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[viveks86]

So… itsfuckingnothing.gif?

 

[Ennosuke]

Peeps on GAF overreact or nah?

Not everybody could stay as calm as Kermit and drink some tea

 

[RoKKeR]

What's the deal here? Is it just the animation of him moving?...

Looks like he is dashing forward with boosters or something. It happens in another one of the clips too.

 

[Endoplasmatisch]

http://i.gyazo.com/e9970afb3a92c9c2b569d7ee6bd99619.mp4

http://i.gyazo.com/e7ce27c201aedbcecb81ad231095d9b0.mp4

http://i.gyazo.com/3455a623dcc40a8d4618ab89391362a6.mp4

Thank You! Looks great. Really dont get The hate.

 

[VinFTW]

What's the deal here? Is it just the animation of him moving?...

Jumps up onto ledge, starts sprinting (not ads)

 

[slash3584]

So wait, how does this prove that there's no ADS?

 

[enzo_gt]

If ADS is in the game, then I really have lost hope in 343i, and feel stupid for championing them transitioning the franchising so well in Halo 4.

All that talk of being in tune with the community, being aware of what we want, and then you go and make the same mistakes you make with Halo 4: proving you no longer wish to be leaders in the FPS space but followers that find comfort in homogenized mechanics in the genre that even fundamentally do not add much to the combat, or again make sense in the lore.

It's painful watching your favourite franchise contorted before your eyes, and if this is true, then I'm not sure what there is to look forward to, or what bit of uniquely Halo qualities are left.

I can't even fucking fathom why they would think this would be a good idea after the reaction to Halo 4 which's community died off ultra quick just for being more similar than dissimilar to your average FPS. Like, if you learned ANYTHING from Halo 4, it would have been not to go further in this direction.

 

[TheOddOne]

 

[Dopus]

Grenade launcher?

Look at the top right, it's the SMG.

Looks like he uses the thruster pack to launch backwards and then starts opening fire.

 

[egg mcmuffin with lettuce]

New footage looks good. Will wait till I play the beta before I jump to conclusions.

 

[.shin]

The SMG is back!
And it has a grenade launcher? Or maybe launches your regular grenades? Dunno. There's no ammo indicator for weapon-specific grenades.

They thrusted backwards before shooting.

 

[too much eslim]

Youre not arguing against anything I said. I don't mind ADS. I don't think it KILLS halo like you do. I also don't think it solves stagnation. What I like about the idea of it is that 343 is at least trying something "new".



ADS does not make the game no longer halo. Get that Hyperbole outta here.

If it feels like COD/Battlefield yes it does. If you are not a fan of the series nor someone who put put countless hours in to the game you really have no say.

 

[Surface of Me]

our reaction right now decides if ADS is in or not you guys, controlled leak focus test

 

[patapuf]

Youre not arguing against anything I said. I don't mind ADS. I don't think it KILLS halo like you do. I also don't think it solves stagnation. What I like about the idea of it is that 343 is at least trying something "new".
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In MP it absolutely changes halo into something that is not an Arena Shooter anymore.

I like devs introducing new mechanics, ADS is not new or even interesting considering how the franchise has played so far.

 

[Raide]

Looks like he is dashing forward with boosters or something. It happens in another one of the clips too.

They showed some slide boosting thing in the early reveal, so its probably that.

 

[Lord Panda]

Just as alarming to me is the prospect of the playing the majority of the game as Locke.

 

[Noobcraft]

...So what happens to Shinobi if he's wrong?

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

See guys? This is why you reserve judgement on things.

I hope this exercise in self-control was beneficial for all parties involved.

 

[PerezDeCorcho]

...but can you dual-wield those SMGs?

 

[RedAssedApe]

Guess I'm the only one that likes these additions lol

 

[mangochutney]

If you don't want ads, just get an adblocker.

 

[BokehKing]

So no ADS for the assault rifle and pistol? Good.

Or maybe, they chose not to use ads and there is no hip fire penalty

 

[danwarb]

Looks good, in those fuzzy videos. No ADS is great. Thrust/dodge > Sprint.

 

[RavenH2]

Grenade launcher?

I think it's somo kind of AA or Special Attack that recharges. Notice the bullet count doesn't decrease when he shoots the "grenade", and a frame later the red flashing icon appears next to his shield bar.

Also I think the gun looks like the smg? Could be wrong

 

[ChawlieTheFair]

I mean that looks like a red dot...

 

[Akai__]

Just because you don't see ADS in these gifs doesn't mean they are not in. Also I'm not sure, if it's the running animation, but he places the AR in the middle in the first gif at the end.

I'm really curious how this will turn out tomorrow. The reveal can't come soon enough.

 

[RoKKeR]

It looks like the SMG just moves because of the backward dash so maybe the explosion came from somewhere else.

 

[Coffee Dog]

So wait, how does this prove that there's no ADS?

In these new clips the player never uses the sights, meaning that the old footage never existed.

 

[Wollveren]

Where that scope at?

Is it weird that I just BURST out into laughter when I read your post, hahaha thank you mate, really made my night haha.

That what I'm saying the entire time, sorry Shinobi, I am new here so not very familiar with your work but I think you're mistaken :S

I shared the picture like 20 pages back, will share it again if thats fine

 

[Latvian Hitman]

If you don't know what would make a good halo game I can't trust you to tell me what would make a good halo game.

It's not my job to tell you what would make a good Halo game, that's 343i's job.

Based on the Halo community's reception to H4 and this preliminary info on H5, how would you say they're doing? Well?

 

[Endoplasmatisch]

/Conspiracy mode ON
What if the new footage is a controlled leak to counter all ADS talk ?!
/Conspiracy mode OFF

Nah, they already said that they will show Halo 5 at The HaloFest next week. People even can play Halo 5 at The HaloFest

 

[dcelone53]

Sooo the posts saying ADS is "pretty much" the focus is bullshit right? Day long freak out for nothing. For a game that's a year away... Got it

 

[DATABASE DATABASE]

Grenade launcher?

The player did a backwards thrust which made the SMG kick. Looks like using the thrusters takes away the ability to shoot for the duration of the animation. At least it's fast and in first person. Also appears to have a cooldown(see the red caution triangle next to the shield bar).

 

[exYle]

They thrusted backwards before shooting.

Mmm, that makes sense. It looked like sword guy had a plasma grenade stuck on him which is where my assumption came from

 

[tuna_love]

If you don't want ads, just get an adblocker.

Loll

 

[EchoChamber]

There's a health bar under the shield bar?

 

[TheRed]

Still looks like lower time to kill, which would fit with ADS

 

[TechOne]

http://i.gyazo.com/3455a623dcc40a8d4618ab89391362a6.mp4

I just realized that sprint animation is straight out of CoD...

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Thruster pack???? They're stealing from COD barghughghdufxigh

 

[The Beard]

Is this the first DLC for COD AW ?

 

[T.O.P]

Where that scope at?

:lol

 

[DopeyFish]

trying to figure out what the 2nd meter is under the shield

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

dat controlled leaks

Let me tell you now...this is NOT a controlled leak.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Just because you don't see ADS in these gifs doesn't mean they are not in. Also I'm not sure, if it's the running animation, but he places the AR in the middle in the first gif at the end.

I'm really curious how this will turn out tomorrow. The reveal can't come soon enough.

Yeah, but hip fire seems to be intact, so that's a big push in the "purely cosmetic sights" direction.

 

[NullPointer]

How can people still have such shitty cameras? Even the cheapest mobile has a decent camera these days...

Looks like one of those CBOAT camera. Those are always kinda fuzzy and lossy.

 

[IxmagicmanIx]

Just when you thought 343 couldn't shit on halo any harder

 

[Justrekt]

Where that scope at?

Someone said they are optional detachable scopes.

 

[Surface of Me]

Yeah, but hip fire seems to be intact, so that's a big push in the "purely cosmetic sights" direction.

Still waste of an input space if true.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Probably makes no sense because you've never played anything except shitty military shooters in your life

Or maybe I'm just using real world common sense here.

I should probably dumb it down to videogame level, where aiming is dumb, and running around while hip firing is normal.

 

[Masterz117]

New clips make me feel better. Still skeptical, but I don't feel sick to my stomach anymore.