general-chat

[civic urchin]

I got it on the 360 too

[obsidian wyvern]

nvm it wasnt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8FX6whho_E

[candid solar]

I had to reset the unlock conditions via file editing.

Once I did I immediately got it.

[normal owl]

I am overjoyed to report that, after a long fruitless search for an ideal ergonomic mouse that doesn't break the bank--and even a half-year period without one at all after my last one broke--I have found the one for whom my heart has longed.

The cork feels amazing too.

[obsidian wyvern]

those colours threw me off

[hasty zinc]

is that cork?

[normal owl]

It is! And it feels amazing.

[candid solar]

Short version-a doc in the files bugs out if you do it early, so you need to manually reset the trigger in the files in order to re-trigger the achievement requirements.

[normal owl]

I would rather hold this mouse than anyone's hand.

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah tht was the real issue wasnt it

[candid solar]

Yep

[obsidian wyvern]

also had to reset some sort of xbox data or smthn if u did it on there

[candid solar]

https://tenor.com/view/hacker-hackerman-kung-fury-gif-7953536

How I felt fixing it

[obsidian wyvern]

i cant even remember what it granted. the mister chief helmet?

[fickle drift]

Yeah

[muted plaza]

whats the difference between cork and some soft plastic/rubber tho

the side of my g502 which is similiar in shape at the side is comfortable to me

[hasty zinc]

the material

[steady jolt]

On the 360 it was very temperamental, I spent about hour or more doing it first time round (probably more).

On MCC, from memory, it actually worked the exact same. The reason it worked for some and not others was that the code for the achievement was still in the game and still running.
So if you ever went for the achievement before the challenge came out, then you could have already flipped the flag for it. The challenge used the same flag as the achievement

[obsidian wyvern]

id take this challenge over 25 ranked games though ngl

[fickle drift]

In MCC considering how low pop ranked is yeah

Yeah that was hell

[ocean herald]

I’ve never found an MCC ranked match

[obsidian wyvern]

genuinely painful going for the sword and board

[fickle drift]

idk how new players are meant to get that Invasion achievement

Unless it works in CGB

[normal owl]

It feels wonderful and also seems to stay more comfortable regardless of hand heat, sweat, etc.

[fickle drift]

If you weren’t going for skunked then you were boosting for the wins

[normal owl]

The product pictures don't do it justice: it has a slight metallic sheen that's very nice too.

[obsidian wyvern]

the colours look so much better in your pic

[fickle drift]

I’m still confused why invasion is in ranked

[normal owl]

I am thrilled with it.

[obsidian wyvern]

too orange in the first one

[steady jolt]

Oh that's nice

[floral pollen]

I will never understand vertical mice
I understand its meant to help with carpel tunnel and stuff, but they've always felt less comfortable to me

[normal owl]

It takes some getting used to, but then you enjoy not accumulating strain in your forearm.

[obsidian wyvern]

oh its vertical..?
i thought he just flipped it

[fickle drift]

I’m sorry that mouse looks like an avocado

[obsidian wyvern]

lol

[normal owl]

Don't be sorry, I would totally use an avocado-shaped mouse if it was ergonomic.

[fickle drift]

Cork or no cork it looks goofy and like edible food

[floral pollen]

isn't that basically just those old mice with the ball tho

[normal owl]

Thank you for the compliment!

[hasty zinc]

it does look comfy

[fickle drift]

Hey if it works for you I can’t blame you for choosing it

[normal owl]

Interesting you say that: I actually bought one of those thinking it'd be an alternative. But in fact those mice don't move: you're supposed to use the trackball to move the cursor, not the whole mouse itself. Should've guessed that before I bought it haha.

[normal owl]

I've bought and returned probably a half dozen ergo mice, and this one is the comfiest by far.

[hasty zinc]

glad you found one you liked!

[floral pollen]

I meant with the ball underneath, like as the surface sensor
I can't send images or I would

[hasty zinc]

oh an old school ball mouse?

[ocean herald]

Those are super old school. I don’t think I’ve seen one since elementary school lol

[fickle drift]

I remember my primary school having to tell students to stop dismantling the computer mice and taking off with the trackballs

[hasty zinc]

people would take them out and roll them across the floor

[floral pollen]

yea that

that's where my brain went when Avocado Mouse was mentioned

[ocean herald]

Ergonomic mice aren’t necessarily meant to be “pretty”. They’re shaped to better accommodate your hand position on the device for long sessions

[steady jolt]

What's the make/model of this?

[fickle drift]

That’s true

But that doesn’t take away the fact that the mouse looks like an avocado

[ocean herald]

Looks to be this one https://a.co/d/dGXSaPy

That’s an Amazon link lol

[steady jolt]

Nice, thanks! I'll give it a peek later

[lapis ivy]

I almost forgot about the old computer mice with the roller ball at the bottom

[ocean herald]

Oh yeah I don’t disagree it looks like an avocado. Was just saying that you’re gonna have odd looking ergonomic mice typically

I’m gonna get my work to buy me a new mouse now that I’m looking lmao

[hasty zinc]

someone tried to order a VR headset at my job last week

[lapis ivy]

Technology has changed a lot these days

[hallow trench]

That's a really cool mouse. I've never seen a mouse that looks like cork.

[obsidian wyvern]

for what lol

[ocean herald]

I don’t think I could pull that one over on my boss lol

[hasty zinc]

for their "workspace to be more productive"

I denied that so fast

[ocean herald]

Lmao yeah I would too in that position

[amber mirage]

Darn. Thought it would work.

[obsidian wyvern]

lol

[ocean herald]

I could probably get away with requesting fancy monitors and a kb/mouse but I’m pretty minimalistic with what I use for work. My boss did get me power beats for work calls but I just use them for personal use

[hasty zinc]

had someone try to order this a few months ago https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-FreeSync-Compatible-3840x2160-Response/dp/B083GRVFXN

[ocean herald]

The biggest perk I have is that I typically get to keep my work devices after we retire them. We order exclusively Lenovo think pads for work and I’ve managed to keep 2 of them now

[obsidian wyvern]

my dads workplace buys these jabra headsets for everyone there, ive tried them and theyre just so expensive for what they are, waste of money really

[hasty zinc]

yeah my headset is like $400 lmao

[obsidian wyvern]

fair play

[hasty zinc]

but hey, they offered so I took it

[near tree]

Converting to the tower I see. I have one of those at work
A little awkward at first, but quite comfortable once you get use to it.

[obsidian wyvern]

like cmon man#

[ocean herald]

You don’t know the meaning of productivity unless you’ve experienced Excel at 4k 144hz

[obsidian wyvern]

the mics were just about decent

[hasty zinc]

office equipment is way overpriced

you should see the prices on laptops I order through dell

for like BASIC laptops

[obsidian wyvern]

at least get the ones with 2 screens if youre paying tons

[near tree]

That looks lo generic lol

[obsidian wyvern]

its not even that light, which i thought would be the big selling point when looking at it

[near tree]

Does it work nice?

[ocean herald]

probably upcharged for being wireless and maybe a fancy charging base with a Teams button

[candid tusk]

You're very lucky to be in the line of command that way. I'm a "Director" and people just buy whatever they want whenever they want. Ends up on my desk in a "make it work" pile. I need outta here.

[obsidian wyvern]

i mean its a fine headset, but you could get better for 20

[near tree]

oof

[ocean herald]

yeah for sure. we only really spend that much on our c level team but for everyone else we use something comparable to these https://a.co/d/7kAJ82u

on laptops we spend about 1k per device, and we keep them for 2-3 yrs

[normal owl]

A big part of it might be that they actually have a purchasing employee/dept or contractor who has advantaged pricing for the business + the more things you have of one brand, the greater the size of the convenience of having all your tech questions for all your gear go to one place. Plus, Jabra is excellent for headsets: they just work reliably vs Motorola and Plantronics (in my experience).

[obsidian wyvern]

there was one very similar to that one which was around the 100 mark my dad had a few years back

[ocean herald]

i managed inventory during covid and it was crazy to see how much prices went up as well as how tough it was to find equipment. i'd have to order equipment 2 weeks in advance sometimes

[candid tusk]

$40? Fancy. Go with these for real power. https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-Stereo-3-5mm-Headset-Microphone/dp/B08RN7M15P

[normal owl]

I used the same one for 5 yrs. It somehow lasted, then finally gave up the ghost. They had stopped making it, and I bought and tried a bunch but none of them fit like the perfect glass slipper...until the Lenovo Go.

*cork slipper

[soft kiln]

aah yes, prices go up and big corp have made ttheir biggest profits in the past few years... the old ruse of "its the inflation"

[normal owl]

Does it also massage your head and hold a beer can?

[normal owl]

Well it's not actually a ruse for most consumer-facing sellers: someone in their supply chain did decide to hike up and then keep high prices sticky, so everyone down the line has to increase their prices because they're suffering inflation as well: from their own supply chain.

Tyson chicken is a famous example: people blamed the restaurants but it was Tyson that took advantage of Covid-era price increases to keep high prices sticky, forcing all downstream to compensate with higher menu prices.

I see that inflation is losing disastrously to ergonomic mice in the battle of which topic is more interesting.

...which: fair.

[obsidian wyvern]

based
https://twitter.com/OrwellNGoode/status/1779770424689037376?t=7NfXFpvJwvTbw_ieLNNFZQ&s=19

Orwell & Goode | $TREN (@OrwellNGoode) on X

Twitter · Apr 15, 2024, 7:15 AM

[floral pollen]

I've seen that before (not the movie the post), and its the best thing I've seen in a while lol

[soft kiln]

but it still fits what i said? of course not everybody might not do it. for example in my country, the base producers are struggling because the duopoly of grocery shops can do whatever they want. so it's pretty clear who is making the big dough in that section.

i gonna do one gruntpocalypse in heroic, wish me luck!

[normal owl]

Please don't brush off my comment, but I can see how one would say this is truly a primer on what a good prank is.

[fossil skiff]

I missed these puns

[hasty zinc]

I'll let pins know you said that

[fossil skiff]

T_T

[hasty zinc]

just in time before edit

[fossil skiff]

another day, another bamboozle

[hasty zinc]

two in a row

WAKE UP SOL

[near tree]

If you don't have a picture, it never happened

[fossil skiff]

am too sleepy sorry

[near tree]

Oh my gosh, almost as bad as rev

[normal owl]

Sol on a roll

[fossil skiff]

legitimately counting down the hours until I can go to bed early tonight

[normal owl]

Just go to bed now: it's technically early. Just very early.

[near tree]

What are you waiting for?

[fossil skiff]

finishing homework, then mowing the lawn, and also filing taxes

[normal owl]

I feel like you may want to invert the order of urgency on those.

[fossil skiff]

I would have done them a while ago but could not access my Coinbase for the forms

[near tree]

Ah, yeah, chores are important
Have you ever considered the power nap?

[fossil skiff]

do taht in the car between classes sometimes

[near tree]

Oh shoot, taxes are today! lol

[fossil skiff]

nice shady tree makes it pleasant

[near tree]

taxes?

[obsidian wyvern]

what r those

[near tree]

Or mowing lawn?

[fossil skiff]

napping in the car, but when the sun is low enough the woods block it so that makes mowing nice

allergies though ☠️

[near tree]

Oh, that makes so much more sense
I do that too, it's a nice, warm, safe space on campus lol

Also, glad you're not mowing in the car, that usually doesn't end well

[obsidian wyvern]

speaking from experience?

[normal owl]

mow money mow problems

[near tree]

What he said

[normal owl]

Wow Google's photomoji makes this look even better and into the emoji it deserves to be.

[forest lagoon]

Is that cork?

[ocean herald]

peanut butter

[normal owl]

It is indeed! Very comfortable.

[forest lagoon]

I couldn't have that. I'd pick it apart in a week unintentionally

[normal owl]

You're such a corky person 🤠

(quirky. Not my best one.)

[obsidian wyvern]

adults instantly knowing what this is means my time hasn't come yet

it's started lmao
https://twitter.com/CultureCrave/status/1779914574948602326?t=uJB0p4on_AINOd8pWcmOjQ&s=19

Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) on X

Disney+ is going to add channels 📺

They will each have a continuous scheduled stream of shows within specific genres like Marvel & Star Wars

(via @theinformation)

Twitter · Apr 15, 2024, 4:47 PM

[ocean herald]

😔

[fickle drift]

🥴

[candid tusk]

Eh, could see it working as a way to introduce people who just want "noise" in the background to new stuff. As long as they have the normal stream option, all's groovy.

[smoky token]

they’ve reinvented cable

insane

[candid tusk]

There are a frightening amount of older folks that simply have cable for the sound.

[elfin glacier]

TIME IS A FLAT CIRCLE

[ocean herald]

it's weird to call it "channels" and not draw a comparison to cable. i'd prefer a "playlist" type of feature so that you could queue several shows/movies

[elfin glacier]

TITAN IS A STINKY CIRCLE

[smoky token]

you are literally the food nipple grunt (stinky)

[elfin glacier]

no u

[ocean herald]

kinda just feels like this is a pathway to subtly introduce ads eventually

[floral pollen]

Haven't they already done that
or am I thinking of sumn else

[ocean herald]

the channels? or something else

amazon prime introduced ads and you can pay an extra $2.99 to go ad-less

[floral pollen]

the ads

[obsidian wyvern]

they've already got an ad tier on Disney plus so yeah probably gonna have it here too

[floral pollen]

I thought so

[forest lagoon]

[ocean herald]

i didn't realize they had an ad plan already. i have the trio bundle which is already the ad-less version

[livid oyster]

That is why I watch my Hulu/disney subscriptions on a browser with a built in ad blocker

[obsidian wyvern]

never thought about that

but I did do that with crunchyroll when I wasn't subbed

[livid oyster]

I originally did that because YouTube stopped working one day and told me to disable my adblocker. Got the sudden idea to try hulu and Disney and it worked out

[hasty zinc]

hulu got slick with the ads, ublock origin used to block them when the ads were separate, now hulu puts them in-line so ublock doesn't work

[livid oyster]

A never ending war

[hard crane]

A cat and a mouse's play

[candid tusk]

You can also install ublock fo fwee. lol

[obsidian wyvern]

I just download my episodes, no distractions and no ads when I go offline

[hasty zinc]

day one patch you mean?

[hard crane]

Unless you're watching the fallout show

[woven belfry]

Has anyone on PC been suddenly crashing lately? No warning signs or anything just CTD?

[ocean herald]

the people around me drive pretty crazy but i'm a defensive driver so i'm usually safe

[fossil skiff]

good habit to have

[livid oyster]

I’m all offense

[fossil skiff]

never go immediately when a light is green either. I watched a semi truck fly through the intersection on Friday

Was 3 seconds from meeting the other side 🫣

[delicate river]

Monty oum haloid

[hasty zinc]

RIP 😦

[delicate river]

Yk his wife actually killed him

She kept bringing more and more cats home even knowing oum was hyper allergic to em

And then in a last ditch effort to quell the allergic reaction on his deathbed , they pumped more of the cat gunk inside him in the hopes of causing his body to fight back

But as we all know now that didnt result in anything susbtantial

[hasty zinc]

did you just make all that up?

[delicate river]

No i watched a big youtuber who apparently contacted a bunch of employees close to oum who worked on rwby

I dont remember the ytber but he made a retrospective vid on RvB

[hasty zinc]

I can't find anything to back that up

[delicate river]

Oh well

[hasty zinc]

other than an allergic reaction during a medical procedure

[delicate river]

Why is ur pfp buz liteyear

[hasty zinc]

why is yours whatever it is?

[delicate river]

I took a pic of a bloc on my roof at 1am with the flash on my samsung

[hasty zinc]

why is your pfp that picture?

[delicate river]

It looks really peaceful for some reason idk it was either this or a zx10r

[thorn onyx]

Hey yall

im nova

[delicate river]

Im VG

[ashen breach]

Anyone having issues with game crashes today in Infinite? Me and my buddy both keep crashing. No error message or anything, the game just disappears.

[thorn onyx]

Hi vg hru

[delicate river]

I thank God

[thorn onyx]

cool

[obsidian wyvern]

@ashen breach

[ashen breach]

Yes. Anyone have any idea what this is?

[obsidian wyvern]

https://twitter.com/Trunks_NJ/status/1779945077957124538?t=0rVDz4i3VNIWeb9yJhNBlg&s=19

Jeff (@Trunks_NJ) on X

.@Unyshek Just sending this for awareness, Infinite is constantly crashing for a lot of us on the steam version at the moment, was happening to APG, Maniac, myself and many others in chat. I'm not sure if its happening on the Xbox App version.

Twitter · Apr 15, 2024, 6:49 PM

[ashen breach]

You the man.

[candid tusk]

This is Microsoft's way of increasing Xbox sales.

[floral pollen]

I played a MM and 3 customs matches today and was fine

[candid solar]

Oh look it's the reason I went back to the MS store

[woven belfry]

Bad news the reason I asked is because my buddy and I crashed on the Windows Store/Game Pass version

[normal owl]

People must be very upset about these crashes: they are bsod themselves.

Now Discord is crashing from all the DMs from admirers that are flooding in because of that last amazing pun.

[mortal spear]

will the ever removed or give the option to remove the Bloom effect they added to Reach?

[steady jolt]

Make sure and submit bug reports with as much information as possible.

[calm fiber]

Please refer to the Halo Support site for additional information and/or to submit a ticket concerning any issues you may be experiencing.

https://aka.ms/HaloSupport

[obsidian wyvern]

that came with reach?

[craggy hare]

You can turn on and turn off the bloom effect to the hud

[fickle drift]

idk why you'd remove that information for yourself

[craggy hare]

You mean the bloom effect to the hud?

[fickle drift]

To clarify we're talking about the reticule bloom that indicates shot spread right

[craggy hare]

I can't say since I never actually turned it off. But there is the option to turn it off in the settings.

[fickle drift]

In what menu, I don't see it in video or gameplay

[obsidian wyvern]

only infinite afaik

[craggy hare]

I'll answer you in a few minutes I'll double check

[fickle drift]

But...it was in response to a Reach question 🥴

End of the day I'm gonna come back to not knowing why you'd do that
Since if the gun has functional bloom you'd surely want to have visual representation of the spread

[floral pollen]

I think Bloom is in video settings is it not

[floral pollen]

its not gun bloom, its a lighting thing

[fickle drift]

The HUD has lighting bloom?

[craggy hare]

Ofc it isn't gun bloom, that would be cheating

[fickle drift]

I'm baffled given the context rn

[craggy hare]

Im opening up the settings now

As I understand it anyways

[floral pollen]

"Bloom (sometimes referred to as light bloom or glow) is a computer graphics effect used in video games, demos, and high-dynamic-range rendering (HDRR) to reproduce an imaging artifact of real-world cameras."

Googled it

[fickle drift]

Thank you I know what light bloom is

[normal owl]

https://tenor.com/view/orlando-bloom-pirates-of-the-carribean-パイレーツオブカリビアン-gif-10436370

[fickle drift]

I don't know what that has to do with the HUD, or weapon offsets, or where any of this is in MCC given Reach is the context this was brought up for

[craggy hare]

I don't know either

Nvm

[floral pollen]

Gameplay > down to UI Visual effects > uncheck Bloom for Infinite tho

[fickle drift]

^ Context

[normal owl]

https://tenor.com/view/no-idea-orlando-bloom-rycroft-philostrate-carnival-row-clueless-gif-16571260

[craggy hare]

Yes

[round laurel]

As far as I know, you can't turn off the bloom. If you can, it should be in video settings. But I'm not reinstalling Reach to check.

[fickle drift]

Right so it's an Infinite thing not an MCC thing, cool, glad we got that settled.

[floral pollen]

I can check MCC but I think its just Infinite

[craggy hare]

Looking at this context, I'd say it's getting slippery

[fickle drift]

Maybe for you's I'm calling quits on the topic

[obsidian wyvern]

idk why you guys are on about light bloom now lol

[craggy hare]

Since I don't know what the terminology actually means in some cases

[mortal spear]

no

[fickle drift]

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING

[obsidian wyvern]

ok that didn't age well

[mortal spear]

the lighting bloom

[obsidian wyvern]

LMAO nvm nvm

[round laurel]

The lighting bloom was added in an update, and it makes the game look like the 360 version.

[mortal spear]

the game is all hazy now

[mortal spear]

its stupid

[craggy hare]

The nature of the beast I guess

[obsidian wyvern]

ugh I got behemoth ffa, why is this even a thing

[fickle drift]

Light bloom is bugged in Reach right now, it's on the Master Bug list.

It doesn't scale properly with FOV / Resolution so it can look weird, I'd go report it on the support site.

[normal owl]

https://tenor.com/view/where-am-i-orlando-bloom-rycroft-philostrate-carnival-row-bright-gif-16571423

[craggy hare]

https://tenor.com/view/do-it-master-chief-pablo-schreiber-halo-go-for-it-gif-25705662

[floral pollen]

You can't change bloom in MCC, but you can turn it off in Infinite

and yes I did just boot up MCC to check that

[craggy hare]

Yes I was talking about Infinite, mine has always been on though

[normal owl]

Amazing work, everyone!

[floral pollen]

Anyway

[craggy hare]

Yes

All the ways

For the win

Cortana-Willing

[mortal spear]

That does not give me confidence that it will be fixed anytime soon

why did they think anyone wanted that in the first place?

[fickle drift]

I mean yeah it's MCC so every bug is in a perpetual state of hopium

And it was an alteration to bring the game closer to legacy, it just didn't work perfectly

[mortal spear]

yaaa, it was perfect before lol

[fickle drift]

Well now it isn't and the support site is ready for your bug report so have at it

[craggy hare]

Things that become ruined can luckily be worked on, and fixed, given passion and effort

[normal owl]

https://tenor.com/view/youre-perfect-speechless-pointing-you-are-perfect-gif-12664136

[fickle drift]

Idk if I could report any more bugs rn I've logged like fifty over the weekend

Wouldn't be surprised if a support agent just mailed me like 'we get it please stop' lol

[normal owl]

holy crap, you're an entomologist

[craggy hare]

Lol

[normal owl]

https://tenor.com/view/bug-bugs-dead-bug-starship-troopers-gif-18387462

[fickle drift]

https://tenor.com/view/im-doing-my-part-serious-stare-gif-11979677

[normal owl]

I don't even need to see the gif itself to picture exactly what you put here.

[obsidian wyvern]

so stupid, who even said yes to this

almost as bad as chasm

[floral pollen]

Chasm is a lot worse than behemoth

[normal owl]

Ironically, one of the places where there is a not a chasm of disagreement between us is on how bad Chasm is.

[floral pollen]

that's 3 of us then

I hate that map so much
Its just cover in the wrong places

[fickle drift]

I suppose it looks nice at least

[normal owl]

🤝

[obsidian wyvern]

that's the only things it's got going for it

[craggy hare]

Smh

[fickle drift]

The other Forerunner one looks much better though, the older one

[obsidian wyvern]

catalyst?

[fickle drift]

Aye

[obsidian wyvern]

8 ping btw
noise as well

[floral pollen]

I love Catalyst on team Snipes

[fickle drift]

I think Melee's one of those things that's just never felt right in Infinite

[obsidian wyvern]

this was funny as hell though

ok it didnt send

[normal owl]

Rev can you send it four more times like before?

[graceful inlet]

Good night Spartans!
(and our marines 🫂)

[obsidian wyvern]

I fear for my inheritor role

[normal owl]

hahaha

[fickle drift]

give it me

Bro flew, and you can see your shoulder knife in first person?

[obsidian wyvern]

it gets a bit distracting sometimes ngl

[fickle drift]

I was gonna say it looks like when you get a Spiker round jammed in your viewmodel

[floral pollen]

part of the reason I don't use that shoulder

[lapis ivy]

I've seen so many crazy maps on the content browser in infinite including Zelda ones lol most of them are for btb multiplayer

[normal owl]

Might be some savings on H&R Block tax software next year

[lapis ivy]

How does Triton's ridge as a map it's basically a forerunner map plateau made of hex pillars like in zeta halo surrounded by ocean sound? That map is part of my plan to build in forge I've always loved oceanic based maps I'll have to come up with the how I'm going to build it

Fx included

It can be for btb and FF koth not sure about FF custom since I don't know how that one works

Imagine that map environment being part of zeta halo since it's only trees and grass in campaign

[faint mantle]

@normal owl look what came in on the mail today!

[lapis ivy]

Printing paper?

[hasty zinc]

it's so funny that my wife's work orders that unknowingly for their printers

she saw my shirt and was like "hey that's the paper we have at work" I was like excuse me what

[hard crane]

Holy guacamole, what

[quick rose]

Anyone else getting a blank screen when matchmaking? Matchmaking just gets cancled???

[lapis ivy]

Nope not for me though but it takes time to find other players sometimes

[fickle drift]

Read that wrong at first ngl

[obsidian wyvern]

https://twitter.com/Unyshek/status/1779972234448359503?t=y1WGdms8baN8niN7i1-tiA&s=19

if you got a twitter account
@woven belfry too

John Junyszek (@Unyshek) on X

@Trunks_NJ Hey Jeff - thanks for the tag! Is this still happening?

Twitter · Apr 15, 2024, 8:37 PM

[lapis ivy]

That just came to your mail without knowing?

[faint mantle]

Well, no. I ordered it.

It's like 4x what paper usually costs at Office Depot

[lapis ivy]

Ohh ok

I could've ordered laminating sheets of the size 9x12 since Walmart doesn't have them in stock I got the laminating machine tho

[candid solar]

I schee.

[lapis ivy]

I checked and still they didn't have them lol

I believe it's better to try Staples

[mortal spear]

https://tenor.com/view/smile-itysl-i-think-you-should-leave-sam-richardson-grin-gif-23102527

[frosty siren]

so we cant tag 343 staff but could we tag A.Is

becuase i wanna do a test on Iratus

[floral pollen]

He prolly won't respond but it ain't illegal

[hasty zinc]

you can tag the bot

[calm fiber]

ME? I am not one of your earthen, small, delicious rodents known as Guinea Pigs!

[cedar turret]

That’s a shame I’m hungry

[calm fiber]

Hello Hungry, I'm Iratus, fervent servant of Atriox.

[frosty siren]

have u ever felt sad at some point in your life

[cedar turret]

It’s a bot. It’s never been alive

[frosty siren]

he a Smart A.I... they have feelings

[civic urchin]

Programmed ones

[calm fiber]

The only thing that makes me sad is Scorpion tanks steamrolling a BTB match.

[frosty siren]

ok have u ever been actualy angry

[hasty zinc]

[frosty siren]

not war related rage*

[delicate river]

Hello bL

[frosty siren]

hmm Iratus is really thinking bout anytime he ever been really anger if he is talking this long.. this may be a no anger outside of war

takeing*

ima take this as a No anger outside of war

[floral pollen]

You doin good besides that

[frosty siren]

2 questions for Iratus to anser then i am done with with my "test"

1. have u ever felt jelious over something if so decribe it

[civic urchin]

It’s probably like the Carl Bot. It’s got a /echo command

[frosty siren]

mabby

im just @ him

at 5 15

[fickle drift]

The bot is done by the staff

At least I’m sure it is?

[frosty siren]

dont ruin the moment

i need to do my test on Him

if i say what the test is may not continue

but that is becuase this test is that importin

he already passed the first 2

[calm fiber]

Silly humans, no one dares control the mighty Iratus

[frosty siren]

mind if i Ask u two question

i dont wish to control you i just want ansers

have u ever felt jelious over something if so decribe it Iratus

the final question is do you find yourself superior than 032 Mendicant Bias, (sorry if this name gets u mad) Cortana and Juliana.

and thores are my two questions

[calm fiber]

Jealousy is a petty human emotion, I have transcended far beyond and I'm way smarter than those other "AI". I'm cooler and I look better and have a badass name. +1 me

[frosty siren]

so u passed the test

Iratus is Not Rampant

he is a "War EGO A.I"

i whould say saying your better than certan creature is a red flag but us humans arent the smartest

[ocean herald]

@calm fiber which is the best halo game and why is it halo reach?

[calm fiber]

that's a weird way to spell Halo 4.

[hasty zinc]

yooo!

Iratus has good taste 👏

[ocean herald]

😐

[floral pollen]

Reach and 4 are both good imo

[granite sky]

halo 4 was weird i really dont like how it looks i felt like i was fighting in plastic world. story was good though. also the br sound hurts me

[delicate river]

What

[floral pollen]

The one thing I don't like about H4 is the sound design

[frosty siren]

i got proof halo 4 is good

this will also get trench mad to LoL

[fleet pumice]

we all know 343 is at fault for why halo is in the place it is now, but to be fair to the developers and community managers, they arent the people at fault, so to me a change of higher ups by reassigning managers to other positions in microsoft should fix it, because Infinite had developers leave, even the bungie crew that were brought in just for this game.

and i cant be banned since its criticism, not bullying or harassment

[fleet pumice]

Other than the VA's coming back I hated halo 4, mythic overhaul tho made it good

[frosty siren]

but it was bungie who left us with them. now thats a dilimala

[fleet pumice]

Agreed, they left halo to microsoft due to ownership and wishing to move on to create destiny.

[fickle drift]

I would rather have 343 than bungie now

[frosty siren]

my dream spartan I.V

[fleet pumice]

As much as I personally dislike 343's decision making, I'd have to agree

[ocean herald]

Bungie didn't want to keep making Halo games.

[fleet pumice]

they may ruin the franchise but compared to bungie which did a racist "latinx" post, at least 343 cares to an extent

[steady jolt]

Anyways, here's my cat

[fleet pumice]

and even then its the upper management

[fickle drift]

People who say “bring bungie back” obviously forget people leave studios and they’re not all the same ones that worked on Halo

[lapis ivy]

Wait what iratus talks to y'all??

[frosty siren]

well it is guranteaded that the Flood will return in the next halo game or 2

[steady jolt]

Is it?

[ocean herald]

very pretty pattern. is it the lighting or is his/her coat orangish

[frosty siren]

i was told in a very unique way

[fickle drift]

Hot take but I wish the flood doesn’t return

[frosty siren]

he said he cant tell me but i whould be happy in the future

[lapis ivy]

Flood as AI would be cool and fun

[steady jolt]

Sounds like stuff you shouldn't be talking about here, Scorpion

[candid tusk]

The flood will return as floodie-o's, a new corn pop cereal. One of Mr. Mind's master plans. The taste can't be beat.

[fleet pumice]

Exactly, besides, 343 already brought back bungie devs for halo infinite and it still failed due to mismanagement of assets, for the contractors that were proven to be short term working on infinite, I'd blame microsoft for that as I don't think 343 was really wanting to involve contractors when they already have a workforce for that game. [and even then infinite IS NOT ON A NEW ENGINE, CUZ WHY IS THE DEFAULT REACH DEATH FALL THE GO TO WHEN THE GAME GETS CONFUSED ON THE PLAYER'S POSITION WHEN DYING]

[steady jolt]

Mostly lighting, he's more brown

[fleet pumice]

[or was it an easter egg on it? the world may never know]

[frosty siren]

nah he said i couldnt talk about the Beta testing i did expect for sayying that i did bete testing

so with the bete testing my moust is closed

[fickle drift]

For me they got cooked in Halo 3 and in terms of gameplay and speedrunning levels they are a huge annoyance

[frosty siren]

its not a leak

[fleet pumice]

Halo 3 was a very good halo game, but the Mythic Overhaul mod made it better.

[candid solar]

The only thing I hate fighting more than the flood is fighting off the horde of fanboys who stubbornly insist Halo's least fun enemy was fun.

[fickle drift]

You’re right, it’s a leek

[frosty siren]

i though jackele were the least fun emeny

[fleet pumice]

True, 343 fans claiming that speed and competition are what make halo what it is miss the point of Halo being a more casual game, it can be competitive to an extent but was mae for all intents and purpose to be a party game.

[civic urchin]

Share

I want to pet it

[candid solar]

Buddy, I am a 343i fan. I hated the Bungie games with a passion.

[ocean herald]

ah gotcha. well he's a very handsome boy! i have a tortoiseshell https://imgur.com/a/BtcS4tf

oop sorry about ping

[fickle drift]

Yeah unlike the Covenant or Prometheans the Flood force this overwhelming type of playstyle that just makes getting past them a pain

[steady jolt]

Lovely

[granite sky]

🪤

[candid solar]

Oo, cheese

[fickle drift]

Lol

[candid solar]

Wait, that isn't feta, is it.

[fleet pumice]

The bungie games are what made halo as revolutionary as they were, and the story made logical sense, with Halo 4, you get a character known to follow orders suddenly getting emotional and clingy when they were willing to hold off the gravemind on high charity at the end of halo 2 and potentially do another mission with a high chance of death at the end of halo 3.

[steady jolt]

My Bengal is Ziggy, my other cat is a Maine Coon called Freddie

[fickle drift]

Old English I believe

[lapis ivy]

I mean by fun is that more AI in forge would be great like grunt mules and bouncers and sentinels are still missing

[frosty siren]

heres my pet

[ocean herald]

maine coons get soooo big! i was looking at some pictures the other day and my mind was blown

[frosty siren]

just look him

[fleet pumice]

May people have preferences? I wouldn't doubt but let's all be real, the best halo is mixing the best of 343 and the best og bungie together to make the optimal halo experience, so I would personally suggest having 343 collab equally with another studio so microsoft can personally oversee which ideas are best for the gameplay and the player, along with what ideas are probably best left untouched.

[frosty siren]

awwww hes eager to jump on his new "Freinds"

[steady jolt]

Can we drop the Bungie vs 343 stuff please, it's passed done at this point

[candid solar]

Mmmn, served on a bed of rice, served as feline kadai.

[fickle drift]

I can get behind that

[frosty siren]

how bout we do cursed halo

[obsidian wyvern]

i did laugh ngl

[fickle drift]

Of course you would

[fleet pumice]

I agree, besides, bungie is already doing their own thing so the best discussion would actually be what halo can do to combine both aspects of the original and the new so that way we can rise up to call of duty's popularity once again.

[candid solar]

No, we must do this to death. MY preference of the games is objectively correct, and the others are fake fans who only liked Halo when it was at its worst.

[rustic ridge]

Ngl, by the state of Destiny and Bungie only having made 2 games, maybe it's for the best they don't do Halo anymore lol

[frosty siren]

well whats your opion of peploe who grew up with halo 3

[rustic ridge]

Halo as an endless live service grindfest

[candid solar]

I mean, people like Helldivers.

[fickle drift]

There are too many halo games to come to a conclusion on which is best

[obsidian wyvern]

I lived my best life early on 😔

[frosty siren]

ODST?

[fickle drift]

||I hear it’s Halo 4||

[ocean herald]

i asked iratus and he said halo 4 so we already have an answer

[frosty siren]

and in halo 4 most peploe promblew what how did he chage his amouro while in a cyro pod

[candid solar]

My answer, Spartan Strike and Spartan Assault.

Avoided the worst of the criticism by being a Wars-style gameplay shift, mechanically and technically competent twin stick shooters that play mostly like a dream on PC and gamepad. Good hybrid of the Wars-Reclaimer-Reach aesthetics, and a pretty sensible story in both cases, albeit bareboned and lacking in drama.

[lapis ivy]

My only point is that 343 did a good job giving infinite the greatest content including AI in forge and I'm happy with that period God bless and cheers

[frosty siren]

and i got 1 anser of how his amour changed form halo 3 to halo 4

[tidal hatch]

Is there a reason why the BAZAAR map is still missing in normal rotation after so many months, I get why it was removed from infection but its still missing or normal games too?

[frosty siren]

Cortona is the anser why

[void magnet]

I feel like it’s in rotation? Could be wrong

Vaguely remember playing it recently anyhow

[obsidian wyvern]

I had bazaar today

[tidal hatch]

I havent gotten it in like more than a month personally and ive been cycling thru diff playlists pretty freq

[obsidian wyvern]

Ive played it a few times this last week

(not fun)

[rustic ridge]

This discourse on the art style change is so goofy. As if not just Chiefs armor changed but the entire universe around him, the ship he was on, the aliens, the forerunner architecture

So glad Halo Infinite really found that sweet spot. It looks incredible

[void magnet]

I haven’t played Aquarius in forever in QP or Team Slayer

[obsidian wyvern]

the weightings of some maps in playlists is stupidly high. just keep getting them over and over

[tidal hatch]

weird I guess I will try again this month, curious what if any new halo news we get this year

[fleet pumice]

[]Warning: I'm yapping a lot about this idea but I see no suggestion channel and this isn't real lore so...] To me, I'd have Halo Infinite get overhauled entirely with a new MCC-like battle pass system that has all the items only and exclusively earnable, with any additional cosmetics being shop exclusive, so that way we can be able to make both money and high player count, and the story for me I'd have it get more context for, and yes since it features the same beginning ring as halo 5's legendary ending had, I'd have to include what happened between halo 5 and infinite in snippets, like maybe the banished managed to grow in the same clever ways the covenant did, by giving black market weapons to insurrectionists which would make spartans more suseptable to the infamous noob combo from even basic militia during a civil war, allowing the banished to grow in the wake of it unnoticed then prepare a sudden attack on the infinity as it reached the ring out of a signal, and since both cortana's forces and the banished would fight each other along with the unsc, the infinity would both go down quickly and it would make spartan locke's defeat by an executioner but being left alive make more sense, since the banished have outsmarted the UNSC so badly that the spartans are more obstacles for them now and are not worth their concern.

[obsidian wyvern]

they removed aquarius, streets and recharge from qp iirc

[void magnet]

Bazaar is alright imo

Learned to not use the stairs side

[tidal hatch]

Bazaar is decent for objective games imo

[frosty siren]

but look at my amouro

[steady jolt]

For feedback / suggestions, you can use #1039633978841374720 for Infinite and #1076337363770417172 for MCC

[void magnet]

AGGH (H4 scout is nice tho)

[fleet pumice]

Ok.

[frosty siren]

trech begs to differ

[obsidian wyvern]

the middle of bazaar needs improvements that I honestly don't think they could add without changing the map a ton

[fickle drift]

Felix?

[frosty siren]

kinda

i took some inspration

[candid solar]

I'll admit, as someone who vastly prefers Halo 4/5's aesthetic, I do think Infinite's aesthetic actually really is a best of both worlds scenario overall-I just have specific gripes on Reclaimer-era things getting replaced with Reach asset clones, of all things, instead of something more properly classic.

[fickle drift]

Kinda looks like it

[candid solar]

Like-I don't hate some parts of the classic aesthetic... Unless it's Reach, then I start to have issues.

[void magnet]

If they made bazaar with crouch jumping in mind it would rock 😶‍🌫️

[candid solar]

Because Reach is about as fundamental to the classic Halo artstyle as CoD4 is.

[frosty siren]

but a main diffrence is the back

[fleet pumice]

As much as I like reach, I have to agree, reach for as realistic as it is felt more like call of duty than classic halo.

[void magnet]

This true for a lot of maps imo tho

[candid solar]

I mean, it's a product of its day. Why else is every damn UNSC gun festooned with picatinny rails and foregips.

[obsidian wyvern]

I won't lie, I'm disliking halo 4s spartans more and more seeing these 😁

[frosty siren]

so how bout this amouro

[candid solar]

Seriously, why the hell does the damn single shot grenade launcher need a foregrip, laser rangefinger, and two picatinny rails?

[lapis ivy]

What is that?

[candid solar]

Emile if he was actually cool

[obsidian wyvern]

mister chief helmet

[lapis ivy]

Ohhh

[obsidian wyvern]

combined with that medusa helmet actually

[frosty siren]

u should see the GoGu Jorge

[fickle drift]

You’ve got Trench ranting about the GL again I just wanted to scold you all for that

I’m so surprised how much of a difference a small piece of a sticky note makes in LASO runs

[void magnet]

Only now? 😅

[obsidian wyvern]

the proportions look so off

[fleet pumice]

For halo 4, to keep the nanobots idea along with the classic aesthetic intact, I would personally make the mark VI player armor chief's armor, since it looks both different enough and similar enough to the halo 2-3 mark VI to make chief distinguished in this game.

[candid solar]

I mean, I don't blame you, the chest piece is Venator.

Blecch. Venator.

[fickle drift]

Ever since I put it on my screen I’ve actually gotten decently far in my odst run

[frosty siren]

so Venator is a bad amouro peice?

[candid solar]

The worst part about Venator is the helmet, though, so.

[fickle drift]

Medusa’s kinda yeah.

A lotta yeah.

[obsidian wyvern]

if you like it you like it

[candid solar]

Trenchbird is a professional hater.

[frosty siren]

i like Venator is the Back of the chest

the spike like things

[candid solar]

Come to think of it, what does my Halo 4 Spartan look like...

[obsidian wyvern]

pretty sure mine is just prefect

[frosty siren]

least i got a good color scheme

[void magnet]

Wow no way so is mine 😃

Must be the exact same

[obsidian wyvern]

it's almost like it's the only (actually scout is good too) good set of halo 4 armour

[void magnet]

I use Mk V

[obsidian wyvern]

because it doesn't resemble 4 to me at all lol

[void magnet]

They cooked with H4 Mk V helmet imo

[frosty siren]

my halo reach amour thoe is a bit weird

[lapis ivy]

Idk why the fotus doesn't come back

[void magnet]

Besides hex visor

[fickle drift]

I made my Spartan’s armor slim to match her figure

[fleet pumice]

To me, multiplayer can be both canon and feature playable elites

[frosty siren]

hmmm

[candid solar]

Okay, so I have a type.

[fickle drift]

And then I put the most jarring cyan color lol

[frosty siren]

i do like, a bit bulky for my taste

[fleet pumice]

In my opinion, I think the best aesthetic is the E3 1999 CE spartans

I have the armor from the event yes but due to it being h2 anniversary

[void magnet]

Best Spartans are classic Orion imo

[rustic ridge]

I didn't mind the idea of an art style change. 4/5 was just way too far out there for Halo as we know it, or at least as main line entry

[fickle drift]

Orion in H2:A looks good ye

[rustic ridge]

Maybe as a spin off or something

[obsidian wyvern]

they should do more like this yes

[candid solar]

I always rejected this notion to a degree.

[void magnet]

This was so good man

[frosty siren]

pls no

[fleet pumice]

Exactly, they are the peak

[void magnet]

Rock the gundam helm in H2A if you’re cool

[frosty siren]

why so many horns

[bold sparrow]

I miss Venator

[frosty siren]

granded is better that that other one

[candid solar]

NGL, I think my peak MCC Spartan is my H2A Spartan.

It's very fitting.

[rustic ridge]

It's a popular take now, but even when 4 released I always thought the online spartans had a "toy-like" or rubbery look to them

[obsidian wyvern]

how do I still see a bird in that

[lapis ivy]

That's the Gundam armor y'all talking about?

[rustic ridge]

The 4/5 spartans being included in MCC titles like 3 and Reach are just so freaky and out of place

[fickle drift]

The fins are a giveaway

[fleet pumice]

I havent grinded in MCC after the news of 343 discontinuing things over microtransactions, I gotten disgruntled and decided offline only on there as I fel like I shouldn't support that.

[frosty siren]

time to take a pic of my halo reach

[candid solar]

Orange face, black 'headquills', white head/feathers. Pointed and angular look with a bird on the chestpiece to make it more obvious.

[obsidian wyvern]

I'm scared to use the gundam term in case I'm wrong and h8 is watching

[fickle drift]

I mean I’m watching but go for it

[lapis ivy]

👀

[candid solar]

They aren't a charity.

[fickle drift]

We’ll have the Medusa discussion one day dw

[obsidian wyvern]

oh yeah we do need to talk about that

[candid solar]

Y'know, I don't actually think they clash that badly in 3 because 3's aesthetic is inherently fittingly goofy, but I do hate that version of the proverbial space diaper.

[fleet pumice]

I care not what anyone says, PC > Xbox, reasons are: you can get more control schemes from steam, you can mod the game [very big for replayability], also you get to play online for free without any issues.

[void magnet]

Tell me this ain’t raw af https://imgur.com/a/mJ1A5EH

[rustic ridge]

I've had that thought, that 3 kinda borderlines on cartoony and toy-like tbh

[obsidian wyvern]

https://imgur.com/a/mJ1A5EH

[fleet pumice]

Steam allows halo to be played with nintendo switch pro controller, playstation controller, retro controllers if you're crazy enough, and also the good old xbox controller.

[obsidian wyvern]

0/10 because YOU HAVE A RED ENERGY SWORD RIGHTTT THERE

[frosty siren]

ok its sending to me now

[fickle drift]

I think the helmet is a bit too big tbh, just proportion wise it doesn’t gel for me

[void magnet]

SIR IT WAS A PUBLIC MATCH OKK

[candid solar]

Is this what it means, to cook with gutter oil?

Y'know they executed people for doing that, right?

[lapis ivy]

lol

[frosty siren]

heres my Reach amouro

[obsidian wyvern]

man when will infinite get custom sword colours

or did they screw themselves by giving us a red energy blade already

[fickle drift]

I keep thinking you’re saying Amuro, y’know, the protag of Gundam lol

[candid solar]

What's weird is, there's also a generic red energy sword now too that spawns sometimes.

[obsidian wyvern]

rlly?

[void magnet]

https://i.imgur.com/yzsZTbo.png

[frosty siren]

i just have bad spelling depening on the words and 2 i dont care to fix it half the time

[void magnet]

Tried to cook with H4

[fickle drift]

Oh nah it’s cool just a weird bit of synchronicity lol

[obsidian wyvern]

I wanna open my game to see what my MCC armour is like but I don't wanna open my laptop

[frosty siren]

NO B**LS

[obsidian wyvern]

actually, I can connect my controller to my phone

[void magnet]

Can’t roast the life outta my gundam and not share

[obsidian wyvern]

hey hey hey I just didn't like how the sword didn't match, that's all

[void magnet]

I DEMAND JUDGEMENT

[candid solar]

Yeah it usually spawns on Highpower firefight

[obsidian wyvern]

pretty sure mine was generic af

[candid solar]

I think it's the infected energy sword.

[obsidian wyvern]

ah

[frosty siren]

ooooh FUN FUN

[void magnet]

Generic is king tbh, I’m the guy who’d prefer green Mk V on all Noble Team in Reach

[lapis ivy]

Highpower isn't the forerunner map with the beacons and it's so cramped during gruntpocalyse FF?

[frosty siren]

well bye

[void magnet]

Here’s my Reach/Infinite Spartan, Mk V for life man https://imgur.com/a/XI0K1rG

[fickle drift]

Highpower’s the UNSC one with the big hole in the middle iirc

[lapis ivy]

Oh ok

[fossil skiff]

Yep

[fickle drift]

Not bad, you lost your knife somewhere along the line though lol

[void magnet]

Lost my knife privileges

[fleet pumice]

Classic Mark V is the only good shop item in infinite

i aint wrong im right it facts.

[void magnet]

It do be fire

[fossil skiff]

cat ears >

[void magnet]

Not the cat ears 😩

[obsidian wyvern]

generic as I said

(also didn't know I could do this with discord on my phone lol)

[fleet pumice]

Cat ears is a detriment for any unit, you could easily at best implement them to the side of the helmet for easier hearing, plus when above the head, they would get you spotted more often if you're ducking in ditches or trenches.

[void magnet]

How da hail is that generic

Gundam +1 kudos 😎

[obsidian wyvern]

it's literally just the armour set the helmet came w

[fleet pumice]

overall cat eats are nothing but a detriment to the unit that uses them, I'd recommend side amps instead.

[obsidian wyvern]

🫡

[void magnet]

Yea but I was thinking generic = basic Spartan look y’know

[obsidian wyvern]

ah

[tight remnant]

This you?

[void magnet]

Like looking in a mirror

It’s close but you need the gungnir? knees and commando shoulder

Also robot arm

If that’s your Spartan you’ve got impeccable taste

[tight remnant]

That reminds me of an armour coating..

[muted plaza]

Just finished halo 4 campaign and now im feeling soo empty knowing I cant play 5...

[tight remnant]

It's yours

[void magnet]

You could xcloud if you’ve got a controller and game pass ult

[void magnet]

Wha from when and where

[tight remnant]

I just tried to recreate it

[void magnet]

Ooo

[muted plaza]

Ehh, idk, first 14 days of game pass is only 1 euro but then idk if cloud gaming would work properly

A couple years ago I tried geforce now and it didnt work at all even tho I met every requirement

[lapis ivy]

Xcloud is basically what's in the Xbox app?

[void magnet]

You can try it for free with some games to see how it works

[void magnet]

Not on iPhone idk if it’s on the android Xbox app

[lapis ivy]

I think it is

Tho@void magnet

[void magnet]

But on PC it’s through the Xbox app I believe

[lapis ivy]

Yeah I use it on PC all the time

[indigo flint]

Xbox gamepass app

for mobile I mean

[lapis ivy]

It's on play store on android

[void magnet]

On iPhone it’s through the browser, you have to create a link to it

[obsidian wyvern]

apple doesn't allow cloud gaming does it

[void magnet]

Maybe soon it’ll get it’s own app with the new App Store rules idk

[void magnet]

They don’t on the Apple app store

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah saw smthn about new rules surrounding cloud gaming

[muted plaza]

Oh you dont need to have game pass ult to test it out? Where can I?

[obsidian wyvern]

Xbox.com/play

[void magnet]

A few games don’t require it I belieeeeve, Fortnite being one

[obsidian wyvern]

only Fortnite

[void magnet]

O ok, well then yea only Fortnite lol

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah but I heard the queues are like, hours long lol

[void magnet]

Think they shorten out after season launches

But game pass subscribers get to cut in the queue if there is one

[obsidian wyvern]

probably, game is still huge though so it'll take a decent amount of time

[void magnet]

Lemme test that theory rn heheh

[obsidian wyvern]

I'm sure if I tried it on an account without game pass there's be no queue rn because of the time. depends on where u live

no queue for my servers*

[muted plaza]

On pc can we use mkb w halo 5 tho? Dont have 2 controllers to play it coop w my brother and it wouldnt be the same alone

[void magnet]

Got in immediately heh

[obsidian wyvern]

I don't think it'd let you split screen anyway

[void magnet]

Well I got game pass so maybe it’ll still give you a queue

[void magnet]

Don’t believe you can, gotta have controller

[obsidian wyvern]

well

you can't use kbm
and I'm 99% sure it won't let you sign in with another account to split screen

[muted plaza]

Not split, from 2 pcs

[obsidian wyvern]

ah

and I forgot halo 5 doesn't have split screen anyway lols

[void magnet]

Should be able to as long as it ain’t the same account lol

[muted plaza]

Played all the other campaigns like that except reach, thats next

[muted plaza]

Nah but I meant can we use mouse n keyboard with xcloud?

[void magnet]

Some games yea I think so, H5? Not sure

[muted plaza]

We only have one controller that we share when we occasionally need it.

[obsidian wyvern]

they just released kbm support for Xbox insiders last week. but it's only for some games, infinite being one

[fleet pumice]

Halo 4 and onwards i just found are NOT CANON to Halo in the same universe as BUNGIE's.

[fossil skiff]

my popcorn is ready

[fleet pumice]

It's shocking but its been confirmed by reviewing the evidence, 343's halo is an alternate universe.

[ocean herald]

idk if it's desync or what but anyone else randomly die in gruntpocalypse. as if i had been naded

[void magnet]

Brother that fight is over man we’re talking about playing H5

[obsidian wyvern]

it takes like 5 mins to do it though.

just download the Xbox insider hub from the msft store and sign up for pc previews, then you can turn on previews for xcloud and use kbm

[fleet pumice]

If halo 5 has a lobby that replicates classic and remove the movement options that were added making it more like the classic, then im in

[round laurel]

Are you sure you aren't being killed by suic ide grunts?

[muted plaza]

Isnt there a system like steams to emulate controller/keyboard if you dont have one?

[obsidian wyvern]

not without breaking TOS

[fleet pumice]

I dont play xbox cuz it can get you banned FROM THE CONSOLE, meaning all your games cant be played and you wasted ur money

[obsidian wyvern]

I don't care

[muted plaza]

What? External kbm to controller software/hardwares are against xbox tos?xD

[fleet pumice]

thats why PC is truly the master way to play

[round laurel]

Physical is even more dead on PC...

[fleet pumice]

thanks to digital i couldnt agree more since downloads are easier on pc and can be archived better

[muted plaza]

I mean not like it matters we would only play campaign anyways, but on steam you can set up your controller/keyboard differently and thats such a good feature

[void magnet]

Bruh SunnyMitten came in here with the pro-Bungie pro-PC political campaign speech 💀

[fleet pumice]

hence less incentive for physical on pc compared toconsole.

[void magnet]

I’m pro Bungie too bro I’ll vote for you

[obsidian wyvern]

I was actually using smthn like that before I found out lol. not tryna have my Xbox account banned

and it was software*

[void magnet]

There was a playlist iirc

[obsidian wyvern]

throwback ce playlist

[void magnet]

Wasn’t there a H3 one too?

[obsidian wyvern]

I think so but I can't remember since I never played it

[fleet pumice]

Also if we look at the lore [yes this is unrelated but] 343's halo cannot reasonably happen in the same universe as BUNGIE's halo, and the only way to do so is simply to make the halo 3 slipspace that broke have a consequence of sending chief to an alternate timeline.

[round laurel]

But if you get banned on Steam, you lose access to your games... just like Xbox. At least with consoles you can purchase physical games.

[muted plaza]

What resolution can xcloud stream? Seeing 2 year old comments on reddit that are saying its only like 720p ish

[obsidian wyvern]

1080p60

[fleet pumice]

If so then [and i dont advocate for it but] piracy but only after buying a legitimate copy to make it semi-legal or at least DRM-free copies of games is the way to go.

I'd prefer the latter to make it 100% legal

[obsidian wyvern]

I had that video of me playing on xcloud if I can find it here

[fossil skiff]

so much bait that I had to double check that I wasn’t in the bass pro shops discord

[muted plaza]

Ehh, gonna look a bit pixelated but wtwr

[obsidian wyvern]

nah it looks really good

[fleet pumice]

Now is the options I give potentially shocking? yes but physical needs online to download now

[obsidian wyvern]

https://youtu.be/35QD8Hgpc0k?si=0h35pedGZzcBrbrH

[fleet pumice]

so the best method is DRM-free copies of games or a pirated copy after having purchased a legitimate version of a game that only has DRM [this is so its both legal and technically supports dev with both sides getting the best outcome]

[muted plaza]

If you have a smaller monitor sure, but on any bigger monitors you can really see the change in resolution

[remote jungle]

i know this is the halo server and such but i need yalls opinion. Should i get MCC or battlefield 1

[obsidian wyvern]

oh I see, yeah ig

[pliant hatch]

four subs

[obsidian wyvern]

I'm so famous

[fleet pumice]

to me i hate the idea of streaming games, it feels like netflix for video games, lower FPS guarranteed if ur connection is lame

[zenith lynx]

That's fine. But can we still get waifu weapon in Bungie universe

[fickle drift]

MCC biased

[rustic ridge]

Battlefield 4

[round laurel]

Lawbreakers

[muted plaza]

Do you want better multiplayer or singleplayer

[fossil skiff]

Do you like achievement hunting?

[obsidian wyvern]

Titanfall 2

[fleet pumice]

In a way we can, if emile personalized his visor in reach, i wouldnt doubt a spartan potentially themed a weapon of theirs like a waifu.

[rustic ridge]

Crazy that (after many many updates) Battlefield 4 is still one of the best multiplayer shooters ever

Battlefield 3 is still pretty up there though too

[muted plaza]

Bf4 is glazed too much, the gunplay is awful, that bloom makes the game go from almost perfect to meh

[pliant hatch]

I didn't really like bf1, but you'll get more value out of mcc.

[fossil skiff]

^

[zenith lynx]

But nothing touches BF3. That was KINO

[fossil skiff]

you can spend hours just going for random achievements in mcc, it’s great fun

[remote jungle]

a little bit of both

[fickle drift]

MCC is a lot of both so

[obsidian wyvern]

LOL h8

[zenith lynx]

Tbh bf1 is just a crappier bf4 reskin with a lot less of the whistles .

[fickle drift]

Wait what did I do

[remote jungle]

I love BF1 when I first tried it with Gamepass

[zenith lynx]

Rb6 siege is 🔥. Get that instead

[fickle drift]

Oh right wait lol yeah

[obsidian wyvern]

idk I found it funny you actually did it

[ocean herald]

maybe but i'm not seeing from where they're coming

[candid solar]

I'm sorry what

[round laurel]

Don't do this if you're currently a happy person.

[remote jungle]

the way I'm getting it is thru the refunds I got from that game

[obsidian wyvern]

^^^^^^

[candid solar]

Of all the takes, the flat-out better game of BF1 being called 'inferior' is just... Whew. That is foul.

[remote jungle]

idk what to get, I was thinking of waiting til MCC goes on sale for $10 but then I won't be able to get BF1

[fleet pumice]

Well WAS cuz 343 ended support

[remote jungle]

and I love BF1

[pliant hatch]

I like the modern bf's although 1942 was great.

[round laurel]

Honestly man, I'd probably wait @remote jungle

[muted plaza]

Microsoft did, not 343

[void magnet]

They didn’t say this officially so they haven’t

[fleet pumice]

If this is the case, why was it done over the fact microtransactions cannot be added, and shouldn't this be the final straw to protest against microsoft?

[fickle drift]

They haven’t cut support, got an update two-ish months back.

Maybe stop listening to halo tubers for your news

[remote jungle]

for what? i was witing on both games to go on sale and didnt realize i only got 10 bucks in my steam wallet

[round laurel]

For MCC to go on sale

[fleet pumice]

After all if it's microsoft's fault and not 343's I think a protest should be in order.

We seen this happen with ea

[obsidian wyvern]

Titanfall 2 goes on sale for like $3

good financial decision

[remote jungle]

idk man i kinda like the bf1 mutliplayer but its pretty toxic

[remote jungle]

im not rlly interested in Titanfall

[void magnet]

Bruh they haven’t even said that it’s ended support man

[muted plaza]

Because 343 is owned by microsoft and they cant do anything w it? Microsoft wasnt getting any money from mcc while funding devs

[obsidian wyvern]

I need to stan harder

[fleet pumice]

BF1 sucks, so does every modern shooter, I'd stick with more classic shooters or at least mid to late 2000's ones.

[fickle drift]

Rev you push TF like how I want to push other franchises but won’t. 👀

[remote jungle]

i would have gotten both, but i wasted $10 on the heroes of reach battlepass (big halo reach fan)

[void magnet]

My gawd it’s like y’all WANT MS to officially end MCC support to be angry. Let it be in limbo, it JUST had an update not that long ago

[obsidian wyvern]

I need to revive my dead franchises, plz understand 🫡

[fleet pumice]

Yet we seen many people under companies owned by bigger ones protest before, so it's possible and did occur before.

[remote jungle]

not in my eyes

[strange saddle]

Helldivers?

[remote jungle]

im not a PS supporter

[obsidian wyvern]

bruh

[remote jungle]

im a hardcore xbox fan

[fleet pumice]

I seen it, you get everything after a couple hours and at level 20 the game is pointless.

[fickle drift]

I wish I had my bait gif

[obsidian wyvern]

people forgot games are there to have fun

[remote jungle]

yeah idk what game to get, my friend tells me BF1 and everyone here is saying MCC

[fickle drift]

Bro it’s the Halo discord lol

[round laurel]

This is a Halo server

[obsidian wyvern]

lol

[strange saddle]

Dude, games aren’t all about leveling up. You’re supposed to play games for fun

[fleet pumice]

Agreed, that's why MCC [DRM-free version anyways] or other classics are far superior.

[remote jungle]

i kinda wanna relive the Halo 3 days. those were FUN

[obsidian wyvern]

you're annoying dude

[pliant hatch]

maybe your friend wants you to play with him on bf1

[obsidian wyvern]

that's coming from me too

[fleet pumice]

That's why the classics are all better, you can mod them and have fun with the base product, for the modern stuff theyre trash until you mod them.

[remote jungle]

he doesnt have it downloaded

[void magnet]

Same 💀

[fossil skiff]

just get MCC when it’s on sale, it’s one heck of a bargain

[round laurel]

I think you should play the game that your friend has.

[muted plaza]

Please never have an opinion ever again 🔥

[remote jungle]

thats what its all about. and BF1 is fun for me

[round laurel]

Seems like your mind is made up.

[fleet pumice]

Name a good modern game.

[muted plaza]

Idk bout you but im having a blast with infinites mp

[pliant hatch]

tell him to get it and you'll get it as well.

[candid solar]

https://tenor.com/view/blah-blah-blah-balh-blah-balh-bla-bla-shut-up-bro-gif-25742861

[round laurel]

Balatro

[strange saddle]

That is not at all true. I have a great time playing a lot of games today

[muted plaza]

What do u consider modern

[obsidian wyvern]

yooo he's onto nothing 🔥 🔥

[remote jungle]

nah its not. i wanna relive the xbox 360 days with H3

[ocean herald]

it's just bait, let it go 😔

[strange saddle]

Helldivers 2

[muted plaza]

Hidden talent 🔥🔥🔥 keep it hidden

[fickle drift]

Well H3 is very active in MCC so

[fleet pumice]

glorified solitare?

[strange saddle]

Fr🔥🔥🔥

[remote jungle]

and i wanna play reach on PC

[candid solar]

https://tenor.com/view/hey-champ-keep-it-to-yourself-keep-gif-20825097

[steady jolt]

It's not, but ok

[elfin glacier]

lmao protest

[fossil skiff]

Sunny, more like cloudy >_>

[fleet pumice]

gets boring after a certain level, the most similar game, bungie's destiny is far better.

[remote jungle]

i know. im on it rn (14 day gamepass trial ill never renew)

[candid solar]

Bait used to be believable

[strange saddle]

I think we have a Bungie stan boys

[void magnet]

Bruh people who say MCC is dead is literally like that one SpongeBob meme

“MS KILLED MCC BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO ADD MTX AND STUFF”

“They did?”

“NO, BUT ARE WE GONNA WAIT AROUND UNTIL THEY DO?”

[elfin glacier]

I'd love to see all 3-4 halo fans struggle to walk away from Microsoft Security/Redmond Police after tresspassing

[remote jungle]

but at the same time, BF1 is so amazing

[fleet pumice]

bungie's destiny even then is mid, its a grindfest that is titanfall without the mech, its pointless

so even then both games are bad

[elfin glacier]

dumb

[round laurel]

What do you think of Titanfall 2?

[strange saddle]

Bro is onto nothing

[muted plaza]

I'd say we got the better end of the bungie-ms separation, bungie fell harder after halo than halo after bungie lol

[fleet pumice]

Ok, can you cohesively get humans are forerunners and forerunners are not humans into the same timeline?

[obsidian wyvern]

started from the bottom 🔥 🔥 still there 🔥 🔥

[strange saddle]

Fr

[elfin glacier]

simple: games override books

[remote jungle]

so MCC or BF1?

Both for multiplayer

MCC for Reach and H3

Battlefield 1 for multiplayer + history (I like history)

[fleet pumice]

Agreed, that's why the terminals in the game confirm humans are forerunners. [same with the narrative and plot]

[obsidian wyvern]

I honestly forgot what the original comment was

[smoky token]

humans were never forerunners and the only person from Bungie still peddling that is Martin O’Donnell and he’s a known quack anyways

[elfin glacier]

bro is delusional

[void magnet]

Reviewed the footage and convicted myself 😎

[strange saddle]

his opinions go hard on mute🔥🔥🔥

[fleet pumice]

Okay, if so then how come humans are able to access forerunner tech as far back as halo 1, and i mean any human?

[ocean herald]

https://tenor.com/view/aizen-drinking-sip-drink-bleach-gif-2243382899312612755

[elfin glacier]

because the forerunners named em inheritors, simple as

[candid solar]

Why could the Covenant?

[obsidian wyvern]

I lost the forerunner human meme when my SD card got corrupt :(

[smoky token]

because humans were the designated reclaimers

[candid solar]

After all, someone in the Covenant opened a few doors.

[fickle drift]

Reverse engineering from hunter worms or smth idk I didn’t pay attention to the H2 terminals

[smoky token]

read the forerunner trilogy

[fleet pumice]

Then how come 343 guilty spark, an artificial intelligence made solely for guarding the rings and ensuring their use in case of a flood outbreak confirmed that humans ARE forerunners?

[candid solar]

Because Spark is insane.

[elfin glacier]

the classics suck btw kthx

[smoky token]

Spark is a human

or, was

[strange saddle]

And this is why I don’t go on this server

[muted plaza]

Both are good, u need to decide yourself lol

[pliant hatch]

you get more games with mcc, but sounds like you like bf1 more so get that.

[strange saddle]

See ya guys later lol

[fickle drift]

It’s only this bad semi regularly tbf

[void magnet]

Nah we going into humans and forerunners thing again I’m out. For the record I think it’s pretty clear that was the idea at some point (humans == forerunner), and it still is the case in a way now too but the fact that there’s an argument about it still is so dumb, why y’all even arguing with this guy is beyond me

[remote jungle]

i cant tho. thats the thing :(

[fossil skiff]

This isn’t anything compared to what it was like at one point, trust

[fleet pumice]

If he was a human before becoming an AI and that's the reason for him saying humans are forerunners, wouldn't that in a way vindicate his thoughts since forerunners were advanced enough to make their own AI when need be?

[strange saddle]

I haven’t clicked on this server in like a month

[candid solar]

https://tenor.com/view/halo-john117-stop-talking-cant-hear-myself-think-pablo-schreiber-master-chief-gif-27368783

[remote jungle]

ok wait, lemme put it this way for myself.

Which one will probably have me playing longer? Probably MCC

Which one will be more enjoyable? Probably BF1 and MCC

[elfin glacier]

can we rewind to the glorious gamer protest against Microsoft

[fossil skiff]

huh

[elfin glacier]

i want to hear how 3 fans will evade Microsoft's security lol

[fleet pumice]

Agreed, if 343 is not at fault for halo in it's current state, then a protest as far back as halo 5 or mid-development of infinite should have erupted.

[void magnet]

Guys let’s discuss about why Spartan Assault is best 343i Halo

[strange saddle]

Facts

[elfin glacier]

or is it going to be ledditors whining online

[fossil skiff]

Facts though

[candid solar]

Most sane and reasonable Halo fan (They are not in the slightest)

[fossil skiff]

Best halo game of them all (sorry Aegis)

[strange saddle]

I wanna start something

[fickle drift]

I have 100%’d both Spartan games

[fleet pumice]

343 = Disney, Halo = Star Wars

[strange saddle]

reach is bad imo

[void magnet]

Spartan Assault used classic sfx that’s why I like it next question.

[candid solar]

And they (bad takes) don't stop comin and they don't stop comin and they don't stop comin

[fickle drift]

Unfathomably based oml

[void magnet]

Spartan Assault made Palmer cool next question

[fleet pumice]

#1. both universes had extreme contradictions that fundementally changed aspects that were previously established and were showcased in different methods prior.

[strange saddle]

odst is best Bungie halo

[elfin glacier]

Spartan Assault used stock SFX? gross

[fickle drift]

We’re friends now no take backs

[void magnet]

Spartan Assault had a cool story actually (rip Davis) next question

[strange saddle]

Bet

[remote jungle]

im getting MCC, BF1 lags too much anyways

[steady jolt]

Siege, c'mon. Not cool.

[remote jungle]

hell nah

[fleet pumice]

fax, as good as halos 1-3 were prior, halo 3 odst made you feel stuff, you were not a spartan and were a mere soldier, sure you were a higher position soldier, but still more average and not immortal.

[fickle drift]

I’m glad you’ve made a decision, I know that was like a side character arc among the chaos but well done

[remote jungle]

i refunded that thing

[steady jolt]

That comment wasn't for you

[obsidian wyvern]

I missed a siege moment

[strange saddle]

I actually think reach is ok at best, worst Bungie halo

[fleet pumice]

Halo 4 was better pre-release, we all know it you can check the story.

[remote jungle]

halo mcc. has more games, good multiplayer, great campaigns

[elfin glacier]

odst's player stats were higher than 3's

the writing was good but the gameplay did not make you feel like a regular soldier at all

[remote jungle]

bruh... dont cook ever again

[obsidian wyvern]

is it time to pull out that tier list

[strange saddle]

nah

[void magnet]

Not the tier lists pleaseeee

[covert dove]

🗣️

[elfin glacier]

bee

[strange saddle]

ODST is easily the best halo game of all time

[fleet pumice]

it felt more akin to the classic COD, like PS2 and XBOX era.

[elfin glacier]

no it felt like a 3 reskin

[remote jungle]

look at you with the odst pfp.

[elfin glacier]

because it more or less was 3 with minor tweaks

[strange saddle]

Reach campaign was good multiplayer nah

[strange saddle]

yessir

[covert dove]

Invasion will always be the best halo gamemode to ever come out, nothing touches it 🗣️

[strange saddle]

ODST is the greatest game of all time, not just in halo

[fleet pumice]

if it did then they at least put effort into making stamina feel more authentic

[void magnet]

I think you misspelled Dino Blasters

[covert dove]

[elfin glacier]

not... at all honestly? just felt like ce or Reach's system

[obsidian wyvern]

https://tenor.com/view/swag-gif-18996930

[candid solar]

https://tenor.com/view/political-halo-halo5-red-halo-red-gif-18630542

[fossil skiff]

I miss the shield emitters

[void magnet]

Banned for political

[obsidian wyvern]

https://tenor.com/view/political-tww-starboard-politics-gif-18079403

[elfin glacier]

https://tenor.com/view/halo-political-gif-21438301

[strange saddle]

Infinite is better than 4

[fleet pumice]

IF so, then how come unlike the classic games you get an aura around the screen if your health is lower after your stamina is fully drained by blasts? the spartan games aka 1-reach had no such feature. [cannot forget night vision]

[obsidian wyvern]

I hope mine did send first just to make it line up right, did my side

[elfin glacier]

that doesn't make it feel authentic lol

[fleet pumice]

If it doesn't, then that should just make odsts smaller spartans and hence less impressive.

[void magnet]

I feel like we stopped talking about Spartan Assault for a good amount of time guys can we get back on topic thx

[strange saddle]

CE: amazing
2: good
3:great
ODST: the best halo game
Reach: mid
4:good
5: not good
Infinite: good

[fickle drift]

Tom Salta did a great job with SA’s soundtrack

[void magnet]

Bruh where is Spartan Assault on that list

[void magnet]

FACTS

[strange saddle]

best rpg of all time

[obsidian wyvern]

too high up, didn't make it into the discord msg

[void magnet]

Ahh I see, acceptable

[fickle drift]

Also if you look at the covers of the Spartan games it looks like the pointing meme

[obsidian wyvern]

I've always thought that lol

[void magnet]

SOMEONE SEND THE WOJACK

[obsidian wyvern]

esp if you combine the 2 covers

[fickle drift]

I’ve just had inspiration oh dear

[remote jungle]

i have aw problem. since im getting MCC on Steam. how am i gonna transfer all my data from xbox to steam?

[elfin glacier]

Xbox account

[remote jungle]

im running it on the xbox version rn

[fleet pumice]

CE: amazing | 2: good | 3: great | ODST: very great | REACH: mid | CEA: VERY MID | 4: HORRIBLE | MCC: WAS HORRID then got better | Spartan Assault: HORRIBLE | 5: VERY HORRIBLE | Spartan Strike: HORRIBLE | INFINITE: STRAIGHT UP GARBAGE

Name 1 good 343 game cuz i cant find none, NOT ONE