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Halo 4 |OT2| TURBO
- Thread starter Tashi
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Maybe they added in the deleted level...
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the d-bags that enjoyed griefing in Halo 2 by superjumping, bomb glitching etc. won't be bothered to make the new HD-Halo 2 their home again. Too many ADD-servicing games out there to play these days. Button glitching, sure, but what I forsee here are a few thousand folks each playing their favorite Halo online. I mean, there are many folks here (myself included) who are dying to go back for some HD Lockout goodness for example, but are any of us thinking "man I can't WAIT to superjump to the top of big tower with the sniper and screw people over"?
Maybe my faith is misplaced, maybe my theory that the Halo 2 dbags have all grown up and/or found greener pastures is faulty, but for whatever reason I am not overly concerned with this being a problem.
I am, however, concerned about being outvoted when trying to play H2 by people that want to play H4 or something, if it's just gametype-centric playlists that serve the whole collection.
Maybe my faith is misplaced, maybe my theory that the Halo 2 dbags have all grown up and/or found greener pastures is faulty, but for whatever reason I am not overly concerned with this being a problem.
I am, however, concerned about being outvoted when trying to play H2 by people that want to play H4 or something, if it's just gametype-centric playlists that serve the whole collection.
It's either Halo PC's netcode or written from the ground up for this collection.
Dedicated servers are useless for synchronous (actually, technically they'd make it worse by adding another box to the chain), so it'd have to be asynch.
Devin Olsen
Member
Yeah it's async.
"What you can expect, however – and this is huge news for fellow old-school Xbox gamers – is that Combat Evolved’s multiplayer will be playable, online, in its original form. No more Halo: Reach map packs or excuses about CE multiplayer not “feeling” right online because it never had net code to begin with (let’s leave Gearbox’s Halo PC port out of this). This will be the OG Halo 1 three-shot death pistol, the OG “Blood Gulch,” etc. I politely brought up with 343 Franchise Director Frank O’Connor, and he didn’t shy away when presented with his own previous comments. “It was [a] peer-to-peer [networking setup],” he said of the previous games. “[Master Chief Collection’s] dedicated servers fix that,” leaving 343 comfortable with replicating the offline System Link experience in an online environment. This is what many players wanted in the 2011 Anniversary game, and we’re finally getting it."
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Orochinagis
Member
Will Halo2 Remake have the infamous Mexican dub?
Probably so there isn't an overlap with the single games.
One disc, one UI, one set of achievements.
I'm wondering if the bolded means they did think about it and if there will be a radio-edit version if you will.
Orochinagis
Member
actually the MC Coleccion will have 4k gamer points so 1000 for each game?
It doesn't matter where the guys are, the fact these things are possible is the issue.
FatMarshall
Neo Member
I don't think I would worry about that, so long as there's a lot more than 15K people playing.
lizardwizarding
Neo Member
I'm digging these people raging about H2 glitches. Hilariously misplaced.
H2 gameplay concepts, dual wielded, movement speed, maps etc., in custom xbone engine to give players a modern experience but in a nostalgic fashion. What you saw on ascension was that mode and its code.
Yeah I noticed the hitmarkers and other things. Liked what I saw though
It made me nostalgic. Although everyone I played with back then wanted all rockets all the time, so awesome just needed more cowbell.
Yeah but what I'm saying is one disc 0/4000 Achievement score. Not overlapping with each old version of the game people have played on 360.
Orochinagis
Member
Yep, consoles here are 600 dlls and I am afraid the price would go up after this
Is it the Halo 5 engine and are you building off this custom experience?
yuck. i loved the glitches...and moreso just want everything to remain true to original.
Any comment on whether or not more maps will be brought over to this custom engine in the future? Maybe Warlock can finally get bats?
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
I cannot wait to see the population distribution between games and what people think of Halo CE. Finally..
Finallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Is this real life?
Is the Clans system going to work on Halo 2?
20% Halo 1, 10% Halo 2, 65% Halo 3, 5% Halo 4.
I make no guess about Halo 4 player count but i reckon Halo CE will be the least favored of the original trio. Probably will be way too hardcore for most people.
Also depends on the graphics. Apparently the MP partitions, aside from that special Halo 2 MP mode, won't get new graphics.
Poker Face
Member
I'd allocate more to H2 because of the H2 campaign re-skin, but overall I agree.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Alright, I'm back in.
Definitely something like that, though I think H2 and H3 will be closer.
The Librarian
Banned
How lovely. Thanks!
Dealing with superjumping was not fun. Players outright ruined at least a hundread of the Halo 2 matches I played with that crap.
Why is that a bad thing?
I'm kinda really excited for Halo 3 in 1080p and 60fps. Hopefully they can throw in a decent AA solution which would make it look amazing (admittedly it would still be a bit poly starved, but that isn't a huge deal)
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Monks. Bring. Hype.
Oh, I didn't want imply that it was a bad thing. I actually will replay the campaign and Spartan Ops because of 60 fps (I know, I know).
But the Ark in 60fps. Give it to me naow.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Questions for Frank, Tashi and crew:
1. What patch version of Halo 2 will it be?
2. Will there be any VA changes for Halo 2?
3. Is the campaign gameplay of Halo 2 untouched?
4. Will the collection be the only way to watch the episodes of Nightfall?
5. When can we see an in game [non-theatre] screenshot / clip of Halo 3?
6. Any chance of a PC version?
7. Split screen and lan functionality?
1. What patch version of Halo 2 will it be?
2. Will there be any VA changes for Halo 2?
3. Is the campaign gameplay of Halo 2 untouched?
4. Will the collection be the only way to watch the episodes of Nightfall?
5. When can we see an in game [non-theatre] screenshot / clip of Halo 3?
6. Any chance of a PC version?
7. Split screen and lan functionality?
Sounds like playing with fire, not that I have a better answer for what they should do.
Syphon Filter
Member
Man i hope he's right.
Devin Olsen
Member
Super bouncing will be thwarted by invisible barriers, so I wouldn't worry to much.
The issue with Halo 2 is that they couldn't edit the maps at all to add barriers after the map shipped, so they were sort of stuck once glitches were discovered to get out of the map. With the new system I am sure when/if people work out ways to grief they will be able to fix it.
Prinz Eugn
Member
Was there any gametype other than Neutral bomb and maybe Oddball that was really broken by getting outside the map? In Slayer I don't remember super bouncing feeling quite as cheap, though I think it could get annoying with the held weapons never respawning.
Button glitches I'm ambivalent about as this point.
Anyway, looks like they'll by the Halo 2 Anniversary maps/gametypes to fall back on.
Questions for frankie/tashie/dave:
In regards to the 6 Halo 2 maps that were made using the modified halo 4 engine. Will these 6 maps also be playable in a playlist alongside the HD remakes of Halo 2?
I understand that the rest of the halo 2 maps were made as resolution bumps to 1080p/60fps, but I don't understand what kind of playlist to expect.
Will these six maps be spliced off into another playlist? Will this be more like the CEA playlist which was basically Halo:Reach settings with new speeds and such?
Will there be lobbies for every game? How differentiated will these be if that's the case?
In regards to the 6 Halo 2 maps that were made using the modified halo 4 engine. Will these 6 maps also be playable in a playlist alongside the HD remakes of Halo 2?
I understand that the rest of the halo 2 maps were made as resolution bumps to 1080p/60fps, but I don't understand what kind of playlist to expect.
Will these six maps be spliced off into another playlist? Will this be more like the CEA playlist which was basically Halo:Reach settings with new speeds and such?
Will there be lobbies for every game? How differentiated will these be if that's the case?
A few maps isn't enough. Not for me at least, as i'm a BTB player.
It ruined Slayer matches. Especially on Ascension with one guy sniping everyone and telling his buddies where we were on the map at all times.
Superbouncing increased your velocity dramatically. They should just make it that if your spartan reaches that velocity you spontaneously combust into beautiful fireworks.
One other thing I need to know is when can I pre-order this digitally?