Maybe the flag should go white so they can surrender at will.
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Maybe the flag should go white so they can surrender at will.
I saw some of the discussion about that - it's what brought to mind the question about party viewing. I have to admit, the lack of campaign theater doesn't bother me that much. Mostly because I'm a multi-player first kind of guy, even while enjoying the campaign story and game play. Losing theater there wouldn't touch me much - losing the ability to watch game play videos with friends or team mates has always been a huge gripe for me. More so than many of the actual game play changes.
Gaming is a social experience... Halo has always combined that social experience with competitiveness and the theater experience in H3 was spectacular from that stand point. In spite of the bugs many point out, such as watching clips with parties, it worked nearly flawlessly for what I enjoyed most, and was a HUGE added value.
In Reach, it's something I almost never touched... sounds like it will be the same for me again in H4.
There should be a surrender option in Halo. The League of Legends surrender feature is so outstanding.
bobs...onGaf
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Nothing has changed, today people where refusing to avoid the objective just to dong longer lol.
Also - I really hope they dont use the Reach splash messages for Halo 4 viral marketing, I dont want to have to load up the game to see them in more detail.
Nooooooooooooooooo
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
343i.
Wut r u doin?
343i
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Seriously... Is this true? Please tell me it isn't. Please.
I equate picking up a flag that you can't drop and puts a waypoint above your head to be the same thing as surrendering.
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Digital Limit
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I don't know, not being able to pick up something you clearly want to pick up is a lot more frustrating than temporarily holding the Oddball. In terms of Oddball, I love the idea of auto-pickup. It can be abused, but I think in mostly interesting ways.
As for dedicated carry with auto-pickup, that's a little scarier. That said, you know where the flag is through walls, you know about auto-pickup so you're less likely to to make this mistake. I'd be curious to see what happens to a flag carrier when shot. A flag that accidentally bounces into my rocket-carrying arms would be quite frustrating.
But yeah, this conversation's apparently been had to death. The main point I'd say is this: I have yet to hear anyone complain about these settings or encounter the downside during a match. The closest I've seen is a guy who wanted to camp the flag with a banshee, and personally, I'm fine with him being stuck on flag delivery instead. Keeps the game moving.
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I mean, there's an Oddball playlist now, right? Full party boosting has never been easier!
Also, why does Sig always choke right after he eats? Doesn't he know that's not healthy for him?
Hopefully we can tweak the Waypoint off. Still hoping they give the options to make it old-style CTF.
Sounds like a rather crummy setup if you ask me, why not have a volume control for the headset separately as even the most basic of chat headphones have?
Also, the Sean Connery 'Junior' video was far more annoying than that one, I had to watch that 0.5second clip at least 8 times before I understood what you were trying to say.
If rather be a junior than a 'member' anyhow.
Don't forget about the magic pistol. Remember 343i said that it was to make the flag carrier feel "less helpless", even though that same flag carrier might have rockets on his back.
But, that's ok. The magic pistol is totally better than rockets.
Its the massive bloom that really gives you the feeling of confidence.
Its okay, you can always go back to Reach.
Golden Gun Flagnum.
nillapuddin
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4sk pistol
YourExWife
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The Pistol will easily take down a team of cross mapping DMR users shooting you as you man cannon out of the base on Ragnorok
Tha Robbertster
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Can someone explain to me why the spawns on Haven, which is a symmetrical map, are apparently (the oddball video posted a few pages back showed it) asymmetrical?
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kittens
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This reminds me, I've been wanting to clarify something for a while. I thought the +5/+10/+15/etc. number values that pop up with the white text don't indicate XP earned. They just show how many points you're earning towards your personal ordnance. XP is a totally separate thing, and is only shown in the post game menus... Or so I thought? Can anyone clarify?
Digital Limit
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It's almost as if the flag carrier is supposed to be vulnerable. Weird.
Reagan's BR
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Haha, ew.
That would definitely be a deal breaker if it were true. Would not hesitate to cancel my preorder at all.
I can't wait to go into the CTF playlist with a stacked party and stat on people with the magic pistol.
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I don't see a "feels like Halo" option.
Burn him!!!
Throw your thoughts into the mix. We can just recycle them and use them against you once Halo 5 arrives. Circle of Life!
YourExWife
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Rickenslacker
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Yeah, in fact I'm pissed that they didn't strip you of your shields and had you permanently crouch moving while carrying it because of flag nanomachines.
ViewtifulJC
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Adapt to these new options, JHall
I never had a problem picking up the flag. Walk over it, hold button. Just a matter of dexterity/skill?
Yeah I wish the flag carrier had -500% speed, no shields and every time he shot someone, he'd lose some health.
Well as you still get that XP even in non infinity Slayer. I presume they have nothing to do with ordnance drops. I thought that was just part of the new game scoring system, where instead of kills being points, the players are judged on their overall point score.
This fucking thread, man.
Visor looks awful here.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.
Because 343's decisions stopped making sense a long time ago.
Or one where we get mocked in a condescending tone for having the nerve to oppose change for the sake of change.
You just discovered why 343 changed it.
Because that adds predictability, which would give a team that is more knowledgable or is better prepared an advantage, which simply isn't fair in competitive multiplayer games.
Maybe they could just have us impale ourselves on the Flag and get it over and done with.
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kittens
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I don't think 343 ever just changes thing cause they can. They think their changes are improvements. They just have a very different idea of what makes a good Halo game than most of us do.
And, like many have pointed out, it's probably better that they're sticking to their guns and not trying to please everyone. But they could at least let us drop the flag in customs, turn of white text, and customize our control scheme...
This is also why the Fiesta gamerype is now favoured by MLG players. Gone are the days with us all spawning with predictable rifles, now some of us get rockets , some get grav hammers and some get needlers!
Wow sig just choked pretty hard. He's having an off day.
In the year 2012 I have no idea how this isn't an industry standard.
In the year 2012 I have no idea how this isn't an industry standard.
I'm going to step off my sarcasm pulpit for a moment to clarify. Most of the stuff I post is hyperbole, making a big fuss about things mostly because I think it's hilarious and not really because I think its a huge deal. While I hate change for the sake of chage, some of the changes 3434 has made could turn out alright.
My biggest complaints have to do with the base gameplay; slow strafe, slow movement, slow kill speed, easy to use weapons, randomized gameplay features. I already know I probably won't play Halo 4 for long, not because of all these little changes and alterations, but because in the end, the base gameplay will be the same as Halo 3 and Reach. It's going to be slow with a imited shooting skill gap and focus almost exclusively on teamshot. Until the underlying issues are resolved (which they wont be), auto pickup and having a flagnum really aren't huge deals to me. I don't necessarily like them and I think a lot of them are unnecessary, but they are insiginificant next to slow base gameplay.
ViewtifulJC
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Tha Robbertster
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^^^^ that thing still looks ridiculous. Like a piranha and Godzilla had a child.
We're talking about players spawning, right?
I think I talked about this with you last night. One team spawns at the bigger, wider ramps that looks out over an edge while the other team spawns at the smaller ramp with a wall at the bag. It also seems to be slightly more elevated.
Maybe it isn't that big of a deal but it's pretty damn weird when you consider there are perfectly fine symmetrical spawns on the map.
We're talking about players spawning, right?
I think I talked about this with you last night. One team spawns at the bigger, wider ramps that looks out over an edge while the other team spawns at the smaller ramp with a wall at the bag. It also seems to be slightly more elevated.
Maybe it isn't that big of a deal but it's pretty damn weird when you consider there are perfectly fine symmetrical spawns on the map.
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kittens
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Watching Sig is like a roller coaster. It has its ups, its downs, its twists, its turns, and at the end of it all; you start back at the beginning.
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