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Halo |OT 24| In Before the Locke

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Fahzgoolin

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-Ryn said:
You mean the pocket shotgun that everybody hated? Yeah it doesn't have that anymore.

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Well that's stupid to me. It was an underwhelming and boring weapon when tap shooting. The only reason why the bolt shot was hated was not because of its design as a weapon, but it's implementation (loadouts and effective range).

What's the point of it anymore?
 
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-Ryn

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Fahzgoolin said:
Well that's stupid to me. It was an underwhelming and boring weapon when tap shooting. The only reason why the bolt shot was hated was not because of its design as a weapon, but it's implementation (loadouts and effective range).

What's the point of it anymore?
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I didn't mean to imply that I hated it as an idea. I enjoyed the concept of a dual purpose gun. As you said though it being in loadouts killed it for game balance. It also might as well have been a power weapon which made the shotgun redundant... I just realized H4 had 3 shotguns.

Hopefully its new alt fire is interesting and feels good to use though.
 
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UKUMI0

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So it seems there is some Halo 5 embargo lifting in 3-4 hours. The only people I've been able to find who are putting up content is Greenskull and MoreConsole. Has anyone been able to find anyone else? I daresay the bigger sites would of got hands on too right?
 
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Mistel

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Fahzgoolin said:
Well that's stupid to me. It was an underwhelming and boring weapon when tap shooting. The only reason why the bolt shot was hated was not because of its design as a weapon, but it's implementation (loadouts and effective range).
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Effective range is design though.
 
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Fahzgoolin

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-Ryn said:
I didn't mean to imply that I hated it as an idea. I enjoyed the concept of a dual purpose gun. As you said though it being in loadouts killed it for game balance. It also might as well have been a power weapon which made the shotgun redundant... I just realized H4 had 3 shotguns.

Hopefully its new alt fire is interesting and feels good to use though.
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Oh didn't know that it still has an alt. That makes a difference.

Stormtrooper said:
Effective range is design though.
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Pretty sure you knew what my point was, but yes you are correct. I just meant the design of how it functioned and looked, not its performance traits.
 
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tootsi666

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So, we can expect Promethean Soldiers to take low-tier P-Knight's place and Knights to be truly elite enemies.

Edit. 4600 ft sounds huge. It's more than 1km if I'm not mistaken.
 
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Omni

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OMG they brought back Commando armour

and not this piece of shit that I've been complaining about since day one.

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I'm officially hyped.
 
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ElzarTheBam

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jem0208 said:
So RUL just posted a bunch of videos.


Forerunner enemies are back and have had a design change.

http://www.readyuplive.com/2015/06/my-halo-5-guardians-experience/


Sanghelios concept art.


The new Promethean enemy is called a Promethean Soldier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l3sFo0i-sQ
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After getting the run-down, we were shown a brief campaign teaser. It moved so fast it was hard to point anything out. That being said, what my eyes feasted upon was jaw dropping: massive enemies, space battles, and more. I saw Hunters forming from worms (Lekgolo) on the ground, Banshees flying past a space station, and a flying Forerunner vehicle shooting at a massive covenant station (it almost looked like a mining rig). The scale was unlike anything we&#8217;ve seen in Halo, specifically the giant vehicle scene. There were vehicles flying around, Covenant shooting plasma through the air, and explosions illuminating the landscape
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ZOMG
 
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RedSparrows

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I hope what that guy said about collectibles and easter eggs et al turns out to be true.

I love glitching and exploring out of levels on Halo. H4 didn't do it enough.
 
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Captain Friendo

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Has anyone noticed that the undersuits in h5 multi are the same as Blue Team's? Makes me wonder if Osiris has a straight up new gen of the undersuit or something.
 
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Madness

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randomrosso said:
OMG they brought back Commando armour

and not this piece of shit that I've been complaining about since day one.

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I'm officially hyped.
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Damn, they really took the criticism to heart. Look how much better the helmets and armor look now. Even the color looks to be much improved from the beta. Looks red/blue again like they promised with those shiny renders instead of the washed out look we got in beta.
 
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Madness

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Halo 4, 343 Industries’ first major entry into the Halo franchise was met with mixed opinions. Critically the game was well received, but the fanbase quickly stopped playing after mere months. The game was safe. It was relatively similar to previous titles while incorporating the mechanics that were introduced in Halo: Reach.
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This is why I'm not a fan of Greenskull. He shilled the fuck out of Halo 4 championing it's changes saying he was tired of Halo 1-3 etc. Now in his writeup for Halo 5, he's saying the reason it wasn't played so much was because it was too safe a title, was too similar to the previous games and incorporated Reach mechanics. Aside from armor abilities, there was nothing else that was a Reach mechanic. Changed loadouts, Sprint as a standalone, instant respawn, personal ordnance, global ordnance, no red X on death, etc. These were all 343 designed changes and unique to Halo 4.
 
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singhr1

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-Ryn said:
HNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGG

Trying not to watch campaign vids... HALP

Multiplayer changes sound awesome but I hope there's still a nice shockwave effect for the ground pound.
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Campaign vid is more or less the Game Informer article with a few more images.
 
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RedSparrows

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Madness said:
This is why I'm not a fan of Greenskull. He shilled the fuck out of Halo 4 championing it's changes saying he was tired of Halo 1-3 etc. Now in his writeup for Halo 5, he's saying the reason it wasn't played so much was because it was too safe a title, was too similar to the previous games and incorporated Reach mechanics. Aside from armor abilities, there was nothing else that was a Reach mechanic. Changed loadouts, Sprint as a standalone, instant respawn, personal ordnance, global ordnance, no red X on death, etc. These were all 343 designed changes and unique to Halo 4.
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I've not read his stuff before, but I did wonder if he had the same kind of blather about H4 when it was first shown :D
 
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link1201

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I know its silly and won't happen but I would love to see that armor from Reach that never saw the light of day.
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If I can't have that I'll take my JFO helmet with the antenna (Please!) lol
 
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Fuchsdh

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Actually, at 3:45 in the RUL video you see Blue Team with Covenant weapons—is it just me or does the plasma pistol look more bulbous and bulked up like a Plasma Rifle?
 
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-Ryn

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ElzarTheBam said:
Hopefully, no one fucks up and leaks stuff early circa 2012.

Shaping up to be the best E3 since 07
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Honestly, I hope the leaks are done now as well. I think we've gotten enough info and I can't wait to see what they've got in store. Let the jaw dropping prevail!!!
 
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