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[CyReN]

I don't remember anyone ever saying flag juggling is for fun, it's a skill.

 

[Raide]

I've got friends who I know as soon as Halo 4 is out will be straight in custom games with everything turned off and just DMRs. Seriously, just go play Reach.

They've already been complaining that there aren't any small maps.

There will be billions of 2v2 maps made in Forge within the first weeks.

 

[Risen]

I thought I told you. I bailed out of a Dallas a while ago. Just wasn't in the cards financially. :/

Awwww man sorry to hear that. Nah - I haven't been on really in a couple months. Work went crazy, kids in school and into their after school schedules with activities. Then deer season opened up... calendar gets way full.

There is Halo on the horizon though, and some much needed vacation.

 

[YourExWife]

Still isn't good enough. Even with game chat at 10 and game volume at 1 chat gets overpowered by the game.

Are you using headset or speakers?

 

[VanquishUK]

I think the textures just look quirky with the lighting going on, but in something like this it makes everything look very solid coloured and plain.

 

[Karl2177]

Turn your TV down. VOILA

This is quite possibly the dumbest thing I've read today, and mind you I read that Halo 4 will not have Campaign Theatre.

 

[EvB]

Do you have any friends named Kyle(j)?

I do, but he doesn't play Halo nor does he complain.

He does have awesome hair though.

 

[Risen]

I may have missed it, but I know there was some chat about Theater... was it ever revealed if we can have parties of 4 viewing a video at the same time again?

 

[IHaveIce]

I may have missed it, but I know there was some chat about Theater... was it ever revealed if we can have parties of 4 viewing a video at the same time again?

Nope. It is one person only again.

 

[JackHerer]

Well, part of the Grifball thing was using the Hammer to change direction, so it might just be that or maybe explosive weapons.

I'm just thinking about the potential for interrupting passes by shooting the ball if you could anticipate it. Even if it changes the trajectory a little that would be cool.

 

[EvB]

This is quite possibly the dumbest thing I've read today, and mind you I read that Halo 4 will not have Campaign Theatre.

You cannot deny the flawless logic..

 

[xxjuicesxx]

err.... I think you guys are forgetting that Forge has better lighting...

Classic.

But that was CA wasnt it? I don't think 343 did that work.

 

[HigherLevel]

I don't know why people are freaking out about the armor in the RvB vid. Something's clearly up because it's never looked like that any other time.

 

[Tawpgun]

I don't remember anyone ever saying flag juggling is for fun, it's a skill.

I actually did. It certainly was a skill and an emergent strategy of stealth v speed which I'm sad is gone (even from Customs which is an outrage imo) But I always found the tossing of the flag to be a lot of fun. Once you get a good rythym it feels good.

But although I still think auto-pickup is a HUGE mistake, the flagnum+not dropping the flag is fine. Was a lot of fun when I played.

 

[Digital Limit]

The DMR sounds more like a cannon than a gun.

Did anyone confirm auto pickup? I thought someone was speculating and someone else just shot it down. Tossing Oddballs at enemies would be hilarious.

 

[Risen]

Nope. It is one person only again.

LOL - if that's the case... just... sighhhhh. Awful.

 

[YourExWife]

If Oddball was a game of delivery or if you couldn't toss it very far, but this is really just a strawman.

Except the oddball is an objective always in play. The flag announcements were only when the flag was out. The rest of the time is battling for each other's bases.

If you pick up the ball, throw the ball, catch the ball, intercept the ball, kill the ball, reset the ball, etc, there is an announcment/notification. This happens during the entire game. Meanwhile, the flag thing was only every few minutes or so unless the game is lopsided, in which case it's over soon anyway.

The DMR sounds more like a cannon than a gun.
Did anyone confirm auto pickup? I thought someone was speculating and someone else just shot it down.

Good thing they didn't record guns during the audio development stage...oh wait...

At underlined: You're arguing with us over what's changed and hasn't and how much that affects the gameplay and feel of the game and then you go and ask this question?

 

[Tawpgun]

The DMR sounds more like a cannon than a gun.

Did anyone confirm auto pickup? I thought someone was speculating and someone else just shot it down. Tossing Oddballs at enemies would be hilarious.

Flag is auto-pickup.
Oddball is auto-pickup.
These are confirmed by 343.

All leaked sources say there's no way of turning this off in Customs. This hasn't been OFFICIALLY confirmed by 343. We also know from leaks that there is no way of making classic CTF in customs. If this was horseshit I feel Frankie or Ellis would have said something.

 

[Woorloog]

I don't know why people are freaking out about the armor in the RvB vid. Something's clearly up because it's never looked like that any other time.

Watch the Halo 3 Beta RvB vid, that thing had similar issue though not as bad. I think. Of course Halo 3 beta used the campaign texture for the armor and that looked a bit odd as non-olive colored.
I'm not worried about this being an issue, the armor looks fine everywhere else. It is brightly colored but i do like bright cheery colors for armor. When i played Halo 3 i wanted Halo 2-like, grittier armor but in Reach i realized (and Halo 2 Vista) how much i actually preferred Halo 3's colors.

 

[EvB]

Oddball will become a crazy strategic game with the additions they have made , it will be a nightmare in doubles

 

[BigShow36]

LOL - if that's the case... just... sighhhhh. Awful.

Did you miss the discovery that there's also no campaign theater as far as we can tell?

 

[J10]

Flag is auto-pickup.
Oddball is auto-pickup.

Not confirmed, but all leaked sources say there's no way of turning this off in Customs.

LOL Some of these design decisions are... ponderous.

 

[Raide]

The DMR sounds more like a cannon than a gun.

Did anyone confirm auto pickup? I thought someone was speculating and someone else just shot it down. Tossing Oddballs at enemies would be hilarious.

Haha, hitting them with the ball drops their shields.

 

[Blueblur1]

err.... I think you guys are forgetting that Forge has better lighting...

You forgot to mention the magnets. It's a really amazing feature.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Oddball is auto-pickup.

Does that mean tossing the oddball at someone shooting you will make them auto pick up? That would be pretty awesome, IMO.

 

[zlatko]

Oddball will become a crazy strategic game with the additions they have made , it will be a nightmare in doubles

I want to make a hot potato variant. 10 seconds till it blows up and have to keep passing it. Last one alive wins.

 

[senador]

Flag is auto-pickup.
Oddball is auto-pickup.
These are confirmed by 343.

All leaked sources say there's no way of turning this off in Customs. This hasn't been OFFICIALLY confirmed by 343. We also know from leaks that there is no way of making classic CTF in customs. If this was horseshit I feel Frankie or Ellis would have said something.

UNSC Magnets. Auto-pickup ALL the things.

 

[kittens]

Does that mean tossing the oddball at someone shooting you will make them auto pick up? That would be pretty awesome, IMO.

Yup. I'm pretty sure Tashi said he already did that in his playtime during NYCC.

 

[Raide]

You forgot to mention the magnets. It's a really amazing feature.

Real Time Magnet Technology(TM)

I want to make a hot potato variant. 10 seconds till it blows up and have to keep passing it. Last one alive wins.

That would be pretty awesome.

 

[Havok]

Flag is auto-pickup.
Oddball is auto-pickup.
These are confirmed by 343.

All leaked sources say there's no way of turning this off in Customs. This hasn't been OFFICIALLY confirmed by 343. We also know from leaks that there is no way of making classic CTF in customs. If this was horseshit I feel Frankie or Ellis would have said something.

Oddball's got an Auto-Pickup toggle, I'm almost 100% sure. I'd have to check the notes I made watching a streamer going through the options, but I distinctly remember that one. I think it also has a Carrier Waypoint setting, which CTF also has, so at least that can be toggled to make New CTF more palatable to folks like me. Auto-pickup in CTF doesn't have a toggle, though, so that's something.

Seems like Oddball trolling will definitely be a thing if the matchmaking uses default settings.

 

[Digital Limit]

Yup. I'm pretty sure Tashi said he already did that in his playtime during NYCC.

Haha, I love it. Sounds like a scene from a movie.

Oddball's got an Auto-Pickup toggle, I'm almost 100% sure. I'd have to check the notes I made watching a streamer going through the options, but I distinctly remember that one. I think it also has a Carrier Waypoint setting, which CTF also has, so at least that can be toggled to make New CTF more palatable to folks like me. Auto-pickup in CTF doesn't have a toggle, though, so that's something.

The upshot here is I'll no longer struggle to pick-up the Oddball or flag. Had that issue in Reach last night and it cost me.

 

[squidhands]

Halo 4 Oddball gameplay from England media event thingy.

I'm holding a flaming blue skull bowling ball in my right hand, no weapon in my left, yet 343 thinks I'm such a fucking moron that I need to be berated by an announcer AND have constant text at the top of the screen telling me that yes, I do indeed have the ball. By the taint of the gods, that's some unnecessary shit.

I may have missed it, but I know there was some chat about Theater... was it ever revealed if we can have parties of 4 viewing a video at the same time again?

Only if you have three other people in your mancave.

 

[BigShow36]

Does that mean tossing the oddball at someone shooting you will make them auto pick up? That would be pretty awesome, IMO.

I thought Frankie said that you needed to press a button to pick up the tossed ball.

I'm holding a blue skull bowling ball in my right hand, no weapon in my left, yet 343 thinks I'm such a fucking moron that I need to be berated by an announcer AND have constant text at the top of the screen telling me that yes, I do indeed have the ball. By the taint of the gods, that's some unnecessary shit.

You haven't played it yet so your comments are wrong.

 

[Moa]

Dat typo!

 

[CreateNowSleepLater]

So...

YOU HAVE THE BALL +10
BALL THROWN +10
BALL CARRIER +10
YOU HAVE THE BALL +10
BALL CARRIER +10

Is any better?

 

[EvB]

Dat typo!

I thought it was German for a moment.

 

[squidhands]

You haven't played it yet so your comments are wrong.

Technically, I have played Halo 4. Not Oddball, though. So I'm partially wrong, which is normal for me.

 

[Akai__]

I thought Frankie said that you needed to press a button to pick up the tossed ball.

You haven't played it yet so your comments are wrong.

He said, you will have to catch it. So, basically, you can troll camping teammates with the ball or enemies in general, if you know how.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Halo needs to evolve (CE, right?) and part of 343's design philosophy here seems to be focusing on choice few game types and really making them work well. From the impressions I've read and the footage I've seen, Halo 4 is a lot more fun than previous iterations. If that's at the sacrifice of customization, so be it. If you miss the old games, play them! You can drop flags to your heart's content. I won't be the first to say that flag juggling was more obnoxious than it was fun or "deep".

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It's funny you mention that. Didn't Ram use that as an argument as to why we shouldn't be annoyed by the new "announcer on speed" feature?

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[Havok]

The upshot here is I'll no longer struggle to pick-up the Oddball or flag. Had that issue in Reach last night and it cost me.

Yeah, it's got its own upsides, but dealing with the autopickup in combination with not being able to drop it (the flag) and use the rockets in my pocket, and the waypoint over my head screaming at the entire enemy team to come kill me kind of makes me hate the entire idea.

It's an argument that's been done to death, though, so I'll leave it at at that.

 

[Gui_PT]

The upshot here is I'll no longer struggle to pick-up the Oddball or flag. Had that issue in Reach last night and it cost me.

Can't wait for you to accidentally pick up the flag/ball in a dangerous situation and immediately change your mind.

 

[TCKaos]

So...

YOU HAVE THE BALL +10
BALL THROWN +10
BALL CARRIER +10
YOU HAVE THE BALL +10
BALL CARRIER +10

Is any better?

I'm here to remind everyone that we have to assemble a day 1 full party boosting group to form a circle and throw the ball to each other for the duration of an entire round. With double XP we'll be at 50 in no time.

 

[Reagan's BR]

Turn your TV down. VOILA

Headphones with gamechat and games ounds coming in through the TV. Turning the TV down would turn everything down. VOILA

 

[senador]

Dat typo!

I don't think that's a typo. Play on the words. Didact interiors electronics and transmissions.

 

[xxjuicesxx]

Did we cause all this by ignoring the objective and slaying kids all day in Unlimited Slayer Objective?

 

[zlatko]

I'm here to remind everyone that we have to assemble a day 1 full party boosting group to form a circle and throw the ball to each other for the duration of an entire round. With double XP we'll be at 50 in no time.

This is genius...

 

[BigShow36]

Did we cause all this by ignoring the objective and slaying kids all day in Unlimited Slayer Objective?

Yes, because now that they can't drop the objective to even defend themselves, it totally resolves that issue.

 

[YourExWife]

I'm holding a flaming blue skull bowling ball in my right hand, no weapon in my left, yet 343 thinks I'm such a fucking moron that I need to be berated by an announcer AND have constant text at the top of the screen telling me that yes, I do indeed have the ball. By the taint of the gods, that's some unnecessary shit.

You owe me however much Dr. Pepper I just had in my mouth!

 

[Reagan's BR]

Did we cause all this by ignoring the objective and slaying kids all day in Unlimited Slayer Objective?

No the devs did by failing to make objective competitive by having a subpar matchmaking algorithm.

 

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