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Halo: Master Chief Collection Master Thread | This is it, baby. Hold me.
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The Lamonster
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This is exciting. Listen to this man when it comes to water. I remember the old Halo 2 weekly updates talking about the water, getting me hyped in 2004...
oh hey, anyone else remember the water in Halo 3's High Ground? I was totally blown away by it during the Halo 3 beta. It was my first look at HD water and it was glorious.
not a good pic, but whatever:
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Where's my special edition! 
Frank, I'll find you at PAX if you'll demo the game for me.
Frank, I'll find you at PAX if you'll demo the game for me.
The Lamonster
Member
My guesses for the six H2A maps:
Ascension
Coagulation
Lockout
Midship
Waterworks
Zanzibar
hoping for Relic or Terminal, but I just don't see it happening :/
DLC pleez
Ascension
Coagulation
Lockout
Midship
Waterworks
Zanzibar
hoping for Relic or Terminal, but I just don't see it happening :/
and Turf and Containment and Burial Mounds and Headlong
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
This is great news. I never look forward to forge maps coming up in playlists.
I almost wish forge didn't exist. Later in the life of a halo game all you get in MM is ugly forge maps.
*sheds tear*
User 73706
Banned
:lol
Ape Gone Insane
Member
The best thing will be seeing the high population on Halo 3 again. Just like the 2007-2010 years.
This!
NullPointer
Member
This is the thing I'm most curious about too. Would love to see some representative footage of Halo 3 campaign and multi.
I can wait though. November is still a long, long ways off, at least for those not literally working on it ;p
Ol No Bones
Banned
I hope waterworks is switched with terminal. Relic was cool. Now that I think of it Halo 2 had mostly great maps. Good times.
Benjamin1981
Member
I second this. Frank, you need to put the english voice over for the all the games in the euro versions. The german voice over is really really bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lUZ5A_pQJw
Such awesome. Much fun.
My body isn't ready for Halo CE Online on Chiron yet! Aghh! It probably never will!
Such awesome. Much fun.
My body isn't ready for Halo CE Online on Chiron yet! Aghh! It probably never will!
I hope that if they do make DLC for the game (don't see why they wouldn't) they don't limit themselves to Halo 2 maps. It would be awesome to see maps like High Ground get remade.
Ape Gone Insane
Member
Wouldn't it just be the Halo: Reach engine again? I think that's going to take a lot of fun out of it for me.
Every Halo game in this collection will have the original game (online MP + SP) included. Check the OP info graphic
It's the original MP, not the Reach Anniversary gametypes.
SicSemperTyrannis
Member
I wish the community rallied behind this thought process. Make map packs more akin to H2 where they become free after six months to a year and once that happens they are REQUIRED to play online. I used to always buy the map packs anyway, as I'm sure the many loyal Halo players did even knowing that they would be free after some time. It is ridiculous that instead of leaning on maps that get made by the development team we have to depend on the communities creations because so few people have the DLC. In my opinion, if people don't have the map pack within the first six months of its release it isn't too likely that you're getting an abundance of sales after that point. Keep the community alive and unsegregated ffs.
/rant
Only if it's free! With the amount of playlists in the MCC you'd likely never see paid maps in matchmaking.
Definitely not... I was not a fan of Halo 2's art direction. Even H3 looks cartoony in comparison to CE, in my opinion.
In terms of art direction, for me:
CE = Reach > H3 >>> H2 >>>>> Halo Wars >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> H4
Stop that.
Ape Gone Insane
Member
Reach was the ugliest fucker in the series.
The Lamonster
Member
I wouldn't expect them to touch Halo 3. 343 has basically said it already looks amazing in 1080p running at 60fps and doesn't yet need much of an upgrade. In 2017, however...
Totally agree. The colors were faded, it had weird ghosting issues and was just drab all around.
That's a good point, but with the $60 price tag, I'm going to feel like I owe 343 more money for this collection
The Real Napsta
Member
Has 343 said what they are doing about Halo 4 ranks in Halo MCC?
Do we have to unlock everything again? or will I be stuck at 130 again?
Personally, I think your H4 rank should carry over but they should also raise the level cap and make the higher ranks unlock weapon skins or something.
Do we have to unlock everything again? or will I be stuck at 130 again?
Personally, I think your H4 rank should carry over but they should also raise the level cap and make the higher ranks unlock weapon skins or something.
It'd be nice if all the stats carried over.
I mean, they literally have them. On servers they own. The data exists and is tied to your gamertag.
Either carry your previous rank over or peg everyone at 130. I will make a point of never playing an H4 playlist if they think they're going to force me to level up again.
They finally nailed the Covenant aesthetic, I thought. I'm sad we got to spend so little time inside of the Covenant ship, as it was just perfect.
Strongly disagree. I thought it was absolutely gorgeous, in every regard. What didn't you like about it?
They finally nailed the Covenant aesthetic, I thought. I'm sad we got to spend so little time inside of the Covenant ship, as it was just perfect.
Well, they've said everything will be unlocked from the start with regards to the campaign but I can easily see them having everything unlocked in multiplayer and start everyone from rank/level 1.
I was more talking about the general art direction of the game... I didn't think that the colors were too terribly drab, Reflection and Long Night of Solace especially stand out to me as great examples.
Leyasu
Banned
Just download it from the US or UK store... That is what I will be doing
More importantly for us EU players... Would be to get confirmation that we can choose the datacenter where we matchmake like titanfall! That is the icing that I am waiting for
I think ranks for all games will be from scratch.
Diablohead
Member
I REALLY do not feel like grinding Halo 4 again, I stopped at I think the high 90's and if we have to start on a clean slate for the HD release i'll just ignore it forever.
*edit* I hit 108, just checked.
MrGreencastle
Member
I bet ranks/SR will be reset, but all the loadout/armor/customization stuff will be unlocked from the start. If not, I won't even be touching Halo 4 multi. I'm not grinding through that again.
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Water! I'm looking forward to nerdy tech details.
akidnamededdy
Banned
I agree. Still, it kind of makes me feel bad for 343i, hahah.
"Look guys, you can play our game too! We made it all by ourselves!....guys?"
Protagonist Jake
Member
I still cant decide whether to feel bad or feel spite over their decisions in Halo 4. Was it an MS type of "PUSH FOR COD NUMBERS NOW" thing or them just doing themselves to make money somehow...? I dunno man.
Shit was weird.
CloudyTuba
Member
That's a pretty selfish outlook. Some people want to actually enjoy those and have people to play with. I sarcastically hope whatever your favorite playlist is flatlines, just to be a contrary ass and flip the tables. It's videogames, dude. Don't rain on other peoples' parades. 343 already knows what people liked and didn't like. The internet isn't a place that keeps its opinions to itself.
NullPointer
Member
Hopes got nothing to do with it - for the first time for a lot of people they'll get a real chance to compare them all side by side and come to their own conclusions. It'll be good data, at least from the players who do actually dip their toes into all of them.
Sounds like a good achievement to have now that I think of it. One for playing a few matches in each version of multiplayer.
I'm not expecting them to remake the game completely. I'm just saying it would be cool if they were to re imagine some of the maps for the H2A engine as DLC.
Poodlestrike
Banned
While I'm generally against multiplayer achievements, I do like the sound of that.
Caayn
Member
Hoping that too and the same should go for the Halo 3 armor that was locked behind a rank. Although I wouldn't mind ranking up in Halo 3 again
Let's just hope that 343i isn't silly enough to block non-American/non-LE buyers out of 6/8 specializations again, like they did during the first few months of Halo 4.
I've never 100% a game before. I'm somewhat tempted to do it for this...
VisceralBowl
Member
Been busy with other stuff, more shots sometime this week if I can manage.
GringoSuave89
Banned
Hoping that too and the same should go for the Halo 3 armor that was locked behind a rank. Although I wouldn't mind ranking up in Halo 3 again
Let's just hope that 343i isn't silly enough to block non-American/non-LE buyers out of 6/8 specializations again, like they did during the first few months of Halo 4.
I will agree, that was a very odd choice for them early on. I'm glad they came to their senses and opened all the Specializations up, but it was a very weird month or two.
Solidsoul
Banned
What was so wrong about Halo 4's? It looked absolutely amazing.
I liked every art direction that was taken except for Halo 3's. I would be very soured by another Halo 3 experience. Pull from any of the others and i'll be happy.
This.
I really enjoyed Halo 4's multiplayer, in fact i found it far more enjoyable than Halo 3's.
Multiplayer for me it goes:
Halo 2>Halo Reach>Halo 4>Halo 1>Halo 3
:lol
I feel no remorse whatsoever, you're too soft!
Being at least one small part of the internet, I will continue not keeping my opinions to myself. I will rain on the parade of others as often as I please.
Do we know how the veto system will work this go-round? I think it may have been mentioned at some point, but I can't remember any specifics off the top of my head.
Twilight Gap
Member
I'd love to play some good old Slayer and Flag on the H4 DLC maps, but Infinity Slayer and Heavies can go die in a hole.
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