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Halo: Reach: The Thread! Grifball went live

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  • Ratsult2Ratsult2 Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Tejs wrote: »
    Woo, finally got Sunburst in a matchmaking firefight game =D

    Just have Sidekick and Second Gunman to go. Not sure how to get the Spawn Spree etc medals in Firefight.

    Spawn spree is invasion only.

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  • TejsTejs Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Agreed, but according to this, there are medal slots for them =/

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  • SaraLunaSaraLuna Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    maybe when they implement firefight vs?

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2010
    For some reason I keep switching weapons even when I"m not even pressing my switch weapon button (I play boxer). In general this happens within the first few seconds of a game, as I take my first shot. or try to (this is in SWAT, btw)

    Has that happened to anybody else? The controller I was using is pretty much new, and I haven't had any "Y" button related misfires in other games... so... yea.

    I switched over to my ol' faithful red one. but has that happened to anyone else?

    Sometimes pressing LB to jetpack I will throw a grenade. Always seems to happen if the scoreboard has been up recently.

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  • Ratsult2Ratsult2 Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Tejs wrote: »
    Agreed, but according to this, there are medal slots for them =/

    There are medal slots for a few others you can't get in firefight... even if you include vs firefight. I thought there was a weekly update that talked about this, but I can't seem to find it.

    Edit: You should note the spawn spree medals are listed under the competitive medal chest too... and you can't spawn on a buddy during those gametypes.

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  • KorKor Known to detonate from time to time Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Ratsult2 wrote: »
    Tejs wrote: »
    Agreed, but according to this, there are medal slots for them =/

    There are medal slots for a few others you can't get in firefight... even if you include vs firefight. I thought there was a weekly update that talked about this, but I can't seem to find it.

    Edit: You should note the spawn spree medals are listed under the competitive medal chest too... and you can't spawn on a buddy during those gametypes.

    Well, for example, the Unfreakenbelievable medal is in the campaign chest. It requires you get a spree of 1000 covenant kills.

    There is no level that even has 1000 covenant in it.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2010
    Long Night of Solace has infinite phantoms dropping off enemies right outside the Sabre base.

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  • joshgotrojoshgotro Deviled Egg The Land of REAL CHILIRegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    That area of the map is mystery. The tank is dropped there. That door opens to something. Stupid unused ideas.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2010
    I don't think secret buttons have been found yet on LNoS.

    Winter Contingency: None found
    Sword Base: Reach Racer
    Nightfall: Button found, results of pressing it not found
    Tip of the Spear: None found?
    Long Night of Solace: None Found
    Exodus: None found
    New Alexandria: Siege of Madrigal, Club dancing, Phantom/Pelican buttons
    The Package: Tribute room buttons
    Final mission: None found

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  • TejsTejs Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Ratsult2 wrote: »
    Tejs wrote: »
    Agreed, but according to this, there are medal slots for them =/

    There are medal slots for a few others you can't get in firefight... even if you include vs firefight. I thought there was a weekly update that talked about this, but I can't seem to find it.

    Edit: You should note the spawn spree medals are listed under the competitive medal chest too... and you can't spawn on a buddy during those gametypes.

    It's been a long time since I've played a game of Rocket Race, but dont you brospawn in that one? I would think it's theoretically possible, just really unlikely.

    Also, you get infinite banshees on New Alexandria.

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  • mxmarksmxmarks Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Yesterday I had 18 kills, and no deaths. With 2 minutes left.

    I ran into 2 guys, and took them both out with grenades. I failed to notice that one of them had thrown one at the last second.

    Killed from beyond the grave, robbed of my perfection medal. So bummed.

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  • xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    Long Night of Solace has infinite phantoms dropping off enemies right outside the Sabre base.

    Lone Wolf has infinite spawns too. But it's hard to survive on that map even on easy mode unless you cower in the pipe.

    Maybe if there was a drop shield.

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    xzzy wrote: »
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    Long Night of Solace has infinite phantoms dropping off enemies right outside the Sabre base.

    Lone Wolf has infinite spawns too. But it's hard to survive on that map even on easy mode unless you cower in the pipe.

    Maybe if there was a drop shield.

    There is a drop shield somewhere. I can't remember exactly.

    Problem is that the drop shield doesn't remove the visor damage, so you can't regain that health, There's actually a third health bar here that never regenerates but only has about three or four points of health, that ticks down whenever you reach a certain threshold.

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  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    mxmarks wrote: »
    Yesterday I had 18 kills, and no deaths. With 2 minutes left.

    I ran into 2 guys, and took them both out with grenades. I failed to notice that one of them had thrown one at the last second.

    Killed from beyond the grave, robbed of my perfection medal. So bummed.

    ouch. that's painful.

    I went 9-11 last night in SWAT Pugging. I had a positive spread, but it's just bleh. y'know?

    only 33 wins to go!

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  • GanluanGanluan Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I finally got a Perfection medal thanks to my buddy's Falcon piloting in BTB Slayer. Got him the Road Rage medal while we were at it.

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  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I got a perfection medal in the lamest way possible (imo), BTB snipers or w/e on the ship level (forgot the name). Basically just sat in one place and for whatever reason, nobody bothered to uproot me until the latter portion of the game... then I just killed them. I want to get one with a better game or doing something cool though, like you did...

    and less than 700 GS to go before the 100k club, Ganluan! gj

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  • GanluanGanluan Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I got a perfection medal in the lamest way possible (imo), BTB snipers or w/e on the ship level (forgot the name). Basically just sat in one place and for whatever reason, nobody bothered to uproot me until the latter portion of the game... then I just killed them. I want to get one with a better game or doing something cool though, like you did...

    and less than 700 GS to go before the 100k club, Ganluan! gj

    Hah, thanks! Looks like it will be Assassin's Creed Brotherhood or Fallout:NV that gets me there, depending on which one I get from Gamefly.

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    My perfection was in a game that ended up being 4v1 on Sword Base. Poor guy. Gave me a run for my money at some points, though.

    For anyone who's interested, the achievements for the patch are now on bnet in your achievements list.

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  • joshgotrojoshgotro Deviled Egg The Land of REAL CHILIRegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Those all are so cheesy.

    Also no vIDMASTERS.

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  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I'm kind of happy there aren't any vidmasters... 0 GS achievements are annoying, imo. ;p

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  • joshgotrojoshgotro Deviled Egg The Land of REAL CHILIRegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    You shut up.

    <3

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  • GanluanGanluan Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I don't understand the Stockpile one. I hope it means your team, and not just you, capturing all of them flags.

    I got two Double-Kill Death from the Graves the other day, and I'll probably never get them again once the achievement is live.

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  • joshgotrojoshgotro Deviled Egg The Land of REAL CHILIRegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Ganluan. They are ALL CHEESY.

    Cheesy.

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  • GanluanGanluan Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Oh god everyone is going to vote for Rocket Race now in Multi-Team.

    Everyone will take Armor Lock all the time on vehicle maps. People will be afraid to splatter anyone at any time.

    Actually that sounds pretty cool.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2010
    Hey guys, someone try to help me figure out the short circuit in logic of fanboys saying Reach would have sold millions more and held off Black Ops if it had been numbered as Halo 4, while ignoring the fact that BLOPS isn't numbered either.

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  • heckelsheckels Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    If they where fans of the other halo games they probably would buy halo reach or halo 4 either as is or as a continuation of Master Chiefs story...and about the people arguing...some people are just dumb...

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  • Iron WeaselIron Weasel Dillon! You son of a bitch!Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    Hey guys, someone try to help me figure out the short circuit in logic of fanboys saying Reach would have sold millions more and held off Black Ops if it had been numbered as Halo 4, while ignoring the fact that BLOPS isn't numbered either.
    Why would you even have this conversation?

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2010
    No, I just find it funny when people keep telling Bungie "YOU SHOULD HAVE NAMED IT HALO 4" like calling it Halo 4 would have automatically equaled +texas in sales, while ignoring the fact that Call of Duty is doing just fine with non-numbered installments.

    Also they don't realize the fact that it's honestly better to get away from numbering the games, because when you get around 3 or 4 the number starts looking tacky.

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  • ronzoronzo Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    They would have a point if it was just titled "Reach". As long as it had Halo in the title, anyone with a brain would be able to figure out it's a sequel. The only leg they really have to stand on is comparing to something like halo wars, where I could see someone buying expecting a fps and being pissed off upon discovering it's an rts

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  • heckelsheckels Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    If you buy a game without either nowing about the game or at lease reading the box and looking at the pictures on the box no one should feel sorry for you.

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Eh, some people are really tied into sales. The reason Reach isn't doing as well as Halo 3 is because Halo 3 didn't really have anything to compete with. Black Ops is getting a boost because it's the Christmas game and Halo is old news at this point. There's also a ton more mindshare because it's multiplatform.

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I wonder how long-range the DMR one is. Like, across The Cage? Boardwalk? Haemorrhage?

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2010
    Willeth wrote: »
    Eh, some people are really tied into sales. The reason Reach isn't doing as well as Halo 3 is because Halo 3 didn't really have anything to compete with. Black Ops is getting a boost because it's the Christmas game and Halo is old news at this point. There's also a ton more mindshare because it's multiplatform.

    Yeah. The only game that was going to come out 'against' Halo 3 in about the same time frame was GTA4. And then GTA4 got delayed. Sounds like Reach is on track to sell just as much as other Halo titles, though, because it still got near the same amount of sales going up against Fable 3, Black Ops, New Vegas and so on.

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  • heckelsheckels Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    COD MW came out like a week or 2 after halo 3 and GTA4 came out in the spring i think.

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  • NocrenNocren Lt Futz, Back in Action North CarolinaRegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Willeth wrote: »
    I wonder how long-range the DMR one is. Like, across The Cage? Boardwalk? Haemorrhage?

    At least 3/4 of Hemmorage. Red base's ridge has easy line of sight to Blue base and people have sniped with the DMR from it.

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  • BritishDavidBritishDavid Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Missing you guys, will be around for many, many hours this weekend.

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  • Spartan 0092Spartan 0092 Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    You can fly a Pelican in Reach?

    I really need to read more Halopedia.

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  • heckelsheckels Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Unfortunately no...

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    heckels wrote: »
    Unfortunately no...

    Actually, yes!

    It's a secret thing, not scripted into the game as a story event. But you can do it.

    Also assemble, blokes.

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  • heckelsheckels Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Willeth wrote: »
    heckels wrote: »
    Unfortunately no...

    Actually, yes!

    It's a secret thing, not scripted into the game as a story event. But you can do it.

    Also assemble, blokes.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFtn2Ke0vwQ&feature=&p=1D54631AC880C536&index=0&playnext=1

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