLevel said:
Yeah it's a shame Heretic dropped so late in Halo 3's life. I feel like it didn't get the time it deserved.
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It gave us a good year and for the competitive side 2-3 new gametypes out of 11 which was a huge boost., same that Beaver Creek did. Pumps life into a game at the right time. The thing I do like about those 2 remakes though is they didn't mess them up. Remakes can easily have issues like Blackout.
 
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Ajemsuhgao

Member
Tashi0106 said:
I was just in a near by mall in Connecticut and it turns they're opening a Microsoft store. Thinking about getting Halo 4 there instead of the usual Gamestop. Should be a cool place.
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The Halo CEA launch was pretty cool. They had portable 360 setups on the tables, and let people play. Held a tournament for some small prizes, and the first like..20 people there got a UNSC patch(I think), a grunt plushy, and some other stuff. Plus the giant wall of monitors/TVs showing Halo stuff was pretty great. They had a radio station setup there live as well. Overall pretty fun.


Tashi0106 said:
Danbury Fair Mall



Can't wait until it opens. Do they have like exclusive stuff there? Shirts, gear, merch?
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The one by me doesn't have anything like this. No clothing or anything at all, actually. It's basically an Apple/Sony store clone. So they have Windows PCs, overpriced everything audio/video related. Software, Xbox stuff, and games. The only thing that they have there that I haven't seen anywhere else are stations to create 360 skins. Which are essentially large stickers to slap onto the newer(and older..I think) 360's. Neat idea but I can't imagine they get a lot of people in there that actually do that.
 
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Tashi

343i Lead Esports Producer
CyReN said:
It gave us a good year, same that Beaver Creek did. Pumps life into a game at the right time. The thing I do like about those 2 remakes though is they didn't mess them up. Remakes can easily have issues like Blackout.
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That MLG v6 I believe it was, was amazing!

Middy Ball, TS and CTF
Onslaught CTF
Amp TS
Construct TS and King
Narrows CTF and Slayer
Pit CTF and Pit Slayer

It was just superb map and gametype mixture.
 
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Tashi

343i Lead Esports Producer
Ajemsuhgao said:
The Halo CEA launch was pretty cool. They had portable 360 setups on the tables, and let people play. Held a tournament for some small prizes, and the first like..20 people there got a UNSC patch(I think), a grunt plushy, and some other stuff. Plus the giant wall of monitors/TVs showing Halo stuff was pretty great. They had a radio station setup there live as well. Overall pretty fun.




The one by me doesn't have anything like this. No clothing or anything at all, actually. It's basically an Apple/Sony store clone. So they have Windows PCs, overpriced everything audio/video related. Software, Xbox stuff, and games. The only thing that they have there that I haven't seen anywhere else are stations to create 360 skins. Which are essentially large stickers to slap onto the newer(and older..I think) 360's. Neat idea but I can't imagine they get a lot of people in there that actually do that.
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Well shit that CEA launch just sold me. I hope it opens in a decent time so I can pre order there.
 
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HigherLevel

Member
CyReN said:
It gave us a good year and for the competitive side 2-3 new gametypes out of 11 which was a huge boost., same that Beaver Creek did. Pumps life into a game at the right time. The thing I do like about those 2 remakes though is they didn't mess them up. Remakes can easily have issues like Blackout.
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As someone not good enough to consistently play well in MLG, I didn't get to experience it like that. Only time I ever got to play it was in customs(and only like 4 of the dudes I played with were over 40) and Team Mythic which was always full of scrubs and quitters.
 
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Ajemsuhgao

Member
mastrbiggy said:
360 handheld E3 announcement. Play Halo 4 Anywhere. End of my life right there.
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I said "portable 360 setups". They were basically large laptop cases, with TV's built into the "lid" portion, and the 360 on the bottom area with space on the side for a controller. They could be unplugged, zipped up, and carried away.
 
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Demoncarnotaur

Member
I wonder if we will get a trailer before e3. I still find it bizarre that we don't really have a trailer for the story of halo 4 yet.

mastrbiggy said:
Waterworks of bust.
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As someone said before, Lavaworks.

TS x Massacre said:
This might be kind of off topic, but I just came to the realization...

In the leaked photos we saw: "Primary, Secondary, Grenade, Armor Ability, Tactical Package, and Support Upgrade", no mention of the specializations that are going to be unlocked early with the LE game.

For those who need a reminder: "Specializations: Receive early access to six Specializations, available at launch on Xbox LIVE, and use them, one at a time, to achieve higher ranks in your Spartan career. In addition to gaining access to new ranks, Specializations unlock new customization options."

I wonder how these will affect MP.
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I hope it doesn't unlock too much, I would rather earn them. But yeah, I wonder how that will end up playing out..
 
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Blueblur1

Member
CyReN said:
It gave us a good year and for the competitive side 2-3 new gametypes out of 11 which was a huge boost., same that Beaver Creek did. Pumps life into a game at the right time. The thing I do like about those 2 remakes though is they didn't mess them up. Remakes can easily have issues like Blackout.
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Bu-bu-bu-but Blackout was perfectly fine!

[/sarcasm]
 
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Poker Face

Member
Demoncarnotaur said:
I wonder if we will get a trailer before e3. I still find it bizarre that we don't really have a trailer for the story of halo 4 yet.


As someone said before, Lavaworks.



I hope it doesn't unlock too much, I would rather earn them. But yeah, I wonder how that will end up playing out..
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E3 teaser trailer would be awesome. 60 seconds to hype E3.
 
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TS x Massacre

Member
Stinkles said:
Dun worry.

:)
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I'm excited, at first I was a little hesitant for all the changes since I'm essentially a Halo Purist.

But while thinking during an 11-8:15 boring as hell shift today, all the new possibilities are starting to get really exciting. Just really want to see it in action (without a barn).
 
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