The Halo Thread V12: The Last Thread Turned Into A Bridge - Games

really the only thing I never liked about reach from the beginning, and still dont like, is armor lock.

[QUOTE=Naught;50375859]really the only thing I never liked about reach from the beginning, and still dont like, is armor lock.[/QUOTE] god fuck you armor lock you fucking cunt i have to admit its extremely satisfying being in btb going across bases in [del]blood gulch[/del] hemorrhage and seeing a ghost on your radar behind you boosting to run you over and you just armor lock and seeing them explode and knowing they're fuming or maybe i'm just an asshole. armor lock is fun, but fuck the frustration it brings when you die from it is so much worse

so much frustration and salt output from the ability to crouch, sit still and make your arse glow as you become a glowing death rock

[QUOTE=KingKombat;50375741]I'm completely aware of how random this is, but it just popped up in my suggestions: [video]https://youtu.be/BZPTVnyh57E[/video] Goddamn, I remember the hype for Reach and all the backlash from the changes. So many people bitching about how they ruined it, and now I feel like this is the goto title for people who hate 4 & 5 :v: man these were the fucking days, I miss that time[/QUOTE] True, but not everyone who complained about Reach complains about new-Halo. I fucking loved pretty much every bit of Reach and I still complain about the newer games.

[QUOTE=343N;50375887]god fuck you armor lock you fucking cunt i have to admit its extremely satisfying being in btb going across bases in [del]blood gulch[/del] hemorrhage and seeing a ghost on your radar behind you boosting to run you over and you just armor lock and seeing them explode and knowing they're fuming or maybe i'm just an asshole. armor lock is fun, but fuck the frustration it brings when you die from it is so much worse[/QUOTE] Taking out fast vehicles was the only fun I ever got out of using armor lock. Otherwise I just found every other use of it really annoying. Edit: I also fucking love Reach to the point of it actually being my favorite Halo game all around. 5 has my favorite multiplayer, though.

[QUOTE=KingKombat;50375741]I'm completely aware of how random this is, but it just popped up in my suggestions: [/QUOTE] The picture reminded me of this [video=youtube;MRRlauFtDO8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRRlauFtDO8[/video]

[QUOTE=death2sarge;50376088]The picture reminded me of this [video=youtube;MRRlauFtDO8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRRlauFtDO8[/video][/QUOTE] I remember being extremely hyped about the beta, checking every source to get an early code but never managing to get one. Then when the beta actually hit, it was a crapshoot to even download it because of the massive amount of people doing so at the same time. I fucking loved playing that beta.

[QUOTE=Delta616;50374031]No, it's really not.[/QUOTE] The warzone maps, enemy models, and weapons all look great. However, almost all of the forge materials look like cheap plastic with no real detail. The same goes for spartans, they look really plastic-y and low-quality. The armor textures are pretty low quality, it's really noticeable on the start/end screens. [editline]23rd May 2016[/editline] Don't get me wrong, I actually love H5 multiplayer. It's just a shame that a lot of it is pretty ugly.

the forge pieces wont from now on but yeah

How come we get Samurai-like armour but no knight-like armour in Halo 5? Step up your game 343i

Nostalgia you say? [video=youtube;gn2LzS-ICPQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLq4DB9egb8[/video]

[QUOTE=Bathtub;50376397]The warzone maps, enemy models, and weapons all look great. However, almost all of the forge materials look like cheap plastic with no real detail. The same goes for spartans, they look really plastic-y and low-quality. The armor textures are pretty low quality, it's really noticeable on the start/end screens. [editline]23rd May 2016[/editline] Don't get me wrong, I actually love H5 multiplayer. It's just a shame that a lot of it is pretty ugly.[/QUOTE] Latest update implemented texture options in forge. Armor textures are certiantly not low quaility... Halo has never looked better on the Xbox. Wish i can pull a screenshot off my xbox thats not compressed.

[QUOTE=Delta616;50377313]Latest update implemented texture options in forge. Armor textures are certiantly not low quaility... Halo has never looked better on the Xbox. Wish i can pull a screenshot off my xbox thats not compressed.[/QUOTE] Uh, screenshots you take on the XB1 are PNG Take a screenshot and grab it off [url]http://xboxdvr.com/[/url] Or upload them to OneDrive

[QUOTE=FlandersNed;50375557]Unfortunately so much of that skybox gets missed because everyone's too busy dodging the exploding panels. It's so bad that people miss the ark + ring and think they are still on the ark. [/QUOTE] I've never noticed. I didn't realise what mission that screenshot was from, I thought it was a custom map.

[QUOTE=Tuskin;50377396]Uh, screenshots you take on the XB1 are PNG Take a screenshot and grab it off [URL]http://xboxdvr.com/[/URL] Or upload them to OneDrive[/QUOTE] Uhhh yes, i'm well aware of how those things work. They image quality isn't as high as i'd like it. I need to get a new capture card. My TV dynamically upscales resolutions to 2k or 4k, i'd love to get Halo 5 screenshots with that source.

But they would look like shit.

I'm wondering, what new things from 4/5 do people think properly fit in with the Bungie UNSC art style? I can't think of a single thing (other than perhaps the Infinity and the Mantis, to some degree) 343 have came up with that actually wouldn't look entirely out of place next to anything from the previous games. I really don't like how they completely abandoned the theme/art direction of the UNSCs rugged, industrial-looking, fairly low-tech designs with sharp corners and hard angles and just went for typical advanced high-tech sci-fi stuff with rounded corners and aerodynamic, sleek designs. The new Scorpion tank isn't so bad but i don't think it's as good as the the previous iconic design, it feels more like a toy.

[QUOTE=Tuskin;50378187]But they would look like shit.[/QUOTE] No, they would be a hell of alot higher quality, as the images source is my TV which upscaled the image quality. [t]https://m84msg.by3301.livefilestore.com/y3pomr_L7bh8LJ3yC1W89GOOubyrIQtMvumON7PjA7QQJSfKROQ7qdJWOebG_wDGoV-j3sw57ZT5ZZiS-cphnOWEFrajJ72IdGzYYvJvGokFg9mlKyraL4GnCHF-VWLli3oKoSIjs_cBf3vYf9uatL80yspNHP3YNmVNuQFLf0JAqY/Sun_Dec_27_01-56-23_EST_2015.png?psid=1[/t] That's terrible for a PNG! [t]http://screenshotscontent-t3002.xboxlive.com/00090000008ff27d-9a556aa5-de81-413c-a5b2-b3630ac0a225/Screenshot-Original.png?sv=2014-02-14&sr=c&sig=0diwP%2Fo2rFt6FWD2TqdqfWbMH5jCLjVptzBGyxcmsEM%3D&st=2016-05-23T19%3A39%3A53Z&se=2016-05-23T20%3A44%3A53Z&sp=r&__gda__=1464036293_c1ed872a8fbda7f2f12257c5fdb6f95b[/t] Even worse.

That is because the image is sub 1080 upscaled to 1080p. Remember Halo 5 has the dynamic resolution thing going on. [editline]23rd May 2016[/editline] Here are a couple of mine, they do not look as bad as the second one you posted. (your first one doesn't work) [t]http://screenshotscontent-t5001.xboxlive.com/000900000211074b-643c7972-48ff-4791-b298-26141ff31c8a/Screenshot-Original.png?sv=2014-02-14&sr=c&sig=AXArVNfaz9hnOt23vju2t3oz6mANoX086oGPWxkJ5iU%3D&st=2016-05-23T19%3A57%3A48Z&se=2016-05-23T21%3A02%3A48Z&sp=r&__gda__=1464037368_4af1a905d7e7d5080acd92f6de04ee87[/t] [t]http://screenshotscontent-t4001.xboxlive.com/000900000211074b-c5a9202e-3779-44a7-9975-2b7aae4f879c/Screenshot-Original.png?sv=2014-02-14&sr=c&sig=xg2Y7MBKpMhhoLA1Jcxt%2BgbblOn5Yih3ogL2cKWq4r0%3D&st=2016-05-23T19%3A58%3A47Z&se=2016-05-23T21%3A03%3A47Z&sp=r&__gda__=1464037427_7036aba27d69575f0c311302ef927c70[/t]

[QUOTE=Tuskin;50378560]That is because the image is sub 1080 upscaled to 1080p. Remember Halo 5 has the dynamic resolution thing going on.[/QUOTE] Yes, i'm aware of the Dynamic resolution scaling, that's not the point genius. The image quality of screenshots uploaded from the Xbox One could better. It doesn't matter what game or resolution the game it is, that's not the point. The quality loss isn't from the screenshot, it's the process it's uploaded to the internet, it loses quality. A capture card as the source, instead of uploading to the internet directly from your xbox is a hell of alot higher quality, even higher on my TV due to the 4k upscaling. Whenever you comment on my posts you act like I don't know anything, and complete miss the point.

I am not seeing any quality loss [t]https://i.imgur.com/dv9T06q.png[/t] [t]https://i.imgur.com/Z79dllY.png[/t] [t]https://i.imgur.com/eBWViCe.png[/t] Those pixels are sharp as fuck [editline]23rd May 2016[/editline] This last image is unrelated to the discussion, I just like it [t]https://i.imgur.com/HkPNCyr.png[/t]

The halo 5 screens look about as good as my screenshots. The Halo 3 screens looks slightly better, but textures aren't as good. Hell, even viewing the original image on your Xbox is better than the uploaded screens.

[QUOTE=Delta616;50378680]The Halo 3 screens looks slightly better, but textures aren't as good. Hell, even viewing the original image on your Xbox is better than the uploaded screens.[/QUOTE] I'm not seeing it. And I'm on a 4k TV like you said you wanted to do. My TV is slightly darker then my monitor, but that is about it.

How can you look at them in 4k if Halo 5 doesn't run at 1080p?

[QUOTE=SpartanXC9;50379018]How can you look at them in 4k if Halo 5 doesn't run at 1080p?[/QUOTE] I didn't say it was 4k. The resolution is still 1080p is I said my TV has a dynamic super resolution mode that upscales resolution, improves sharpness of image. Kindof like how Nvidia's DSR works on the PC. The difference in quality is like a Marketing Quality Screenshot of a video game VS an ingame screenshot.

[QUOTE=Delta616;50379441]I didn't say it was 4k. The resolution is still 1080p is I said my TV has a dynamic super resolution mode that upscales resolution, improves sharpness of image. Kindof like how Nvidia's DSR works on the PC. The difference in quality is like a Marketing Quality Screenshot of a video game VS an ingame screenshot.[/QUOTE] No but DSR renders at 4k and downscales to 1080p, this does the opposite, and halo 5 never runs at full 1080p anyway

[QUOTE=nightlord;50378231]I'm wondering, what new things from 4/5 do people think properly fit in with the Bungie UNSC art style? I can't think of a single thing (other than perhaps the Infinity and the Mantis, to some degree) 343 have came up with that actually wouldn't look entirely out of place next to anything from the previous games. I really don't like how they completely abandoned the theme/art direction of the UNSCs rugged, industrial-looking, fairly low-tech designs with sharp corners and hard angles and just went for typical advanced high-tech sci-fi stuff with rounded corners and aerodynamic, sleek designs. The new Scorpion tank isn't so bad but i don't think it's as good as the the previous iconic design, it feels more like a toy.[/QUOTE] The one thing I can think of off the top of my head is the Railgun, I think it just about keeps the angular aesthetic of 1-3. [t]http://www.halopedia.org/images/3/3c/H4-ARC920Railgun.png[/t] Looks like a hand held Charon Frigate

[QUOTE=MadBomber;50381442]The one thing I can think of off the top of my head is the Railgun, I think it just about keeps the angular aesthetic of 1-3. [t]http://www.halopedia.org/images/3/3c/H4-ARC920Railgun.png[/t] Looks like a hand held Charon Frigate[/QUOTE] There's something amusing about the idea of a SPARTAN running around with a portable, man-sized version of a MAC Cannon.

[QUOTE=343N;50381083]No but DSR renders at 4k and downscales to 1080p, this does the opposite this does the opposite, and halo 5 never runs at full 1080p anyway[/QUOTE] Are you guys serious? I'm not talking about the Xbox One, Halo 5, or it's Dynamic resolutions, as I've pointed out twice before this. Perhaps bolding and under-lining it will help... [B][U] I'm talking about a feature on my TV that upscales and sharpens image. Similarity to Nvidia's DSR, the process it upscales the content to 2k or 4k, then downscales it to 1080p. [/U][/B] I don't understand why you, Tuskin, or Spartan never grasped that. It's all post processing from the TV.

[QUOTE=FlandersNed;50375557] ark pictures[/QUOTE] Wow. I never even saw that Skybox. and I played that mission like 20 times..