The more I listen to the new plasma grenade effects, the less I like them. I mean, they sound awesome, and very powerful, but they sound almost completely different from the original. While the other weapons are just beefed up while the basic sounds are kept the same, the plasmas sound like they've been made into a completely different grenade.
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Halo: Reach |OT6| There Are Those Who Said This Day Would Never Come
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Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Not liking the beta playlist so far, 2 games both on countdown, both featuring one dude whoring the sword and sprinting around owning everyone.
Indeed. And to think it looks hot like that while still playing exactly like the original almost makes me tear up.wwm0nkey said:
Looks sooooo good.
I really adore 343i for resisting the temptation of shoving in the "improved" gameplay from the sequels, which will surely have idiot reviewers complaining.
Vehicle boarding is the only improvement that ever surfaced and that I wouldn't mind they introducing to CE, everything else is just worthless
Rickenslacker
Banned
Letters said:
We're the same you and I.Letters said:
Photolysis
Banned
Dax01 said:
For the most part, it's fine, and I like the revised menus we've seen so far. It would be nice if the health bars & reticle were a bit brighter and had a bit more contrast. The ammo indicators could do with being a little brighter as well, but not as much as the previous two. The Shotgun reticle definitely needs to be brightened to be consistent with the rest, same with the flashlight indicator. Way too dark.
Basically the brightness needs to be consistent across the entire HUD.
Yeah this is trivial stuff, but we're going to be seeing the HUD a lot, and I can see it being a bit of a problem in places unless fixed.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Letters said:
I agree. Vehicle boarding is honestly the only thing I will and still do miss to this day when playing Halo.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I'm going dark, but I gotta say, I don't mind seeing that pic. So damn gorgeous.xxxstylzxxx said:
Boarding and the Plasma Pistol's EMP charge shot are the only things I would add. And Armor Lock LOL.PsychoRaven said:
Photolysis
Banned
PsychoRaven said:
Vehicle boarding and the EMP from the plasma pistol. I wouldn't have minded the Energy Sword and Fuel Rod being usable either, and the Wraith drivable. No-one is forced to use them if they want a 'pure' experience after all.
The only other stuff I'd add if I could is stuff like CEA Firefight and saved films.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Cannot wait for the CEA maps. Getting tired of Countdown. 3 games in a row getting owned by shotty and sword.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Those are all good ideas, too, actually. And I'm still wondering if we'll have campaign scoring in CEA. There's no been no word on that either way, right?Photolysis said:
ElRenoRaven
Member
omg.kittens said:
We won't. Campaign is your regular Halo as it was but with prettier graphics running on top of it. No replays, no scoring etc.
xxxstylzxxx
Member
Devin Olsen said:
I do so love how lethal the post TU sword is now. I understand the premise behind giving players the ability to block it, even though it didn't make a lick of sense, but the window given to non sword wielding players was just way too big. And the minimal skill involved in pulling it off on a consistent basis just added to the frustration.
The Librarian
Banned
Except skulls.PsychoRaven said:
Rickenslacker
Banned
There are skulls, so there's the possibility of scoring I think, since they're there to serve as a score multiplier as well.PsychoRaven said:
ElRenoRaven
Member
Dax01 said:
Oh good point. There are skulls. Forgot about those.
ElRenoRaven
Member
*edit*
Gah I was doing so good too. Didn't mean to double post.
No they didn't say anything about them being score multipliers. In fact they went out of their way to say that the skulls aren't going to make significant changes and not affect things like AI such as upgrading enemies rank, etc.
Gah I was doing so good too. Didn't mean to double post.
Rickenslacker said:
No they didn't say anything about them being score multipliers. In fact they went out of their way to say that the skulls aren't going to make significant changes and not affect things like AI such as upgrading enemies rank, etc.
Devolution
Member
xxxstylzxxx said:
I do so love how lethal the post TU sword is now. I understand the premise behind giving players the ability to block it, even though it didn't make a lick of sense, but the window given to non sword wielding players was just way too big. And the minimal skill involved in pulling it off on a consistent basis just added to the frustration.
I'm probably in the minority here but I would be happy if the sword was just removed from MM in future games.
BlueScrote
Member
xxxstylzxxx said:
I do so love how lethal the post TU sword is now. I understand the premise behind giving players the ability to block it, even though it didn't make a lick of sense, but the window given to non sword wielding players was just way too big. And the minimal skill involved in pulling it off on a consistent basis just added to the frustration.
Did better players really learn how to consistently block the sword? I don't think I ever encountered matches where a player was able to consistently block the sword.
ElRenoRaven
Member
BlueScrote said:
I'm pretty damn good at it and I'm not a good player. I would say I blocked it regularly 85 percent of the time. I'd block 2 or 3 times in a row even. Usually ended the same after 2 to 3 blocks my shields would be gone and my health would be gone and end up biting it then.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Well I mean in the other games they are, so that might give some weight to a potential scoring mode. Forgot about the latter point though, they said they didn't want to delve too deep so as not to accidentally screw anything up I think?PsychoRaven said:
ElRenoRaven
Member
Rickenslacker said:
Ah ok. But yea they said they had some criteria for them which was just that. They couldn't affect the AI or the gameplay in any real way such as upgrading ranks or altering how the AI behaves such as catch where it will throw grenades more etc. The reasoning being that this would take a lot of work and time they didn't have and at the same time could cause new bugs that could really cause problems. That's why I think we'll probably see a couple that are more equel to the silver skulls such as IWHBYD, the Grunt Funeral skull, etc.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
The good thing is I am still doing good with armor lock, because I am using it as intended. Short bursts to block swords and melees. It's not as nerfed as I feared.
The cheering kids are appropriate and how I felt like responding. Beautiful.xxxstylzxxx said:
Edit: read the update. Great before/after video, the meaty Reach gunplay feels so good, and that looks to have been carried over to CEA. Great stuff. Also:
I am going to pretend you are also talking about Halo 4. Thank you in advance. <3
Thagomizer
Member
anyone else notice that the shotgun clips into the camera while firing in the weapons sounds vid?
Also, I still don't like how damn bright the swamp is.
Plasma grenade explosion is deliciously violent.
Also, I still don't like how damn bright the swamp is.
Plasma grenade explosion is deliciously violent.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Yeah, the end of it gets chopped. Noticed that too.Thagomizer said:
Hydranockz
Member
I look forward to the CovieForge3.0 purple variant 18 months after the release of Halo 4.Ramirez said:
Captain Blood
Member
Credits keep firefight in business bro.Ramirez said:
A27_StarWolf
Banned
Homeboyd said:
>.> I think its a joke.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Pennybags said:
Oh forgot about that. Ok those two things I miss.
A27_StarWolf
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Tunavi said:
That's not necessarily true, someone involved in the film could have been a big xbox fan, or wanted that on the screen for people to relate, so they get permission to put it up there, or even pay them to let it be there.
Goes both ways
The Librarian
Banned
They added that in? Sweet.Pennybags said:
The Librarian
Banned
Servin' up dong
ElRenoRaven
Member
GhaleonEB said:
I can take or leave most of that but NPC's driving vehicles have always sucked granted it got a hell of a lot worse with each game and I am not a fan of destructible vehicles myself. So I can most certainly leave both of those.
A27_StarWolf said:That's not necessarily true, someone involved in the film could have been a big xbox fan, or wanted that on the screen for people to relate, so they get permission to put it up there, or even pay them to let it be there.
Goes both ways
Forgot where I read it but someone who knew the husband and wife who made the movie asked them and they said they made it up themselves. MS had no part in that.
ChiefEdiri said:
From what I've seen yes. It looks damn amazing. The only area I feel it's lacking based off everything we've seen is it's too damn bright. There seem to be lights everywhere and they're on full bore. The lack of any fog for atmospheric reasons hurts too although we've been told the brightness and such might be toned down a little bit. I still feel that won't be enough though.
All that sad though it looks amazing. So amazing that I'm going dark from here on out. I've seen 3 small bits of levels, those being the small sample of the beach assault and then part of 343 Guilty Spark and a small sample of the beginning of the game.
So I'm curious.
How many people are actually getting Halo: CEA? With Skyrim and Arkham City, I would prefer to wait Halo: CEA drops in price. I am not really interested in the multiplayer maps at all which leaves the campaign which I've played through countless times.
It just makes sense for me to opt for new experiences that will certainly be longer than the campaign in Halo: CEA.
How many people are actually getting Halo: CEA? With Skyrim and Arkham City, I would prefer to wait Halo: CEA drops in price. I am not really interested in the multiplayer maps at all which leaves the campaign which I've played through countless times.
It just makes sense for me to opt for new experiences that will certainly be longer than the campaign in Halo: CEA.
The Librarian
Banned
Anniversay is day one for me. Skyrim, Arkham City, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Uncharted, and Resistance for Christmas.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Merguson said:
I am. I've had it preordered with 99 cent release date delivery from Amazon since the day they revealed everything we'd be getting in the package. Skyrim not going to get. Not a big ES fan although I did play a bit of the last one. Also as much as I love the Batman games I will wait till cheap. I have a policy anymore of buying games when 30 or less. I make a few exceptions for Bungie games and the occasional other game like Halo Anniversary.
ncsuDuncan
Member
No, CEA does not have weapon swapping.Dax01 said:
Pennybags was just mentioning another post-CE gameplay innovation that he enjoys, like vehicle boarding.
How do you know it wouldn't be even more of a waste in Halo 4? Besides, there can still be Terminal and Turf remakes.Ramirez said:
Headlong is just what Reach BTB needs. The new Classic playlists are going to be amazing.
Would you prefer an unskippable tutorial that shoves it down your throat? I think using achievements to highlight lesser-known gameplay elements is smart.Havok said: