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Cerrius said:
Well if there's one thing meddow's succeeded in, it's lowering my expectations down another level.

He may not be the most articulate but it's clear he's played the game and everyone else is just bashing him because he disliked the campaign.
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That post just lowered my opinion of you. Meddow hasn't been clear about a single thing and has zero credibility at this point. If something like that can affect you then I pity you buddy.
 
Cerrius said:
Well if there's one thing meddow's succeeded in, it's lowering my expectations down another level.

He may not be the most articulate but it's clear he's played the game and everyone else is just bashing him because he disliked the campaign.
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He is being bashed because he is acting like an asshat instead of giving an explanation as to why he disliked the game. Like stinkles said, it is clear he played the game but I don't understand what he is saying.

It's gibberish.
 
Cerrius said:
Well if there's one thing meddow's succeeded in, it's lowering my expectations down another level.

He may not be the most articulate but it's clear he's played the game and everyone else is just bashing him because he disliked the campaign.
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zomg as long as the auto-aim isn't as sticky as halo 2 I'll be happy.
 
Stinkles said:
Yes, you see them all, unless one of you skips it. And there are things that happen on screen that happene to everyone too, outside of cinematics...
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I can't imagine why it would, but does it make any difference if some people are playing splitscreen? Like if I was playing online with a friend who was playing split screen (3 player total)? I asked this morning, but it's like 50 pages back now, Jesus :lol
 
So to get the thread back on topic. I really like the new polished look of the Mark V.

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Should be sweet to see all the different combos we can do with it in customization.
 
DoctorWho said:
He is being bashed because he is acting like an asshat instead of giving an explanation as to why he disliked the game. Like stinkles said, it is clear he played the game but I don't understand what he is saying.

It's gibberish.
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from what i can grasp, he doesn't like the campaign because of something, and something something in the something makes it very something, so it's something something.
 
DoctorWho said:
He is being bashed because he is acting like an asshat instead of giving an explanation as to why he disliked the game. Like stinkles said, it is clear he played the game but I don't understand what he is saying.

It's gibberish.
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Cerrius said:
Well if there's one thing meddow's succeeded in, it's lowering my expectations down another level.

He may not be the most articulate but it's clear he's played the game and everyone else is just bashing him because he disliked the campaign.
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Cerrius said:
Well if there's one thing meddow's succeeded in, it's lowering my expectations down another level.

He may not be the most articulate but it's clear he's played the game and everyone else is just bashing him because he disliked the campaign.
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And you visit this thread, why? Serious question. Everyone here knows your opinion, so it can't be to express it.
 
Falagard said:
I'm not sure what people are expecting from the graphics. We've seen the videos, screenshots, read varying opinions, we should have a good idea what this game is going to look like by now. Some people love them, some people are disappointed, most people say the graphics are nice in subtle ways and the HDR lighting is great. Form a picture from those extremes and deal.
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Falagard said:
Just go to the fucking options and change it if you're an inverted player and are playing on Heroic. Use your brain.
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Isn't your default preference already set in xbox live anyways. You don't even have to bother setting it in every game.
 
SpudBud said:
So awesome. It better not be to tough to unlock.
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Its going to be so awesome seeing people with them. I will just look in awwwwe the first time I see someone with it on. I kind of hope some are hard to achieve, so that it will be special to see them for a while.
 
I'm going to have to contact NewEgg in the morning. Chatted with them 30 minutes ago and they wouldn't let me cancel my order even though it's next day and not shipping next day. Since it's not shipping next day, I won't be around to refuse the shipment (it's coming to the office) when it does come in. Oh well...
 
OU 4 Life said:
Its going to be so awesome seeing people with them. I will just look in awwwwe the first time I see someone with it on. I kind of hope some are hard to achieve, so that it will be special to see them for a while.
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When I see it, I'll know to run the other way.

Meddow - No one doubted you had the game. Some do doubt that you have the ability to express a coherent thought.
 
Wolffen said:
I'm going to have to contact NewEgg in the morning. Chatted with them 30 minutes ago and they wouldn't let me cancel my order even though it's next day and not shipping next day. Since it's not shipping next day, I won't be around to refuse the shipment (it's coming to the office) when it does come in. Oh well...
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Regular or CE? FEDEX or UPS?
 
SpudBud said:
I think 4 in back and 1 in the passengers seat.
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It looked sort of like two on both sides and one at the very back to me, it might just be three in the back though. I guess the guys riding in the back would appreciate the extra space to move and aim.
 
Astr00 said:
I've been a bit reluctant to post this (at first I was afraid of getting banned from Live, then I just wanted to play the game ... a lot), but I guess this is as good a time as any. I got Halo 3 last Saturday, and I've completed the campaign two times since then. Once on normal and once on legendary, both were with three friends in co-op. I don't want to write anything that might ruin your experience, especially related to the story, so I figured you could ask me questions instead, if you have any.
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Gee, I guess my post got lost in all the negative comments towards meddow. :lol

I'll start out with a few general things. I was very pleased with the campaign, and as I said, I don't want to spoil the story, but there are a lot of both large and memorable encounters. Some of these occur on the later levels of the game, and some of these levels bear a resemblance to levels from Halo 1. I'm not going to say which ones, but in my opinion this is a really good thing. I actually got a little nostalgic.

I didn't encounter any problems with the AI as I read somewhere else here, but the AI didn't impress me that often either. The most fun I had with the AI was probably when it deployed just the right kind of equipment at the right time, and when it dodged either my chopper or warthog. Oh, and when two grunts came running after me with two armed plasma grenades in their hands, at the same time. Maybe if I play even more, AI "gems" like these will be more apparent?

The graphics? They're nice, really nice. The game as a whole is really atmospheric, and I'm sure most of you have read about the foliage, especially in Sierra 117, so I won't write too much about that, but that level in particular is gorgeous. Now that I think about it, there was a slight pop-in of foliage on Tsawo Highway. Since that level is mostly vehicle based it's understandable, and there's not that much foliage to notice in the first place, but from time to time some would pop in. That's just a minor complaint, thought, maybe you won't even notice. If I were to come up with a somewhat legitimate complaint regarding the graphics, I'd say that ... in a perfect world, it would have a bit more AA. I don't know if it's even technically possible with the stuff happening on screen with a consistent frame rate, but I said in a perfect world, right? Heh.

Difficulty? Four experienced Halo players on normal isn't such a good idea (as has been pointed out by Bungie several times). It was enjoyable, it's not that, it just went by a bit too quick. We wanted more. So when another friend of mine got the game, we played it through on legendary. I guess we died a couple of times too many, but it never got frustrating, and I think I'd actually enjoy the added challenge of at least a couple of skulls (of which I have found a meager four :/) on legendary.

In general I'm really happy with the campaign, and unlike Halo 1 and 2, I am 100% sure I'm going to complete it time and time again. I usually don't do that with games, but I guess it's a combination of the fact that I NEED TEH ACHIEVEMENTS!!1 (to get the armor permutations) and campaign scoring, which is really awesome. I've only played it once, but I beat my friends. Bahaha.

Multiplayer? I haven't played any matchmaking, because the last time I checked the playlist server wasn't up and running. Forge is sweet, though. I've made a map variant of
The Pit
for Infection use, and I can't wait to try it out with more friends.

I hope you guys at least got something out of this brief write-up and I'm sorry if my English isn't quite up to par. You see, I'm from Norway (no, I'm not the guy on that picture floating around :lol ). If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
 
Stinkles said:
And you visit this thread, why? Serious question. Everyone here knows your opinion, so it can't be to express it.
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Couldn't the same be said for everyone else who likes the game and can't wait for it?
 
giga said:
So to get the thread back on topic. I really like the new polished look of the Mark V.

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Should be sweet to see all the different combos we can do with it in customization.
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Nice try. But if you think a simple screenshot is enough to distract us from the real issues then think again ;)
 
Stinkles said:
Yes, you see them all, unless one of you skips it. And there are things that happen on screen that happene to everyone too, outside of cinematics...
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That's great. In case I wanted to show my friends how awesome Halo 3 is (and they don't have a 360), they'll be able to see the story.

Nice job on the intro by the way, so epic (that's the only thing I've spoiled myself with, it's been tempting but Halo's story is one of my favorites so I'm trying to keep it a secret from...myself!).

Oh, and not that this matters, but I've seen people completely change their minds about Halo 3 after seeing the intro (they used to criticize it a lot) - after seeing the intro they said it looks like it's pre-rendered even though it's in-engine (they know this, that's why they are so shocked).
 
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