Pop
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Thx
That could be it as well. At this point all we can do is wait and see what 343i has to show us.
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Halo |OT9| One Final Effort Is All That Remains
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Thx
That could be it as well. At this point all we can do is wait and see what 343i has to show us.
Personal ordnance drops are only in Infinity Slayer. I'm talking about global ordnance drops. Random weapons that spawn randomly in one of a certain number of predetermined spots. From what we've so far there's hardly a warning before a weapon is dropped which I dislike very much. But honestly even if there was a fair warning either one of the teams would still be in a position where they're at a disadvantage just because some weapon spawned in a random location which they couldn't predict. I really don't like the sound of that.
too much eslim
Member
did they drop any info or new vid showing the flood gametype?
Yeah. In all the other news I must have forgotten how they decided to change weapon placement and weapon spawning. I can understand the HUD changes that let everyone know a rocket launcher, sniper, etc., is coming into the map (this would help draw teams together into a confrontation), but it makes no sense to put the weapons in different predetermined, but unpredictable, locations.
I can just see it now that team A gets sniper and rockets dropped closer to their base/side and team B gets a needler. Do not want.
Dunno. Somebody could get pissed off or frustrated because of some dick kid trying to manipulate the netcode, but there's no sugar coating any amount of boredom I've received in H3 and Reach. A lot of what makes these Halo games so fun for me is properly balanced map and gametype combinations, and a large variety of those. Ever since it's been extremely lacking in that department. That's not even to include weapon consistency, map quality, and vehicle-infantry activity.
Poker Face
Member
Isn't it just like weapon spawning times before just random power weapons now?
Or is it random spots, random weapons, and random times?
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Nifle
Bi Ri
Battle Rifles Annihilate People
Bi Ri
Battle Rifles Annihilate People
The best part is we still dont really know!
From the scraps and partial explanations we got, it seems like there's a pool of power weapons. Not sure if they seperate them based on power weapon and sub-power weapon (needler, stickdet), but there are set spots on the map where one will spawn. But you won't know WHAT weapon will spawn and WHERE. That is, unless you have a special perk equipped that gives you a heads up...
I'm not even sure if its on a fixed time cycle either.
If they REALLY want to stick with this obnoxious random system, they should at least have seperate location and pools for the sub power weapons. Because I don't want to fight for the hill on ragnarock only to receive a needler.
Random weapons (Although not all weapons can spawn all every map), at random locations (Weapons can't spawn literally anywhere, though. There are a few set locations at which they can spawn) but not at randoms times as far as I know. Don't think they've been very clear about that yet. Could be wrong.
Winner. Consider this stolen.
Yeah, in general population the guy in front running to a power weapon drop is going to get melee'd in the back.
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Does the Scattershot remind anyone else of the Flak Cannon from UT? I loved that thing.
ElzarTheBam
Member
I actually really like this.
Though I'll change it slightly.
The Binty.
Or just Binty.
I thought we settled this a few OTs back. It's the Dongblainairy Rifle. Dong Rifle.
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
343 not being clear about something? My word
ElzarTheBam
Member
I watched it, thankfully I do not regret watching it, it was much more of a tease than anything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA-Tb0HCZ-4&feature=g-all-u
Ok Valhalla/Ragnarok gameplay.
*Gun to head*
Ok Valhalla/Ragnarok gameplay.
*Gun to head*
Same here. I'm looking at all multi stuff but campaign is nopenopenope
ElzarTheBam
Member
YourExWife
Member
I'd have to argue that this is an overly-simplified way of looking at the situation. I've had (and still have) many gameplay experiences where the competitive nature or the leaderboard features are a huge part of why I play them so much. That doesn't mean that I wouldn't enjoy the game without them, but they are another layer of enjoyment on top of the base game that also has the effect of extending replay value.
You talk about playing games simply for challenges. Why is it so bad that some people treat higher skill ranks as a challenge? I've gotten all acheivements and 100% on games like Super Meat Boy (106% in that case), Geometry Wars, Rock Band Blitz, Alan Wake, etc but I keep coming back to them to compete on leaderboards, because I find it fun and challenging to try to beat my score or my friends as well as moving up on the leaderboard positions. That doesn't mean that I think the games aren't fun otherwise, because I enjoy the shit out of them. I just enjoyed the leaderboard/ranking systems as well. In H2/H3, it was fun and challenging (not as challenging in 3) to rank up, cheaters aside.
I don't understand the criticism of people who enjoy these parts of games (assuming they're not jerks about it) and want to know if a product they're using their hard-earned cash to buy has a feature that they consider valuable. In a consumer economy, I feel it is a valid concern.
nice. now show us the water!
This vid gave me great joy. Thanks for sharing. Now I'm off to go make some mech-haters' heads explode by sharing it!
Pop
Member
Looking real good. Valhalla is easiest my favorite big team map. Like if it was Team BRs multiple times in a row, I was ok with it.
Dat Mantis 0_0
GodfatherX
Member
watched up until i felt it got a bit spoilerish, looks great.
cant believe people were bitching on the gaming side about downgraded graphics from the first released shots
cant believe people were bitching on the gaming side about downgraded graphics from the first released shots
ElzarTheBam
Member
Vire
Member
Thanks! Looks incredible.
squidhands
Member
Nope, not watching a bit of it. I've seen some of the .gifs, but keeping as fresh as possible for campaign.
Guess I'll be the only one calling the Binary Rifle the zero one. /tooclever
Slightly Live
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Ragnarok Flames
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Is there any way of getting Footage of these changes? like off screen recordings?
Sorry, I was getting beat up by MGS2 VR Missions and forgot.
Sidecannon is above the door
Edit: I think that's the side of the base, not the front.
RebornYeti
Member
Do bodies still float down the river on Ragnarok?
This is the only question that matters.
This is the only question that matters.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
I was wrong, there's two cannons. It was hard to make out but I found a clearer view.
Still no frontal ramps. =/
I was wrong, there's two cannons. It was hard to make out but I found a clearer view.
Still no frontal ramps. =/
Actually eyeballing it, it almost looks like the base was vertically scaled up a bit, and the ramps removed, for jetpack. We'd need a known object like a Hog sitting at the bottom of the base to get a sense of the size though.
Or the base is made out of forge objects
I was wrong, there's two cannons. It was hard to make out but I found a clearer view.
Still no frontal ramps. =/
Who needs ramps when you have jetpacks. In the words of Stinkles "Adapt, Bitch"
Can we still jump off the joined geometry to go up the front of the base?
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Well, it was only 10 minutes or so from mission 3, so I gave in. So good.
The water looks great! Thats Valhalla alright. I want more, now.
The Librarian
Banned
No. We need to know if the mancannons have been nerfed.
Second shittiest part.
I was wrong, there's two cannons. It was hard to make out but I found a clearer view.
Still no frontal ramps. =/
Might be a shadow, but it looks from that shot that they replaced the option to enter the top base from front with a lower entry way below the man cannon. Hmmm. I liked the risk/reward of taking the front route: your "sneaky" route was only so to those inside the base, as you were visible from the rest of the map and could be called out. But if you pulled it off you could get the flag to man cannon very quickly.
With the CTF changes, though - flag carriers move at full speed - that might have meant you got the flag to man canon too quickly and so they refined the front ramps out. I can see the logic, though in that case I'd have just moved the flag back to compensate. Having a surprise attack route helped keep defenders on their toes; if there is no front entrance to the top then the defenders only need to worry about the back of the base.
Unless the other team is rocking jetpack, of course. Which does sort of render the ramp - and entire base design - moot. :\
Edit: people hating on the Valhalla bases? The fuck? Some of the best in the series.