general-chat

[obsidian wyvern]

husky ranked pls

[trim saddle]

i want that crayon onyx plz

[amber mirage]

Crayonyx

[worldly badger]

I chill out in social modes but when it comes to ranked I use coms/pings whatever is needed for the team to succeed but it just doesnt feel the same like earlier seasons of ranked hence why I am playing less

[steady jolt]

Menke, yeah

[vapid siren]

well yeah its been diluted and malformed with a series of ranked changes, the new wave of cheating, and the ever increasing presence of smurf accounts that flood the system and skew matchmaking for everyone

[trim saddle]

im a firefight sweat, XP and no onyx dude on his alt slapping me around. GGs.

[vapid siren]

honestly we the playerbase did more damage to MM than the devs imo

[steady jolt]

You'll never get seasons that feel the same / similar. Ther turnover in players, people getting better, adjustments to skill gradings

[soft kiln]

hey can somebody spam the cute masterchief with the small hands flapping around? just to cheer up

[vapid siren]

cheating, smurfing, rank skewing/boosting, gigastacks, forcing changes...

[normal owl]

Well if a particular game isn't as fun for you right now, no harm done in playing it less. I know it's sometimes like "dang it, come on, I want to enjoy this game" and I've felt the same. But Infinite won't be the only Halo game and the Halo community is still here from game to game.

[trim saddle]

so them setting it up they wait it is had no effect on the people playing in it?

[vapid siren]

what

[worldly badger]

season 4 might have been the breaking point when it was every lobby was 4solos vs 4stacks and even with coms it was like you were playing the avengers in spartan armors every game

[trim saddle]

people reacting the way they did was a reaction to how the system is setup. 😉

[vapid siren]

not necessarily

[normal owl]

omg over 4 hrs until I'm allowed to eat. First few days of intermittent fasting are the worst.

[trim saddle]

ah yes, so nevermind then.

[vapid siren]

cheaters will always cheat, people who smurf honestly are just a diff form of cheaters imo, so yeah theyd do it anyways

we dont play by the rules of MM, and then try to change the rules anyways only to still break them

[worldly badger]

The 1600 limit really negatively impacted the diamond lobbies idk what their decision making was from the biggest abuse was 1900+

[vapid siren]

ngl nah

it was always bad

[obsidian wyvern]

but it did make it worse

[worldly badger]

I know it was bad but the smurfing reached astronomical levels with the 1600 restriction and people justified it by saying 343 gave them no other choice

[obsidian wyvern]

it lowkey is justified, but it still sucks

[vapid siren]

before 1600 lock you had people in 2mans where ones a 1700+ and the other a plat 6

also every other game had at least one smurf somewhere

like

sure it got worse but it was seriously cooked to begin with that imo it was more a drop in the bucket

[obsidian wyvern]

they should've just brought back solo/duo

[worldly badger]

Its also great that the smurfs reach my rank right after placements so I am at D4 and have many people destroying the lobbies and their profile shows 100-200 games played its so transparent

[vapid siren]

thatd mess with queue times whcih imo fine, but also i doubt itd ultimately do all that much

smurfs tend to go solo and that throws everything off, CSR mm imo really did more damage as it made them more usable vs MMR forcing them up to their normal ranks

[livid oyster]

Doesn’t seem like a problem that can be solved. Outside of making it not f2p anymore

[vapid siren]

mmr matchmaking, longer placement amounts, and more gates to ranked would eliminate a lot of smurfing/cheating

[worldly badger]

Solve it for the next game, they don't need anymore strategies to limit the player count

[vapid siren]

the barrier of entry was way too low for a while

5 games to place, barely any time needed to go into ranked

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah no doubt it'd be worse queue times, but why remove the ability to stack when there was that

[vapid siren]

and csr mm means that you just can throw a few games and bam you get what you want

vs mmr saying "look ik you WANT to be copper but cmon man youre onyx dont lie"

[worldly badger]

the way trueskill2 works is its easier to find quick games by taking a 4stack and filling in 4 solos with similar combined csr

[vapid siren]

because halo fans hate queue times

we whine that it takes more than 10s to find a game

it should take a few minutes imo for ranked

but noooooooooooooo

[trim saddle]

they should test a 4v4 playlist that has no SBMM or MMR, only connection based matchmaking (CBMM)

see how ppl feel about it

[livid oyster]

People in general aren’t too patient anymore. I blame the youtube shorts

[vapid siren]

we gotta get upsetti spaghetti

[worldly badger]

The game who designed ts2 works on league of legends now, even tashi has no idea because of how complicated they designed the matchmaking to even touch it

[candid solar]

https://tenor.com/view/norm-norm-macdonald-should-die-everyone-involved-should-die-you-should-die-gif-11310774927353584180

MFW ranked discussion

[trim saddle]

i mean eventually we will?

thats one thing we cant avoid as humans lol

[worldly badger]

@candid solar I challenge you to a 1vs1 in ranked settings

[livid oyster]

Thanks to denial, I’m immortal

[steady jolt]

Tashi wouldn't be changing that stuff anyway

[trim saddle]

on brand for santa

[vapid siren]

well yeah tashi isn't an engineer/dev like menke

thats like asking the president to build a rocketship

[worldly badger]

I know hes not a dev I am just saying from what he said in the past its a lot of complicated math

[vapid siren]

thats why we have a nasa

tashi's in charge of the overarching vision and such

the specifics of TS2 are more reserved for people who... well specialize in it

he says what he wants, the others figure out the HOW to do it

[worldly badger]

Was the move from mmr to csr based matchmaking a good change or not

[vapid siren]

imo no

[steady jolt]

I can't actually remember if Menke was involved with development of TS2 - MS Research and the The Coalition worked on it

[vapid siren]

it placated fans and ultimately no its doing more harm than good. yeah everyone is in their visible ranks so the grind seems more fair, but that means more smurfing overall

if its mmr then youd have smurfs in the pro lobbies on diamond accounts, which while frustrating, does make sense in the grand scheme of things

[normal owl]

omg i keep typing on the wrong laptop's keyboard lol

[worldly badger]

First thing I noticed if someone is smurfing its way easier to grind through hundreds of games in lower lobbies gaining +15 then mmr would have already put them in the higher ranked lobbies

[vapid siren]

smurfs will throw to stay down anyways

and over time the more matches you play the more "accurate" the game feels about your placement

so if you do 100 games in diamond itll just go "well youre consistently IN diamond so guess you stay here"

[obsidian wyvern]

done this a lot lol

[worldly badger]

But my point is I have seen an account in bronze farming 40kd games and after hundreds of games throwing games they barely reached silver

[steady jolt]

Oh, he has an acknowledgement in it and a citation, so not directly involved

[vapid siren]

yup cause the game prioritizes winning more

cause we asked it to

[worldly badger]

Thats because the csr matchmaking didnt detect them as a smurf to put in diamond lobbies

like mmr would have

but then people would say why do I have a sandbagging bronze player on my team

[normal owl]

I feel like I'm playing an organ with those two levels of keys haha

which, by the way, those are the real pros. It's insane the complexity of an organ with its 2 levels of keys, switches, and range of pedals. sadly been a dying breed for a long time now.

[trim saddle]

thats the key to success

[worldly badger]

the current matchmaking takes 8 players within their visible csr ranks then balances the entire lobby to average out the hidden mmr team values

[normal owl]

i C what you did there: that was bass'd. I am in a-chord with your sense of humor.

[trim saddle]

my joke fell a bit flat, but at least youre locked in.

[covert dove]

[worldly badger]

their point in using visible csr ranks is to prevent what happened in mmr matchmaking with bronze smurfs showing up in diamond/onyx lobbies

[normal owl]

Don't treble yourself with undue criticism; remain andante'd by negative thoughts!

[worldly badger]

Well I'm out fellas have a good day

[trim saddle]

ill try to keep a healthy tempo from now on.

[normal owl]

Have a good one! Genuinely, thank you for engaging in a hot topic discussion with levelheadedness and respect. We appreciate you a lot, just know that.

[elfin glacier]

@obsidian wyvern

[normal owl]

I have no doubt, you're a sharp guy!

[trim saddle]

thank you, thats no minor compliment coming from you.

[hasty zinc]

music

[normal owl]

and I have a great measure of respect for you.

[normal owl]

yes, take note of these puns.

[hasty zinc]

give me a few, I'm sure I can drum some up

[trim saddle]

some people can keep a good cadence with retorts but some cant strike a good chord with them.

[candid solar]

Nah, that sounds boring.

[hasty zinc]

bring back Dex 1v1s

[obsidian wyvern]

!lfd

[candid solar]

Unless it's 1v1 avalanche mode

That one where you try to get up the hill, that's pretty fun

[hasty zinc]

@cinder isle where are you 😛

[normal owl]

oh sheet multiple puns in one sentence!

[trim saddle]

its not even lunch time and im hungry -_-

[normal owl]

SAME

I am telling myself right now "hunger is just a feeling, not a right to eat food".

[hasty zinc]

just polished off 2 steak egg and cheese mcmuffins

[normal owl]

and my Spotify no-words playlist has wandered into the Encanto soundtrack.

[hasty zinc]

NAP TIME

[trim saddle]

i found that most of the time, im thirsty instead of hungry.

[normal owl]

You are ready for retired life lol

[trim saddle]

i usually throw dry coleslaw into my scrambles eggs and its amazing. i might just make my own sandwich this weekend.

[normal owl]

do you use the McD app? The savings are incredible.

[candid solar]

Yeah but like

[hasty zinc]

sometimes

[candid solar]

It's still McDonalds

[hasty zinc]

they do have good deals

I know it's bad for me, trust me

[normal owl]

yeah literally everyday you could get that 2nd sandwich for $0.50 or $1.

[trim saddle]

McDs is a treat for my kids and I, maybe once a month.

[normal owl]

and they've had hash browns BOGOfor$1 forever

[normal owl]

I bet they get so excited about it! Dad did the same for us, and we lost our minds from the hype. When he showed up with that glorious brown bag...

[trim saddle]

theres still one with a play area thats close to me, which is my go to spot with them.

[normal owl]

Are they more excited about the food or the play area?

[livid oyster]

Idk if they still do it, but working at mcdonalds you get 50% off everything, best deal ever

It’s more expensive now, but I use to get breakfast sandwiches for like a dollar and some change

[hasty zinc]

I remember when McDonalds had N64 setup in them

[normal owl]

WHAT

[trim saddle]

its the whole experience, but they do like the shakes lol

[normal owl]

That is baller!

[hasty zinc]

yeah it was sweet, but the joysticks were always jank

[normal owl]

I bet those are awesome memories for them, very cool!

[hasty zinc]

unless you're talking to recon lol

[trim saddle]

yup that used to be a thing, they didnt last long in Flint which is where i spent my childhood.

[normal owl]

Yeah now that I think about, shared public controllers in a place known for greasy food...

[hasty zinc]

yep lol

[trim saddle]

not to mention the people that treat public stuff horribly

[normal owl]

They look like robots suffering from depression.

[livid oyster]

I ain’t old enough to remember that lol

[hasty zinc]

and those sliding puzzles ugh

I was and still am not very good at them

[urban anchor]

That’s so cool

[obsidian wyvern]

they have iPads now

[normal owl]

What sort of economic paradise are you all living in?

[urban anchor]

The rise of iPad kids 😦

[trim saddle]

Flint was not an economic paradise lmao

[normal owl]

lol true, I misspoke

[worldly sedge]

Would either see these at McDonald’s or at the Dentist

[normal owl]

the dentist???

[urban anchor]

A dentist? I know they have those gum ball masheens that give u toys, but not video games

[trim saddle]

the dentist office we had as kids had a bunch of board games, scholastic books, kids national geographic books, and puzzles.

[normal owl]

My dentist office as a kid just had pain. Unlimited supply though.

[urban anchor]

lol

[trim saddle]

Stability as a kid is important

so you had a sure fire way to find something, which is good.

[normal owl]

That sounds awesome! Now were your fellow kid patients considerate or did they draw in the magazine puzzles, ruining it for other children?

[trim saddle]

it was a small town, i was raised in Linden, went to Flint for highschool. People and their kids generally treated potlock stuff with care cuz we all know that were not the only ones to use it.

[normal owl]

That is genuinely impressive because it would need a community-wide sense of consideration for kids to act that way. That is awesome.

[trim saddle]

it takes a village, i just wish the concept was more widespread.

♫ what the world needs now, is love, sweet love ♫

[normal owl]

Agreed, and it's a more and more cutthroat world out there, but it's very awesome that you're doing your part to raise great humans.

[trim saddle]

thats the goal of (most) parents i hope is to teach the kids to leave the world a better place than we found it.

[normal owl]

That principle--and the daily work needed to fulfill it--is harder to find than one would think, unfortunately. Your kids are very blessed to have a wonderful and conscientious father, truly.

[candid solar]

Holy crap, I remember those.

[normal owl]

“We know our core users love Game Pass. Game Pass is a gaming subscription. You get a whole portfolio of games, but importantly, you get every single one of our games that we build day-one in Game Pass, and the quality and the breadth of those games has only been going up over time. You're going to see some more really big games going into Game Pass later this year."
[In direct response to whether this applies to Activision games:] “Across the whole slate. You're going to see some really amazing things. And keeping that as something that is really special for Xbox players is central for us.”
-- Xbox president Sarah Bond to Bloomberg News

[worldly sedge]

Vampire Survivors is a cool indie game everybody should play if you like rogues or Castlevania

[trim saddle]

Little Kitty Big City came out yesterday and its been really fun so far.

[worldly sedge]

I wish I could relive CastleMiner Z all over again

That was a legitimately fun Xbox Live Arcade game from the 360 days

[obsidian wyvern]

https://vxtwitter.com/CultureCrave/status/1788916817697952235?t=HNe2Wjxr5dLLcj-3rSLGTA&s=19

[muted rose]

Warner bros just plain sucks now

[floral pollen]

morning

[soft kiln]

trololol, i bet their movie is as good as the gollum game😅

[twin oriole]

is gamebar not opening for anyone else?

[cinder isle]

Sleeping with a dog in my lap

[obsidian wyvern]

his first msg here in 3 years 😱

[candid tusk]

It has Andy Serkis and Peter Jackson working on it, so... No, it's going to be great as long as WB stays in their lane.

[soft kiln]

hopefully they wll give jackson enough time or else its gonna be hobbit 3 again 😅

ill give my verdict once i see it 😎

[hollow glacier]

Is there a known date of the MKV armor leaving the shop? I wanted to buy it as I was contemplating getting back into this game but would rather buy it next check hahah

sorry if dumb question, thanks in advance 🥲

[ocean herald]

i think most are

[hollow glacier]

if that specific set is buyable whenever, that'd be dope

[ocean herald]

having to go through the armory to buy stuff is terrible

[elfin glacier]

wtf

[jade gust]

Even when it's not in the shop, you can buy the Mark V kit via the Mark VII customisation menu

[gloomy pond]

Weapons became useless at 200ms ping or higher, even the Power weapons

[nova granite]

I know that I have never really spoken here, nor really sown myself to exist to anyone here. But I just wanted to say thank you to the Halo Community for letting me be apart of it, as I am going to finally be saying goodbye to the trilogy. I have played halo since I was eight years old, and halo has been a staple of my family for a long time. So as of this message, I will leave this server, and any other community servers I am in for the halo trilogy.

P.S. Stay strong people. The road is long, but it is full of people and full of life.

[stray tartan]

I think i got all the mythic halo 5 armor

[empty salmon]

Has Spartan changed his name?

[obsidian wyvern]

Spartan as in the eSports mf

[livid oyster]

As long as they got serkis and Jackson in on it I think it’ll be good

Serkis the goat

[obsidian coyote]

me and my friend were playing halo in class on the chromebooks

do NOT play halo infinite on a chromebook mouse pad, aiming is horrible

[hollow glacier]

thank you so much for confirming 🥹 nice to know I don’t need to worry about buying it urgently lol

[soft kiln]

who's gonna tell the person leaving this server that there are actually more than 3 halo games these days..

[candid tusk]

Don't do this. Pay attention in class. When given free time, review material needed for future testing, even if you feel you're comfortable with the material.

[normal owl]

Excited to start making another playlist, this time of all gaming soundtracks!

This one is tough so far because a lot of tracks from games are not high-energy throughout the duration of the track: lot of long quiet sections.

A lot of favorites I can't use because there's like 40 seconds of just low-energy this or that.

[bold sparrow]

"Trilogy"
BUDDY THERES 6 freaking games in the mainline story, two RTSs and ODST and Reach on the side, thats not three games

[bold sparrow]

Me

[obsidian wyvern]

no there isn't, all of that is made up

[floral pollen]

he's gone anyway

[amber mirage]

I can point to a lot of high energy tracks, but they probably wouldn't resonate as well if you didn't play the games.

[fossil skiff]

All that’s left is dust and echoes

[normal owl]

Totally cool with me, I'd love some recommendations!

[amber mirage]

This is a fun one (I'll probably end up suggesting a lot of fighting game tracks cause high energy is kinda their thing) https://open.spotify.com/track/3lM0whAB3flYasvZeqnjE9?si=165ebb576b37466c

[stray tartan]

Whos your favorite Noble Team member besides noble 6

[floral pollen]

Jorge

[stray tartan]

Is it because hes a spartan ii

[amber mirage]

I thought he was the one likable one

[normal owl]

That is a genius observation: I didn't even think of that. Thank you!

[stray tartan]

Not emile? Lol

[amber mirage]

Too edgy

[stray tartan]

Lol

[floral pollen]

because he's a steel brick with blood consisting of 99% power shake

[stray tartan]

So no one likes Carter?

[bronze breach]

at least yokrai will be back in exchange

[trim saddle]

every exchange rotation will start with me having at least %75 of stuff owned already lol

[normal owl]

I was just going to say that, on my recent playthrough, I realized that Carter is my favorite: the patient dad trying to corral everyone and keep them on point.

[boreal bear]

i wonder if halo is ever gonna grow up again

like imo halo has always been a pretty dark series but sprinkled with humor now its like... a marvel movie lol

[candid solar]

Damn, couldn't get the picture fast enough.

[boreal bear]

gameplay is super good but they just gotta capture some more compelling themes with the story or somethin

[candid solar]

https://preview.redd.it/get-ready-everybody-hes-about-to-do-something-stupid-v0-p8gjyclih2ea1.png?auto=webp&s=9c15e5896bb8e6b105f762ca11e6f96a9478742b

[bronze breach]

maybe you outgrown halo instead.

[boreal bear]

idk man the flood was pretty metal

mirandas death was pretty metal too

[fickle drift]

The spike rounds in her spine were metal that’s for sure.

[boreal bear]

on god 😤

[candid solar]

https://preview.redd.it/i-love-junyszek-v0-sj9z3jer18tb1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e6f783c9a5c9a4eab9c62a96201ec28b518c8435

[boreal bear]

idk the air just feels different in the new halo games, the vibes are off

[stray tartan]

💀

[boreal bear]

palmer saying to chief " i thought youd be taller 😏 " is not cool to me

lasky was an alright guy tho, especially with the movie tie in, but the fact he doesnt bring it up is wacky

erm uhm, no comment, i didnt see that

[candid solar]

I love how you come here and spout the same crap every time about how Halo doesn't feel 'mature' and 'the flood aren't here because of gore'

It's always evergreen, always the same

[boreal bear]

i mean ur right i do be doin that 😌

whats his name, brute man saying "STEEEEEEEEEL your heart spartan" is not cool to me

[floral pollen]

at least its consistent

[boreal bear]

why didnt they just make atriox the main bad guy in infinite, like even if you dont kill him he can still be the primary antagonist, like truth

theyll probably just do another time skip in the next game and we wont have to think about the awakened or the forgotten or the whatever tf. and like whatever happened to the halo wars 2 plot?

theyre always rettconning and glossing over stuff they create, the story is damn near incomprehensible at this point

[vast wasp]

Np, life gets hard sometimes but the best always make it through, and I'm confident you'll make it too!

[boreal bear]

wholesome

[stray tartan]

Whos your favorite blue team member besides Chief

[candid tusk]

Cortana.

[boreal bear]

probably just gotta be linda, i always see her as defacto lady chief

all the blue team members are ride or die so its hard for me to say which one is my favorite besides chief

[candid tusk]

I appreciate that the chart is also blue.

[boreal bear]

cortana fell off

[candid tusk]

Yeah, she went rampant and died. Wild stuff.

[boreal bear]

i think the idea of a new cortana is kinda interesting though

[candid tusk]

Like Dolly the sheep.

[boreal bear]

maybe by halo 9 the weapon will have that classic cortana sass

[boreal bear]

exactly, dolly the cortana

[candid tusk]

As the good Heraclitus said, "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." the experiences and context that forged Cortana's personality is unique to her. The Weapon will be her own person.

[boreal bear]

i was thinking something less eloquent but you said it well. i dont want her to be a 1:1 copy, but the sheer amount of optimism the weapon has makes me sick

[bronze breach]

suprised got perfection.. calcine disruptor ftw!

[boreal bear]

W

hope 343 blesses us with another story experience somewhat soon, or at least hints at one

afaik theres only the new multiplayer unreal thing that might happen innit?

[normal owl]

Good news: they already hinted at multiple new projects.

[elfin glacier]

what

[pastel ember]

I cut my daily play close sometimes so if I queue and it's still before 11 even if the match goes over 11 it's still yesterday's right?

[elfin glacier]

fOr a bRiCk hE fLeW pReTtY gOoD

[candid tusk]

That's the sprinkle.

[elfin glacier]

are the leaks in the room with us right now

[normal owl]

We can't discuss leaks here, since that inevitably leads to speculation and unfounded statements.

[boreal bear]

oop, my bad

[normal owl]

This sticker needs to be reworked: can't tell what it's holding, like a banana.
"No celebrating bananas!"

[candid tusk]

Or a funky lettuce wrap.

[normal owl]

true also

[elfin glacier]

oh yeah maybe the keychain should be smaller

or the symbol thinner

[normal owl]

Right, at current size, it's almost we're saying "No happy grunts allowed." which is the very opposite of what we believe.

[stray tartan]

Why do i glow red with this sniper called nornfang

[candid tusk]

Grunts 👏 Deserve 👏 Happiness 👏

[normal owl]

because it gives you damage boost.

[stray tartan]

FR?!

[normal owl]

and don't they forget it!

[normal owl]

Yes, shoot an enemy in the toe and watch them die instantly.

[candid solar]

I can make a new one later.

[tardy radish]

Question can I change the colors of allies and enemies in the MCC similar to infinite?

[candid solar]

No

[elfin glacier]

like fixed team colors?

[tardy radish]

I see better if the enemies are yellow.

[normal owl]

That would be a noble (in the good sense, not Reach sense) contribution to the server.

[candid solar]

Sometimes I feel kinda bad when I'm fighting them in gruntpocalypse.

[elfin glacier]

unfortunately no, like @candid solar said

[granite sky]

bananas are yellow too

[candid solar]

I mean, I did make the original, so I might as well touch it up.

[normal owl]

Yeah, he sees enemy bananas very clearly.

[candid solar]

I put spicy salsa in my pasta.

Actually went pretty good, huh.

[normal owl]

I can see how that would: tomato goes with pasta all the time.

[obsidian wyvern]

https://twitter.com/CultureCrave/status/1788987698910482754

Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) on X

EA CEO says they're looking at putting ads in their video games 🎮

Twitter · May 10, 2024, 5:41 PM

[candid tusk]

Haven't they already done this before? I could have sworn there were ads on billboards in Bad Company 1.

[candid solar]

Didn't this already happen with Spider Man or something

[covert dove]

Saw this. I really wish companies could be sued for corporate greed and lack of intellectual thought

[obsidian wyvern]

i think theres been a few games where they advertise stuff with billboards, vending machines and whatever

but i was thinking this was like, those ads

[covert dove]

That kind of advertising is whatever, but to try and put ads you have to watch in a game is disgusting

[normal owl]

Not surprised, kind of upsetting to hear...and when I hear something upsetting, I like to reach for my jar of Planters Deluxe Salted Whole Cashews: a filling and delicious snack at any time of the day. Available at grocers everywhere

[candid tusk]

Mobile Gaming in shambles.

But yeah, Bad Company 1 came out in 2008. https://www.giantbomb.com/battlefield-bad-company-2/3030-25246/forums/hmm-no-in-game-ads-in-bad-company-2-464713/

^ Ad for the movie Skyline shown.

[candid tusk]

What kind of ad were you thinking of?

[obsidian wyvern]

bringing this back

[covert dove]

The majority of video game companies, as well as Hollywood, are just mere shells of themselves anyways though and have been the last 5 years. All just care about profit

[normal owl]

Agreed, disgusting...which is the very opposite of Waterloo Sparkling Water: a wonderful bubbly water that doesn't sacrifice flavor for health. And at zero calories per can, you can feel good about drinking it!

[covert dove]

[obsidian wyvern]

there was something a while ago about playing ads when you paused the game

which speaking of, youtube is also testing 😔

[candid tusk]

Yes, that is capitalism.

[covert dove]

I will continue to hark that humanity peaked from 2000-2010

Best era of movies, games, tv shows, and music

[normal owl]

Darn right I brought it back...just like I brought my Lenovo Thinkpad laptop back from the office for the umpteenth time. With its durability, reliability, and advanced features, I always have this trusty companion with me to get my work done (and chat with pals on Discord too lol).

[obsidian wyvern]

how do u type this so quickly

[candid tusk]

Humanity peaked on April 11th, 1954

[normal owl]

I channeled my disgust for the news about putting ads in games lol.

[cinder isle]

make one post in 3 years, immediately get a scam bot.

[covert dove]

no. I see what you reference, but no

[obsidian wyvern]

good time to leave again

[candid tusk]

It was the pinacle. Everyone took a nice chill day when we reached the top. Been downhill ever since.

[normal owl]

Scam bots, like other pests, can unfortunately lie in wait and survive for long periods until a target appears.

[covert dove]

Society slowly started to descend from it’s peak in 2011 and then after Harambe died, that is when things completely fell apart

[candid solar]

Personally, what I like to have during long periods of waiting is my trusty game, RAID: Shadow Legends. With hundreds of heroes to choose from, and amazing dungeons and combat encounters designed to keep you guessing, the entertainment never ends.

[normal owl]

literally chuckled aloud

[normal owl]

@hard crane this ad is targeted to you.

[hard crane]

Have you seen my profile? I'm a walking ad.

[normal owl]

I have sadly never had the pleasure of playing it.

[hard crane]

Please do not do this to yourself

[normal owl]

All right, you twisted my arm to not add another game to my backlog.

[meager linden]

Welp, this was the best day of my life
So, good night, see you later

[elfin glacier]

wut

1984

[bronze ledge]

anyone down for mcc floodfight custom match for the monthly challenge on pc? need 3 from usa to complete it

[soft kiln]

as if im gonna play games with ads if ive already paid for the game itself. but i also dont really play EA games so whatever

[candid solar]

451

[frigid sierra]

Check out my infinite Spartan in #1076327824924872755 💯

[elfin glacier]

i ain't typing it again please enjoy a quality video of not "[selling] out the franchise" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fElUNYerY0w

[candid solar]

Rekt

[elfin glacier]

remember the good ol days of (insert year range when you were a child with no responsibilities) before Carl Dollar invented greed. Back then devs were free from all constraints and lived in harmony and peace

[covert dove]

🤓☝️

[elfin glacier]

go drink a verification can

[patent ravine]

Still waiting on the flood horror vr game 343. Cough cough

[meager linden]

Flood horror on Halo CE
Go and try it lol

[patent ravine]

Still waiting on ODST vr game 343. Cough cough

I did when it came out in 2001. 🥱

Been around

[finite patrol]

The flood is coming guys just a game late and a dollar more

[candid solar]

Oh, we want it in VR now? Daring.

[elfin glacier]

you're really proud of that one huh

[candid solar]

A real zinger

[glad flower]

I was thinking the same thing.

Like Infinite's campaign was ight, but it really was exactly like you said, lighthearted and marvel-like.

Wouldn't even take adding the flood in.

I mean ODST and Reach were darker games thematically just because of their setting and the themes of the games themself.

[obsidian wyvern]

is marvel-like just poor humour or

[hybrid dragon]

I kind of wish they made ODST more gritty, like seeing civilian bodies, destroyed vehicles, dead marines, dead ODSTs, animations for drones picking up bodys or covenant troopers messing with bodies, and all that

And explored the themes of a traumatic event from a soldiers perspective that isn't a spartan

[candid solar]

It's "bad". Nebulously "bad".

Nobody knows what the hell it actually means except "bad".

[elfin glacier]

@queen remnant @vapid siren @candid solar @obsidian wyvern HE SAID THE THING

https://tenor.com/view/soyjak-spinning-spinning-soyjak-soyjak-jazz-hands-excited-spinning-wojak-gif-25231392

[hybrid dragon]

What thing

[candid solar]

Yeah, well, you're expecting too much out of Bungie for that one.

[elfin glacier]

gritty

[vapid siren]

https://tenor.com/view/jurassic-park-shades-omg-cant-believe-gif-10277190

[elfin glacier]

particularly in context of odsts

[hybrid dragon]

Bungie has done gritty what do you mean? Halo reach new Alexandria with dead civilians and brutes killing civis?

[ornate sequoia]

I think Master Chief should switch to comedy. The fans need something new.

[elfin glacier]

i mean like it's not a bad idea it's just the word has been beaten to death

[vapid siren]

https://tenor.com/view/gritty-flyers-mascot-philadelphia-flyers-funny-dance-gritty-nhl-gif-12574558

griddy you say

[candid solar]

Oh, I mean doing it well, lmao

Because they didn't even do it that well in Reach lmao

[fickle drift]

If civilians were dying it sounds like you didn’t save them.
Self report smh.

[candid solar]

"Oh a lot of dead civilians, this sucks"

Tactical boppy music plays

[hybrid dragon]

I'm not wasting ammo on civis,

[elfin glacier]

welcome to the bullfrogs
jumps off building

[normal owl]

https://tenor.com/view/master-chief-get-griddy-fortnite-right-foot-creep-sir-hitting-the-griddy-gif-26556108

[vapid siren]

https://tenor.com/view/pizza-slice-mozzarella-gif-9957399

the edge

[candid solar]

Right through Triage
Literally zero medical equipment to be seen, like maybe one medic if the level's randomization is on your side. Also, no civilians go on the elevator with you.

[tight remnant]

It sucks they couldn't get the original art for that one rise of atriox comic issue

[vapid siren]

i can almost hear the linkin park from here

[elfin glacier]

invest in a Dexter Russell pizza wheel

[candid solar]

CRAWLING IN MY CRAWWLLLLL

[vapid siren]

IVE BECOME SO NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMB

[hybrid dragon]

Try to keep up spartan
gets focused rifled

[normal owl]

lol ok I missed the entire point of this gif. My reaction was "wow, rich thick soft delicious pizza!"

[vapid siren]

sounds like you got there in the end

[candid solar]

Seriously, this always bugged the crap out of me.

[hybrid dragon]

30 more mins till I get my hands bloody, I love working in a butcher shop

[vapid siren]

damn now i got the jay-z featured version of numb in my head

thanks guys

[candid solar]

What the hell was Marty thinking with that choice of music?

[normal owl]

That is a stalwart on my playlists!

[elfin glacier]

https://www.amazon.com/Dexter-Outdoors-4-Pizza-Cutter/dp/B086XXLLC8

handwash only @vapid siren

[hybrid dragon]

Dexter is a mid brand

[normal owl]

Very cool! So one could say that you like to meat new people.

[candid solar]

The S-blade has a Hackblood charge

[elfin glacier]

ok what do you suggest

[vapid siren]

me too, but i was just picking at acne overaggressively

[hybrid dragon]

That dad joke always cuts deep AHHHHH

[normal owl]

hahaha

[candid solar]

mfw the S-Blade has a hackblood charge

[elfin glacier]

the bloodblade has a soul absorbtion that allows it to get stronger with every kill

[normal owl]

I hope the dad joke doesn't cause you to have *beef *with me.

[tidal geode]

Just got rejected today so now I will play Halo Infinite until my heart stops

[candid solar]

This message sponsored by Gamersupps

[elfin glacier]

😔

[fierce mango]

You can take your anger out on the grunts by beating them up to death, that's what I do

[vapid siren]

yall need some hobbies

[fierce mango]

This is our hobby

[obsidian wyvern]

halo is not a good hobby

[tidal geode]

Agreed

[vapid siren]

other hobbies

[hasty zinc]

like carving birds out of wood like me

[normal owl]

No it needs to be one of those all-too-often times when the totally wrong kind of ad plays and it's so tonally jarring.

[hybrid dragon]

Its okay I don't have a bone to pick with you

[fickle drift]

Bold but true.

[elfin glacier]

@vapid siren buy the pizza cutter i linked it's worth it

[vapid siren]

nah

im broke

[tidal geode]

Sometimes I will shoot my neighbor with a BB gun for no reason

[obsidian wyvern]

hate it when that happens lol

[vapid siren]

buy it for me or it never happens

[ornate sequoia]

My hobby is to buy fast food

[vapid siren]

i got like 10 bucks in my bank account

[normal owl]

I'm relieved, wouldn't want you out there looking to shank me.

[hybrid dragon]

You really grind on that joke huh

[candid solar]

I hope this year's pride emblem can be color tuned to match specific pride flags. Y'know, trans pride, gay pride, pan, etc

[normal owl]

yeah I should chuck this whole conversation out the window.

[tidal geode]

She was a sports girl anyway so it probably wouldn’t work out

[normal owl]

Sports Girl

[vapid siren]

dont make me ping john

[candid solar]

"The worst she can say is no"

She tells you to play Halo Reach

[hybrid dragon]

You're gonna really steak everything in that pun

[hybrid dragon]

Hehe

[hasty zinc]

meat

[normal owl]

I didn't loin my lesson.

[vapid siren]

i mean... people are allowed to have different lifestyles but aight

[tidal geode]

Yea and I’m a pathetic Halo nerd

[candid solar]

https://tenor.com/view/daydream-dream-mr-meaty-meat-gif-7584082

[vapid siren]

look boss there's only room for my fat butt to be self deprecating

you gotta find a new bit

thats been my job for years

[hybrid dragon]

That's a kick in the ribs

[vapid siren]

really taking uny's bit too

smh my head everyone wants to steal from the status quo

[amber mirage]

Still waiting for you to get to the top of the leaderboards on it

[normal owl]

At some point we need to turn the page on these puns and start a new chop-ter in this chat.

[hybrid dragon]

that's a tender joke right there,

[vapid siren]

https://tenor.com/view/regular-show-rigby-mordecai-death-gif-21730053

[normal owl]

Man I've been spitting puns since I was a wee one. Dad flexed his English fluency by using puns as language exercises.

[vapid siren]

Take it up with the babyfaced fistbumper himself

(sidenot why does uny have a perpetual babyface that makes him always seem 16)

[normal owl]

he's not Uny-que in his ability to make puns.

[hybrid dragon]

My boss said I'm really getting the hang of this

[vapid siren]

look at that man

[elfin glacier]

you knee sheck

[hasty zinc]

aww no gif

hmm

it was a gif on my end

[vapid siren]

@sturdy mauve share your originals

[normal owl]

Hey sometimes sentences are bland, and puns are the cure.

[hybrid dragon]

We make dog food at our workplace but it always turns out.. ruff,

[normal owl]

literal "HAAA"

[hybrid dragon]

That was the wurst pun to come out

[amber mirage]

If we're being frank

[normal owl]

It was brat to you by yours truly.

[amber mirage]

We can always take this a little furter

[normal owl]

hahahahahaha

[hasty zinc]

https://tenor.com/bxG58.gif

[hybrid dragon]

That's a bit much to debone

[normal owl]

Aegis feels like these puns are endless, like infinite links in a chain.

[hybrid dragon]

We had a side of kangaroo imported it always made me a bit jumpy to work with,

[normal owl]

@hybrid dragon seriously though I thought you had to leave for work lol

[hybrid dragon]

I asked my hair stylist what her Favorite steak was, she said flat iron

[normal owl]

We just literally used up all your time before work with puns.

[hybrid dragon]

LOL it's worth

[normal owl]

TRUE

[hybrid dragon]

I work so many hours just to make ends meat

[normal owl]

well be sure to carve out some time for yourself.

[hybrid dragon]

What do you call a cow with two legs attorney?

Lean beef

[normal owl]

hahahahaha

udderly delightful

[sturdy mauve]

Oh god automod ples dont delet
https://giphy.com/gifs/halo-infinite-unyshek-ASAefkbTO2zUZoNTv1
https://giphy.com/gifs/twitter-halo-unyshek-hjA65lvV1JswY4Je8G

[hybrid dragon]

I'll be right back I gotta go to a butchers meeting

Meating

[hard crane]

4 hours until Marvel Rivals's playtest starts.
I think i'm gonna skip sleeping tonight.

[vapid siren]

https://giphy.com/gifs/halo-infinite-unyshek-ASAefkbTO2zUZoNTv1

https://giphy.com/gifs/twitter-halo-unyshek-hjA65lvV1JswY4Je8G

forgot it may not embed properly in here i gotchu

[hybrid dragon]

We had a cow twitch on the farm the other day, I call it beef jerky @normal owl

[normal owl]

But won't there be backed up servers at the beginning, so you can sleep through that and wake up once things have settled down?

[hard crane]

Yes, but I already have a clan thingy trusting me to lead them so I gotta stay sharp.

[hasty zinc]

looks like Overwatch but Marvel lol

[normal owl]

Have you considered changing your clan name to Clan?

[hybrid dragon]

I gotta stop with the puns I'm leaning too much into them

[trim saddle]

I dont think he clan

[hybrid dragon]

ok I'll stop now LOL

[hard crane]

yep, that's 100% the point

[hasty zinc]

gotcha

Overwatch isnt my jam

[normal owl]

It was an honor and a pleasure exchanging puns with you.

[hasty zinc]

but it looks neat for those who like it

[obsidian wyvern]

can't believe ow is anyone's jam

[normal owl]

You're just jelly.

[trim saddle]

i prefer blackberry jam

[normal owl]

You know that's pretty good!

[hard crane]

I have, the others... not really

[normal owl]

with butter on a toasted bagel

[normal owl]

"What's your clan name?"
"Clan"
"Yes, your clan name, what is it?"
"Clan"
"Do you just not want to tell me"

[hard crane]

if anything it will be "yes we clan"

[trim saddle]

odd thing i used it for.. i let a porkchop marinade with a light coating of blackberry jam for a few hours and I broiled it for a few mins on each side. turns out amazing.

[normal owl]

hmmmm I can see that! The sweetness fits well with pork chops.

[hybrid dragon]

It was my honour to spam it's always a rare occasion I get to do this.

[trim saddle]

let him cook

how does the psychic like their steak? Medium rare.

[normal owl]

Clan You Dig It

[hard crane]

we went for "the key beggers" btw

[normal owl]

lol honest at least haha

[hard crane]

it's manifesting 😄

[normal owl]

Almost missed this one. Bravo sir!

[worldly sedge]

I’ve seen this argument online with the whole Microsoft “ruining” Xbox about how come 343 didn’t get canned while other studios did. I gotta ask: what are people expecting the results? That Halo dies prematurely and they’ll have to find another studio?

Don’t get me wrong, I praise the effort 343 did to restore the MCC and all the updates for Infinite. Without them, we wouldn’t be playing Halo currently but man it’s just annoying and arbitrary for this argument. Because it makes no sense, do people want Halo or not?

[normal owl]

The thing with Halo is it just keeps going round and round again.

[floral pollen]

Infinitely
(the only attempt at humor my brain could come up with rn lol)

[hasty zinc]

[fierce mango]

Well at least we know with back and forth opinions on halo infinite will be never ending.

[fickle drift]

As they are with every previous game yes.

[graceful inlet]

Good night Spartans!
(and our marines 🫂)

[fierce mango]

Call me a bad guy for saying this, but I feel like halo 3 is partially at fault for making the majority of fan base into fanatics and gatekeep everything else

[fickle drift]

Is it 3’s fault that Reach diverted mechanically, leading to 4 doubling down, etc, etc.

[fresh turtle]

Goodnight

[fierce mango]

Well I mean after everything I've seen from post, comments, etc. people want everything in halo to be like halo 3 and I don't understand what's the point of it, it was a great moment at it's prime but the fact that people go against other halo games when in truth they weren't all that bad.

[fickle drift]

I’d agree H3 is put on a pedestal more than it ought to be but that’s hardly a Halo exclusive thing.
People always latch onto the perceived peak of any game franchise.

[vapid siren]

they want the enjoyment of the time not the actual raw mechanics

people confuse the sentiment and nostalgia for the actual raw design

you want what it FELT like to play halo 3, but how many of us are actually rn playing halo 3

its there on mcc

[fierce mango]

On MCC, though I don't think it's really fair that the rest of the halo games on there are left out as far as population because people would rather cling onto halo 3 cause playing only halo 3 on MCC can make it dull and boring

[vapid siren]

but if its that much better...

then why arent we all still over there

you kinda see my point? the playerbase doesnt actually want halo 3 they want the feeling, nostalgia, and enjoyment they originally had and can't have due to so many variables beyond the evolution of the gameplay

[fickle drift]

Like from my perspective as a ‘classic fan’ I’d want a game that moves on from H3’s starting point mechanically and advances it, rather than the divergences we’ve had since then like custom loadouts or advanced movement mechanics on spawn.
But I know this line of thinking is always diluted into wanting the exact same thing again because nostalgia.

[vapid siren]

halo 3 in itself was a cultural event and phenomenon. you can't recreate it

some games just literally hit different

halo 3 was that for many

[normal owl]

oh my sweet goodness the SSG Launch bundle finally gives me the clean shiny black coating I've been looking for.

[vapid siren]

thing is the convo gets harder when we have constant h3 map remakes, we force the sandbox to basically only be the BR, we harp on playable elites and dual wielding, we want arbiter back as well as flood

not saying you do but you get the idea

hell just how many maps in infinite are h3 remakes

[fickle drift]

Imo there’s a lot of things, like dual wielding, like playable elites, like the random BR spread, that could easily be ditched and would make for a better game that still uses the ‘classic’ formula.

And that’s not to ditch new modes or vehicles or weapons added since then either.

Honestly the H3 purists just ruin any proper discussion about the older games merits because they make the worst arguments

[fierce mango]

I'm gonna be honest on that too, I get that some people want to play as elites I get that. But I truly don't understand the return for the duel wielding or even the plasma rifle when hardly anyone has ever used them

[vapid siren]

which is fair

but idk im lookin big picture and when i hear the classic halo argument it really boils down to "just rehash h3, maybe a dash of 2"

[worldly sedge]

Where my SMGs

[vapid siren]

in the trash

where they belong

[worldly sedge]

Nah, I’m an ironic SMG enjoyer

[bronze breach]

He is referring to small minded gamers.

[worldly sedge]

Especially the Silenced SMG that was pretty cool and tactical

[vapid siren]

if the gun doesnt use the gigachad 7.62x51mm NATO round I don't want it

that includes the baby boy br

[fierce mango]

Wasn't the smg in 3 worse in damage than 2?

[vapid siren]

cheap knockoff soviet 9x39mm vss wannabe

not even suppressed

how can you copy soviet designs and not even make the gun quiet

[fickle drift]

I am glad Infinite brought back equipment, and improved on the idea a good bit, that’s what I want more of.

[vapid siren]

meanwhile we got the AR and DMR being gigachads using the caliber of the right arm of the free world

[fierce mango]

Also that reminds me, explain how does that caliber look more a 5.56 or how is a kinetic supposed to do against covenant shields?

[vast grove]

halo 5 should be everything halo 7 strives to be

aside from the story

[obsidian wyvern]

story wasn't bad

[vapid siren]

dunno dont care

[vast grove]

halo infinite is literally a step back from what 5 brought to the table

[vapid siren]

i just wanna hate on the br cause its cringe and dumb and for old men who cant let go of their aim assist precision gun that has a reticle wider than my mother

[bronze breach]

If you say so

[vapid siren]

no aa evo starts

cmon

do it

[fickle drift]

Bandit Rifle’s a lot more satisfying to use imo.

[bronze breach]

Halo 7 is also a step back from halo infinite. I just cant believe it man.

[vapid siren]

cause it uses gods other caliber

.45 and 7.62 NATO

all we ever need

[distant mirage]

halo 5 gets too much hate storywise!! i agree!

[obsidian wyvern]

pfp made me think nighter appeared

[fickle drift]

Don’t scare me like that

[elfin glacier]

he will soon now

[amber mirage]

He'll see that comment too

[vast grove]

this literally makes no sense lol you didtn get my point at all

[obsidian wyvern]

🕯️ nighter 🕯️
🕯️

ok won't work with the top one

[fickle drift]

Sir I’m gonna have to ask you to put down your candles and step away from the summoning circle 🔫

[obsidian wyvern]

🙌

[bronze breach]

Rev trying to summon exodia to the field with his ritual

[amber mirage]

Maybe the candles are to hold off the darkness of the night(er)

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah that ^

[vapid siren]

oh yeah

[normal owl]

As with all arcane rituals, this is going to backfire and we'll get NighterSauce.

[spark stratus]

the br shoots a round bigger then 7.62

[vapid siren]

the BR is dumb and cringe

no further questions

comments

concerns

complaints

nor death threats

[spark stratus]

fair

which is the best AR tho

[vapid siren]

it is for babyraging manchildren who cannot aim and yearn to be 20 years younger before they got arthritis cause they got stuck playing in claw all this time

[spark stratus]

dam

[spark stratus]

but what is your favorite Assault rifle

[fickle drift]

You know H2 was pretty based for just not having it.

[normal owl]

https://tenor.com/view/claw-the-gif-19666030

[vapid siren]

it tried to hide it from us with the weakling smg and the edgy guitars

and it came crawling right on back next game

no guitar in sight too

[fierce mango]

But why is it being used again covenant shielding when the UNSC was better off reverse engineer covenant tech and make something out of it to fight off the covenant easier?

Nice

[spark stratus]

https://tenor.com/view/heretic-halo2-arbiter-grunts-gif-19621018

no image perms

wild

MA5B is the best standad issue in halo

[obsidian wyvern]

ok you can make fun of everything else but why the guitar huh

[vapid siren]

i hate how its done in 2

in like any other version past 2 it's fine

in CE's Rock Anthem For Saving the World and all of H2 it just felt... contrived? Like its just merely covering the theme

it didnt flesh itself out

like it was a cheap mimicry of the early 2000s... well not so much a mimicry if its FROM that time but still

just a product of the time when we were annoyingly cringe and edgy for... reasons

[floral pollen]

EVO supremacy gang rise up

[normal owl]

It is second on my new playlist of game soundtracks. Love it so much.

[vapid siren]

if it doesnt have Dock Wrecks i dont want it

[floral pollen]

if you'd like, I can send a playlist of mine that's full of video game music and stuff

[vapid siren]

[hasty zinc]

MFW prepare to drop doesn't start with an ODST track

[vapid siren]

and it has a mass effect image

ok hold up we need to see this playlist in full

wtf dude

[hasty zinc]

and starts with an AC song

[normal owl]

So that was one of the first soundtracks I was thinking of, but as aforementioned, there is sadly too much downtime and slow sections in the tracks.

[vapid siren]

what is this malarkey

[normal owl]

...and cruelly ironically none of the ME songs made the cut.

[hasty zinc]

wtf man

[vapid siren]

bruh

[normal owl]

I know ok!! I'm as heartbroken as you are.

[floral pollen]

I have a 137 hour playlist of movie and game soundtracks lmao

[normal owl]

The tracks needed to remain relatively high-energy throughout their runtimes.

So far today: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4WQmS5DKJvzfS9FIeILjji

what in the preview

[normal owl]

I'll look them up!

[floral pollen]

The Road by Gareth Coker is a good one
Was my first favorite Halo song lol (Infinite was my first game)

[normal owl]

I would love this.

[floral pollen]

one sec I just closed spotify lmao

[floral pollen]

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3QSH45NyJ2Qu7qmCvjTu3g?si=14c3f2cc61b14b22
Says fantasy, but its a mix of everything lol

[normal owl]

I tried to make each track flow into the next one somewhat ok.

[normal owl]

This is so cool: such a huge resource for me to explore. Thank you!

[floral pollen]

I'll give it a listen while Haloing tomorrow

[floral pollen]

Np!
There's over a thousand songs lol

[obsidian wyvern]

I see apex tracks in there too 👀

[normal owl]

That's a rock cover, and it's addicting.

[obsidian wyvern]

you're the jump master is pretty good

[normal owl]

yesss, it's one of my go-to's, but it has that slow section in the middle

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah I was thinking that lol

[normal owl]

oh shoot I forgot the Killer Instinct theme.

oh crap it has a long low-energy section too: https://open.spotify.com/track/677emOQgVxZAMZcLFEAr1z

[fierce mango]

Was that a collab or did the actual doom composer make that?

[fickle drift]

I’m chronic for this, pacing is important in playlists for me

[normal owl]

https://tenor.com/view/my-man-together-smile-gif-20682410

[normal owl]

I have no idea if it was a collab, but it's from the official soundtrack for the 2014 Killer Instinct on XB1.

[stiff solar]

Hi everyone

[fierce mango]

Hello

[stiff solar]

I just got to diamond rank 😍 yay

[fierce mango]

Career or ranked?

[stiff solar]

Career

[formal sable]

Hi, I'm currently playing halo reach, I'm trying to have the success. I'm standing in front of datapack 15, in exode in legendary, I click on it/open it and nothing happen. Anyone has an idea ?

[paper wolf]

Umm

[floral pollen]

Nice
I'm nearing Onyx myself

[fierce mango]

I'm at captain grade 3 on diamond,

[muted plaza]

ranked feels so miserable, perma getting thrown into 150 ping lobbies

[floral pollen]

I'm a General 2 rn

[obsidian wyvern]

I'm at my limit

[robust spear]

Why

[fickle drift]

He’s been playing ranked snipers

[robust spear]

Why would he punish himself by playing that ☠️

[obsidian wyvern]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[cedar turret]

It can be fun if you resign yourself to never use a gun

[floral pollen]

I somehow placed Plat 1 in snipes

[livid oyster]

I have to get around to playing ranked snipers to see my placement

Regular snipers can be tough I know ranked will have me raging

[floral pollen]

its annoying fs

[obsidian wyvern]

I can't even find games

well, I put our 4 stack into ranked snipers quickly as a joke and it found a game so fast I didn't have time to cancel it. pain

[amber mirage]

If you want a high energy KI track, try this https://open.spotify.com/track/7dRmZO0PTEVfEW5KjXeUKo?si=09fda0fd368b4dec

[cedar turret]

or this

https://youtu.be/wnacdOIoTBQ?si=H1JHvNxaOGkTYU5W

[normal owl]

Thank you sir! Forgot there was another season of this.

[amber mirage]

There were 3

[left bone]

bro think he goku

[jade walrus]

toxic staff member detected

also imo the br is really useful for taking out enemies quickly even without a scope, I'm able to aim easily without the scope

[worldly sedge]

I’m an Assault Rifle enjoyer

[jade walrus]

br is faster to take out enemies, AR is useful for finishing off enemies

[worldly sedge]

AR can be faster in close quarters but I sometimes can pick them off from a distance with short burst rounds

[jade walrus]

understandable

br+ar = can't touch this

[cedar turret]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-kitten-nose-poweroff-goodnight-gif-3154708980115706264

[jade gust]

Got a solar storm right now, the light show is real nice

[left bone]

AR is always superior

[floral pollen]

Stanchion on the other hand..
yea you're dead

[left bone]

"but...precision weapons-"

gets 50 bullet holes and dies

[obsidian wyvern]

it's pretty cool

[jade gust]

Absolutely

[obsidian wyvern]

can't see it from my house though :(

[jade gust]

Sorry to hear that, but I can say it is a fantastic light show

[obsidian wyvern]

wait I lied I can

whew, ok glad that picture got me up to check again

[jade gust]

You are welcome

[jade walrus]

[willow hedge]

I hope we can have a chance to unlock the rest of blue teams armor in infinite multiplayer
Maybe for 100% campaign completion on legendary with all skulls?

Idk tho lol

[obsidian wyvern]

friend who lives close to me got such a good photo of it

[normal owl]

That is outrageously gorgeous. Unbelievable that you guys get to see that with your own eyes where you live.

[jade gust]

Oh that's fantastic

[jade gust]

And I guess we're lucky Europe is experiencing this right now

[granite sky]

that's cool i didnt know a solar storm was happening

[obsidian wyvern]

there's this site which shows it live across Europe
https://www.foto-webcam.eu/

[barren haven]

Something something Steamed Hams

[obsidian wyvern]

https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1789029102357270803?t=uK7YgKbn3NyuA2SDChcixQ&s=19

R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) on X

🚨#BREAKING: Much of the Northern United States has a chance to See Northern Lights as Level G4 Severe geomagnetic hits in nearly two decades

📌#UnitedStates | #USA

A series of powerful severe geomagnetic storms are expected to hit Earth tonight into Saturday, affecting much of…

Twitter · May 10, 2024, 8:25 PM

[hasty zinc]

sick!!!

[hasty zinc]

https://tenor.com/bc8Ic.gif

[forest lagoon]

OMG I might actually be in the "zone"!

[hexed geyser]

would a seires S be worth it just for 4 player infinite

[obsidian wyvern]

https://vxtwitter.com/talktotippers/status/1789069066981786085?t=GGGaTqaFnrsiBPjS-q7fjw&s=19

[lapis ivy]

That northern lights?

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah

but you can see it across Europe right now

[obsidian wyvern]

us too in a couple of hours ^

[cedar turret]

it's gonna turn ya'll into kool-aid zombies like in night of the comet

[obsidian wyvern]

I wanna see your guys photos when I wake up

[cedar turret]

It's all dogs, flowers, and my counterpart and I'm not sharing the last one

[covert dove]

I mean it can, but the series S overall is not worth the money in modern gaming imo. It can handle infinite, but the X will handle it far better

[cedar turret]

What if you duct tape three series S models together and enchant them to work as one?

[covert dove]

[cedar turret]

Has anyone bought a decomissioned aircraft carrier to turn it into a floating nightclub with a 1000 dollar a head cover charge?

[calm fiber]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/572921337782337566/1211114454142681118/noping.png?ex=65ed053b&is=65da903b&hm=127c1f5a619a9cb041d895fc8b72e2582f18b58934fcc2c232dda28837a796a2&

[barren haven]

Nothing like that in Ontario yet unfortunately

[normal owl]

Thank you for this heads up. I have to work late into the evening anyways so it's perfect for me to keep an eye out for this.

[desert dust]

i can almost garuntee you arent even using the noob combo lmao

[sinful silo]

Random ping just to be toxic, average internet user. Nice delete btw

[desert dust]

kinda trying to help

you never said why or how your dying

[sinful silo]

You are very clearly not trying to help, especially with the contents of the deleted message.

[vapid siren]

dont tell me i missed it

[hasty zinc]

You missed it

Jk idk

It's cloudy here

[vapid siren]

i will end your life

its a clear night for me

i can go to lake erie and get reflections

[fickle drift]

[hasty zinc]

Reported

[vapid siren]

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast

[desert dust]

deleted it cause i was responding to you calling ce bad

[vapid siren]

shut

anyways

[sinful silo]

Sure, I believe you. Keep being toxic I'm sure it's good for you or whatever.

[vapid siren]

AURORA BOREALIS

AT THIS TIME OF YEAR

AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT

[fickle drift]

#savehalo

[vapid siren]

IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY

LOCALIZED ENTIRELY IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES

[fickle drift]

https://tenor.com/view/halo-halo2-halo-oorah-gif-15782884

[robust spear]

Ain’t finna happen

[barren haven]

Hey hey hey, I already beat you on that joke 😏

[fickle drift]

might aswell be optimistic 😐

[robust spear]

Been optimistic since halo 4

Theres a point where you should just give up

[fickle drift]

good point

[fickle drift]

im probably gonna end up like this sangheili on this emoji before halo gets good

[normal owl]

Same, I'm getting nothing right now.

[granite sky]

I don't see

[elfin glacier]

an unironic amobalous pfp in current year? yeesh

@vapid siren i'm gonna loic you what's ur IP address

[candid tusk]

Nothing but clouds. 😭

[hasty zinc]

same

[vapid siren]

IM BUSY

shut

[vapid siren]

[elfin glacier]

your router will be soon

[faint mantle]

Where flare

[hasty zinc]

nice photoshop

[vapid siren]

northern continental us

[faint mantle]

[vapid siren]

i stfg

[elfin glacier]

hawknerd btfo

[normal owl]

BEAUTIFUL. I'm glad your skies allowed you to witness this. I'm being totally cloudblocked over here.

Man I wish I could've seen it.

[normal owl]

I can't even come up with an analogy for what this looks like: totally new to the eyes. This is so freaking cool. What an experience for you!

The closest I could get was to just a minute ago behold something almost as beautiful: a completely finished RevB of a Succession/Acquisition Agreement. All those beautifully crafted mousetraps to enhance compliance and sabotage aggressors.

[vapid siren]

i just want you to understand that i sprinted faster than i probably ever have, and that is counting when i did lacrosse

[granite sky]

i still cant see it, why does the sun not care about me i thought we were cool

shoot your dangerous solar radiation beams at me

[normal owl]

You did it for the fam, and we are grateful.

[fickle drift]

also

would u guys like to see halo on playstation or just pc and xbox?

xbox is dying

[smoky token]

It's cloudy over where it is for me

[fickle drift]

closed 4 studios

[smoky token]

hopefully ill be able to see it tomorrow

[candid solar]

I saw a hint of it.

Annnnd then the clouds came.

[toxic helm]

When you go on the Halo Infinite website, what is the name of the helmet that orange and red Spartan is wearing?

[cedar turret]

I call it George

[meager linden]

Good morning spartans

[hasty zinc]

if you're saying good morning, I'm up too late

[candid solar]

Champion

[toxic helm]

No wonder I can't find anything specific on this with googling

[fresh turtle]

[rare cedar]

[meager linden]

Wish only I could see it in my country😭

[cedar turret]

Have you tried taking a map and cutting your country out of the map and gluing it near other countries that are experiencing the phenomenon?

[smoky token]

USA supremacy

[fickle drift]

xbox pc app pls let me sign in 😭

my halo and fallout are on xbox app

[fickle drift]

[fallen jay]

Guys look my pfp is the guy from halo (I'm joking)

[fickle drift]

the green guy 😲

[fallen jay]

Yeah it's me!

[fickle drift]

hello green man how are u

[fallen jay]

The master leaf

[fallen jay]

Depressed af my gf broke up with me, she's temporary halo is eternal, Get it it's a pun, from like halo eternal

Nah but fr she broke up with me 😭

[fickle drift]

u got this bro i wish both of yall the best breakups can be rough. and yea i got it nice joke lol 🔥

[fallen jay]

Thanks

[fickle drift]

😦

[fickle drift]

np 😸

[tight remnant]

wow

[fickle drift]

: hello

[wispy sun]

elevation sucks

[fickle drift]

the gravity one?

[tight remnant]

Wow*

[wispy sun]

yep i hate it lmao

[fickle drift]

yea, it isnt one of my faves, im more of a boots on ground guy but u can make interesting plays on it lol

[wispy sun]

Forbidden is dope though

[fickle drift]

it really is & if u have a bandit u dominate the game too...but i guess u can say that for about every map lol

its a really good gun

[fickle drift]

Nice name change “𝓕𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 Slayer” lol

I like the name change 𝓿𝓻𝓸

[fallen jay]

Yes

[fickle drift]

Gah I wish I could send images here but ik why they don’t let ppl do it…

[fallen jay]

Lmao me too

[pine siren]

Oh hell nah Freaky Slayer? I ain’t answering that 😭😭

[fickle drift]

lmaoo

[pine siren]

💀

[frank bronze]

An Insurrectionist Spartan sounds hot

[bold sparrow]

Theres several. None are particularly interesting

[worldly sedge]

Okay what Warhammer faction are you?

I like the Guards they are pretty cool

[craggy hare]

Khaos if we are talking Warhammer

Orcas if we are talking Warwhales

[obsidian wyvern]

over here we could really only see it with night mode on our phones

[fickle drift]

Does anyone have like a surefire way I can get a coherent group to play together

[fickle drift]

Solo queueing with people dumber than amoebas starts to take a toll

[echo arrow]

@fresh turtle have you beat the level yet or you give up?

Youve been stuck it for two days already

[obsidian wyvern]

make friends honestly lol

[fickle drift]

Yeah how

[obsidian wyvern]

thats the hard part

[fickle drift]

The lfg in this server might as well be dead because nobody pings me for games

[obsidian wyvern]

what achievement are u going for

or just still after the 50 games for ranked

[fickle drift]

Oh I just want people to play with tbh

MCC and infinite

[obsidian wyvern]

fairs

[fickle drift]

MCC I can be more lenient with because the only players left are NA

But infinite I want to find more aus players, problem is I can count the amount of people in here who are aus on one hand

And the discord servers that are oce/anz should be shut down for inactivity lol

My usual friend who I played campaign and some mp with pretty much went cold turkey and doesn’t play games anymore

[fresh turtle]

Still working on it 😮‍💨

[echo arrow]

Aiming for 3 days?

[fresh turtle]

Noo

[echo arrow]

Mhm

[obsidian wyvern]

unfortunately id recommend mint blitzs server for aus players

[fickle drift]

I’m already in it

I’ve been in almost every aus server for halo and they’re dead lol

[obsidian wyvern]

i have an aus friend i play halo with, but thats really only with someone from japan with us too otherwise the ping is too high for either one of us

at least with us 3, its like 100-150 for everyone so its bearable

[fickle drift]

Yeah

I prefer playing with aus ppl but west us works since it’s around 150 ping

[fresh turtle]

I'll get it eventually 😫

[obsidian wyvern]

im from england and i think ping was 300 either way lol

@wild sleet u went to 400 ping playing with me didnt u lol

[fickle drift]

I pushed it a little further when playing with my friend’s friends which was like 190

[wild sleet]

Absolutely

[obsidian wyvern]

pain

[echo arrow]

https://tenor.com/view/waiting-patiently-for-you-gif-18993082

[fickle drift]

Tbh anything higher than 150 and gun jamming becomes more common

[obsidian wyvern]

my br jams so often on 8 ping

[fickle drift]

I’m still getting shot through walls and stuff as well so whatever patch they said fixed it clearly wasn’t added

[obsidian wyvern]

that new network model just made it even worse when playing with high ping

I haven't tried the skewer since last week's update but I remember you couldn't use it at all since the network update

[fickle drift]

You can count on the devs to make sure they cover all parts of the globe; north south East and west US

[fickle drift]

Skewer is useless, it does not work at all

[obsidian wyvern]

awesome

[fickle drift]

Only way I’ve found success with it is shooting afk people

[obsidian wyvern]

you could fully see it shoot from where u were 2 seconds ago

[fickle drift]

The Halo 3 plasma pistol fires faster and more accurately than that garbage

[severe flame]

Just beat odst on legendary for the first time, not sure which campaign to do on legendary next

[fickle drift]

LASO or normal

[severe flame]

Normal, wasnt in the mood for laso lmao

[fickle drift]

Weak

[severe flame]

So true

[fickle drift]

Do 2 then

Or go get under 3 hours for ODST

[fickle drift]

The amount of times even on sub 30 ping I’ve headshot someone with the skewer for it to pass right through them and do no damage is absurd to put it lightly

Like am I still playing the beta

[wild sleet]

For me shots don’t properly register & rubber banding, really feel like the Desync era was a bit better for us personally

Like Skewer is now impossible to use on high ping which is why I’m mostly playing FF, it’s the only mode I can tolerate in Infinite now

[fickle drift]

What’s your ping for ff

I’ve never gotten any ff game under 300 ping, game mode is dead

[rare cedar]

Wake up early enough and I’m sure you’ll find games

[pulsar cobalt]

Hopefully we get these on the next rotation due to the yoroi OP

[fickle drift]

Do I really need to wake up at 2am just to play firefight

[fickle drift]

That wrist piece looks kinda cool ngl

[wild sleet]

Hoping I can get that coating with it

[pulsar cobalt]

Can you not get the coating ?

[wild sleet]

It was part of the Ultimate

[pulsar cobalt]

it was a store bundle no ?

[wild sleet]

Sundown Smile is but there was 2 that were Ultimate Rewards including the Monk healing Chestplate

I forgot the proper term is called

[pulsar cobalt]

Oh wait that coating i use is was a event daily one so it never came back

[wild sleet]

Ever Fueled Juza Chestplate

Withered Rose

There was a 3rd one I forgot the name of

[pulsar cobalt]

I love this yoroi coating

[obsidian wyvern]

is that withered rose

[pulsar cobalt]

No

Ancient Flare

it was a event store daily back in season 1

[wild sleet]

I want that one with Withered Rose as well

[rare cedar]

No, like 8-9am.

[wild sleet]

What do they look like with the Kabuto?

[fickle drift]

I’m better off just playing normal mp at that time lol

[rare cedar]

That’s evening time for the US

[fickle drift]

Yeah I know, I just wished there were more people at this time

[rare cedar]

just trying to help 🙂

[pulsar cobalt]

I was ill when that weekly chestpiece was active so i missed those 😂

[fickle drift]

Yeah I’m grateful for it, don’t think I’m not haha

You know what

We should do firefight together some time

[fierce veldt]

How can you post ss i wanna post a dope achiement i got

[fickle drift]

#1076327824924872755

You’ll have to use an image host to post in there

[fierce veldt]

Well screw that I 100% MCC and i'm damn proud

[obsidian wyvern]

nice

[quasi wave]

who wants to play firefight????

[calm fiber]

If you're looking for other Spartans to join you in battle, check out our LFGs:

#lfg-competitive – For ranked/competitive matchmaking
#lfg-social – For social/casual matchmaking
#lfg-campaign - For campaign co-op
#lfg-forge - For map/mode building and testing
#lfg-customs - For custom games
#lfg-other – For firefight, spartan ops, etc
#lfg-español – Para jugadores hispanohablantes en cualquier categoría de juego
#lfg-hcs-scrims-or-teams – To help you find a team or secure some scrims

Don't forget to check out #lfg-and-voice-chat to learn about the !lfg bot, how to use it, and how to create your own voice channels.

[smoky kindle]

what does the orange star thing in halo inf mean for "BIG TEAM HEAVIES"? is it an xp multiplier or

[pulsar cobalt]

Featured playlist gives slightly more match xp