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Halo: MULTI/FIREFIGHT Thread. MetaTag: A PA Reachmulti. 1 Mil FF Maps are for Babies.

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    How do you edit a gametype once you create it? Also which is the weakest scoped rifle? I'm making a new gametype called Bullets-N-Blades that's just basically melee weapons and weak rifles, kind of like Scouts-N-Knives in old school CS.

    Sorry, I got BOTPed.

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  • YeofaceYeoface Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    Yeoface wrote: »
    I figured, but still, it looks worse than anything in ODST.

    ODST only ever had to worry about a maximum of 2 players in splitscreen, though.

    This is why you don't see 4 player that much anymore.. developers don't want their game to look 'ugly' so they avoid it.

    You could do 4 player splitscreen online no problem in all of the Halo games. I just havnt seen graphics that were so obviously bland in ay of them until we tried Reach today. We're talking basically untextured polygons only 40 or 50 ft away.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2010
    Weakest scoped 'rifle' is the magnum, followed by the DMR and the Needle Rifle which are equivalent.

    Also to edit it you go down to "Game Options", and while looking at the options you press X to save it.

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  • ShamusShamus Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I really like Armor Lock.

    This is very fun. This is only an initial opinion, but as of right now, my favorite Halo.

    Anyhow, opinions on the pistol? My initial impressions are that it is almost always inferior to the assault rifle.

    They've definitely made it a weapon that feels like a secondary. It's inaccurate as fuck, and unless you're 10 feet from the other guy you're better off with something else.

    Good for finishing someone off if their shields are down, though, so it has its uses.

    Love the pistol.

    I always switch to it at the start of the match. I've never been a fan of the assault rifle.

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  • Angel177Angel177 Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Good Games tonight guys. race needs work. OFF TO THE FORGE!!!....

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    Weakest scoped 'rifle' is the magnum, followed by the DMR and the Needle Rifle which are equivalent.

    Also to edit it you go down to "Game Options", and while looking at the options you press X to save it.

    Thanks, so I have created and uploaded my gametype to the fileshare. Now what? Is there a specific thing I have to do to get it on the main gametype pool, server, whatever, how do I know if people are downloading it, and all that junk? This is the first gametype I've ever made so I want to know all those kinds of details. Are people able to search for it now that it is in my fileshare?

    Bullets-N-Blades, look for it. I put in a handful of tag words too.

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  • LeoniusLeonius Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    The pistol is awesome, it just punishes you for shooting too fast much more than the dmr.

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  • BlurblBlurbl -_- Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I still think the magnum beats the AR in close quarters. Just aim at the head and spam the trigger.

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    Weakest scoped 'rifle' is the magnum, followed by the DMR and the Needle Rifle which are equivalent.

    Also to edit it you go down to "Game Options", and while looking at the options you press X to save it.

    Thanks, so I have created and uploaded my gametype to the fileshare. Now what? Is there a specific thing I have to do to get it on the main gametype pool, server, whatever, how do I know if people are downloading it, and all that junk? This is the first gametype I've ever made so I want to know all those kinds of details. Are people able to search for it now that it is in my fileshare?

    Bullets-N-Blades, look for it. I put in a handful of tag words too.

    Think of it like YouTube. You've uploaded, titled and tagged - if enough people find it and it gets popular, Bungie might use it in Matchmaking - but it's unlikely, as the only one that's done that before is Grifball.

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  • LeoniusLeonius Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Yeoface wrote: »
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    Yeoface wrote: »
    I figured, but still, it looks worse than anything in ODST.

    ODST only ever had to worry about a maximum of 2 players in splitscreen, though.

    This is why you don't see 4 player that much anymore.. developers don't want their game to look 'ugly' so they avoid it.

    You could do 4 player splitscreen online no problem in all of the Halo games. I just havnt seen graphics that were so obviously bland in ay of them until we tried Reach today. We're talking basically untextured polygons only 40 or 50 ft away.

    I'm pretty sure halo three capped it at two players per xbox, I would assume odst is the same.

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  • elliotw2elliotw2 Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Leonius wrote: »
    Yeoface wrote: »
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    Yeoface wrote: »
    I figured, but still, it looks worse than anything in ODST.

    ODST only ever had to worry about a maximum of 2 players in splitscreen, though.

    This is why you don't see 4 player that much anymore.. developers don't want their game to look 'ugly' so they avoid it.

    You could do 4 player splitscreen online no problem in all of the Halo games. I just havnt seen graphics that were so obviously bland in ay of them until we tried Reach today. We're talking basically untextured polygons only 40 or 50 ft away.

    I'm pretty sure halo three capped it at two players per xbox, I would assume odst is the same.

    Halo 1/2/3 all supported 4 players on one Xbox, for online mode. Offline was only two players on one box however.

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    elliotw2 wrote: »
    Leonius wrote: »
    Yeoface wrote: »
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    Yeoface wrote: »
    I figured, but still, it looks worse than anything in ODST.

    ODST only ever had to worry about a maximum of 2 players in splitscreen, though.

    This is why you don't see 4 player that much anymore.. developers don't want their game to look 'ugly' so they avoid it.

    You could do 4 player splitscreen online no problem in all of the Halo games. I just havnt seen graphics that were so obviously bland in ay of them until we tried Reach today. We're talking basically untextured polygons only 40 or 50 ft away.

    I'm pretty sure halo three capped it at two players per xbox, I would assume odst is the same.

    Halo 1/2/3 all supported 4 players on one Xbox, for online mode. Offline was only two players on one box however.
    By online do you mean competitive multiplayer, and by offline, campaign co-op? Because yeah, that's the pattern Halo has taken for all four so far (with the exception of Halo 1, which didn't have online but did have LAN play). That Reach supports four player local is kind of crazy.

    EDIT: Also today's daily challenges are up. There's one that requires you to get 17 kills in one match, but I think it's broken and actually allows you to get them cumulatively.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2010
    http://www.fyrewulff.com/fdc/node/18

    Let's see how long I can keep this up!

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    http://www.fyrewulff.com/fdc/node/18

    Let's see how long I can keep this up!

    Can't you just write a script to scrape the bnet challenge page?

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2010
    My hosting doesn't have cron capabilities, and would break if Bungie changed anything.

    So in theory: yes
    in practice: probably just easier to look at the page once a day and ctrl-c

    actually, could meet it halfway until i upgrade my hosting and just download the entire page once a day.

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  • mojojoeomojojoeo A block off the park, living the dream.Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Does ascension (pinnicle) have a flyer on it? I remember one from halo 2. Boo on that not being in.

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  • BlurblBlurbl -_- Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    So the challenge to complete Campaign on heroic is still up then?

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  • BadwrongBadwrong TokyoRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Tommatt wrote: »
    Honestly, I hope to hear Badwrong's opinion after he picks it up over everybody else, as his opinions on past Halo's is with mine.

    Played alot last night. I'm rather impressed. Again its not the best shooter by an means, but its high on features and very solid. Most importantly its very fun. I had zero fun with Halo 2 and 3... first was was ok.

    A friend and I did run into a pretty idiotic thing with the game though... I've had my 360 for a while and its got a huge HDD, my friend however just got his and its the newer model. He was stupid and got no hard drive. Sooooooo.... you cannot play online co-op if someone doesnt have a hard drive, reason being is the replays (or forge as its been labeled). Yes my friend should go get a damn hard drive anyway, but for a game that brags about having ALL the features in the world, the option to turn off replays and play online co-op should be a real simple concept.

    Same as you I've always thought of Halo as "meh"... Reach doesn't give me this feeling at all. Its fun and well made, the only big issue so far was the hard drive thing... and again my friend is a cheap tard who should buy a HDD. Now the game doesn't make me feel like a Halo fanatic or anything, I still like my PC shooters hands-down.... but as you said, all your friends from Monday Night Combat are on this, so its by no means a bad game so I would go for it.

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  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Man I love the hologram armor thing.

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  • BlurblBlurbl -_- Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Thank god for Arena. I went from carrying my team (+20 K/D and losing ftl) in my qualifiers to everybody having nearly 0 K/D in the ranked games.

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  • KadokenKadoken Giving Ends to my Friends and it Feels Stupendous Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    This game is pretty fun. I've only tried matchmaking and some firefight, and I'm glad for my purchase. The pistol actually seems USABLE now by the way. In Halo 3 the only usefulness it had was pairing it with a weapon that dropped shields. Also, is CTF Hemmorrhage in BTB?

    Now for two complaints. Pro mode, and Classic mode, should not be in Reach. Usually when I'm in a playlist, I see one pro mode, one classic mode, and one regular mode on a shitty map. I want the Reach experience, I don't want the Halo 3 experience by going into classic. Also, I'd like to use the AA's in all game modes, and I hate Pro for only giving you DMR or Needle Rifle for weapons. I think if you look around on the map you might find new weapons, but the complaint is more for the disappearence of AAs.

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  • DixonDixon Screwed...possibly doomed CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    BigDes wrote: »
    Man I love the hologram armor thing.

    I thought people would catch on to the Hologram trick, but man if you shoot that sucker out everyone shoots it. Makes it easy to spot people with sniper :P

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  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Dixon wrote: »
    BigDes wrote: »
    Man I love the hologram armor thing.

    I thought people would catch on to the Hologram trick, but man if you shoot that sucker out everyone shoots it. Makes it easy to spot people with sniper :P

    Yeah, one guy was calling me a hacker for using it a second ago

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  • iRevertiRevert Tactical Martha Stewart Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Whats the metatag I need to add? Its buried in one of the threads and I can't dig it up, if someone could find it I'll love you many times.

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  • acidlacedpenguinacidlacedpenguin Institutionalized Safe in jail.Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    so

    300% movespeed headhunter on Paradiso

    so fun

    I haven't laughed that retardedly hard since, well, like, ever.

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  • BizazedoBizazedo Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Dixon wrote: »

    I thought people would catch on to the Hologram trick, but man if you shoot that sucker out everyone shoots it. Makes it easy to spot people with sniper :P

    To be fair, you can throw it out and have the hologram run a pretty good distance. I think it'll sucker people for a looong time.

    Question for you pros, though. Bullets do go through it, right? :). Stupid question it feels like, buut..

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  • OhtsamOhtsam Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Bizazedo wrote: »
    Dixon wrote: »

    I thought people would catch on to the Hologram trick, but man if you shoot that sucker out everyone shoots it. Makes it easy to spot people with sniper :P

    To be fair, you can throw it out and have the hologram run a pretty good distance. I think it'll sucker people for a looong time.

    Question for you pros, though. Bullets do go through it, right? :). Stupid question it feels like, buut..

    No it takes the bullets and the damage I believe

    Also word on the street is that this time Bungie Employees have blue flaming helmets to differentiate themselves this time

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  • ben0207ben0207 Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Played a couple of guys with the flaming heads last night. Made it my duty to hunt them down ahead of everyone else.

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  • DixonDixon Screwed...possibly doomed CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Me and 4 friends were playing some slayer last night actually and we all went holo. it's fun running with 8 spartans charging the enemies

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  • BizazedoBizazedo Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    ben0207 wrote: »
    Played a couple of guys with the flaming heads last night. Made it my duty to hunt them down ahead of everyone else.

    I was disappointed when I saw them in action. They should look..I dunno..cooler somehow. Made me glad the Legendary was sold out at the Best Buy I went to.

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  • sPider817sPider817 Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2010
    Dixon wrote: »
    Me and 4 friends were playing some slayer last night actually and we all went holo. it's fun running with 8 spartans charging the enemies

    We were playing Invasion Slayer on Paradiso and the Elites were sniping on the very top mountain peak. I think it was me and JonnyChopsocky. We charged the top of the hill with our holos. Fyre said it was the storming of Iwojima and I lost my shit. I forgot how much fun I could have playing an online game. There is always something awesome to play.

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  • 101101 Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Kadoken wrote: »
    This game is pretty fun. I've only tried matchmaking and some firefight, and I'm glad for my purchase. The pistol actually seems USABLE now by the way. In Halo 3 the only usefulness it had was pairing it with a weapon that dropped shields. Also, is CTF Hemmorrhage in BTB?

    Now for two complaints. Pro mode, and Classic mode, should not be in Reach. Usually when I'm in a playlist, I see one pro mode, one classic mode, and one regular mode on a shitty map. I want the Reach experience, I don't want the Halo 3 experience by going into classic. Also, I'd like to use the AA's in all game modes, and I hate Pro for only giving you DMR or Needle Rifle for weapons. I think if you look around on the map you might find new weapons, but the complaint is more for the disappearence of AAs.

    Pro gets a pass from me because it's a good way to rack up some assassinations.

    I really don't get the point of Classic though.

    e: Also when are the games against the Bungie team?

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  • SipexSipex Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Got this on a whim and played last night, christ I'm so rusty, even after playing the beta.

    Finally fixed my NAT type though, as much of a pain in the ass that was.

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  • HawkHawk ColoradoRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I'm glad there is a separate thread for this. I don't plan on touching Single-player until my Xbox Live Gold runs out in November.

    I didn't play Reach beta, but I have been doing surprisingly well. It certainly seems like the Matchmaking is WORKING this time and I'm matched with similar people

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Okay, so instead of buying everything in the Armory, I'm now saving all my credits for the EVA helmet and black visor mod, because I just really want to see how badass that looks.

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  • DocshiftyDocshifty Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    All about the HAZOP. I'll be hopping on in about half an hour for multi, if anyone is gonna be on.

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  • LordOfTheCheeseLordOfTheCheese BF3: Scyleric Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Ohtsam wrote: »
    Bizazedo wrote: »
    Dixon wrote: »

    I thought people would catch on to the Hologram trick, but man if you shoot that sucker out everyone shoots it. Makes it easy to spot people with sniper :P

    To be fair, you can throw it out and have the hologram run a pretty good distance. I think it'll sucker people for a looong time.

    Question for you pros, though. Bullets do go through it, right? :). Stupid question it feels like, buut..

    No it takes the bullets and the damage I believe

    Also word on the street is that this time Bungie Employees have blue flaming helmets to differentiate themselves this time

    From my experience it would seem bullets just pass right through them. I thought people would figure out to just ignore holograms as well, but I guess its just too tempting to shoot at an easy target just in case its a real person.

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  • hoodie13hoodie13 punch bro Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Um

    So I recommended a file to my friends

    And I thought I could choose who it would recommend to. But it recommended to EVERYONE. And the image name is kinda spoiler I guess? So if you got a file recommendation from me and haven't beaten the game yet, dont click it. That would be irresponsible. On your part. Because I blame you.

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  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Hahah. Why are the people who play this so stupid? I have the Halo 2 logo next to my name and I joined a game. It took about 20 seconds into the game for people to ask why I had it. I said nothing. Everyone then decided that I was a dev that made the game and they started asking my crap.

    O fcourse the simplest answer to the logo is that I'm one of the few people who made the game and not that I'm some sucker who went onto Bungie's site and selected the logo.

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  • SipexSipex Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I don't know, if you're not informed then I could see it going either way. It's pretty bold to make the assumption of idiocy based upon another assumption.

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