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Dirtbag 504 said:
The combination of stiff moderation and the 6+ months it takes for an account to get approved has created an intrinsic value to your account on Gaf. I wish more forums would try this strategy, it makes for much better discussion.

The problem we are starting to have is that we are operating off the grid of moderation, as the mods have mostly left us alone now.. removing one key piece to the equation. Normally it doesnt create problems, but lately its becoming pretty obvious that our appetites are going unfulfilled.. and I think the thread is suffering because of it.
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Oh no no no.

YOUR appetite is unfulfilled. I don't mean to be rude, but PLEASE don't speak for anyone other than yourself. I am almost perfectly happy with Halo 3 and Bungie as-is.

The only thing that could make Halo 3 better is an all Spartan Lasers playlist. GO SHISHKA GO. EVERYONE WANTS IT.
 
Out of the two games that I've played today, the lag has been almost unbearable. Now, I'm used to lag in infection and usually when I'm a human shoot a bit earlier than I normally would with the shotgun to take down a zombie. But the one DLC FFA game that I played was so unbearably laggy that I couldn't get a single kill. Needless to say, I quit out.
 
EazyB said:
Finally, a voice of reason. I too don't know why I post here when Bungie.net forums are in a different league when it comes to intelligent discussion and maturity. I suppose it's because I have a lot of growing left as a person. People like you Fox, are too good for Halo GAF, and should instead never post here again and move exclusively to Bungie.net. Don't worry about those of us stuck here; we deserve this.
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I should have known you would come in here with your wonderful sense of humor and sarcasm and add such a wonderful contribution to this lovely thread.

Expecting anything beyond posting horribly Photoshopped Flight Helmet .gifs or inconsequential posts from you is like expecting Team Snipers to be added in the next playlist update. I want to have a decent playlist discussion. But that's impossible with tripe like you jumping down people's throat, telling them to quit posting stuff about team snipers just because you don't like what they have to say.


The problem we are starting to have is that we are operating off the grid of moderation, as the mods have mostly left us alone now.. removing one key piece to the equation. Normally it doesnt create problems, but lately its becoming pretty obvious that our appetites are going unfulfilled.. and I think the thread is suffering because of it.
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This is true. A lack of moderation and a lack of concrete info has turned the thread into a Free-For-All where the guys in a clique with the most posts think they can boss everyone else around.
 
Is Gamevee Grab seemingly broken for anyone else? I submitted a clip like 4-5 days ago, and it still isn't up. I know there's been some Live downtime during that period, but there's been more than 48 hours of live uptime (probably closer to 72), and the clip still hasn't been grabbed.
 
We're also constantly talking about the problems this thread has but it never gets better. That's a shame because 4 months ago it wasn't a headache to read this thing. Sometimes I just avoid this thread because of all the negativity.
I'm sure that I'm not the only one.
 
Sai-kun said:
Oh no no no.

YOUR appetite is unfulfilled. I don't mean to be rude, but PLEASE don't speak for anyone other than yourself. I am almost perfectly happy with Halo 3 and Bungie as-is.

The only thing that could make Halo 3 better is an all Spartan Lasers playlist. GO SHISHKA GO. EVERYONE WANTS IT.
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I meant by game news as well as some people's expectations not being met, but you are right I shouldn't speak in such general terms. I'm happy with the game we have as well. Some new things to discuss wouldnt hurt either, it was just a general observation which looks like to be an overstatement.

TGS......
 
GDJustin said:
Is Gamevee Grab seemingly broken for anyone else? I submitted a clip like 4-5 days ago, and it still isn't up. I know there's been some Live downtime during that period, but there's been more than 48 hours of live uptime (probably closer to 72), and the clip still hasn't been grabbed.
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It's been down since the 30th. No update on their blog. Sucks because I have 2 new vids I want to upload. :(
 
What's the highest individual playlist military rank that anyone has gotten so far?

My highest is like a Corporal grade 2 or something in social slayer. I've played like twice in the past two weeks. :/
 
backflip10019 said:
What's the highest individual playlist rank that anyone has gotten so far?

My highest is like a Corporal grade 2 or something in social slayer. I've played like twice in the past two weeks. :/
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41. Colonel Grade 2. :( Lone Wolves kicks my ass.
 
Striker said:
It's no damn different than what the BR Starts fans have done the entire past six months. It is annoying, which is where I agree with you.
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I'm glad you realize it's annoying. The BR debate became tired but it took a while because there are many things we were able to discuss about it. It was a fundamental change to the entire Halo 3 gameplay with many consequences to take into account. The debates were enjoyable at first because it centered around how some thought Halo should play, how it plays now, and what was the fairest or most competitive method. We covered those fully and after the same arguements began to recycle we dropped it.

There is a big difference between the BR/AR debate and Team Snipers. There's almost nothing to fucking discuss about Team Snipers. Just like any playlist request it boils down to some people really wanting it and most other people being indifferent about it. What else is there to say? I'm going to make this clear; I want a dedicated Snipers playlist. Discussion over. Now if you really want to come in and say, "I want Snipers" and have that followed by 3-4 posts saying the exact same thing; fuck you.

Striker said:
Surely, instead of posting about a playlist or playlists in general, we could talk post flight helmet gifs and follow up with laughing smilies and more photoshops.
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It's a fucking videogame, we've developed a community here and with that comes its own memes and thread-specific shenanigans. I'm sure a lot of people would rather see some light-hearted photoshops than constant bickering over the same thing. "Have a Coke and a smile and shut the fuck up", Mr. Tight-ass.
 
EazyB said:
It's a fucking videogame, we've developed a community here and with that comes its own memes and thread-specific shenanigans. I'm sure a lot of people would rather see some light-hearted photoshops than constant bickering over the same thing. "Have a Coke and a smile and shut the fuck up", Mr. Tight-ass.
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I don't know, the whole Flight obsession thing was pretty dumb...
 
Blueblur1 said:
We're also constantly talking about the problems this thread has but it never gets better. That's a shame because 4 months ago it wasn't a headache to read this thing. Sometimes I just avoid this thread because of all the negativity.
I'm sure that I'm not the only one.
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Oh no, you're not.

To be honest, and I know this is hypocritical, but I think the real problem with this thread is the non-stop crusades against what the supposed problem is in the thread. I mean, Christ, JDFox comes in here every week or so to tell us all how immature we are and how we act this way or that way, but I can't remember the last time he actually set a good example by making a positive contribution to the thread.

In my opinion, anyone who wants to know how it's possible for a long-running thread with a big group of posters with a lot of differences to not become a cesspool should direct their attention to the Futbol/Football/Soccer thread on the OT forum. Those fellows are a tight-knit community. The thread goes on forever. They fight quite often. they go off-topic pretty often. Moderators don't go in there. HOWEVER, there's a fundamental difference between that thread and this one. Everything is controlled, people don't take things too far, and when they do, someone says "that's enough," and that's the end of things. AND, there aren't a bunch of people who whine about the state of the thread nonstop. It's quite beautiful, really. It reminds me of... this thread, in November.
 
backflip10019 said:
I don't know, the whole Flight obsession thing was pretty dumb...
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Ok, nevermind, it was dumb. It amounted to absolutely no entertainment for anyone. Thanks for setting the record straight, backlip110119.
 
Jesus you guyssss. Stop arguing.

And everyone, Bungie has updated the matchmaking playlists.

Squad Battle:
Gametypes

* Big Team Slayer (67%) - Score points by killing players on the opposing team. First team to 100 points wins. Players spawn with Battle Rifles and Assault Rifles. 15 minute match time limit.
* Multi-Flag CTF (13.6%) - Players attempt to capture the opposing team's flag. First team to three captures wins. Players spawn with Battle Rifles and Assault Rifles. 20 minute match time limit.
* One Flag CTF (13.6%) - Round-based Capture the Flag, where one team attempts to capture a flag while the other team defends it. Most captures after four rounds wins. Players spawn with Battle Rifles and Assault Rifles. Four minute match time limit.
* Neutral Bomb Assault (5.8%) - Teams vie over a single bomb, scoring points by detonating the bomb in the opposing team's base. First team to three detonations wins. Players spawn with Battle Rifles and Assault Rifles. 20 minute match time limit.

Maps

* Construct (Default)
* High Ground (Default)
* Isolation (Default)
* Last Resort (Default)
* Sandtrap (Default)
* Sandtrap Heavy - Variant of Sandtrap with liberal use of heavy weapons and vehicles
* SAND TARP (Sandtrap) - Variant of Sandtrap with Elephants removed and team spawns switched
* Valhalla (Default)
* Valhalla Covies - Item tweaks emphasize Covenant vehicles and weaponry. Skipped after veto.
* Valhalla Heavy - Variant of Valhalla with liberal use of heavy weapons and vehicles.
* Rat's Nest (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Heroic Map Pack.
* Standoff (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Heroic Map Pack.
* Standoff Heavy - Variant of Standoff with liberal use of heavy weapons and vehicles.
* Avalanche (Default) - Not required. Part of the Legendary Map Pack.
* Avalanche Heavy - Liberal use of heavy weapons and vehicles.
* Ghost Town (Default) - Not required. Part of the Legendary Map Pack.
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DLC Big Team:
Gametypes

* Team Slayer (34.5%) - First team to 100 kills wins. Battle Rifle starts with Assault Rifle secondary weapons. 15 minute match time.
* Multi-Flag CTF (18.7%) - Both teams battle to capture each other's flags. First team to three flags wins. Battle Rifle starts with Assault Rifle secondary wepaons. 20 minute match time.
* One Bomb (7.9%, Skipped after veto) - Round-based Assault where teams alternate attempting to detonate a bomb and defending the base. Battle Rifle starts with Assault Rifle secondary weapons. The team with the most detonations after four rounds wins. Four minute round time limit.
* Neutral Bomb Assault (7.2%) - Players vie over a single bomb, attempting to detonate the bomb in the opposing team's base. First team to three detonations wins. Battle Rifle starts with Assault Rifle secondary weapons. 20 minute match time.
* VIP (2.9%) - One player on each team is designated "VIP." Score points by killing the opposing team's VIP. First team to 10 points wins. 15 minute match limit.
* Territories (7.2%) - Teams take turns defending and claiming territories. The team with the most territories claimed after two rounds wins. Battle Rifle starts with Assault Rifle secondary weapons. Five minute rounds.
* Big Splockets (5%) - First team to 100 kills wins. Spartan Lasers starts with Rocket Launcher secondary weapons. 15 minute match time.
* Land Grab (2.9%, Skipped after veto) - Both teams must attempt to take as many territories they can. The team with the most territories captured after three rounds wins. Territories are locked upon capture and cannot be captured by the opposite team (locks reset at the end of each round). 30 uncontested seconds within a territory to capture. Battle Rifle starts with Assault Rifle secondary weapons. Three minute round time limit.
* 2 Flag Heavy (9.4%) - Multi Flag CTF with heavy vehicles and weapons. First team to three captures wins. Battle Rifle starts. Map traits: All vehicles on. 20 minute match time.

Maps

* Last Resort (Default) - Skipped after veto
* Valhalla (Default) - Skipped after veto
* Sandtrap (Default) - Skipped after veto.
* Rat's Nest (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Heroic Map Pack.
* Standoff (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Heroic Map Pack.
* Avalanche (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Legendary Map Pack.
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DLC FFA:
Gametypes

* Slayer (31.1%) - 25 kills to win. Assault Rifle starts, no secondary weapons. 12 minute match time limit.
* Slayer BRs (28.4%) - First player to 25 kills wins. Players spawn with Battle Rifles and Assault Rifle secondary weapons. 10 minute match time limit.
* Hammerzeit (2.7%, Skipped after veto) - Slayer, 15 kills to win. Gravity Hammer spawns, no secondary weapons. Player traits: Cannot pick up weapons, cannot drive vehicles. Map traits: No vehicles or weapons on the map. 12 minute match time limit.
* Swords (2.7%, Skipped after veto) - Slayer, 25 kills to win. Energy Sword spawns, no secondary weapons. Player traits: Cannot pick up weapons, cannot drive vehicles. Map traits: No vehicles or weapons on the map. 12 minute match time limit.
* Rockets (14.2%) - Slayer, 25 kills to win. Rocket Launcher spawns. Map traits: No weapons on the map. 12 minute match time limit.
* Juggernaut (8.9%) - Kill the Juggernaut to become the Juggernaut. Juggernaut earns points for kills (10 points to win). Juggernaut traits: 2x Overshield, 50% Shield Recharge Rate, 125% Damage. 12 minute match time limit.
* Oddball (6.6%) - Hold the skull to earn points (50 points to win). 12 minute match time limit.
* Crazy King (3.3%) - Stand in the hill to gain points (100 points to win). Hill traits: Moving Hill (30 second intervals), random moving order. 12 minute match time limit.
* Braaaaains (10.9%) - Survivors attempt to avoid death at the hands of zombies. Survivors spawn with Shotguns and Magnum secondary weapons. Infected spawn with black armor, no shields, and Energy Sword starts. Score by killing, highest score after four rounds wins. 3 minute round time limit.

Maps

* Foundry (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Heroic Map Pack.
* Anvil (Foundry) - Variant of Foundry. Asymmetrical verticality.
* Haunted Manor (Foundry) - Variant of Foundry with Infection theme.
* Rat's Nest (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Heroic Map Pack.
* Bubonic (Rat's Nest) - Variant of Rat's Nest for Infection.
* Standoff (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Heroic Map Pack.
* Blackout (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Legendary Map Pack.
* Deadlock (Blackout) - Variant of Blackout for Infection.
* Ghost Town (Default) - REQUIRED. Part of the Legendary Map Pack.
* Ghoul Town (Ghost Town) - Variant of Ghost Town for Infection.
* Cold Storage (Default) - REQUIRED. Downloadable on Marketplace.
* Rigor Mortis (Cold Storage) - Variant of Cold Storage for Infection.
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Funny. Even though Crazy King is weighted lower than Oddball in DLC FFA, I have gotten it more times than Oddball.
 
GM Bullfrog said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJV202TpGrY :D :lol
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You got the reference. :p


* SAND TARP (Sandtrap) - Variant of Sandtrap with Elephants removed and team spawns switched

I forgot to comment on this. I played a one-bomb round on Sand Tarp, and it kicked ass. (My team didn't, but that's another story.)

The bomb plant zone between the pillars worked out surprisingly well, since it's open to attack from all sides but gives just enough cover that defenders are not sitting ducks.

And most of all - there were Prowlers on the map. I and a ton of other guys have been begging for Prowlers on Sandtrap for ages, and Shishka put'em in. It was awesome.

It also led to me getting a triple-kill by ramming right through a Prowler in my Chopper, which is even more awesome. They're in the Avalanche Heavies variant as well. Just wanted to say - thanks, Shishka. Been wanting those in Matchmaking for ages. :D
 
backflip10019 said:
There's one too many 1s in there and you missed a zero.
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Aren't you irritated? "EazyB" is the puppet master pulling your strings. Bow before his mighty intellect.

MLG Dallas starts tonight woooooooooot
 
squad battle:
Gametypes

* Big Team Slayer (67%) - Score points by killing players on the opposing team. First team to 100 points wins. Players spawn with Battle Rifles and Assault Rifles. 15 minute match time limit.
* Multi-Flag CTF (13.6%) - Players attempt to capture the opposing team's flag. First team to three captures wins. Players spawn with Battle Rifles and Assault Rifles. 20 minute match time limit.
* One Flag CTF (13.6%) - Round-based Capture the Flag, where one team attempts to capture a flag while the other team defends it. Most captures after four rounds wins. Players spawn with Battle Rifles and Assault Rifles. Four minute match time limit.
* Neutral Bomb Assault (5.8%) - Teams vie over a single bomb, scoring points by detonating the bomb in the opposing team's base. First team to three detonations wins. Players spawn with Battle Rifles and Assault Rifles. 20 minute match time limit.
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BTS has a way too big percentage compared to the 27% chance of getting a flag and the measly 6% of neutral bomb happening. welps.
 
TDG said:
people don't take things too far, and when they do, someone says "that's enough," and that's the end of things. AND, there aren't a bunch of people who whine about the state of the thread nonstop. It's quite beautiful, really. It reminds me of... this thread, in November.
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Ooh, ooh, pick me. I can do it.

has a way too big percentage compared to the 27% chance of getting a flag and the measly 6% of neutral bomb happening. welps.
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It is squad BATTLE, after all. Not squad "objective", or squad tactical.
 
backflip10019 said:
There's one too many 1s in there and you missed a zero.
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ok i wasn't going to say anything but fuck..
backflip you know damn well that easy did that on purpose just let it go
the real problem is everyone wants the last fucking word (doesnt pertain to just you backflip)
its making this thread annoying to read so please if you want to insult each other do it somewhere else
pms

now that thats out anyone else want to play snipes
im trying to get my 50
EXP
 
Metroidvania said:
That's enough.

I was just trying to explain why it might be weighted so.... :(
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What I mean is, even if hte playlist was called gay dick parade I would still expect there to be a better distrubution of gametypes. I don't think I'm being unreasonable here because I believe Bungie did said Squad Battle was meant to about CTF and slayer....Although I will admit that they didn't say it would be a equal sharing.

Perhaps it is me being out of touch with the general Halo public cause they do enjoy their slayer. But in my opinion, objective rulz all.
 
xxjuicesxx said:
fuck fence walls!! I cant forge those fuckers straight if my life depended on it.
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forge always makes me sadface
i have a great idea i take 2 hours to try to make and it still ends up looking like shit
 
Ok so the boxes need straightening out and so do the fence walls but theres no possible escapes or glitches to be done so I guess its in working state.

I call it The stoning. Its KoTH gametype where there are 4 rounds each team spawns inside the stockades twice. They have weakened weapons so its basically futile to kill the other team you just try and survive as long as possible.

The other team spawns on the outside and shoots the team in the hill through fence walls (I couldn't think of nething better that you can shoot through and not walk through) They have a slightly above normal damage 110% BR Infinite ammo.

Team with the most hill time at the end wins. Its best to go into a corner eliminating the angle of 2 of the shooters. Team communication will help in this gametype.

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Works as a 4v4.
 
xxjuicesxx said:
Ok so the boxes need straightening out and so do the fence walls but theres no possible escapes or glitches to be done so I guess its in working state.

I call it The stoning. Its KoTH gametype where there are 4 rounds each team spawns inside the stockades twice. They have weakened weapons so its basically futile to kill the other team you just try and survive as long as possible.

The other team spawns on the outside and shoots the team in the hill through fence walls (I couldn't think of nething better that you can shoot through and not walk through) They have a slightly above normal damage 110% BR Infinite ammo.

Team with the most hill time at the end wins. Its best to go into a corner eliminating the angle of 2 of the shooters. Team communication will help in this gametype.

Works as a 4v4.
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what about grenade jumping
i suggest getting rid of them app together
 
I was just reading through last week's update again, looking a the file share changes. juices' post reminded me of the best (announced) feature in the overhaul: the file sets. Those mean juices could share his map with the ideal game type he built to work on it, along with screens, in a single bundle. It's one of the (lots of otherwise terrible) suggestions I tossed at Bungie when they asked for feedback on the file share stuff at the end of last year. It's really going to help with sharing out related content like the maps we post in here.
 
The file sets are are going to be a blessing to some. I can't wait till they launch those features. I'll be on B.net all day tinkering with that stuff.
 
GhaleonEB said:
I was just reading through last week's update again, looking a the file share changes. juices' post reminded me of the best (announced) feature in the overhaul: the file sets. Those mean juices could share his map with the ideal game type he built to work on it, along with screens, in a single bundle. It's one of the (lots of otherwise terrible) suggestions I tossed at Bungie when they asked for feedback on the file share stuff at the end of last year. It's really going to help with sharing out related content like the maps we post in here.
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Sweet, that's a nice little feature.
 
Louis Wu said:
Haloscreenshots downloads its content from bungie.net's screenshots section - if the images aren't there, you can't see 'em on haloscreenshots. :(

The advantage of Haloscreenshots is that there's no limit to the number of shots (and that it's easier to page through a particular person's collection).
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You're right Wu, but since he appeared to be using Bungie.net to save his photos and perhaps upload them, I thought he might want an easier way of accessing screenshots and posting them on the forums in medium or large sizes.
 
GhaleonEB said:
I was just reading through last week's update again, looking a the file share changes. juices' post reminded me of the best (announced) feature in the overhaul: the file sets. Those mean juices could share his map with the ideal game type he built to work on it, along with screens, in a single bundle. It's one of the (lots of otherwise terrible) suggestions I tossed at Bungie when they asked for feedback on the file share stuff at the end of last year. It's really going to help with sharing out related content like the maps we post in here.
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Yeah, I'm loving it! :D I hope the update is posted up soon, otherwise I won't be able to see it until much later tonight.
 
xxjuicesxx said:
Ok so the boxes need straightening out and so do the fence .....
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You know..
This is something I've been wondering...
Is there any way that Bungie can "fix" this, by adding some kind of.."straightening tool"?
Some way I can just put boxes/crates/whatever..side by side, static..without having the.."thing" jumping all over the place??

Or something, I don't know how possible it would be but..an "online Forge" directly on Bungie.net, that gives you a simple map editor..top perspective..just let's you drag and drop icons/items..click upload..and there it is, your map is waiting the next time you play the game..so if I want to make a map variant that is just a bunch of boxes forming a square, inthe middel of the map.. it would be easy.. :p

Cool map by the way...
 
I dunno I just assumed I sucked at forging because I don't forge much. I'm sure once you get the controls down its easier to get stuff straight?

but yea a snap to feature would be SICK.
 
xxjuicesxx said:
I call it The stoning. Its KoTH gametype where there are 4 rounds each team spawns inside the stockades twice. They have weakened weapons so its basically futile to kill the other team you just try and survive as long as possible.
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Maybe I don't quit understand the gametype but if the team in the hill doesn't really have anything better to do then to dodge bullets (which on paper does not sound fun), you're going to want to add another barrier to the parameter of the hill because they could double jump to get out.

fernoca said:
You know..
This is something I've been wondering...
Is there any way that Bungie can "fix" this, by adding some kind of.."straightening tool"?
Some way I can just put boxes/crates/whatever..side by side, static..without having the.."thing" jumping all over the place??
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I've been hoping that Bungie has been able to revamp the Forge system if not for all maps then at least for the new Sandbox map. I've already gone in depth on what I'd like to see added to make Sandbox an amazing map editor (especially if one can make outdoor levels) but I'm keeping my expectations low.

Realistically I'm hoping for a object pallet much bigger and varied than on Foundry. I don't think the controls will be changed (eg. snap to angles or easy scenery overlap) sadly. I do hope that the amount of resources (the money in forge) will be sufficient enough that players can create outstanding maps without the use of glitches; all in order to get some great
unlike Anvil
player-created content in MM.
 
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