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Arteen
August 8th, 2010, 03:55 PM
What NotZac said. I'm pretty sure 'Heretic' just refers to them using human weapons in Firefight.

Pyong Kawaguchi
August 11th, 2010, 05:18 AM
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3800/reach.png
I know this guy
:3

FRain
August 12th, 2010, 12:33 AM
fucking france~

Saggy
August 12th, 2010, 01:41 AM
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3800/reach.png
I know this guy
:3
That was faked from what I gather...

However, there is apparently a stream of some top MLG players playing Custom Games right now. If I find it, I'll link it, but for now I think it's just a false rumour.

t3h m00kz
August 12th, 2010, 06:42 AM
I wouldn't be surprised. according to the latest update, the game's pretty much done and going through the publishing stages. wouldn't be too odd if a special select few people got it early

ODX
August 12th, 2010, 08:04 PM
"Thursday is the new Friday" (http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_081310)'
Contains the complete list "of all the major objects and gadgets" for Forge World

Holy shit.

Arteen
August 12th, 2010, 08:08 PM
Contains the complete list (I believe) of all the objects for Forge World.
"This isn’t the complete list, mind you, but I’ve made sure nearly all of the major objects and gadgets are present and accounted for."

ODX
August 12th, 2010, 08:11 PM
I hadn't read the whole thing yet I just skimmed :[
Edit: fixed it

NotZac
August 12th, 2010, 09:07 PM
I'd like to see a montage of every assassination animation that's in this game. I expect it to be awesome and humorous.

jcap
August 13th, 2010, 11:36 AM
TmT-jcTh1D8

BobtheGreatII
August 13th, 2010, 11:42 AM
At least they got someone pretty good to show off the map.

Heathen
August 13th, 2010, 12:53 PM
Guys, just random wishful thinking, but what if with project natal we got to make custom assassinations. Add a little personal flavor to the battlefield.

Inferno
August 13th, 2010, 12:56 PM
Guys, just random wishful thinking, but what if with project natal we got to make custom assassinations. Add a little personal flavor to the battlefield.

Waggle to make custom animation!

CrAsHOvErRide
August 13th, 2010, 01:00 PM
I don't like the heavy breathing tbqh. Even in mid air? Meh.

Kornman00
August 13th, 2010, 01:01 PM
I'm pretty sure they stated somewhere that Kinect came out/got finalized too far into Reach development to where they could implement anything in Reach with it, but that if they use it in any future games that they'd be the best at it (hurrr).

Inferno
August 13th, 2010, 01:30 PM
I'm pretty sure they stated somewhere that Kinect came out/got finalized too far into Reach development to where they could implement anything in Reach with it, but that if they use it in any future games that they'd be the best at it (hurrr).

And by that they mean they don't want to waste their time implementing features for a device that is truly destined for failure.

ODX
August 13th, 2010, 01:54 PM
I don't like the heavy breathing tbqh. Even in mid air? Meh.Yeah I noticed that too, and was annoyed with it all the time. Sure it's adding emphasis that you're in battle and it's physically demanding.. but I think it's a bit too noticeable.

ejburke
August 13th, 2010, 02:10 PM
I don't like the heavy breathing tbqh. Even in mid air? Meh.Switch your character to female. It's like watching lady's tennis!

ODX
August 13th, 2010, 02:58 PM
Here is that campaign level from E3, played by Lars this time and it shows the Concussion Rifle:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd3pcq_2-e4

...mainly though, it shows off the space battle.

Syuusuke
August 13th, 2010, 07:30 PM
yey space battles

heh no free flying

sevlag
August 13th, 2010, 10:15 PM
saw that video awhile back during the E3 conference

i cant wait to play tbh, my other games are getting :I

thehoodedsmack
August 13th, 2010, 11:18 PM
I don't know about you guys, but the best part of that video, for me, was seeing the player knock off a Grunt's methane pack, seeing the leaking remnants catch fire, and watching the Grunt fly off like a rocket before exploding mid-air.

sevlag
August 14th, 2010, 07:37 AM
I don't know about you guys, but the best part of that video, for me, was seeing the player knock off a Grunt's methane pack, seeing the leaking remnants catch fire, and watching the Grunt fly off like a rocket before exploding mid-air.
yeah, i wanna see a grunt assassination, i heard with the heavy grunts you rip off one of those fins on its back and beat it to death with it

Rob Oplawar
August 14th, 2010, 09:39 AM
Yeah I noticed that too, and was annoyed with it all the time. Sure it's adding emphasis that you're in battle and it's physically demanding.. but I think it's a bit too noticeable.

It was because he was sprinting. It didn't bother me- I think it's good to have auditory as well as visual cues to whatever actions you're taking, e.g. sound of your weapon reloading, or sound of your armor ability in use.

Lateksi
August 14th, 2010, 11:52 AM
I like the sounds of the Noble team, little things like that make them seem more human. Remember your character shouted "hya!" every time you jumped in some old school shooters? This wasn't possible with MasterChief because it would've probably made him seem less "godlike" and also didn't help you make feel like it was you playing.

jcap
August 14th, 2010, 12:38 PM
L1nzXkm4ZaI

Futzy
August 14th, 2010, 02:58 PM
Bungie's planning on putting out there own videos soon
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22820900&postcount=5490

ThePlague
August 14th, 2010, 04:18 PM
I wonder if they'll bring Team Swat back, but with DMR's.

Futzy
August 14th, 2010, 04:29 PM
It was in the beta

PlasbianX
August 14th, 2010, 04:33 PM
I see that the holographic armor ability was in that zealot video. Nice.

NotZac
August 14th, 2010, 05:22 PM
I liked seeing the hologram fly through the grav-lift. I thought it'd be a bit obvious to spot a hologram, but even I would've gone for that assassination like that player did. I think my opinion about the holograms (which was originally "meh") has been changed for good. Should be fun to see how much I could make them interact with the map.

Also, I would've liked to see some low-gravity combat on that top level ... and when am I going to see someone actually use the concussion rifle?

Heathen
August 15th, 2010, 04:17 AM
If its as useless as the bruteshot, never.

sevlag
August 15th, 2010, 12:56 PM
If its as useless as the bruteshot, never.
bruteshot is useful, its just in gaylo 3 the BR made every gun useless

brute shot could tip over a hog and fuck up a goose tryin to get away with the flag

Arteen
August 15th, 2010, 01:14 PM
If its as useless as the bruteshot, never.
The bruteshot was hardly useless.

NotZac
August 15th, 2010, 01:18 PM
If its as useless as the bruteshot, never.
Actually I found the Brute shot to be very useful if the situation called for it. That's why I want to see how well of a weapon the concussion rifle is; if it can send objects flying farther than the original Brute weapon, then I might whore it during games.

DarkHalo003
August 15th, 2010, 04:01 PM
The Brute Shot was useful when it came to shocking opponents from above. Most people who don't see the Brute Shot coming end up defeated seconds later, not to mention when there's fusion cores involved.

NotZac
August 15th, 2010, 04:38 PM
Ci_46RvOP7Y

I dislike how the falling damage still applies to man-cannons.

Xerax
August 15th, 2010, 08:50 PM
I dislike how the falling damage still applies to man-cannons.
That's so dumb.

Also, whats the Hologram hud icon you see randomly appearing and going away?

ODX
August 15th, 2010, 09:27 PM
I like how the mid-air arm-flailing animation finally overlays with the ragdoll, so you can spin around while flailing your arms now instead of always facing downward :neckbeard:

Best example is around 1:18, you can even see another good example in the background during/immediately after the first guy.

cheezdue
August 15th, 2010, 09:40 PM
I like how the mid-air arm-flailing animation finally overlays with the ragdoll, so you can spin around while flailing your arms now instead of always facing downward.

Yeah I liked that too. I also liked how the grenades looked more powerful. Though not as powerful as the Halo 1 grenades.

Futzy
August 15th, 2010, 09:41 PM
That's so dumb.

Also, whats the Hologram hud icon you see randomly appearing and going away?
That's the waypoint the hologram runs to. It stops when it gets there.

NotZac
August 15th, 2010, 10:01 PM
Also, whats the Hologram hud icon you see randomly appearing and going away?
It's a navigation point (like you'd find in campaign) that indicates where your hologram is headed.

*Edit: Snaked?
Racist.

Heathen
August 15th, 2010, 10:05 PM
I was joking about the bruteshot. I use it to fly on mongooses. I love that fall damage applies to man cannons. It makes them harder to use and you cant always escape.

Xerax
August 15th, 2010, 11:02 PM
That's the waypoint the hologram runs to. It stops when it gets there.

ahhhh (i didn't notice him spawn the hologram) *embarrassed*.

Pyong Kawaguchi
August 16th, 2010, 01:33 PM
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d53085b/?p=1&of=6&bt=0&sb=1&did=f0000001-0000-4000-8000-00004d53085b
lol'd

Hotrod
August 16th, 2010, 01:59 PM
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d53085b/?p=1&of=6&bt=0&sb=1&did=f0000001-0000-4000-8000-00004d53085b
lol'd
Hey...does anybody have 1250$ I can borrow?

Pyong Kawaguchi
August 16th, 2010, 02:26 PM
1450$ because mspoints are weird like that...

leorimolo
August 16th, 2010, 02:59 PM
the max is 75000 points, so good luck with that

Spartan094
August 16th, 2010, 03:43 PM
Is that legit for real lol?

New Balance -99968, how do have 31 ms points? lolol

Pyong Kawaguchi
August 16th, 2010, 04:33 PM
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/2590/lolwatq.png
:3

Hotrod
August 16th, 2010, 05:12 PM
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/2590/lolwatq.png
:3
Pics nao.

Edit : Probably a quick photoshop modification, or maybe even in Paint, right?

paladin
August 16th, 2010, 05:31 PM
Pics nao.

Edit : Probably a quick photoshop modification, or maybe even in Paint, right?

Or just edited the web page.

sevlag
August 16th, 2010, 06:12 PM
tried it, it says a new update is requiered

Futzy
August 16th, 2010, 06:57 PM
jcap, I believe you posted the forge main menu background, can you link to that again, I cant seem to find it

Pyong Kawaguchi
August 16th, 2010, 08:12 PM
http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg825/scaled.php?tn=0&server=825&filename=1282005768252.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

ShadowSpartan
August 16th, 2010, 08:13 PM
jcap, I believe you posted the forge main menu background, can you link to that again, I cant seem to find it
http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?21938-Bungie-day-2010&p=546895&viewfull=1#post546895

FRain
August 16th, 2010, 08:22 PM
Also, LIKELY fake. You could have swapped out the numbers quite easily, and that was the EXACT description AND PICTURE for the E3 2010 trailer

nice try though

Pyong Kawaguchi
August 16th, 2010, 08:32 PM
I didnt make that image, I found it

FRain
August 16th, 2010, 09:46 PM
Well, whoever did it :p

DEElekgolo
August 16th, 2010, 10:03 PM
http://www.rememberreach.com/

Cagerrin
August 16th, 2010, 10:04 PM
http://haloreach2services.cloudapp.net/

FRain
August 16th, 2010, 10:09 PM
idgi

annihilation
August 16th, 2010, 10:19 PM
idgi
.

Cagerrin
August 16th, 2010, 10:26 PM
http://haloreach2storage.blob.core.windows.net/global/xml/reachconfig.xml?r=946

Futzy
August 16th, 2010, 10:48 PM
http://haloreach2services.cloudapp.net/
They've blocked access now, but it was some sort of node editor.

Cagerrin
August 16th, 2010, 10:53 PM
Yeah, saw that. Refreshed the page, got 403. Ugh.

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/1935/whatff.jpg (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/whatff.jpg/)
http://img130.imageshack.us/f/whatff.jpg/

Futzy
August 16th, 2010, 10:59 PM
Someones streaming
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/funnyhalo2productions

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?p=3414528

FireDragon04
August 17th, 2010, 05:51 AM
A Spartan Will Rise

Bs2TPo7z0sM

...Great minds do think alike.

thehoodedsmack
August 17th, 2010, 06:35 AM
Oh cool, she's not a twenty-something blonde anymore.

TeeKup
August 17th, 2010, 07:38 AM
FINALLY. A PROPER incarnation of Halsey that doesn't have her as some 15 year old stereotypical anime chick. Fuck you Halo Legends.

n00b1n8R
August 17th, 2010, 09:17 AM
Wait what?
Doesn't Cortana choose Chief just after the spartans get their MJOLNIR toys?

FUCKING HALO CANNON

E:I hope that isn't an ingame cutscene because that voice acting is painfully over-dramatic.
I'm talking 2pm American soap tier dramatic.

EE: wait, they can't be talking about Cortana. Why would she be humanity's last hope.

Hotrod
August 17th, 2010, 09:50 AM
That's Dr. Halsey, there's no appearance of Cortana in that video at all. Oh, and at 2:29, could that possibly be Captain Keyes?

EDIT : You know, maybe she wasn't talking to Cortana after all. Isn't there an AI in Reach called Auntie Dot or something?

Futzy
August 17th, 2010, 09:56 AM
Auntie Dot
This is what the people at GAF think.

Ifafudafi
August 17th, 2010, 11:11 AM
I sincerely hope that was just a quick script thrown together by the video team because that was some of the most painfully melodramatic, overwritten drivel I've seen since Twilight.

Game still looks cool (although the squadmates are looking very, very archetypical), but we're all here for the multiplayer anyway so I'll try not to get too grr about it

Hotrod
August 17th, 2010, 11:16 AM
I'm here for the campaign as much as, if not more than, the multiplayer...Jorge definitely is my favourite member of Noble team, especially after that video.

ejburke
August 17th, 2010, 11:42 AM
I sincerely hope that was just a quick script thrown together by the video team because that was some of the most painfully melodramatic, overwritten drivel I've seen since Twilight.I'm sure it was. They did the same thing last year with an ODST "vidoc" narrated by Johnson, who was barely in the game.

Hotrod
August 17th, 2010, 01:09 PM
Is it just me, or does the Scarab at 0:31 look really shitty?

Futzy
August 17th, 2010, 01:11 PM
Is it just me, or does the Scarab at 0:31 look really shitty?
It was probably a zoomed in shot that you'd only see int eh distance during the campaign.


I sincerely hope that was just a quick script thrown together by the video team because that was some of the most painfully melodramatic, overwritten drivel I've seen since Twilight.

Game still looks cool (although the squadmates are looking very, very archetypical), but we're all here for the multiplayer anyway so I'll try not to get too grr about it

If it is part of the game, I'm pretty sure she's having a conversation with someone that has been edited out.

Cagerrin
August 17th, 2010, 01:28 PM
Marty, Marty, Marty...

Doing so well with the Battle Begins music, but this? Get away from ODST already.

Pooky
August 17th, 2010, 02:15 PM
One thing I did like about the Spartans in the books is how they were serious to a fault, so I was a little disappointed to hear them spewing macho cliches in the video.

Sasc
August 17th, 2010, 02:35 PM
One thing I did like about the Spartans in the books is how they were serious to a fault, so I was a little disappointed to hear them spewing macho cliches in the video.
Ugh I didn't like that either. I hope the whole "badass" theme in the ViDoc isn't in the game, because it's just old now. We don't need any more Master Chiefs, one is enough.

Hotrod
August 17th, 2010, 02:36 PM
It was probably a zoomed in shot that you'd only see int eh distance during the campaign.
It looks like a Halo 3 Scarab without any lights and with crappier graphics...I doubt that they would so it so close up if they didn't intend for you to go near it.

Halo 3
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100214061623/halo/images/b/b5/ScarabH3.png

Halo Reach
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100817131402/halo/images/c/c7/Halo_Reach_Scarab.png

Now tell me that it doesn't look bad...

Cagerrin
August 17th, 2010, 02:40 PM
I would be okay with it if Jorge didn't have any stupid "badass" lines. Thank you Bungie for pointing out how much the IIIs suck.

Also I hate how bad Jen Taylor is at trying to sound old.

Xerax
August 17th, 2010, 04:28 PM
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/2590/lolwatq.png
:3

That picture is real. But you can't get 99,999MSP (also you will get a, invalid region error). It's loaded for reviewers, they get given a code to redeem it from Xbox Live. It's a redeem only item, but for some reason microsoft can't hide it from Xbox.com. haha.

EX12693
August 17th, 2010, 06:20 PM
Hmm... possible campaign mission. Somehow help the PoA escape with the spartan that has been chosen?
Eh, makes sense to me...

Cagerrin
August 17th, 2010, 06:24 PM
Ugh no, not even slightly plausible.

EX12693
August 17th, 2010, 06:28 PM
Well what makes it implausible?

Cagerrin
August 17th, 2010, 06:30 PM
Only one other Spartan(not counting the Chief) on the PoA, for one.

(also why's Halsey on a Covenant ship?)

thehoodedsmack
August 17th, 2010, 06:32 PM
I think he was suggesting the mission would involve ensuring the Pillar of Autumn escaped successfully, not necessarily being on the ship.

Cagerrin
August 17th, 2010, 06:35 PM
Eh, I dunno about that either.

(also heard someone on HBO theorize that Noble-6 would be transporting Cortana to the Autumn, but that's a bit silly.

EX12693
August 17th, 2010, 06:51 PM
Yeah thehoodedsmack got my point...
I know its a bit silly, but hey... I cant think of any other campaign-worthy mission for the spartans.
Not to mention that that guy in the video looks a hell of a lot like Keyes.

Cagerrin
August 17th, 2010, 06:58 PM
What guy?

Also, anyone think Halsey was talking to an AI at the end?

(too bad the opening line sucked after "fortress among the stars")

English Mobster
August 17th, 2010, 07:06 PM
At first I was all like "Holy shit Cortana!"
And then I realized that was silly. And then I remembered my Halo canon. And then I was all "Holy shit Dr. Hasley!"

And yeah, I paused the video when I thought I saw Capt. Keyes, too. It would suck if the Captain didn't make it into Reach; we know he was there, and he was one of my all-time favorite characters.

Futzy
August 17th, 2010, 07:10 PM
Gamestop ad showing a multiplayer map
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b-W66LvMag
probably countdown


At first I was all like "Holy shit Cortana!"
And then I realized that was silly. And then I remembered my Halo canon. And then I was all "Holy shit Dr. Hasley!"

And yeah, I paused the video when I thought I saw Capt. Keyes, too. It would suck if the Captain didn't make it into Reach; we know he was there, and he was one of my all-time favorite characters.

It's not keyes, it said his name was Col. something

Cagerrin
August 17th, 2010, 07:12 PM
http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Urban_Holland

Arteen
August 17th, 2010, 07:34 PM
but we're all here for the multiplayer anyway so I'll try not to get too grr about it
Lies! I love campaign, and even bought Halo 3 without any intention of ever playing online.

EX12693
August 17th, 2010, 07:51 PM
I am sad. I want Keyes.

Yeah I mean the story isnt the greatest in the world... but hell, I did the same thing as Arteen.

Pooky
August 17th, 2010, 08:20 PM
ugggggh, it needs to be Keyes. He was the best character and he died off in the first game. I thought this would be an opportunity to bring him back. Sure hope he's in there somewhere, maybe in the space mission.


Ugh I didn't like that either. I hope the whole "badass" theme in the ViDoc isn't in the game, because it's just old now. We don't need any more Master Chiefs, one is enough.

Actually, I think more Master Chiefs is exactly what we need. The Master Chief never wasted time acting tough, he just shut the fuck up and got the job done, for the most part.

Kornman00
August 17th, 2010, 09:04 PM
also heard someone on HBO theorize that Noble-6 would be transporting Cortana to the Autumn, but that's a bit silly.
She's a great package...

Nigel was a great package too

n00b1n8R
August 17th, 2010, 10:39 PM
One thing I did like about the Spartans in the books is how they were serious to a fault, so I was a little disappointed to hear them spewing macho cliches in the video.
dot

Lies! I love campaign, and even bought Halo 3 without any intention of ever playing online.
So you were really dissapointed too? :smith:

Keyes was a U. Creed-Tier tactical genius who better make a fucking appearance in this game <:mad:>

Heathen
August 18th, 2010, 10:54 AM
Agreed.

NotZac
August 18th, 2010, 11:59 AM
I'd just like to hear his name or something if his face doesn't pop up anywhere. I feel like his memory has been forever replaced by that half-wit daughter of his.

Who, btw, had terrible one-liners.

Futzy
August 18th, 2010, 12:22 PM
There's going to be some stuff about halo later today on the gamescon stream http://www.xbox.com/en-gb/gamescom2010

Mass
August 18th, 2010, 12:23 PM
Hopefully we'll watch him and Cortana pull the autumn through some ridiculously insane maneuver and kill like 3 covie ships as they make the blind jump at the end. Or perhaps the slipspace rupture itself could be involved in the ownage...

also, I am so tired of one-liners, I think it's been pretty thoroughly proven that a game can contain and use dialog on a much higher level than that...

DarkHalo003
August 18th, 2010, 04:24 PM
Gamestop ad showing a multiplayer map
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b-W66LvMag
probably countdown



It's not keyes, it said his name was Col. something
At first I was like :neckbeard: but then I figured out they copied that Boba Fett sketch from Robot Chicken and was like :raise:.

FRain
August 18th, 2010, 05:23 PM
http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14276699/halo-project/videos/gc2010_haloreach_trl.html

thehoodedsmack
August 18th, 2010, 05:43 PM
Things I Hate About That Trailer

1. "Heard Noble Team had an interesting morning..."

Why would he have heard this? I understood that Noble Team was one of these best-of-the-best squads. Why are their actions being relayed so quickly to others? The only explanation I can think of is that the UNSC uses Noble Team as one of their SPARTAN publicity units, which is also hard to swallow, because if I remember correctly, SPARTAN IIIs were supposed to be top-secret.

2. "It's not enough we fight the Covenant, etc..."

This just seems like a line out of place. Like it shouldn't be the first time this concern has been expressed.

The whole trailer was just boring. It didn't explain anything, except perhaps that we may fight insurrectionists. The writing was bland, and it just seems like a waste of production money.

Futzy
August 18th, 2010, 05:50 PM
My guess is that the game starts out with you fighting insurrectionists, which if any of you saw the opening cinematic and first 5 minutes of the game, looks to be the case. The covenant probably don't land until the second level, which would explain why theres no achievement for beating the first level.

Kornman00
August 18th, 2010, 06:35 PM
The first fight you get into is not with insurgents.

Take the first images of the game (http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/images.aspx?c=59&page=12) for example.
http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Reach/images/screenshots/ReachCampaign_m10_Skirmishers.jpg
That one right there is from the first level (m10, as the image url says) which also supplied the world geometry for ff10_prototype. From playing the beta and those images you can tell it's of a civilian area (probably some type of farming)

They're probably sent off to investigate what command thinks is an insurgent attack only to find the covies knocking at their back door. I forget where it was said but they said that the game builds up in action as you progress thru each mission, so that would make a seemingly routine insurgent investigation fit the bill.

Arteen
August 18th, 2010, 06:49 PM
So you were really dissapointed too? :smith:
After the terrible mess that was Halo 2? Not a chance.

EDIT: Halo 3 had problems, yes. It was short, the story was weak, and Cortana, but the gameplay felt so much better than Halo 2 and it felt like a natural evolution from Halo 1.

FRain
August 18th, 2010, 06:57 PM
Why does it say gamescom is over while everything else I'm reading says gamescom is from 19th-22nd?

Futzy
August 18th, 2010, 07:02 PM
Why does it say gamescom is over while everything else I'm reading says gamescom is from 19th-22nd?
Where does it say that? It ends the 22nd.

FRain
August 18th, 2010, 07:29 PM
http://www.xbox.com/en-gb/gamescom2010

"Gamescom is over,
but the fun goes on!"

Futzy
August 18th, 2010, 09:15 PM
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/haloreach/video/6273271
Matchmaking for every mode besides forge and theater.

NotZac
August 18th, 2010, 09:22 PM
At first I couldn't possibly fathom why anyone would want to go into matchmaking for a campaign match, but then I remembered all of the times in which I had only 2 friends with me to do some Vidmaster Achievements. :( I think it might be useful to an extent.

ThePlague
August 18th, 2010, 09:47 PM
You pretty much need 4 friends though to get stuff like vidmaster achievements, so the people don't fuck it up for you.

NotZac
August 18th, 2010, 09:53 PM
I'd like to think that you'd all have the same goal anyway if you went into matchmaking ... for campaign.

English Mobster
August 18th, 2010, 10:11 PM
Griefers.

Cagerrin
August 18th, 2010, 10:24 PM
I'm beginning to think all the dialogue in the vidoc was staged. Watching the first level footage from Gamescom, and it's actually very much what I'd expect from an SIII team.

Pyong Kawaguchi
August 18th, 2010, 11:41 PM
Microsoft is so stupid, reach is on there servers for download without password.
derp

Kornman00
August 18th, 2010, 11:49 PM
Not that you can just play that download willy nilly though.

FRain
August 18th, 2010, 11:55 PM
yay for temp bans lasting until december 31 9999

NotZac
August 19th, 2010, 12:11 AM
Just throwing this out.63_LHQoVyxU
Engineers appear to be making an official return (1:14), and I feel like the point of the Skirmishers is to try and replace the Flood if they can jump that high (at 4:00) and move so fast. I hope that was just a glitch. It just doesn't look right, though perhaps it'll grow on me.

ODX
August 19th, 2010, 01:46 AM
I can't even begin to express how severely disappointed and irate I am about those embarrassing fp animations.

Timo
August 19th, 2010, 01:49 AM
Does anyone else think the style of the weapons is crap? That pistol looks terrible.

Pooky
August 19th, 2010, 05:03 AM
Just throwing this out.

Has this guy ever played a Halo game before? Why the fuck would you shoot overcharged plasma at a hunter? I can't stand watching people like this ._.

Lateksi
August 19th, 2010, 07:20 AM
I think all the weapons look good but some of the alien weapons look bulky for covenant design. The pistol looks cool but not blam blam powerful, more like pew pew. My fave weapon is the lightning gun clone.

sevlag
August 19th, 2010, 09:21 AM
just waitting to play this game

Rentafence
August 19th, 2010, 10:51 AM
The pistol melee looks fucking stupid

Warsaw
August 19th, 2010, 01:53 PM
Well, the plasma rifle sounds awesome now. That makes me happy.

ThePlague
August 19th, 2010, 04:03 PM
Has this guy ever played a Halo game before? Why the fuck would you shoot overcharged plasma at a hunter? I can't stand watching people like this ._.
Fucking this.

Donut
August 19th, 2010, 04:13 PM
E: nvm the icon looked like armor lock but it isnt.

TeeKup
August 19th, 2010, 07:36 PM
Why is everyone bitching about the animations and the pistol. Everything seems fine.

Cagerrin
August 19th, 2010, 07:41 PM
It's just the pistol, far as I can see. The reload doesn't look like the mag's falling out, it's far too smooth a motion, somehow.

ODX
August 19th, 2010, 08:39 PM
Mainly it's me bitching about the animations, because obviously enough it's just my specialty and what I deem the right to criticize.

There's a ton of shameless reuses of Halo 3 animations, a few butchered ones (reload-empty for DMR/AR), and then the rest of the animations are just way below par compared to Halo 3's. It's like two/three completely different animators did them, and it looks horribly unprofessional.

ICEE
August 19th, 2010, 09:53 PM
Most of these seem above halo 3's standard to me. Halo 3's were awful

Cagerrin
August 19th, 2010, 10:42 PM
CAMPAIGN SPOILERS IN THIS POST

!!

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/TalonX/randomstuff/screenshotglacierfirefi.png

TeeKup
August 19th, 2010, 11:05 PM
Holy dick I want to know that map.

Hotrod
August 19th, 2010, 11:13 PM
That's too awesome!

NotZac
August 19th, 2010, 11:56 PM
Wow, that looks phenomenal. I'm more than ever interested in where we'll be going throughout this campaign.

English Mobster
August 19th, 2010, 11:56 PM
Picture URL says "Glacier".
Could be name of map, could be just a description.

Cagerrin
August 19th, 2010, 11:59 PM
Far as I know that's the name.

NotZac
August 20th, 2010, 12:51 AM
A quick search on Halopedia proves that to be true. That makes for seven known Firefight levels.

Cagerrin
August 20th, 2010, 02:46 AM
I got the pic from Halopedia, actually. About ten minutes before they pulled it.

(fuck spoiler-policy wikis)


Boardwalk, Countdown, and Glacier gameplay
ROU_ojr4hEw

Mute the video, the uploader put some goatshit "music" over it.

Futzy
August 20th, 2010, 07:31 AM
There's some major spoilers in there, skip to 0:40 if you want to watch it.

Kornman00
August 20th, 2010, 01:36 PM
Breaking Benjamin is not goatshit.

I wouldn't really call those spoilers because there's no context in what the levels they're from are for. Except for glacier, that's pretty obvious. It's like Bungie posting the first campaign shots a while back; you see them fighting the covenant in a farm land but have no idea of what exactly is going on in the story.

If people are really that hardcore about not getting spoiled, they shouldn't have even played the public beta.

ODX
August 20th, 2010, 02:45 PM
I'm not sure if you're talking about the first 40 seconds or after that being the spoiler, but after 40 seconds is kind of like that same area we've already seen in that map they used to show off Firefight 2.0 at first. Adding to what Korn said though, you shouldn't even be looking at this thread if you want the full experience of Reach upon its release.


Breaking Benjamin is not goatshit..

NullZero
August 20th, 2010, 05:50 PM
Maybe the leaked info can persuade me to get this game.

Futzy
August 20th, 2010, 06:07 PM
So apparently there are more maps than have been leaked
http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/111/1114803/halo-reach-20100820095447803.jpg
Notice the map about halfway down with the infection symbol

ign article about b.net reach upgrades http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/111/1114803p1.html
e: most likely called Holdout

NotZac
August 20th, 2010, 06:12 PM
I'm glad that there might be another map or two. Eight playable maps (not including Forge World) is too low of a number imo.

DarkHalo003
August 20th, 2010, 06:55 PM
BB isn't a bad band, but they get a bit redundant with their lyrical and musical themes sometimes in my opinion.

I think these new maps are great. Glacier has a ton of potential and forge makes the other two seem a little more interesting.

FireDragon04
August 20th, 2010, 07:08 PM
New MP map MrBig mentioned ^^ (Supports 'Infection' so Zombies make a return)
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/6595/reachmap1.jpg

I thought 'Holdout' was the FF map called Outpost because of its 'pixelated image' next to the Holdout game description stuff been a similar colour pallet, but obviously Holdout and Outpost are not the same map title so obv different maps.
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100730172809/halo/images/1/10/Reach_Outpost_Firefight.jpg
Holdout is NOT this map ^^

DarkHalo003
August 20th, 2010, 07:52 PM
The first one looks like an Infinity remake? Any thoughts on that?

Futzy
August 20th, 2010, 07:55 PM
Infinity was huge, thats more of a standoff style map

Cagerrin
August 20th, 2010, 07:59 PM
That forerunner structure in the background looks kinda... inventive. Like they've come up with a tower that's obviously not a beam tower. I'm pleased by this.

e: BWU's up, flair details. http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_082010

FireDragon04
August 20th, 2010, 08:08 PM
Infinity was huge, thats more of a standoff style map
Unless we're only seeing one base and looking to the middle or vice versa, could be an S shaped map? Map images can be misleading for the overall size of a map and only give us a tease of the aesthetic really.




That forerunner structure in the background looks kinda... inventive. Like they've come up with a tower that's obviously not a beam tower. I'm pleased by this.

e: BWU's up, flair details. http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_082010

Loved the new vids, the 'visual flair' details are really cool I think actually. New firefight vids are great. Only thing i don't like is that the Engineers are all strapped up in armor n poop again, if we see them in Campaign I'd like to see them 'dressed down' like Virgil in ODST, they look to Brutish like this.

NotZac
August 20th, 2010, 08:15 PM
Well, Heretic Elites are just your standard Elites that use human weapons, it seems.

Hotrod
August 20th, 2010, 08:25 PM
Well, Heretic Elites are just your standard Elites that use human weapons, it seems.
Didn't we already know that for a long time now?

NotZac
August 20th, 2010, 09:25 PM
There seemed to be a lot of confusion among a bunch of people that I've spoken to. I don't think everyone understood that they're not the Halo 2 heretics. Just clearing it up.

t3h m00kz
August 21st, 2010, 04:55 AM
Mainly it's me bitching about the animations, because obviously enough it's just my specialty and what I deem the right to criticize.

There's a ton of shameless reuses of Halo 3 animations, a few butchered ones (reload-empty for DMR/AR), and then the rest of the animations are just way below par compared to Halo 3's. It's like two/three completely different animators did them, and it looks horribly unprofessional.

keep in mind these guys have to pump out a good deal of stuff and meet deadlines. they have dates where stuff has to be done, and probably have to work on a lot of different stuff. they may have a decent sized team working on it, but for all we know, the guy who animates all the third person animations and all the vehicles could be the same guy who animates every single first person animation. Either way, there are deadlines. they can't spend five hours adjusting thumbs or making sure everything isn't clipping. "Have this on my desk by the end of the day." A common generic office quote, still takes place in the video game industry. think of it from a game development stand point. honestly, a single set of weapon animations are not going to hinder a game's sales. there's much more than that this game has to offer.

The game could have a box gun with the most horrible animations ever created. that negative is not going to neutralize forge world. one out of one hundred person sees the gun and refuses to buy the game. ninety out of one hundred people see forge world and buy the game. hopefully you understand what I'm trying to say, that was probably not the best way for me to put it.

despite any flaws it might have, the sales for this game are going to go right through the roof.

Ellis
August 21st, 2010, 05:31 AM
I've been looking forward to Reach for awhile and I'm amazed because there's always something to do in there. No matter what mood I may be in, I could go into Reach and find something to do. If I'm in the mood to own people in competitive multiplayer (or get owned), there's MM. If I just want to fool around with my buddies and fight Covies I've got Firefight. If I'm in the mood to be creative I'll play around in Forge World and maybe figure out how to make awesome maps. If I'm completely lazy I can just turn on Theater and watch my older matches to see how I can improve my technique or come up with cool screenshots.

I'm not going to lie and say I'm pro at Halo 3. I'm not, I just don't dedicate enough time to it. I don't find it particularly that interesting, I'm pretty good at Lone Wolves when I want to be. I'm more of a Team oriented person though, and so to have all my buddies be playing something else, not to mention how stale Halo 3 can get killed the experience for me after about a month of release. I am really hoping Reach has the hook to keep me coming back for more like say L4D2 does for me, I'm more of a co-op guy, and I love the idea of Firefight VS. It reminds me of VS mode for L4D2 and I've always had a guilty pleasure spot for that mode.

I really am excited for Reach and I'm going to the midnight launch for it, but one thing I'm curious about is someone mentioned there are already mods to max out credits for Reach? That seems a bit soon for things like that, though I admit part of me wishes I had the game so I could try it out and look over the entire armory to see what I'm going to invest in when and completely plan out my Spartan. Apologies for my lengthy post, I've had this pent up wanting to discuss Halo: Reach and I got here off a NeoGaf thread and they still haven't approved me yet, so I've had virtually no forum to discuss this game at. My Reach hype is piqued and I'm actually going to spoil some of it for myself to get the hype meter down before I explode >_>

Also end note, I love Breaking Benjamin so I thumbed up that leak video just for having Lights Out on it. XD

Limited
August 22nd, 2010, 08:00 PM
Full Armory
Jgo3pFRQeO4

FRain
August 22nd, 2010, 08:54 PM
Belongs in the Leak thread, but this music is epic.

Hotrod
August 22nd, 2010, 09:16 PM
I'm debating on whether I should watch it or not...cause I do want to keep some of it as a surprise...

Futzy
August 22nd, 2010, 09:18 PM
I'm debating on whether I should watch it or not...cause I do want to keep some of it as a surprise...
Nothing about is surprising and there are no spoilers in it.

Hotrod
August 22nd, 2010, 11:05 PM
Damn...that was awesome! The music is amazing, the armors look beautiful. Although, I'm somewhat disappointed that we don't have more visor colour choices...

Cagerrin
August 22nd, 2010, 11:15 PM
I kinda zoned out watching that, and then I saw the Gungnir helmet. God damn is that hot.

Hotrod
August 23rd, 2010, 07:45 AM
Gungir is so weird, but I love it! I wonder where in the world they came up with that? And Security is back! Hell yeah!

Ellis
August 23rd, 2010, 08:00 AM
I'm liking the Recon. It still looks pretty beast actually. I mean Scout looks like Recon with a slightly different helmet and some attachments so that one isn't bad either. I also am digging the new Mark V & Mark VI. Too bad he didn't go into the Mark VI to see what parts could be attached there. I wish there was a red visor, but since there isn't I suppose I'll just use blue. 50,000 cR doesn't look like it will take long. Full Campaign clear is like 25k I believe. Maybe more.

Futzy
August 23rd, 2010, 08:07 AM
Mark V and gold visor yeye

Limited
August 23rd, 2010, 08:39 AM
I'm liking the Recon. It still looks pretty beast actually. I mean Scout looks like Recon with a slightly different helmet and some attachments so that one isn't bad either. I also am digging the new Mark V & Mark VI. Too bad he didn't go into the Mark VI to see what parts could be attached there. I wish there was a red visor, but since there isn't I suppose I'll just use blue. 50,000 cR doesn't look like it will take long. Full Campaign clear is like 25k I believe. Maybe more.
Yeah but some items cost a bomb. Some of the later 'voices' for your character cost 100k each.

Ellis
August 23rd, 2010, 11:01 AM
Too true, but its a good thing I only want Buck's Firefight voice. The only thing I see me wanting that's horribly expensive are the ODST Shoulders and maybe the full Mark V Chest and the Blue Visor. I figure thats 100k+ credits right there. After that I'll take my time and plan out the rest of my Spartan's look.

ejburke
August 23rd, 2010, 11:41 AM
Disappointed with their Mk V and Mk VI helmets. They look half-baked and sloppy. Not in love with any of the gear, really.

Ellis
August 23rd, 2010, 11:55 AM
I've always loved the Recon Armor since the first week of Halo 3. So I'll pretty much stick to that, I don't care if people call me a noob online. I look how I want to. I'm not a fan of the Black Visor at all. I like the Silver and Blue ones though, so I'll stick with those. I wish Jorge's color Red was selectable, I'm kind of dismayed that it isn't. =\

paladin
August 23rd, 2010, 12:05 PM
Recon was retarded. I wore it for a weak after I got it a couple months after Halo 3 came out.

FRain
August 23rd, 2010, 12:09 PM
YES EMILE'S KUKRI YES. YES. AWESOME.

Ellis
August 23rd, 2010, 12:19 PM
Meh, I remember seeing a shot of Recon and wanting it long before those petition threads about it. It just appeals to me aesthetically. Doesn't make any sense but it just does. Nice to see its in the game without any attachments, I figured the Day One thing was only for the helmet with attachments. XD I suppose everyone will stick with that appeals to them personally. I'm going for Church colors with my character. XD

ejburke
August 23rd, 2010, 12:22 PM
At least there's no fucking Hayabusa. I said it before and I'll say it again: that was the 'mesh tank top' of Halo fashion.

I wish there were shoe options. Preferably ones without caution strips.

Darqeness
August 23rd, 2010, 03:35 PM
I wish there was a green visor colour. That plus orange armour plus CQB helmet plus bulky shoulders and I could have been running around as Samus :(

Hotrod
August 23rd, 2010, 04:28 PM
Yeah, really, what gives on the lack of visor colours? We need red (like what Jorge has), green, purple and other cool colours. Then again, they might not fit as well into Halo...but seriously...black? That doesn't fit at all...

Pooky
August 23rd, 2010, 06:17 PM
I can't believe they actually have black as a visor color. Did they even think about that for a second?

There's a reason that black armor didn't make it into Halo 2...

Lateksi
August 23rd, 2010, 06:25 PM
Heh, I'd go for a Halo 1 look.

NotZac
August 23rd, 2010, 06:25 PM
It doesn't seem so much as black as it does just a dark grey. :| Regardless, I don't mind it, but perhaps another color would spark my interest a bit more.

TeeKup
August 24th, 2010, 02:00 AM
I really liked the JPL helmet...I'm having a hard decision between it and the original Mark V.

t3h m00kz
August 24th, 2010, 05:26 AM
can we add spoilers to the title of this thread?

Ellis
August 24th, 2010, 06:30 AM
According to stuff over on NeoGAF the game is out to the masses now, as in you don't need a JTagged to play it anymore. I'm not seeing this anywhere, then again those guys seem to freak out over every little thing. Meh I hate anti-piracy people. :P Anyway back to Reach, here is a video containing a full day one armory tour, without the maxed out rank, it also shows off emblems and custom options, as well as the beautiful OST. Marty has outdone himself this time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNoeSQTEeis

Kornman00
August 24th, 2010, 06:30 AM
Who ever is browsing ANYTHING related to Halo Reach between a week ago and Sept 14th is just ASKING for a spoiler TBQH, and they only have themselves to blame. And the pope.

Ellis
August 24th, 2010, 06:39 AM
Who ever is browsing ANYTHING related to Halo Reach between a week ago and Sept 14th is just ASKING for a spoiler TBQH, and they only have themselves to blame. And the pope.

Yeah man. The Pope is to blame when anything goes wrong. The man looks like Emperor Palpatine, something just isn't right. I don't need Admiral Ackbar here to tell me that much >_> I don't mind spoilers though, it helps to down the hype I've let myself generate.

Qbob
August 24th, 2010, 09:49 AM
Marty has outdone himself this time.
I told myself I'd grab the OST for ODST because it was a very pleasant surprise, but Reach is sounding even better from what little I've heard.

ejburke
August 24th, 2010, 09:51 AM
I just innocently glanced at the Recent Forum Posts on the front page and had my shit spoiled. I wish people would grow the fuck up around here and wait 3 measly weeks for a game to come out. I'm happy to hear that MS is handing out console bans, but it would be nice if they could learn to handle the problem before it becomes a problem. Localize the game in-house and NEVER distribute it digitally so far in advance of release. Bungie must be equally pissed at MS and the pirates right about now. They probably can't wait to get to Activision after this amazingly unbroken 4-game string of leaks.

Kornman00
August 24th, 2010, 12:08 PM
Their next game will be for +2 more platforms, tripling the probability of it getting leaked early. Especially when it comes to the PC which doesn't require any sort of modified hardware to play.

If anything, it should show that people really love [to play] their games if they're willing to crack at two of MS's distribution systems to play them. I don't think a CoD would ever create enough hype for people to do or care to do that heh.

.Wolf™
August 24th, 2010, 12:25 PM
Think all of us can agree with most of the youtube users that Cod sucks. Also "WHY DID ALL THE PS3 FANS THUMBS DOWN!?!?"

21 days and counting.

ejburke
August 24th, 2010, 02:08 PM
The 360 version of Modern Warfare 2 leaked, but that was a mere week early. When 3 out of the last 4 Halo games have leaked an entire month early, that's sheer incompetence. I just don't know what they were thinking exposing a digitally distributed copy like that. As soon as I saw that, I knew this would happen. You don't give pirates line-of-sight on code like that. They will figure out a way to break the flimsy plexi-glass between them and the prize.

I just feel bad for Bungie. I wish both Microsoft and the thieving hyenas would show the slightest bit of respect.

Spartan094
August 24th, 2010, 04:44 PM
Kornman00 is right about people just getting pissed over spoilers, you fucking clicked the link, your fault.

I seen to many spoilers for me to go back now anyways, it doesn't irate me since I'm gonna be probably busy with school work a lot.

ejburke
August 24th, 2010, 05:13 PM
Like I said, I was spoiled by the Recent Forum Posts on the main page, where the title of the thread is written BELOW the post. So I hit the spoiler before I knew what I was looking at. It would be cool if a thread could be prevented from updating the RFP.

I don't really consider myself a big spoiler bitch, but come on. The thing that annoys me the most is that people are being given attention when they do not deserve it. Bungie had the talent, vision, and dedication. All these pirates have is a little bit of trial-and-error-based knowledge, a lot of time, a lack of ethics and a juvenile "look at me" mentality. If everyone were mature and could bring themselves to ignore this type of stuff, the hackers wouldn't bother.

Hotrod
August 24th, 2010, 09:38 PM
Some pretty awesome posters :

http://i34.tinypic.com/2n6cro.jpg
http://i35.tinypic.com/5x33aq.jpg
http://i35.tinypic.com/288yu8i.jpg
http://i34.tinypic.com/25upqx1.jpg

Spartan094
August 24th, 2010, 09:45 PM
Kat looks like a dude in that photo.

:/

Other then that badass.

Ellis
August 24th, 2010, 11:21 PM
This just in. Kat is from Anime! Sooo >_> Admiral Ackbar is on the phone hold on...

annihilation
August 25th, 2010, 12:00 AM
At first I thought Kat was Spock.

Cagerrin
August 25th, 2010, 12:03 AM
"Kat looks like a dude"

I am surprisingly okay with this.

Qbob
August 25th, 2010, 02:00 AM
Kat looks like she's a member of a military outfit.

Shocking.

Pooky
August 25th, 2010, 01:14 PM
Kat looks like she's a member of a military outfit.

Shocking.

A lot of these new members are awesome, hope some of them decide to stay!

Ellis
August 25th, 2010, 01:17 PM
Yeah, I'm all for protagonists that actually look like military people and not anime characters. -_- I'm also for Spartans that actually seem more human and that have faces as opposed to the invincible Chief. Cheers to Reach, 20 days and counting now.

dark navi
August 25th, 2010, 05:21 PM
ODST are completely out of proportion in real life. I saw someone make a to-scale ODST helm. and it was wayyy too narrow. Are ODSTs secretly horses?

OT: Reach looks amazing, trying to stay away from spoilers as best as I can.

Darqeness
August 25th, 2010, 11:14 PM
http://www.bungie.net/news/blog.aspx?mode=news

You can now enter your Halo PC key to unlock the nameplate icon.

BobtheGreatII
August 25th, 2010, 11:43 PM
Sweet, got mine.

Ellis
August 26th, 2010, 08:17 AM
Here's the final Live Action Trailer for Halo: Reach. Its entitled "Deliver Hope" Enjoy. It's pretty alright, but its just one of those over one minute ones again, way too short. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IMTK7yuoq0

Kornman00
August 26th, 2010, 08:33 AM
I wish my jetpack could get me that far :mech:

FireDragon04
August 26th, 2010, 08:56 AM
Just a fantastic trailer. I've gone Dark on Reach now because of all the spoilers around and I want to be surprised by this Halo Game, but I don't mind watching these Live Action trailers - and they're great!

Ellis
August 26th, 2010, 02:36 PM
I like that Live Action Trailer, I was over lurking at NeoGAF since they still haven't approved me as a poster and one of the Bungie employees confirmed this is a video of how Kat lost her arm, and how the original Noble Six, Thom died. So this is actually a prequel to the prequel game. Also I'm listening to Blow Me Away - Breaking Benjamin from Halo 2. I still love this song, and I loved listening to it when it came up during the game. :D

TeeKup
August 26th, 2010, 02:38 PM
I like that one comment:

"It's always a fucking banshee"

Kornman00
August 26th, 2010, 03:26 PM
man, look at all them youtubers thinking this is actually the end of Reach lol

So, they gave the previous SIII who covered their six (see what I did thar :haw:) a name? Thom? Wonder if this will ever get put into some short story or (:ugh:) anime (:ugh:). Nice video, but kinda sends off mixed signals with the whole "remember where it all began" while this video takes place before the Reach attack and thus I don't think that battle is on Reach but hey, it's a nice video and that's what matters in the end right?.

Ellis
August 26th, 2010, 03:33 PM
man, look at all them youtubers thinking this is actually the end of Reach lol

So, they gave the previous SIII who covered their six (see what I did thar :haw:) a name? Thom? Wonder if this will ever get put into some short story or (:ugh:) anime (:ugh:). Nice video, but kinda sends off mixed signals with the whole "remember where it all began" while this video takes place before the Reach attack and thus I don't think that battle is on Reach but hey, it's a nice video and that's what matters in the end right?.

Yeah I hear what you are saying on the mixed signals thing, and the way Bungie figures it, the casual fans will think the battle is on Reach while the hardcore people will know its before it. I just got a chuckle out of the prequel game getting a prequel trailer.

Also here's a quote from the Bungie Employee, his forum handle on NeoGaf is Mancannon "you guys nailed it - essentially this is Kat pre-arm loss - the mission in which she lost it - and presumably the original noble six you replace at the start of Reach the game. This was Bungies position, that it's not actually on Reach - but its intentionally nebulous. Casual fans won't care and will assume it's Reach, hardcore fans know it cant be. You guys are Halo CSI - can't get nuthin past you http://www.neogaf.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif"

and one more from Mancannon "
original early storyboards showed Kats arm being severed but turns out ratings boards and networks arent keen on dismemberment :) favorite memory from those meetings was our suggestions for a noble six/kat exchange as he picks up the bomb.. "let me give you a hand with that" "the bomb is disarmed" etc (more fun if you do it with a campy Schwarzenegger style accent)"

SnaFuBAR
August 26th, 2010, 03:35 PM
Just a note in case anyone was as curious as i was about the MFDD being able to take that cruiser out. The output is 63 terajoules, which equals 15057.361376694 tons.

That's a big bang.

FRain
August 26th, 2010, 03:58 PM
Ow. See how she landed on her arm? No shit she lost it.

Kornman00
August 26th, 2010, 04:17 PM
favorite memory from those meetings was our suggestions for a noble six/kat exchange as he picks up the bomb.. "let me give you a hand with that" "the bomb is disarmed" etc (more fun if you do it with a campy Schwarzenegger style accent)"
"guess you can't stick it" :realsmug:

sdavis117
August 26th, 2010, 06:37 PM
Just a note in case anyone was as curious as i was about the MFDD being able to take that cruiser out. The output is 63 terajoules, which equals 15057.361376694 tons.

That's a big bang.

It reminds me of the scene in First Strike where they use a Covenant Cruiser to dampen the EMP field of a nuclear grenade.

sevlag
August 29th, 2010, 08:05 AM
too bad they loose a spartan doing so

anyways reach has invaded my dreams the latest one involved me p,aying a level that made NO SENSE and for some reason noble 6 was on fucking stilts...also the hulk somehow got in there

DEElekgolo
August 29th, 2010, 12:23 PM
Just a note in case anyone was as curious as i was about the MFDD being able to take that cruiser out. The output is 63 terajoules, which equals 15057.361376694 tons.

That's a big bang.
http://deelekgolo.codebrainshideout.net/Pics/2010-08-29_1023.png
oh hoooo

Ellis
August 29th, 2010, 12:49 PM
In other news, relating to the whole you can have Kat's arm for your Spartan, the guy I'm talking to who did the Infection 16 Player video has told me that the Robotic Arm is part of a chest piece. He said its part of more than one chest piece, so I'll keep an eye out for that the next time I see another full armory tour with everything unlocked.

Hotrod
August 29th, 2010, 01:26 PM
Infection 16 player video? Where is this?

NotZac
August 29th, 2010, 01:39 PM
It was removed last night by Microsoft, as well as all of that user's Reach videos.

Ellis
August 29th, 2010, 03:00 PM
Yeah it was removed. I talk to the guy who did it tho, he was trying to set up a live stream but Justin TV wouldn't recognize his dazzle or capture card as I call it. :P

jcap
August 29th, 2010, 03:23 PM
In other news, relating to the whole you can have Kat's arm for your Spartan, the guy I'm talking to who did the Infection 16 Player video has told me that the Robotic Arm is part of a chest piece. He said its part of more than one chest piece, so I'll keep an eye out for that the next time I see another full armory tour with everything unlocked.
Yeah, it's like a combo chest piece. I know there is one, maybe two that are like this. You need to buy the "base" chest piece first, then you can select the one with the robotic arm. It's weird though, since it doesn't work the same way as helmet accessories.

Ellis
August 29th, 2010, 05:19 PM
Yeah, it's like a combo chest piece. I know there is one, maybe two that are like this. You need to buy the "base" chest piece first, then you can select the one with the robotic arm. It's weird though, since it doesn't work the same way as helmet accessories.

Any idea how much it costs? The base and then the arm? o.o

sevlag
August 29th, 2010, 06:04 PM
i saw the "haunted" helmet, costs only 1 Cr...the prerequisite you ask?

own ALL helmets AND their addons to unlock it

CrAsHOvErRide
August 29th, 2010, 09:08 PM
The output is 63 terajoules, which equals 15057.361376694 tons.
Man those 3 milligrams TNT really made the difference :P

Spartan094
August 29th, 2010, 09:52 PM
i saw the "haunted" helmet, costs only 1 Cr...the prerequisite you ask?

own ALL helmets AND their addons to unlock it

Don't you find that amusing it points out who spends a lot of time, to buy all the helmets and addons.

:allears:

NotZac
August 29th, 2010, 11:32 PM
It's just like the Katana from Halo 3. :v:

Hopefully it won't be as prevalent.

TeeKup
August 30th, 2010, 01:35 AM
At least it's cooler than the Katana. Gives new meaning when Elites say "Demon!"

Pooky
August 30th, 2010, 01:41 AM
God I got sick of seeing fucking hayabusa katana setups everywhere. At least this I could tolerate.

Cagerrin
August 30th, 2010, 01:46 AM
I get the feeling we're not going to see any for a while, especially if the requirement includes armour effects.

(hayabusa shoulders are the only good shoulders, every other hayabusa piece including the katana sucks)

Kornman00
August 30th, 2010, 07:04 AM
It includes armor effects? From what I understand it's all helmets which don't need special prerequisites themselves (ie, Waypoint) plus all their attachments.

Cagerrin
August 30th, 2010, 07:09 AM
yeah, I didn't read the sevlag's post properly and thought it meant you had to unlock everything.

sevlag
August 30th, 2010, 08:01 AM
yeah, I didn't read the sevlag's post properly and thought it meant you had to unlock everything.

nope just need to unlock the helmets

as for armor effects i might use the stink cloud...BEHOLD THE SMELLIEST SPARTAN TO LIVE!

Hotrod
August 30th, 2010, 09:56 AM
Meh, even if I do eventually get that skull helmet, I won't be using it, nor will I be using any armor effects :D

Qbob
August 30th, 2010, 11:20 AM
GamesRadar have video previews on Nightfall and Tip of the Spear, for those interested. (http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/halo-reach/preview/why-wait-experience-two-of-the-halo-reach-campaign-missions-now-video/a-2010082712307990059/g-2009060110582402047)

sevlag
August 30th, 2010, 05:21 PM
Meh, even if I do eventually get that skull helmet, I won't be using it, nor will I be using any armor effects :Duse the stink cloud we can be stinky spartan group

Ellis
August 30th, 2010, 05:51 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0D4rjom3Ew Check out some Epic Firefight gameplay. Its nice to see the game played by someone who is actually pretty good at it.

Cagerrin
August 30th, 2010, 08:00 PM
So, that forerunner map from the IGN article that nobody could find on the disc...

Rumour has it that it's unlocked/downloaded on Campaign completion, but you have to be connected to XBL(and of course none of the people playing leaked copies are).

Ellis
August 30th, 2010, 08:25 PM
Would you be referring to Glacier or some other map that I've yet to hear anything about? o.O

Cagerrin
August 30th, 2010, 08:29 PM
Nope, isn't Glacier. There were pics earlier in this thread but I can't seem to find them.

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/111/1114803/halo-reach-20100820095447803.jpg

First two pics in third row.

Kornman00
August 30th, 2010, 08:54 PM
I declare that BS. Reviewers got the game early and would then be able to do it if that were true.

More than likely, it's an older build of what is now Forge World or future DLC. Since all of the MP/FF maps were taken from the campaign, I don't think it could be a pulled game map so either it's something we can look forward to in the future or is just an old FW. My money is on an old FW.

Futzy
August 30th, 2010, 09:01 PM
Nope, someone on GAF was watching a stream of the ending and the message saying to sign in to live for the dlc popped up.

Hotrod
August 30th, 2010, 09:02 PM
It's definitely not an old Forge World, since there's a picture of Forge World right on top of it, second row second column. No, that's something completely different. And if somebody DOES know what it actually is, please do not post it here, since I don't want to have anything spoiled for me, thanks :)

Ellis
September 1st, 2010, 01:58 PM
Well anyway Gamesradar has some decent videos of the Bungie devs playing on Paradiso in a 4v4v4v4 and then a 16 Man Invasion on Spire. Maybe I'm alone in this but I almost think Invasion looks kind of... boring. I played it in the beta and the fact I couldn't pick my preferred species in it, and that it almost purposely split me up from the friends I partied up with just killed it for me. I dunno you guys be the judge I suppose. Enjoy. http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/halo-reach/videos/g-2009060110582402047/v-2010083110445815090 Also Paradiso reminds me of Timberland from Halo: CE. Its a good thing though.

Hotrod
September 1st, 2010, 04:08 PM
Paradiso looks pretty amazing if you ask me, reminds me of both Timberland (as Ellis said) and Death Island which were two of my favourite Halo PC maps ever.

DarkHalo003
September 1st, 2010, 08:20 PM
Reminds me of a mix between Wizard, Danger Canyon (scenery), and that custom map in CE with all of those structures on the island....not Death Island, but it's on a massive cliff and the island is circular.

DEElekgolo
September 2nd, 2010, 01:25 AM
Am I the only one that thinks explosions are over exaggerated?
Namely, the fuel rod.

Rob Oplawar
September 2nd, 2010, 05:12 PM
Dude, I don't think it's possible to use the words "explosion" and "too big" in the same sentence.