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[Poker Face]

They will NEVER do this. Selling armor visa microtransactions is a way to get MORE revenue, not a way to displace one form of income for another. Thinking that selling armor will get us all free DLC is delusional.

eh I don't think so. If free DLC was offered more players may actually come back to play the game + and might say "wow these playlists aren't as awful as before," and continue to play. And if more people stay that means more people to spend money on pointless armor.

I really could care less if microtransactions are implemented so people can buy armor. It's only when it impacts gameplay that I would be pissed.

 

[Tunavi]

Paid DLC does not work with multiplayer. People don't buy it, so the population takes a huge toll.

 

[Blue Ninja]

Yo Hypertrooper:

1) Atonement
2) To Galaxy
3) Belly of the Beast
4) Gravity
5) Wreckage
6) Requiem
7) Haven
8) Aliens
9) Kantele Bow
10) Pylons
11) Revival
12) Escape
13) Swamp
14) Ascendancy
15) Mantis
16) Push Through
17) Convoy
(18) - Desecration)
19) Legacy
20) Solace
21) To Galaxy (Extended)
22) Lasky's Theme
23) Foreshadow
24) Cloud City
25) This Armour
26) Awakening
27) Faithless
28) Intruders
29) Immaterial
30) Sacrifice
31) Arrival
32) Nemesis
33) Green and Blue
34) Never Forget
35) 117
36) Majestic

 

[ExigentContact]

It has to deal with putting them as textures on every model. I don't remember the specifics of it, but there isn't enough memory to map them on to every armor so you either cut armor or cut emblems. There was an HBO thread about why certain emblems from 3/ODST not making it into Reach.

Apparently Bungie does hold copyright over at least some of the famous emblems from Halo, such as the Splatter icon, the Septagon, and the Marathon logo. Of course, all of these have their meta-purposes beyond Halo. And as far as I know, Halo 4 has a very similar Splatter medal to previous Halo games, so it wouldn't surprise me if there was some agreement between Bungie and MS/343 to use certain images without any legal issues.

 

[willow ve]

Mass Effect 3 says hi!

It worked for TF2.

Are either if those properties owned by Microsoft or developed by 343?

It would take a massive paradigm shift to give all Halo DLC away for free. Six years on and they're still selling Halo 3 DLC. They're not abandoning that money stream, they are looking to add to it...

edit - Free DLC makes great sense for the player base and longevity of the game. However many developers have proven that all they care about is up front ( first month ) sales. After that they have the money.

 

[Pop]

Give me DLC free and you can have your micro-transactions. I fear cosmetic changes will in time turn into gameplay changes as well.

brb $2 for armor lock

No thx Microsoft, slowly killing off the Halo franchise

 

[Ghazi]

No it wouldn't.

Unfortunately.

You're killing the dream, man.

Apparently Bungie does hold copyright over at least some of the famous emblems from Halo, such as the Splatter icon, the Septagon, and the Marathon logo. Of course, all of these have their meta-purposes beyond Halo. And as far as I know, Halo 4 has a very similar Splatter medal to previous Halo games, so it wouldn't surprise me if there was some agreement between Bungie and MS/343 to use certain images without any legal issues.

But the Splatter icon is in H4

Edit: nvm, read your whole post

You didn't read the rest of my post, did you?

^^^^^^^^

 

[Sai-kun]

Literally just listened to about 30 seconds of each track, gotta say, Swamp, Pylons, and Kantele Bow are amaaaazing. So rad.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

Where can I buy the volume 2 without it trying to charge me for shipping even though its digital?

I really like how active Menke and Delhoyo are.

My CSR has yet to update at all. =/

 

[ExigentContact]

But the Splatter icon is in H4

You didn't read the rest of my post, did you?

 

[darthbob]

Paid DLC does not work with multiplayer. People don't buy it, so the population takes a huge toll.

I wouldn't mind seeing them take the ME3 MP route with things. Although without Spectre Packs, just cosmetics.

 

[Trasher]

I would pay nothing for my mark of shame, I just want it back gawtdammit.

The king in the north.

 

[FyreWulff]

Are either if those properties owned by Microsoft or developed by 343?

It would take a massive paradigm shift to give all Halo DLC away for free. Six years on and they're still selling Halo 3 DLC. They're not abandoning that money stream, they are looking to add to it...

edit - Free DLC makes great sense for the player base and longevity of the game. However many developers have proven that all they care about is up front ( first month ) sales. After that they have the money.

They did in the Halo 2 days, and did it with the first Halo 3 DLC. What happened between the Halo 2 DLC and Halo 3 was the hiring of Don Mattrick.

 

[Hypertrooper]

Where can I buy the volume 2 without it trying to charge me for shipping even though its digital?




My CSR has yet to update at all. =/

Amazon, itunes etc.?

Yo Hypertrooper:

Thanks <3. Btw. I created a spotify playlist.

 

[User 73706]

Wait, so can you not buy Halo Reach 2 Vol. 2 anywhere physically? I haven't seen anywhere it's available for US digital sale that'll give me a better lossless option than iTunes which isn't true lossless in the first place.

 

[Gui_PT]

Do you guys think 911 industrials learned their lesson with the decisions made for Halo 4?
Will armor abilities, ordnance drops and what not be heavily present in the next game?

Like this comment if you agree

 

[Hypertrooper]

Wait, so can you not buy Halo Reach 2 Vol. 2 anywhere physically? I haven't seen anywhere it's available for US digital sale that'll give me a better lossless option than iTunes which isn't true lossless in the first place.

Halo4soundtrack.com offers a FLAC download. At least the European sale page.

 

[CyReN]

I really like how active Menke and Delhoyo are.

Have to give props to Bravo too, they are a perfect trifecta for mp feedback and responding.

 

[reggie]

edit - Free DLC makes great sense for the player base and longevity of the game. However many developers have proven that all they care about is up front ( first month ) sales. After that they have the money.

Every game that isn't CoD should look at having free maps. Splitting communities because of maps never works.

They may only care about upfront sales, but I hope the continuing decline of Halo shows to Microsoft that their current model flops. Not only is their player base declining, but its made worse by new maps that divide the community even further. The franchise is no longer the beast it once was and can't support it. But keep thinking short term, 343, chasing that map pack money, I'm sure your franchise wont be dead soon, lol.

 

[BlueScrote]

I really like how active Menke and Delhoyo are.

It definitely seems like an improvement from launch until a month ago. It'd be great If the interactions continue like this through the lead up to the next game.

 

[IHaveIce]

Holy shit now rank matching started for me, I was most of the time top players in FFA, now I mostly get to be the last place and get shit on. Daaaamn


Nice to feel that feel again.

 

[blamite]

I may expect to see the DLCs in one playlist at some point, but at the moment people want to play on their newly acquired maps.

Except for Outcast. Nobody wants to play Outcast, I've probably only seen like four people vote for it. T_T

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

I still don't know how the only thing I've really improved on in Halo over the years is sniping. I used to detest snipers gametypes but towards the end of Reach and now in 4 I find myself doing better and better.

 

[Karl2177]

I still don't know how the only thing I've really improved on in Halo over the years is sniping. I used to detest snipers gametypes but towards the end of Reach and now in 4 I find myself doing better and better.

Because the Sniper has become easier to use since Halo 3.

 

[Hypertrooper]

Except for Outcast. Nobody wants to play Outcast, I've probably only seen like four people vote for it. T_T

Outcast's layout is confusing as hell.

 

[MaximumFlipFlop]

This Armour is awesome. Love that tune.

 

[FyreWulff]

Outcast's layout is confusing as hell.

The first impression I had of it when I first loaded it up is "HLG paradise"

That map really needed to have a better visual difference between the sides. Making a vista on one side doesn't quite do it

 

[Rev3rb]

Are game winning sit-recs in the game yet?

 

[Obscured]

Why would they focus on the people that are going to buy the game regardless of what they change when they can chase that Call of Duty money?

"Halo 4 is the best and fastest-selling Halo game in the series"

Mission accomplished

But clearly there is a vocal group (I have not idea if it truly is a majority or minority) that does not feel that mission was accomplished. I'm sure people would love to add "and fasted-growing" to the above statement.

I'm not asking with an agenda here, saying that "why don't they do this, they should totally do this", I'm asking what drives the decision not to go that route?

The typical argument, if I'm parsing it right is that success derived from a certain formula and if you stuck with that formula you would have more success. The only way that wouldn't be true is if you capped out the audience that was interested in that formula, but is there anything to suggest that?

 

[ExigentContact]

Because the Sniper has become easier to use since Halo 3.

I found the Halo 2 Sniper the easiest SR to use because of the magnetism.

 

[Orochinagis]

ODST is coming to the XBL Marketplace on April 9th.

14.99 as mentioned by Cyren below.

it include the Halo3 maps or only ODST?.

 

[FyreWulff]

it include the Halo3 maps or only ODST?.

It's only ODST, if you want Halo 3 MP you have to buy Halo 3 GonD and then buy all the DLC.

 

[Tawpgun]

The first impression I had of it when I first loaded it up is "HLG paradise"

That map really needed to have a better visual difference between the sides. Making a vista on one side doesn't quite do it

So it's BTB Adrift?

 

[Zeouterlimits]

It's only ODST, if you want Halo 3 MP you have to buy Halo 3 GonD and then buy all the DLC.

FRAAAANKKIIIIIEEEE!!!

 

[NullPointer]

Paid DLC does not work with multiplayer.

I wish this was a law of gaming. Its such a short-sighted way to do things.

Charge for aesthetic customization, charge for more single player and co-op content. But for the sake of the game and the community and matchmaking, keep map packs free.

Another thing I'd love to see as a standard is for new installments of a series to include ALL previous maps.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Outcast is probably the best named map in the game.

 

[Obscured]

Outcast is probably the best named map in the game.

Meltdown seems to fit reactions when it comes up.

 

[MaximumFlipFlop]

So I have the volume 2 OST but can't find this song that starts around 2:11 in this video.

http://youtu.be/QULEcokHPQc

Has anyone found it?

 

[Blue Ninja]

So I have the volume 2 OST but can't find this song that starts around 2:11 in this video.

http://youtu.be/QULEcokHPQc

Has anyone found it?

I don't think that track was in the game.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Meltdown seems to fit reactions when it comes up.

I liked that map before they went and ruined it with the Mantis. It should have been Campaign only because it doesn't work on any map it's on.

 

[MaximumFlipFlop]

I don't think that track was in the game.

Then where is it? Because if that was only for a BTS that's pretty unfortunate because its a great track. What gives 343?

 

[Slightly Live]

Then where is it? Because if that was only for a BTS that's pretty unfortunate because its a great track. What gives 343?

Volume 3.

 

[Twilight Gap]

I wish this was a law of gaming. Its such a short-sighted way to do things.

Charge for aesthetic customization, charge for more single player and co-op content. But for the sake of the game and the community and matchmaking, keep map packs free.

Another thing I'd love to see as a standard is for new installments of a series to include ALL previous maps.

Sequels should definitely have previous maps, but only fan favorites. That would include stellar maps like Orbital, Sword Base, and Backwas. The last thing we need are new versions of those.

 

[FyreWulff]

Sequels should definitely have previous maps, but only fan favorites. That would include stellar maps like Orbital, Sword Base, and Backwas. The last thing we need are new versions of those.

Just direct port them.

 

[Karl2177]

I found the Halo 2 Sniper the easiest SR to use because of the magnetism.

It's why I said Halo 3

I'd say my rankings are pretty much the same since I did them for Reach.

Easiest| 2 - Reach ---- Halo 4 --- CE ------- Halo 3 |Hardest

 

[MaximumFlipFlop]

Volume 3.

 

[Hypertrooper]

Then where is it? Because if that was only for a BTS that's pretty unfortunate because its a great track. What gives 343?

First I thought Lasky's Theme would be it, but it is not.

Volume 3.

There are still some tracks missing. Mostly from the second half of SpOps...

 

[Twilight Gap]

Just direct port them.

That only works for games like CoD or even Smash Bros where the gameplay isn't inherently changed.

Halo has all these changes to weapons, vehicles, spawns, and movement that make ports play different than they used to.

And that sucks.

A remake should play like the original but with better graphics. I don't remember giant robots on Valhalla or Jetpacks on Beaver Creek, or even kids camo shooting across Blood Gulch.

We should focus on getting the gameplay where it needs to be. The map catalog will then fall into place.

 

[Ghazi]

This Armour is awesome. Love that tune.

I know, I got a code for it either with the disk soundtrack or the LE and it's amazing. Probably my favorite one until I listen to all of Vol. 2.

 

[MaximumFlipFlop]

First I thought Lasky's Theme would be it, but it is not.

There are still some tracks missing. Mostly from the second half of SpOps...

Yeah I liked some of the Spartan Ops tunes. Is there a reason they weren't included here along with that awesome BTS song? I enjoy the soundtrack but figured it would include the rest of the tracks featured in Halo 4s Campaign, SpOps and BTS videos. :/