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Seriously how hard is it to bring lockout back? You don't have to test if it's balanced or anything (maybe for glitches), just make it pixel for pixel and then put it up on XBLM.
 
ice cream said:
Seriously how hard is it to bring lockout back? You don't have to test if it's balanced or anything (maybe for glitches), just make it pixel for pixel and then put it up on XBLM.
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Um... If I want to play pixel for pixel Lockout I'll put in Halo 2.
 
Buttonbasher said:
Um... If I want to play pixel for pixel Lockout I'll put in Halo 2.
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Why does everyone use that excuse?
I want to play lockout in Halo 3 because Halo 3 has better gameplay mechanics. Halo 3 as a whole is better so why not make it even better by adding a great map? Simple as that.
 
ice cream said:
Why does everyone use that excuse?
I want to play lockout in Halo 3 because Halo 3 has better gameplay mechanics. See: The Winning new take on the Melee Halo 3 as a whole is better so why not make it even better by adding a great map? Simple as that.
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Yeah but you want a straight port. I don't. If we get it it should at least be a little bit different. Like Last Resort/Zanzibar. Plus I imagine testing maps takes longer with Forge. So it's not as easy as you make it out to be.
 
ice cream said:
Why does everyone use that excuse?
I want to play lockout in Halo 3 because Halo 3 has better gameplay mechanics. Halo 3 as a whole is better so why not make it even better by adding a great map? Simple as that.
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It's not as simple as just remaking the map, they need new assets and textures, they have to take into account the new weapon balance and it has to be tested thoroughly to make sure they aren't any glitches.

I hope after the next map pack they wil do a full on remakes map pack. I'd pay for Lockout, Ascention and a couple of other remakes if they are done well.
 
MaX_PL said:
i may get back into Halo 3. Call of Duty 4 is starting to suck.
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I played CoD with a couple friends for the first time yesterday. I did have fun, but not the "OMFG THATS SO AWESOME" kind of fun that we had later playing Ranked BTB. Still, CoD 4 is the only other shooter that I could see myself playing in case Halo didn't exist. Props to IW.
 
Just the other day I was playing Team Objective on Valhalla and I heard a mongoose approaching, so I scoped out the river entrance on the Mountain side of the map and waited. The next thing that happened shocked me. The mongoose landed on my head after taking a jump off the center hill. So awesome.
 
Played Double Team last night.

It was made really obvious that the play list needs to rid of radar.
Otherwise people just camp. :(

Also More Maps like Sanctuary and Midship and lockout! (Standoff is good start)
 
Your point is valid Ghalheon. But when you die and respawn, much of the time there isn't a turret, rocket launcher, spartan laser, or missle pod just sitting there for your disposal. At best, you can probably find a brute shot laying around. And a power generator, or plasma charged shot does not disable a turret in a warthog. It's almost funny when you take the time to disable a warthog only to get gunned down because the turret never stops shooting and your life only lasts a fraction of a second when taking that kind of fire.

I'm just sick of the vehicles being everywhere. Vehicles are fun, but it's not the halo I remember. And stickies are a waste, because they don't do jack to vehicles. More often than not, it's the other team with all the power weapons. So I'm dealing with that, and the endless vehicles at the same time.
 
Deepblue said:
Just the other day I was playing Team Objective on Valhalla and I heard a mongoose approaching, so I scoped out the river entrance on the Mountain side of the map and waited. The next thing that happened shocked me. The mongoose landed on my head after taking a jump off the center hill. So awesome.
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You're not supposed to say that's awesome. You're supposed to complain like I always do.:D

I'll tell you what is awesome. Bungie did the absolute best thing in the world by taking out the ability to mouth off to the other team in the pre-game lobby. And the same goes for in game stuff. There is so much less trash talking and annoyances of that kind happening. It's definitely sparing innocent people from having to listen to me griping all the time.
 
Deputy Moonman said:
Your point is valid Ghalheon. But when you die and respawn, much of the time there isn't a turret, rocket launcher, spartan laser, or missle pod just sitting there for your disposal. At best, you can probably find a brute shot laying around.
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On Sandtrap, often you need to stick to the inside of the ruins until you can get back to either a vehicle or anti-vehicle weapon. I agree it's a pain sometimes, but then that's a map built to be a vehicular playground, so it's kind of the exception.

On the other maps, there are fewer anti-vehicle weapons, true. But there's usually an abundance of cover, plasma grenades and of course, the starting frags. They flip Warthogs quite easily now.

And a power generator, or plasma charged shot does not disable a turret in a warthog. It's almost funny when you take the time to disable a warthog only to get gunned down because the turret never stops shooting and your life only lasts a fraction of a second when taking that kind of fire.
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This is true. It usually takes more than one person to take out a vehicle. I always follow-up a power drain with a grenade immediately to flip/disorient the gunner. But in general, solo vehicle kills like that are rare. More often, we cluster into a group of three or so and hail grenades to take them down.

I'm just sick of the vehicles being everywhere. Vehicles are fun, but it's not the halo I remember. And stickies are a waste, because they don't do jack to vehicles.
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Stickies are my primary method for flipping or destrying vehicles. Often I'll sacrifice myself to disable to destroy a vehicle by allowing it to close on me and then tagging it. If I don't destroy it, my team mates will.

I do think vehicles are challenging to destroy when on foot, but that seems appropriate. I think they're balanced pretty well considering all the ways to flip/disrupt them (grenades, power drain, plasma pistol, brute shot) or destroy them outright (turret, missle pod, spartan laser, rocket launcher). And there's boarding, which plays a big role in using cover.

Halo 1 vehicles had issues - they were invincible in MP, just bumping into moving ones caused infantry to die and you couldn't jack them. Dunno. Overall, I find them to be well balanced, but then I've played about 2/3 of my games on BTB playlists, so I'm used to dealing with them most of the time.

The hardest to take down is a banshee, but even then the missle pod or s'plaser will take out even the best pilot.

Deputy Moonman said:
You're not supposed to say that's awesome. You're supposed to complain like I always do.:D
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That reminds me. I was on a ghost last night and an enemy flipped me with a frag grenade. I flipped a good 40 feet or so - and landed on one of his team mates. Spatter. :lol
 
GhaleonEB said:
On Sandtrap, often you need to stick to the inside of the ruins until you can get back to either a vehicle or anti-vehicle weapon. I agree it's a pain sometimes, but then that's a map built to be a vehicular playground, so it's kind of the exception.

On the other maps, there are fewer anti-vehicle weapons, true. But there's usually an abundance of cover, plasma grenades and of course, the starting frags. They flip Warthogs quite easily now.


This is true. It usually takes more than one person to take out a vehicle. I always follow-up a power drain with a grenade immediately to flip/disorient the gunner. But in general, solo vehicle kills like that are rare. More often, we cluster into a group of three or so and hail grenades to take them down.



Stickies are my primary method for flipping or destrying vehicles. Often I'll sacrifice myself to disable to destroy a vehicle by allowing it to close on me and then tagging it. If I don't destroy it, my team mates will.

I do think vehicles are challenging to destroy when on foot, but that seems appropriate. I think they're balanced pretty well considering all the ways to flip/disrupt them (grenades, power drain, plasma pistol, brute shot) or destroy them outright (turret, missle pod, spartan laser, rocket launcher). And there's boarding, which plays a big role in using cover.

Halo 1 vehicles had issues - they were invincible in MP, just bumping into moving ones caused infantry to die and you couldn't jack them. Dunno. On the balance, I find them to be well balanced, but then I've played about 2/3 of my games on BTB playlists, so I'm used to dealing with them most of the time.

The hardest to take down is a banshee, but even then the missle pod or s'plaser will take out even the best pilot.


That reminds me. I was on a ghost last night and an enemy flipped me with a frag grenade. I flipped a good 40 feet or so - and landed on one of his team mates. Spatter. :lol
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I've decided that I am going to haul you around with me in games. It's the perfect solution to my problems.:D
 
Deputy Moonman said:
Your point is valid Ghalheon. But when you die and respawn, much of the time there isn't a turret, rocket launcher, spartan laser, or missle pod just sitting there for your disposal. At best, you can probably find a brute shot laying around. And a power generator, or plasma charged shot does not disable a turret in a warthog. It's almost funny when you take the time to disable a warthog only to get gunned down because the turret never stops shooting and your life only lasts a fraction of a second when taking that kind of fire.

I'm just sick of the vehicles being everywhere. Vehicles are fun, but it's not the halo I remember. And stickies are a waste, because they don't do jack to vehicles. More often than not, it's the other team with all the power weapons. So I'm dealing with that, and the endless vehicles at the same time.
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Well, there aren't really a ton of vehicle-heavy maps, and they're mostly only found in BTB, so you know what you're getting into. As Ghaleon mentioned, there are a ton of ways to take care of vehicles, I usually just stick to plasma grenades- easy to find and easy to use.
 
Deputy Moonman said:
I've decided that I am going to haul you around with me in games. It's the perfect solution to my problems.:D
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I'll be your meat shield. That's my primary role in a lot of games. :lol

I think part of it is that I'm willing to sacrifice myself to take out a vehicle. A lot of people use caution and don't engage them directly. If I can at the least flip a rampaging warthog, even if it means I die, I'll do it as that gives the team a chance to take it out. So looking at it that way, you're right - most of the time when I run into a vehicle, I die (or run away). But a good chunk of the time I am able to take them out of commission.

And then there's the definition of "balanced". Because I think vehicles should have an advantage over infantry, I don't mind that they do. It just makes taking one out while on foot that much sweeter. :D

There's a reason I have this pic on my bungie.net profile. :lol
 
MaX_PL said:
:lol please you have no idea what youre talking about.
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There's a really easy way to settle this argument.

You vs. either or both of those guys (nutter, ramirez) in a one on one. Then if you win, you have bragging rights forever.
 
Stinkles said:
There's a really easy way to settle this argument.

You vs. either or both of those guys (nutter, ramirez) in a one on one. Then if you win, you have bragging rights forever.
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Forget about watching the super bowl in 20 minutes, I want replays onto someones fileshare NOW.
 
Stinkles said:
There's a really easy way to settle this argument.

You vs. either or both of those guys (nutter, ramirez) in a one on one. Then if you win, you have bragging rights forever.
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Hey Frank, your painting is pure gold, where can I buy it?

And when are you guys releasing a new podcast? (Of you're working on one)
 
Banzaiaap said:
Hey Frank, your painting is pure gold, where can I buy it?

And when are you guys releasing a new podcast? (Of you're working on one)
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I will eBay it as soon as I find a consensus charity, and the new podcast is recorded, awaiting edits and cleaning.


But that's irrelevant for now:

Max_PL versus nutter and Ramirez. Bring it.
 
BakedPigeon said:
Frankie, any comments or hints on the quote "hatching the secret terminal plan" from Damian. Must. Find. Egg.
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That's all she wrote. The Terminals themselves are an easter egg.


Max_PL vs Nutter, then Ramirez.

Is it going to happen?
 
Stinkles said:
I will eBay it as soon as I find a consensus charity, and the new podcast is recorded, awaiting edits and cleaning.


But that's irrelevant for now:

Max_PL versus nutter and Ramirez. Bring it.
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File Share that shit, too.
 
Stinkles said:
Max_PL vs Nutter, then Ramirez.

Is it going to happen?
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Does it matter? Max_PL is just some 15 year old (according to my internet resource - google) who's trying to make up for his inadequately small penis by talking it big on the internet. It's a waste of time to even recognize his post.

What you should actually be trying to arrange is a cook off to see who can bake a Mister Chief themed birthday cake the fastest and whoever wins gets a hug.
 
Chinner said:
Does it matter? Max_PL is just some 15 year old (according to my internet resource - google) who's trying to make up for his inadequately small penis by talking it big on the internet. It's a waste of time to even recognize his post.

What you should actually be trying to arrange is a cook off to see who can bake a Mister Chief themed birthday cake the fastest and whoever wins gets a hug.
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If you both beat him, you both get recon. He wins, he gets it.
 
Not to change the subject, but I'm trying to remember all the big team battle maps from Halo2 and can only remember these:

Relic
Colossus
Headlong
Zanzibar
Waterworks
Coagulation
Burial Mounds
Terminal
Containment

Are there any others that I'm forgetting? Did Gemini ever get used as a BTB map?
 
i'll play, i just need to borrow my brothers CRT. Halo 3 is really easy on CRT, its like playing Halo 2, all i do is run circles around noobs.:lol

in all seriousness, theres no 1v1 map in Halo 3. maybe if we played Halo 2 we could do warlock, but there no symmetric maps for us to play.

maybe you girls should round up your best 4 and we can play 4 versus my team of 3. and we'll give you a 30 kill lead.

and what is recon?
 
MaX_PL said:
i'll play, i just need to borrow my brothers CRT. Halo 3 is really easy on CRT, its like playing Halo 2, all i do is run circles around noobs.:lol

in all seriousness, theres no 1v1 map in Halo 3. maybe if we played Halo 2 we could do warlock, but there no symmetric maps for us to play.

maybe you girls should round up your best 4 and we can play 4 versus my team of 3. and we'll give you a 30 kill lead.
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You're saying you can't do it on your own?
 
Stinkles said:
If you both beat him, you both get recon. He wins, he gets it.
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Dangling that Recon armour like a dirty carrot. You have ultimate control of everyone in this thread. Lucky I only venture in about once every 2 months to check for a new podcast;)
 
This is awesome especially now that recon armor was thrown into the mix. If MaX_PL doesn't chicken out, make sure you guys upload the saved film. I've gotta see this.


I remember the last time something like this happened on GAF, forget who it was but someone with a Matrix avatar was talking a lot of shit about his Halo 2 skills and then he got slaughtered against some GAFFers. Mods changed his avatar to the flashing health bar/shields and everything, it wasn't pretty :lol . Anyone have the link to that thread?
 
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