The Halo Thread - Games - Facepunch Forum

I like Halo 3, it's just the majority of the community is playing it with no fun.

Great googly moogly, the Saber level looks like one for the ages. If only it were present in multiplayer, yet Bungie had to cut it out.

What Saber level?

Will there be space battles in multiplayer :allears:

[QUOTE=elitehakor;22939274]Will there be space battles in multiplayer :allears:[/QUOTE] Yes [QUOTE=BmB;22847059]The Commonwealth saga has like 40 main characters, not to speak of nights dawn which I am told exceeds 60.[/QUOTE] The Song of Ice and Fire has shitloads of main characters, even the author regrets making so many by now. It's fantasy though (and the best fantasy I've read, I recommend it). [QUOTE=elitehakor;22914398]Halo 1's Legendary in co-op was basically have one person hide while someone else clear the room. If the person clearing the room died, they would spawn on the other person and the other person would go.[/QUOTE] I never did this, it's boring. I don't play games for the sake of beating them. [QUOTE=Dolton;22914982][highlight][b][u]BR[/u][/b][/highlight][/QUOTE] gib moni or i report u huehaehuahuahuehueahaehu

I managed to complete Cortana on legendary in less than 15 (10? I forget) minutes one time. I was doing it for my friend because he was stuck, and ended up doing some intense speed run. [editline]12:37PM[/editline] I died like twice as well [editline]12:39PM[/editline] Is there going to be Firefight in Reach?

[QUOTE=Cheryl Cole;22947601]I managed to complete Cortana on legendary in less than 15 (10? I forget) minutes one time. I was doing it for my friend because he was stuck, and ended up doing some intense speed run. [editline]12:37PM[/editline] I died like twice as well [editline]12:39PM[/editline] Is there going to be Firefight in Reach?[/QUOTE] yes, and every aspect of it will be customizable.

Going to a pawn shop today, gonna buy Halo and Halo 2. Will they work for 360?

They'll work, but Halo 2 won't be able to play multiplayer anymore.

[QUOTE=elitehakor;22939274]Will there be space battles in multiplayer :allears:[/QUOTE] No. Bungie had to cut Sabers from usage in multiplayer because they couldn't find an appropriate way to include them. Shame, too, because some Seraph vs Saber+Spartan vs Elite infantry CTF would have been absolutely amazing.

[QUOTE=Zezibesh;22948981]They'll work, but Halo 2 won't be able to play multiplayer anymore.[/QUOTE] I'm fine with no MP, I just want to play the campaigns in order, see what I've missed out on.

[QUOTE=goldenbuttocks;22905694]I recall that another company is continuing the Halo series. I forgot the name though.[/QUOTE] I remember reading that Gearbox was in charge of Halo 4. Though this must have been at least a year ago, in the loose talk section of a Game Informer issue.

I read that guy's thread on Reach, and I noticed it takes place around 2552. Well, I was playing ODST yesterday and at the beginning where it has all those words (before the menu) it says, "The year is 2552..." How is that right? If ODST takes place in 2552, and it also takes place around the time of Halo 2, then does Reach take place at the same time as Halo 2? I thought it took place before Halo: CE?

[QUOTE=fish puncher;22949670]I read that guy's thread on Reach, and I noticed it takes place around 2552. Well, I was playing ODST yesterday and at the beginning where it has all those words (before the menu) it says, "The year is 2552..." How is that right? If ODST takes place in 2552, and it also takes place around the time of Halo 2, then does Reach take place at the same time as Halo 2? I thought it took place before Halo: CE?[/QUOTE] Yeah this all happens at about the same time.

[QUOTE=elitehakor;22939274]Will there be space battles in multiplayer :allears:[/QUOTE] No.

[QUOTE=fish puncher;22949670]I read that guy's thread on Reach, and I noticed it takes place around 2552. Well, I was playing ODST yesterday and at the beginning where it has all those words (before the menu) it says, "The year is 2552..." How is that right? If ODST takes place in 2552, and it also takes place around the time of Halo 2, then does Reach take place at the same time as Halo 2? I thought it took place before Halo: CE?[/QUOTE] Remember, Buck was a survivor from Reach.

[QUOTE=Pat4ever;22912963]Your 360 will still play it, it's just that you won't be able to play it online anymore. Sucks how they include a now useless Xbox Original Live trial though. [/QUOTE] Yes, I noticed that. Sucks.

[QUOTE=fish puncher;22949670]I read that guy's thread on Reach, and I noticed it takes place around 2552. Well, I was playing ODST yesterday and at the beginning where it has all those words (before the menu) it says, "The year is 2552..." How is that right? If ODST takes place in 2552, and it also takes place around the time of Halo 2, then does Reach take place at the same time as Halo 2? I thought it took place before Halo: CE?[/QUOTE] Halo Reach is before Halo: CE, but only by at most weeks before. The time between Halo: CE and Halo 2 and also Halo 2 and Halo 3 is actually very short.

[QUOTE=JonniXD;22877680]Check out what I just bought: [IMG_thumb]http://i48.tinypic.com/24ni3ia.jpg[/IMG_thumb] I don't even care if my Xbox 360 wont play it, I still love it :3:.[/QUOTE] What do you mean? Halo 2 is fully functional on the 360. [editline]08:05PM[/editline] [QUOTE=BmB;22842786]The story in the games however is masterfully told, which is why I can't wait for Reach and The Cole Protocol. As these are Bungie creations.[/QUOTE] Sorry, got confused, I meant Contact Harvest. Contact Harvest is the one by Joseph Staten, not The Cole Protocol.

Man, Halo 3 multiplayer is great. The campaign is fantastic too.

The time difference between Reach and Combat Evolved really depends on two things, hyperspace travel time and the length of the battle. I think it takes between a week and a month for an average jump in Halo doesn't it? The length of the battle can't be that impressive though, the Covenant are supposed to steamroll some motherfuckers around here.

[QUOTE=BmB;22954736]What do you mean? Halo 2 is fully functional on the 360. [editline]08:05PM[/editline] Sorry, got confused, I meant Contact Harvest. Contact Harvest is the one by Joseph Staten, not The Cole Protocol.[/QUOTE] When I first read Contact Harvest, I didn't like it at all. Subsequent reads proved it to be pretty good. [editline]09:22PM[/editline] [QUOTE=BmB;22954910]The time difference between Reach and Combat Evolved really depends on two things, hyperspace travel time and the length of the battle. I think it takes between a week and a month for an average jump in Halo doesn't it? The length of the battle can't be that impressive though, the Covenant are supposed to steamroll some motherfuckers around here.[/QUOTE] Reach was defeated in a week [i]at most[/i] (the fight on Halo took about a week, plus stuff from First Strike minus the slipspace crystal). Actually, now that I checked First Strike, Reach lasted maybe a day at most. There's a pretty illogical thing about the glassing though. The Covenant glassed most of the planet, leaving a hefty area around the mountain which held the slipspace crystal. That's pretty dumb, since glassing means burning out the atmosphere and plasma bombing all oceans and landmass. You can't do that halfway, the atmosphere is going to escape no matter if you left one quarter of the planet untouched.

Halo is, in my opinion, the most fair competitive game on any console. It's the greatest skill based FPS shooter and the reason for this is the accuracy of the weapons, reliability of things like grenades to react as expected within the game mechanics (i.e. frag grenade will not begin 2 second explode timer until it has bounced off of a surface) and the regenerating shield mechanic (allowing for most one on one battles to be determined by the strength of the player and not who has more shield from previous encounters). This, and the improved power abilities in Halo: Reach (like the active camo that is weakened while running and gives an indication on the motion sensor), makes Halo number one on my gaming rotation. And the campaign is epic not only alone (for the story) but also played with friends (metagame challenges and skulls etc.). I couldn't improve the Halo series and I think after all these years they've done an amazing job blending hardcore competitive play with social fun. Although, that said, I'd like to see a single player scene editor in which you can determine waves of enemies and strength of enemies etc. If it had something akin to the Far Cry 2 map editor Halo: Reach would be amazing!

[QUOTE=Lightbourne;22955385]Although, that said, I'd like to see a single player scene editor in which you can determine waves of enemies and strength of enemies etc. If it had something akin to the Far Cry 2 map editor Halo: Reach would be amazing![/QUOTE] When Forge was first announced, I hoped I could spawn endless Hunters / Flood on High Ground :(

No! Not Hunters! [editline]02:16PM[/editline] I'm gonna buy Halo: CE off XBL marketplace and download it overnight. But I don't know where to find Halo 2.

amazon probably has it.

I'm spending so much money lately. I ordered a wi-fi thing for my DS, just bought 1600 MS points for Halo: CE, just got a Steam profile, I want to pre-order Reach, and now Halo 2. What do I do?

Now I wonder if we could use Forged maps in Firefight. Would be cool as balls.

That would be the awesomest thing ever. But do you know how cheap that would be? Make a tall tower that you spawn in with unlimited rocket launchers a spartan lasers. THAT WOULD FUCKING OWN.

[QUOTE=BmB;22954910]The time difference between Reach and Combat Evolved really depends on two things, hyperspace travel time and the length of the battle. I think it takes between a week and a month for an average jump in Halo doesn't it? The length of the battle can't be that impressive though, the Covenant are supposed to steamroll some motherfuckers around here.[/QUOTE] Reach ended the day it started it took a week to get to installation 04 on the autumn then it was a few more weeks getting home because they stopped along the way as seen in "first strike" then Halo 2 to Halo 3 is like 1 week. So yeah the whole 4 games is like 2 months at most.