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Halo |OT10| The Calm Before The Storm

-Pass for three competitive multiplayer map packs
-Digital items for Xbox 360 avatars and in-game Spartan-IVs
-Early access to the range of specializations.
-90-minute extended version of the live-action digital series, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
-UNSC Infinity Briefing Packet (fiction booklet)

Seriously might do it just for the 90-minute extended version of Forward Unto Dawn. I'm really digging that series right now. Watched the first episode 3-4 times already. Thanks.
 
Robert can't aim confirmed.

Adapt, scrub.

I went 25-10 in my first game! BR was much more accurate at longer ranges IMO. I thought Over also thought the Carbine was no good at longer ranges.

You need to work on the sarcasm thing, Miss Bextor. Very unlady like, I would advise you to look at Robbert for guidance.

Uhhh, I have a penis Oddone, thank you! There are no current plans to change that.
 

TheOddOne

Member
Is second episode coming out today?
Every Friday!

But, wait Robberts not...

oh..

OH.
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JackHerer

Member
Hopefully the bulletin this week gives us a rundown of what they're showing at NYCC.

Yes please.

I'm very excited to play the game at NYCC. I'm hoping to play Ragnarok as well as some of the other new maps like Solace or Longbow (or maybe Abandon?).
 
You need to work on the sarcasm thing, Miss Bextor. Very unlady like,
I shall endeavor to work on it. :)
Hopefully the bulletin this week gives us a rundown of what they're showing at NYCC.
Jess said this on the 9/26 bulletin:
We have both a panel and a floor experience planned for New York Comic Con. We’ll tell you more about the latter soon, but those assuming the booth will provide a fresh experience would not be incorrect. As far as the former goes, details are as follows.
I expect her to elaborate on those floor details in tomorrow's bulletin. I also would not expect any nice, new juicy details in the bulletin this week as they're probably saving those kinds of details for NYCC.
 
I think it's also important to remember that matches can last up to 15 minutes and that the quality of that experience is much more important than the quality of the experience of finding the match.
Well said. I have absolutely no qualms with waiting a bit longer if it means that a solo player will only ever be matched with other solo players. Going in as a group is always best, but not always feasible.

Want to make it a love triangle instead?
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JackHerer

Member
Well said. I have absolutely no qualms with waiting a bit longer if it means that a solo player will only ever be matched with other solo players. Going in as a group is always best, but not always feasible.

This would be ideal but I wonder how long the search times would actually be if they only matched groups of X # of people with the same sized group. This would also depend on how strict the skill-based matching is (whether visible or not).

I think maybe it would have to be a bit more lenient like if you have a team of 8 searching in BTB it would only match them with a team that had a group of 4-5 people in it and the rest filled in with randoms and/or teams of 2 or 3.

Either way, all randoms against a team of 8 is ridiculous and should never occur (although it regularly happens in Reach). This just leads to rage quits and dashboarding and a generally bad or boring time for everyone.
 
Could the change from reclaimer trilogy to reclaimer saga possibly imply more then 3 games?

I can tell you right now as long as Halo continues to sell millions of copies, there will always be more games. Even if things end pretty definitely, prequels will come out for years to come.
 

kylej

Banned
Anyone remember when GAF stopped censoring curse words a few years ago? People went nuts, posting curses flagrantly and carelessly. And it was hilarious. This is like that, but fucked up and not funny. Seeing EviLore instigate is really disheartening. But, while I strongly disagree with his analysis, it's his website, and I'm powerless to challenge him. So, I guess I'll just stay out of the off topic forum, and bite my tongue even more than I already do. EviLore is making it pretty clear that when it comes to bigoted slurs, the scales are tilted in favor of the people using the slurs. I appreciate his call for civility, but that's not what this new policy - nor his behavior - actually encourages. It once again places an unfair burden on people who are offended, hurt, or even attacked. It's okay to make a rape joke that is triggering / hurtful / maddening, but it's not okay to be "uncivil" when calling someone out on making rape jokes. What the fuck. Context matters, yes, but now people can get away with "lol jk don't be so sensy" even more than they already do. There's already a palpable energy of arrogance and hostility spreading through the forum. I'll be sticking exclusively to the Halo threads even more now. At least I know and like the people I consider to be assholes in this thread. :p

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bGanci

Banned
Or they're just trying to unify the books and games under one banner. Or make it slightly less obvious that Halo 5 and 6 are coming.
Frankie talks about this in that half hour interview that was recently posted. I believe he basically said it sounds/fits better. Of course he wouldn't point out how many games specifically. I suppose is just me hoping because there is so much fiction I would love to see surface in a game. O well we will see!
 

Akai__

Member
Frankie talks about this in that half hour interview that was recently posted. I believe he basically said it sounds/fits better. Of course he wouldn't point out how many games specifically. I suppose is just me hoping because there is so much fiction I would love to see surface in a game. O well we will see!

If I remember correctly, this was answered in the Little English Halo Blog interview with Frankie, too.

This and some other things, like Disc 2 content.
 

Homeboyd

Member
Wondering what map IGN will show today. Probably one we've seen. I'd bet it's the leaked map just so they can get it out officially.
I HEARD... It was going to be a new Forge environment.


Ok, even I'm getting tired of seeing myself talk about it. I'll shut up now.

Yeah, they'll probably show [REDACTED BY STINKLES].

Edit: wtf?
 

FyreWulff

Member
Frankie talks about this in that half hour interview that was recently posted. I believe he basically said it sounds/fits better. Of course he wouldn't point out how many games specifically. I suppose is just me hoping because there is so much fiction I would love to see surface in a game. O well we will see!

Well, it probably would. Laypersons would probably get confused by hearing "Forerunner Trilogy" and seeing two books and a game. "So you mean this is it?"
 

TCKaos

Member
I HEARD... It was going to be a new Forge environment.


Ok, even I'm getting tired of seeing myself talk about it. I'll shut up now.

Yeah, probably [REDACTED BY STINKLEZ].

Edit: wtf?

You've been made. Time to pull out from that undercover op.
 
So, what time does the IGN reveal happen? I imagine it will be Meltdown, but maybe the video will be re-uploaded in better quality without the weird blurring effect.
 
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