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Cocopjojo said:
Nah, dude, it's gonna be just like we've always known. The beginning of Truth and Rec was a sniper level, 343 Guilty Spark was a shotgun level, the middle of the Ark was a vehicle level. I don't think they're going to hand us a Laser and then have Ghost after Ghost drive by for us to shoot and then the level ends. And then they hand us a sniper and Jackals pop up one by one in the windows of a building and when you hit them all, that level ends. I'm sure there will be a variety of weapons available to you, but the level itself will be vehicle-heavy, rooftop-centric, or tight corridored. Which is what a level is. It's a level and it has an environment that persists through it.
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I haven't read much about the flashback parts but those aren't what interest me. What I'm interested in is seeing hub world and the complete sandbox style it should have similar to levels like Halo and The Silent Cartographer. Weapon-centric levels 343 and the library don't appeal to me much. I'm cool with being handed a sniper at the beginning of T&R and it being a fun weapon to use for the first half but those thrills are sort lived personally.

I know the flashbacks make for an easier way to show some nice scripted even or tell a story but I'd rather it all be within a single cohesive open-world game. Who know, they could pull it off in a manner that totally changes my mind but the thought of the game existing totally within one world, continuously, and through the eyes of a single character with any weapons he finds from mission to mission is just appealing to me.
 
Cocopjojo said:
Well, the impression I've gotten (don't know if it's been stated directly, although I think it has) is that each chapter will be distinct in its gameplay. Dutch's chapter will be epic and vehicle-heavy. Romeo's will have you on rooftops sniping from a distance. And so on with the two other characters. Perhaps Buck will have a shotgun and his level will be street-centric, and involve lots of close-quarters combat. And maybe Mickey will have the pistol and his level will play like a traditional Halo 1 level.
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I hope we can abandon the sniper early on; it's a 3-5 hour game. That would suck if you didn't like one of the levels.
 
This guy just asked me how I got Recon, and I replied, "what's recon?" and this was his response:

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Cocopjojo said:
Nah, dude, it's gonna be just like we've always known. The beginning of Truth and Rec was a sniper level, 343 Guilty Spark was a shotgun level, the middle of the Ark was a vehicle level. I don't think they're going to hand us a Laser and then have Ghost after Ghost drive by for us to shoot and then the level ends. And then they hand us a sniper and Jackals pop up one by one in the windows of a building and when you hit them all, that level ends. I'm sure there will be a variety of weapons available to you, but the level itself will be vehicle-heavy, rooftop-centric, or tight corridored. Which is what a level is. It's a level and it has an environment that persists through it.
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This.
 
Hey guys, I've updated the Weekly HaloGAF Customs Night with some of the maps we'll be playing on tomorrow, ready for suggestions etc.

Also, I'm thinking of hosting two Halo Mythic Customs Nights. One to mark the early release of the Mythic Maps with Halo Wars and another to mark the release on the marketplace. Thoughts?
 
Dani said:
Hey guys, I've updated the Weekly HaloGAF Customs Night with some of the maps we'll be playing on tomorrow, ready for suggestions etc.

Also, I'm thinking of hosting two Halo Mythic Customs Nights. One to mark the early release of the Mythic Maps with Halo Wars and another to mark the release on the marketplace. Thoughts?
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hell yes on the mythic nights
 
Dani said:
Hey guys, I've updated the Weekly HaloGAF Customs Night with some of the maps we'll be playing on tomorrow, ready for suggestions etc.

Also, I'm thinking of hosting two Halo Mythic Customs Nights. One to mark the early release of the Mythic Maps with Halo Wars and another to mark the release on the marketplace. Thoughts?
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It's going have to be after the US release.
 
Dani said:
Hey guys, I've updated the Weekly HaloGAF Customs Night with some of the maps we'll be playing on tomorrow, ready for suggestions etc.

Also, I'm thinking of hosting two Halo Mythic Customs Nights. One to mark the early release of the Mythic Maps with Halo Wars and another to mark the release on the marketplace. Thoughts?
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lol I remember a certain post that you said you would only mention that thread in here once and not spam it. I probably would have never thought about it but since your first post I can't help but make a mental note every time you link it :lol
 
xDEILGYREx said:
YOU FUCKING AR AMATEUR!
DO I TRASH YOUR FUCKING WARTHOG?!
HOW WAS IT FOR YOU, NOOB?!
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Also, I've noticed a couple of new people posting in the thread thanks to Dani's Custom Games Night.

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We're gonna need more 'hogs. :D
 
Captain Blood said:
lol I remember a certain post that you said you would only mention that thread in here once and not spam it. I probably would have never thought about it but since your first post I can't help but make a mental note every time you link it :lol
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=P

It was suggested to me by a few people to mention it, once or twice a week as a reminder to some folks. LOL, if anyone objects, I'll gladly stop. Everyone seemed to have fun and I''m trying to get more involved.
 
Dani said:
=P

It was suggested to me by a few people to mention it, once or twice a week as a reminder to some folks. LOL, if anyone objects, I'll gladly stop. Everyone seemed to have fun and I''m trying to get more involved.
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lol no worries dude.

Chinner said:
I fucking hate that concept art. Oh woopty do okay let just copy and paste the top half of Master Chief from the screenshots and then draw art around it. End result? Looks horrible.
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Your an angry little duck.
 
I fucking hate that concept art. Oh woopty do okay let just copy and paste the top half of Master Chief from the screenshots and then draw art around it. End result? Looks horrible.
 
So what are these two retards doing?

T2 iZ BOOSTiN and Vv I300ST3R vV

Apparently they go into mostly doubles, some slayer and objective games together and immediately quit out. Strange, but this message is what caused me to check out their Bungie profiles.

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Why would someone want a -1000 account?
 
Kibbles said:
I wonder, if those things were ever meant to be in the game?

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Yes they were.
In the 'Art of Halo 3' it states that the level with forerunner tech as such was cut.
The concept art for the huge huge sentinels is really impressive. Great sense of scale.
 
Zeouterlimits said:
Yes they were.
In the 'Art of Halo 3' it states that the level with forerunner tech as such was cut.
The concept art for the huge huge sentinels is really impressive. Great sense of scale.
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So sad that it was. I would have really enjoyed it.
 
The playlist will feature all three Mythic maps, including Sandbox in multiple variants
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After Halo Wars LCE hits retailers, your wait won't be too much longer than the span of time between the Gettysburg's departure for Earth to warn of the Covenant invasion and Regret's slipspace jump out of the skies above New Mombasa. Afterwards, you'll be able to plunk down 800 Marketplace Points for your very own copy of the Mythic Map Pack for Halo 3.
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=)

Any help with the date translation Voc? ;)
 
After Halo Wars LCE hits retailers, your wait won't be too much longer than the span of time between the Gettysburg's departure for Earth to warn of the Covenant invasion and Regret's slipspace jump out of the skies above New Mombasa.
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I need an answer! Where's Voc and Cocop?
 
"After Halo Wars LCE hits retailers, your wait won't be too much longer than the span of time between the Gettysburg's departure for Earth to warn of the Covenant invasion and Regret's slipspace jump out of the skies above New Mombasa."

So from September 13th 2552 to October 20th 2552. A month and a week. Early April I guess.
Oh well...


Also: Coco, great job on the O.D.S.T. article, Ascendant Justice articles always bring a nerdy satisfied smile to my face.
 
The grid is just a grid, as i assumed, awesome. Interesting that the default objects are pre factored into the Sandbox map budget, clears up the slight confusion.
 
I understand the gird not being what was hyped of it, but I don't see why they couldnt've had a snapping feature. Oh wells.
 
Kibbles said:
I understand the gird not being what was expected of it, but I don't see why they couldnt've had a snapping feature. Oh wells.
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Expected? There was no expectations except random guessing about aligning moons and changing the skybox and adding snow. Total bullshit dreamt up by rabid fans with the previous drought of information.

If they were going to add a snapping feature, they would have patched it in ages ago, it wasn't expected either, merely largely asked for.
 
Kibbles said:
I understand the gird not being what was expected of it, but I don't see why they couldnt've had a snapping feature. Oh wells.
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Its just not how forge was designed, it would require an update (however large or small) to the game. I just don't see them figuring its worth it for the 2 forge maps, given the finality of this release.
 
And so ends this week's words. We hope you enjoyed the first real look at Sandbox. But of course, we're not done yet. Sketch is talking about working on a new gametype and map variant, "Fish in a Barrel" over the weekend. Early next week, you'll probably have a good idea of what kind of mechanics it might entail. Stay Tuned.
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I'm guessing the embargo ends next week, probably Monday since IGN said they will be showing more of Sandbox on Monday. If of course, this map is a Sandbox variant. Looking forward to it.
 
After Halo Wars LCE hits retailers, your wait won't be too much longer than the span of time between the Gettysburg's departure for Earth to warn of the Covenant invasion and Regret's slipspace jump out of the skies above New Mombasa. Afterwards, you'll be able to plunk down 800 Marketplace Points for your very own copy of the Mythic Map Pack for Halo 3.
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Voc or Cocop?
How long is this?
 
So, what could you decide to do with a Killball? Let's say you are King of Jerks. You might want to load up Forge, spawn a Killball, grab hold of it, and whiz around Sandbox with the damn thing dangling down, dealing out death to unsuspecting players who think they're just here to take some exclusive screenshots destined for the web in a few weeks.
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I got Pac-Man ideas floating around in my head :D
 
Blue Grid, is a blue grid? :(

Fish in a barrel? ADDING WATER IN FORGE CONFIRMED!
Dani said:
Expected? There was no expectations except random guessing about aligning moons and changing the skybox and adding snow. Total bullshit dreamt up by rabid fans with the previous drought of information.

If they were going to add a snapping feature, they would have patched it in ages ago, it wasn't expected either, merely largely asked for.
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You mad?
 
Falagard said:
Not surprised in the least about the grid just being a grid.
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So much for the raising the level of the grid eh? :p

So will the marketplace release be up for nice little easter-basket gifts?
 
Chernobyled said:
I just went into the Killzone 2 demo thread.

That was a mistake. I feel like Lloyd Dobbler after visiting the Gas 'N' Sip.

Do not go in there.
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Unless you want to laugh.

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I'll be online later guys.
 
Kibbles said:
So much for the raising the level of the grid eh? :p
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I suggested it as a possibility, but didn't actually believe it would happen.

*edit*

I just went back and read my posts. Apparently I did think it would be a level raising tool, but in my heart I knew the black truth.
 
Hmm, what about Lars saying we could build down? Maybe we (or me) were looking into that statement too much? In the interview the IGN person kept saying "first floor", among other things.

Tashi0106 said:
exclusive to ODST? Timed exclusive to ODST?
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As far as we know: Citadel, Heretic, and Longshore are exclusive to ODST.
 
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