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Halo |OT8| A Salt on the Control Room
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Will any 343 staff members be there? I wanna ask the sacred question of the competitive ranking system
Demoncarnotaur
Member
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who was wildly disappointed when I saw Powerhouse after seeing the art for it.
To be honest, that always seems to be where the design falls apart for Bungie- Lighting and extra details such as rubble, ivy, snow etc instead of simple surfaces. The maps look like the art, just minus the life and mood of the art.
dangerbyrnes
Member
they won't. im pretty sure that's the point. 343 is definitely promoting player choice over unique functions, at least when it comes to the basic weapons. the power weapons will probably all have very different roles, but for your standard rifle/auto gun/sidearm. they're pretty close in terms of purpose.
honestly i like it this way, my favorite part of most modern shooters is the ability to choose your starting weapons. they may not be all that different, but it'll be enough for me.
The important thing is that there still exist various types of weapon classes. All the weapon classes seen in Halo CE still exist in Halo 4. Well, kind of, anyway... There ain't a stun weapon. Probably...
I hope so, but it will probably just be MS employees. Fanexpo isn't as big as Comic Con or Pax so I don't expect anyone from 343 to be there. I'll ask them anyway.
Steelyuhas
Member
Other than the kind of overgrown plantlife, what was so different about the final map?
Poker Face
Member
Dat dynamic shadowing.
Seriously, zombie's would be so much more tense if the maps were a lot darker and the survivors had shadow casting flashlights on the end of their shotguns.
You could watch the shadows of zombie's destroying your teammates around the corner, and it would get darker and darker as more and more survivor's die.
What are these gifs from?
Halo 2 Vista, the first one is from "Example" map (for the level editor).
The second one... I'd guess it is from the same map or maybe some custom map.
All the good questions don't get good answers, you should know this by now.
Poker Face
Member
thanks
wish i didn't lose my h2v disk so i could go look at this...
Example's only notable feature is the inclusion of suppressed version of Halo 2 SMG, with a laser dot. Otherwise it is a small gray box with some weapons, including the Fuel Rod Gun (no MP map in Halo 2 had it)
Halo 4 will be playable at First Look during the weekend of 6 and 7 October.
Anyone wanna bet for Halo 4 being playable in Finland pre-release? For, because i will never bet for anything cool happening here, only against.
EDIT that said, i did get to play Installation 04 pre-Anniversary release here... and old ME3 E3 demo too....
Poker Face
Member
Hypertrooper
Member
Oh. That's just a few hours away. Definitely going to be there.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Eh, the map just lost its..life. The art had complex geometry, the map had harsh, flat conflicting edges, flat lighting and radioactive ground textures. It just looked off IMO.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Audience member: Whats the ranking system in Halo 4 going to be?
Frankie: All tied up at Fun-FuN!
Frankie: All tied up at Fun-FuN!
bs angel confirmed that War Games will be playable on the show floor, so it's safe to assume some employees will be there. I'd say Angel and Ellis are good bets as far as higher-profile employees go.
ncsuDuncan
Member
A taste of what I'll be wearing at PAX:
Bregmann Roche
Member
So...no pants then?
FUBAR McDangles
Member
Sign me up as another HaloGaf member* nabbing Counter Strike tomorrow. Never played any games in the series before but I got a target gift card I'll be putting toward a bunch of microsoft points soon enough.
*as of my first post in this thread, last night, haha
*as of my first post in this thread, last night, haha
Steelyuhas
Member
Why do I not have that wolf shirt with my colors?
xxjuicesxx
Member
Yea Duncan howd you get your icon on a shirt I'd like to do that with my wolfcon.
ncsuDuncan
Member
Not enough room in my suitcase with all this podcast gear. I'll buy some when I get to Seattle.
Like we would ever get a question that decent out of one of those audience members.
Well, you're going to a gaming convention. If it's good enough for Bubsy, it's good enough for Duncan.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Hey guys remember that time i predicted halo 4?
User 73706
Banned
Jeez, that top picture is hideous. So many jaggies, obvious edits, etc. So glad we're getting something with much more polish (bottom pic for the uninitiated).
Then I would have thought Crysis, now... not so much.
higherARC05
Banned
I know that feel.
ncsuDuncan
Member
Made the high-res logo myself, then used that redbubble site sltPoison put his shirt on. Cost about $20 plus shipping. The gear isn't as dark as I'd hoped, but I'm still happy with how it turned out.
Now i'm stuck on this page, and NeoGAF in general, without reading it or being interested in anything really.
Should go to sleep...
Still listening to music though. Need something new...
Steelyuhas
Member
Do you have the file of the high-res logo?
Details of the podcast gear...go!
Oh damn, thanks for posting this - I'm gonna be there for that for sure!
Someones gonna ask it and the answer will be 'We will release more information at a later date'.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Hmm, so I could make a shirt with my logo from Halo? Cyclone logo? Interesting.
ncsuDuncan
Member
PM me your email address. Is 2400x2400 big enough?
squidhands
Member
flawless.
maybe.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Would be cool if Waypoint site let you order stuff with your emblem on it.
Of course they'd have to get Waypoint site working first.
You have to ask the follow up.
Of course they'd have to get Waypoint site working first.
You have to ask the follow up.
ncsuDuncan
Member
Nothing new, just my laptop, video camera, and some mics. More gear than I've taken before, but but I plan on recording a ton of video.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Id be all over a feature like that.
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