xxjuicesxx
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Willeth said:
I did this, not only did I take out a silenced grunt in the dark but the brute was facing the other way and still went "BLIHTISDLB!!!" and turned around and started shooting at me.
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I did this, not only did I take out a silenced grunt in the dark but the brute was facing the other way and still went "BLIHTISDLB!!!" and turned around and started shooting at me.
squidhands
Member
I'm having the same problem, and it's only with the ODST campaign disc. I've missed out on several invites for Firefight because of this. At least I know I'm not the only one.Havok said:
The health beeping is a huge irritation on Legendary. I play with headphones and the noise is beyond ridiculous. Any attack from the Brutes on up makes that fucking alarm go off at it's fastest interval. Having to stop what I planned and go searching the night for a health pack just to keep the noise from melting my brain is a very poor design choice for the game, IMO. The red tinge and the VISR distortion is really all we need to know that we're about to die. If I want to change my tactics and go recharge before re-engaging the enemy, then it should be my choice. Don't force me to do it because the alarm is literally giving me a headache. That's not really enjoyable at all.Vast Inspiration said:
xxjuicesxx
Member
Ill do it.
The Wise Old Man
Member
Random thought: would it help alleviate some of the lag if we created GAF Firefight groups that were organized by region?
So the firefight party we had on friday went something like this...
First game on Windward and the projector was way too dark...game ended about 30-40 min with nothing major to report.
Second game Rally Point...great stage and made a new high score 614k
and it lasted about an hour and a half.
Third and final game of the night began around 11pm...Lost Platoon after 3:30 hours...2776 enemies and 2.7Million scored we called it a night.
First game on Windward and the projector was way too dark...game ended about 30-40 min with nothing major to report.
Second game Rally Point...great stage and made a new high score 614k
and it lasted about an hour and a half.Third and final game of the night began around 11pm...Lost Platoon after 3:30 hours...2776 enemies and 2.7Million scored we called it a night.
Zeouterlimits
Member
xxjuicesxx said:
Completely disagree with "such little stealth".
In the hub/city on my first playthrough on Heroic, I snuck past 80% of the enemies, it's all I did. Went around, VISR off (hilarious when I literally walked into a hunter). I loved sneaking around the city.
I'll agree on the silenced weapons not working, if a grunt is killed next to a brute he's going to know he's under attack, he shouldn't know exactly where you are.
Fleet of Foot said:
Have you added GAF Firefight 3 to your friends list?
Fleet of Foot
Banned
So I'm looking for some people to add me to their friends list. I just completed the campaign on normal, alone, and now I'm thinking about starting again on heroic (again, alone). None of my friends have the game yet.
I haven't even touched Firefight am I'm looking for some people to do that with. Play with me and you're playing with someone who:
I'm not a Halo pro and don't care if you are, either.
Gamertag is Fleet of Foot
I haven't even touched Firefight am I'm looking for some people to do that with. Play with me and you're playing with someone who:
- Isn't able to play Halo for 6 hours at a time and wants to approach this casually.
- Wants to try for any of the achievements that require more than one person.
- Can play from 8-11 EST most nights.
I'm not a Halo pro and don't care if you are, either.
Gamertag is Fleet of Foot
Zeouterlimits
Member
LAUGHTREY said:
Agree competely,
apart from Johnson being a badass, that ending felt utterly pointless. Legendary included.
The Librarian
Banned
Ghal, you know I'd be up for a game any time if I wasn't asleep by time you get on.:lolGhaleonEB said:
I've experienced the delay for achievements, but not for messages or invites.Havok said:
BattleMonkey
Member
Best Halo campaign by far, short though sadly. The plot/ending was somewhat pointless since it really had no bearing on the war in the end, but I suppose the point was more about the characters own adventure.
Buttonbasher
Member
I really don't see anything about my post as a spoiler. I'm curious as to which part offended though. I'll gladly edit that bit, if you point it out but spoiler tagging the whole thing doesn't make much sense to me.StoOgE said:
ODST Thoughts:
Overpriced a bit. Not a ton, but a bit. If I didn't own Halo3, it would be a great deal.
Campaign felt a little short, like the individual levels could have gone on longer or something
I love the pistol, still wouldn't mind BR's (at least in firefight)
in firefight FTL
Wish there were more night variants in firefight, I love playing in visor mode.
Rain effects? D -
Lag in firefight
Kind of wish there was more going on in the hubworld, and maybe a few puzzle elements... even if they were secondary, Like unlock BR's or something?
Human puppet models showing their age.
Campaign had a great pace to it. Levels had some really nice details, and felt more lived-in then in the past.
ODST battle approach was more fun than I thought it would be. Enemies are lethal!
Scale looked better then ever. Scarabs even felt smaller this time.
Hope Reach is open-worldy.
Overpriced a bit. Not a ton, but a bit. If I didn't own Halo3, it would be a great deal.
I missed the flood (not flood only levels, but the flood).
I love the pistol, still wouldn't mind BR's (at least in firefight)
No Flood or sentinels
Wish there were more night variants in firefight, I love playing in visor mode.
Rain effects? D -
Lag in firefight
Kind of wish there was more going on in the hubworld, and maybe a few puzzle elements... even if they were secondary, Like unlock BR's or something?
Human puppet models showing their age.
Campaign had a great pace to it. Levels had some really nice details, and felt more lived-in then in the past.
ODST battle approach was more fun than I thought it would be. Enemies are lethal!
Scale looked better then ever. Scarabs even felt smaller this time.
Hope Reach is open-worldy.
Wish the game ended with sighting Master Chief's plumment to earth like in that blontkamp short.
polyh3dron
Banned
Damn you, you no-job having lucky people...TimeLike said:
If you don't pull it off, I'm down to get on at about 6pm Pacific.
Dirtbag, you're the first person I've seen call out the rain effects. I totally agree, had to squint every once in a while to make sure it was still raining :lol
I kept expecting a storm to break out (remembering the first trailer), but it never happened. It doesn't change much about the game, I just thought it was weird.
I kept expecting a storm to break out (remembering the first trailer), but it never happened. It doesn't change much about the game, I just thought it was weird.
theMrCravens
Member
Game is nicely polished and fun.
I'm just so tired of fighting the covenant and also find the halo universe pretty dull.
Maybe REACH will add something new.
Killing those little screaming aliens is always fun though,
I'm just so tired of fighting the covenant and also find the halo universe pretty dull.
Maybe REACH will add something new.
Killing those little screaming aliens is always fun though,
Just a heads up if it hasn't been posted, but ODST is now $43.24 at Buy.com with free shipping.
http://www.buy.com/prod/halo-3-odst/q/loc/108/210790856.html
http://www.buy.com/prod/halo-3-odst/q/loc/108/210790856.html
Zeouterlimits
Member
Dirtbag said:
Agree mostly, but I HATED
the scarab being in there. Personally I think it cheapens the Chief's acheivements in Halo 3 and feels less special. Why even bother having it? Fight a Phantom and few banshees or something, then blow up the nest.
Guess what you'll be doing in Reach?MrBen said:
Fighting the Covenant. In the Halo Universe.
Possibly fighting insurrectionists... but I'm betting Bungie aren't doing that. :'(
You should listen to the OXM podcast; Marty talks about how he built the entire music system around 'Rain' (what's on the soundtrack as Deference for Darkness), and then the artists decided to yank the rain altogether. He had to beg them to keep it. :lol :lolCrunched said:
http://oxmpodcast.podbean.com/2009/09/25/koxm-episode-183/
(Welcome back, Dirtbag!)
SaggyMonkey
Member
I imagine by page 170 someone's solved this (apologize if you've done this), but for some reason selecting "resume solo campaign" often restarts the first level. (and yes, I've been save/quitting) I have to keep returning to the main menu to try again before I actually get to my active checkpoint.
Anyone else having this issue or know what might cause it?
Anyone else having this issue or know what might cause it?
Buttonbasher
Member
Alright I edited. Sorry about that, I just seem to remember that particular cache opening up early on in the game and wasn't really thinking about that.StoOgE said:
Son of Godzilla
Banned
Wait, there were rain effects in the game?
xxjuicesxx
Member
SaggyMonkey
Member
Btw, Holy crap at the LFE on this game. Makes me want to use the Brute Shot as much as possible just to shake my house.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Dirtbag said:
I see what you're saying of course. Perhaps it didn't help that I didn't think it was particularly fun either. Felt a bit throw-away.
xxjuicesxx said:
Ooof, so damn close.
Louis Wu said:
Ah, that explains alot.
I didn't mention it (yet to write up my "evaluation") but yeah, I too wondered why the rain effects were so meagre. Perhaps Bungie could put out a video demonstrating how it looked, just to see what it would have been liked... (wishing more than hoping)
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xxjuicesxx said:
:O
I feel your pain
squidhands
Member
I agree completely. Even on LegendaryZeouterlimits said:
the Scarab is a joke. If you keep the Cheiftan's hammer from previously, you can board it MC-style and take out the one or two Brutes that are manning the Plasma Turrets and destroy it even easier than in H3. Totally cheapens Master Chief's hard work.
The Wise Old Man
Member
Zeouterlimits said:
It would be awesome to seem them tackle the rebellion storyline and then switching gears to uniting to fight a common foe. I don't see how they could ignore that storyline. Otherwise you're just fighting elites again... There was no forerunner/flood stuff on Reach, right?
I loved opening those huge metal doors between HUB sections. Also theSaggyMonkey said:
covenant cruiser flybys at the end were great, I ignored protecting dare/vergil a couple of times, and just got off the warthog to appreciate them in first person
I got the soundtrack from Amazon last week, but am just now getting the chance to really listen to it. It really is remarkable, both in quality and range. Mary and Michael keep pushing that bar.Dirtbag said:
I reminded me of Oregon in the fall. No raining per se, just wet.-PXG- said:
Zeouterlimits
Member
Correct.The Wise Old Man said:
First Strike spoilers ahead:
Kind of. >_>. There's a really cool Forerunner artifact buried beneath the surface that interacts with Slip-stream and time. But that's all post Alpha Halo stuff that I doubt is in Reach. And would still mean no Flood.
The Wise Old Man
Member
squidhands said:
Hey, you had the option to
sneak around the scarab. Nobody was forcing you to cheapen MC's hard work by killing it.
Chief killed FOUR scarabs