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[thezerofire]

Is Halo 4 going to have any sort of ADS?

I'd love it if they would. Just makes more sense to me given the way the models hold their weapon and shoot.

Not a call of duty one, just one that stays with the times.

 

[789shadow]

Good games guys.

 

[Tashi]

Awww what a cute little girl

 

[zlatko]

I'm by no means pro, or even good at all, but I've found a good technique is to shoot for the body first, then the head as the shields pop. Shooting the body does the same amount of damage as the head, but is a bigger target, so combined with bloom, should allow more bullets to hit, even when shooting faster.

Another good tip is to crouch as it tightens the bloom mechanic by a decent amount (when shooting long distance, this is almost mandatory for me). You can also try throwing in the occasional crouch mid-battle to throw a less dextrous player off. I notice a lot of the better players doing that, along with strafing, jumping and "Ghandi-hopping" (which is repeatedly tapping crouch while you jump to constantly change the location of your head).

Good stuff here. Thank you. I didn't know about that ghandi technique. You mean as I'm in the air during the jump to do it it will do that? Or as I'm about to land ?

 

[Hypertrooper]

How can you do that? Always when I see off-screen screens, I close my eyes and hope the video got shot at my room, turn to my tv and get heavily disappointed. 190Days. I'm feeling like Cartman already.

Wait a second is Chloe wearing a Scribblenauts hat/beanie?

 

[Rickenslacker]

It has a very specific point: to fellate the player.

Not saying I like it, but people today like having constant, pandering reassurance of their amazing, irreplaceable value to the world.

Halo 5 to award participation trophies to every player in the game so they don't feel bad.

Well, it's not like it's a far cry from what Halo's always done. Or Quake 3's medals, or UT's announcer and text prompts.

The thing that seems annoying with Halo 4's implementation is how it's on the center of the screen. Especially when "Headshot!" seems to be one of the categories, and headshots are a huge part of Halo's combat. Keep that thing closer to the top and it'll be pretty harmless.

 

[The Librarian]

Mancannon in the back? Looks like you can also see two ordnance drop indicators.

Yeah I'm pretty sure that's a mancannon.

The pistol looks weird. Also, is it pronounced "Eeco"? I thought it was pronounced with a long "I"?

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

I always thought the pistol was a new weapon at first glance, lol. It a fair bit bigger than any iteration thus far.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Yeah I'm pretty sure that's a mancannon.

The pistol looks weird. Also, is how pronounced "Eeco"? I thought it was pronounced with a long "I"?

Eeco is correct. Japanese 'i' and such.

 

[Havok]

Well, it's not like it's a far cry from what Halo's always done. Or Quake 3's medals, or UT's announcer and text prompts.

The thing that seems annoying with Halo 4's implementation is how it's on the center of the screen. Especially when "Headshot!" seems to be one of the categories, and headshots are a huge part of Halo's combat. Keep that thing closer to the top and it'll be pretty harmless.

Sure, it's been in the past games, I wouldn't ever say Halo has been free of that stuff (I think some of the announcer stuff has gotten a little out of hand, to be honest). The placement is what gets me. It was weird in ODST when the medals popped up by the reticule, it's weird now. It makes Reach's medals appear positively minimalist by comparison.

It just reminds me of Call of Duty 4 having a +10 appear for each kill, then Modern Warfare 2 moving to +100 (every score was multiplied by ten, so it was 7500 points to win instead of 750), just because people responded better to having larger and larger numbers appear on screen.

 

[Aggrotek]

Also, is it pronounced "Eeco"? I thought it was pronounced with a long "I"?

I'm with you.

 

[Sai-kun]

Is Halo 4 going to have any sort of ADS?

I'd love it if they would. Just makes more sense to me given the way the models hold their weapon and shoot.

Not a call of duty one, just one that stays with the times.

343 pls no

 

[Gabotron ES]

Well, it's not like it's a far cry from what Halo's always done. Or Quake 3's medals, or UT's announcer and text prompts.

The thing that seems annoying with Halo 4's implementation is how it's on the center of the screen. Especially when "Headshot!" seems to be one of the categories, and headshots are a huge part of Halo's combat. Keep that thing closer to the top and it'll be pretty harmless.

They're just pointless and it has no place in Halo, why adding that stupid looking text right in the middle when you can have a beautifully made medal in the to left botton of your HUD... WHAT'S THE POINT?

It better be toggable.

 

[TheOddOne]

Awww what a cute little girl

Yep, was suprised when dad pulled a F-bomb and she was like "Eh, this is nothing new".

 

[Tha Robbertster]

That baby looks adorable.

 

[Homeboyd]

Where do babby come from

How do babby form

 

[Tunavi]

pistol ripped straight from reach. ugh

 

[Tawpgun]

ADS in Halo.

Some people will never understand. I think those same people have never been in a DMR duel with anyone. If I spent all day spraying my AR I might want ADS in my game also.

 

[TheOddOne]

Where do babby come from

How do babby form

Well son, we have to have a talk.

 

[Korosenai]

THE PISTOL!!!

Please don't suck.

Well so far we know it has

1. Bloom

2. 6 Shot Kill

3. 8 Bullet Clip

 

[789shadow]

Well son, we have to have a talk.

You see, when a BR and a DMR love each other very much........

 

[FyreWulff]

People who want ADS in Halo must want jumping in Perfect Dark and locked side spawns on Refuge.

 

[StalkerUKCG]

I hope to god the H4 sniper sounds like the CE:A sniper

That loud thunder crack makes using the sniper feel fantastic.

 

[Rickenslacker]

ADS in Halo.

Some people will never understand. I think those same people have never been in a DMR duel with anyone. If I spent all day spraying my AR I might want ADS in my game also.

Yeah, I don't get it either. I just don't know what anyone think it would possibly add to Halo.

Yay, now I move even slower, and have most of my screen covered in the weapon model and radial blur. So modern.

 

[Gabotron ES]

Where do babby come from

How do babby form

Not again dude...

locked side spawns on Refuge.

lol

 

[Hypertrooper]

Does the armor have the nanobots who repair during cryo or are the nanobots on the ship? If the nanobots are on the ship, Cortana could send them in the cyro chamber to repair the suit. Glasslands mentioned it only in a short sentence and I think it was an ODST who said it, right?

 

[Steelyuhas]

pistol ripped straight from reach. ugh

I don't like that it's held with one hand. Two hands on the weapon gives it a more powerful feel.

Well so far we know it has

1. Bloom

2. 6 Shot Kill

3. 8 Bullet Clip

I won't believe it!

I REFUSE!

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

I hope to good the H4 sniper sounds like the CE:A sniper

That loud thunder crack makes using the sniper feel fantastic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rryIc2JlnsM#t=1m30s

Some grunts are really heavy sleepers.

 

[HiredN00bs]

You see? MLG is fun!

GGs nerds, thanks for getting on to play with me.

We know MLG is fun! Thanks for playing with us. Still listening to the HaloGAF podcast, it's pretty long.

 

[Homeboyd]

Well son, we have to have a talk.

Not again dude...

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

pistol ripped straight from reach. ugh

Looks pretty different to me, or am I missing some reference here?

 

[thezerofire]

I don't like that it's held with one hand. Two hands on the weapon gives it a more powerful feel.

Looks pretty different to me, or am I missing some reference here?

looks like two hands to me, you can see left hand fingers on the right side of the gun, and the top of the left hand on the left of the right hand fingers

 

[CyReN]

Wouldn't his fingers freeze off or something?

Front end is a lot bigger, hopefully it packs more power.

 

[Stinkles]

One does not simply crouch into Mordor.

 

[OverHeat]

Where do babby come from

How do babby form

I'm not sure mine just drop in my hand one day

 

[Steelyuhas]

looks like two hands to me, you can see left hand fingers on the right side of the gun, and the top of the left hand on the left of the right hand fingers

Oh I guess you're right. Hard to tell with the colored armored fingers.

One does not simply crouch into Mordor.

lol

 

[thezerofire]

One does not simply crouch into Mordor.

of course not, Sauron has Maiar Vision

 

[Havok]

One does not simply crouch into Mordor.

GUYS CHECK OUT THIS SWEET ARMOR ABILITY, I CAN SEE THROUGH WALLS

Beaten to the joke. Damn it.

 

[The Henery]

Okay guys, I'm talking to robbert and bobs in the party whilst playing halo anniversary campaign.

I'm playing the level halo, and at the beginning of that level two banshees fly overhead right? well one decides to land (without being shot at), the elite gets out and starts shooting me!

Never happened to me before, 10 years on and this game still surprises me.

Wow, I didn't even conceive that the enemy AI could do that at that point in the game. Theatre would've been so nice in CEA.

That pistol looks iffy, almost like something from Duke Nukem or Red Faction.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

of course not, Sauron has Maiar Vision

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f102/t544367.html

 

[Karl2177]

I'm not sure mine just drop in my hand one day

So. Which one are you?

 

[OverHeat]

So. Which one are you?

The one in orange

 

[thezerofire]

GUYS CHECK OUT THIS SWEET ARMOR ABILITY, I CAN SEE THROUGH WALLS

Beaten to the joke. Damn it.

It's ok, there are armor abilities that you can use against it, like Taking Off The Ring

 

[Homeboyd]

That is a mighty fine lookin child you got there. Name?

 

[Portugeezer]

 

[Tunavi]

NOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[xxjuicesxx]

Just finished the podcast at work. That was actually really good guys. Keep it up.

 

[789shadow]

*shudders*

 

[TheOddOne]

Goddammit.

 

[HigherLevel]

That is a mighty fine lookin child you got there. Name?

I don't know why, but when I read this it was in the voice of the creepy old dude from Family Guy and it made it 10x better. haha