Quad view can be nice but I don't think it's ideal. The game to a certain degree should know whats going on in the match. It should alert the player to a double and potential multi kill. It should have weapon timers. It should show players statistics like hit % in real time. Let the spectator easily switch views.
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Im_So_Pringles
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There is absolutely no chance that Halo 4 will be 60 fps. In fact, I would want better IQ over 60 fps any day.
This is why PDXBLA is awesome. It runs 60fps, 1080p native. Each quadrant has the about the equivalent resolution of a single screen CoD player.
Demoncarnotaur
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This is what I am thinking/hoping. I guess it all depends on what they plan to show off at the spring showcase, and whether or not its a full on gameplay blowout or if its just a trailer, media share. If it is raw gameplay I bet/hope we get something before it.
Time will tell I suppose, but I am hoping for something before the end of the month.
I agree, PDXBLA looks fantastic, but we cant expect that level of resolution and IQ with 60fps while still getting a graphically complex game this generation. We can dream of what NeXtbox visuals may be capable of though, no matter how much Kinect ends up screwing the budget for a powerful system.
Isn't the reason that there is no first person view in theater modes because of the way the netcode works, you don't have a smooth copy of the reticule of other players and so if you were to view it, it would be jumpy and inaccurate to what actually happened?
I don't think that a spectator mode would work, at least from a first person perspective. I could imagine that if there was a spectator mode you could be the monitor flying around, ala theater mode currently.
I don't think that a spectator mode would work, at least from a first person perspective. I could imagine that if there was a spectator mode you could be the monitor flying around, ala theater mode currently.
Basically. Everyone's view on your screen is an approximation of where they were facing, and they'll be laggier the farther away they are from you, since 3 (and I assume Reach) lowers the update rate for people that are far away. Too jerky to try doing first person.
True, they were able to do 60fps/1080p native for a reason. But PD is still my #1 FPS so I don't mind the lower IQ compared to Halo/Gears, but it still looks pretty solid graphically. Still some of the best reload animations. Testament to art direction over polygons.
The Real Napsta
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Yeah I'd settle for stable 30 at this point.
DcLevartho
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Are you going to state your reasoning, or do you claim to be some prophet of game development, maybe some sort of spy who has seen the game and the next? I'm amazed how you seem to know how a developer works, especially one which is relatively new.
Demoncarnotaur
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True, anything over 24 just looks cheap. :lol
Also, Blurays don't have any quality improvement over DVDs, dont believe the hype, etc.
xxjuicesxx
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gameplay over features.... gameplay over features!!!
Slightly Live
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Including or improving features has little to no impact on the quality of the gameplay.
Halo hasn't had any new features since ODST too, we need new shit.
Bregmann Roche
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No kidding!!! I was at this funeral last month and this smoking hot blonde wearing nothing but a black dress comes up to me and says hi, long story short... oh...you meant the movie.
As for Halo features: Spectator mode is great but I agree with juices that we need a laser-focus on gameplay for this Halo. Give us one new "party piece" for 4 and save all the new weird stuff for 5.
I think something crawled into your butthole.
A27_StarWolf
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Amen to that brother, Amen to that!
My response to this month's playlist update was to once again hit Ctl+f, 'firefight', and close the window sad.
The day Firefight gets updated (at long last), I'll go back to playing it. I simply don't understand why they so completely and totally abandoned the mode. No updates in six months. :\
The day Firefight gets updated (at long last), I'll go back to playing it. I simply don't understand why they so completely and totally abandoned the mode. No updates in six months. :\
xxjuicesxx
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I also vote no split screen in matchmaking. Maybe 1 dedicated playlist for it. Too many sacrifices have to be made to support people that DIDN'T EVEN BUY THE GAME, meanwhile those of us did are hurt by it. The biggest problem for me is playing with so many damn guests. Its just not fun.
I wonder if 343 has the balls to abandon FF in it's current shooting gallery setting? I'd love to see a co-op gametype like L4D, but I've already said this before...
Small bite sized levels where you're constantly moving forward trying to escape or do a mission with Covenant constantly coming at you, would be so much better than FF if done properly.
Im_So_Pringles
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Member status get!!! (finally....)
xxjuicesxx
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Haha Ninja was playing on stream and everybody but one kid quit on the other team and somehow the kid got out of the Pit.
The Xtortionist
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I wouldn't mind. Wave-based modes don't really hold my attention. I need context and/or urgency.
That will be the death of Halo lan parties and friends actually getting together to play, which has been a huge tradition since Halo 1... that idea of yours makes me wanna roll over and die.
Steelyuhas
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Don't worry it won't happen.
I doubt 343 is going to make it a habit of removing features from previous Halo games. You simply don't do that in a AAA franchise, even if it may actually be beneficial to the majority of players.
I do hope that people are not actually serious about hoping for 60 FPS for Halo 4. Not realistic at all, as there are not about to decide to down res the game/start putting in awfully low res textures to achieve 60 FPS.
At 24 FPS no less, truly wonderful experience
Hypertrooper
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A lot of people asked for a objective-like Firefight setting. I'd prefer to see a second variant of a FF map that is bigger than the normal map. The players have to defend specific places(like defend the Pelican) or attack aggressively a enemy hold-out(like destroy the relay) to get special drops. Or they just could hide and get nothing.
xxjuicesxx
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It was Aslyum, so not quite 24fps.
Well that was the best part though it was not always cinematic.
Kibbles
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Battle Rifle. Some badass gameplay footage.
Steelyuhas
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The Xtortionist
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Some new exciting mechanic, akin to when Chief dual-wielded for the first time in front of the rabid E3 crowd.
biosnake20
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Wait why the 5th of march? I know its GDC but what happened to the feb 29 event?
Steelyuhas
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Event on the 29th, media embargo until the 5th.
my...god...
VivaciousJazzy
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I legitimately think firefight is perfect right now.
I really do miss ODST's firefight though.
Double Bloom And spread when it isn't
Also, every 5 shots forces armor lock and deploys a re-gen bubble shield that shoots spartan lasers.
Holy jebus, this man knows what he is talking about.
The Xtortionist
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Get out DBR'd!
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