-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
- Start date
Halo 3 had the message on the bottom of the HUD that indicated whether your flag was held by an enemy, or if it had been dropped. In Reach this indicator was removed, and was added later after people complained about not knowing the status of their flag. Neither game, at any point, had a waypoint that pointed to the exact location of a flag held by the enemy.
Cross-posting for those who only read one Halo OT: MS banning users over Halo 4 DLC debacle.
tea_and_crumpets
Member
Hey Halo Gaf.
UK Gaffer looking for some people to do some Spartan Ops with - they're not that fun solo. I'm looking to get the three separate chapter related achievements, so anyone wanting to go for this, or just some general runs, lets play.
Add me! GT = atomsmasher13
UK Gaffer looking for some people to do some Spartan Ops with - they're not that fun solo. I'm looking to get the three separate chapter related achievements, so anyone wanting to go for this, or just some general runs, lets play.
Add me! GT = atomsmasher13
SPACECADET
Member
it gets me so pumped
True, true. It's always a badass moment.
I think I'm getting the hang of BTB, I've been going positive for most of my matches, feels good being consistent for once in a game type.
Taking pictures of our tvs? It's like I've gone back in time to 2006. :\
The Xtortionist
Member
Good. At least I can move around on Exile without getting tagged by three people from across the map. It's well-designed, shame about the vehicles though.
What are the general complaints about the campaign (besides scoring & theater modes)? I finished it last week (solo Heroic), & I'm doing co-op Legendary with some friends now, and I really enjoying it. I can see how the story is kind of a mess, but eh, still good for an FPS.
I'll do Eps 2 & 3 on Legendary with you. That way we can unlock the Raider armor variant, plus get 14,500 XP
I'll do Eps 2 & 3 on Legendary with you. That way we can unlock the Raider armor variant, plus get 14,500 XP
yeah, its a terrific map - but would be so much better without the gauss hog and tank.
saltinekracka
Member
I've noticed this as well. Because who wants to play a crap brown colored map?
NobleGundam
Banned
What of it? Its self explanatory.
Blue Ninja
Member
For someone who knows what's going on.
The 97,6% of people who haven't read the novels probably started drooling and lolling their heads to the side at that point.
Everyone who played online before Nov. 20th got a code to unlock 6 specializations that are currently only available to LE owners. Basically it raises the level cap from 70 to 130 and lets you unlock some Specialization exclusive perks and armor.
*Unless you live in Europe, the Middle East or Africa
AHappyPanda
Member
The complete ineptitude of the people running the game is incomprehensible for a game as big as Halo.
The game literally just disconnected me in the middle of a game that was 530-320 and forced me to patch the game through a 30 MB update
The three guys I was playing with did not get booted and got to finish the game and get their XP.
Fuck the hell off.
The game literally just disconnected me in the middle of a game that was 530-320 and forced me to patch the game through a 30 MB update
The three guys I was playing with did not get booted and got to finish the game and get their XP.
Fuck the hell off.
giancarlo123x
Banned
Same thing just happened to me to get rid of the shitty maps. Great timing.
Luckily I just finished my match. I thought I was banned or something. I'm playing that challenge slayer. I'm having the worst of luck with my teammates and it doesn't help that I'm sucking. Can't. fall. aslp.
timetokill
Banned
So I'm playing on Haven with my friend, when he gets a forced patch to remove the free DLC maps he got earlier. He's forced to disconnect and install the patch.
The patch isn't pushed to me, so my version and his don't match up. Therefore, we can no longer party up because it won't let us do "Join Player."
Thanks, 343! You guys have this shit on lockdown.
The patch isn't pushed to me, so my version and his don't match up. Therefore, we can no longer party up because it won't let us do "Join Player."
Thanks, 343! You guys have this shit on lockdown.
Killcams are totally wrong, almost all the time. From the other player's perspective, their shots were hitting you, so it's not an issue of bad hit detection, just an innaccurate record of what happened.
Blue Ninja
Member
Lol, you've gotta be kidding me.
except that a lot of the time, their shots shouldn't have hit me, from my perspective. being shot multiple times after I'm already in cover for example. maybe not bad hit detection but definitely lag. there's more of it in halo 4 than reach, at least for many of us outside the US.
The Lamonster
Member
Damage boost is his favorite. You can just tell he loves the shit out of it when you get damage boost.
Sir Garbageman
Member
I'm not one to bitch about balance but the boltshot can be absolute bullshit at times. The range on the fully charged blast is ridiculous.
Doesn't excuse the lag for the game. I remember distinctly points I was bobbing and weaving to fight a guy and then I look at the kill cam and he fires several shots in a straight line and gets me.
I still dunno why Gears of War can make dedicated servers (which were amazing) but Halo can't.
squidhands
Member
Oh my god, I would LOVE to hear him tell me, "YOU COST YOUR TEAM THE GAME"
+10
The Lamonster
Member
I'm still waiting for an easter egg that enables a silly Jeff Steitzer mode. He could narrate EVERYTHING, "you picked up a SNIPER RIFLE!!!" "you just jumped over a ROCK!" "you are crouch-walking right now!"
or, he could just say silly things like "DAMAGE BOOST! it's my FAVORITE! you will probably get LOTS OF KILLS NOW!!!"
"I LOVE YOU"
trufflepigg
Member
So when will 343i realize that Infinity Slayer is pretty much a failure compared to classic Halo. I'm referring to:
-Ordinance Drops
This alone is killing the game IMO. Along with the range and power of the DMR. No map movement is required.
On Rangarok, you can grab the sniper at spawn, snipe 6 people, get an ordinance, and continue to get power weapons. Along with the ammo perk, you never have the need to advance on the enemy. It's just stupid. The ordinance system alone is the biggest flaw in this game (and there are many).
Static spawns is the way to go, if 343i wants to include something like ordiance they should simply make killstreaks like COD and have unique things in ordinance like all the power ups they currently have, plus invisibility and then maybe some more creative things for larger kill streaks. But allowing players to get power weapons without moving and being able to start with a DMR that is without question the best weapon in the game is no good. At least the BR doesn't have the range they should remove DMR from loadouts and make it a pickup or ordinance weapon.
-Ordinance Drops
This alone is killing the game IMO. Along with the range and power of the DMR. No map movement is required.
On Rangarok, you can grab the sniper at spawn, snipe 6 people, get an ordinance, and continue to get power weapons. Along with the ammo perk, you never have the need to advance on the enemy. It's just stupid. The ordinance system alone is the biggest flaw in this game (and there are many).
Static spawns is the way to go, if 343i wants to include something like ordiance they should simply make killstreaks like COD and have unique things in ordinance like all the power ups they currently have, plus invisibility and then maybe some more creative things for larger kill streaks. But allowing players to get power weapons without moving and being able to start with a DMR that is without question the best weapon in the game is no good. At least the BR doesn't have the range they should remove DMR from loadouts and make it a pickup or ordinance weapon.
Chip N Chance
Member
I got a 30mb patch today that removed my DLC that they gave me for free. Good one 343.
They didn't "give it to you for free." That was a mistake on Microsoft's part.
Mr. B Natural
Member
Head sniped the same guy out of the warthog turret three times in the same match. In the first one, the warthog was airborne.
Finally, an excuse to use the theater mode. Wow is it barebones. Had to split my highlight it into 3 different videos, which sorta ruins the experience and entertainment of it all. And thank god I went immediately back to the theater. Apparently, if I played another game, I would have lost the previous game forever.
Finally, an excuse to use the theater mode. Wow is it barebones. Had to split my highlight it into 3 different videos, which sorta ruins the experience and entertainment of it all. And thank god I went immediately back to the theater. Apparently, if I played another game, I would have lost the previous game forever.
Rickenslacker
Banned
That's just the bad way they organize your games, if you click on the left stick or press X or something (I no longer have the game to check) you can see your last 20 games or so.
Chip N Chance
Member
Even if it was a mistake, it was in fact given to me. I started the game up one day and was prompted with a message that wouldn't let me continue unless i read it. Which then took me to the marketplace/Guide for 0msp DLC. They sure went out of there way to make sure i got it. Its kind of rude.
I just hate how it and the Scattershot seem to have a ridiculously high variance on their effective range on a shot for shot basis. Sometimes you can one shot someone with one from a ludicrous range, other times it'll do nothing. And the Scattershot especially seems woefully inconsistent at anything more than point blank.