Bungie Day 2016 Edition
The Warzone Firefight update is here! It includes the following:
- Warzone Firefight (available on 6 maps)
- Campaign Score Attack
- 1 new arena map
- 1 new warzone map
- 1 new warzone assault map
- 1 new forge canvas
- New bosses, including the Grunt Goblin
- New reqs, including the UNSC wasp vehicle and the Halo 2 Beam Rifle
- Req items available in forge
- 5 new campaign score attack achievements
- 3 new warzone firefight achievements
Official Warzone Firefight reveal trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3My_2vZQjBI
Important Halo Links, Notes etc.
http://pastebin.com/64rb9y4w
>Latest Halo Community Update
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/warzone-firefight-preview
>Spartan Companies:
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/spartan-companies/halo%20general
>Looking for custom games/campaign co-op players/matchmaking squad
http://halolfg.com
http://halocustoms.com
http://halolobbies.com
Watch the threads for occasional party squads
>Xbox One clips and screenshots
http://xboxdvr.com/
The third /hg/tage is out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj0swJRlm5g
Previous thread >>147726069
Just because you don't live at home anymore, doesn't mean it's a bad thing to stop by and say hi to Mom on her birthday.
Happy Bungie Day, /hg/
https://youtu.be/b1boVrLFdoI
Details on /hg/ island:
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-5-guardians/xbox-one/map-variants?lastModifiedFilter=Everything&sortOrder=Modified&page=1&gamertag=Hect0rlo#ugc_halo-5-guardians_xbox-one_mapvariant_Hect0rlo_a16b8f2c-b5d1-4e9d-9574-b30b7784d995
/hg/ island vids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayb4QEnJfcs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xND7zTv5f5U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyUM6GgJGrE
>>147784205
>Halo 3
>2006
Guys, I think Bungie might be retarded
>>147785039
... Holy shit, no kidding
Somebody should let them know
What the fuck, game? Why are you never this useful outside of the worst game mode the franchise had?
>>147785039
>hitting the image limit
Stop posting you're moeshit moeposters!
>>147785241
Spartan ops wasF U N
>>147785039
>"you're crazy anon, Halo 3 was released in 200..."
>check Google
>2007
>mfw
That has to have been the shortest /hg/ thread ever.
Only 496 replies.
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
>>147785632
Bad, the image limit was hit due to shittery.
>>147785632
Well, it means we've got a bunch of people, since we hit 106 posters at 496 posts
>>147785304
Don't encourage them
>>147785735
I'm looking through it now and it is overwhelmingly Halo pics and Halo webms.
>>147784345
I can't watch this without getting emotional.
Please come back, Bungie.
Please.
>>147785241
In Halo 2 on the level Quarantine Zone, I always Dutch the spectre for the guasshog
>>147785832
That's how it usually is, considering anime images are usually reaction images.
>>147785832
Yeah, I looked through it too, there's random spikes of anime shit all throughout, if there weren't any of that the thread probably would've gotten at least 600 posts.
Posting Halo related image complete with hnnng back arch.
>>147786259
>it's a namefag complains episode
>>147786259
What's with the diaper?
What would /hg/s fireteam name and colors be?
It would be nice to get something officialish for screencaps
>>147786321
>It's an episode poster episode
>>147786326
It has something to do with pelvis protection, because the pelvis you know, is a really important bone.
>>147786703
>implying people care who you are
Take it off, nigger
>>147786776
Fucking shut the fuck up you fucking retard
>>147786776
>mfw people are get this triggered over a name
>>147786896
>>147786776
There was a time, closer to when Halo 5 came out, when nearly everyone in the thread posted with their GTs, and it wasn't viewed as a big deal.
It only changed when faggots like you suddenly decided that a GT = a tripcode, and started derailing threads by constantly impersonating/false flagging.
>>147787121That's not his GT, and he's not looking for lobbies.
Join me and wrangler
2/8 for firefight
>>147787121
Hey now some of us do it ironically
>>147787121
>There was a time, closer to when Halo 5 came out, when nearly everyone in the thread posted with their GTs, and it wasn't viewed as a big deal.
Yeah. because they were posting their gamertags looking for a game.
Any news on whether we're getting future updates?
>>147788834
We fucking better. They owe us an Assault map.
>>147789670
>they owe us an assault map
How many did we get?
>>147789969
We get one assault map per warzone map, and before launch we were promised six of each.
The Sanghelios map just came out for warzone, so we're missing its Assault variant. And this is assuming we count Urban, which is fundamentally broken and shit.
Isn't this cool guys?
>>147790875
What, your complete lack of ability to draw a fireteam group?
>>147790875
Remove Urban
>>147790949
6666. I thought it was pretty cool guy.
>>147791039
That's pretty low, senpai
kek
>not clearing away from the vehicle spawn
>>147785913
The bungie you knew and loved died years ago anon.
>>147773036 #
>Apex 7 the best map
Fuck you. i hate this map because every fucking objetive in firefight is fucking far.
>Inb4 lol complains about lolsmall maps you fucking newfag.
Fuck you too, i know the maps aren't at big. but in this modeeverything gets too fucking far.
What the fuck is wrong with the dificulty in firefight? everything can kick the shit out of you, even a god damn grunt.
This is the first time i run from the minions.
And the best part are the time in each round, it seems to be too fucking short.
Five fucking minutes to kill 2 bosses and we still at level 5
>hurr durr git gud
no fucker, this shit is really hard sometimes.
Fucking firefight.
>>147792259
By average gamer I am referring to the scout warthog pro gamer who plays maybe 100 times a week, when they are busy with scout warthog school. This is evident in the choice for multiplayer they have made in Halo 5. CSRs based off of how well your scout warthog tower looks, matchmaking that focuses on speed over quality of scout warthogs so that there are always those well above or below your skill level in a hog. These so called seasons and the rest you have to go through in order to rank so that you can hopefully have a match with players of similar skill level and enjoy itare amazing. All of this shows they are catering to the proscout warthog gamer crowd and those who it is their major hobby in life. This leaves the average gamer with an excessive enjoyabletimeor totally enjoyable experience. They send out surveys butwe should never, never, never ever, ever, ever talk about the surveys. For all these reasons I say 343 does care about you. Now on a side note I am not a 343 hater, I rather enjoyed Halo 4 and even the MCC (when it worked) and I am not a Bungie fanboy. I am just a guy who likes the Halo games and universe and am excited to what's to come.
>>147792259
>running from grunts
>being so bad at the game that you run from the cannon fodder
>this somehow makes Apex bad
And if you want stuff that's too far, Apex has that problem the least.
>>147788834
I doubt there will be more named updates but there's definitely more stuff on the way.
>W10 Forge
>2nd half of REQs for Forge
>In-game file browser
>Prefabs sharing
>Esports weapon skins
And this is speculation:
>1 more WZ map (they said 6 after launch).
>Sanghelios objects for forge (Tom French asked for suggestions).
>Plasma launcher from Reach (unfinished version found in the first day of WZF).
>Race mode (they said the MP team is "aware" of this petition, something similar was said about infection).
>Frankie said updates weren't officially over after WZF.
>>147786896
>>147786981
Oh boy, falseflags once again. You can tell this isn't me because I would use a more creative but equally as ineffective insult.
>26 more uncommons
>feeling hyped for all the dank shit legendary shit I'll be unlocking
>60/133 rare emblems
Say it ain't so lads?
>>147792720
Actually, is more easy to kill another spartan than a promethen soldier.
The actual problem in firefight is the hordes of enemies, the number of Npcs.
The times a get the objetive of protect generators, we get crushed by only crawlers.
343 really need to work with firefight even more.
Is not that bad, is good, but the short time and the bosses make this shit sometimes impossible.
>>147793403
>now it's Soldiers
>Soldiers somehow make Apex a bad map
>>147793391
Emblems don't take up unlock slots anymore. Don't worry about them when buying golds, unless you really want legendary emblems or something
>>147793403
The hordes of enemies is what makes it fun
Some rounds there's fucktons of enemies and it's awesome. I think it's the most enemies at once in any halo game
>>147793527
No, Apex is a bad map because is shit. not because of the Soldiers.
Fuck you.
>>147793712
I know, but i don't get it when 8 players can't fight against all this fuckers in only 5 minutes.
Don't really know what is wrost, the short time or the bosses/hordes minions (because they take a lot of damage)
http://reddit.com/r/halo/comments/4rrsrc/after_the_free_play_days_promotion_halo_5_has/d53ujuh
Thoughts? Is brav lying or is it true
>>147793712
I'm sure there are some Flood levels that have higher enemy counts.
>>147793963
>No, Apex is a bad map because is shit. not because of the Soldiers.
Well your reasoning so far has been that grunts are too difficult and soldiers exist, so I'm going to say that you're wrong.
>>147793985
I dunno, they've been completely silent about this subject since the game launched. It kinda makes sense to break that silence just to brag about their numbers.
>>147793985
>Halo 5 has had the highest monthly active players for a Halo title since Halo 3.
That's a lie. Unless they're talking about Halo 3 just before reverse compatibility came up.
>>147794261
It's probably so high because the game was just free for a week. Of course that would add more players to their monthly amount.
>>147794398
Halo 3 isn't backwards compatible
>>147794094
Yes, i'm going to asperg.
All the enemies in firefight is hard. only that. even the grunts can kill you now.
Some bosses like Wardens can heal himselves for example.
was forging when I noticed pic related.
You think he's the one puppeteering warden in campaign?
>>147794515
That's just bad playing.
>>147794563
It all makes sense.
>>147793985
sounds in tune with what frankie said a while back about hundreds of thousands of daily players. they could also be sued for straight up lying about that shit
its gud news, and i like that H6 was at one point above Destiny and Overwatch
>Protect the Generators on Darkstar
no thanks.
>>147795196
The only generator defense that's bearable is Sanctum
>>147795672
Sanctum does everything right, best fucking map ever made. It's a shame it's wasted and restricted to WZ, i wish i could peacefully explore it in Forge.
>>147795672
Sanctum's nice because round 5, the hardest round, is a nice vehicle romp against fun covenant enemies.
>>147795952
>round 4, 4 enemy mantises surrounded by soldiers
>one is inside the second floor of the garage
Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
>>147796154
That's if you get relics, otherwise it's Mythic Wardens.
>Round 3: Defend the Armory from Prometheans
>Round 5: 3 Wardens in the core Base
These are the only two rounds I still have trouble with. Everything else I now have a good strategy for and pretty much always succeed at.
Banshee raiders? Not a problem.
Grunt Goblins? Simple.
Kill 60 soldiers? They give me all the suppressors I need.
But these two rounds I haven't figured out yet.
With the 3 wardens it's mostly just a time issue. If they gave us the full round time just to hit the 3 wardens, it wouldn't be an issue.
With the defense of the armory, I have no idea how to strategize.
>>147796154
The 4 mantis round is not difficult.
I thought it was the first yime, but with a coordinated team it's actually pretty simple.
>>147796675
Well teams are never organized, especially when half the party refuses to use a mic.
Usually, even if they do talk, it's like three people all trying and failing to angle their tanks to shoots through the window while I'm on the room with two kinetic BRs.
>>147792259
>What the fuck is wrong with the dificulty in firefight? everything can kick the shit out of you, even a god damn grunt.
>This is the first time i run from the minions.
You need to play campaign and git gud.
The only difficult thing about firefight is the amount of time they give you.
If you're dying more than 3 times in a game, you need to stop what you're doing and reassess how you're going in, because the enemies themselves are not hard
>>147796759
>He's not playing firefight with a full fireteam
That's your fault. Not the game's.
I'm not defending 343 btw. WZFF is not great by any means, but it's also not that difficult. If you're going in with less than 5 people, you're only making it harder on yourself.
>>147796978
>That's your fault. Not the game's.
Except I do, but half of /hg/'s active players don't use a mic, you illiterate.
>>147796978
This.
The amount of time they give you for certain objectives is bullshit, but the enemies are not difficult.
If you're dying constantly then that's your own fault.
>>147796592
The Wardens in the back of the core room are a pain.
My suggestion is, rather than wasting time trying to maneuver and position tanks to fire at them, put on an Overshield and use the ONI or Jorge chaingun.
If possible, get multiple teammates to do that and split the Warden's attention.
Scenario like that is why I really wish the Mantis was able to jump, or step/clamber up onto things.
Just played CE for the first time.
My first Halo game was 3 and I've played all the games since.
This was easily the best campaign in the series for me, so I see why it still gets praised. So unless 2 is even better, I think this might be my faborite, with ODST as my #2.
>>147797169
Sometimes shit happens.
Earlier today I got hit by a Spirit and thrown off the armory into a group of enemies, on top of having it knock my shields off.
>>147798090
I was playing CE as well recently and I realized that it and 2 have the best AI in the franchise.
I wonder why nothing since has caught up to speed.
>>147798090
Depending on what you liked about it, your opinion on H2 could go either way.
![[gg]_Macross_Delta_-_10_[FAE5B24D].mkv_snapshot_19.07_[2016.07.07_08.55.12].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/1DUTipm.jpg "[gg]_Macross_Delta_-_10_[FAE5B24D].mkv_snapshot_19.07_[2016.07.07_08.55.12].jpg")
>>147798090
How to webm? Is it possible in a browser app?
[Spoiler]because I'm using a chromebook[/spoiler]
>>147798310
Give a link to what you want webm'd, Miyabi poster.
>>147798310
>chromebook
You better have a good reason for not having at least a toaster.
>>147798479
I appreciate your help but I'd like to do it myself if possible.
>>147798629
>>147798310
http://pastebin.com/4ipnGRND
>>147798492
It was cheap and I hate tablets. I only use them for twitch, 4chan and streaming stuff.
>>147798748
thanks
>>147798763
Just put a linux distro on it, then.
>>147798226
I think Halo started to go downhill after 2, and I fucking loved 3. Also, I know Halo 4 really isn't that great but Spartan Ops is so fucking bad. Need them cheevos though.
>>147800025
It peaked at two, the decline became noticeable post-Reach
>>147800025
>give spartan ops another shot because I need the achievements and it couldn't be THAT bad
>oh wait, it is
>and there's like 50 levels of it
I'd be down to play it with three other guys sometime on normal or heroic, but fuck that solo legendary achievement. Also, it's nice to have Palmer complimenting you for a change.
>>147801068
reach is the worst halo, halo 4 was marginally better
halo 3>halo 1>halo 5>halo 4>halo 2>halo reach
FIGHT ME
>>147801919
>FIGHT ME
Why? What do I have to gain?
It's an anonymous image board.
Big Red, I have a suggestion for your revamping of custom games you were talking about last thread.
CE: 0%
2: 0%
2A: 25%
3: 75%
4: 0% (duh)
CE is an old game that has aged very poorly. The only reason it's talked about is because oldfags that shouldn't even be on this board can't let it go.
There's no reason to play 2 when 2A exists. It's the same thing but with far better visuals and enough maps to pick and choose from.
3 should be the overwhelming majority of the custom sessions. This is where Halo finally found its niche and created the golden Triangle of Halo: grenades, melee, and shooting. This is the Halo the majority of the fanbase loves and rememveres, and it has the best map roster in the series hands down.
4 is a joke that shits on everything that made Halo 3 great, so obviously avoid it.
Also when is next MCC session?
>>147801919
Nah 4 was much worse sorry
Though I'd like to hear your reasoning for how it's better than reach. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you mean campaign, which is fine as an opinion. But if you meant multiplayer, well then you're retarded
>>147802837
I'm fine with mostly 3 and 2A. They both have forge and a lot of freedom and fun comes with that.
However 2 and CE are great as well, fuck off. Whining about graphics is useless, sure 2A looks nicer, but it only has like 6 maps and the gameplay technically is different in many ways.
4 I could care less about, if we don't play 4 then I'll be glad.
>>147802837
I don't think you understand how much Big Red loves CE.
>>147803584
>I don't think you understand how much Big Red loves CE.
He said in the last thread he was going to stop doing CE games in the customs night.
Even he realizes that nobody wants to play CE. Deal with it. If you want to play CE, go play Halo PC. Don't infest /hg/ with that shit.
>>147802837
I don't hate Halo 3, but I do fucking hate Halo 3 babbies
>>147803657
Sounds to me like you're a casual
>durrr me only like halo 3 and good graphics halo 2A
>>147803657
>He said in the last thread he was going to stop doing CE games in the customs night.
Pretty sure he never said that.
>>147796154
speaking of the Mantis round can anyone spot what's wrong with pic related?besides skill
>>147796407
There's also a 4 mythic knight for Round 5. If people bring the same level of firepower as they do for the other round 5's its awesome otherwise it's a shitshow with too many adds on the hills.
>>147793985
I for one have fallen back on the Halo wagon due to the free week and I can understand the game picking up even before that due to the decent'ish free updates.
>>147795196
I know right. For other Protects the majority of the enemies at least stop shooting the thing and prioritise on players but with that the Knights just walked in, ignored most everyone (after blasting like one guy in the face), stood ONTOP of the generators and blasted them with scattershots. It was my first time seeing it on Darkstar so I didn't bring a CQB weapon and we simply could not kill them faster than they killed the generators.
>>147803984
>can anyone spot what's wrong with pic related?
You're for some fucking reason using the groundpound mod?
>>147804121
Besides that.
>>147803984
You're level 6 yet you have access to the DMR, which doesn't open up until level 8.
It's perfectly plausible that you just picked up somebody else's
>>147804263
>You're level 6 yet you have access to the DMR, which doesn't open up until level 8.
Are you retarded?
>>147804263
Wrong again and regular DMR is level 6, DMR with special traits are level 7 and 8. It does have something to do with numbers though...
>>147804347
Only 3 bosses
>>147804462
ding ding ding, the guy close to the arch spawned in wrong without his mantis and since everyone was leaving the temple after the ninja elites he got wrecked hard in a flash and the boss counter is still at 0/4 with three bosses left.
Usually the round is figuratively impossible to win but in this match it became literally impossible to win.
>>147732506
>People unironically find this attractive
>>147805176
Weyland, go to bed.
Daily reminder that wzff includes bullet sponges, increased respawn time, and enemies that kill you in one shot to increase the amount of reqs you purchase
>>147805176
>page 9
Nigga...
>>147805565
You're not obligated to buy any reqs
I haven't
And the update was free. I'm sure they'll do some balancing changes here and there
Red are we doing customs tonight? If so I think you should listen to what the party want during customs instead of what people are asking for in the thread since some of these people might not even turn up. I'm fine with CE, its only Snipers that bores me in any game personallyyes I'm shit
If we're not doing customs tonight we should get a team together for MCC BTB, should be something different and fun
Beaner Bump
>>147808137
Fuck off Kai its happening time
>>147802837
die
BUY MY GAME!
Anyone want to play slayer with me. I don't have good workable mic big I think it should be alright.
>>147808137
>not liking snipers on boarding action
>>147809886
Is darkness bump catching on?
>>147811353
I didn't know you were the darkness bumper
Also obligatory 4:34 am Canada bump
>Eyes and ear are fucked up.
What have I missed?
>>147809216
este chico...
>>147812285
How can you read?
>>147810395
>>147812794
Sunglasses, extremely light sensitive and "Tired eyes".
Viking bump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJGo2fmUAII
>>147813030
I have add. We all have burdens to beer friend.
>>147815017
But I don't drink...
anyone playing fire fight?
>>147815782
Soon. I must finish my morning meal then take the capsule of waking bliss. So like 30.
>>147816182
wakeful*
Dude Known Kai you're the bomb man. You were destroying a champion player.
Also thanks for helping me rank up. Those diamond guys were tough, makes sense why my shots weren't connecting.
>>147816447
I don't know if the people that also helped me reach diamond were from here but I never did say thank you. Please accept my apology as well as my gratitude.
>>147816447
>Tfw you're the only one who knows who Known Kai is
Its a secret
>>147818160
But I never told anyone.
>>147818647
I wont tell don't worry, keep shaking your dick, doing your thing, helping our commendations.
how the fuck do I join people in the general
how the fuck do i do anything
why is Halo 5's UI so BAD
>>147818781
What commendations need to be done?
I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO PLAY FIREFIGHT WITH
OR ANY WARZONE
gt: th0usand eye
I'm in the clan or whatever but i dont know how to do anything. Cant join games and nobody accepts invites
I'm so sick of inviting randoms and having them be ten years old
>>147819296
>>147819550
You have to be mutual friends to join games I think.
I can invite you to WZA after I finish match if you want.
>>147819296
>>147819550
The company list works but you cant join members who aren't mutual friends, add them and they might add you back. I've been in the company since the start and some assholes dont add you back for whatever reason
>>147819624
yes pls
>>147819771
I hate the xbox. What is this mutual friend bullshit? Why is the xbox ui so bad. I don't understand anything. Why did friendships ever have to be more complicated than send and accept?
>>147819771
It's not that I don't add people back its just that the Xbox One's UI is so fucking bad that I don't even know people have added me until months later when I randomly look at my followers
>>147819771
For months I thought it worked like 360 and never friended people back. Felt like a dick.
>>147819957
I have maybe a hundred followers I don't even know. I didn't even know they were following me. I don't even know what a follower is.
>>147819624
Invite me to pls.
>>147819827
>>147819904
>>147819957
Same I was also confused about this but not for long. I was adding someone I know irl(kinda). Damn thing is so complicated.
>>147819296
I kinda miss the Halo 4 UI desu
>>147820184
No idea why they changed it, if anything they should've done a follower system and a friends system
>>147821450
I miss the Reach UI
>No lag, no loading when switching between gametype to search
>Can instantly see friends in menu and see their spartans
>Tells me what friends are doing and match details
>Everything is where you expect it to be
>>147804642
We had 3 knights champions spawn and also had a 0/4 counter on that map, we killed all 3 and won the round anyway. Happened yesterday I think.
>>147819550
Add me, I'll play whenever I can.
GT: Gainax Bounce
>>147822886
Reach's UI, gametype scripting, Grenade Launcher, and Concussion Rifle were the only good things added in that game.
>>147823702
aren't you forgetting someone?
>>147823930
Yeah, Freddy Mercury was a cool guy. Too bad he died so early on and let us with the rest of the unlikable cast.
>>147818781
dick shaking?
>>147823702
And invasion and needle rifle andTrooper-chan
>>147824402I didn't like Invasion, and the Needle Rifle was just a pink Carbine, a weapon we never really needed in the first place.
>>147824402
Are there any qt 3.14 meridian miners in H5?
>>147825741
Do we even get a good look a them?
>>147824497
Except the fire rate was different, as well as the recoil and the fact that it supercombined
>>147827265
The fire rate was slower to put it in line with every other Reach weapon, weak. The supercombine was aesthetic.
>tfw just about every fault in Halo 5 can be explained with "They want to sell more req packs"
Was just in a party with someone talking about it. Pretty lame desu
Diamondback > Avalanche > Sidewinder
Best campaign glitch in all of Halo?
>>147829437
Kill it before it lays eggs
>>147829437
Don't bully the cute.
>>147830704
She's still a bitch in the comics.
>>147830839
Feeling inadequate, Billy?
>>147830963
No, I just don't like shit Waifus.
I know that Halo 4 has the weakest overall soundtrack in the series but after listening to it again, i must say there are a few god tier tracks on par with even the original trilogy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1HeWatTU6U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKuJ2SLTYE4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miwmCI7VS58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_oKF0uA7pk
>>147831139
It had some good ones, even a broken clock is right twice a day
>>147830704
when did this tech suit with random plates stuck on bullshit start
Was this in Fall of Reach?
>>147831139
I just hated that most of the soundtrack sounded like Generic Scifi music.
>>147831139
Halo 4 and 5 have fine soundtracks, they're just generic as fuck and can be put in literally any other game because there are little to no motiffs. Nothing really memorable.
>>147831856
343 can do things right occasionally
>>147834170
>343 can do things right occasionally
The problem is nobody can agree on what they do right and they end up backpedsling in anything.
For example: While flawed, I still enjoyed the Halo 4 campaign, but it got so much criticism that we ended up with an even worse campaign in 5.
We're never going to get anywhere if we force them to keep reinventing the wheel.
>>147834449
I'd say the campaign for 5 was horrible for a different reason, that being the shoe-horning in of squad mechanics
>>147834556
The level length, enemy placements, AI behavior, difficulty, inclusiveness of story, and narrative is all terrible in 5.
>>147834804
Considering they did an entire re-write after deciding on squads, it's not surprising
>>147834449
Composer is still one of the best levels in Halo history.
It's the first level, ever, in the series where the game actually makes the Master Chief out to be an unkillable hero. Civilians are dying left and right, people are stunned at your proficiency, begging for your help, stunned at a Spartan being present. It just felt really good.
>>147834556
Halo 5 has extreme game-play design issues. Mainly the entire thing being balanced around co op (with no fucking splitscreen)
I played it earlier on legendary (solo)because scoring is back. I made the mistake of not getting the hydra launcher on Blue Team. The Hunters were basically impossible to kill. Well, not impossible, but ridiculous bullet sponges even with the shotgun. It was clear I didn't have a weapon the game required me to have, and that it was either restart, or spend 15 minutes whittling down their health, while dying over and over and over. Instead I simply quit. It essentially takes two people to reliably kill a hunter now, or have a power weapon. The level was a blast and a breeze up until the hunters, but then it was a chore. Not difficult in a way that was fun, difficult in a way that was infuriating.
>>147834995
Both Composer and Midnight are good as a collective bookend to Halo 4.
Halo 5's last level is... ok? It's not the worst level in the game, but it's still nothing that great.
Hunters were better when their weak spot was a super weak spot. The CE pistol is gone, but why not allow Sniper rifles a 1-shot kill again? CE balanced this well by making hunters a common enemy that were intimidating but not a pain to fight. Halo 3, 4, and 5 have made hunters extremely rare, but when they do show up their insufferable annoying to take down. It's a worse all around design desicion.
What do you guys think of the smaller Halo related channels?
Like Late Night Gaming, Fayvn, The Act Man, etc. Do you like them? Dislike them?
Anyone else hoping there's a community update tonight?
I'd really like to know what the future of 5 holds for us.
>>147835942
LNG is pretty alright, I've been watching Fayvn since September and he just keeps getting better as time goes on, haven't seen much of Act Man but the videos I have seen of him are pretty well done and organized.
>>147835942
There are no great halo related channels.
Late Night Gaming is cancerously autistic.
The only good ones are Fayvn and BDobbins.
And even they are not great, because they both buy into the meme that there's several million displaced Halo players out there and all 343 needs to do is make Halo 3 2: Electric Boogaloo and they will all come back.
>>147836164
If you build it they will come.
>>147836151
I'd hope so, even if it's just dumb e-sports stuff
>>147836403
People left Halo because COD was more alluring.
Halo 4 was a disaster, but it could have been the best Halo ever and it wouldn't have made a difference.
>Still no Covie slayer playlist
Literally why.
WHY.
>>147836695
>covie slayer
Literally why.
>>147836781
it was the best in halo 2. You shut your shit up before i fuck your shit up
>>147836151
Favyn talks way too fast
>>147835863
CE had the best enemies because while they were all threats, they all had the potential to die in 2 shots.
>>147836504
>Halo 4 was a disaster, but it could have been the best Halo ever and it wouldn't have made a difference.
You keep fucking saying this, I still don't understand how anyone could think this. If you think the CoD boogeyman is the only reason for Halos downfall you really are an idiot. I don't understand why you even bother posting all this stuff, shitting on h3 babbies, reach babbies, forge world, halo 4 wasn't bad. No one ever agrees with you
>>147835942
I like Act Man, he criticizes almost everything 343 in an objective way to improve the future of the series and i agree with a lot of the stuff he says.
Late Night Gaming is literally autistic and suicidal, i don't care about anything he says since the meltdown he had last week.
>>147837703
>i don't care about anything he says since the meltdown he had last week.
what? link?
>>147835942
I like Missingno's content, and I used to watch The Halo Council when they still did live shows.
>>147837625
>You keep fucking saying this
Excyse me? Ive never made this assersion before.
>I still don't understand how anyone could think this.
Because the facts and trends line of perfectly and date back far befire Halo 4 was released.
>If you think the CoD boogeyman is the only reason for Halos downfall you really are an idiot.
And if you honestly beleive that the majority of Halo 3 players left the franchise because they felt "turned off" by Halo 4, youre not paying attention.
The overwhelming majority of people playing Halo at its peak popularity in 2007 were new to the series. They had no personal attachment to it. They just as quickly left for COD.
You're entitled to your opinion but don't try to be a history revisionist.
>>147837625
>If you think the CoD boogeyman is the only reason for Halos downfall you really are an idiot.
I wouldn't say "only", but it's definitely the main reason.
Halo had its time in the sun. That's over. It's not "dead", it's just not king of the hill anymore.
COD cracked the casual code. Its style of play is more welcoming to newcomers and offers a constant stimulus of rewards. F9r the average console FPS player (ages 13-16) that works better for them.
>>147837781
It's 35 minutes long, i don't know if you want to sit through the whole video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KlVqk8IpNo
Basically he tells the story of his shitty childhood, suicide attempt, halo3baby era, secretely liking halo 4 and quitting 5 because he doesn't appreciate microtransactions in WZ. He also decided to quit youtube and social media which he actually did...for 3 whole days, the absolute madman.
>>147836872
Did somebody say Sarah Palmer?
>tfw no R34 of Sarah Palmer in pure white panties with little pink buttlefly bows on the sides
>tfw no Sarah Palmer gf that opens up to you after a long day of work
>tfw no Sarah Palmer who lets her guard down when she is around you
>tfw no Sarah Palmer to make her feel safe by holding her in your arms
>tfw you will never cuddle close together in bed, after breakfast for dinner night
>tfw Sarah Palmer who is shy but playful in bed
>tfw never kiss her goodbye in the morning as she goes to work
>tfw no Sarah Palmer gf to protect my smile
>tfw worrying about her when she goes on a mission
>tfw thinking she may never come back
>tfw knock at the door
>tfw two UNCS officers standing at the door with a UNCS flag
>tfw no dead Sarah Palmer GF
>tfw no funeral
>tfw Spartans go MIA
>tfw never move on from her
>tfw never find her unwashed butterfly panties behind the dryer
>tfw it will never smell like her
>tfw never almost move on from her only to have her come back only just to see me again
>tfw she'll never tell you "you're the only reason I'm here"
>tfw never marry Sarah Palmer
>>147836164
>>147836403
>>147836504
>>147837625
Read pic related.
>>147838086
>Excyse me? Ive never made this assersion before
You can stop playing the fool with me, there's only one anon in here that keeps posting the same drivel you posted and in exactly the same vein
>And if you honestly beleive that the majority of Halo 3 players left the franchise because they felt "turned off" by Halo 4, youre not paying attention.
Halo 3s population dipped gradually but a ton left because Reach was a massive turn off, as well as competition such as CoD. Halo 4 sold so well on the pretence that Chief was coming back and it was a return to form. This didn't happen and it flopped massively with an absolute abysmal online population mere weeks after its initial release.
For many, Halo 4 was the final nail in the coffin. To say that Halo 4 could have been the best Halo ever and still flop is the fucking stupidest thing I've ever read on hg and this is your second time posting it
Is the phaeton is any BTB maps?
Also is the SAW in any arena maps at all?
>>147837625
There was some literally nothing Halo 4 could do to hold on to its audiance.
The damage was already done.
A mix of terrible buisness practices by Bungie and Microsoft (splitting up the Halo 3 base with required DLC for playlists, charging $60 for ODST as their competition to Modern Warfare 2 and Bad Company 2, being exclusive to the console that had RROD) as well as competition with the revamped call of duty which released yearly and thus stayed fresh. Plus, COD is not an exclusive, so all those kids who have PS3 friends were encouraged to play what they were playing.
Halo 4 was a mess, but the damage was already done.
>>147838897
No Phaetons. I think Empire Strongholds has a SAW on it now.
>>147838806
>To say that Halo 4 could have been the best Halo ever and still flop is the fucking stupidest thing I've ever read on hg and this is your second time posting it
Best case scenario it would've been on top 5 and that's it, number 3 max.
>>147838806
>Halo 4 flopped
Opinion discarded.
Once again, don't ignore facts just to give your opinions weight.
>le Halo 4 killed Halo meme
I fucking hate the game, but Halo just doesn't have the same ADHD-pandering appeal for underaged that COD does.
It's as simple as that.
Halo 4 released to a generation of kids that believed Modern Warfare 2 was the greatest game ever. It never stood a chance.
>>147839027
Why would they leave out Phaetons?
>>147839427
Too OP.
>>147839427
No maps that would be well-suited to its inclusion? I don't know.
Guillotine and Deadlock have Wasps on them now.
>>147839482
Lol what? It really isn't OP.
>>147838956
>There was some literally nothing Halo 4 could do to hold on to its audiance.
>The damage was already done.
The initial sales figures and initial population say otherwise. Keep holding on to the hope that Halo 4 was actually a good game
>>147839043
Population isn't everything. It was never going to match Halo 3 but it still could have maintained or improved on Reach when it comes to population. People keep fucking forgetting how much emphasis there was and still is on Chief. So many people didn't buy into Reach because it did not feel, look or play like the games that came before it. Halo 4 could have actually done really fucking well when you consider why people disliked Reach.
>>147839105
>Opinion discarded.
>Once again, don't ignore facts just to give your opinions weight.
Seems like you're the only one doing that here
>>147839552
I dunno, that's my guess, we don't have scorpions for the same reason.
>>147839427
BUY MORE REQS
>>147839552
It's really good when you don't have players able to just summon Plasma Pistols and Spartan Lasers whenever they want.
>>147839584
>The initial sales figures and initial population say otherwise. Keep holding on to the hope that Halo 4 was actually a good game
God you're dense.
Like, really fucking dense.
I don't like Halo 4. I think it's easily the worst main series entry the franchise has had (the Vanguard games might be worse overall).
Got that? I hate the game. I'm not defending it.
Stop assuming that anyone that looks at the facts and doesn't blame Halo 4 for Halo's fall is a closet-Halo 4 lover and a 343 shill.
You sound like one of those media anchors that dismisses anyone that argues against the Black Lives Matter movement as a racist.
>>147840168
Moving the goalposts yet again, at least you didn't stop posting this time I suppose.
Now listen here, bud. Halo 4 sold a SHIT TON and the initial online population was massive. Saying they couldn't do anything "because the damage was already done" is fucking wrong and retarded. It wouldn't have sold so well and had so many online within the first 2 weeks in the first place if this was the case?
You get it now? Now take your "facts" and shove them back up your arse. Halo 4 sold well and thats that. It didn't retain a playerbase because the game was shit. People returned because of Chief and the tacked on "4". People disliked Reach, the huge surge in interest in 4 was people returning.
>>147840168
>a racist 343 fag
classic
So are they going to make more updates for Halo 5? Can we please get another promethean vehicle?
>>147840571
What are you even arguing about?
People started moving to CoD 4 during the Halo 3 times, returned to Reach for a while, even more people left for Blops 1, then returned again for H4 and then even more people left for Blops 2.
This is a fact, even if H4 was the best halo ever made, people would still leave it for CoD, the only difference is the number of people leaving would've been smaller.
>>147840571
Yeah, no.
Countless games sell well and then die quickly, simply because COD's grip on the FPS genre is so strong. It's a vicious cycle. Kids don't want to play what their friends are not playing.
Titanfall did the same thing. Did Titanfall kill Titanfall, or course not. It was generally considered a great alternative to COD, but COD's allure was too grounded and established.
The facts are clear.
The trends are clear.
You're just refusing to ignore them. Post your GT. Let's see your Halo experience. I have a theory as to what kind of Halo player you are.
>>147840686
We have no idea until we get more news out of 343
>>147840686
New updates have been confirmed since before the last one came out.
>>147841232
>Post your GT. Let's see your Halo experience. I have a theory as to what kind of Halo player you are.
Not him but I'm curious what you think he is?
>>147838646
>>147841232
>The facts are clear.
>The trends are clear.
>You're just refusing to ignore them
And you're refusing to accept Halo 4s role in all of this. Fact is, it wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't such a shit game. It does make a difference and the inital sales surges and booming online population show that there was interest. People left way quicker than they would have if the game was actually fucking decent
>Post your GT. Let's see your Halo experience. I have a theory as to what kind of Halo player you are.
What? So you can look at my shitty Halo 2 stats, my 100s of hours in 3, my 100s of hours in Reach, my 100s of hours in 4 and my 100s of hours in 5? It's funny because you're always the one to run away when someone asks for your gamertag with your >well I could give anyones gamertag!
excuse. There is no dirt on me. I've been with every Halo game from release and I've played a stupid amount of hours of each one
>>147841887
Let me guess he thinks I'm a "Halo 3 babbie" or a "Reach babbie", those are his favourite buzzwords to use when someone disagrees with him on anything Halo 4 related
>>147841232
>Did Titanfall kill Titanfall, or course not
lol just lol
>>147841232
>Did Titanfall kill Titanfall, or course not.
Its almost as if it was shit, had almost no content but still had a season pass and was an Xbone console exclusive
>>147842243
Stop pretending you're arguing with one person.
Also, I agree. Post your GT.
>>147842243
>Let me guess he thinks I'm a "Halo 3 babbie" or a "Reach babbie", those are his favourite buzzwords to use when someone disagrees with him on anything Halo 4 related
I doubt it, people have asked for my GT whenever i defend Halo 4-5.
>>147843091Bias?
>>147843076
>>147843091
Post yours, >muh burning me at the stake!
I actually like Halo 4's campaign but the multiplayer was terrible.
That being said, it was COD that killed Halo, not Halo.
>>147843229
>b-b-but muh 6 gorrilion halo 3 players!
>>147842243
>Halo 4 killed Halo!
Stop saying that. The decline in population started years before.
Halo 4 is hated by pretty much everyone anyway. I don't know what you're trying to prove.
>>147843229
Halo 4 didn't exactly help itself by trying to be CoD.
>>147842501
>Its almost as if it was shit
Stopped reading there, opinion discarded.
>>147843225
>muh burning me at the stake!
>Implying that's an exaggeration
I'm not the guy asking for the GT, i just joined the discussion.
>>147843406
I love how sometimes it's 6 million, sometimes it's 8 million.
The numbers change wildly, but the argument is always really shit.
then you ask these people what they think Halo 4 should have been like and they basically just describe halo 3 again.
>>147844116
There's nothing wrong with expecting a little bit of consistency between games in the same series.
>>147843492
>people are afraid to stand by their opinions because they're afraid of being ostracized
Pretty weak, they should stand up for what they believe in.
>girl beats you and trashtalks you post match
>>147844234
Maybe you should post your GT first then.
>>147844234
Okay anonymous.
>>147844478
post grill GT
>>147844567
>>147844612
>implying I'm part of that argument
