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Halo Reach: LESS THAN A WEEK AAAAH

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  • Angel177Angel177 Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Hate you, Angel.

    Also, I don't have a fence here. Got a river that runs through the backyard, though.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    well at that point they've earned it

    Notice to people who want to steal FyreWulff Rex's account:

    I know where he lives, and my fees are very reasonable.

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  • T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATED NAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Hate you, Angel.

    Also, I don't have a fence here. Got a river that runs through the backyard, though.

    Beeb

    have you ever watched a 360 drown

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Cannot say that I have, nor do I plan on seeing one do so anytime soon.

    And don't suggest that my 360 should take one for the team in the name of science now that I have a job and could easily get the Reach Slim.

    Mx. Quill on
  • T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATED NAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Beeb I think your 360 should take one for the team in the name of science now that you have a job and could easily get the Reach Squat.

    T4CT on
  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Beeb wrote:
    Hate you, Tact.

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  • Angel177Angel177 Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    T4CT wrote: »
    Hate you, Angel.

    Also, I don't have a fence here. Got a river that runs through the backyard, though.

    Beeb

    have you ever watched a 360 drown

    You Magnificent Bastard!

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I suggest sealing every crack on the 360 with silicone and seeing how long you can get it to run while submerged.

    "it's water cooled yo!"

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  • T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATED NAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Beeb wrote:
    Hate you, Tact.

    <3



    cancelled my legendary edition preorder today and just preordered plain old reach. I can't see myself really wanting the limited stuff and my dolls will make up for the lack of a statue.

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  • TheAngryDealerTheAngryDealer Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    so has anyone heard what they are giving away in Reach for those that played Halo 2 on the last day? I was talking to some guys at work about all the gamestop stuff and preorder stuff and remembered they said they were giving something for Halo 2 also....

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  • T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATED NAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    It's some tiny in-game thing but I don't think they've actually announced specifics yet

    I doubt it'd be an armor piece, it's probably just an extra emblem or a little thing similiar to the logo you get when you linke to Bnet or something.

    T4CT on
  • SnowblindvictimSnowblindvictim Flying casual Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Okay maybe someone knows the answer to this because my google-fu isn't all that great.
    Is Marty in addition to being the composer of the games the audio/sound director?
    Does he create/mix the sounds for the games like that of gunshots explosions etc?

    Basically is Marty to Halo what Ben Burtt is to Star Wars?

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    *huffpuff* i heard you guys were talking about halo toys did i make it in time
    i seriously almost bought the ODST mongoose today, it's just so damn much for a toy ($25). the size difference between the old figures and the new ones is definately a bit jarring because up until mcfarlene got his hands on them they were almost GI joe sized.
    but like others have said the new toys are wayyy more detailed, and they've done some cool things. they've got weapon packs with just about every gun you can imagine, and the new warthog and ghost toys look awesome. patiently waiting for the custom spartan option to show up on the site though, they could make so much bank off people who want figures of themselves in-game.

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  • ShimShamShimSham Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    *huffpuff* i heard you guys were talking about halo toys did i make it in time
    i seriously almost bought the ODST mongoose today, it's just so damn much for a toy ($25). the size difference between the old figures and the new ones is definately a bit jarring because up until mcfarlene got his hands on them they were almost GI joe sized.
    but like others have said the new toys are wayyy more detailed, and they've done some cool things. they've got weapon packs with just about every gun you can imagine, and the new warthog and ghost toys look awesome. patiently waiting for the custom spartan option to show up on the site though, they could make so much bank off people who want figures of themselves in-game.

    Yeah I've almost bought the Mongoose too but right before I did I saw the 5'in figure scaled Warthog announced for $30 so I'm waiting for that.

    And are they seriously launching a custom Spartan option? or was that wishful thinking because wow I would do that.

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    it's wishful thinking but they could so do it
    like, so easy they should

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  • John ZoidbergJohn Zoidberg Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    ShimSham wrote: »
    And are they seriously launching a custom Spartan option? or was that wishful thinking because wow I would do that.

    Flaming helmet option comes with gasoline and a box of matches :P

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  • ViscountalphaViscountalpha The pen is mightier than the sword http://youtu.be/G_sBOsh-vyIRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    360 slim v Halo 360

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    I'm almost considering seeing if it's possible for me to put the 120GB HDD in the Halo HDD case so that it still matches the disc tray. Bronze/gold trim ftw
    The slim isn't mine. It was just visiting.

    edit: aw damnit they're held together with Torx screws.

    Torx aren't that hard to come by. Fyre, don't disappoint me

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  • 043043 Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Okay maybe someone knows the answer to this because my google-fu isn't all that great.
    Is Marty in addition to being the composer of the games the audio/sound director?
    Does he create/mix the sounds for the games like that of gunshots explosions etc?

    Basically is Marty to Halo what Ben Burtt is to Star Wars?

    Marty, along with C. Paul Johnson and Jay Weinland, are the main Bungie audio guys. There's a huge chunk of behind the scenes stuff devoted to their work.

    On the Halo 3 bonus disks, you can see them testing the game in 5.1 and see how you used to be able to customize more color on your armor in H3. One SPARTAN on-screen has red armor with a white helmet. Which is awesome.

    Yes, I am a stalker.

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  • YorkerYorker Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    H Jay, Will, good games tonight.

    We should really play some more MNC together.

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  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    Social engineering of Live support line, it's how people stole accounts that had Recon when only like 3 people had it. MS retrained their reps and changed how much info they could give out, but it still happens once in a while.

    I'll just keep an eye out on it. If MS security policies fall like a house of cards again, I'll just wait a bit before turning it on. If I hear nothing, I'll turn it on and hope for the best (and then turn it off because i'm too visible)

    But you can also apparently set up shit like a PIN tied to your phone and stuff, which I already did, which should make it really hard for someone to get enough details to take an account. I've been up on the front page quite a few times and I haven't had my account ganked

    D: This is why we can't have nice things.

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  • ShimShamShimSham Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Okay so the Halo Reach four pack with Emile, Jorge, the Elite and Green Spartan came in today.

    The sculpt is a lot better than the Halo 3 figures, and the paint is just as good. Figures are overall a little bit bigger. More importantly though, they don't have oddly large hips and a jutting out pelvis. This was the only real complaint I had with the Halo 3 figures originally and they've seemingly resolved that.

    Jorge and the Elite are nearly an inch taller than Emile, so that size difference is great to see.

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  • T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATED NAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    how much did those cost you Shim?

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  • joshgotrojoshgotro Deviled Egg The Land of REAL CHILIRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Noble 6 codes just went up on Twitter?

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    does it?
  • LookFreeGrenadeLookFreeGrenade Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    rule of thumb is no matter how quickly you post about twitter giveaways, you will never win

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  • joshgotrojoshgotro Deviled Egg The Land of REAL CHILIRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I'm assuming it was only the avatar armor set. Nothing to type fast for.

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  • ShimShamShimSham Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    T4CT wrote: »
    how much did those cost you Shim?

    I paid a somewhat inflated price on Ebay because the 4-pack accidentally got released early at some locations. It retails for $30 though, (http://store.spawn.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=584) which is really good price considering it's a 4-pack and single figures typically go for about $12.

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  • LordNibblerLordNibbler Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    rule of thumb is no matter how quickly you post about twitter giveaways, you will never win

    Ya I tried getting one and now I is sad. Fuck you twitter giveaways.

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Yorker wrote: »
    H Jay, Will, good games tonight.

    We should really play some more MNC together.
    I'll play MNC until the trial runs out but I'm not convinced by it yet.

    But yeah, it felt good to play again. I got a message from a guy after wanting me to free up a spot on my list because I was, in his words, 'an awesome and beast Halo 3 driver'.

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  • XagarXagar Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    5 Minute Firefight

    So great.

    My mind was irrevocably shattered when I realized that Jackals now hold their shields left-handed. Now I am but a broken husk of a man.

    Also, wtfshieldgrunt at 3:23.

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  • Renegade WolfRenegade Wolf Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    There are engineers on that map so thats probably why.

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  • ArrathArrath Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Oh man they have two draw animations for the pistol! My inner gun nerd likes this far too much. The readout on the Grenade Launcher is pretty good too, "Ready", "Linked", "Boom".

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Arrath wrote: »
    Oh man they have two draw animations for the pistol! My inner gun nerd likes this far too much. The readout on the Grenade Launcher is pretty good too, "Ready", "Linked", "Boom".

    I saw that it reads "In Air" as well.

    Also, Skirmishers scare the crap outta me now.

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  • LordNibblerLordNibbler Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/haloreach/video/6273271

    Matchmaking is in Campaign as well as Firefight.

    "Banshee race map with dragons that shoot kill balls!"

    Any civilian vehicle in campaign will be drive-able. =D

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  • LordNibblerLordNibbler Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Aaaaand here's an off screen video of the opening cinematic demo'd at gamescom. At about 30:45:
    http://www.xbox.com/en-gb/gamescom2010/default.htm

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  • ArrathArrath Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Aaaaand here's an off screen video of the opening cinematic demo'd at gamescom. At about 30:45:
    http://www.xbox.com/en-gb/gamescom2010/default.htm

    Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggghhhhhhhhhhh. Must resist.

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  • XagarXagar Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Finally a sure confirmation that you can pick the spawning vehicle. I want warthog team race with infinite stickies on Gephyrophobia/BG/Sidewinder back!

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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/haloreach/video/6273271

    Matchmaking is in Campaign as well as Firefight.

    "Banshee race map with dragons that shoot kill balls!"

    Any civilian vehicle in campaign will be drive-able. =D
    Whaaaa....is this new information? Because that's awesome.

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  • ArrathArrath Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Aaaaand here's an off screen video of the opening cinematic demo'd at gamescom. At about 30:45:
    http://www.xbox.com/en-gb/gamescom2010/default.htm

    Fffffffuuuuuuucking christ I can't wait for this game!

    Campaign intro stuffs:
    I was right! The first mission does (possibly, maybe) involve insurrectionists. Though, you'd think they'd have been stomped out with prejudice on a militarily important planet like Reach. And that this fancy important relay thing would have a full garrison of combat troops..

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2010
    anoffday wrote: »
    http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/haloreach/video/6273271

    Matchmaking is in Campaign as well as Firefight.

    "Banshee race map with dragons that shoot kill balls!"

    Any civilian vehicle in campaign will be drive-able. =D
    Whaaaa....is this new information? Because that's awesome.

    Actually somewhat old info, as they showed that they could drive civvy vehicles.. but the new info is that every single one you encounter will be drivable, so I guess no more midget cars like ODST or Halo 2.

    Also, resisting opening cinematic. I caved and watched Halo 3's a week early. I should try and hold out this time :lol:

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