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Halo |OT3| Remember Reach?
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
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ElzarTheBam
Member
frankie said the hud was near final. i wouldnt expect the text to disappear or be moved. its a minor distraction, personally i dont see why anyone would get that worked up over it.
Hydranockz
Member
Yeah lol. Ok, text in the middle bothers some people, COD has shown us that. Calling the text we see in the gameplay for Halo 4 giant? Oh kylej, you're just looking for reasons to get more shout-outs right?
I think der made a good point though.. the delay from killing spree to headshot notifications is pretty long (the amount of time the text is on the screen for two notifications is a good chunk), but imagine you get a Overkill (w/ double & triple medals), exterm, revenge, headshot, killing spree, headcase kill. lol I know it's an extreme... but the text would be on the screen for a solid minute
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
A couple of you are like Jason Alexander from Shallow Hal. He plays a schlub who breaks up with super hot girls because of one minor physical fault. You see this awesome footage and can't help but still complain about the smallest of details.
Rand0m TAG
Member
didnt know he said that. well i hope they move the text because it is going to be annoying having it in the middle
I'm not going to buy the game because text shows up in the middle.
THIS IS NEOGAF!
dont get me wrong, i'd prefer it moved or gone entirely, but its a minor issue in the gran scheme of things. even in your likely rare example (assuming it will keep stacking too - a big assumption), its pretty small and wouldnt block much of anything. its an eye sore, but i bet we'll barely notice it after a few games.
I didn't even know there was text in Reach. I liked that. Oh wait, now I know what you're referring to. "You killed xyz."
I am firmly in the "no text in the middle of the screen" camp. I can't even fathom way you would need it; you can actually tell that you killed somebody when you kill them in Halo unlike other shooters. Halo's feedback system has always been great in that regard.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
You crack me up. Nevar change.
The Librarian
Banned
Okay. This got me. :lol
I knew you were being forced to play those 192+ hours of Battlefield 3 at gunpoint!
Deputy Moonman
Member
I've been thinking about the instant spawn issue and part of me is accepting it. All the videos I've seen of the competitive players, who have memorized spawn points and know how to force the spawns, has made me rethink things. I don't approve of people who can just stand in one place anticipating an easy kill, and then still have time to meander on over to a second location to force another easy kill. It's not something that happens often during really competitive games, but I still think it's kind of lame. Instant spawns will rectify that to a degree. However, instant spawns also mean that idiot players become never-ending gun fodder as they never stop charging blindly into battle. So, people with randoms on their team have even more to fear from their teammates being dumb.
My biggest concern in the game so far continues to be the jetpack issue. It removes a player's responsibility to make good use of the map. If the jetpack doesn't get changed in significant ways, we'll see more of the same in Halo4.
I also don't really like sprint as a permanent ability. While it was useful and less obnoxious than other armor abilities, it's still a needless armor ability (halo doesn't need AA's) and I prefer increased base movement over everyone sprinting around, especially if everyone gets a second one in addition to sprint.
My biggest concern in the game so far continues to be the jetpack issue. It removes a player's responsibility to make good use of the map. If the jetpack doesn't get changed in significant ways, we'll see more of the same in Halo4.
I also don't really like sprint as a permanent ability. While it was useful and less obnoxious than other armor abilities, it's still a needless armor ability (halo doesn't need AA's) and I prefer increased base movement over everyone sprinting around, especially if everyone gets a second one in addition to sprint.
I think there will be some balance issues initially. But I'm resigning myself to the fact that it will become less and less of an issue over time, once everyone has played enough games and unlocked most of the more useful items.
I try my best to avoid getting kills and capturing flags just so I can actually see what's going on.
I guess the text does give you a sense of reward, but for "headshots?" A lot of our kills are from headshots and continuously seeing that in the middle of the screen will get pretty annoying, imagine playing SWAT lol.
If anything, I hope its customizable if not just a placeholder.
If anything, I hope its customizable if not just a placeholder.
First off, it was Jack Black (I haven't even seen the movie how I remember that I have no clue.)
Secondly, what's wrong with suggesting minor fixes at a point where *they still can be changed?*
Would you rather a game be 95% great or 100% great? If you have the chance it's better to speak up now.
(Not saying every complaint is valid, but it's worth letting people know in a civil manner.)
Poker Face
Member
Wasn't UK Xbox magazine supposed to have new info today? Or just rehash from GI?
electricpirate
Member
A lot of people seem to think the system will work out like this, after 3-4 hours they will have their BR and will never have to worry about it again, but then what are you working for? I think the upgrade treadmill is going to be longer than most people round here are expecting in order to make it satisfying, in which case having that overlap in functionality is going to be key in order to keep the playing field fair, and the upgrades focussed around giving you more options, not just making your spartan stronger.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Surely the text is a temporary placeholder and 343 wouldn't put that up in the middle of the screen in the real game.
Surely it'll be fixed later on.
Surely.
Surely it'll be fixed later on.
Surely.
neoism
Member
happens EVERY game
Tha Robbertster
Member
If the text in the middle of the HUD is going to stay, at least give me the option to disable it. 343 is constantly saying Halo 4 is about the player's choices, so give me that choice please. I really don't see the added value to the text popping up.
The BR battle looked great though. Loved all the little details.
Also, why would people think Frankie would spoil the ending of the game, 6,5 months before release?
The BR battle looked great though. Loved all the little details.
Also, why would people think Frankie would spoil the ending of the game, 6,5 months before release?
That does look like that. Not sure what it's supposed to be.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Nah, Jack Black is the main character. His buddy is Jason Alexander who I thought was more comparable. Suggestions are fine, I was speaking of people's method of approach that kinda gets me. People were complaining about important stuff before last nights footage was shown. Which is fine, but we were given very little info, so it was all still shooting in the dark.
Then we're given info and shown some solid seconds of footage, and people go from complaining about core gameplay to picking super minor details like "headshot" showing up in front of the screen. I just find it silly.
Rehash, never believe their cover shit stories.
neoism
Member
it looked like Reach's DMR animation to me..
Sorry for complaining about something I saw and didn't like. I'll ask you next time so you can tell me what to complain about. That way nobody gets hurt.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Didn't you learn in elementary school to start with something you like, then give something that could be improved? Positivity, baby, it takes you places. I don't care, do what you want, in the end I'm complaining about your complaints, so I ain't doin that much better.
Get rid of text in the middle of the screen.
It's not like we saw anything new. It was practically the same footage as the .gif that's been posted for weeks now. So the thing that stood out most was the stupid text in the middle.
Rand0m TAG
Member
2 or 3 seconds is a lot when kill times are about 1.5 seconds
neoism
Member
It's the only game I play my man!we could play Halo Reach....
Hydranockz
Member
Jump height, BR recoil (whch was minimal at best), map design...
Nothing new. Oh Over, you're cute.
neoism
Member
so any word on the fov or the scale, because the jump height just makes the Spartans looks small. Also since there is sprint is there any inertia at all or what...
We've seen people jump in the Halo 4 first look vidoc, we've seen recoil in that gif and you don't see enough of the map to say anything worthwhile about it.
It's nothing really new.
squidhands
Member
Just like I thought, the podcast went a long way to explain the clusterfuck that was the GI article and alleviate most of the concerns I had. Music to my earholes.
edit: oh wait, I see what you're talking about. Seems really weird to have that on screen.
It's the 'back' button, which we've seen before. Seems likely that it'll tell you the gametype details.
edit: oh wait, I see what you're talking about. Seems really weird to have that on screen.
How could you tell that from those tiny medals...oh, right. MIDDLE OF THE FRAKKING SCREEN.
Hydranockz
Member
Well that BR recoil really seems to undermine the BR vs DMR debate, would you not agree? If that is the sort of recoil that has been mentioned then I see no reason why ood BR players couldn't beat DMR players even at the outer lmits of long range combat, where Ellis had originally stated the DMR would be btter. I agree, the DMR will be optimal at firing at those distances as there will be no recoil to deal with but a good/great BR player will be able to hit DMR players with at least 2 of the 3 shots it would seem. Would you agree?
thank heaven you are here to keep them honest!
No, above that...