I work with the level design department though my specific job description allows me to stay up to date with most of the happenings at the company. I'm posting here to vent. I've been with the industry for just under a decade and I've never had to deal with as intrusive and disrespectful a publisher as Microsoft.
First off, we knew the MCC needed additional playtesting when all the components were brought together but we didn't know how badly it would turn out at launch. When we got all the outsourced components in we told Microsoft we wanted to release the game in early 2015 but they were adamant about releasing the game in November. So yes, we expected a buggy mess but our hands were tied.
When we saw just how bad the game was performing, Frank had everybody come to a staff meeting where he basically said we would put (almost) everything on hold until this thing was fixed, and that's what we have more or less been doing.
Last week Microsoft started letting on that they want us to move on from the project and focus more on halo 5. Frank's response was pretty straight forward. We needed more time.
Now yesterday they sent some suit down here to have a private meeting with Frank and Bonnie Ross. I don't know what happened in the meeting but Frank has been pissed since.
If you've been playing the MCC lately, you know that there is still work to be done. Before the MCC even went gold we asked M$ what our chances of delaying halo 5 to 2016 are and they were adamant that it be released before black Friday 2015.
This is fucking retarded. I'm not going to say Halo 5 is going to be a buggy mess because unlike the MCC it's mostly in house but still, right now we basically have 2 options: drop MCC updates and focus entirely on Guardians or keep a small team on the MCC and risk releasing Guardians in a state I wouldn't want to put my name on.
So you know what? Fuck it. Ask away. I'll answer as much as I can.
>>276160259
I don't have any questions for you Anon, I'm not a console scum.
Is arby playable?
How much of the game is played by chief?
>>276160407
Lol I play PC myself when I have the time, but I still love halo. That's why I applied for the job (worked at Treyarch beforehand)
>>276160519
Serious question now.
You say you've been working in vidya for a decade now.
Did you expect the vidya industry to be like this?
What keeps you going?
What proves me you're not full of shit?
>>276160427
The Arbiter is not a playable character.
There was a plan to make him the second player during Locke's missions like in Halo 3 but seeing as chief was alone it just felt weird that we didn't have a story mission for two chiefs but had one for Locke's partner, so that was scrapped.
He is in the game though and plays a prominent role.
Locke and chief get equal playtime until the latter fourth of the game when chief kinda takes over.
>>276160259
>>276160519
your company has single handedly killed one of the better multiplayer games from my childhood. do tell me, will you be moving on the counter strike and strategy games next? i'm just wondering so i know when the fuck to get out of the genera and never look back again in fear of your fucking worthless pieces of shit ruining something else i love. I hope Microsoft shits all over your bottom of the barrel ass company.
>>276160720
I always heard horror stories about Microsoft when I worked with treyarch under Activision.
Activision btw is not a kind publisher but they are worlds better than M$.
And idk you're just gunna have to trust me, or don't idk, I'm just pissed. No way I'm putting something here that could cost me my job.
>>276160259
1 post proof
2 Whats it like working for 343, microshitters asside?
3 what would you rather be working on?
4 fold or scrunch?
>>276160259
Do you know Mackenzie? He used to be an intern
>>276161090
>No way I'm putting something here that could cost me my job.
Can't you post some generic company loot, like a lanyard or something?
What does Mister Chief's face look like?
>>276160823
Do you believe you guys are straying too far from Halo's roots? From the killstreaks and perks in 4, it just feels too much like CoD to me.
>>276161110
1. See >>276161090
2. 343 as a company is fine. I like most of the people here and pretty much everyone here loves halo so that's good. There is considerable debate among us however as to which direction the series needs to go in.
3. There is no series I'd rather be working on. I would love to fix sonic the hedgehog but honestly I'm not qualified for that... I don't think anyone is at this point.
4. Kek
>>276161587
Does the mcc at least work now, cause I played last week and it still took 5+ minutes to find a match
>>276161587
Electrical and computer engineer here. I know it's hard to penetrate, but what would you recommend I do to try to get into the industry?
>>276160259
>Frank had everybody come to a staff meeting where he basically said we would put (almost) everything on hold until this thing was fixed, and that's what we have more or less been doing.
>Last week Microsoft started letting on that they want us to move on from the project and focus more on halo 5. Frank's response was pretty straight forward. We needed more time.
>Now yesterday they sent some suit down here to have a private meeting with Frank and Bonnie Ross.
>random characters and wannabe details
Pathetic liar
>>276161587
>343 as a company is fine
>everyone here loves halo
than how the fuck did you manage to kill off a series with one game.
>i'm not qualified for that
no one is your company is qualified to program a shitty flash game let alone a triple A product
>kek
need i say morE?
>>276161548
I have no idea. It's described in the books pretty well but we have no rendering of it in-game if that's what you mean. His helmet gets (forcefully) removed in Guardians at one point but we don't show you his face.
>>276161567
I think we were with 4.
But at the same time, I've never seen halo as a series that is constant. Each game adds and subtracts many elements to the series. Our goal is to continue the evolution but we want to be ORIGINAL about it. I'm happy with where guardians is heading if that's where you are asking.
Also, ordinance is not gone, but it's gone from basic matchmaking. You can still add it in customs if you want.
why cant you guys just make a halo ass halo game instead of this future cod bullshit? also who keeps insisting that the multiplayer needs story ties? Nobody cares if spartans are shooting other spartans in space, all the story reasons do is give you an easy cop-out 'in-universe' explaination as to why we cant be elites anymore.
>>276162124
why the fuck the explosion/lighting/audio effects were so subdued in 4? felt fucking weak
What is the general plot of Halo 5?
Can you tell me how it ends?
>>276162108
To be fair, I had very little to do with halo 4's multiplayer. If the maps were made in house (certain affinity did them) then I might have been more involved but even with halo 5 (guardians that is, in case you haven't figured it out we are doing the starcraft 2 thing) I'm still more connected to the campaign side of things.
>>276160259
What was the biggest problem with developing MCC?
>>276162124
If you really want to prove your real, I guess you can upload a webm or gif of a game that's already out but with wording that can't be done otherwise, like that ex-Ubisoft employee that came on here bitching about watch dogs.
>I work as a level designer but also know how the company runs.
12 year old NEET who knows nothing about the world detected
Guys Gabe Newel here, I'm so mad about what happened with HATRED and the current games industry I'll answer any questions
Reggie Fils Ame is also here.
No I can't post proof because we don't want to lose our jobs.
>>276162420
I know you can't spoil it, but don't even hint at it.
its been a month and MCC still is broken, how did you guys fuck up so hard?
All the xbox drones already bought it and M$ has made their money off it already so why would they give two fucks
I dont see H5 being that big, i mean look at the backlash from H4. M$ had to re-release games from 10 years ago to get the xbone to sell.
>>276160259
I believe you, OP. What you say matches that guy that was working on the last Banjo Kazooie before it was completely fucked over by Microshit suits.
The only question I have is if they're gonna stop being retarded and start releasing things on PC. Then I might care.
>>276162484
i was talking about the campaign you giant fucking faggot. who the fuck plays halo's campaing by themselves? honestly though how the fuck did you manage to make as piss poor of a story as you did. and what was with that stupid fucking cortanafu bullshit. get out of here.
>>276160259
This sounds like complete bullshit, and you're dropping names that are common in every video.
Why tell lies like a faggot?
You know the rules, we need proof.
>>276163023
I don't understand why they didn't want to explain anything.
And Cortana was too "woman" if that makes sense. She was practically crying the whole game.
>>276163023
Hey everybody, look how mad the pathetic faggot is that his babbys first FPS got ruined.
Grow up and move on.
>>276163023
M8 why you so mad, halo 4 had a pretty great campaign
>>276163267
>muh rampancy
>>276163341
said no one ever.
>>276163341
I have never met somebody with worse tastePress RB to kill elite
What is that huge machine in the trailer? Is it a war sphinx?
>>276163442
Poor elite didn't deserve it.
F
>>276162325
There's a much stronger emphasis on gameplay in Guardians. Some of the chief levels are even borderline filler imo but they play better (again imo) than anything in Reach or 4.
>>276162394
I literally have nothing to do with that stuff but I really like the guardians guns. Kinda miss the iconic sniper sound but it's not a huge loss.
>>276162420
Chief is trying to blow up each of the halo rings. He tried to convince ONI to help him but they are interested in the scientific benefits of them. So chief is going around trying to destroy them and Locke is tracking him.
We are actually not sure if we are going to get to the ending we want (that's part of what is frusterating me) but as of now the flood will break containment at the end of guardians. Also,Palmer is killed by Locke, who goes roague with chief at the end
>>276163607
Is a PC version of any Halo game in development?
>>276160259
I don't get it, can you not employ more people to focus on bugs in MCC?
>>276163389
>>276163442
>Wow, I'm so cool. I hate games that are fun
Ok fuck off we are having a halo thread no need to bash it, we get it. You like games that have Asian woman. Sorry that mingersoft thought that a blue chick would satisfy you.
>>276163607
Oh great, more Flood.
>>276160259
YOU KNEW the date years ahead. It's like Ubisoft saying it wasn't their fault. Fuck you.
>>276162551
There wasn't a problem. Most if it was outsourced so we just needed more time to iron out the creases once all the components were together. We didn't get that time. We still need more time.
> Bonnie Ross
>>276163767
b8/10
Calling bullshit, there were already talks that halo 5 was delayed from this november to next, and 343 already have the halo 5 beta upcoming in literally a few weeks.
Try harder.
>>276163607
>ignore questions about why halo 4 was so shit
>continue to stoke his own dick
you know, after alot of observation in to the problems between publisher and developer i have come to one conclusion. Video game developers are the worst kind of socially unacceptable hipster faggots. Anything you don't like about whatever they are doing, they either ignore or throw a absolute shitfit about, meanwhile the publishers who live in the real world had have to deal with problems like the whole company going under if they don't do their jobs and force these little fucking bitches to do their jobs.
>>276163607
>Palmer is killed by Locke
If that's true, I forgive you bastards for everything about Halo 4. Do they still shit on Halsey in this story?
>>276161090
>No way I'm putting something here that could cost me my job.
working with the LD department.
Ex treyarch.
10y in the industry.
That should be easy to define who you are for any insider. So yeah, I wouldn't reveal any big stuff here dude.
>>276161587
If you liked halo you wouldn't have made halo 4 and cod: guardians
>>276163948
But seriously this is my honest ranking of the halo campaigns
Reach > 4 > 2 > 3 > 1
>>276163780
We are not sure if it's making it in but what we have planned is the entire infinity getting raided by flood. Flood Spartans are horrifying to fight because they have all the Spartan 4 abilities.
>>276164102
works at 343/10
>>276164102This is a reply
>>276163607
So what about Blue team?
>>276160259
What I don't get is why they don't give you all the time you guys need. Why do they really NEED the game out at a specific time? Are Russian mobsters going to break their legs if they don't get their payment from MS and that's why they need you to make the game by X date? Why not wait until it's done, release something that is actually good and will up consumer confidence than risk making something shitty and ruining your image, especially after how fucked MCC is.
I had a feeling it was MS, man. Fuck. Fuck them so hard. They're so stupid it hurts.
Who's idea was it to put ADS and all this other shit in, too? Might be cool for singleplayer but the multiplayer looks like ass.
Do we see anymore Forerunners?
>>276164002
What do you want me to say?
Was the multiplayer a step in the wrong direction? Yes.
Was the campaign horrible? No I don't think so. I think it could have and should have been much MUCH better and guardians will be. If the prometheans bothered then don't worry, they wont this time around. If you have some story complaint than I really don't know what to say. Sorry? All I can do is focus on Guardians.
>>276160259
Tell Bravo to do his job and actually answer to community questions and shit.
>>276164102
Reach>ODST>1>3>2 in terms of campaign.
2 is the worst, but only marginally so. They're all pretty good, I just liked that one the least.
>>276164376
The Didact got composed. The only others left could possibly in the Forerunner capital in Path Kethona.
>>276164202
>>276164206
I'm not even kidding, now post yours you faggots
>>276164002
nice b8 fag
>>276164594
ODST>2>1>Reach>3>4
>>276164442
>was the campaign horrible
>i don't think so
>THE BIGGEST FUCKING COMPLAINT ABOUT YOUR GAME IS THE SHIT TIER CAMPAIGN THAT CALL OF PAY YOUR RESPECTS WITH F PUTS TO SHAME.
>can't admit that they fucked up like every single stuck up hipster fuck game developer
i'm lost for fucking words. i hope microsoft puts boot to ass and fucking ruins your life.
>>276164594
1>2>3>odst>shit>puke>an akubur game> reacharound > 4
>OP says 343 is fixing MCC
>MCC Developers are Sabre, Certain Affinity, Ruffian and United Front Games
>Those are the developers who have been fixing it
OP if you are going to lie try to do so convincingly.
Or try to do it where someone who's Ex-Ruffian and knows people still working on H3 and H4.
>>276161936
Not OP, but I work at a small video game company as an artist.
Game development companies usually need two main categories of workers - programmers and artists. There are also people like testers and management staff.
Since you are a computer engineer, you probably could take a look at programming. Find an area that suits you best and work on it. Programmers tend to specialize in a certain area of expertise - physics, AI, rendering, etc.
So you want to be a specialist in one certain area, but if necessary be able to work in others as well. Apply everywhere regardless of whether they have a vacancy at the moment. A good portfolio of work, related education and experience helps.
Good luck.
>>276164796
>muh nostalgia
Actually play the games you faggot
>>276164007
Halsey is playing Jul, she's not evil.
Oni on the other hand is borderline villainous and has an ace of their own that is tasked with taking out halsey and Locke if he fails/becomes sympathetic to chief.it's Jun btw
>>276164264
Blue Team is also looking for chief but you won't see much of them in Guardians. The un-announced Spartan Ops/firefight minigame follows them (it is basically firefight but with a bit of story)
What's the compensation?
>>276164950
>first three games have a coherent story
>odst is m-muh normal humans doing the same shit as spartians m-muh humans strong
>reacharound has one of the worst campaigns i have ever played topped off with a "die" objective ending for feels
>halo press f to kill the boss
>good
yeah nah fuck off.
>>276164346
I'll admit I have barely touched the multiplayer personally but I can confirm the ADS is cosmetic. It actually helps less than any of the previous halo zooms do.
The gameplay is its own beast but if I were to compare it to another halo game I'd say it reminds me of a faster Halo 3.
Also, health IS a thing, and depending on the handfuls is more or less important.
>>276164998
Jun the cunt can't make a return, right? Which are worse, Spartan III or Spartan IV?
>>276164872
I remember hearing somewhere that only 343 are the ones left to do the work of putting the collection together. Supposedly, everyone else just had to do their separate parts and just had to hand it to 343 to merge the puzzle pieces.
>>276165415
>The gameplay is its own beast but if I were to compare it to another halo game I'd say it reminds me of a faster Halo 3.
Confirmed for talking shit.
Pic related as relevant as ever.
Total fucking cancer.
>>276164998
>Halsey is playing Jul, she's not evil
I expected that from the start. The thing I want is Chief to find out Palmer shot Halsey. And for him to get pissed as shit.
>>276160259
lol consoles
>>276164998
>Jun
Don't fuck with me OP I'll murder your family. This better be true
>>276164998
Jun basically snipes out anyone that opposes ONI. He takes out Lasky about half way through the game and tries to take out Halsey but Locke stops him.
>>276163607
Can't wait for Halo 5 Guardians. Campaign sounds great. Please don't be broken on launch
>>276165648
That sounds fucking retarded.
>>276165604
What's wrong with Jun?
>>276164102
2>1=Reach>4>3
Halo 2 is one of the longest campaigns, it has by far the best VA, the most interesting plot and characters, the most interesting settings, etc.
Halo 3's campaign was shit. It was too short, the VA is the worst in the series, and the story wasn't as good. That last level driving the warthog on that bullshit Halo under construction is one of the worst levels in all of Halo.
>>276165567
>"M$ are bad for dump trucks of money!"
>Sony bought out 75% of their studios including Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, Polyphony Digital and Psygnosis
>Notorious for throwing money around and locking entire publishers in 3rd party exclusive deals
>Neogaf in charge of making statements that apply for Sony as well
Sonygger logic.
>>276160519
This isn't true because anyone smart enough to work at a developer of that size in virtually any important capacity wouldn't be dumb enough to risk being added to an industry blacklist over this.
Basically, if you are real, you're an idiot. There's a very real chance that this thread will be discovered and you will be fired and blacklisted.
>>276165739
I dint know it reminds me of winter soldier and that shit was cash
>>276165567
>>276165567
>Black Tusk isn't new, it's Microsoft Vancouver. They just cleaned house and renamed it after Vancouver went years without finishing anything. Black Tusk is doing n admirable job at keeping that history alive.
and there goes my faith in the next Gears of War game.
>>276165803
No I'm saying I want Jun.
>>276165604
>>276165648
>>276165803
I'm pretty sure Jun dies at castle base protecting Halsey, fighting a bunch of elites at once in hand to hand combat. It was in one of the comics
>>276161090
>no way im posting something here that could cost me my job
Except how much time you've spent in the industry, your former employer, and your current employer, you fucking idiot. That's an easy one for HR.
>>276165838
Meant to say 2>ODST>1=Reach>4>3
Yes, Halo 4 is better than 3, but not by much.
In terms of Multiplayer:
3>2>Reach>4(Post patch)>2A>1>4(Pre-patch)
>>276165972
Nobody takes /v/ seriously or even knows about it.
If this were Redditch then MAYBE.
Either way this thread deserves to be saved. His details, especially the ones about what chief is doing and why Locke wants him make pretty good sense.
>>276165567
>Neogaf
>Repeating the same thing over and over
>Sony does the exact same thing and bought out most of their studios while throwing around money to try push Sega and Nintendo out
https://archive.moe/v/search/filename/microsoft%20first%20parties.png
Say "PS4 Has no games", marketer.
>>276160259
Why are your Halo games so much worse than Bungie's?
>>276160259
Is cortana coming back? and if she is does it make sense or is it bullshit?
>>276166132
>Nobody takes /v/ seriously or even knows about.
I already emailed the generic jobs email at Microsoft about it. I hope he gets fired.
Rip 343
>>276166045
Your comic is actually referenced in the game.
Jun is a kind of a super Spartan now. He has enhanced robotic parts after his operation. Like some other anon said, it is kind of like winter soldier only he's not brain washed but he's very loyal to ONI
>>276166248
Please, no.
Cortana was THE WORST part of Halo 4. Her dialogue was god-awful, and the rampancy shit was poorly done.
>WHOOA THERE COWBOY!
Seriously, I cringe every time I hear that line.
>>276165993
>>276165567
>>276166132
You're wrong.
There are people whose job it is to do IA-style work and crawling popular internet sites for leaks is one of them. They have other jobs too, but I couldn't make this shit up if I tried.
Go look at positions at PR companies and you'll see shit that fits the bill. I've worked in PR before and knew people who used to do that sort of thing.
>>276166493
Say "PS4 has no games" marketer.
>>276166160
>why are your halo games so much worse than bungie
First off, we don't make the vanguard games. We basically stamp out names on them.
Secondly, Halo 4 was our first go and we know what to keep and mostly what to drop.
Personally though, I'm still mad about what we did when we got reach. I was adamantly against the title update but it's not my department.
>>276166403
But in the Halo universe robotic body modifications are a horribly imprecise science and are only used to replace missing limbs. The flavor text on the robot-arm chest pieces in Reach talks about this. It's also the reason Spartans aren't 'cyborgs' by default, but are augmented with drugs and stimulants.
tl;dr: robotic body parts would make a Spartan worse, rather than better in the Halo universe
>>276160259
Why "Guardians"? why not just Halo 5?
>>276166248
>>276166446
Cortana is gone.
She won't be be guardians.
If she comes back it will be later but what chef is doing is more about avenging her than trying to bring her back anyway.
>>276166657
If you're really a map designer, tell them to drop sprint so that you can stop making shitty fuck-huge and linear maps to accommodate that garbage and unfitting armor ability. Sprint only really fits into campaign for the people who bitch about being too slow.
>>276166816
Because:
Halo 5 Guardians
Halo 5 Recon
Halo 5 Orbital
etc
>>276167037
I'm sorry what? So there are going to be other Halo 5 games?
>>276166706
Humanity has forerunner tech now. Jun wasn't just operated on with metal parts.
Jun can move really fast and has that quick phase forward move the knights from halo 4 had.you fight him as Locke and I know this isn't saying much but it's the best boss fight in any halo game to date
>>276167231I'm just speculating, but it seems highly likely
>>276160259
> Fuck it. Ask away
so would you agree that you deserve all this shit and more for raping the halo franchise forever, yes or definitely?
>>276167312
If this turns out to be real, ill shoot myself
>>276166657
> I was adamantly against the title update but it's not my department.
You some kind of massive faggot? The title update is what made the game playable. 85 percent bloom Squad Slayer was decent and no bloom MLG was great.
You should have fixed your matchmaking though, one game could be against a team of four guests and one could be against Obey.
>>276166816
I mentioned earlier we are doing the starcraft 2 thing.
"Guardians is the first part of "Halo 5".
Depending on how much we get done with 5, there will be 1 or 2 more halo 5 games.
Each one will have you playing as chief but each one has an exclusive second character you play as. In guardians it's Locke.
This allows us to come out with a game in 2016 because the multiplayer will be mostly the same (unless we really Fuck it up)
>>276161090
would you say microsoft is worse than ea yet?
>>276165567
>Uses the same tactic on Sony that Sony used on Nintendo and Sega by buying exclusives and IP's
>Sonyggers at GAF chimp out
>Sonygger on /v/ copy pastes it endlessly thinking he's clever when it just shows the cancerous practices Sony started.
Top. Fukken. Kek.
>>276167312
Oh wow, like all those other spectacular Halo boss fights such as the QTE Didac fight or the "Press B to punch" Regret fight or the...
Halo 4 has had only one real "boss" fight, and that was Tartarus at the end of Halo 2.
>>276167312
I hope it turns out to be like the fight against the end in mgs3
>>276160974
underage
>>276164102
3 > 1 > ODST = Reach > 2 > Wars > 4i bet that silly isometric shooter has a better campaign than 4
>>276167312
Damn Jun was cool, kinda dissappointed he's a bad guy now
>>276167446
The company consensus is generally that we fucked up the multiplayer but the campaign was alright. Pretty much everyone here likes it more than reach.
Our goals for the campaign in Guardians are
>3x longer than 4
>Enemy variety that rivals halo 2
>focusing on gameplay first and foremost, story second
>>276167706
I have never worked under EA but I find it hard to believe they are worse than M$
>>276167312
Why would I ever be hyped for a boss fight in Halo?
Encounters aren't normally that long in Halo, and since boss fights in it tend to be either:
1 - Kite until you're allowed to shoot
or
2 - Shoot, but only when I say so
They normally break the flow of the game since the boss is going to naturally have a health buff, but you won't be brought up accordingly.
people actually ask this faggot questions? you believe this shit? op does not work at 343 you fucking idiots. and even if he did - who cares? they're incompetent and halo is dead now. maybe one might have slight interest in how halo 4 and mcc turned out to be such fucking trainwrecks but that only goes so far in entertainment values.
>>276168003
If you're focussing on gameplay first then why do all the weapons sound like shattering glass and why do spartans have callouts? Also why does the announcer have that absurdly dramatic voice?
>>276168147
The dash mechanic we introduced makes boss fights plenty doable.
>>276168003
>3x longer than 4
>enemy variety like Halo 2
>focusing on gameplay
If you can pull it off you'll have my money day 1
>>276160259
Any major changes to Forge? and how is file sharing gonna work?
>>276168298
Great. I can dodge an attack every now and then.
I'm still going to be running away until he has his cool down phase where he shows his weakspot.
I have no sympathy for the assholes who took over Halo after Bungie signed it away. Everyone knew it was motivated by greed alone without any regard to the Halo story. I can understand needing a paycheck, but not deluding yourself.
>>276168271
None of those are gameplay mechanics. They are all cosmetic. Also you can (I believe) disable callouts.
>>276168390
Forge is an in house project this time. It's simpler to use than ever and IT IS PLANNED, not guaranteed, but planned, to allow you to custom create maps through the Halo app on Windows 10 (yes with mouse and keyboard) but I must stress that is just something planned. No, Halo 5 is not coming to PC, and unless I'm working under a rock than neither is the MCC
>>276168003
>. Pretty much everyone here likes it more than reach.
TOP FUCKING KEK
Reach is the 2nd best campaign get the fuck outta here
>>276168648
the story? THE STORY? my god people are so fucking stupid. the story in halo is fucking bullshit. it's nonsense. it has become increasingly nonsensical the more they added to it. bungie can't tell a story to save their own lives. haven't you seen destiny? halo was always gameplay. and 343i ruined it more than reach haters were ever able to imagine.
also op is a faggot
>>276168832
Reach was the worst campaign. It had a good ending, that's it.
The sense of despair falls flat with the voice acting and the Spartans drop like flies.
The gameplay is
>get to objective a
>take back objective a
>defend objective a
>smart charges on objective a
>get to objective b
Etc.
>>276169019
>halo was always gameplay
than i hate to tell you, you have some shitty fucking taste in shooters because the majority of the game for me was campaign.
>>276160259
Is there gonna be a new gravemind? or any other big bad besides ONI?
Can't you pump some money from Microdick and outsource MCC fixes to someone responsible? Or outsource somethings off of Guardian. MCC was the only thing I was looking forward on consoles 8th gen, and the state you shitted it out really made me reconsider my console purchaseimplying I would buy a PS4
>>276169132
what? the campaign has great fucking gameplay. far better than any other console shooter. the story of halo ce is entertaining enough. after that it only gets progessively worse though.
>>276169019
343 released the title update that salvaged 4v4 game modes in Reach. The game was borderline unplayable with full bloom, and it allowed MLG and TU test playlists to completely remove that retarded mechanic.
Shame they never fixed the balance problems in the other playlists (Invasion).
Halo 4 post update is alright now that it has a real competitive playlist, but Halo 4 is dead.
>>276169408
>console shooter
you should start with this next time before you go on about great gameplay.
>>276168112
i dunno man, releasing a new sims every 5 or 6 years with another huge chunk of content cut each time, dripfeeding the pieces back to us at high cost slowly, all the expansions and shit together costing over $600 total? then using all that profit to eat up smaller companies that are doing well only to shit all over every game they ever make after that and give them no time to make that shit in, then completely axe the entire studio when it doesnt reach their insane cod level sales expectations?
i really dont think anyone will ever possibly top that. although some certainly are trying
>>276168003
nothing you ever do will ever top reach multiplayer or even come close to turning back all the way to halo 1 multiplayer level. cod and halo will be the same by their next games and its your fault
the campaign used far to much outside lore and was far too different from every other halo story
fucking 3 main enemy types. terrible fucking music. revealing the super-advanced dead precursor race. you dun goofed.
>>276167646
>there will be 1 or 2 more halo 5 games.
now youre not just copying activision, you're copying ubisoft. go fuck yourself with a rusty salty barb-wire wrapped cactus on a splintery wooden pole, you newest tumor of this horrible cancer that has consumed the entire game industry, i hope it collapses again and takes you with it, you murderer of imagination
>>276160259
Why can't your studio make a good game? Do you enjoy raping a previously loved series?
it's so baffeling how they tried to paint MC as a real character in halo 4. who thought of that? he is the archtype of a fucking faceless space marine. self doubt? man-a.i. relation? what? so overambitious.
sure there are good sf stories like that deal with some similar stuff. guess what? they're books or movies! never has a deep story been told in a fps game.
MS and 343i have so fundamental misunderstanding of what this franchise is that they're owning. they also don't understand that it's run its' course.
Will this ever come out on PC?
>>276169208
My understanding is that all graveminds that ever exist share the same consciousness. If a new gravemind comes to exist, he will have the same memories as the one that died in Halo 3 and the same memories of the one from the war with the forerunners.
Flood do break containment in Halo 5, but that may get pushed to the second installment.
Guardians is mostly about chief trying to detonate the rings while Locke chases him. Also Jun is hunting Halsey. After Locke fights Jun he (Locke) turns to chief's cause.
I don't know why Jun is such a primary character in this but I like the way we used him. After being defeated buly Locke his forerunner implants start to overload.
Currently the planned cliffhanger is that he becomes susceptible to forerunner control and at the last scene is him confronting ONI.He insists that he is fine and feels better than ever. They give him his new targets, Chief and Locke. As he walks out of the briefing room, he mutters to himself the last lines of the game "revenge can not come soon enough, human"
>>276160259
Do you think the Halo brand will still be alive in maybe 5 years?
>>276169535
fixing reach while maybe necessary (i haven't turned on my 360 in ages - so i wouldn't know - and am not yet invested in the current gen) is hardly something that should earn them praise. i mean come on.
Who was responsible for the abominations you called Jackals in H4?
if you are real OP and on the off chance you've heard of this, do you know if theyll ever fix the stupid glitched halo 4 achievements?
>inb4 muh gaymerscore
>>276170647
What's wrong with that design?
>>276170737
There's nothing particularly wrong with it. But what the fuck happened to the bird-like jackels from every single other Halo game?
Will we get to play as elites in Halo 5's multiplayer?
>>276160259
Do you know the major outlines for the series as a whole? When will MC's story end? also any plans for a spin-off like ODST or Reach?
oh wow i just now remembered how much i hate the elite's look in h4
>>276170273
Never say never. But I would say no.
>>276170074
Chief is very silent in Guardians. Even in the cinematic where Locke catches up and they fight, he says nothing untilLocke rips off his helmet.
>>276170510
Yes.
Even if we fail, M$ won't let it die.
>>276170647
Shield jackals are gone in Guardians, but skirmishers are back. In case you haven't realized, we are bringing back a lot from reach. No armor lock obviously.
>>276170717
We have two, yes TWO people whose job it is to attend to halo 4 on 360 and make it playable. Last I heard there was an update planned for next week. Maybe that will help?
>>276170901
In Guardians? No, but since arbiter is most likely the second playable character in part 2, then maybe.
>>276171072
At least Blur makes them look good.
>>276171141
Hrs back btw, he is another target of Jun.
>>276170647
This. Fuck this Elite/Jackal hybrid.
>>276165993
>Merch you can buy off of the Rare website confirms you are an employee
>People are this dumb
>>276171139
If you're bringing back flood, will there at least be more variety?
The thing that makes flood lame is its basically the little swarm ones, and generic humanoids with guns.
Itd be nice if you had something like scorpion-esque flood or some sort of flying flood
>>276171139
Thanks for the reply, actually looking forward to H5 I hope it isntshit
>>276167646
>Unless we really fuck it up
So in other words Halo 5: NOT COD PART 2 will have completely different multi than H5 Pt 1? Because it's pretty easy to tell that you guys fucked it up. I have never seen a dev like 343 before. You guys know what your fanbase wants, but you want a different fanbase.
>>276170737
they are fucking lizard monsters now you blind fucking faggot
they were BIRDS. FUCKING BIRDS. BEAKS MOTHERFUCKER DO YOU KNOW THEM? FUCKING BEAKS WITH TEETH
now they are fucking hideous shortfaced grinning snapping lizard-turtle faggots
you want to redesign a race? fine. look at the skirmishers, they still looked like fucking birds, not these abominations
also,
WHY THE FUCK DO UNNGOY HAVE FINGERNAILS NOW, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK, STOP SCREWING UP ESTABLISHED ALIEN BIOLOGY YOU LORE-RAPISTS
also, why the fuck did all the jackals switch shield-arms? your fucking my muscle memory up on purpose you thumb-dicked tampon eater
>>276168832
Reach was the worst. Look at this >>276169050
anon here.
While 4 wasn't the best campaign it was at least better than 2 and gave the fans a lot of things they asked for, like flyable pelicans, elephants in the campaign and to play with other spartans (although them being IV)
>>276165838
>That last level driving the warthog on that bullshit Halo under construction is one of the worst levels in all of Halo.
I'll fight you for that opinion
so halo is dead.
shame it had to go on like this. better if it just died.
is cortana gone forever?
>>276171139
>Shield jackals are gone in Guardians
Seriously? Why would you do that?
>>276171139
>Shield jackals are gone in Guardians
Nononon, you got that wrong.
We have nothing against the Shield Jackals, we hate the way they look, like an Elite was fucking a jackal
>>276160259
> hey guise I work for these guys!
Post proof or go fuck yourself
>>276168831
>spartans shouting out what's happening aren't a mechanic in the game
and this is how you know you know when devs are retards
>>276171139
>no more shield jackals
I didn't knew this series could become any easier, but here it is.
>>276171826
>halo is dead
>better if it just died
You ok anon?
>>276171447
I don't think it Wil be if we get enough time.
>>276171821
and ill stand at your side to pummel that faggot for his terrible opinion
>>276171139
>Shield Jackals are gone
What's next are elites going to not roll or have shields? Do you fuckers not understand the basic functions of the different enemies of the halo sandbox. On a side note, will any of the promethean concept designs from H4 make an appearance?
How much of that leak from a year or so ago is actually true? Are the chief levels actually structures similarly to Metroid:Prime?
When is Spartan Ops being released for TMCC?
Did 343i realize that Palmer was awfully written when looking back at Halo 4?
How big of a part does Halsey and Jul 'Mdama play in Guardians?
>>276171959
Skirmishers have shields now, as do grunt majors. So do Spartan IVs. Actually the last level of the game is basically you fighting Spartan IVs.
>>276171139
>In Guardians? No
Then why the teasing?
>>276171139
>Shield Jackals are gone
WHY. What purpose does this serve.
>>276160259
>I'll answer as much as I can.
When are you going to kill yourself?
>>276172307
every single one of those looks terrible
they look like theyre from some japanese mech anime
is there any thought behind them, or are they just throwing out as many shitty wierd body types as they can
Ok since you can't give any substantial info about the actual substance of the Campaign can you at least give us a time period in which we will see info/video of the campaign arise? (not that I actually believe you are a 3V4i employee)
>>276171139
>Chief is very silent in Guardians. Even in the cinematic where Locke catches up and they fight, he says nothing until Locke rips off his helmet.
who are you replying to you lying piece of shit? i did not ask you any questions. you don't work for 434i.
>until Locke rips off his helmet.
think you're being clever here? even if you did work there, that would just mean you're one in a bunch of incompetent fucks who single-handedly ruined halo and are continuing to shit on it.
have you guys seen nightfall? fast skipped to the first episode. my god it's so bad.
I don't know if anyone remembers but Frank was based as fuck when he worked at Bungie and everyone loved him. Now people hate him out of nowhere because of Halo 4. The guy is still the same he was years ago.
>>276171139
>Locke rips off his helmet
Why would you do this?
A huge part of why people like Master Chief is because you don't know what he looks like making him a great stand in for the player.
>>276170378
>>>276170378
>he becomes susceptible to forerunner control and at the last scene is him confronting ONI. He insists that he is fine and feels better than ever. They give him his new targets, Chief and Locke. As he walks out of the briefing room, he mutters to himself the last lines of the game "revenge can not come soon enough, human"
After AN ANCIENT EVIL AWAKENS this is stupid enough to believe.
>>276171139
>rips off his helmet
How the hell does he manage to do that? Please tell me Chief kicks his ass
>>276160259
I want Halo 3 on PC so bad.
Please.
>>276173048
Frankiplsgo seriously frankie did you even do anything on the previous Halos? You seem to know about as much about Halo as Ross and Wolfkil do, which is not alot.
>>276172307
Prometheans are technically not in the game.
They will be in part 2 following jun/didact.
However, installation 02 and 07 have VERY different sentinal AIs in addition to the normal hovering drones. The destroyer from halo 2 also returns.
>>276172435
This bothers me. Originally yes, chiefs levels were more like that with lots of backtracking and explorable areas. But we have had to hurry things up for Microsoft so now while chiefs levels are far less straightforward than locke's, they are still pretty linear. A lot of AOTCR type levels with a bit more extra rooms and optional areas. Locke's levels are very halo 2 ish
there is much samefagging by op going on in this thread
saddest of faggots
>>276173514
Is he not answering any questions or something? I'm not reading through this thread.
Quite frankly I also highly suspect people like you as rabblerousers trying to derail a perfectly coherent thread because you don't like the subject so it's not like your bullshit is above scrutiny either.
>>276173672
HE DOES NOT WORK THERE. USE YOUR FUCKING HEAD!
>>276173754
I JUST FUCKING GOT HERE AND SCROLLED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUCKING THREAD.
Holy shit you are a faggot. I would kick you in the balls but you probably wouldn't feel it anyway.
>>276173405
Will we be able to turn off ADS or switch back to the old Halo zooming?
>Work for 343i under a decade
Anon pls, 343i hasn't even been around for half a decade
>>276173839
>I JUST FUCKING GOT HERE AND SCROLLED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUCKING THREAD.
>>276173672
>Quite frankly I also highly suspect people like you as rabblerousers trying to derail a perfectly coherent thread
>a perfectly coherent thread
>I JUST FUCKING GOT HERE AND SCROLLED TO THE BOTTOM
>a perfectly coherent thread
>>276174001
Anon can't into reading comprehension apparently.
Who is your favorite Pokemon, OP?
How was working for Treyarch?
>>276174001
wasn't even going to type anything but yeah. that's is NOT the part where we convict op of lying
>>276174129
OH MY GOD, WHAT IS THE FUCKING PROBLEM WITH /v/.
You shitheads drive me to drink myself stupid.
>Good. Get alcohol poisoning and die in a gutter.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
>>276160259
>GAYLO
>>276174381
this kills the thread
>>276160259
WHY IS THE RETICLE CENTERED NOW WHAT THE FUCK 343
IM VERY DISGRUNTLED
Suits don't understand software development, what's new?
>>276163607
>>276163780
>flood infected prometheans
most annoying enemy ever put into a game ever CONFIRMED
>>276173405
Except for the fact that the halo 5 toy of chief with the big coat comes with a promethean pistol
Get out of here
I actually don't mind the "Halo 5 in different parts" thing, as long as it lets you develop the story right.
My main problem with Halo games was they have these awesome books full of lore and interesting characters, and then they pretend they don't exist and give us some barebones story that feels like a sidestory to the books.
But if microsoft plans to charge 60$ for each next part then they're insane.
It better be 40$ or 50$ tops.
>>276175006
>defeat infected promethean
>infected watchers spawn from its corpse
>>276167947
People who grew up playing Halo 1 are now old enough to post on 4chan.
>>276163607
>Flood infected knights on legendary
KILL ME
>>276175006
>>276175280
>infected Spartan IVs
>infected Spartan IIs in Halo Wars 2
Why was the graveminds design changed in H2A, but everything else, like covenant keeping the same armor but with different colors for ranks vs entirely different armor kept the same?
Will theatere mode work right again in 5? Why do we have to use the game DVR in MCC? Why is there so little room for saved gameytpes and shit?
>>276164998
Blue Team is working with chief, not looking for him.
>>276168003
>>276169050
>>276171771Reach has my favorite mulitplayer in the series
>>276175749
They just gave Gravemind a mouth. That's not too radical a change
>>276175749
>Will X made by 343i be good?
What the fuck do you think?
>>276160259
Welp guess my xboner will be gathering dust until MC stop being retarded.
>>276168832
>Reach
>good
>not-shit-but-still-shit map editor
>the sexiest fucking armor customization
>a potentially interesting story that wasn't even accurate and comes down to "daww we gotta get outta here"
>AWFUL characters, fuck you if you think anyone but Jorge and Carter (ONLY IN THEIR DEATH SCENES) were worth giving a single fuck about
Multiplayer was average, I'm glad they implemented new stuff but all around the game was worse than 3 in multiplayer and leagues behind ODST in single player
How much do you suppose I could sell MCC for at GameStop or Best Buy?
>>276173314
>>276173234
>>276173314
Calm down. Here's how the fight goes.
Chief is in the control room of Halo (installation 01 I believe) about to activate what is essentially a self destruct protocol (not really but I'm simplifying this) when Locke approaches him from behind. Locke tells him to stop. Chief says nothing. Locke aims his weapon. Chief turns around. Locke orders chief to stand down. There is a moment of silence before chief darts forward and ducks as Locke shoots. Chief rises up, Locke blocks chief's punch and responds with a berate of hits which seem to connect well with chief. Chief goes to hit lock but Locke blocks both fists and is holding chiefs fists.
Chief headbutts Locke which hurls Locke down to the ground. Chief goes to stomp Locke but Locke rolls over and equips a special weapon given to him by ONI which essentially locks down Spartan and elite armor.
Locke shoots chief with the weapon once, stunning chief and putting him on his knees.
Locke approaches chief but is suprised when chief grabs Locke by the throaght and throws him a few yards away. Chief rushes Locke, who shoots chief several more times with the weapon, causing chief to stumble and crash into Locke. They both roll around, struggling to subdue the other. Locke grabs chief'S helmet, begins to twist it, but chief pivis his position and throws Locke over him, but Locke wholds onto the helmet which is ripped off.
The camera does not show us chief's face.
Chief says "that belongs to me".
Locke responds with "it's over 117, you're not the last Spartan anymore".
Chief says "let's see if you're right" and reveals he now has the weapon. He shoots Locke once who is instantly subdued and can not move. Chief walks over, takes helmet, puts it back on, and goes to knock out Locke but suddenly we hear "Spartan, stop", as the arbiter enters the room.
>>276176335
$40
>>276176521
*shoots Locke with Spartan gun*
Pssshh, nuthin personal
>>276174251
Pretty fun actually.
They were super casual about things but we all agreed on what needed to happen.
If the guy is still here answering question, why did you guys decide to bring the flood and rings back, why not go in a completely new direction?
>>276176521
So does the gun just not work?
How can chief fight to overcome it and Locke can't? Especially since chief is shot several times and Locke is shot once
>>276176521
>Chief says "that belongs to me you fucking nigger".
i fixed it
>>276160259
maybe if you guys didnt kill halo with #4, I would care, but you did. you killed it.
also you should all quit because those are unfair working conditions
>In Halo 5 all of the voice acting is done in narrator like Arby n the Chief
>>276176983
Again, the flood may not be in Guardians.
It depends on how much we complete but the flood will definitely be in part 2. Infinity is downed on a halo ring and gets pretty much overrun with flood. Almost all the Spartan 4s are corrupted.
The Halo rings are central to the series.
We can't ignore them. There was a strong concensus whithin the team after halo 4 that we need to actually have halos be important in Halo games.
>>276177151
>implying
They look normal when compared to work conditions underRockstar.
>>276177090
>Chief is killed by ONI SJWIVs for being a big bad racist
You just know this could happen. I bet you anything the only reason Locke is black is because 343 is headed by libtard women
I really wish Reach hadn't come to exist. It single-handedly:
>fucked over the backstory behind pillar of autumn
>introduced armor abilities that 343 keeps clinging on to because they're trying to build on Reach instead of what made Halo good to begin with
>Gave 343 the idea that adding something new means it has to be game-changing or an incredibly radical change to mechanics/aesthetics.
>Started the fad of medals for fucking everything
>Lowered the standard for forge mode and forge levels after Halo 3
>Removed elites from multiplayer (except for Invasion, which was pretty mediocre, and elite slayer)
The only thing I can give to Reach was the amazing armor customization + firefight voices, and firefight/campaign matchmaking. ODST would have been better if it had matchmaking over Reach too though.
>>276176521
It sounds like Locke kicks chief'S ass and the only reason chief wins is cause he shoots Locke.
>>276177505
Odst and reach were Bungie testing the waters for Destiny. But yeah, people act like 343i is to completely blame for halo dying when bungie has just as much blood on their hands
>>276160259
Why the hell did your company butcher halo 4s multiplayer? Halo fans dont want shit loadouts. The halo 2 anniversary playlist is what halo 4 coulda been.
as fellow microshit employee ( I don't work in the game division but I do work on projects for xbox), the incompetence of the business teams on projects is staggering.
This is symptomatic of most big companies but by far microsoft has the worst management. The best leaders I've had there have all been fired. Why? Because they put there project and teams above improving making .5% more money.
I'm not surprised your business team managers shipped MCC in the condition they did. They do that for every project they can all so they can tell their bosses look at how well we met deadlines. They don't give a shit about the condition of the game or project. I've gone from working at apple, to microsoft, to amazon, and now back to microsoft. All big companies work this way. They don't give a shit about the costumer.
>>276160259
Have you met the VA for Locke? Why is he such a talentless fuck?
>>276177375
you don't feel like that completely invalidates all the work in Halo 1-3 on how those were the one sacred rings and the covenant had a really hard time actually finding them?
Did the Marathon games ever come up as inspiration or does anyone at 343 even acknowledge that halo was spiritually its prequel?
OP you might be able to fool the average /v/ retard who knows nothing about Halo or the people who have worked on it but not me.
OP is a fat fucking liar. I work for one of the studios sub-contracted to port Halo games for the MCC.
Halo 5 isn't mostly in-house, because we've been sub-contracted yet again alongside a couple of other developers from the MCC to do work on 5.
So when 343 dies, who do you want to make Halo games?
And don't say bungie, they would be just as bad.
>>276160259
>working for Microsoft's whipping boy
Good news, I heard they are hiring at Rare!
Maybe you can swing a job at Black Tusk and make Gears of War for the next 10 years
