[QUOTE=certified;36205813]I'd assume it would be in Halo 4.
And speaking of ODST, it seems like Promethean Vision is basically VISR 2.0 from the brief glimpse we saw.
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And I'm not saying that like it's a bad thing.[/QUOTE]
Wouldn't it be rad if one Sparten ops placed your team as a bunch of covies, Grunt squad would be rad.
The game looks cool. But why are the covenants the enemy again? I thought they made peace?
Also when you see one of the forerunner robots scream at masterchief you see it got a skull that looks like a human skull.
[QUOTE=johan svensk;36206450]The game looks cool. But why are the covenants the enemy again? I thought they made peace?
Also when you see one of the forerunner robots scream at masterchief you see it got a skull that looks like a human skull.[/QUOTE]
It's entirely possible there's a faction of covenant that don't agree/didn't get the memo.
[QUOTE=NikoChekhov;36206540]It's entirely possible there's a faction of covenant that don't agree/didn't get the memo.[/QUOTE]
That's basically pretty much what you said is it. The brutes also have a fraction running around somewhere but the elites have that lot under control.
[QUOTE=NikoChekhov;36206540]It's entirely possible there's a faction of covenant that don't agree/didn't get the memo.[/QUOTE]
My theory behind it is that this is a Covie loyalist group that was tracking [I]Infinity[/I] during it's mission to find out what the hell the ship is doing, and if they could profit off of it. Perhaps by taking out the ship, harvesting its tech, or simply landing themselves on the planets [I]Infinity[/I] discovers after the ship leaves.
When Requiem swallows it up, however, the Covenant follow suit (perhaps by choice) and try to make it to [I]Infinity[/I], even though Requiem is housing some bad guys that are infinitely worse than any human or covie.
I still have no idea how the Infinity managed to crash (head on) onto the same "planet" that just happened to house the chief, and how the Covenant managed to get there so quickly.
I'm sure it'll be explained in the game, but that's what keeps annoying me from the trailer.
I also got to wonder, since they are trying to make multiplayer and SpartanOps "canonical", how the hell can they simulate the new forerunner knights and whatnot? I assumed the multiplayer takes place before the infinity crashed into Requiem.
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this looks REALLY FUCKING COOL
atleast the campaign
also, has a bit of a crysis feel, sort of like that
The live action reminded me a bit of Battlestar Galactica
[QUOTE=Funky Pickle;36204270][url=http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Halo-4/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d530919]This is a pretty neat site.[/url] Has some rotatable 3D renders of Halo 4 stuff.
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According to that, the Storm Rifle is the Plasma rifles replacement.
[QUOTE=Mr. N;36207279]I also got to wonder, since they are trying to make multiplayer and SpartanOps "canonical", how the hell can they simulate the new forerunner knights and whatnot? I assumed the multiplayer takes place before the infinity crashed into Requiem.[/QUOTE]
Spartan Ops isnt a simulation. War games is.
[QUOTE=Tuskin;36207805]According to that, the Storm Rifle is the Plasma rifles replacement.[/QUOTE]
Yes, you can see it is in that 2 minute video that showed some gameplay from campaign/MP/Spartan ops.
[QUOTE=P1X3L N1NJA;36207957]Spartan Ops isnt a simulation. War games is.[/QUOTE]
Right, didn't know that. Still, how did the new forerunner weapons end up in the war games?
[QUOTE=Mr. N;36208597]Right, didn't know that. Still, how did the new forerunner weapons end up in the war games?[/QUOTE]
Erm....I....Well you see...fuck.
Because the game would suck if it hadall these new guns for campaign only.
Still want that oceanic armor, it just looks.....damn it looks awesome
Am I the only one who thinks the "covenant" forces we are fighting aren't so much loyalists to the old regime, but rather a band of pirates formed by ex-covenant?
Would make sense from what we know so far. The galaxy is quite divided after the war. The Covenant is shattered, so they can't enforce laws in their space, and the UNSC lost a good deal of power in the war, so there's plenty of room for outlaws in the galaxy where they used to keep order.
The covenant forces, as said above, are probably attacking ships to ransom the crew (Or savagely kill them all) and steal equipment for personal profit in pirate-y ways.
343i comments shamelessly stolen from NeoGAF.
[QUOTE=lybertyboy]Regarding ordnance drops. There are two types of ordnance drops on the games: personal ordnance and map-specific drops that are more akin to traditional weapon/equipment spawning.
Personal ordnance is earned by performing any action that nets points for you and your team. This can be kills, (more for doubles, triples, etc.) assists, assassinations, flag scores or any of the dozens of new medals we're adding to the experience.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=lybertyboy][i]So instant respawns and disintegrating enemies. 343 has killed t-bagging.[/i]
Actually, I think we might have perfected it. You'll have to wait about 6 months to see for yourself. :)[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=lybertyboy]Personal ordnance doesn't just drop weapons. You're never going to have a situation where someone can select between a rocket launcher, sniper rifle or sticky detonator.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=mac338;36207573]The live action reminded me a bit of Battlestar Galactica[/QUOTE]
I'd play Battlestar Haloica
So it sounds like map drops are still the grabbable items and weapons as usual, but personal ordnance is..
Killstreaks?
Could just be reading into it wrong, though, but if it isn't simply weapon rewards for doing well, then killstreak-style stuff is all I can think of.
I hope they take full advantage of the story and character opportunities that Cortana going rampant offers, and not try to restore status quo by the end of game. I think it'd be more interesting to see Cortana take a character arc similar to Durandal or Tycho from the Marathon series.
New Waypoint Spartan Ops video. Lot of old clips, but there's some new stuff sprinkled around.
[video=youtube;nn89_AXCRUY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn89_AXCRUY&feature=g-u-u[/video]
Also, multiplayer.
[video=youtube;PsNWkjP65Cg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsNWkjP65Cg&feature=g-all-u[/video]
[video=youtube;SCiGiVqgqTA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCiGiVqgqTA&feature=g-user-u[/video]
[QUOTE=NikoChekhov;36201213]Speaking of H3, is there no way to get recent screenshots off it now? I just took a couple, not realizing that Bungie had stopped updating the records on their site. The new website run by 343 doesn't access H3 screenshots. Is there something I'm missing, or am I basically shit outta luck?[/QUOTE]
Going on about this (sorry if I'm bugging by continuously mentioning it): According to the forums, 343i has no intentions of continuing screenshot service record updates. I'm rather disappointed.
[url=http://twitpic.com/9t5my4]Sneak peak of default control scheme.[/url]
Also, some guy's Bumper Jumper impressions:
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So I was rewatching the campign trailer again and I noticed something with cortana.... people are all saying shes yelling at cheif and such...but notice we dont see cheif and 343 having said anything on that. We know cortana is going insane but we dont know how her fall into madness will be or if she might be trying her utmost to keep what sanity she has and (purely speculation) she is slowly erroded showing signs of losing her weak hold until she snaps at the villens trying to get a ship able to get them into space (if thats their goal)
Just putting the speculation out there.
[QUOTE=P1X3L N1NJA;36208619]Erm....I....Well you see...fuck.
Because the game would suck if it hadall these new guns for campaign only.[/QUOTE]
Or Spartan Ops/War Games happen chronologically during or after the campaign?
I doubt you'll kill all the new bad guys within the first game, there's enough left over for normal Spartans to kill during down time.
Spent 3 hours in line to play 15 mins of Halo 4 MP. Was so worth it!
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Brilliant advertisement IMO. Wish I saw that but I didn't use any bathrooms at E3 this year.
[QUOTE=Delta616;36215266]Spent 3 hours in line to play 15 mins of Halo 3 MP. Was so worth it!
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Surely you mean Halo 4? How was it?
[QUOTE=Delta616;36215266]Spent 3 hours in line to play 15 mins of Halo 3 MP. Was so worth it!
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Brilliant advertisement IMO. Wish I saw that but I didn't use any bathrooms at E3 this year.[/QUOTE]
Is it true that Wraparound's title has been changed to Haven?
[QUOTE=Arachnidus;36215436]Surely you mean Halo 4? How was it?[/QUOTE]
Nah, I went back in time to E3 2007, I was kindof pissed when I got there cause I really wanted to play Halo 4.
The graphics are sexy as hell. And I mean, sure, it's a 360 so it has hardware limitations. The shadows are a bit pixely and whatnot.
But the artists and designers have done such a great job that you don't really think about it much. Like Dear Esther being on the ol' Source engine and all. As a result it looks like a high quality AAA PC game, not a 360 one.
The multiplayer maps look nice too, but one thing I worry a bit about is that they don't look very vertical, gameplay-wise. They look like they have mostly one plateau of height where most the action is fought, and there are few walls or tight corridors to boot with that. That means less close quartes, less energy sword fun and much more sniping and BR'ing. A completely different play-style comes with the lack of vertical gameplay, one more reminiscent of most first person shooters to date.
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Yet at the same time, they remind me of some Halo 1 maps, so perhaps I'll be proven delightfully wrong on that.
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