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Halo |OT14| They call it Halo
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Moa
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Not all of them, just some.
The Henery
Member
Pairing flag settings to the size of the map is the sort of common sense that has been missing from objective MM management for years.
It will be initially confusing because there's no place on the UI to impart the settings but it's a step in the right direction when we don't have to put up with 30 second return timers on small maps.
New forge playlist is mostly good.
It will be initially confusing because there's no place on the UI to impart the settings but it's a step in the right direction when we don't have to put up with 30 second return timers on small maps.
New forge playlist is mostly good.
They have not yet defined the Team Doubles game variant. Post this in the map threads at Waypoint where the proper personnel can see it.
HigherLevel
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I don't have my H4 at the moment. What weapons spawn?
And hey, it's a step in the right direction
From what I can tell power weapons spawn through ordnance drops, and regular weapons like the DMR, needler, etc. are just there the way they've always been in Halo. Not a fan of mixing it up this way.
Also, this kind of lack of consistency in matchmaking since 343 took over Reach is frustrating.
Global Ordnance is there in limited capacity. For example, Garrotte will spawn a weapon either on the left or right side of the map every two minutes. They are basically neutral locations. For the most part, weapons are either initial ordnance resupplies or weapons placed on the map.
It is good.
It's a test playlist. Test is right in the name. If the reception is good enough, I wouldn't be surprised to see it appear in general matchmaking. In a pipe dream that I would love to become reality, maybe it'd even go global outside of BK Bonanza Infinity Slayer.
I would if I could. Feel free to post that over on Waypoint if you want.
That's kind of what I was hoping global ordnance would be in the first place. Random locations or random weapons, but not both at the same time.
Same. Limiting it like they are allows for variation in how a match plays out without throwing all semblance of predictability out the window. On the map I've been building in ten minute bursts over the course of two months, I've got initial ordnance resupplies for all the weapons except for a single Random Drop point that will either spawn a Railgun, Sticky Detonator, or Undecided Weapon #3. I like the idea, the execution just stunk.
Just finished the episode. This is the best one yet. It's better than the entire first half of the season. This is what Spartan Ops should've been like during its first half. Much better. And I'm glad they kept the Legendary Matchmaking, it's a lot more fun and rewarding (especially XP wise). This was awesome and I can't wait for next week.
mhi
Member
Shouout should have more weight unless it has a lot of bugs or something
Steelyuhas
Member
The Elites have conveniently become complete idiots in Spartan Ops despite being a very smart species in everything in the Halo universe prior to this.
Is there something in place in Forge that would prevent personal ordnance from dropping off the play space?
Ditto.
That's what happens when the code fan base is alienated and the first map pack is a collection of large maps nobody wanted.
ElRenoRaven
Member
While it was still stupid he didn't know the explosive vest was ripped off the Egghead. As far as he knew it was still on him. So he thought he was blowing up the geek and not the Elites chasing him. So it wasn't as stupid as it could be but yea was still pretty stupid.
Speaking of my post did we notice the only utterance of one of those two words was just in the recap. That was a nice improvement too I thought. I'm sure it won't last though.
I honestly don't know. The system is so weird about where it will and won't drop stuff. Sometimes it'll refuse to work on inclines and put stuff behind me, sometimes it'll work just fine.
Generally I solve this problem by not playing bad gametypes like Infinity Slayer.
The map itself is fine. People camoing, jetpacking, instantly respawning, and boltshotting on it is decidedly less than fine.
Steelyuhas
Member
That whole scene was silly. He just turns and walks away with 10 elites standing there and no one notices? Comeon.gif
mhi
Member
Disagree. I think it lends itself well to the faster pace of Halo 4. Reminds me of the duel-wield fests of yesteryear.
Could you use more Library and BR2 spwans tho.
Ah that's what I was worried about :/
I am. The games are really lagging too.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Now that part I'll agree to let him get away in the first place was stupid as hell. You can certainly tell these Elites aren't trained Military units because I don't see that happening with the Elites we fought in Halo and Halo 2.
Just played the first Chapter of Episode 6 of SpOps, and i've gotta say.... I'm a believer now.
No lag, epic moments, and the game actually put it on Legendary instead of Heroic (finally) so it was more of a challenge. I loved it.
The fact alone that I didn't get lag was all it took for me (This makes the second lag free game of SpOps i've played out of about 40).
No lag, epic moments, and the game actually put it on Legendary instead of Heroic (finally) so it was more of a challenge. I loved it.
The fact alone that I didn't get lag was all it took for me (This makes the second lag free game of SpOps i've played out of about 40).
My first impression is similar. The maps themselves are pretty good and are enjoyable to play on, but the AA abuse just ruins any hope if them feeling like "classic" Halo. I wish they'd just ban AA's from this playlist.
Also, is it just me or are the textures on these maps really muddy? Walls and floors look like the game is still trying to load them. Not to mention the color pallet is abhorrent.
TheOhrenberger
Banned
Nope. I'm on open NAT too (my last day of it sadly, I go back to college tomorrow) and I'm finding games pretty quickly.
No way.... I've gotta try this out.
squidhands
Member
Just as it always has; steamy dogshit.
ElRenoRaven
Member
He's right it would need the global ordinance and instant respawn.
User 73706
Banned
I'd laugh my ass off at personal ordnance on The Cage. Just imagine how many people would call in Binary Rifles or Damage Boosts only to have it fly right past them off a rail and into the ocean or something.
HigherLevel
Member
I think I'm about halfway through the first part of Episode 6 but these environments already feel more like Halo(lol) than the rest of SpOps. Feels more like a big sandbox to play in.
Yeah they are god awful. It makes the game look old. Bad textures, muddy colors, poor frame rates, it's hard to believe this is the alleged 360 graphics king when playing Forge maps.
Garrotte (probably spelled that wrong) plays well, especially with CTF. Maybe a bit small.
Lockout remake is really bad. Doesn't work with 4's mechanics at all. Camo around corridors all day.
Simplex is my favorite, great flow. Return spots for the flags don't need to be on platforms though.
Not sure if I've played the others. Overall, impressions are pretty good. Aside from the Lockout remake, the maps are better than Halo 4 vanilla, aside from Haven.
edit: Also, JiP has been cruel today. Finished several entire games down a man and lost.
Franklinator
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Fracas and I have played a few games and we like the playlist so far. The Lockout remake wasn't very fun, though.
On a related note, in a CTF game my team was down a man the entire game and that was dumb.
I think they look quite good as a matter of fact.
I was talking about no spint/instaspawn/ordnance
To be honest, I didn't mind Uncaged in Reach. It could be great in 4 with static spawns and BR starts.
It's still in matchmaking in Reach. I think that was "experiment" enough for UnCaged - if you want purgatory just put that disc back in your Xbox.
yeah Garrotte and simplex work well for ctf
scythe swat isn't too bad.
shutout runs like crap in heated battle.
camp/boltshot and AAs / ordnance in general still suck and ruin the maps especially the remake, doesn't feel the same.
all the maps look like shit though as I mentioned in a previous post. reach forge maps are nicer to look at by far.
scythe swat isn't too bad.
shutout runs like crap in heated battle.
camp/boltshot and AAs / ordnance in general still suck and ruin the maps especially the remake, doesn't feel the same.
all the maps look like shit though as I mentioned in a previous post. reach forge maps are nicer to look at by far.
Yeah but see my post above. No sprint, instant spawn, or ordnance in any form. Static weapons and BRs. Could be awesome.
H4s core gameplay is much better than Reach's. Especially the grenades.