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[Detective]

Maaaan..Where we at right now?
This thread is going places..

 

[BeforeU]

I'm not thrilled about the 20 gigs, but just to be clear, ALL the campaign content is on the disc?

Yes.

 

[BigEvilTurtle]

I'm not thrilled about the 20 gigs, but just to be clear, ALL the campaign content is on the disc?

Probably, but it's not guaranteed. Frankie said you can start campaign.

 

[BruiserBear]

Yes.

Cool

Probably, but it's not guaranteed. Frankie said you can start campaign.

Hmm. Maybe Frankie can clarify that for us.

 

[Biker19]

Indeed, I'd have thought harassment of members would result in bans easily, but the moderation on Neogaf seems to be wildly inconsistent at the best of times, so it's probably pointless trying to make sense of it.

Louis Cyphre had just gotten punished, not just for harassing me with some rude posts in this thread, but many times in the past.

 

[jem0208]

Probably, but it's not guaranteed. Frankie said you can start campaign.

Pretty sure he meant you can start the campaign whilst the disc content is installing.

 

[Twin Tails]

"some campaign"

You can begin playing some some Campaign early in the install process.

 

[VinFTW]

Cool



Hmm. Maybe Frankie can clarify that for us.

All the campaigns are on there, I think he only said "start" because someone was asking what we can do while the disk is installing (implying the disk is not fully installed). Whereas if the disk is installed and the patch is uploading you can play all of the campaigns while you wait.

 

[Digital Limit]

Halo Anniversary and Halo Anniversary MCC are based off of Halo PC...

Halo PC is terrible... These other things are not terrible... But download Halo PC is your advice?

 

[Akai__]

"some campaign"

Yeah during the "install process". That basically means while the game is installing on your HDD you can start playing missions. Once it's installed you will be able to play any campaign mission.

 

[BuggeryBugz]

MS announced their 2 new azure data centers in Australia today. So our Australian GAF folks should see some nice connectivity now.


They also announced they have something like 11.5 million servers in their azure data centers worldwide. Good bit.

Fuck yeah

Amen to that!

 

[Trey]

Fyre has a point.

But there's something to be said about having all these games on a singular unified platform on a console in 1080p 60fps. Plus the H2A remaster.

I could play Halo PC and Halo 2 PC. I could play Halo 3 and Halo 4 on 360. But I want them on my One in a unified experience.

Also not many people are playing Halo PC or Halo 2 Vista online.

The population of MCC will dwarf both games by magnitudes.

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

You can begin playing some some Campaign early in the install process.

"some campaign"

Technically "some some Campaign," which is a mind game for "not that much at all." It's so clearly, obviously a marketing ploy. Frankie's on that next level shit, a linguist, a master of the PR, you see. Covering his angles.

Probably, but it's not guaranteed. Frankie said you can start campaign.

See, "start." Don't call it a conspiracy, it's just marketing strategies. Trust me guys, I have papers I paid thousands of dollars for. Truth.

All joking aside, why are we even having these discussions? We can pay less than $60 and get the same experiences we'd be getting with TMCC, elsewhere, on more powerful PC's! We're all wasting our time here.

 

[Stinkles]

Cool



Hmm. Maybe Frankie can clarify that for us.

You can play campaign right off the disc, you can start before it finishes installing.

 

[BigEvilTurtle]

You can play campaign right off the disc, you can start before it finishes installing.

Let's assume the install takes several days, and I'm a speedrunner who can beat it in less than two days. Will that work out for me?

Spoiler

I'm busting your balls man. Thanks for the clarification

.

 

[PROh1bited]

Halo 1 PC: Mods, higher than 1080p, graphics options with OpenSauce, more maps than the MCC, already at a high framerate

Halo 2 PC: Higher framerate, resolution, more maps than the MCC

Halo 3: We've paid 40$ alone in DLC, still doesn't get a playlist update, gotta pay 60$ to get new Halo 3 playlists

Halo 4: Can already play it on the 360 right now.

But I guess the MCC is so innovative and value-added, that you can't critique it because it has so much value, man

Ok since you're talking about how 60 bucks for the MCC is bad, let me take the time to see how much everything would cost if I went and bought everything separately.

Halo 1 PC: $25 bucks. Also barely anyone playing it.

Halo Anniversary: About 15 bucks, but not running at 1080p and 60fps.

Halo 2 PC: $15. Also a staggering 100 ppl playing, really exciting.

Halo 2 Anniversary: oh wait you can't get that anywhere but the MCC.

Halo 3: $20 bucks, plus you gotta pay for dlc so another 20 bucks. Also not running at 1080p and 60fps.

Halo 4: you can pick up the complete edition for 40, also not running at 1080p 60fps.

Man that deal of about $135 really seems good. Glad I listened to you.

 

[BuggeryBugz]

You can play campaign right off the disc, you can start before it finishes installing.

I can imagine what it would be like for you and the team having to read some of these posts in here.

Thanks for clarifying.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Let's assume the install takes several days, and I'm a speedrunner who can beat it in less than two days. Will that work out for me?

Spoiler

I'm busting your balls man. Thanks for the clarification

.

You jest, but someone is going to try it.

 

[Vestal]

Halo 1 PC: Mods, higher than 1080p, graphics options with OpenSauce, more maps than the MCC, already at a high framerate

Halo 2 PC: Higher framerate, resolution, more maps than the MCC

Halo 3: We've paid 40$ alone in DLC, still doesn't get a playlist update, gotta pay 60$ to get new Halo 3 playlists

Halo 4: Can already play it on the 360 right now.

But I guess the MCC is so innovative and value-added, that you can't critique it because it has so much value, man

The mental gymnastics to accomplish a post like this are truly remarkable.

Bravo sir.

 

[FyreWulff]

But what kind of argument is that, especially coming from the same guy who used Zelda as an example, an example which holds less weight because there's no online component to them, meaning you can easily match that experience elsewhere..

It's horse bologna when trying to argue against people believing this is a phenomenal package for $60; that context is important.

Online component is just programming code. It's not really harder to re-implement or port than other parts of the game.

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Sort of OT but I'm genuinely curious.

What ISP's are people using where 65GB of data use == $650? Is this like cell phone plans or something?

I (obviously) don't live everywhere but I have to imagine there are alternatives. Here in CA I don't know of a single ISP that caps anything (other than cell phone data plans, which suck and I refuse to partake, thank you grandfathered AT&T plan).

Back OT...

This (along with being extremely lazy) made Day 1 Digital a no-brainer for me. Being on the West Coast also helped with that.

[conspiracy hat]

Maybe this is all a ploy to get people to buy from Microsoft directly through the store and bypass their retail partners!

[/conspiracy hat]

Can't wait!

 

[A More Normal Bird]

Just like it's technically not possible play online multiplayer on those services as of right now it seems technically impossible to install a game using two game discs on Xbox One.

No, it's not technically impossible to game on those services "right now", it's technically impossible full stop. To reiterate my earlier post, the reason it's not possible for this game to be shipped on two discs is because Microsoft has decided that the effort required to do so would not be worth it because only a small number of consumers would need it. This is arguably the biggest release for the XB1 yet and it's MS's flagship franchise. Do you think this game would still require a 20GB download if most of the customer base would struggle greatly with it, or would MS have dedicated resources to getting a second disc working if they thought enough people needed it?

Once gain, this isn't about making mountains out of molehills or seeing conspiracies where there are none. They have made a decision and that decision happens to be at the expense of the few whose connections make it difficult to download 20GB of data.

 

[Detective]

You can play campaign right off the disc, you can start before it finishes installing.

Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions Frank. Appreciate it.

One question; Have you played Halo 5

 

[SyenceLabb]

Man. Can't wait for this game. It will be glorious playing through halo 1 though 4 and then diving head first into the multiplayer with friends.

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

Online component is just programming code. It's not really harder to re-implement or port than other parts of the game.

meaning you can easily match that experience elsewhere..

Fyre pliss, is this you? I knew you held some strange beliefs, and I know you told me CE on XBL would never happen, and.. and.. damn. You're breaking my heart, man. What about the dude who posted the $135 price tag, what about the 100 people playing online (probably playing Snipers/Rockets on BG/District), etc. compared to the millions who will be online with TMCC, what about my friends, what about the love, where's the love?

;'[

 

[BeforeU]

Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions Frank. Appreciate it.

One question; Have you played Halo 5

Frankie please answer this guy

 

[AlStrong]

You can play campaign right off the disc, you can start before it finishes installing.

Funny that the Halo 2 Vista feature took so long to catch on.

 

[Biker19]

how are some of the clowns in this thread not getting banned

no wonder gaf's gaming side is getting such a bad rep

I wish that I was a moderator here.

 

[FyreWulff]

Fyre pliss, is this you? I knew you held some strange beliefs, and I know you told me CE on XBL would never happen, and.. and.. damn. You're breaking my heart, man. What about the dude who posted the $135 price tag, what about the 100 people playing online (probably playing Snipers/Rockets on BG/District), etc. compared to the millions who will be online with TMCC, what about my friends, what about the love, where's the love?

;'[

135$ price tag assumes you already own a One. Which a lot of people don't, considering the place the Xbox One is in.

It also assumes you're paying like-new prices on most of those games. There's enough copies of Halo 3 out there to pave all our highways, for example. Shit's like 5$. So even assuming I already a One, the price point horse still doesn't ride. Once again, my point there is a game has to justify itself with something other than a price point. I am NOT saying the MCC is bad. I am NOT saying 60$, in itself, is bad. But don't tell me Microsoft is so awesome for it, because it comes off as shilly.

I also specifically said you'd never get Halo 1 Xbox online. I always said Halo PC multi was a possibility. Guess what, we're getting Halo 1 PC's multiplayer.

 

[Detective]

Frankie please answer this guy

lol
Hope he does , Fraaaank ;p

Just bought the game from xbox store.. Sooo Happy

 

[tuna_love]

135$ price tag assumes you already own a One. Which a lot of people don't, considering the place the Xbox One is in.

It also assumes you're paying like-new prices on most of those games. There's enough copies of Halo 3 out there to pave all our highways, for example. Shit's like 5$. So even assuming I already a One, the price point horse still doesn't ride.

I also specifically said you'd never get Halo 1 Xbox online. I always said Halo PC multi was a possibility. Guess what, we're getting Halo 1 PC's multiplayer.

Any your assuming everyone has a pc and a 360

 

[Digital Limit]

Guess what, we're getting Halo 1 PC's multiplayer.

So your expectation is that we'll need to lead with the pistol because of how terrible the netcode is?

 

[Stinkles]

.

Serious question... what is up with your tag?


Sometimes I see these and it's like a baffling vanity plate.

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

I also specifically said you'd never get Halo 1 Xbox online. I always said Halo PC multi was a possibility. Guess what, we're getting Halo 1 PC's multiplayer.

I also specifically told you I never expected the console version to be on XBL, several times.

Any your assuming everyone has a pc and a 360

Yup, he's trolling. I'm taking a break from this thread.

Spoiler

Be back later.

 

[FyreWulff]

Serious question... what is up with your tag?


Sometimes I see these and it's like a baffling vanity plate.

I have no idea man. It keeps gaining new links like every week. It doesn't make any sense to me.

 

[Granadier]

I have no idea man. It keeps gaining new links like every week. It doesn't make any sense to me.

That second link though. Beautiful.

 

[BruiserBear]

You can play campaign right off the disc, you can start before it finishes installing.

Thanks. Can you give a simple yes or no to this question? Is ALL of the campaign content for all four games on the disc?

 

[FordGTGuy]

"some campaign"

"early in the install"

Man selective quoting is fun!

I should become a journalist.

 

[BeforeU]

lol
Hope he does , Fraaaank ;p

Just bought the game from xbox store.. Sooo Happy

He ignored
Looks like he only answers to trolls

 

[Nintendont]

Halo 1 PC: Mods, higher than 1080p, graphics options with OpenSauce, more maps than the MCC, already at a high framerate

Halo PC's framerate is broken though, the animations/physics are locked at 30fps, and the widescreen fix is weird at higher resolutions.

 

[justgames7604]

People are so goddamn stupid. This thread is just like an archive of reasons why humanity should be exterminated.

 

[Bsigg12]

You jest, but someone is going to try it.

New speedrun category "Can you catch the install?"

People are so goddamn stupid. This thread is just like an archive of reasons why humanity should be exterminated.

That's a little on the strong side but I understand the message you were attempting to convey.

 

[Detective]

He ignored
Looks like he only answers to trolls

So how can I troll my question?

Just imagine the news ( headlines ) if Frankie answered that question..lol

 

[Patroclos]

He ignored
Looks like he only answers to trolls

Man, you guys slay me.

 

[BigEvilTurtle]

Man, you guys slay me.

Us plebs with no degrees don't know no better.

 

[Caja 117]

Halo 1 already has campaign remakes on PC via mods. Halo 2 does not because Microsoft intentionally disabled features in the Halo 2 version of the editing tools to keep the fans from editing campaign.

Have you stop and think that maybe....maybe most of the people that like halo dont like PC gaming?

 

[Twin Tails]

Halo 1 already has campaign remakes on PC via mods. Halo 2 does not because Microsoft intentionally disabled features in the Halo 2 version of the editing tools to keep the fans from editing campaign.

dat halo pc mp community sure is sprawling, i'll be lucky to find a full BTB match.

 

[Beer Monkey]

Halo PC's framerate is broken though, the animations/physics are locked at 30fps, and the widescreen fix is weird at higher resolutions.

That doesn't fucking matter. All that matters are bullet points, no matter how stupid, because trolling.

 

[Welfare]

Have you stop and think that maybe....maybe most of the people that like halo dont like PC gaming?

Or you know, on Xbox, and all their friends are on... Xbox?

 

[SEGAvangelist]

I wish that I was a moderator here.