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[BenjaminBirdie]

Chad Wardin is pleased!

"Tt! I don't need no four player co-op. How about 32 mutha****as CO-OPERATIVELY kickin ASS in some Warhawk, yo?"

 

[Wile E Bud]

Spoiler

believe

 

[op_ivy]

The new UK OXM came through my door today, aswell as the 10/10 Bioshock review, there was an E3 reflection on Halo 3.

I thought it was typical OXM bull journalism when they talked about 4 player online co-op, but it seems they were right.

Incidently they give an idication as to what players 3 and 4 will be playing as, I dont know how to post spoilers here so I'll leave it unless someone posts a how-to.

Also mentioned an anti-elephant for multiplayer but I'll not say anything about that either yet.

if you cant figure it out, quote someone using the spoiler tags in their post and all will become clear

must have this info!

 

[Creamium]

 

[NullPointer]

I LOVE you Bungie.

*cries tears of joy*

*faints*

 

[PistolGrip]

Ok I was pretty down on Halo3 but this definitely puts it back in my top 5 this year. I just simply can't resist Co-Op.

Insomniac you should be taking notes for Resistance 2!

 

[Mojovonio]

 

[Voltron64]

Believe.

.

 

[traveler]

.

OMG :lol :lol :lol

 

[typhonsentra]

Pretty damn cool.

 

[itsgreen]

Is that John Romero?

 

[GavinGT]

I think this might have to be upgraded to Gigaton

I second this motion!

 

[TheSmokingManX]

But how would the game play exactly if you had marines? They aren't equipped with the same sort of regenerating shield that the Chief has. Could they introduce more Spartans?

 

[op_ivy]

i hope we get a screenshot, even if its seirra 117 again, on b.net featuring 4 players :O

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

*NNNNNOOOOOOOOOO*

nnnnnnnnNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[jimbo]

About F'ing time

It's still missing GIGATON

 

[manxor]

This news actually sucks... all this means is that Bungie scaled back the SP game to accomodate everyone who was outraged the game wasn't going to have online coOp. Shorten this distance, break that area off into it's own smaller level, Ok sweet, Online CoOp isn't crashing anymore. It was worth it, right? The fans seem to be happy, and what they don't know won't hurt them.

Of course I'm joking, but then a part of me still wonders...

 

[Kabouter]

4 player online co-op? I don't even like the Halo-series all that much, and I'm there day one.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

The image of Jessica Alba has been defiled

 

[raYne]

But how would the game play exactly if you had marines? They aren't equipped with the same sort of regenerating shield that the Chief has. Could they introduce more Spartans?

Replace "shield" with "health" like every other game with regenerating health, problem solved.

Having more than one Spartan has never been an issue: See Halo 1 & 2.

 

[traveler]

This news actually sucks... all this means is that Bungie scaled back the SP game to accomodate everyone who was outraged the game wasn't going to have online coOp. Shorten this distance, break that area off into it's own smaller level, Ok sweet, Online CoOp isn't crashing anymore. It was worth it, right? The fans seem to be happy, and what they don't know won't hurt them.

Of course I'm joking, but then a part of me still wonders...

They've made it EXTREMELY clear that no feature that compromised the experience would be implemented. I have full faith that this mode will have no negative bearing on the quality of the game.

 

[HallwayGiant]

Of course I'm joking, but then a part of me still wonders...

This post has a severe lack of gifs/congratulatory praise.

 

[op_ivy]

This news actually sucks... all this means is that Bungie scaled back the SP game to accomodate everyone who was outraged the game wasn't going to have online coOp. Shorten this distance, break that area off into it's own smaller level, Ok sweet, Online CoOp isn't crashing anymore. It was worth it, right? The fans seem to be happy, and what they don't know won't hurt them.

Of course I'm joking, but then a part of me still wonders...

thats absurd crazy talk.

 

[GhaleonEB]

:O :O :O

GAME OF THE MOTHER****ING EVAR

Good god, this game goes so far beyond the other Halos it's not even funny. Bungie is at the very top of the game here.

All this time I thought 4P co-op was a pipe dream, that it would never happen and there was no point in hoping for it. It'll be very interesting to see how this works; I have always been fine with 2P co-op and struggled to see the point for throwing in two more players, but hey, if Bungie can make it work then more power to 'em. They've earned my trust like no other developer.

*faints*

Halo 3 appears to be much, much larger and more open than Halo 1 and Halo 2 were. One of the screenshots shows the Chief, Aribiter and over half a dozen Marines trudging through the jungle in a rom. More room to play.

 

[GameGamer]

Without online co-op this game was a "maybe rent" to me and my friends.

With the co-op, it's a must have!

Good choice!

 

[UnholySpectacle]

But how would the game play exactly if you had marines? They aren't equipped with the same sort of regenerating shield that the Chief has. Could they introduce more Spartans?

Uh, don't you remember what Co-op was like in the last 2 games?

edit: Beaten

 

[op_ivy]

must.erase.fatman.mental.image

ahhhh

4 player co-op. jesus christ, it still hasnt sunk in

 

[TDG]

BELIEVE.

So, those 1UP Comments are hilarious, but you guys should check out the thread on their message boards. It's even funnier.

 

[Karma Kramer]

head:blown

I wake up to this wonderful news.

Thank you Bungie.

 

[itsgreen]

must.erase.fatman.mental.image

ahhhh

4 player co-op. jesus christ, it still hasnt sunk in

nice.

 

[dionysus]

Alizee, or however you spell it!

 

[scarybore]

I'm a very happy bunny

 

[Mojovonio]

must.erase.fatman.mental.image

ahhhh

4 player co-op. jesus christ, it still hasnt sunk in

WHO DIS

 

[TheSmokingManX]

Replace "shield" with "health" like every other game with regenerating health, problem solved.

Having more than one Spartan has never been an issue: See Halo 1 & 2.

True, I hadn't considered the health thing. But it would seem a bit odd for players three and four to take on the role of Spartans if player two isn't. At least in my eyes.

 

[Dirtbag]

Halo 3 appears to be much, much larger and more open than Halo 1 and Halo 2 were. One of the screenshots shows the Chief, Aribiter and over half a dozen Marines trudging through the jungle in a rom. More room to play.

LOL welcome back!
I love it, you declare you're staying out of Halo threads 30 minutes b4 ultimate halo gigaton!

 

[jmdajr]

edit :removed for fear of damnation!

 

[MirageDwarf]

WHO DIS

Alizee...

 

[GhaleonEB]

This news actually sucks... all this means is that Bungie scaled back the SP game to accomodate everyone who was outraged the game wasn't going to have online coOp. Shorten this distance, break that area off into it's own smaller level, Ok sweet, Online CoOp isn't crashing anymore. It was worth it, right? The fans seem to be happy, and what they don't know won't hurt them.

Of course I'm joking, but then a part of me still wonders...

It's worth mentioning that the reason Bungie has given for why online co-op was so hard to implement is the size of the levels and encounters. Frank specifically mentioned a situation where you could have players nearly a mile apart in seperate battles - and then said if they couldn't make it work properly, they wouldn't ship it.

In other words, the reason it was so damn hard to get working is because the campaign is so huge - not that they nerfed the Campaign for the co-op.

 

[Treo360]

Please let there be Spartan III's or ODST's but with the Spartan III's SPI armor

 

[UnholySpectacle]

Was this chick wearing gloves when she went into the tanning booth?

 

[GhaleonEB]

LOL welcome back!
I love it, you declare you're staying out of Halo threads 30 minutes b4 ultimate halo gigaton!

I said I was *mostly* staying out. I had signed out and everything. And like Al Pachino in The Godfather Part III, Bungie pulls me right the **** back in.

I wish I could quit you. Okay, not really.

 

[Thermite]

 

[Opus Angelorum]

must.erase.fatman.mental.image

Perhaps another image of Jessica is required:

Image removed for people at work.

 

[itsgreen]

I said I was *mostly* staying out. I had signed out and everything. And like Al Pachino in The Godfather Part III, Bungie pulls me right the **** back in.

I wish I could quit you. Okay, not really.

Can't you and Luke just call Frankie for me, and let me on to the boat?

 

[karasu]

:lol :lol :lol Shit that was right on beat with my music.

 

[Randy Lanzarote]

Was this chick wearing gloves when she went into the tanning booth?

Since it looks like they are in a dance studio she probably has that adhesive white powder stuff on her hands to maintain friction on the bars.

Very realistic are music videos these days.

 

[op_ivy]

:lol at all these gifs

tues, 7/31, truly a day for celebration!

 

[Jel0man]

WHO DIS

Yep. Alizee.

 

[Y2Kev]

It's worth mentioning that the reason Bungie has given for why online co-op was so hard to implement is the size of the levels and encounters. Frank specifically mentioned a situation where you could have players nearly a mile apart in seperate battles - and then said if they couldn't make it work properly, they wouldn't ship it.

In other words, the reason it was so damn hard to get working is because the campaign is so huge - not that they nerfed the Campaign for the co-op.

How does this actually happen? Aren't there spawn points/regeneration points that will warp one player to an area within the second player in h1/2?

 

[traveler]

:lol :lol :lol Shit that was right on beat with my music.

:lol :lol Your tag.....just :lol