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yo Dax!!!

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EazyB said:
Those are great but I don't think Dax is at liberty to alter his avatar, much like his tag. :lol

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hahaha yea...btw you're shopping skills are sick...I'm using paint.net, which is nice but nowhere near as powerful as photoshop...you're using photoshop right?
 
Tashi0106 said:
hahaha yea...btw you're shopping skills are sick...I'm using paint.net, which is nice but nowhere near as powerful as photoshop...you're using photoshop right?
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Yuppers, but paintshops have a certain homegrown appeal to em.

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Blueblur1 said:
Well, I hope Microsoft actually shows off ODST this year.
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No worries dude:

Kibbles said:
Looks like G4 will be showing a live Halo 3: ODST demo as well. Not sure if it's before or after GameSpot's live demo because they don't give a specific time =\

http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/695923/G4s-E3-Game-Demo-Madness.html
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EazyB said:
Wow, defensive much? The reason I said "some of it" is all about memorizing a move list is because that specific task of memorizing specific inputs is, IMO, less skill based and more monotonous memorization. As you know, after you've spent this time memorizing the movelist so that you can do each move as soon as it pops into your head, you're now equipped with a huge variety of moves. The skill involved is all about knowing what situations to pull each move off, how to input them quickly, the split second recognition/reaction to the other player's actions, and how to draw opponents into favorably positions. It's true that I don't play fighters at anything near an advanced level so there are probably more techniques I don't even know about but that's not the point. I realize the immense depth in fighters and skill it requires to become really good at them. It's just that the unavoidable pitfall of having to sit down an pour over a movelist is something I'd have a hard time classifying as skill.

And just in case your rage missed the rest of my post, I'll clarify how it relates to Juice's point about having "built in" button glitches. Halo has a relatively simplistic input system which allows anyone to jump in and have fun immediately and succeed just relying on smart strategy. Adding additional barriers such as button inputs may allow people that've invested the time into memorizing those to destroy those that haven't, but it's just an unnecessary hurdle; one that fighters have to face but shooters don't.
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I guess I was a little heated. I appreciate you clarifying your statement as the original post was a little vague. As to how all of this relates to Halo, I agree with you and Dani (and whoever else I missed). Button combos just do not belong in Halo (or FPS games in general).
 
Anyone else get PWNED at spawn in Plurality in Team Doubles?
I swear I have never gotten more than five kills and I basically don't know where I spawn half the time.

What is the secret plz?
 
OuterWorldVoice said:
Anyone else get PWNED at spawn in Plurality in Team Doubles?
I swear I have never gotten more than five kills and I basically don't know where I spawn half the time.

What is the secret plz?
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The secret is hounding Shishka until he deletes that map permanently from MM. You won't.
 
OuterWorldVoice said:
Anyone else get PWNED at spawn in Plurality in Team Doubles?
I swear I have never gotten more than five kills and I basically don't know where I spawn half the time.

What is the secret plz?
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Ask Shishka. I'm sure he has a mastery of the map after all the hours he put into playtesting it.
 
OuterWorldVoice said:
Anyone else get PWNED at spawn in Plurality in Team Doubles?
I swear I have never gotten more than five kills and I basically don't know where I spawn half the time.

What is the secret plz?
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Its really bad, but the secret is to win the first squareoff and nade spam their spawns and BR them as a team. The one game I played on it my partner got 3 double kills in a row in Team Doubles while I assisted with BR's at or around Sniper. Seriously a single sniper in such an oblong map like that in Team Dubs? Really?

Same with Tundra, played it recently in Dubs, Single sniper on the map in a hugeeee map like that, really?


You can really only put Sniper on certain maps to be honest, especially in H3 where every gun takes such a long animation to shoot or switch weapons. In H2 it was a lot different cause everything was speedy as fuck, but in H3 theres just times when you see the enemy and you already know you're dead because you switched weapons, it makes for terrible gameplay.
 
I'll join in on the ODST avatar change, nothing special, just threw an ODST helmet on mine, so it looks poorly done cause it took me 5 seconds. I couldn't think of anything else. :p

any help with mine would be appreciated :)
 
Haha, thanks for the avatar, Eazy. Looks great.

Edit: :D @ Coco's gif for Grimm. That's awesome.

Edit 2: ZOMG at Tricia Helfer being in ODST. This officially makes this an awesome game. That's all you need is a hot chick from the best TV series known to man.
 
I read this in the 1up rumor thread. Thought it was funny so I'll share:

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Reporters have filled the auditorium, all are in there seats. After standing in the hot sun for hours on end they are finally here at this moment. The anticipation is thick in the air. Unaware of what is about to happen, sarcastic conversations and murmurings of E3 keynotes past can be heard.

Reporter #1 - "Massive damage, LOLOLOL remember that?!"

Reporter #2 - "Riddddgeeeee Racerrrr, what a joke!"

Reporter #3 - "Man I rather be watching the Gilmore Girls now then be sitting here."

Lights suddenly cut out. The crowd is in the dark. Starting inaudibly a thin chant of a chorus accompanied by violins can be heard getting louder and louder through the air.

Chorus - "OhhhhhHHHHHHAhhhhhHAAAAAAAAAOHHHHHHHHAhhhhHHHHaaaa"

Everyone in the audience suddenly is aware that the theme of Halo is playing. Puzzled glances are exchanged among the crowd.

Doors on the stage floor suddenly give way with a loud booming noise and a shaft of light shoots in the air. Smoke is billowing on stage, lasers and strobes are firing blinding the crowd. The Halo theme music is getting louder and louder. A person veiled in shadows is slowly raised through the door in the floor. Suddenly a voice is heard as the music reaches its crescendo.

Shadowy Figure - "I Have Returned...My Children"

Spotlights open up on the stage, the shadowy figure is revealed.

Ken Kutaragi is standing before the crowd

The air is sucked out of the room as thousands of onlookers gasp for air. People standing along the edges of the room start to faint. Some begin to cry, some being to shout in joy.

Ken Kutaragi is garbed in Master Chief's armor holding his helmet in one hand and a marine shotgun in the other. Instead of his clean cut looks he has noticeably aged . His trademark dark black hair has now grayed and is long, down to his shoulders. His baby-like skin is now old and wrinkled. One eye has dark circles underneath it and a black patch is over his other eye. It looks like he has gone to hell and back.

Kutaragi - "I have come through the shadows and time to bring to you the Halo franchise.

The stage lights up brightly to reveal a warthog and the Pillar of Autumn behind him. The crowd roars. Suddenly a thousand voices are silenced outside in the Microsoft booth with thunderous applause.

Kutaragi - "Microsoft has won the battle of the last generation, but we will WIN THE WAR".

Kutaragi then pumps the shotgun he is holding with one hand. The crowd roars with cheers and applause.

Kutaragi - "I bring to you the PLAYSTATION 4!!!!

Kutaragi raises his shotgun in the air. There is a blinding flash and before the crowd stands a new playstation console on a platform. The sound the crowd makes is deafening and is shaking the very foundation of the building. The Halo theme music is blaring at this point, drowning out the shouts.

Kutaragi - "Who needs a motion controller when with the Playstation 4 I bring the 4th dimension!

The crowd suddenly realizes they are no longer in an auditorium, but on an alien planet from Halo. They are in the game!

Kutaragi - "Microsoft and Nintendo, MAKE YOUR TIME"

Kutaragi jumps into the warthog and then drives up into the Autumn. The Autumn's propulsion systems kick off sending everything into chaos. People go flying with objects, the light and heat is intense. The Autumn takes off and is gone with Kutaragi. He has left the crowd as fast as he came in.

The crowd realizes now they are back in the auditorium. Some are passed out, some blind or burned, and a few are dead from the events that had just unfolded. But all have realized that their lives have changed forever.
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So, thought I'd show some of the map I'm working on, even though it's really incomplete. For the heck of it.

The high concept is that the entire map is built on a diagonal across the basin, rather than end to end. The angles give the map a slightly different feel than most. Not much for a high concept, but hey.

Overview of the incomplete version:

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*snip*

Also, if anyone wants to put an ODST helmet on the Soffish over there, I'd be grateful.
 
I waited patiently to see how the render-to-video thing turned out on Bungie.net... Since it is going to be very limited to how much HD video you can render I went ahead and purchased an HD capture card.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avFN4wWo_9Y

(I'm tired... cranky and need some sleep so I just grabbed a random video from my saved films. It's a really old one. Been up for hours trying to get this thing to work and finally did!)
 
Holy shit...I finally bought the Legendary map pack so now I have every DLC, which also means I'm now able to play Social Big Team and Team Swat :D

Suddenly I love halo multiplayer again.
 
I'm curious what the weighting is on Assembly in Team Mythic -- anyone know per chance?

I've played the Team Mythic playlist quite a bit over the past few weeks and I've had Assembly probably half a dozen times total.
 
Hootie said:
Holy shit...I finally bought the Legendary map pack so now I have every DLC, which also means I'm now able to play Social Big Team and Team Swat :D

Suddenly I love halo multiplayer again.
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Welcome :D

Also Voc, something about your avatar just seems a little off...
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I'm having a lot of fun throwing ODST helmets on everything!
 
Kuroyume said:
I hope we get screens of a new map along with all the ODST info.
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At first I was going to say that Halo 3 maps wouldn't be a good fit for E3 since they're main focus is ODST. But hey, if the demo is only available for a few select press, then maybe they can have a small booth within MS showing off a new map or three :P

I wouldn't get my hopes up though.

ODST demo, Bring it Home.
 
I get the feeling that they'll get the info out in small bits which sucks. I can't wait for the shaky cam YouTube reveal of the Backwash remake at PAX.
 
Good games to those I got to play with last night...I must say the new maps are pretty kick ass...though I still did not play on Assembly I think...
 
Striker said:
http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=33243561

Bungie.net Forum Ninjs wants moar Sandbox maps in Multi-team. Just maybe out next theme for ATLAS? lol
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I'm a big Multi-Team aficionado and I wholeheartedly support this cause. Multi-Team needs more variation (aka less AR starts) and VIP and Hammerzeit really need to be removed.

More Sandbox variations like Lotus for example -- thanks kylej -- would be a sick addition.
 
I don't know about yours, but apparently fully clothed women are NSFW...



As long as it's my avatar and no one elses I guess.
 
What are the chances of additional Halo stuff besides ODST being shown shortly? I'm doubting anything other than a passing mention, even concept art or a trailer would be unexpected and not likely.
 
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