Emperor Bohe
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how is the player base for Halo Reach's classic playlist? is it still active? I've been itching for some classic maps
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Halo |OT14| They call it Halo
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Sr Kitsune
Member
I dunno, but remember there's only one classic playlist now (4v4), it contains anniv. slayer, snipers, 1flag, 1bomb, oddball, multiflag, assault
4 days, 20 hours.
"Halo 2 Vista...is all we have left. You trust 343i that much?"
"Sir. Yes, sir."
"This is either the best decision you've ever made or the worst. Hell if it is, halogaf? I doubt I'll live long enough to find out which."
I regret nothing.
turrible.
HollovVpo1nt
Banned
They should rename the Daily Challenges in Halo 4 to Daily Routines. There is no challenge in 99% of them. The 1 challenging % beeing a game mode you have to agonise yourself through.
It's far too early for me to say what I'll be getting.
the dole
That there isn't a real challenge associated with them is a good thing. The second you introduce something that's actually challenging, you're just encouraging players who want that carrot to play like assholes in order to get it. See: every instance of That's Just Perfect, Drop Bears, Spray and Pray, Sticky Icky Icky, Came From Behind. Challenges like that have shown time and time again that introducing a goal like that starts to override the player's motivation to play for the primary goal, which is to win the game. You can do more complex challenges in PvE modes, because there isn't a team of players that is getting screwed over by Randy McRandom playing for a separate goal that is both totally useless to them and actively detrimental to their experience.
The reason they exist is to get players to come back every day, not to actually introduce challenge. It's the short-term counterpart to the Commendation system that works on a much longer time scale. I suspect the reason they're both increasing challenge payouts and decreasing challenge requirements is either that players weren't actually unlocking the challenges they were putting out there, or they weren't seeing the day-to-day player retention that they wanted, and thus player progression wasn't on track.
HollovVpo1nt
Banned
I agree. Didn't think of it that way.
Been quite some time since I saw that last. And it is still fantastic.
VivaciousJazzy
Member
Moa
Member
I dunno, but remember there's only one classic playlist now (4v4), it contains anniv. slayer, snipers, 1flag, 1bomb, oddball, multiflag, assault
4 days, 20 hours.
"Halo 2 Vista...is all we have left. You trust 343i that much?"
"Sir. Yes, sir."
"This is either the best decision you've ever made or the worst. Hell if it is, halogaf? I doubt I'll live long enough to find out which."
I regret nothing.
There's a better game than Halo 2 Vista to play when it goes down. And I just beat it:
Month or two
or three
bobs...onGaf
Member
I wish I had that in gif form.
Wait... thats a rarity for you?
That shit happens so often to me its not even funny.
EagleBurnn
Banned
There's a challenge to assassinate two players today. Can't wait for all the easy kills of bk's trying to get behind me without shooting for their precious assassination. Love these type challenges.
They're all just going to get it in Grifball
Friend has problem with opening his NAT, so, if you could help or figure out what the problem is, it would be much appreciated, 'cause I don't know what to do anymore...
He is going online with a LTE router and his NAT was open, some days ago, but then he had problems with his internet and he couldn't re-connect, so he decided to reset everything.
He has screenshots, of how the settings have been, before, but when he opens the ports, which are needed for an open NAT, nothing happens and his NAT stays closed.
Are there other settings, which are needed?
He is going online with a LTE router and his NAT was open, some days ago, but then he had problems with his internet and he couldn't re-connect, so he decided to reset everything.
He has screenshots, of how the settings have been, before, but when he opens the ports, which are needed for an open NAT, nothing happens and his NAT stays closed.
Are there other settings, which are needed?
Moa
Member
http://www.halocouncil.com/community/index.php?/topic/12992-lold-and-topic-worthy/
If Simplex is planned on being put in Matchmaking any time soon again, might wanna get that fixed.
If Simplex is planned on being put in Matchmaking any time soon again, might wanna get that fixed.
Thanks! I hope it's good, I had an amazing Haven game the other day and it brought memories back.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Oh and for the record. I know you think you "won" that discussion we had about ODST but you did not and no one here thinks you did.
Forget this, I cannot be arsed to deal with it. Have fun. You did win the argument. ODST killed Halo.
VivaciousJazzy
Member
Talking to brickwalls is always futile.
Hydranockz
Member
ODST not having a custom server browser is what killed Halo.
bobs...onGaf
Member
ODST not having a Halo is what killed Halo.
ODST not having a BR is what killed Halo.
The Librarian
Banned
ODST not having a BR was a great choice. Gave more opportunity for every other weapon in the sandbox to shine.
bobs...onGaf
Member
BR chose not to be in ODST (or Reach), not the other way round, the BR knew when to bail out of Halo.
I dont know why it chose Halo 4 as its return.
Hydranockz
Member
If only I was as smart as BR.
Shake Appeal
Member
Shake Appeal killed Halo.
P.S. ODST is still the best singleplayer Halo.
P.S. ODST is still the best singleplayer Halo.
bobs...onGaf
Member
Oh but you are, Halo 4 came out and you fled to Mexico!
Shake Appeal
Member
When are they going to announce a new Halo game? I have some thoughts about how they could make a better game than the last one, and I'd really like 343 to start ignoring those thoughts sooner rather than later.
Rand0m TAG
Member
not really, carbine was my go to weapon
ElzarTheBam
Member
ODST is best Halo.
I love ODST's campaign, and nearly everything else about it. It's seemingly hard to forget however, that Halo's campaign is far less important to the general populace than its multiplayer, and apparently I'm the only Halo fan sane enough to realise that launching a Halo title without any competitive multiplayer for full price against the most wildly anticipated, feature packed sequel of all time was a terrible idea. Maybe I should reword 'ODST' to 'management of ODST's launch', the point remains however, this game marked the period when it all started going wrong.
Hydranockz
Member
Day has been made.
The Librarian
Banned
You kind of proved my point, but the Carbine was only around in a limited capacity less so than the BR in Halo 2 or 3, or the DMR/BR in Reach and Halo 4.
It's certainly the most unique, and I love it for what it is.
Rand0m TAG
Member
i guess it was less available, but i was always looking for one. the pistol was useless and the smg was only good for the bugs.
Infinity CTF on Exile is a complete and total abomination. There were well over a dozen sniper drops in a single match between the human rifle, Beam Rifle, and Binary Rifle (the Binary's existence in particular is equal parts baffling and infuriating). Not to mention the Incineration Cannons that popped up near the end. The worst part is that Infinity CTF has shown up in 2 of the three voting slots every single round I've played today, leaving just one spot open for a halfway decent gametype that still may or may not be on an asymmetric map. A round earlier: CTF Abandon, Infinity CTF Abandon, Infinity CTF Relay.
How this happens is beyond me.
How this happens is beyond me.
The differences in Firefight between ODST and Reach really show how having long range rifles available in abundance affects the gameplay. In ODST you have to get up close and use Covenant weapons regularly. In Reach you just sit a mile away from the Covenant shooting them with your DMR, while every so often you go back to your infinite amount of resupplies to fill up on more DMR ammo.
Also, the Pistol and SMG combo is the best. Even on Legendary I usually stick with those two weapons as much as possible. The SMG does a decent job at popping the shields of Brutes while the Pistol makes for very satisfying headshots.
Also, the Pistol and SMG combo is the best. Even on Legendary I usually stick with those two weapons as much as possible. The SMG does a decent job at popping the shields of Brutes while the Pistol makes for very satisfying headshots.
Moa
Member
I haven't dared to go near Capture the Flag since Infinity CTFs introduction, when Kevin first mentioned it, I honestly thought it was going to be a rotational playlist, not a permanent gametype.
bobs...onGaf
Member
I loved odst but for the most part I don't think halo has a good weapon sandbox at all, which is partly why I only ever want to use the sniper/BR, I'f making the good precision weapons harder to find is the only way for them to make me use the wider sandbox I consider it a fail rather than a success. I mean the swath of near identical spray and pray weapons are not fun to use for me at all and the only reason I used them in odst was because I had to.
Loved odst and it would have been a cakewalk with the BR - but my point is that the weapon sandbox is nothing to write home about. Hell even the BR is a dull weapon in campaign as its not like you are going to have a BR battle with a brute lol. The more I play them the less I think the gunplay itself is great in halo campaigns
Loved odst and it would have been a cakewalk with the BR - but my point is that the weapon sandbox is nothing to write home about. Hell even the BR is a dull weapon in campaign as its not like you are going to have a BR battle with a brute lol. The more I play them the less I think the gunplay itself is great in halo campaigns
I kinda preferred it when weapons of such range didn't exist outside of the SR's, I wouldn't object to their removal.
The Librarian
Banned
I disagree, and that statement makes me think you didn't experiment enough with the sandbox.
Pistol: great against Grunts, Jackals (all forms), head-shotting Brutes
S-SMG: great against Grunts, Jackals (shielded and Carbine), and Drones
AR: Mostly the same for S-SMG, but better against Brutes' shields and okay against shield Jackals
Brute Plasma Rifle: Great against shielded Jackals, Grunts, and Brutes' shields
Plasma Pistol: Same as always
Spikers: Good against Grunts
Rest is Carbine and power weapons.
bobs...onGaf
Member
In reality having a plasma pistol and the human pistol was all you needed in odst - which could be dull. If the alternative was a rock paper scissors style 'you need this weapon for this engagement' that would have been more frustrating.
Halo's combat is good when it comes down to good AI - interesting set pieces and your abilities to move around like a spartan - the weapon sandbox itself needs to be versatile in order for the gameplay to shine in my opinion - the pp/ pistol combo is just super simplistic and doesn't really let anything interesting happen. On the other hand The close range weapon sandbox limits the gameplay too much.
EagleBurnn
Banned
Spartan Ops can be as good as ODST if 343 can start doing different things with it. They even compared it to ODST pre-launch, so I was expecting an experince different from the campaign.
The story is getting real good and the missions are improving (I still wouldn't call them great), but I feel like I'm just the Master Chief in a new set of missions with different armor on. Spartan Ops had so much potential.
The story is getting real good and the missions are improving (I still wouldn't call them great), but I feel like I'm just the Master Chief in a new set of missions with different armor on. Spartan Ops had so much potential.
It did, but I wouldn't hold out much hope for it. The last few episodes probably wont be enough to redeem the rest, which questions whether they'll even bother with season 2. I doubt they will.