Halo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MikeG]

Ok i guess I'm really late to the party here, but how good is Halo?

I just brought it the other day second hand, and it just keeps getting better and better!

I hope I still have heaps to go, cause I don't want it to end, cant wait to get a second controler to let the multiplayer carnage begin

[Grandmaster]

get over it fool...There's way better games out now dude...

[MattD]

yeah, good point, whens mechassult come out? and is it any good? :)

Matt D

[nicko]

Originally posted by Grandmaster
get over it fool...There's way better games out now dude... there's better places to live than the sweaty ass crack of the world, but you don't seem to be up to speed on that one quite yet :lol:

[NismoR31]

cooperative multiplayer is the best! a mate & i had endless hours of fun playing halo ;D


Grandmaster: you da man

[innA]

Originally posted by Grandmaster
get over it fool...There's way better games out now dude...

what games do u think are actually better than Halo? overall, i dont think there is one even close.

[Grandmaster]

well I'm a sports freak so for me you can't beat games such as FIFA, Madeen, Tiger Woods, championship manager, Tony's 4, Rocky etc etc...but I do apologise for my comment, it's just that I finished Halo fucking ages ago and I wish 2 would hurry up and come out. Splinter Cell is another game which fucking rules on the xbox....

[nicko]

how long is it! i'm only up to finding captain keyes after you get into the halo control room. anyone got any idea how far through that is?

[talx]

I love Halo too. I've come so close to finishing it recently, but cause the owners a tight-ass as soon as we get close, we have to delete the completed levels.



But seriously, I've lost many-a-hours on that game and I still think it rocks.


(I'm a virgin game player)

[Psycho_182]

i've had it for a while
the only level that i haven't done is the library on Legendary !!!
how fucken hard!
and yes halo is still the best multiplayer around!

[TRZA]

farrrrrrk. this review gave me a full on robot chubby

seriously. next couple of weeks are going to so awesome :lol:


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/7994988/Halo-Reach-video-game-review.html

Format: Xbox 360
Developer: Bungie
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Released: 14 September 2010
Score: 10/10


It was always going to be special. This is Bungie’s last hurrah in the universe it created; a universe it has lived, breathed and loved for the last decade. Was there ever any doubt that the developer would go out in a blaze of glory? Whoever Microsoft drafts in to continue the Halo franchise from here on won’t just have to remember Reach, they’ll have to live up to it.

So, yes, it was always going to be good. But the question is: how good? A lot has changed since 2007 and Halo 3. The FPS landscape has shifted. Realism rules the roost. Time was, Bungie’s science-fiction goliath was untouchable, a shining beacon for the console shooter. But now heads have been turned by modern warfare and bad company, fizzing purple laser fire traded for hot lead and AC-130s.

So how? How does Bungie reclaim its crown in the over saturated genre it pioneered on consoles? Simple. By making people remember. Remember stepping out onto that ring for the first time, the cerulean blue sky carved in two by a gigantic structure. Remember the wide open spaces, flanking Elites and rushing Grunts. Remember outsmarting the giant, monstrous Hunter and tagging it with a sticky plasma grenade. Remember late nights in multiplayer, sniping across the abyss on Blood Gulch, or winning a match in a hail of plasma fire and a double kill. Remember Halo.

It’s unlikely to convert non-believers. Reach’s magnificence comes from an acute understanding of what makes Halo and its players tick. Bungie have often said of Reach that they wanted to recapture the feeling from Combat Evolved, going back to the series' roots in order to deliver the best Halo yet. The truth stretches further than that. Bungie have plundered each and every Halo game --from CE to ODST-- taking the best bits and crafting them into something remarkable. This is Halo’s Greatest Hits. A blistering, breathless crescendo to a decade’s worth of work.

It’s the end, then, but also the beginning. Reach stands as a prequel to the Halo trilogy, the starting point for the Master Chief’s story. The Chief is nowhere to be seen here, however. Instead, you step into the a Mjolnir armour of a new recruit to Noble Team, a crack squad of Spartans (7-feet-tall cybernetically enhanced superhumans) assigned to Reach to stave off a Covenant attack.

Your character, Noble Six, is a deliberate cipher, with customisable armour that you carry with you through singleplayer, co-op and online. The rest of Noble Team dutifully fulfil their clichés: the stoic leader, the gentle giant, the tough chick with a foreign accent. The dialogue between the team during the few moments they take a breather is flat and overwrought, desperately missing the B-movie bark of a Sergeant Johnson or wry observation of Cortana. A shame, but it matters little. Bungie has never really been a master of narrative detail, preferring to focus on the big picture. Reach takes place at the height of humanity’s war with the covenant, and we are losing. Compared to the bright, verdant colours of the original Halo, Reach has a far more subdued palette. Scorched earth, dusty landscapes and abandoned, pockmarked buildings betray a planet under siege. Few areas are the same in Reach, but even in the brightest of places, such as the lush city of Alexandria, Reach’s inhabitants scramble for shelter as the Covenant hordes lay the city to waste.

The ferocious broad strokes of Reach’s space opera are what invest you most in humanity’s plight. It’s all rendered in a brand new engine, with Halo 3’s mechanics gutted and replaced with a bespoke formula for Reach’s expansive skirmishing. It’s still absolutely Halo --fast and frenzied-- but it’s a little heavier. The lead bullets of the human weaponry punch through Covenant flesh with more visceral force, while the belching plasma of an alien rifle fizzes and crackles as it engulfs your prey.

Reach distils what made Halo such a trailblazer in the first place: the combat is extraordinarily good fun. At a time when shooters are preoccupied with the idea of clattering their audience with a sledgehammer, sending them hurtling down a scripted path of corridors and jack-in-the-box opponents in a relentless war of attrition, Halo remembers that, above all else, the art of battle is what counts the most. And the developers at Bungie are masters of their craft.

The theatres of war are huge, wide-open sandboxes crawling with the Covenant. While direct objectives are hardly the stuff of wild invention each skirmish is different to the last, with remarkable freedom of expression for your gunplay. You choose the tactics to engage the enemy, but Bungie guide your way with eclectic scattered weaponry, vantage points from which to take the high ground, and rocks to dive behind to catch your breath and recharge your shield. Wide open and free-form, but meticulously designed to offer the most enjoyment.

The new armour abilities play to this ethos. Mapped to the left bumper, these are rechargeable actions from shields to jetpacks replacing Halo’s one shot equipment packs. You can only carry one armour augmentation at a time and your default loadout is a simple sprint. The sprint is so useful in battle that you will be inclined to stick with such a flexible ability throughout most of the game. It’s not something Bungie are oblivious to, however, with some set pieces offering up a selection of armour abilities that demand to be tried out.

While the trajectory of the campaign is set to ferocious, relentless escalation throughout, Bungie has learned when to take a timeout or mix things up a little. The beauty of the combat is that few battles are the same, but whenever the sensory overload of Reach’s combat cacophony becomes too much, Bungie switches the focus or slams on the brakes. Vehicle sections hardly lower the pulse, but thrashing a Warthog around Reach’s shores, admiring the glistening scenery as it thunders by is a different kind of exciting.

Throughout the ebb and flow of the campaign there is always one constant: The Covenant. Halo’s alien invaders have always been the unsung star of the series. Here they are at their best; feral but organised packs of zealots dedicated to their cause of wiping humanity from the universe. The enemy AI in Combat Evolved was groundbreaking at the time, it arguably hasn’t been bettered in an FPS, and here it’s still as devastatingly effective. Bungie professes the behavioural routines of the Covenant are simplistic. It’s probably true, but the skill comes in blending the traits of each Covenant species into tactical hit squads. The monkey-esque Grunts are cannon fodder, prepared to charge headlong at you just so the more elegant Elites can flank to gain the advantage. Giant Brutes provide the muscle, while the Jackals and new foe Skirmishers hunt in razor-sharp packs. And best of all, in Reach, the Hunters are terrifying again.

The thing with the Covenant is simple: they are just a joy to fight. It's exciting, emergent stuff, fuelled by the decisions you make over your tactics. The dispersion of weaponry demands you mix up which guns you use and the game is better for it. Ammo isn’t infinite, so you think carefully about whether to take your favourite gun with little ammo, or trade it for a fully loaded alternative.

In fact, Reach is undoubtedly the toughest Halo in quite some time. Heroic is still the best way to play, but even Normal will test your mettle across at least 10 hours, more if you are tackling it on Legendary. However, frustration can rear its ugly head at times, usually down to the dynamic checkpointing. Its fabulous for 90% of the time, saving your progress after you clear out another barricade of Covenant but on some occasions it will either not kick in when it should, sending you back more than you would like, or it saves in the heat of battle, leaving you in an impossible situation. It’s not a pervasive issue, but erratic enough that it can’t be ignored.

By the time you’ve fought your way to the bitter end, exhausted and broken after a final siege, you’ll probably want to jump straight into multiplayer. Reach’s online component is, frankly, an embarrassment of riches, putting even the biggest and best shooters out there to shame. There’s the greatly expanded Firefight, where you must fend off hordes of Covenant with a bunch of pals. There is the new and improved Forge mode that, while strictly speaking still not a full map editor, will allow industrious types to build some spectacular user-generated content.

Forge is indicative of Bungie’s community driven pride. As with Halo 3, Bungie have seen how Halo players have tailored game-types into “Gentlemen’s Agreement” games, where the rules are enforced by the players rather than the game itself. Bungie, never one to miss a trick, has further bolstered the playlist by adding even more variants, all of which are fantastic additions simply because they are enormous fun.

The teamwork and community vibe is what Reach’s multiplayer thrives on. It has resisted the temptation to include Modern Warfare-style player progression, instead relying on fun, balance and skill. Players can choose a loadout with different default weapons and armour abilities, but everyone gets the same choice to keep matches on an even footing. Points are assigned for good performance, but for cosmetic purposes only, allowing you to personalise your Spartan's armour in great detail.

With the inventive match-types and eclectic weaponry, Reach’s multiplayer places its premium squarely on fun. The kinetic gunplay from the campaign makes the transition beautifully, although it’s a bit of a disappointment to discover the mêlée attack is still overpowered. But Reach’s action still lends itself to grander tales than a few naff boxing matches. It’s storming the opponents base on a Mongoose with a mate, its a fluke sticky grenade that wipes out three of the opposing team; it’s crowning some poor fellow who’s trying to gun down your cunningly deployed hologram; its lobbing a grenade into a wall and taking out you and a couple of companions, where luckily the biggest explosion is one of laughter. It is multiplayer told in stories, rather than numbers and score-sheets.

Bungie wouldn’t have it any other way. Halo is their story, and with Reach you feel they have just closed the book. It may not have the lasting impact of Combat Evolved, but as a refinement of the idea --the essence-- of Halo, it is their finest work yet. And maybe, just maybe, they want Halo to end right here and now, as they finally close this glorious circle that they have created. When you touch down on Reach as Noble Six, your leader, Carter, takes you aside and says: “You are stepping into shoes we would rather were left unfilled.” Sounds like a message. And on the evidence of this spectacular send-off, filling Bungie’s size 12s might just be impossible.

[TRZA]

and gametrailers... 9.3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cqUVIYNib4

urghhh... cant wait

[Astro-Boy]

Sick bump, Trigger.

[TRZA]

wooord. can i just give a shout out to innA! dude was the one that introduced me to haaaallllllooooo 8 fucken years ago :lol:

[Morphee]

Halo? Never heard of it.

[Astro-Boy]

Shitbox game that should have stayed in 2002, imo.

[Morphee]

I bet it never took off.

[V-Tron]

Shitbox game that should have stayed in 2002, imo.
QFT

[Charger]

Trolling ITT.

[Astro-Boy]

Just a tiny bit.

[Charger]

It's expected.

Reach. Good. Fuck I still haven't finished ODST yet. :slap:

[TRZA]

:lol: cmon fellas. stay in your lane.

[Charger]

^ :lol: I read the original version of that post.

[V-Tron]

I ain't trollin. Halo be a sucka ass game fo suckas but it ain't a dealbreaker. S'ayte if you one of them fratboy cats. Ain't got no beef wit Trizzla.

[franko123]

halo.. more like failo.... oh yeah i went there

[TRZA]

^ :lol: I read the original version of that post.

:lol:

[silvaside]

gaylo

[jarrardscott]

i feel sorry for those that didnt fall in love with the halo world.

soo much enjoyment missed.

sif a suckass game though.

playing on legendary and strafing along taking out 5 enemies with headshots in a row feels so rewarding.

[franko123]

yeah... killing AI mobs is so rewarding.. l2pvp

half life world shits on halo world imo

[ianwil1976]

Daikatana. Now THERE was a shooter.

[TRZA]

i really should try and finish hl2 at some point. shit creeped me out too much so i had to stop :lol: fucking bleak.

[dbb618]

I think we are overdue for HL3, imo

[franko123]

yeah episode 3 needs to come out asap

[ianwil1976]

I think we are overdue for HL3, imo

Need episode 3 first. I still have to finish eps 1 & 2.

TRZA, yeah, City 17 isn't exactly a warm and cuddly place to visit. Playing through Ravenholme using only the gravity gun is something truly fucking spectacular, though.

[TRZA]

so much, maybe too much, atmosphere... jarred apart by loading screens. fuck that was annoying. is it like that on pc or just consoles? hl1 was so dope, just couldnt get into hl2

[ianwil1976]

Yeah, PC version had 'em, too. I know what you mean but it wasn't anything more than a slight annoyance for me tbh.

[TRZA]

maybe i was just looking for an excuse to get out. fuck i'd be useless in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. :lol:

"hey trza, we're gonna make a break for it!"
"yeh. look. i dunno."
"aww come on!"
"dude, you know how i feel about hovercrafts. i get nauseous."
"look, once we get out of the tunnels, you'll be fine."
"and then what? get chased by that fucking helicopter? no thanks. you go. i'll stay here in my prison cell. its not so bad. and worse comes to worst, i'll just kill myself. no dramas."
"ok. if you insist, but try and stay strong for as lo..."
"-fuck this, i'm out! PEACE!! ~laser myself in the face~"

[Morphee]

I wouldn't let you laser your own face man. If I was to be out there in the world on my own... I could do with the target practice.

[TRZA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4_X9EzjYj0

the greatest of all time... being talked about by stan lee

[franko123]

Need episode 3 first. I still have to finish eps 1 & 2.

TRZA, yeah, City 17 isn't exactly a warm and cuddly place to visit. Playing through Ravenholme using only the gravity gun is something truly fucking spectacular, though.


gabe said that each episode was like a whole new hl eg episode 1 is HL3 and episode 2 is HL4 so i dunno if there will be an actual HL3

[ianwil1976]

maybe i was just looking for an excuse to get out. fuck i'd be useless in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. :lol:

"hey trza, we're gonna make a break for it!"
"yeh. look. i dunno."
"aww come on!"
"dude, you know how i feel about hovercrafts. i get nauseous."
"look, once we get out of the tunnels, you'll be fine."
"and then what? get chased by that fucking helicopter? no thanks. you go. i'll stay here in my prison cell. its not so bad. and worse comes to worst, i'll just kill myself. no dramas."
"ok. if you insist, but try and stay strong for as lo..."
"-fuck this, i'm out! PEACE!! ~laser myself in the face~"

:lol:

I had another dream about saving the world last night, this time from invading aliens who could control humans via the water in our bodies. I was the only person who could resist. The bit where I fought against the overlord alien was truly epic; it ended by me grabbing him around the neck and gouging his eyes out. And then I got poon.

Have I mentioned how much I love my brain lately?

[midian]

HL2 ate dick compared to Halo 2 on XBL.

There, I said it.

[Charger]

gabe said that each episode was like a whole new hl eg episode 1 is HL3 and episode 2 is HL4 so i dunno if there will be an actual HL3

Yeah, but Gabe is a fat, lazy **** so he would say that. HL is is overrated.

[Hooch1981]

I got a call this morning. I can pick it up tomorrow.
My new shoes might also come in tomorrow though.

hmm.

[Whitey1981]

Funny that!

[Hooch1981]

#1stworldproblems

[ianwil1976]

HL is is overrated.

No, it's really not. Contextualise both releases and think about what you're saying.

[Wet Cardboard]

Yeah, but Gabe is a fat, lazy **** so he would say that. HL is is overrated.

fat poppy syndrome, imo.

[TRZA]

No, it's really not. Contextualise both releases and think about what you're saying.

both half life releases? or half life versus halo?

[ianwil1976]

Both HL releases.

[Wet Cardboard]

Both HL releases.

what's the context for the second? (serious question).

[Charger]

fat poppy syndrome, imo.

:lol:

HL1 was awesome, but I would rather play any of the Halo games than HL2. No trollo.

[Whitey1981]

I'd rather play a Lego game than another Halo game.

[ianwil1976]

what's the context for the second? (serious question).

Far Cry, Tribes, Doom 3. Two graphical show-offs with zero story and one multi focussed. HL2 pushed the boundaries of singleplayer FPS narrative in the same way that the original did.

[franko123]

Far Cry, Tribes, Doom 3. Two graphical show-offs with zero story and one multi focussed. HL2 pushed the boundaries of singleplayer FPS narrative in the same way that the original did.

qft

[Mickstah]

i really should try and finish hl2 at some point. shit creeped me out too much so i had to stop :lol: fucking bleak.
Fk'n Ravenholme…

[franko123]

^ ravenholme was the shizzle... conserving ammo and using gravity gun for the first time was PROOOOOOOOOO

[Hooch1981]

There were plenty of circular saw blades around to use.
It was spooky, though didn't get me as much as it got other people. I wish it did though.

My friend couldn't play the first one because he got too scared of the head crabs in the very 1st (real) level.

[TRZA]

singleplayer FPS narrative discussion in a halo thread? youre doing it wrong.

[dbb618]

master Chief -> beats up on little fucks with the needle guns, then meets some tougher guys with plasma rifles, then a couple of armoured motherfuckers with weak backs, then some invisible ninja bad guy. Then zombies appear. Then it's all in, everyone killing everyone, following by the mad timed dash to the escape craft at the end.

Isn't that how they all go?

[TRZA]

yup. then at the end they all dance around a bonfire and cortana's spirit appears in the sky

[TRZA]

and then the arbiter falls off the edge of a halo and freefalls into space, eventually hitting a meteor. at which point, he sits bolt up right in bed and realises it was all a dream...

[TRZA]

except his spinning top is still spinning on his table...

[dbb618]

and he realizes he is actually Jim Raynor and he shouldn't have hit that Zerg Tequila so hard the night before

[Astro-Boy]

http://www.43rdstateblues.com/images/bobby-in-the-shower.jpg

[TRZA]

then it hits him... cortana... is. a. MAN! :-*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOgv-UuTgac

[Astro-Boy]

I've got to get this game.

[ianwil1976]

^ ravenholme was the shizzle... conserving ammo and using gravity gun for the first time was PROOOOOOOOOO

http://www.trueachievements.com/a11145/zombie-chopper-achievement.htm

:thumb:

[franko123]

i'm going to load up HL2 this evening just to play ravenholme... thanks for the ideas guys

[jarrardscott]

holy shit this game is awesome so far.
feels alot harder than the other games.

movement is alot faster thats for sure, you got to be quick and ready.

the opening score is amazing. seriously great stuff.

[TRZA]

mine just arrived... :thrust:

[Charger]

C'mooooooon 4:00pm.

[dbb618]

just installing it to my HDD now .... 92% complete

[Astro-Boy]

holy shit this game is awesome so far.
feels alot harder than the other games.

movement is alot faster thats for sure, you got to be quick and ready.

the opening score is amazing. seriously great stuff.

Tell me you didn't take a day off to play Halo.

[dbb618]

I'm just playing it through my lunch break.

[ianwil1976]

C'mooooooon 4:00pm.

Fuckin' pubes, you make me sick.

[Charger]

I'm skipping lunch to get out then. :(

[silvaside]

feels alot harder than the other games.

movement is alot faster thats for sure, you got to be quick and ready.
:lol:

[ianwil1976]

I'm skipping lunch to get out then. :(

:lol:

Dedication.

[jarrardscott]

:lol:

you lol @ my statement in difference in play style?

please note ive finished all the other halo games on legendary solo so stfu :)

[jarrardscott]

Tell me you didn't take a day off to play Halo.

nah took an extra long weekend cause i wanted to bludge, timing just worked out lol

[dbb618]

yeah, the weapons are faster, grenades seem more deadly with less warning ... needlers look way more effective.

beautiful scenery in the first level, I can't help shoot those innocent emu things ... WTF are they thinking hanging out in the middle of a firefight?

[Astro-Boy]

nah took an extra long weekend cause i wanted to bludge, timing just worked out lol

Fair enough.

[jarrardscott]

yeah pretty much what dbb said.

plus movement is generally just faster.

i like the holograph ability. way useful.

enemies are more deadly and weapons are more powerful

[ianwil1976]

R TEH LAZORS MOAR OARSUM?!?11

[jarrardscott]

yer

[Charger]

The custom silver Reach 360 looks shit. The green one they for Halo 3 was much better.

My local Game kindly had both sitting side-by-side to allow me to conveniently establish my disdain for the former.

[jarrardscott]

:lol:

i preordered the game
was 120
when i went to pick it up theyre like "oh its 89 now so here, have these tradeins back and use them on something else"
then they gave me free disc protection.

win

oh also, this game is fucking win. i have a feeling heaps more credits will be earned through MP.

[silvaside]

you lol @ my statement in difference in play style?

please note ive finished all the other halo games on legendary solo so stfu :)
what about online?

scripted ai :lol:

[TRZA]

scripted ai? youre out of your depth here kid. move on.

[V-Tron]

scripted ai? youre out of your depth here kid. move on.
http://i.i.tsatic-cdn.net/modules/forum/customavatars/avatar102125_5.gif
"you mad"

[Bism]

If Halo was a person it would be Jarrard.

[jarrardscott]

anyone want to play some firefight
holy shit this game is awesome.

pwning it hard :) lol

[Charger]

Done up to the end of chapter 6. Hot damn this game is visually breathtaking, and often. The lighting and the skyboxes are just... phwoar.

Not a fan of the faint bit of constant motion blur though.

[TRZA]

fuck. everything i hoped for and more :lol

<3 bungie

[Nardo]

Yes this game is good. I took the arvo off work and just finished an eight hour session.

No idea what the campaign is like. Ive played every game in the series to death, but never finished a single level. Only online multiplayer and LAN multiplayer.

The standout for me is the scenery. Some of the maps are just stunning and epic. Had a great time with the new helicopter gunship tonight on big team. Also just loving the return of the older maps, especially ascension. Great map for 1 flag ctf which is an old favorite.

Only thing I noticed that I didn't like was that I seemed to struggle with my melée timing. I've always been great at close combat but theres something about this game that isn't quite the same. Might be something built into the game to address lag, or it might be an example of lag. I reckon the former as it seems to happen consistently.

Overall very happy though. If you see me online I'm dr farqtardo.

[jarrardscott]

finished the campaign.
wow.

left with a sad feeling as i know its the last :(

seriously amazing game though

firefight is the biz, so much fun.

[Whitey1981]

* last from Bungie.

[dbb618]

Just completed level 4 (campaign) on heroic using nothing but grenades and the pistol. Awesome fun. Who needs sniper rifles and assault rifles anyway?

[Charger]

The only thing is that the campaign suffers from COD syndrome; It's over in 7 hours.

[Whitey1981]

It's 4 player co-op?

[TRZA]

this probably isnt going to surprise anyone who's seen my trueachievements. but i prefer shorter campaigns. means i actually have the attention span to finish them.

[dbb618]

It doesn't surprise me at all, given your sentence fragment ridden, capitalisation free post, above.

[ianwil1976]

:lol:

Derek made me LOL, *inconceivable*.

[jarrardscott]

The only thing is that the campaign suffers from COD syndrome; It's over in 7 hours.

Except i'd happily replay the campaign over and over.
i went through on normal, i'm going through on heroic now, then i'll go through on legendary.

[jarrardscott]

* last from Bungie.

do you really think anybody else will make a decent halo game after this though.

[TRZA]

Halo Wars was actually really good. (RIP Ensemble). I think the big thing with Halo is is the community. m$ have a pretty good record in that respect. Hopefully 343 keeps that going. But yeh, I feel sad knowing its their last one too :lol: aww :~(

[jarrardscott]

wait till you finish the campaign.

you'll feel so much sadder.

its made to draw emotion.

[Hooch1981]

ppphhft.
I remember reading an article on Eidos 10~15 years ago where they said they were going to stop making Tomb Raider games.

[Whitey1981]

do you really think anybody else will make a decent halo game after this though.

Ask Gearbox when they announce.

[ianwil1976]

ppphhft.
I remember reading an article on Eidos 10~15 years ago where they said they were going to stop making Tomb Raider games.

Eidos don't make them any more, Crystal Dynamics do :P

[Hooch1981]

Good point. How long ago did the changeover happen though?

But that does bring up a point, maybe Zygna will take over the licence.

[ianwil1976]

2006. Angel of Darkness (last Core/Eidos one) came out in 2003.

(With thanks to Wiki.)

Give Halo to Popcap imo.

[Hooch1981]

Plants vs Covenant.

Also, holy crap, the limited edition booklet shits all over the Halo 3 limited helmet.

[Whitey1981]

What's in it dawg?

[dbb618]

They've definitely updated the power of the starting pistol. instead of using other weapons to take out the high end elites, just charge them with a pistol and head shot them, they go down in about 5 shots, even on heroic.

[Hooch1981]

http://turbo.inquisitr.com/wp-content/2010/07/halo-reach-limited-edition.jpg

This image doesn't really do it justice. There's a whole bunch of other little things in there, reports, identity cards and stuff like that. And it all came sealed in a black padded bag with a classified military sticker thing.

It's mostly just bits of paper/plastic but it's so much more fan service than a helmet that you look at for a while then stick on a shelf to gather dust.
If you're into it there's so much to read and look at, all of it will heaps of little details.
The creation of the actual book would have cost way more than the $20 odd more the limited edition cost - it's very professionally put together.

[jarrardscott]

Ask Gearbox when they announce.

lol 2 year old rumour

[watsakerring]

I'm up for some co-op action tonight

[jarrardscott]

i'd fucking love to except i'm hanging with the gf tonight.

thursday night i should be free.

co-op heroic or firefight.
i'm keen for whatever

or co-op legendary if you're keen

prob die loads but its the challenge that is fun

[Astro-Boy]

i'd fucking love to except i'm hanging with the gf tonight.

What are you, some sort of queer?

[davecw]

She should be hanging out with you and Halo.

[ianwil1976]

What are you, some sort of queer?

wait till you finish the campaign.

you'll feel so much sadder.

its made to draw emotion.

:stroke:

[jarrardscott]

What are you, some sort of queer?

i did play halo for like 12 hours yesterday you know :lol:

[jarrardscott]

She should be hanging out with you and Halo.

if only

bj whilst playing halo imo

[Astro-Boy]

i did play halo for like 12 hours yesterday you know :lol:

http://www.verumserum.com/media/2010/07/myth-confirmed.jpg

[V-Tron]

Reach is so fucking generic that my mate and I were having a yawning contest while trying to play it coop.

We turned it off and started playing Resident Evil 5 instead and didn't stop for 3 hours.
Oh no he di'n't!

[jarrardscott]

beed fails hard.

reach is something more, look at each different aspect, the score, the story, the atmosphere, the gameplay, the graphics, the art, the characters, the weapons, the AI, the replayability.

i rate them all highly.

[TRZA]

fucking hell just had a look at the book. no idea how the fuck they managed to put all this stuff together for the price. i wouldve thought youd be paying ~$100 just for the book alone. so many inserts, die cuts, bindings, stocks. its mental. love. it.

[Hooch1981]

Tell me about it.
And there's a few pages ripped out in the book too. Did they do them all by hand?
Though I guess getting a kid in a chinese factory to rip pages out is cheaper than creating a die.

[TRZA]

i just cant see how they did it without making a loss? :lol:
plastics, patches, transparencies... farrrrrrk. gonna have print quote nightmares :lol:

also... just played a rockets and jetpack firefight game. shit is gaming perfection. ~content sigh~

[TRZA]

oh. and the fucking hologram perk is righteous. so righteous :lol:
so funny seeing people flock to your hologram and try and kill it and you run in and smash em.

[V-Tron]

so true

http://imgur.com/0ECxd.jpg

[B_e_de]

beed fails hard.

reach is something more, look at each different aspect, the score, the story, the atmosphere, the gameplay, the graphics, the art, the characters, the weapons, the AI, the replayability.

i rate them all highly.

The "score" is generic epic orchestral melodies. The story hasn't been fully investigated, since this is not only the first Halo game I've played, but for the most part it was about as enticing as *insert space opera here*. The atmosphere was a bland planet that had 3 colors. The gameplay is watered-down FPS. The graphics are pretty. The art is pretty. The characters spouted more typical space marine catchphrases than a Starship Troopers cosplayer. 3 weapons have unique aspects, count em. The AI is not special and I have no idea why you even mentioned it and how the hell could I appreciate the replayability if I have trouble playing a single run of it?

I'm going to put down your irrational fear of someone having a different opinion on Halo to you down to the fact that you're actually a part of the market demographic for Halo fanboys. Which are the 'simple Simon' mentally challenged who have 'rose coloured glasses' mode built into their Master Chief helmets that they wear everytime they boot the game up.

It's sitting there, and I would be absolutely stupid to not give it a few more tries. I'm sure there's something appealing in it and I just need the time to find it.

But the most marketed reason for buying it failed nearly straight away - coop.

[TRZA]

:lol: you guys are too cute.

[Charger]

Fact: the only thing you won't find on the internet right now is a balanced view on Reach. :lol:

[V-Tron]

amazing rant
*wipes tear*

Bravo.

[jarrardscott]

The "score" is generic epic orchestral melodies. The story hasn't been fully investigated, since this is not only the first Halo game I've played, but for the most part it was about as enticing as *insert space opera here*. The atmosphere was a bland planet that had 3 colors. The gameplay is watered-down FPS. The graphics are pretty. The art is pretty. The characters spouted more typical space marine catchphrases than a Starship Troopers cosplayer. 3 weapons have unique aspects, count em. The AI is not special and I have no idea why you even mentioned it and how the hell could I appreciate the replayability if I have trouble playing a single run of it?

I'm going to put down your irrational fear of someone having a different opinion on Halo to you down to the fact that you're actually a part of the market demographic for Halo fanboys. Which are the 'simple Simon' mentally challenged who have 'rose coloured glasses' mode built into their Master Chief helmets that they wear everytime they boot the game up.

It's sitting there, and I would be absolutely stupid to not give it a few more tries. I'm sure there's something appealing in it and I just need the time to find it.

But the most marketed reason for buying it failed nearly straight away - coop.

wtf where are you getting this shit?! :lol:

the score is not just orchestra, you obviously didnt play long. and it was trying to take you back to halo 1 score with similarities in the first level. the atmosphere was hardly 3 colours at all, the game varies from open world areas, to jungles, to cities, to space. it was a whole world created and immersed within itself.

if you knew the other halo games and outcomes, the story is quiet interesting as a prequel and done very well.
the game play is not watered down FPS, if you'd read any reviews you'd understand that its whats different with this game. sure there are parts which are basic FPS, but there are parts where you fly a helicopter, systematically repair turrets to take out enemies as extra defense, silent stealth night missions, spaceship fighting etc etc. hardly just a watered down FPS.

i didnt see ANY "space marine" calls in there what so ever. wtf

every weapon has a unique aspect, you probably only used 3 ffs. also, compare this to any FPS game, where you have assault rifles, shotguns, snipers, grenade launchers. there is much more variation and choice in this game.

the AI of your teammates i'll admit is shoddy, but the enemy AI is pretty crazy, they dont just run out and attack like the AI in any other FPS. they hide, they evade, they team together and flank etc. its good.
play it on harder modes and it gets even better.


also, why is co-op the most marketed reason? since when? i thought MP online was.

seriously though man, it just sounds like you'd made your decision before you even played the game, you went in going "ehhh this is going to be shit" and you looked for any excuse to call it shit no matter how small or wrong your reasoning was.

seriously cant believe all the shit you came up with :lol: sounds like you havent even played it

[dbb618]

the enemy AI is pretty damn impressive.

[B_e_de]

Fucking hell J-Rod, someone has a different opinion to you. Deal with it.

seriously though man, it just sounds like you'd made your decision before you even played the game, you went in going "ehhh this is going to be shit" and you looked for any excuse to call it shit no matter how small or wrong your reasoning was.

Actually -we- walked in going "Wow, this looks gorgeous" (in reference to the opening FMV) and had our senses open to the rest. We didn't play more than an hour. If you have to play more than an hour just to enjoy a game then that kind've defeats the purpose, doesn't it?

[V-Tron]

the score is not just orchestra, you obviously didnt play long. and it was trying to take you back to halo 1 score with similarities in the first level. the atmosphere was hardly 3 colours at all, the game varies from open world areas, to jungles, to cities, to space.
a good game should engage a player right from the start.

if you knew the other halo games and outcomes, the story is quiet interesting as a prequel and done very well.
the game play is not watered down FPS, if you'd read any reviews you'd understand that its whats different with this game.
shouldn't have to be familiar with previous iterations to enjoy any given episode in a franchise imo. reviews don't matter when it comes to understanding what makes a game different, playing it is enough.

sure there are parts which are basic FPS, but there are parts where you fly a helicopter, systematically repair turrets to take out enemies as extra defense, silent stealth night missions, spaceship fighting etc etc. hardly just a watered down FPS.

every weapon has a unique aspect, you probably only used 3 ffs. also, compare this to any FPS game, where you have assault rifles, shotguns, snipers, grenade launchers. there is much more variation and choice in this game.
good points here.
i didnt see ANY "space marine" calls in there what so ever. wtf
you're not really familiar with the space marine cliche then.
seriously though man, it just sounds like you'd made your decision before you even played the game, you went in going "ehhh this is going to be shit" and you looked for any excuse to call it shit no matter how small or wrong your reasoning was. [this is called confirmation bias]

seriously cant believe all the shit you came up with :lol: sounds like you havent even played it
calm down.

[Bracko]

the game is average at best. never have i been so underwhelmed by such a hyped release.



first halo I've bought, and I'm glad it's the last one their making....

so... black ops hey?

[TRZA]

This just in... some people like some things. some people dont. stay tuned for more developments!


Its like pie. I like pie. If you dont like pie, thats too bad. I feel for you. Pie is fucking delicious. But i respect your right not to like pie. Its not for everyone. But who's really losing out here? The guy with a pie who is enjoying it? Or the guy that doesnt like pie but feels the need to tell everyone how much he doesnt like pie? Where I come from we have a name for people like that. We call them pie haters. You give them a shrug and keep eating.

[Bracko]

maybe if you keep trying pie you'll eventually like it.

[dbb618]

Fucking hell J-Rod, someone has a different opinion to you. Deal with it.


... except when it comes to thread titles or Community, ay?

[TRZA]

sing along with me... pie hater.. pie hater...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxra2Nn7K9Y

[TRZA]

maybe if you keep trying pie you'll eventually like it.

i dunno man. i've been talking about pie and kanye west for years. some people just dont like pie. i dont like fallout. doesnt mean its a shit game. i just prefer other stuff. what am i going to do, go into a fallout thread and try and convince people its a shit game? :lol: that would be retarded. personally, i'm more disappointed that i'm missing out on something that other people get really fucking into. thats just me though.

[Hooch1981]

I'm not very far into the game yet, so maybe I'll change my mind... But I think the story is missing the mark.
I don't think the Covenant were introduced very well. There was a little bit of "Covenant? On this[/]i planet?" talk, but that's about it.
It's like they knew they would be there all along (which they actually did, if I understood a cutscene correctly).

And who are these rebels? I think the first mission should have been more about riding around helping locals and fighting these rebels, then having the Cov show up and freak the shit out of everyone.
On the other hand, it felt weird that it didn't have the [i]start with a bang used in the standard 'start with a band, build up to a bigger bang' method of story telling (even one just used in a cutscene at the start).

I guess I think ODST did the whole "holy shit, we are being invaded" start of game thing a lot better.


Maybe it's just because I can't hear or understand half the things people are saying.

Anyway, still enjoying it, so whatever.


master Chief -> beats up on little fucks with the needle guns, then meets some tougher guys with plasma rifles, then a couple of armoured motherfuckers with weak backs, then some invisible ninja bad guy. Then zombies appear. Then it's all in, everyone killing everyone, following by the mad timed dash to the escape craft at the end.

Isn't that how they all go?
You forgot "It's night time and now I have a sniper rifle".

[Dante]

Have I mentioned that Blur is sick? :lol:

[B_e_de]

... except when it comes to thread titles or Community, ay?

Your terrible thread title is fact, not opinion.

Its like pie. I like pie. If you dont like pie, thats too bad. I feel for you. Pie is fucking delicious. But i respect your right not to like pie. Its not for everyone. But who's really losing out here? The guy with a pie who is enjoying it? Or the guy that doesnt like pie but feels the need to tell everyone how much he doesnt like pie? Where I come from we have a name for people like that. We call them pie haters. You give them a shrug and keep eating.

This. All I did was say that it was generic and I didn't like it and now J-Rod is trying to make me justify and change my opinion simply because of rabid fanboyism. Fuck outta here, I don't have time to debate why I didn't like a game on it's initial first play. I even mentioned that I'm giving it the effort to GO BACK AND KEEP PLAYING IT.

Know why they're called FanBOYS and not FanMEN?

P.S: every weapon has a unique aspect, you probably only used 3 ffs. also, compare this to any FPS game, where you have assault rifles, shotguns, snipers, grenade launchers. there is much more variation and choice in this game.

Unreal Tournament. Compare the arsenal.

[Charger]

I'm not very far into the game yet, so maybe I'll change my mind... But I think the story is missing the mark.

I'm up to the last mission (I think) I agree with you.

[TRZA]

the one opinion i actually listen to on the internet... gametrailers. sums it up best.

Now four games into the series there's no denying that the campaign is starting to lose some of its moxie, yet there's just enough revelation here for fans to cling to. But let's be honest. You're going to decide to buy based on its multiplayer component and this is where it delivers in spades.

for me halo has always always been about the multiplayer. incredible matchmaking (hey infinity ward!), lots of variety, and a more arcadey, twitch style of gameplay, compared to the snipey campness of cod.

[TRZA]

the best coop campaign mode for me was gears of wars. that shit was incredible

[jarrardscott]

I'm up to the last mission (I think) I agree with you.

the ending is what makes it imo

[jarrardscott]

i'll agree on gears of war 2 co-op.
sweet as.

also RE5 had good co-op.



bede. k i get you dont like it and i read your reasons, i just didnt agree with them and felt you didnt give it a proper chance.

if you dont like the gameplay, weapons etc etc, then that comes down to preference i think. but the score, graphics, world thats been created etc. i just simply couldnt agree with you on.

[TRZA]

yup. re5 was dope too. but i can understand if a lot of people thought it was shit house. fucking capcon leadbelly tank controls. :lol:

[V-Tron]

This. All I did was say that it was generic and I didn't like it and now J-Rod is trying to make me justify and change my opinion simply because of rabid fanboyism. Fuck outta here, I don't have time to debate why I didn't like a game on it's initial first play. I even mentioned that I'm giving it the effort to GO BACK AND KEEP PLAYING IT.
You did kinda insult J-Rod's intelligence based solely on his love for Halo. I started the whole thing by quoting your initial impression for lulz, knowing some chump was gonna fall for it.

[dbb618]

Your terrible thread title is fact, not opinion.


your opinion confirms your hypocrisy.

[Whitey1981]

Does anyone know if you can play the original Halo co-op online on the 360?

[V-Tron]

Snoop Dogg vs LL Cool J: The Ultimate Halo Reach Smack Down (http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/ecca5ce448/snoop-dogg-vs-ll-cool-j-the-ultimate-halo-smack-down)

Says it all really.

[Hooch1981]

Does anyone know if you can play the original Halo co-op online on the 360?
Not sure. Live wasn't around back then, so I don't think so.

[B_e_de]

your opinion confirms your hypocrisy.

Can you go be an unlikeable fat cunt somewhere else please?

[dbb618]

This is the Halo thread, you're the hater here, not me.

[Bism]

Haha, console FPS, hahahaha. I'd rather eat cancer :|

[V-Tron]

http://imgur.com/HCbVW.jpg



http://imgur.com/NG40C.jpg



http://imgur.com/n0tbp.jpg

[jarrardscott]

i dont get it.

[TRZA]

hey v-tron, whats your gamertag?

Says it all really.

[Hooch1981]

Oh also, back to "it's the last Halo game", don't you think when the next gen xbox comes out MS will want a flagship Halo game for it?
Unless some other massive IP comes along... Maybe it will when Kinnect arrives.

[Whitey1981]

It's not the last Halo game, only tools like JRod think it is.
It's MS flagship title, they'll be another one announced within 9 months.

[ianwil1976]

the enemy AI is pretty crazy, they dont just run out and attack like the AI in any other FPS. they hide, they evade, they team together and flank etc. its good.

Half-Life did that in '98.

Just sayin'.

[dbb618]

nah, the Halo Reach AI is way better than Half Life.

[ianwil1976]

:retardface:

Of course it's better, it's 12 years later. I'm just saying that it's nothing new.

[TRZA]

what? enemy ai? fuck outta here pie hater! :lol:

[ianwil1976]

Not my fault you're easily pleased.

Crumble > pie.

[TRZA]

i dont see why i have to choose between crumble and pie. i like both :lol:

[ianwil1976]

You will fucking CHOOSE, you cock sucking faggot son of a bitch!

<shoves TRZA's face in pie>

PIE

OR

<shove TRZA's face in crumble>

CRUMBLE?!

[jarrardscott]

actually you put forward a good point whitey.

its the last halo by bungie
arent bungie now known as something else?

[jarrardscott]

ian you're such a hater.
fuckouttahere

[ianwil1976]

Bungee.

They've relocated to New Zealand.

[ianwil1976]

ian you're such a hater.
fuckouttahere

How is pointing out that the AI isn't anything new hating? Your rabid fanboyism taints you, lad. Get rid of it, lest it destroy your already fragile grip on reality.

[TRZA]

:lol:


tbh, if you looked at my truedesserts stats, youd see, i like a lot of desserts but i hardly finish them. i'd like a little bit of crumble, some ice cream, a slice of pie, creme brulee, maybe a piece of mango. goddamn.

[dbb618]

Creme Brulee, Flourless Chocolate Sachertorte and an Affogato combo FTW

[TRZA]

"HEY! you know that pie you like? yeh. not so good. someone made a similar pie a few years ago. just saying..."

[jarrardscott]

How is pointing out that the AI isn't anything new hating? Your rabid fanboyism taints you, lad. Get rid of it, lest it destroy your already fragile grip on reality.

lol i wasnt referring to just that.

just you in general in this thread.

[ianwil1976]

"HEY! you know that pie you like? yeh. not so good. someone made a similar pie a few years ago. just saying..."

You misappropriate my words, sir.

Pistols at dawn.

Also, ENOUGH WITH THE FUCKING PIE REFERENCES.

[Dante]

let's use that money to get ian a copy of reach!

[TRZA]

i'd imagine it would end like american beauty. ian realising that after years of hating halo, he... actually likes it himself. then when i turn down his rumble pit party invite he shoots me in the head. :lol:

...but it's hard to stay mad when there's so much fun in the game

[jarrardscott]

agreed.

huge amount of content and fun to be had.

[ianwil1976]

i'd imagine it would end like american beauty. ian realising that after years of hating halo, he... actually likes it himself. then when i turn down his rumble pit party invite he shoots me in the head. :lol:

...but it's hard to stay mad when there's so much fun in the game

:lol:

You're a fucking idiot, you're just lucky you look pretty good with your shirt off in a gay club with Morphee.

Where have I said I hate Halo? I don't hate Halo. I loved the first one, but thought the series degenerated quickly after that and became way too samey and way too boring.

A lot of people agree with me. Stick that in your pie and scoff it.

[TRZA]

please. dont shoot!

[jarrardscott]

anyone want to play some firefight or co-op or some shit tonight

fuck yeaahhhhh

http://www.siteoffline.com/files/peter_neverending_story_1920x1200.png

[TRZA]

yeh i'll be up for some. holler at me.

[jarrardscott]

nice juan.

whats ur username again so i know who to invite.

also, you capable of legendary or heroic yet?

[dbb618]

It's lunchtime ... I'm going to get on it now

[TRZA]

nice juan.

whats ur username again so i know who to invite.

also, you capable of legendary or heroic yet?

mrtrza

how do you work out if youre capable?

[jarrardscott]

:lol:

have you played it on legendary or heroic without dieing miserably?

[TRZA]

oh. hahaha yeh. i'm about heroic level of skill.

[Pendulum]

Enjoying it so far. Hit heroic for my first attempt.. it's harder than I expected it would be.. The hunters seem much harder to kill this time round! I have had a quick go at multiplayer (indigo2 is my live ID), and really enjoyed it. Played infection which was funny... took me a full round or two to work out WTF I had to do LOL

[TRZA]

are the hunters those big massive ones? with the green lasers?

[primalstatik]

Does anyone know if you can play the original Halo co-op online on the 360?
It doesn't support xbox live, however you can use a tunnel program like xb connect to play it online via system link. I can't remember if halo 1 had system link for co op though.

[Hooch1981]

anyone want to play some firefight or co-op or some shit tonight
Quite.

I'll be that guy who keeps dying.

[dbb618]

are the hunters those big massive ones? with the green lasers?

yeah, just jump over them and shoot them in the with the pistol.

[TRZA]

jump over them? literally? as soon as i get close to them, they swing around and one-shot me :lol:

[Hooch1981]

are the hunters those big massive ones? with the green lasers?
wtf?

dude.

[Dante]

^^^ fell for the trollo.

[jarrardscott]

hunters usually are best taken with a pistol or shotgun. shoot then in the orange bits.

its seems that if you shoot them in the neck it does more damage than in the back now.

you can also bunt them in the back quiet easily.

just be quick to move around them
jumping backwards speeds up getting distance from you and them as they strike too.

i played through on normal, finished, playing through on heroic and finding i'm pwning it fairly quickly, so i'm keen to try legendary.

[TRZA]

i reckon legendary would snap me in two. that first room with the two hunters took me agggggess. had to viet cong that shit. little skirmish run in, run outs. and pepper them with bullets.

[jarrardscott]

basically, if you dont hit the orange i dont think it does damage.

you'd be better off picking them with a scope at a distance and just side stepping their green bursts if you dont want to get in close.

is co-op only 2 people or is it up to 4?

apparently the game gets exponentially harder with the more players. :D

[TRZA]

do you know what you have to do to get odst or halo 3 next to your name in matchmaking?

saw some people with it last night
and i checked their achievements and they werent even close to your boy triz. so i dunno.

[jarrardscott]

basically, if you dont hit the orange i dont think it does damage.

you'd be better off picking them with a scope at a distance and just side stepping their green bursts if you dont want to get in close.

is co-op only 2 people or is it up to 4?

apparently the game gets exponentially harder with the more players. :D

[jarrardscott]

yeah its just a clan tag.

its in your settings in MP menu, just click start and go through there. they prob just wrote it in.

i put ITM lulz.

i want to unlock the grenadiers helmet but unsure how to. im guessing i need a shitload of nade kils

[TRZA]

nah, wasnt their clan tag. it was the actual halo3 logo and the odst logo.

[watsakerring]

I'll be up for some co-op tonight... GT = kerruption

I will be the guy dying next to hooch dying

[TRZA]

make that 3 of us dieing. no pressure jarrord.

[V-Tron]

hey v-tron, whats your gamertag?
aksyomama

pie eaters = trolled

[TRZA]

what took you so long to reply? you just get home from school or something?

[jarrardscott]

nah, wasnt their clan tag. it was the actual halo3 logo and the odst logo.

i think its in the menu options for linking to the old mp or something

[jarrardscott]

make that 3 of us dieing. no pressure jarrord.

who knows, i havent tried legendary yet so i could be dieing too :lol:

lets all die together :D

forever NOT ALONE

[V-Tron]

what took you so long to reply? you just get home from school or something?
I was playing Halo for 6 hours straight.

[jarrardscott]

going on now

[Charger]

Just finished the campaign. I've been a fan of Halo in the past but I think Reach is pretty bloody lifeless.

[Hooch1981]

do you know what you have to do to get odst or halo 3 next to your name in matchmaking?

saw some people with it last night
and i checked their achievements and they werent even close to your boy triz. so i dunno.
I saw that.

It took forever for me to find out what the logo meant in Halo 3 (bungie.net member). It wasn't bloody written anywhere.
I think it may have something to do with that, I might check the site again when I get home to see what's new.

[jarrardscott]

ahh ok. was wondering too when i finally saw it lol

anyway, fuck me fun night on MP. best match of headhunter and infection.
then played some hectic firefight with TRZA. got >10,000 in one match.

seriously though

unlimited ammo rocket launcher + jetpack

how can you not like this game?!

[Charger]

I got a neato helmet for my avatar for getting 100 campaign kills in a row without dying.

[dbb618]

Who is on now? mrTRZA is ... but not starting a game :-(

edit : apology ... TRZA came good

[Hooch1981]

Man, I was having some bad network issues there. What a bastard.
No idea what was going on, though I saw a kink in the ethernet cable once I left for my bedroom, it could have been that.

I also saw guns and a helmet next to the names tonight.
I might go and RTFM before I go to bed. That's usually a good idea with things like this :P

Also, there's a blue lightning question mark in the clouds during matchmaking. Once you see it, you cannot un-see it.

[jarrardscott]

I got a neato helmet for my avatar for getting 100 campaign kills in a row without dying.

yeah i unlocked an avatar item but havent had a look yet.
probably that

[jarrardscott]

seriously, last night with "trezzy" was awesome.
im keen to play some later tonight

[TRZA]

yup. so much fun. also played some gruntpocalypse with derek. shit is tremendous. is there a way to change the settings of firefight matchmaking though? like have limited lives and longer rounds?

[jarrardscott]

im not sure.

thats what ive been trying to figure out

i know if you have your own party you can do whatever you want, you can forge games and play them

but on match making i dont know. i think you just choose out of pre-selected things instead of having like a 'leader' who chooses settings. makes it more even but gives less options.

just have to befriend more people and try to game with them.

the matchmaking on this game is brilliant, basically all australians too so usually online at the same times. befriend them and you should be sweet.

also just ask itmers when theyre keen.

i'd be keen for some 4 player co-op or firefight with you lot sometime.

or even getting a party of us joined into rumble pit.

[jarrardscott]

probably the only game i actually want to get achivements on

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/halo-reach/achievements/

also, i got the hijack a banshee.

fuck me they fly weird now.

very awkward.

[jarrardscott]

If They Came To Hear Me Beg 25
Performed an Assassination against an Elite to survive a fall that would've been fatal.

:|

[jarrardscott]

Heat In The Pipe 75
Scored 1,000,000 points in a Firefight game.


:|

[TRZA]

jarry, apparently theres a firefight map you can download which makes it easy to get a millie.

[watsakerring]

on the forums on 360achievements.com they have great "roadmaps" on how to get achievements... as TRZA said, there are maps and settings you can download to make it really easy apparently

[jarrardscott]

wait, theres more maps to download?

man, i got to get on that halo waypoint

[Hooch1981]

Are Moa the emus?

I threw a plasma grenade at some baddies but got one of them instead but it freaked out and ran right at them and blew them up.
I might have to try this again to see if it happens all the time.

And the forklifts are driveable too.

[Hooch1981]

Jarry, you can download Forge variations. That's what the fileshare is about.

I'll recommend one to you (so I can get the cheevo :P).

[jarrardscott]

haha k :)

i havent really had a look at forge yet.

yeah i noticed the forklift being driveable. wtf is the point in it lol. just for cover or something?

and yeah theyre the emus. i bunted one once. its neck went floppy

[Hooch1981]

I thought that maybe there was some secret where you could drive/jump them over the bridge that had been destroyed.
I was about to try then though "nah, that's stupid, I'm gonna die" and chickened out.

[jarrardscott]

fuck me, so playing MP last night rumble pit

comes up as "race"
everyone chooses so we begin

on buggies!
race through checkpoints

and theres mines on the road!

turns out im good at driving too :lol:

[jarrardscott]

The vehicle is a part of the Forge tools, so you can actually create your own races with them -- though such a race wouldn't exactly be fast.

[Hooch1981]

You could do that in Halo 3, right?
Some pommy kid I was matched with made a cool track in the sky part of Sandbox.
The track got really narrow in parts and you die if you fall.

[Charger]

I fucking HATE Headhunter so fucking much! I will quit every time that shit game-type gets voted in.

[jarrardscott]

headhunter is good.

you should try swat
ONLY headshots and bunts kill
no weapons besides assault gun and pistol.
no grenades

[Dante]

races? fucken shit. i need to get this when i can.

[TRZA]

dante. seriously. you would love it. jetpacks, rocketlaunchers, buggie races, zombies, online firefight, customisable armor, daily challenges.

[Charger]

headhunter is good.

you should try swat
ONLY headshots and bunts kill
no weapons besides assault gun and pistol.
no grenades

I like SWAT. I'll take that over headhunter any day.

[jarrardscott]

headhunter is good.

except when you have 6 skulls, and you're running from checkpoint to checkpoint and they keep changing a split second before you reach the destination.

fucking sooo frustrating.

happened 4 times in a row then some guy rocketed me, took my skulls and hit up the destination.

JUST as i got there.
f
u
c
k

[Hooch1981]

Head hunter makes me rage so much.
Last time I was trailing by 1 point and the timer was counting down, I'm running towards the goal wishing I had sprint instead of hologram, and right before I get there it changes places X( X(
So then I have to run over the other side of the map with 30 seconds to go.

I made it though. It really gets my heart going.
It's a good rage, not a quit rage.

Normally I would hate it but because for some crazy reason I don't suck at it as much as I do everything else, so I actually really like it. It may have something to do with other people not actually understanding how to score (though they would have to be pretty oblivious not to).

There's also a few tiny changes to the Forge that make it so much better. You can intersect objects with the map, so it's heaps easier and more attractive to block off certain corridors and areas.
The other change is that you can put things in the air without needing to stack them up then delete the ones below, or use the invisible grid like in Sandbox on Halo3.

The Forgeworld map is massive - I'm making a King of the Hill map based on BF1943's Air Superiority mode at the moment.
It's pretty basic - 2 bases with lots of Banshees and Falcons, plus one really big King of the Hill zone to fly around in.
I need some people to test it out with once I'm done.