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[Plywood]

343i

• direct footage pls

 

[MaximumFlipFlop]

I think it means until the time a new episode is up.

And I'm almost 100% sure they said you can replay episodes.

Yeah I remember some miscommunication earlier regarding old levels not being able to be played anymore. Would have been awful.

EDIT: That actually would have been some crazy marketing. The new episodes that release each week overwrite last weeks. At the end of the season, you have the ability to buy the season to gain access to replayability.

 

[m23]

Question Regarding Spartan Ops:

It say 14 hours remaining in upper right hand corner, what does that mean exactly?

Can you still replay missions from Episode 1, weeks later?

What happens if you are away for a week and you missed the episode?

I'm pretty sure it was mentioned by Ellis that you could replay the missions whenever you feel like.

 

[NobleGundam]

Wow, watching the "game like a movie" vidoc, It seems like 343 took the entire marketing budget and actually put most of it towards production.

Probably the biggest production budget on a video game ever. So many people working on Halo 4. Crazy.

Proceeds to throw money at 343

 

[watership]

Those assassinations are fancy and all if you're into Gears but is there a toggle to turn it off for normal people who just want to get a quick kill?

Won't it just be like in Reach? Tap to assassinate, hold to execute something fancy?

 

[MaximumFlipFlop]

Won't it just be like in Reach? Tap to assassinate, hold to execute something fancy?

But it's not perfect, nothing is more frustrating than going in with the intention to lay down a quick back smack, and then the full assassination happens. A toggle is the remedy.

 

[neoism]

343i

• direct footage pls

that would make sense....

 

[Kibbles]

Is the Halo 4 Theatrical thing going to be with TDKR?

 

[GhaleonEB]

I don't think there's any harm in sharing this. We, as designers, deterine whether or not phantoms shoot or not.

Some of the ones in my missions do, some don't.

This is good news. I'm concerned about what they shoot and how long they hang around to shoot it. Reach's turrets are woefully designed.

They were pretty much using Reach as their testbed for Halo 4 ideas, and I don't care if anyone of them tries to say otherwise, and it's not even a new concept in the game industry.

I've disagreed with you in the past, but this remains your most absurd assertion. It simply makes no sense, at all.

You guys totally did the TU and then did absolutely nothing with that telemetry with regards to decisions for Halo 4. Yup. Completely isolated from each other. Which is why the changes to bloom, sword clashing, and bleedthrough have all showed up in Halo 4, and ATLAS Microsoft Glass functionality was shown off at E3.

Even if it wasn't the intention, it sure felt like it. And it sure as hell feels like it was half finished because of Halo 4 being on the horizon.

I hear "we learned from what we did with Reach" and now "those teams have little to do with each other". This is a going in circles. I'm done.

I told my wife yesterday that the fence I'm repairing in the back yard protects us from tigers. Because since I started building it, there have been no tiger attacks. Your post is about as well reasoned, only serious.

(As for Atlas, they up and said it was an experiment. Your conspiracy theory on the TU is amazingly silly.)

Just watched the first trailer shown in the SDCC panel...

*Bow 343 Bow*


The realization of some of the concept art is truly remarkable.

I also can't believe how incredibly modest 343 has been about the whole thing, they are blowing the doors off what Bungie ever accomplished in terms of graphics. Or any 360 game for that matter. BS Angel has been underselling how unbelievable this stuff looks in the Bulletins...

Cannot wait to see this in direct feed.

Where can this be seen?

 

[User 73706]

Would assassination being a double-tap on melee remedy the whole thing?

 

[Vire]

This is good news. I'm concerned about what they shoot and how long they hang around to shoot it. Reach's turrets are woefully designed.



I've disagreed with you in the past, but this remains your most absurd assertion. It simply makes no sense, at all.



Where can this be seen?

First 2 minutes the trailer is shown:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35_pXjNsDUY&feature=g-u-u

Prepare to pick up your jaw. Lot's of other goodies throughout the panel also, it's an enjoyable watch besides the cringe worthy questions asked.

 

[Karl2177]

Would assassination being a double-tap on melee remedy the whole thing?

How many frames between button presses will the host accept as a double tap? Will it possibly end up being something like the simultaneous melee kills that dominated Halo 3 post TU2?

 

[Risen]

I've disagreed with you in the past, but this remains your most absurd assertion. It simply makes no sense, at all.

But but... he just knoooooows maaaaaaaaan.

 

[Tashi]

We're just pawns in the Matrix. Beta testing their "Reach" software in preparation for the 1.0 version

 

[Homeboyd]

Just to make sure I haven't missed anything; they never said anything about SpOps netcode as it relates to Reach's FF mode, correct? (i.e. is it the same/comparable/completely different?)

 

[Aggrotek]

Stupid dish network grumble grumble. I hate you.

Anybody up for some Halo 3 tomorrow?

 

[FyreWulff]

We're just pawns in the Matrix. Beta testing their "Reach" software in preparation for the 1.0 version

That's what the Reach Beta playlist was for. Well, for the first month, before they pushed their "beta" settings into the rest of matchmaking.

A game having a beta playlist halfway into it's lifecycle.. this is something that happened.

Just to make sure I haven't missed anything; they never said anything about SpOps netcode as it relates to Reach's FF mode, correct? (i.e. is it the same/comparable/completely different?)

Nope, probably because it's going to be lockstep.

HOW ARE YOU STILL ARGUING THIS POINT

The Reach TU Beta playlist was an actual thing. Put your pants back on.

 

[Tawpgun]

Stupid dish network grumble grumble. I hate you.

Anybody up for some Halo 3 tomorrow?

Get fucked. Dish fucked up.

 

[heckfu]

That's what the Reach Beta playlist was for. Well, for the first month, before they pushed their "beta" settings into the rest of matchmaking.

A game having a beta playlist halfway into it's lifecycle.. this is something that happened.

HOW ARE YOU STILL ARGUING THIS POINT

 

[Aggrotek]

Get fucked. Dish fucked up.

So stupid. I tried to watch the stream for Dish customers and my computer couldn't handle it. I need a new one.

Guess I'll find another way.

 

[GhaleonEB]

First 2 minutes the trailer is shown:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35_pXjNsDUY&feature=g-u-u

Prepare to pick up your jaw. Lot's of other goodies throughout the panel also, it's an enjoyable watch besides the cringe worthy questions asked.

Thanks. I haven't had time to watch any of the panels, but I'm at the end of the day and exhausted, so I'll do this one straight through.

 

[Ryaaan14]

Just watched the panel.

Armor unlocks based on performance. :'_(

 

[Karl2177]

Just watched the panel.

Armor unlocks based on performance. :'_(

hahahaha looks like you're stuck with Hazop

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Just watched the panel.

Armor unlocks based on performance. :'_(

Dont worry, someone will carry us and Wu.

 

[Zoso Achilles]

Anyone else annoyed by "for scenes from next week's episode of Breaking Bad, stay tuned during the first commercial break of Small Town Security."

And halo. Pistol with flag is bad.

 

[FyreWulff]

Anyone else annoyed by "for scenes from next week's episode of Breaking Bad, stay tuned during the first commercial break of Small Town Security."

And halo. Pistol with flag is bad.

Networks do that all the time. They're trying to use Breaking Bad to boost the next show's ratings.

 

[Homeboyd]

Anyone else annoyed by "for scenes from next week's episode of Breaking Bad, stay tuned during the first commercial break of Small Town Security.

Holy shit. This is a thing now?

FUCK that.

Edit: Fyre'd. I don't watch enough tv.

 

[Tawpgun]

Just watch the preview online.

 

[Ryaaan14]

hahahaha looks like you're stuck with Hazop

Fuckin crapfuck.

Dont worry, someone will carry us and Wu.

Sigh. I hope I don't have to rely on being carried for seriousness. At least let me pull a Ghaleon and spend 8 hours a day in Firefight Spartan Ops to earn them.

 

[Aggrotek]

Just watched the panel.

Armor unlocks based on performance. :'_(

This also means SpOps.

 

[Plywood]

Just watched the panel.

Armor unlocks based on performance. :'_(

Explain.

 

[Ryaaan14]

Explain.

They said it wouldn't be credits based unlocks, but rather unlock with ranks/player skill.

 

[Homeboyd]

I can't get over this Pro skin for desktop GAF. So amazing.

Pro skin: desktop
Dark: mobile

Fuckin' sex.

 

[NobleGundam]

Holy shit. This is a thing now?

FUCK that.

Edit: Fyre'd. I don't watch enough tv.

Yeah it's annoying. Had to wait for the 4 minute trailer of TWD season 3.

 

[Rand0m TAG]

not sure if mentioned
but what weapon is that at 6:40
not in players hands. you can see 2 parallel red beams deflecting off the floor

 

[Gabotron ES]

Just to make sure I haven't missed anything; they never said anything about SpOps netcode as it relates to Reach's FF mode, correct? (i.e. is it the same/comparable/completely different?)

It'll probably play okish for americans and utterly shitty for europeans/others...

That's why I don't play as much FF as I'd like to...

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

It'll probably play okish for americans and utterly shitty for europeans/others...

That's why I don't play as much FF as I'd like to...

FF plays like shit for us too.

 

[heckfu]

New Passion Pit is awesome...from what I hear...

 

[Plywood]

They said it wouldn't be credits based unlocks, but rather unlock with ranks/player skill.

wat

 

[xxjuicesxx]

Play one game after a month of being away.

Get Uncaged.

See you next month Halo.

 

[OverHeat]

Decided to play H3 campaign today some of the lighting effect still impress me and that dynamic water!!!, the game is a lot better then reach IMO.

 

[Homeboyd]

It'll probably play okish for americans and utterly shitty for europeans/others...

That's why I don't play as much FF as I'd like to...

FF plays like shit for us too.

Yeah, I was about to say... I HAVE to play solo. When I start joining up with multiple people, it just turns into a "how much lag do I want to tolerate" kind of situation. I don't bother anymore. Then again, I'm pretty much a loner anyways so it's not a big deal for me.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

They said it wouldn't be credits based unlocks, but rather unlock with ranks/player skill.

I think what they said was it's locked with rank, the specializations are chosen at 10 level intervals in what you decide and how you WANT to play. It's not predetermined on how you play/skill.

Also, all this specialization talk is stuff they talked about wanting to do with Reach.

I specifically remember them mentioning pre-release that they wanted an indicator that showed people how you play. Be it a good gunner, driver, etc.

 

[YourExWife]

Play one game after a month of being away.

Get Uncaged.

See you next month Halo.

Should have listened to my leet strats on how to play that shitty map. When using said strats I have never lost on said map. Doesn't matter if the other team is jetpacking or anything. I like coming up with leet strats for shitty maps because then idiots we play against pick them less.

 

[Vire]

New Spartan Ops location:

Yay snow.

So we've seen Lava, Snow, Desert, Forerunner, and Human environments...

I can't wait to see the rolling grass maps...

 

[Zoso Achilles]

They said it wouldn't be credits based unlocks, but rather unlock with ranks/player skill.

So that just means you don't buy the armor with credits/Spoints, it's unlocked as you progress through the levels. The comment about player skill means that your level up faster the better you play. You can witness this in the videos we've been shown, it's the things we've been posting for months now like:
HEADSHOT +10
ROCKET KILL +10
DISTRACTION +10
OMG UR SO GUD AT THIS GAME +10

Should have listened to my leet strats on how to play that shitty map. When using said strats I have never lost on said map. Doesn't matter if the other team is jetpacking or anything. I like coming up with leet strats for shitty maps because then idiots we play against pick them less.

Care to indulge us? I hate that map.

 

[Ryaaan14]

wat

So let's say in Halo Reach, you had to earn 500,000 credits to unlock X helmet. In Halo 4 you're going to have to rank up based on your performance (ala Halo 3) to let's say level 30 to unlock X helmet instead.

So that just means you don't buy the armor with credits/Spoints, it's unlocked as you progress through the levels. The comment about player skill means that your level up faster the better you play. You can witness this in the videos we've been shown, it's the things we've been posting for months now like:
HEADSHOT +10
ROCKET KILL +10
DISTRACTION +10
OMG UR SO GUD AT THIS GAME +10

I certainly hope this is the case, instead of hitting a plateau based on your skill level and not being able to unlock further armor pieces.

 

[Stinkles]

IGN LogoGate story.

LOLWUT? The portal behind the chief is an actual object designed to be seen in the context of a story. The opening behind Batman is a literal logo, designed to reinforce the brand in a moody and subversive way. One is an illustration, one is a graphic design. This is like, Design 101.

 

[Buddermilk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcIrhq-w8Gk&feature=g-u-u
Old News? Looks like the flag victim is wearing ODST helmet.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

So let's say in Halo Reach, you had to earn 500,000 credits to unlock X helmet. In Halo 4 you're going to have to rank up based on your performance (ala Halo 3) to let's say level 30 to unlock X helmet instead.

Again, I don't think that's what it means.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=39916124&postcount=12146