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adamfedoruk

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I know everyone is freaking out about the suit and nanobots and such, and I guess I'm kinda in the same boat that it doesn't quite seem right, but if 343 is retconning stuff, why not just retcon a huragok who wandered into the FUD and stumbled into a cryotube or some crap.
I'd believe Cortana teaming up with an engi to make the modifications more than nanomachines. MGS4 already has that excuse on lock.
 

Deadly Cyclone

Pride of Iowa State
If you're bored with this thread and our criticism then take a break from posting.

*Sigh* I was bored with the attacks. Criticism is fine, I just find it funny when others noted the thread was on repeat everyone agreed, but now it's taboo to say so.

Oh well, one week from tonight.
 

Fuchsdh

Member
What you suggest would be ideal but the weapons models are distinctive (to a HC canon fan like me, not to a casual observer). Also, memory concerns, along with extra development time required (not much, but arguably very low on priority list).
I reckon that if Halo 4 ever gets a novellization (we need one for Halo 2 and 3, and Halo 4 as well, IMO), the weapons will be retconned to what they should be, more newer weapons being just gameplay elements.

Fair enough. I think I mentioned in a FUD podcast that I would have loved for there at least to be a fenced off region where you could see the Halo 3-era M6s in a crate or something, just so they at least recognized their existence and how they should be on the ship :p

I really have no idea what the concerns are for loading custom weapon appearances in memory for only one or two missions. I could definitely have seen it being an issue if the Infinity wasn't introduced until later, but from what I've gleaned they arrive fairly quickly.

I too, would love a novelization. The Flood, while having serious repetitious action sequences and other stuff that could have done with trimming, does an excellent job of expanding the scope of the game and bringing in interesting characters. Especially with Halo 2 or 3 I'd love extra perspectives on the action (like Keyes' and Johnson's fight through the Library in "Sacred Icon", marines fighting the Flood in Voi, etc.)
 

Omni

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I know everyone is freaking out about the suit and nanobots and such, and I guess I'm kinda in the same boat that it doesn't quite seem right, but if 343 is retconning stuff, why not just retcon a huragok who wandered into the FUD and stumbled into a cryotube or some crap.
I'd believe Cortana teaming up with an engi to make the modifications more than nanomachines. MGS4 already has that excuse on lock.

Look at that, someone who probably thought about it for like 10 seconds has come up with a better excuse than the writers at 343i could.

Amazing
 

Gr1mLock

Passing metallic gas
If they are in fact very practical reasons they should have no problem communicating these issues with their fanbase. Don't they have some weekly newsletter update thing on their website with a staff person completely dedicated to this function?

In what universe would any company pushing a new product admit to deadline pressures or implementing complications? Especially a new studio with so much riding on their shoulders?
 

Moa

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Well, that made me giggle, you'd think the guy who spelled it wrong last time would have learned.
 

Woorloog

Banned
I really have no idea what the concerns are for loading custom weapon appearances in memory for only one or two missions. I could definitely have seen it being an issue if the Infinity wasn't introduced until later, but from what I've gleaned they arrive fairly quickly.

I too, would love a novelization. The Flood, while having serious repetitious action sequences and other stuff that could have done with trimming, does an excellent job of expanding the scope of the game and bringing in interesting characters. Especially with Halo 2 or 3 I'd love extra perspectives on the action (like Keyes' and Johnson's fight through the Library in "Sacred Icon", marines fighting the Flood in Voi, etc.)

I just guessed there might be memory concerns, and ultimately having a different skin just for a couple of missions is not worth it.

The Flood suffered also from the Chief's personality not matching either Fall of Reach or the game (but then Fall of Reach does not match the game Chief personality either...). The extra viewpoints are the best thing in the book.

I doubt we'll get novellizations for the rest of Halo games, each one could use one i think, to clarify things, to expand the characters, to introduce more. Wish we'd get them :/
 

Flipyap

Member
Speaking of, do they still squawk and have high pitched voices and stuff? The new models look like they'd have deep roars or something.
I have yet to figure out how to tell apart the annoying hissing sounds Jackals and Grunts make.

What you suggest would be ideal but the weapons models are distinctive (to a HC canon fan like me, not to a casual observer). Also, memory concerns, along with extra development time required (not much, but arguably very low on priority list).
I reckon that if Halo 4 ever gets a novellization (we need one for Halo 2 and 3, and Halo 4 as well, IMO), the weapons will be retconned to what they should be, more newer weapons being just gameplay elements.
I'd buy a Halo 3 novelization just to rip out the page with "TO WAR" on it and frame the goddamned thing. Literature, mother fuckers!
 

GhaleonEB

Member
Good news: m0dus just delivered his art for the OT. Which means the quality of the post just got upgraded, big time.

Bad news: work is absolute hell, and I'm not getting much time to actually finish the OT - I'm still at work, and have plenty more to do when I get home. But I'm going to burn the midnight oil tonight and tomorrow to do what I can. Looks like the interactive guide has a lot of material I can/need to incorporate.
 

Deadly Cyclone

Pride of Iowa State
Good news: m0dus just delivered his art for the OT. Which means the quality of the post just got upgraded, big time.

Bad news: work is absolute hell, and I'm not getting much time to actually finish the OT - I'm still at work, and have plenty more to do when I get home. But I'm going to burn the midnight oil tonight and tomorrow to do what I can. Looks like the interactive guide has a lot of material I can/need to incorporate.

You can always post all you have and edit it over the next few days. I'm sure it looks awesome as is! Be nice to see it up tomorrow.
 
Obviously theater mode only works in War games because it is now canon. Spartans can now watch their war games matches to learn. It would be silly to have it work for campaign and spartan ops.
Why 343, why do you do this to me? WHY?
 
Good news: m0dus just delivered his art for the OT. Which means the quality of the post just got upgraded, big time.

Bad news: work is absolute hell, and I'm not getting much time to actually finish the OT - I'm still at work, and have plenty more to do when I get home. But I'm going to burn the midnight oil tonight and tomorrow to do what I can. Looks like the interactive guide has a lot of material I can/need to incorporate.

Take your time, cuz I too am working on the forge OT. I'm up to almost 10K characters. lol... am I right in thinking that 24K is the character limit?
 

Fracas

#fuckonami
Good news: m0dus just delivered his art for the OT. Which means the quality of the post just got upgraded, big time.

Bad news: work is absolute hell, and I'm not getting much time to actually finish the OT - I'm still at work, and have plenty more to do when I get home. But I'm going to burn the midnight oil tonight and tomorrow to do what I can. Looks like the interactive guide has a lot of material I can/need to incorporate.

Is there anything you need a screen of from that guide? I could probably do some simple screen caps if you need them. Would save some time.
 

nillapuddin

Member
Good news: m0dus just delivered his art for the OT. Which means the quality of the post just got upgraded, big time.

Bad news: work is absolute hell, and I'm not getting much time to actually finish the OT - I'm still at work, and have plenty more to do when I get home. But I'm going to burn the midnight oil tonight and tomorrow to do what I can. Looks like the interactive guide has a lot of material I can/need to incorporate.

there are tonsss of icons and wireframes that I bet would visually help alot.


Is there anything you need a screen of from that guide? I could probably do some simple screen caps if you need them. Would save some time.

no need to screen cap when you can just extract the images, I took all the armors and mods, Ill update my graphics in a bit
 

Sofa King

Member
It would be cool if armor codes were tied with the McFarlane Spartan toys.

You know, the more I think about this, the more I like it. Assuming they could add on skins after the fact, they could sell a hell of a lot of toys to the uber collector types.
 

Toddler

Member
Good news: m0dus just delivered his art for the OT. Which means the quality of the post just got upgraded, big time.

Bad news: work is absolute hell, and I'm not getting much time to actually finish the OT - I'm still at work, and have plenty more to do when I get home. But I'm going to burn the midnight oil tonight and tomorrow to do what I can. Looks like the interactive guide has a lot of material I can/need to incorporate.

Is there anything you need a screen of from that guide? I could probably do some simple screen caps if you need them. Would save some time.

I can offer to help too if I can plagiarize your thread after.
 
Spartan Ops - The Water Cooler Experience

"Did you see that awesome thing I did last night!?"

"No"

"Oh, if only I could show you a clip.."

Seriously, I really don't understand why 343 has cut theater from both SP and SpOps.. Maybe if they explained it would help give some perspective, but in all honest thats a damned huge cut. It works against the logic of what they want Spartan Ops to be and really kills communities as Nokyard pointed out. Im fucking bummed beyond belief right now.

Neat little video

Mute for music, but decent new? gameplay.

In before "scattershot is op".

Heh, that actually hyped me up a bit. The recent news has me down on Halo 4.

Good news: m0dus just delivered his art for the OT. Which means the quality of the post just got upgraded, big time.

Bad news: work is absolute hell, and I'm not getting much time to actually finish the OT - I'm still at work, and have plenty more to do when I get home. But I'm going to burn the midnight oil tonight and tomorrow to do what I can. Looks like the interactive guide has a lot of material I can/need to incorporate.
Can't wait to see it once its finished, can't believe we are at this point already.
 
Just died for me and another friend in another city in upstate new york. Microsoft.com, xbox.com, msn.com, all services.

Why Sandy, why?

edit: Just came back up. Interesting.
 
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