general-chat

[haughty wraith]

Yeah, although it looks like a 4 as the A lol

[steady jolt]

I felt that too

[forest lagoon]

https://tenor.com/view/theyre-the-same-picture-the-office-pam-the-office-us-gif-20757621

[candid solar]

Ah, so we're back to what I liked about 4/5's Forerunner aesthetic.

[forest lagoon]

Makes for a nice background though

[signal wedge]

Logo looking like it will launch a whole cinematic universe

[cedar hornet]

4s forerunner level design was basically TRON legacy

[haughty wraith]

We pretty much already have one

[midnight onyx]

I'd say a mix of all previous games aesthetic before Infinite

[haughty wraith]

The fractures

[meager linden]

I can't remember in which game I already saw almost the same logo

[candid solar]

For the record, I was making a joke. They only really share glow lines. That's it.

[neat hill]

Yoooo sick!

[trim saddle]

thats probably the only thing i actually liked about 4/5, aside from the decent multiplayer.

[forest lagoon]

Derezzed starts playing

[meager linden]

Something familiar, but I can't remember

[candid solar]

Actual panel markings and environmental structures are fundamentally different. I was joking.

[trim saddle]

thats exactly what i was hearing in my head.. lmao

[candid solar]

The closest to 'Tron' 4/5's aesthetic really got was the Didact's time out ball.

[forest lagoon]

And now I'm about to launch that playlist so thank you

[trim saddle]

time out ball... thats hilarious.

[candid solar]

"Now now you've been a very bad ur-didact, go in your naughty orb"

[midnight onyx]

Have you actually seen the newest video of Halo Studios showcasing the UE5 environment for Halo?

[meager linden]

Epic environment

[trim saddle]

Yes, i watched it live. Very pretty.

[haughty wraith]

Halo 4 was heavily underrated

[candid solar]

I'll admit that I'm still VERY PLEASANTLY surprised they used Halo 5's OST for that trailer. Light is Green is a great track. Honestly top 5 Halo themes.

[fickle drift]

I wonder if the next game will actually look that good

[trim saddle]

Did you see the slim showing of the ghost they had? bottom right corner when chief was fighting the elites.

[fickle drift]

I saw a banshee

[midnight onyx]

UE5 is obviously Epic, but specifically made for Halo as a testbed

[meager linden]

Need to take some pictures for monitor wallpaper

[signal wedge]

I wonder if they will keep Halo 7 multiplayer F2P

[neat hill]

Its so good, can't wait for Halo: CE Anniversary's Anniversary edition

[candid solar]

I mean the majority of the assets were Infinite assets from the look of it, even for the blightlands

[jade gust]

The Forerunner structure looked like the ones we saw in Infinite's campaign. Judging from the other obviously Halo assets used, I think they reused the asset from Infinite for the demo

[candid solar]

Which I guess explains why they suddenly tossed in flood biome stuff a few updates ago

[fickle drift]

If that's the case, then goes to show how much Lighting can do

[midnight onyx]

Although I wish they would bring Infinite to UE5 but that's not planned at all

[trim saddle]

lighting is everything, otherwise we couldnt see.

[candid solar]

The elites are honestly the biggest tell in that one scene lmao

[meager linden]

Damn they all good
Can't pick which I want to set up on my monitor wallpaper

[valid portal]

Mat_fullbright 1

[candid solar]

They have the Mercenary shoulders from Infinite

[jade gust]

Honestly, I hope it means that they're just gonna recycle stuff from Infinite, be a shame to not reuse most of those models

[fickle drift]

Well good lighting to be specific ig

[candid solar]

I just want my damn GEN2 back.

Achilles is nice but I never wore it in 5.

[trim saddle]

Did you just flashbang me? lmao

[jade gust]

They should bring that back too

[fickle drift]

Be a shame not to carry over the stuff I bought from the store in general

[vocal parrot]

U guys are still up?

[candid solar]

It's... Noon.

[fickle drift]

It's my break rn

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah 5pm, I'm still up. hard stuff

[candid solar]

I went to sleep and woke up, that's how biology works

[midnight onyx]

Lmao 6pm here

[vocal parrot]

Its 9 am, I just woke up

[fickle drift]

You might need to get banned again lol

[trim saddle]

hard stuff is vague and i dont want more details.

[jade gust]

Like, let us see Gen 3 and Gen 2 armour together in the next game

[obsidian wyvern]

I only got like 3 hrs of sleep so I am falling asleep rn

[meager linden]

Ok, I'm going to work now, see ya later

[fickle drift]

Gn

[obsidian wyvern]

whilst playing* lol

[granite folio]

horrible isnt it

[signal wedge]

If other Spartans ever show up, actually model battle damage and dents on them..

[trim saddle]

i need to hook AI to my xbox to play FF while im at work.

[midnight onyx]

I want my needler needle in my head to stay like Kat!

[fickle drift]

The Banished in Infinite looked rly plasticity

[valid portal]

Fulbright everything instead of everything being pitch black

[normal owl]

@candid tusk

[candid solar]

But that needle didn't stay in her helmet

[fickle drift]

Reference to the shop item dude

[midnight onyx]

Oh, hell, I forgot, many shards?

[candid solar]

https://tenor.com/view/gears-of-war-cole-train-gif-15215650645978726386

[trim saddle]

it clearly went all the way through >_>

[candid solar]

Still say it should be retconned to be a beam rifle.

The elite is holding a damn focus rifle in the cutscene, not even a needle rifle

[vocal parrot]

We need a soccer skin

[candid solar]

Many dozens!

[signal wedge]

And all the dead Spartans looked brand new either than a few burn marks lol

[trim saddle]

makes sense because needles stick and explode after so many, not go through.

[midnight onyx]

How could I forget? I MUST play Reach again oh my god!

[candid solar]

Well, that, and you can't headshot kill marines or ODSTs in Reach with a needle rifle.

[ocean herald]

were their shields down? i don't remember the logistics of why i single needle got through the armor

[midnight onyx]

Yeah, not like Spiker

[trim saddle]

they have plot armor

[candid solar]

The logistics don't, that's why it's so irritating

Literally everything in Reach tells you that it doesn't work that way

[signal wedge]

Have they tried making Mjolnir with sloped armor? To bounce off plasma

[candid solar]

Plasma doesn't bounce off things normally. It hits and splats.

[midnight onyx]

But a needler's needle isn't plasma, it's actually a powerful crystal

[candid solar]

Yes, I know you're looking at a Ravager right now, stop it, look somewhere else.

[trim saddle]

well, overall i try not to think too much when i play games since im trying to escape real life issues.

[candid solar]

Funny, that's why I think too much about games lmao

[jade gust]

Slopes would only be effective at deflecting from specific angles, no?

[trim saddle]

so details like this is just dust in the wind lol

[candid solar]

Fun fact, btw, the needle rifle firing effect is actually the same as the beam rifle's, just a different color.

[signal wedge]

Needle went through her because she needed to die as it was written in the scripts

[ocean herald]

plasma basically melts anything it touches. sloping the armor does basically 0

[candid solar]

Yeppers.

[jade gust]

Don't you mean like leaves on the wind?

[candid solar]

That's why the MJOLNIR 'neck' never made a lot of sense for Mark VII and Mark Vb. It's designed in a way where a glancing ballistic shot has odds on going right to the throat.

Same issue Aquila armor has in Warhammer 40K, actually.

[errant canopy]

I too have neck problems 😭 In terms of the suit

[jade gust]

So in other words, I'd need extra armour there so I don't go the way Jango Fett did

[trim saddle]

RIP Clone King

[candid solar]

Eh, Jango Fett would've gotten got regardless

[jade gust]

True

[candid solar]

It's more like, say you're fighting another dude wearing plate mail, and your chestplate has this big flat plate leading right to your throat. A stab meant for just your chest goes right into your esophagus after glancing off and up.

[signal wedge]

I don't think light sabers can cut beskar. He might have had a chance. But then again it was Windu

[candid solar]

The one thing I actually do give Mark VI and Mark IV credit for is that they don't have that obnoxious glancing trap to the same degree as Mark VII and Vb

Well, that and most of the chest armor supplements for literally every Halo armor basically instantly improve throat protection.

[signal wedge]

Isn't the neck just the tech suit

[candid solar]

Yes, but as strong as the tech suit is, it's not like... The same material as the hard plating.

[ocean herald]

does the overshield deflect knifes/swords/etc or is it the same logic as Dune

[candid solar]

So it's still weaker, just not as weak.

It does. Chief gets whalloped by a combat form, for example, and it doesn't sneak past his shields or anything.

[signal wedge]

I don't think it will deflect knives, but unlike Dune bullets don't cause shields to go nuclear, thankfully

[candid solar]

It should.

A knife's a knife and Halo's shields don't work on 'slow gets through' rules.

[normal owl]

Flood fans, [tentatively] rejoice!

“It’s fair to say that our intent is that the majority of what we showcased in Foundry is expected to be in projects which we are building, or future projects.” --Pierre Hintz, Studio Head

“Everything we’ve made is built to the kind of standards that we need to build for the future of our games. We were very intentional about not stepping into tech demo territory. We built things that we truly believe in, and the content that we’ve built – or at least a good percentage of it – could travel anywhere inside our games in the future if we so desire it.” --Chris Matthews, Studio Art Director

The whole thing is an exciting read: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/10/06/halo-studios-unreal-engine-interview/

[candid solar]

gruh

[ocean herald]

that demo really makes me think a CE remake is all but confirmed

[signal wedge]

Is it just me or is Chief thicc here

[amber mirage]

Mark V was always chonky

[obsidian wyvern]

unfortunate

[normal owl]

I'm here to destroy french fries and covenant, and I'm all out of french fries.

[neat hill]

Master Thicc

[ocean herald]

i imagine if it did deflect it would be minimal

[hollow tiger]

Why pay Unreal licenses when they have access to id tech?

[signal wedge]

They should use shielding technology on scorpions

Tonk

[jade gust]

Because Unreal is used by allot more people and allows for people to more easily get onboarded when they join the team

[ocean herald]

yeah you can hire devs that'll already have experience with the engine

[hollow tiger]

Solid perspective, this change also likely happened before the studio mergers

[ocean herald]

as opposed to teaching/training them on a proprietary engine (that is outdated too)

[trim saddle]

at least put it back on the wasp and banshee lol

[normal owl]

If you read the article, you'll see they explicitly state that a primary goal is to reduce worker onboarding time and use something more people are already familiar with. Unreal has way more licensees and worldwide usage than ID Engine.

[trim saddle]

which would be a bad idea for multiplayer because theyre dangerous in the right hands, so adding shields would make it worse lol

[normal owl]

Beat me to it.

[jade gust]

I've always been faster

[trim saddle]

McQueen fast or?

[amber mirage]

Had to slip that in there real quick

[jade gust]

Uh... Halo Studio hasn't merged with anyone

[cinder isle]

Changing to UE is probably the right move as long as effort is applied to keep the intangible "feel" of the previous games.

[normal owl]

That is one of their explicitly stated top priorities, so it's looking positive!

[cinder isle]

Doing a remake is a way easier task in that regard than trying to balance a new title vs the old "feel"

[hollow tiger]

Not what I mean, sorry 'acquisitions' is probably a better word. I was referring to Microsoft

[cinder isle]

if they do go with a new entry first I hope they retain drop/curb sliding, if its an advanced movement title, though I don't see that being likely

[jade gust]

Pretty sure Bethesda was acquired before Infinite released

[trim saddle]

Whatever infinite has, id like them to keep for MP because its a good balance between 4/5 and the previous halos.

[cinder isle]

Its an advanced movement game with bad sprint, which I think is the right balance overall.

Can just have fast walk speed like MLG reach, but this is also fine as long as running away is balanced

[hollow tiger]

I'd guess the whole engine switch happened around 2022

[edgy flicker]

Finally some good food

[modest mango]

gordon would be pleased

[pure gate]

Great, I screwed up in creating my new GamePass subscription and now I have to create a new Gamertag

What's dumb is my phone number was on my account

But apparently it wasn't.

[steady jolt]

I would maybe reach out to Support first before you create a new account, they might be able to help

[pure gate]

I already did

Now I'm stuck.

Under a new Email address

Can't even add it as an alias

Damnit

[brittle crag]

Your armor suits you, but it will never hide that mark

[pure gate]

It's stupid that you can't transfer a GamerTag though

[granite sky]

😆

[bold sparrow]

Throw college kids into the 18 month meat grinder, get the best out of them and then chuck their mangled remains into Lake Washington to float back across to the University for retraining

[normal owl]

Was on a roll this weekend and had sushi 3 meals in a row. Now that's the kind of relaxing weekend I'm all about. 🛀

[obsidian wyvern]

https://x.com/HaloBoxStudios/status/1843293694587555922?t=6qWDPvOEhfBS4Kv9cuxHmQ&s=19

HaloBoxStudios (@HaloBoxStudios) on X

Billy is about to be SO confused.
#HaloStudios

Twitter · Oct 7, 2024, 2:13 PM

[naive crystal]

wow dude. looks like you are getting paid.

[meager linden]

Oh come on

[vital stump]

WE ARE SO BACK

[trim saddle]

not advised for food to do that

[normal owl]

So nice I had to do it thrice.

[trim saddle]

cuz rice?

[normal owl]

yessir, at half-price

[meager linden]

https://tenor.com/view/gary-spongebob-drums-joke-ba-gif-22902854

[fickle drift]

Nom nom

[pure gate]

Called MS and got it taken care of

[rustic breach]

Good afternoon felluhs

[tight remnant]

Yes please

[tough stream]

whhich gamemode gives tbe most xp

[spare ferry]

Just watched the video of them announcing the switch to UE5
Heck yeah man, UE5 is doing nothing but getting better and I’m excited to see it used for new Halo projects

[mild brook]

The best grindable mode for xp is firefight

But most xp is probably btb but the matches are longer

[graceful inlet]

Good night.🫂 I'm going to a welding course tomorrow, I'm looking forward to it.

[glossy scarab]

I think that the Slit space engine was only held together by Bungie spaghetti code

[tough stream]

about how much xp does heroic give over normal

[mild brook]

You don’t get much more xp sadly if any at all

[tough stream]

oh ok

[obsidian wyvern]

never been trampled by hunters bruh

[slim blade]

That is just sad

[hasty zinc]

Dang, Milton went from tropical storm to Cat 5 hurricane in 24 hours

[forest lagoon]

Late season hurricanes always the worst ones

[fossil skiff]

Heroic is a 1.15 multiplier iirc

[hexed geyser]

imma miss 343

[tight bramble]

Does anyone wanna play halo together im playing pc

[calm fiber]

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

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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.

[verbal nymph]

So what's your favorite helmet from any Halo game?

[eager sorrel]

Halo

[verbal nymph]

I love the Mk. V from Reach. Specifically the version with the extra armor piece on the brim.

[buoyant briar]

Most of what you miss was gone before the studio even officially ended

[eager sorrel]

Halo studios babey

[meager linden]

Can't wait to see new items in exchange shop in tomorrow's new operation

[verbal nymph]

I hope they change the Halo Studios logo

[eager sorrel]

Wym it looks fire

I think it's lowercase h tho

[verbal nymph]

I think it looks alright

But the font is wonky

Honestly it looks a bit messy

[eager sorrel]

It could use a touch up here and there. I wonder why other stuidos don't just name themselves after a franchise.

[verbal nymph]

Call of Dutios

[eager sorrel]

Elder scrolls studios

[verbal nymph]

Does Bethesda have different studios for making different franchises?

[eager sorrel]

I like it because it's very original

[eager sorrel]

I think only for new Vegas

[verbal nymph]

I feel like "Fallout and Elder Scrolls Studios" would be a long title

[eager sorrel]

Perfect dark has the initiative I wonder why they didn't just name them perfect dark studios

Do you think halo studios will make the next gears of war?

[rain wigeon]

Doubt it

Coalition

[verbal nymph]

Does anyone else have a bug in Halo Infinite where you can't change your pose, your emblem, or your emblem backdrop?

[eager sorrel]

Yes

[verbal nymph]

How do I fix it?

[eager sorrel]

That's your game now

[verbal nymph]

Good thing the bug started after I already got some good customization

[hasty zinc]

3 active hurricanes in the Atlantic in October for the first time ever

[meager linden]

Be safe

[verbal nymph]

I'm glad I got stuck with the Olympic pose instead of something boring

[calm fiber]

You may refer to #1075989764026675210 if you are in need of community based assistance. This is strictly community sourced and operated and is not staffed by any official members of the Support team.

For official support, you'll need to go to the Halo Support site: https://aka.ms/HaloSupport

[steady jolt]

I've seen this movie

[forest lagoon]

Now if it stays in the Atlantic that would be fine

[steady jolt]

It doesn't end well for Scotland 🥶

[verbal nymph]

Has somebody already touched on my issue? Or will I have to make a new post about it?

[steady jolt]

Have a search and see if anyone else has had the same problem and if they managed to solve it, you can make a new post if you don't see anything

[forest lagoon]

You can try to search or you can make a new post. Up to you really

Well then

[steady jolt]

https://tenor.com/view/spirit-fingers-sparky-polastri-bring-it-on-gif-5983698

[buoyant briar]

Because studios used to make multiple different game franchises

[hybrid narwhal]

343 should really remove the auto match end when you start with only 3 players or 2 players in ranked match, just make it ot count to the csr (which it already does) and let us play, ive had plenty of ranked matches where 2 people have left and we still won

[meager linden]

I guess 55k SP should be enough to buy good stuff in tomorrow's new operation in the exchange shop?

[hybrid narwhal]

I only have 30k, painstakingly earned through the sparse ranked matches in gold tiers 😂

[meager linden]

Just play FF, and earn much faster

[trim saddle]

FF normal with some friends is a great way to get XP and enjoy halo. Best memories have been made with that formula.

[simple pebble]

Assuming the CE remake is real, how closely do you guys think the level design and gameplay will match with the original.

Honestly, if it's real, it's probably going to have much larger environments at least, seeing as it'll probably be seen as a sort of demonstration for what Halo in UE can do.

[meager linden]

There is no CE remake

[tidal coral]

Its eerie af how 343 guilty spark betrays us 3 times in game and 343i made 3 halo games on their own before rebranding

[wooden lodge]

are there new series out on halo?

[trim saddle]

nothing new confirmed

new operation starts tomorrow though

if thats what you meant

[muted rose]

Great place for a Walmart

[wooden lodge]

season 3 will be worked on tmrw?

[trim saddle]

new operation. infinite doesnt have seasons anymore

[wooden lodge]

im so confused who ur talking to me or someone else

if me im talking abt the film

[tidal coral]

Halo Infinite Forever Unending TM

[steady jolt]

Friendly, and general, reminder that we don't allow leak discussion. Thanks

[trim saddle]

Season 3 has been cancelled for the show.

[simple pebble]

What about a hypothetical, non-existent CE remake that exists purely in the realm of our imaginations?

[steady jolt]

There is a chance it can be brought back or moved to another streaming platform

I'm hopeful

[wooden lodge]

so no more will be coming out? or will it be developed later on?

[trim saddle]

if more is made, it wont be with paramount

thats all the info I could find with google lol

[wooden lodge]

ty

[verbal nymph]

Halo is one of the biggest victims of a popular media franchise getting absolutely screwed by greedy corporations that don't care about making quality content

[trim saddle]

ok?

[tidal coral]

The show was really bad though. We forced ourselves to watch all of it and it had like 5 good scenes. Also the point of chief always wearing his helmet is that he could be anyone and therefore resonates with everyone. Keep his helmet on

[verbal nymph]

Both Microsoft with the games and Paramount with the show

[steady jolt]

I didn't force myself to watch it, I really enjoyed both seasons

[tidal coral]

Master cheeks flop

[terse robin]

I knew that I wouldn't be able to look past the lore / story changes so I just didn't watch it

[tidal coral]

we love halo so much that we were excited to watch every episode and really wanted to love it. It was just so hard to.

[meager linden]

Just let old games stand on long bookshelf and never touching them
We are living in the future, not in the past
Just let them go, for good
There is no more Halo CE, Halo 2 or Halo 3 remake
Forget about that

[trim saddle]

yup, i didnt bother to watch it myself but thankfully others are allowed to enjoy things.

[terse robin]

I'm sad that we'll probably never get a "more faithful" version of the stories made into a show/movie now, though

[tight remnant]

I really wasn't a fan of the tv series

[verbal nymph]

I wonder how old on average the people in this server are, because Halo has been around for 23 years, so I wanna know what percent of Halo fans here played some of the OG games when they first came out

[tight remnant]

We've had stories, live action and animated in many forms, that have been faithful still

[simple pebble]

The Covenant worshipping a human fundamentally breaks the lore to such a degree that nothing else in the show could've fixed it.

[terse robin]

The Fall of Reach animated show stopped short of showing anything actually on Reach

Forward unto dawn was good, but was a small standalone story as a intro to Lasky for H4

[tight remnant]

Halo legends, the animated comics

Forward unto dawn was great for its budget especially

[verbal nymph]

I love Lasky

[terse robin]

I haven't watched Legends, should get around to it I guess. I'll admit I am more partial to live action

[molten pelican]

I quite enjoyed fud was a neat little movie

[meager linden]

Better than Del Rio

[terse robin]

the landfall H3 promos and the ODST commercial were pretty decent

[tidal coral]

I enjoyed Halo The Fall of Reach

[terse robin]

We are ODST I think it was

[molten pelican]

oh yeah

[terse robin]

I know everyone asks for "more griddy ODST squad based show please" but I legitimately think that would be an excellent way to contextualize the desperation of the Covenant "war" and how badass thet spartans actually are.

[tight remnant]

I really like infinite's live action ads

I wish we had gotten a few more of those stories

[terse robin]

more focus on how oppressive space battles are would also be neat

[normal owl]

True, only badass Spartans do the griddy.

[tight remnant]

Halo media needs more lore accurate space battles for sure

We haven't had a lot of them lately

[verbal nymph]

I feel like Del Rio was in the right for wanting to delete Cortana after seeing how bad her rampancy is though

[molten pelican]

I agree with the both of you equally

[terse robin]

For kinda good reasons? Space battles are either: Grossly unrealistic or Boring

[lunar karma]

Is ranked bugged right now? The last 3 matches my CSR hasnt moved at all but I see the +8 CSR or whatever the number is

[normal owl]

https://tenor.com/view/star-wars-revenge-of-the-sith-star-wars-revenge-of-the-sith-venator-providence-gif-21667318

[terse robin]

throwing slugs and guided missiles from outside of visible range is just... not exhilerating lol

[remote flame]

Hi how is everyone doing today

[molten pelican]

We need space battles but instead of battles in space its a really cute dog that you can interact with during the campaign

[terse robin]

Some of the early space battles were just a few UNSC ships against a single carrier yeah?

[tight remnant]

I watched a fan animation of the onyx space battle and honestly I'd say you're wrong

[verbal nymph]

If you had to rank Halo campaigns based on how hard they are to beat on Legendary solo, ranked from hardest to easiest, how would you rank them? (FPS games only)

[meager linden]

I prefer to choose a cat

[terse robin]

link please

[molten pelican]

Halo 2

everything else

[tidal coral]

yeah halo 2

[meager linden]

Halo reach and halo 4

[tidal coral]

laso was tough tho

[verbal nymph]

Lol Halo 2 being at the top was the only one I knew for sure, I was mostly wondering about the rest of the list

[obsidian wyvern]

I won't lie halo 2 legendary wasn't that bad, it's bad but it was manageable for the most part

[molten pelican]

CE is quite difficult

[obsidian wyvern]

gravemind was something else though

[terse robin]

by DJC animations, yeah?

[molten pelican]

Ive actually only done the first 4 or so missions, doable, but maybe I havent gotten to the hard yet

[meager linden]

Halo 4 just because promethean knights bullet sponges

[verbal nymph]

Is CE Legendary harder than Reach Legendary? I've only done Reach so far

[tidal coral]

Cross game achievements like the process to get recon in halo 3 would be awesome to see again

[ocean herald]

Reach legendary is easy

[simple pebble]

Spartan Ops on legendary Solo was a pain

[molten pelican]

not sure, reach legendary is hard in spots but imo its a fairly balanced legendary

[meager linden]

CE legendary much easier than Reach legendary

[tight remnant]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLUY1356D_o

Yep

[verbal nymph]

Also there should be two rankings for Infinite Legendary: with tank gun and without tank gun

[terse robin]

yeah just threw that on

[obsidian wyvern]

Cairo outskirts metropolis were easy, threw u off

the arbiter is where it got tougher but regret rng and gravemind spawns are insane

[molten pelican]

those tight corridors yeah

[simple pebble]

CE legendary is probably the most well balanced legendary, moreso than the others it feels tough but fair.

Reach is more difficult

[tidal coral]

I did laso before i knew tank gun was a thing

[molten pelican]

actually gravemind you die before the cutscene ends if you dont do it right lol

[obsidian wyvern]

the great journey might be hard too but I've always duplicated Johnson on legendary

[tight remnant]

Even with its lower fan quality animation which undoubtedly took a lot of work, the tension and coolness of everything really stands

[molten pelican]

Reach legendary is fair

[remote flame]

I have this https://youtu.be/FDgR1FRJnF8?feature=shared

[simple pebble]

Not even just on LASO either, this happens in regular legendary

[meager linden]

Johnson on scarab was SO slow

[verbal nymph]

I've been working on beating Halo Infinite on Legendary next, because I thought it would be dummy easy with the tank gun. It's still decently difficult, but definitely pretty easy for Legendary lol

[remote flame]

If you want help I can help you. I've been practicing on legendary

[unreal cedar]

try beating legendary without the armour upgrades

[obsidian wyvern]

I died during the cutscene in the great journey when tryna speedrun for the 3 hrs achievement 😔

[meager linden]

Infinite legendary are easy

[unreal cedar]

Im halfway through legendary without upgrades and it aint that bad

[obsidian wyvern]

I've been told LASO is easier than legendary on infinite so I skipped legendary and went straight to that lol

[remote flame]

By the way, with skulls the hard Skulls

[verbal nymph]

Also I'll probably be skipping Halo 5 Legendary because I can't get it to download on my Series X lol

[trim saddle]

LASO was actually fun in infinite. challenging sometimes but overall enjoyable. which is vastly different than any other LASO lol

[unreal cedar]

cause you get infinite ammo as one of the skulls, grenade spam your way to the end

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah

[remote flame]

The same thing happened with my Xbox One for guardians of the Galaxy

[ocean herald]

The grapple shot makes infinite legendary a lot easier. The “boss” fights can be annoying though

[meager linden]

Electric grenade spam on infinite campaign with bandanna skull

[remote flame]

Yeah in some fights they can shoot you down while you're trying to

From the physics of the shot

[obsidian wyvern]

there's an insaneeeee skip where u can jump from the second mission all the way to the road

it's probably the most insane skip in halo as a whole

[verbal nymph]

My Xbox Series X has a lot of trouble installing certain games off discs, like Halo 5 or GTA Online. It also has trouble reading other discs sometimes and makes funny dragging noises.

[trim saddle]

the one with the jackel and ghost?

[tough stream]

super husky raid is stupid i got spawncamped the moment the game started and we lost 3-0 in like 2 minutes

[verbal nymph]

This was never a problem on my Xbox One

[simple pebble]

Husky raid is overrated.

[obsidian wyvern]

it does involve a ghost but idk about the jackal, maybe

I saw it in ign's halo devs reacts to ~29 minute speedrun

[remote flame]

It was a problem with guardians of the Galaxy for my Xbox one and s Xbox One s

[tight remnant]

Skill. But it's also a tactic, to get those flag caps and victory

Husky raid is fun

[remote flame]

You could probably try wearing the water down with fast heated water that worked for my 360 disc whenever they scratched and it got installing same for 805 too

[trim saddle]

Oh yeah thats the same one lol i think they patched that. they definitely patche the one where you melee the door and you skip most of the first mission 😦

[tight remnant]

So many people don't push in Husky raid enough, got to push out, keep the pressure, not hide at base

[obsidian wyvern]

pretending husky raid needs skill when u just need a hammer and some luck

[verbal nymph]

Lol I'm probably one of the most casual Halo players ever, I mostly play Super Fiesta

[obsidian wyvern]

oh they did? damn

[tight remnant]

There's luck but you don't rely entirely on luck

[tidal coral]

damn only 0.14% of people have done laso still

[median stratus]

hello there fellow Halo enjoyers, echo 420 reporting for duty 🫡. joined up here in response to the halo studios news. makes me want to learn unreal engine haha. anyone else optimistic of the rebrand and change to unreal?

[trim saddle]

i used to play husky for XP but the hammer is inconsistent, i switched to FF lol

[obsidian wyvern]

its a good mix I guess

[flat gyro]

So hyped

[meager linden]

https://tenor.com/view/no-bugs-bunny-nope-gif-4095597578532971838

[obsidian wyvern]

but luck also involves getting the hammer, which is all u need to win

[tight remnant]

Being afraid of dying keeps people from pushing enough

[flat gyro]

imbeded failure

[trim saddle]

yup.. my LASO run was done in less than 8 hours because of those skips and luck lol

[tight remnant]

Hammer helps, but what helps is if you've got a good foothold on the enemy and are pushing them back

[trim saddle]

embeds dont work unless you have inheritor role i think?

[simple pebble]

mostly thanks to the 2 hammers your team has

[tight remnant]

I did an ammount of my grind to hero on husky raid i'd say

[ocean herald]

I don’t use the hammer because I’m better than that, unlike some people

[trim saddle]

rocket user confirmed

[flat gyro]

😭

[simple pebble]

I use hammers because big hammers are cool

[tight remnant]

Just push, and deploy shields near the enemy base, not near yours

[verbal nymph]

At least it has taught me how to stay calm in unfair situations, because sometimes the whole enemy team is just stacked with power weapons

[flat gyro]

im playing ce after school today for sure

[tight remnant]

Unless you're getting pushed then of course

But as long as the way is clear, deploy shields as far as possible

[trim saddle]

if the shield drops before they blow me up that is lol its not a drop shield, its a fumble shield most of the time.

[verbal nymph]

I could not stand the terrible multiplayer spawns in CE

[tight remnant]

I mostly play super husky raid over normal husky raid

[tidal coral]

no discord roles for onyx or laso?

[flat gyro]

never had that problem, i only play 1v1 on my 360 (i do not have an xbox one or xbox live)

[verbal nymph]

I also like Infection, because it's pretty fun trying to find the most op spots on every map lol

Also stealthing as Alpha Infected is fun

[remote flame]

And yes, that's his actual name on Xbox

[lapis ivy]

So you got run over by a hunter haven't had that either bro

[tight remnant]

Don't call out people on discord @remote flame

[amber mirage]

No need to call out MasterChiefRLT like that

[remote flame]

I'm not trying to call anyone out

[verbal nymph]

One guy managed to get underneath the man cannon ramp on that one map in a round of Infection

I invited him to my party and asked him how to do it, but he only spoke Spanish lol

[tight remnant]

theater

[meager linden]

Lmao

[tight remnant]

But glitch spots are ... :/

[ocean herald]

I miss shotgun/magnum starts with predictable/static weapon spawns. I think that why I can’t get into infection in infinite

[verbal nymph]

I think you just have to do a jump and ledge clamber without touching the belt that launches you. I've tried, it's kinda hard.

[ocean herald]

Infection on sword base was probably my favorite

[tidal coral]

Is griffball a thing anymore ever?

[terse robin]

As an old guard, by far my favorite versions of Infection were where the infection weren't super fast / had ability to close ground super quick. I preferred when survivors had no radar, so infection could sneak up on them

[tight remnant]

Thing i don't like about infinite's infection mostly is that the infected are not set up as a viable win method. It's more about just time surviving

[terse robin]

I think a modified scoringn system, where you get points for Infecting players as a zombie, but ALSO get points for anytime someone you infected gets an infection

[ocean herald]

The first infected gets camo but everyone else is screwed

[terse robin]

could be good

[verbal nymph]

I wish I was old enough to experience all the insane advertising done for Halo 3, but I was only 2 years old in 2007. The Halo 3 Best Buy must've blinded people with its majesty.

[tight remnant]

I honestly think halo 3 is overrated

[terse robin]

The issue is that even as a primary infected, you only realistically are going to get a few people, until your other zombies start getting kills, leading to more zombies and fewer humans.
You could just give a big reward to the alpha zombies for a round win, but if you're the second person infected, you're just kinda out of luck

[remote flame]

What things are overrated for you?

[verbal nymph]

I can understand that, but I still think it's an S-tier game

[terse robin]

Adding some additional points to you, based on how influential your underlings were, would make being a zombie more rewarding

[tight remnant]

Jerome

[remote flame]

Ok

[tight remnant]

I like Jerome and Red team, but the whole 'replace master chief' is so annoying to me

[remote flame]

I understand that

[meager linden]

Unexpected

[ocean herald]

Yeah or more points if the human you kill has a high point total

Instead of making all kills equal

[tight remnant]

Jerome is Jerome. And Douglas and Alice need a bit more spotlight, but there's no 'mantle' to be given to him to replace john

[ocean herald]

iirc the last spartan standing is more points but sometimes that person has little to 0 kills if they just hid the whole time

[meager linden]

Good night Spartans

[remote flame]

Good night to you

[tight remnant]

Good night

[verbal nymph]

Goodnight

[remote flame]

This is an opinion question which one is better? The Platinum anniversary or the diamond coating?

[obsidian wyvern]

thought he got muted

[lapis ivy]

After watching the announcement yesterday and heard it wasn't a game but a research project they're working on ue5 I wonder what would the next game look like with unreal engine got excited there too

[tight remnant]

Aren't they very different?

[remote flame]

I know

[tight remnant]

Recent news: Sam and Unyshek no longer work at 343

They work at halo studios now 🙂

[remote flame]

Is you like in your opinion?

Okay

[ocean herald]

The footage they showed really makes me think they’re doing a Halo CE remake. It’s the perfect project for a rebranded studio imo

[tight remnant]

It depends what look you're going for

[lapis ivy]

So they're starting all over again?

[tight remnant]

I don't want more remakes

[obsidian wyvern]

screw a CE remake

[ocean herald]

I’m not saying I do either, just saying the signs are there

[verbal nymph]

If the new Halo CE remake ever happens, I hope there are gameplay sections taken from the book Halo: The Flood

Imagine playing as Zuka Zamamee as you hunt for the Chief, and maybe even play as Lieutenant Melissa McKay with an ODST-style hud and health system

[ocean herald]

I’d buy it if they put the cut content back in and introduced more modern movement mechanics

[obsidian wyvern]

no thanks

[limpid stag]

wow

[obsidian wyvern]

also the game just being backwards for the second half

[remote flame]

This has been a question on my mind and people on YouTube haven't been using the full logic of the Spartan ll. This is another opinion question which one would you think would win? Master Chief or the guardian?

[meager kiln]

where can i send music?

(it's halo music)

[ocean herald]

Is it your own or just cool halo music you found

[meager kiln]

it's literally halo 3 ost

why would i make my own halo music 💀

[ocean herald]

People make content all the time

[sand nest]

https://youtu.be/FDgR1FRJnF8

[ocean herald]

I asked if it was your own though because it would count as self promotion, so you’d have to put it somewhere specific

[meager kiln]

i figure them using pieces of halo would be copyright at that point

[meager kiln]

you mean like this guy? 💀

@ self promotion

[ocean herald]

I’m not clicking that but probably lol

[meager kiln]

i am not either lmao

[elfin glacier]

i want them to do this but literally

[lapis ivy]

Looking at the trailer looked like a new game rather than a ce remake

[elfin glacier]

reversed controls, reversed lines, reversed music

[echo nova]

Bro I’d love to see a ce remake.

Halo doesn’t have self contained stories. They follow a linear storyline.

And while I love ce, and it’s one of my favorite games ever made, it’s also really hard to get people to play it because it’s showing its age.

If we want the fan base to grow again we need to make the franchise more approachable.

Let’s be straight up. The fan base is dying. It’s not 343’s or Microsoft’s fault.

It’s ours.

Because we are literally dying. Father Time never loses. Ever.

And as it stands right now, halo isn’t bringing in a ton of young players, and a lot of that is because of ce.

So yeah, we need a ce remake, with updated graphics, and updated game mechanics.

[obsidian wyvern]

it's our fault? bruh what are you on

[ocean herald]

There’s not really a music channel here, I think if it’s Halo related (which in your case it is) you could post it here. You can also dm @ modmail if you want an official answer

[winter flame]

just stop dying and become immortal

[amber mirage]

Teach me how

[winter flame]

hot oj

[ocean herald]

I killed halo?

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah reclaimer smh

[meager kiln]

it was never forget from halo 3 OST but i unsent it because it is just a link by itself so it looks suspicious

[ocean herald]

https://tenor.com/view/star-wars-anakin-skywalker-what-have-i-done-confused-sad-gif-3575836

[amber mirage]

TIL that icky got his own emoji in the Xbox server

[obsidian wyvern]

https://tenor.com/view/stallipiano-gif-26949640

[meager kiln]

damn never taking advice from you then halo killer :(

[elfin glacier]

i love hot oj

[ocean herald]

Everything I saw looked like halo ce (in the new engine ofc)

[verbal nymph]

I hope the next Halo game has an armor customization system that lets you change any one piece of armor on your Spartan to any color and pattern you want

[elfin glacier]

ok i take back the nerd react you're one of the few people to acknowledge that a lot of halo's fanbase has just aged out of the game

[echo nova]

Bro we’re getting old. And as we get older, less of us play video games. So halo needs to bring in younger players.

Again. Father Time never loses. Ever.

[lapis ivy]

Hopefully

[meager kiln]

coward

[obsidian wyvern]

I'm 19

[ocean herald]

Now im old

[verbal nymph]

I'm 18

[ocean herald]

Smh can’t win around here

[verbal nymph]

My first Halo game was Halo 3 in 2012

[obsidian wyvern]

a lot of people my age don't care about halo because arena FPS isn't their thing

[verbal nymph]

Then I got Halo CE Anniversary in the same year

[amber mirage]

Arena FPS and arcade racing were put out to pasture

[elfin glacier]

reach kid.....

[obsidian wyvern]

cod is cod, but that's like the one exception for them

[meager kiln]

my first halo was halo 2 in 2006

[lapis ivy]

Color customization of your choosing is crucial I had that option in the other games

[ocean herald]

19 is more like halo 4-5 kid

[elfin glacier]

my first halo was CE back in the 00s

[meager kiln]

i was 5 and had no clue wtf i was doing but was really really fun

[lapis ivy]

I was 10 when I started halo and the flood scared be Jesus out of me and turn off the Xbox

[meager kiln]

cod became slop like every other sports game

[echo nova]

Bro I’m 32. And as I get older, more and more people my age are hanging up their controllers.

[obsidian wyvern]

halo 3 kid*

[elfin glacier]

reach kid....

[obsidian wyvern]

nuh uh

[meager kiln]

everyone is different

[elfin glacier]

@winter flame is dynph a reach kid

[sinful silo]

What if Halo had a gamemode where you could run a Waffle House 🤔

[fickle drift]

Whats wrong with being a Reach kid

[remote flame]

I curiosity how many years Halo CE and Halo infinite are in their set and they're only 8 years apart

For their Halo year set

[elfin glacier]

setting?

[remote flame]

Yes

[obsidian wyvern]

I started halo 3 when I was 3 mf

[fickle drift]

Just let people have their likes

[meager kiln]

reach was really really good

[elfin glacier]

only a reach kid would say this

[ocean herald]

I’m gonna be judgmental a bit, but if you’re 19 and a reach kid you were way to young to be playing that lol

[verbal nymph]

I hope Infinite makes more armor pieces cross-core, like knees, waist accessories, forearm accessories, gloves,and maybe even some specific chest pieces that would look ok on any core

[obsidian wyvern]

I mean yeah lol

[fickle drift]

So was like half the population playing CE

[ocean herald]

You were 5. I just did the math 🤣

[meager kiln]

is there an inside joke i am missing? 💀

[fickle drift]

Me?

[obsidian wyvern]

nah I was 7 or 8

[lapis ivy]

I started from ce to halo 2 3 4 5 and infinite and reach except wars 1 and 2

[muted rose]

Your reaching

[elfin glacier]

nah

[obsidian wyvern]

wait did it come out 2011

[muted rose]

Reach was 2010

[ocean herald]

Sept 2010

[fickle drift]

2010

[elfin glacier]

i reached this conclusion without reaching for any nonsense

[meager kiln]

twenty ten

[terse robin]

og 2001 Halo player checking in

[fickle drift]

Yooo

[muted rose]

So I would’ve been 8 at the time of its release

[terse robin]

yes my back hurts

[fickle drift]

We getting old man

[meager kiln]

do you yell at kids to get off your lawn?

[terse robin]

nah, the landmines do all thet talking for me

[ocean herald]

You can’t be fr right now

[lapis ivy]

10 back then now 33

[meager kiln]

wtf

[fickle drift]

Isn't that MCC?

[obsidian wyvern]

wait I was 6 huh, tbh I don't think I played reach right away

[muted rose]

Halloween must be your favourite time of the year

[ocean herald]

Halo reach was not out during covid lmao

[terse robin]

for sure

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah lol

[verbal nymph]

Why was 2007 so full of absolute bangers of games?

[fickle drift]

Banger movies too

[meager kiln]

because companies treated us as players, not consumers

[remote flame]

There was people that were good designers. That's here's why and it was made by Bungie remember

[fickle drift]

Transformers 2007 was like the coolest thing ever among kids back then

[echo nova]

I know everyone is different, but looking at it objectively, there are more young people playing video games than old.

Halo needs to connect with a younger audience to stay alive.

And i don’t think I’m being ridiculous when I say, a lot of younger players steer clear of halo because they want to start with halo 1, and it’s kind of miserable to play by modern standards.

[lapis ivy]

Cause during covid things are slowed down I guess

[terse robin]

it was just the right time and place.
Tech and tools had gotten good, games were becoming less of a Nerd thing and more of a fun thing everyone did

[fickle drift]

We've always been treated like that.

[flat gyro]

2006 had best game: brutal legend

[terse robin]

but a lot of the devs and studios hadn't become massive companies yet

[fossil skiff]

I thought it was fun to play but maybe I’m an outlier

[elfin glacier]

loooool

wait you're being serious aren't you

[terse robin]

fine, they were still pretty big, but the gaming industry now is HUGEG

[fickle drift]

Yeah

[ocean herald]

The jump from ps2/og xbox to ps3/360 was also the most substantial console leap, so I think it adds to us remembering that time so fondly

[verbal nymph]

Halo 3, Portal, Assasin's Creed, OG Modern Warfare, BioShock, Mario Galaxy, TF2, Lego Star Wars TCS, Metroid Prime 3, Crysis, etc

Those were all 2007

[fickle drift]

Bangers

[lapis ivy]

Yeah but don't forget we're in the middle of a pandemic and things have gotten slow

[meager kiln]

it's not an easy problem to solve even if WE do something about it

there's too many factors involved

[verbal nymph]

I wish companies still cared about the fans and not just taking their money

[mild brook]

Bro the pandemic was 2020-2021 😂

[elfin glacier]

i mean sure but it's been a huge industry for a while

[elfin glacier]

so never?

[fickle drift]

What does the younger audience even cater to nowadays?

[fossil skiff]

Ohio

[terse robin]

Huge is relative. Games used to be major blockbuster hits selling 1M units. GTA V brings in BILLIONS in revenue

[hasty zinc]

Skibidi

[elfin glacier]

roguelikes

[echo nova]

I mean so do I. It’s one of, if not my favorite game ever made, but a few months ago when I basically forced my wife to play it, she was pretty miserable getting through it.

Same with the rest of the early games. She started really having fun when she got to halo 4

[lapis ivy]

I keep wandering what that means

[meager kiln]

majority of these young players never heard of risk of rain in their lives

[ember nest]

What’s the difference between arena slayer and community slayer?

[hasty zinc]

Toilet

[amber mirage]

Are you saying that isn't the case anymore?

[lapis ivy]

Lol

[elfin glacier]

wut

[meager kiln]

see

[obsidian wyvern]

bruh

[verbal nymph]

Well at least they used to care more about how good the games they make are

[elfin glacier]

so never?

[fickle drift]

That never happened

[elfin glacier]

risk of rain is a pretty recent game
wrong reply whoops

[obsidian wyvern]

no siege you don't know what risk of rain is

[elfin glacier]

true.....

[fickle drift]

Risk of Rain has a weird fan base. . .

[verbal nymph]

Then why are so many old games good?

[elfin glacier]

nostalgia and better hiding of cut corners

[amber mirage]

Florida is collectively playing Risk of Rain right now

[hasty zinc]

Risk of whosit whatsit?

[ocean herald]

Weebs? (I don’t know what that game is)

[meager kiln]

first game was in 2013

[terse robin]

There were also a ton of crap games made back in the day

[fickle drift]

They're good but do younger audiences play those games?

[terse robin]

they just get buried, literally

[fossil skiff]

Real OGs remember the Burger King game

[elfin glacier]

but the second one brought in a massive audience

[hasty zinc]

Sneak King!

[meager kiln]

there are not a lot of rougelikes in general that people have heard anyway so i doubt the kids cater to that

[fickle drift]

yoooo

[elfin glacier]

TRUE

[hasty zinc]

And the racing one

[amber mirage]

Roguelikes are like the biggest indie genre

[ocean herald]

I had the racing one

[obsidian wyvern]

I'm too young for this I think

[elfin glacier]

Every other indie game is a roguelike it feels

[verbal nymph]

What was your first console? (Regular or handheld)

[elfin glacier]

reach kid............

[verbal nymph]

Mine was a DS Lite

[remote flame]

360

[fickle drift]

Mine was a handheld. Nintendo 3DS

[hasty zinc]

Sneak King medal in infinite is 100% a reference

[amber mirage]

SNES

[lapis ivy]

Mine was the Dreamcast

[mild brook]

Gamecube

[obsidian wyvern]

siege I will actively side with the idiots of this server whenever you argue with them

[remote flame]

Xbox 360 white Halo 3

[fickle drift]

Sonic Adventure :>?

[fossil skiff]

Never got to play it sadly but I played the bumper cars game

[elfin glacier]

DS and Wii

[hasty zinc]

Guys, come on over. I hooked up the Atari

[verbal nymph]

My second console was an Xbox 360 (the newer one with the sensors for buttons)

[meager kiln]

most of the time they're indie but a game like hunt showdown isn't an indie either

[echo nova]

I think it depends on the game. There are a ton of old platformers that people still like, but old 3d games are kind of miserable without modern controls.

[amber mirage]

On my way

[lapis ivy]

And then Xbox GameCube so forth

[elfin glacier]

but i played on the gamecube and n64 too

[amber mirage]

Should I bring my controllers?

[lapis ivy]

Yep

[verbal nymph]

The one they made because the original 360 would kill itself lol

[elfin glacier]

you wouldn't be able to keep up the facade without losing too many braincells

[fickle drift]

I'm just saying tastes have changed. What we liked back then might not be what the younger audiences get hooked on

[remote flame]

Mine didn't it. It still works

[hasty zinc]

And a case of Tab

[verbal nymph]

I think my third console ever was a Wii U lol

[cedar hornet]

are ppl doin gamenight or somethin?

[remote flame]

It's older than me

[meager kiln]

the only game i seen of younger players play anything would be fighting games but it's not a lot of young people

[terse robin]

Camera control technology has been dramatically improved since 2000

[amber mirage]

This might be before my time

[lapis ivy]

Not to mention street fighter being one of the games I played on the Dreamcast

[verbal nymph]

I still use my Wii U to play Metroid Prime Trilogy

[meager kiln]

rip the miiverse

[terse robin]

a lot of old games are just CLUNKY and we just dealt with it because it was still new and exciting lol

[lapis ivy]

And ur Wii u hasn't broke down?

[steady jolt]

Atari? I got ColecoVision and a ZX Spectrum 👀

[fickle drift]

Yeah true. Though sometimes that jank is fun af

[echo nova]

Oh I agree. I went totally off topic 😂. My bad bro.

I think the core concepts that we got hooked on are evergreen though.

Good visuals, good story, and good, mechanics never go out of style.

[verbal nymph]

I feel like every Halo after CE didn't feel clunky though, when they started using the Havok physics engine

[lapis ivy]

My Wii u broke down 5 years ago

[verbal nymph]

Lol not yet

[fickle drift]

CE had it's fair share of clunkiness, h2 had some worst moments, and 3 ironed most of them out

[remote flame]

If anyone needs help with something, I'll help

Is any Halo? Though

[obsidian wyvern]

need 148k in cash right now

[fossil skiff]

JG WENTWORTH

[remote flame]

Right after I said any Halo?

[lapis ivy]

I have the switch but only play Zelda on it

[echo nova]

I think halo 1 has plenty of clunk. Mainly with the pathfinding, and the lack of a few modern features. Like sprint. And ads.

[meager kiln]

it's just a sad realization we will have to accept, the only thing i see is if you ever have kids show them the games you played before i guess because now days every new younger kid might not be interested if they got unlucky from parents that either never let them play video games or have poor tastes etc like i said it's too many factors involved of why this problem is just inevitable

[remote flame]

I mean my mission wise quest wise anything like that

[ocean herald]

What if the money is to buy shop items

[obsidian wyvern]

ok I need 52k

[fickle drift]

You shouldn't even count the modern features cuz it's well modern

[mild brook]

How do you get the act of genesis and requiem stances in infinite?

[fossil skiff]

I’ll contribute $50

[verbal nymph]

I lost my original DS Lite long ago, but I still have my Xbox 360 S and my Wii U, and they both still work

[remote flame]

Give me a couple months

[amber mirage]

Should've bid on that one I shared a few weeks back

[obsidian wyvern]

100% a save file

[meager kiln]

you guys should have seen Starcraft with the unit's awful pathing

[verbal nymph]

Lol Halo 1 physics were so janky sometimes

[fossil skiff]

Wait Rev, do they take Affirm?

[meager kiln]

goliaths zig zagging across the map

[obsidian wyvern]

idk but I'll make it work

[mild brook]

On any difficulty?

[obsidian wyvern]

i was having difficulty with funds at that time

[obsidian wyvern]

yea

[fickle drift]

The driving physics in general. For a game that was made in 2001, CE has some damn good AI. I mainly talking about your enemies, the marines are just kinda meh

[lapis ivy]

Basically I rarely played arcades only those at peter piper

[amber mirage]

Understandable. Nice to hear you now have about 10x the funds in only a few weeks.

[ocean herald]

I don’t think you’ll bring in younger players by remaking an old game. I feel the association will continue to be that it’s an old game. I would think the younger crowd will be more swayed by whatever future mp game is in the works

[meager kiln]

my brother and i went to plenty of arcades and we saw people get punched in the stomach for cutting in line or get jumped for swooping quarters lmfao

[obsidian wyvern]

an opportunity came in the form of MasterChiefRLT

[verbal nymph]

Am I weird for binding Reload to F instead of R?

[remote flame]

You can relocate the button

[meager kiln]

is it weird to bind shoot to space bar and jump to tab?

[verbal nymph]

Yes that sounds like it would be awful to play with

[obsidian wyvern]

I've seen people bind shoot to their flute

[meager kiln]

it is and i did it because i got curious

[echo nova]

I disagree. Like I said I think the key factors are evergreen.

Halo has a great story. Ce just needs some updating.

[lapis ivy]

Damn I was never good with the keyboard:/

[verbal nymph]

It's easier to press than R

[remote flame]

But what if you can't adapt to that button

[obsidian wyvern]

https://vxtwitter.com/DeanoBeano/status/1569440237650345984?t=OEQ15Gsz5gXEwExLb_NhmA&s=19

[verbal nymph]

Also my switch weapons button is C lol

[hasty zinc]

I think they should just leave the old games alone

[neat hill]

If i won the lottery i wouldn't tell anyone, but there would be signs

[errant canopy]

Got some serious finger mobility 🙌

[echo nova]

I know. That’s my point. It needs the modern features, and the lack of them is what adds the clunk.

[fickle drift]

Ok

[mild brook]

True

[verbal nymph]

Also I have toggle zoom set to Mouse4, and I really like how it feels

[amber mirage]

I use F to move Forward and Backspace to move back

[austere geyser]

st

[vocal dirge]

I started reading Halo:Glasslands, damn I wish the part I just read was on the big screen as a show or movie, I’d be crying because of it.

[meager kiln]

i am not saying halo is bad, i am saying it's literally based off of who is willing to deliver and doesn't seem like anyone will properly and it would be hardly a handful, let alone they re released combat evolved multiple times and gave it 1 remaster and it's already going to have a reputation of it being a tiresome remaster so hoping if they do it's actually a GOOD one

[verbal nymph]

Makes sense from a letter perspective, but absolutely not from a key location perspective lol

[hasty zinc]

What do you use for flashlight then?

[echo nova]

Well. Actually I say that but CE doesn’t need anything changed.

It needs a remake that needs the modern features.

[ocean herald]

I think I left everything default and just switched weapon swap to the mouse wheel and grenades to the mouse side button

[obsidian wyvern]

brightness button

[verbal nymph]

My Flashlight button is 1

[fossil skiff]

Print screen

[errant canopy]

Must suck to be a lefty on the keyboard 😱

[amber mirage]

F11

[hasty zinc]

Smart

[verbal nymph]

2 and 3 are for switching back and forth between grenades in MCC

[fickle drift]

Yeah. The repetitive environments can just be ironed out by having unique encounters in those replayed parts

[hasty zinc]

Could use N for "Not dark anymore"

[verbal nymph]

Mouse5 is also switch grenades on MCC, but I have Mouse5 as my Mark button in Infinite

[meager kiln]

make flashlight L for "Light"

[amber mirage]

You might be onto something

[verbal nymph]

Scroll wheel is also zoom in MCC, but I have it set as switch equipment in Infinite

[ocean herald]

There’s a flashlight in infinite?

[obsidian wyvern]

in campaign

I think

[mild brook]

Assassinations in CE remake would be pretty cool

[verbal nymph]

Alt is my button for using Equipment, Armor Abilities, Flashlight in Halo 1 and 2, Arbiter's camo in Halo 2, and VISR in ODST

[meager kiln]

i want reach style assassinations in infinite and it's still not here

[mild brook]

Same

[echo nova]

Oh my bad. I misunderstood.

Yeah I agree. Obviously it comes down to how it’s handled but if they can put out the story of ce, with modern graphics, pathfinding techniques, sprint, equipments and ads, I have no doubt it’ll do well.

Assuming it’s well done of course. Which I have no doubt about.

[obsidian wyvern]

I don't see how a remake will improve the horrible level design CE had

[meager kiln]

you know what i wish was remastered tbh is ODST

feel like that one is underrated, it was one of my favourites

but also you weren't a spartan so made sense i guess it was underrated

[lapis ivy]

I had the soundtrack of odst once that I bought at best buy

[obsidian wyvern]

it doesn't need a remaster

[echo nova]

Bro, more than anything, it needs aim down sights, sprint, and some better method to tell you how to get though halo (the mission).

Everything else is a bonus as far as I’m concerned.

[obsidian wyvern]

like 3 and odst still look good today

[mild brook]

I kinda wish an alpha nine game would come out after they all became spartans

[meager kiln]

remake as in they actually update it and add MORE not re release like they did 6 times in a row

all that remaster was "press button to see old graphics"

[obsidian wyvern]

which is what a remaster is, no? lol

[meager kiln]

no

remake and remaster are 2 different things.

[mild brook]

Remaster is mainly just a graphics overhaul

[verbal nymph]

I liked switching graphics to see what was different though

[ocean herald]

yeah think re4 or dead space. Those just got remakes

[meager kiln]

yeah but when you think about it, it wasn't crazy, if anything they made the flood more disgusting which was really funny lmao

[echo nova]

No a remaster is what we’ve gotten twice. It’s just updated graphics and sound.

We’re talking about a remake. From the ground up that fixes the level design.

[obsidian wyvern]

so I'm right?

[ocean herald]

MCC is basically all remasters except halo 2

[meager kiln]

no

[obsidian wyvern]

I'm talking about this

[lapis ivy]

Wasn't Metroid prime a remake or remaster? For example

[mild brook]

Both those games are so good re4r was my favorite game of 2023

[ocean herald]

I’m not saying they’re bad, I like both

[amber mirage]

Except 2?

[mild brook]

Yeah i was just saying

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah that confused me

[fickle drift]

I think the spectrum of remasters is so broad now that it's difficult to discern.

H3, ODST, Reach and 4 getting bumped to 4k/60 are remasters, but the Anniversary overlays add a further level to the remastering.

[meager kiln]

graphics overhaul = remaster, remake = the game got remade entirely with NEW content in it gameplay wise, etc quality of life crap

[echo nova]

Halo 2 is a remaster.

[fickle drift]

None of those games were remade.

[ocean herald]

Wasn’t 2 a remake?

[amber mirage]

No

[fossil skiff]

No

[obsidian wyvern]

ok but why are we wanting to remake CE lol

[meager kiln]

2 was remaster

[fickle drift]

Nope, it's the original game with a new graphics engine slapped on top, same as CE:A

It just got more original assets made for it

[meager kiln]

they also had funny button changes graphics back to new and normal

[ocean herald]

Oh nvm then. It got a significantly better coat of paint than the ce anniversary did

[amber mirage]

Although, I guess you could technically call 2 Anniversary's multiplayer a remake

[neat hill]

Because pretty graphics hehe

[meager kiln]

because it's the first installation of the game

[obsidian wyvern]

you can do that in a remaster..

[mild brook]

Same reason they remade re2 an old game that needs a new coat of paint (gameplay and graphics)

[meager kiln]

and they re released it 5 times with 1 remaster that hardly anyone cared for

[neat hill]

better graphics = better game, simple math, really.

[ocean herald]

Idk I thought 2 had a lot more done to it than ce anniversary, so I legit thought it was a remake

[valid portal]

It's more like a case of
Halo ce and Halo 2 campaigns but with Remade visuals
2 anniversary multiplayer is basically It's own thing
3, 4, odst and reach I'm not sure if they are considered ports or remasters

[obsidian wyvern]

as much as I hate CE, the story there was fine. don't mess with it in a remake, just give us NEW stories

[meager kiln]

what locked is saying is they need to do an actual REMAKE not a RE RELEASE aka REMASTER

because that DIDN'T work

[fickle drift]

Yeah but why do they need to.

[obsidian wyvern]

bruh lol

[fickle drift]

We have CE playable right now on modern hardware.

[meager kiln]

idk ask him i am not all for it but i see what he is saying

[echo nova]

Because it’s the first one, and the most clunky and unapproachable of any of them.

And anyone who wants to get into halo probably wants to play the first one, which by today’s standards, is kind of awful 😂.

Again. I love the game. It’s one of my favorite games ever made. And it was revolutionary in 2001.

But it was definitely made in 2001.

[mild brook]

They’re trying to revive the franchise and reintroducing the original game could do that with modern gameplay mechanics since the story is already good

[neat hill]

Wait, you hate CE?? Ayyy me too!

[fickle drift]

And it's not that dated that it's impossible to play.

[fossil skiff]

Where’s my Spartan assault remaster

[neat hill]

Straight facts

[ocean herald]

From the studios perspective it’s low hanging fruit, plus a good way to get in people’s good graces

[neat hill]

Halo Fireteam Raven 2 when???

cmon 343

[meager kiln]

where is my halo side scroller at?

[amber mirage]

I might be down for a Fireteam Raven 2

[ocean herald]

Low risk way of putting something together in UE5

[obsidian wyvern]

I'm putting together a team

[neat hill]

Hell yea

[ocean herald]

Reach 2

[meager kiln]

going to join out of espionage

[fickle drift]

The Revengers lol

[ocean herald]

There’s so much story left to tell

[obsidian wyvern]

so far we're 3 people strong + khreepy

[fossil skiff]

Is Kevin bacon on the team?

[meager kiln]

[ocean herald]

Can’t trust rev, he thinks he’s a reach kid

[obsidian wyvern]

I DONT

[echo nova]

Why not both? They said they’re working on multiple titles.

If I’m being totally straight, I want them to give me a new game every year.

[lapis ivy]

Lol

[ocean herald]

Stolen valor fr fr

[obsidian wyvern]

idk put that talent to the new stuff

[fickle drift]

Even if they are working on multiple I want the multiple to not be a CE remake lol

[neat hill]

Oh that would be fire. Can't wait to play as Noble six again!

[mild brook]

Yeah if they do ce remake and then infinite sequel the year after i’ll be satisfied

[obsidian wyvern]

and I don't want a new game every year ibr, just give us a solid game to last a few years

[fickle drift]

Port H5 to PC, give us a new ODST game, follow up on Infinite, give MCC another update, put HW2 on Steam, etc.

[neat hill]

Every year? That's too long, i need a new game every month

[echo nova]

Why not hire more talent though?

[fickle drift]

Plenty of stuff that isn't remaking CE to be done.

[obsidian wyvern]

they don't have money to blow

[valid portal]

Can't believe they're rewriting the human covenant war

[neat hill]

Halo Studios pls

[fickle drift]

[fossil skiff]

I want the real halo reach

[obsidian wyvern]

well according to what we've seen the last few years lol

[fossil skiff]

Uh oh pelican in stratosphere went bye bye..

[fickle drift]

Oh wait I almost forgot in the Reach 2 talk

[echo nova]

Why not? I mean cod isn’t doing a great job at it right now but not that long ago they were putting out bangers every year.

[ocean herald]

Is the studios in “halo studios” mean plural or is it the same as industries in “343 industries”

[neat hill]

Yeah, they gave us the fake ending. HE'S HIDING IN THAT DAMN CAVE!

[obsidian wyvern]

I am wondering does this mean their campaign/narrative team is back

[mild brook]

I think it’d be impossible rn since they’re still hiring for their main studio whereas activision has multiple studios constantly working on cod i think its like 6 studios

[meager kiln]

honestly

[obsidian wyvern]

swapping games every year seems like a bit much, I mean I've never understood it

if you've got a fun game, keep it going

[ocean herald]

If they can hire for it, I’d definitely take a halo game every year than every 6 yrs

They don’t even have to be fps games

[amber mirage]

Every year would probably put me off the franchise

[lapis ivy]

Oh that's what I been wanting too halo 5 on PC that would be great

[obsidian wyvern]

a mainline halo every 6 yrs with something smaller in the middle sounds okay to men

[ocean herald]

I just want lore in a medium that isn’t books all the time or obscure waypoint entries

[fossil skiff]

If it was campaign DLC every year…

[ocean herald]

And women

[obsidian wyvern]

they should make a good TV series

[obsidian wyvern]

I didn't realise my typo and thought wtf do u mean and women

[fossil skiff]

dynf

[fickle drift]

Was nice that during this point post H5 we had HW2 to chew on.

[obsidian wyvern]

voyager

[neat hill]

In the current state of Triple-A development, expecting a new game EVERY year is just going to reward you with disappointment. No matter how many people they've got, there's no way in hell they can release a completely new game, new MP, new campaign and such, every single year. Not even Bungie could do it.

[echo nova]

That’s my point. Why not do like cod and subcontract out the development to smaller studios and let the new halo studios work as a creative director.

Or just have a few smaller teams working on different projects independently.

[meager kiln]

so did they drop the plan for infinite being a 10 year road map? it's been 3 years so far got 7 more to go

[median stratus]

see: slipsace engine ahahaa

[obsidian wyvern]

its only been 3 yrs? damn

[fickle drift]

I don't think Infinite's going to be sustained for that long no.

[ocean herald]

If it’s just 1 studio yeah for sure

[neat hill]

Considering that was said by different management, its completely possible.

[echo nova]

Not using it anymore. It’s gonna be on ue5

[fickle drift]

Well, in terms of getting content anyway I'm sure the servers will be up.

[obsidian wyvern]

just because it's different management doesn't mean the franchise is gonna 360 and be able to pull that off

[neat hill]

Plus, who'd want to keep playing Infinite for 10 years, don't get me wrong, i like the game and all, but not that much.

[meager kiln]

look what happened to blizzard

[neat hill]

I could see them doing it to be honest. Maybe not because of different management sure, and i don't think people will forgive them for it, but still.

[valid portal]

The only reason yearly franchises happend for awhile is a combination of
Time crunching
Reusing alot of assets
Multiple studios
Older games taking up less development time

[obsidian wyvern]

ignore my statement, no one said anything like that I joined 2 messages

[echo nova]

Why dude? Why wouldn’t you want a new game every year?

It’s entirely possible for halo studios to put out a banger every year.

I don’t want to wait 6 years. That sounds awful.

[neat hill]

Exactly, an AAA game does not take one year to develop anymore, also, one new game every year is just not enough time to enjoy the current game. I think 3 years is a good time, but to me, it doesn't matter how long it takes, so long as its good.

[bronze breach]

Matt booty specifically said triple AAA games take more than 3 years to make due to complexity and higher fidelity

[obsidian wyvern]

ok I'll be blunt, there was like a 5 yr gap between 5 and infinite and that didn't hit the mark so I doubt they can do a game every year

[valid portal]

I honestly don't mind how long it takes as long as it's enough time for the developers to not stress themselves to hell and back

[steady jolt]

I can barely get a game complete in 2 years sometimes, a game every year - I'd never finish anything.
Feels pointless having a game just out the door and then another one releasing

[neat hill]

A banger every year sounds good, but if the OG trilogy released one year after another, people wouldn't get to enjoy them to their fullest. Just jump to the next one once you get bored.

[ocean herald]

If we’re speaking purely on preferences, every other year is perfect to me. And again it doesn’t have to be just fps games, I’d love to see the ip in other genres

[neat hill]

Right, take 7 years if you need, just finish the game pretty please.

[echo nova]

Why do you doubt it then? It’s completely new management. It’s an engine that is far easier to use.

There’s no reason to be so jaded about it.

[fickle drift]

I think achieving a happy medium between egregious crunch and a massive drought would be nice.
But it is what it is. I liked the one every three-ish years we had during the 2000s, but I recongise how that's probably not feasible these days.

[valid portal]

Still a miracle that halo 2 and majoras mask released being good despite all the time crunching but these 2 games are the exception

[obsidian wyvern]

just because it's different management doesn't mean the franchise is gonna 360 and be able to pull that off

ok I guess this is relevant now lol

[neat hill]

Yeah, a new game every year is just a bad idea, stresses out the devs, doesn't give people enough time to enjoy the current game, it's just not a good idea. Let them take their time. Unless its like a smaller game here and there

and even then, something like an ODST-type game every year would still be a lot

[valid portal]

A yearly halo game release would be ridiculous

[sturdy fjord]

Ayo I have a question

[echo nova]

😂 Why can’t they though? Again there’s no reason to be jaded.

They’ve done everything right to change the way they operate.

[neat hill]

Yeah

[bronze breach]

Your right we need 12 halo games a year.

[neat hill]

What's up?

[obsidian wyvern]

I don't trust anyone to get a good game out every year ok lol

[ocean herald]

What if they detached the multiplayer and single player experiences even more? Essentially a build of the mp that is refreshed yearly/every other year and an entirely separate campaign thing

[neat hill]

A new halo game every generation

[valid portal]

Unless they got the work force of the California population but then a too many cooks in the kitchen situation would happen

[sturdy fjord]

If someone trying to talk to people that are young then them can they get banned from halo infinite

[obsidian wyvern]

economies of scale 📉

[fossil skiff]

That’s awful vague

[neat hill]

Talking to minors, is that your issue?

[sturdy fjord]

I just want to know a way to banned someone from halo if they are doing that stuff

[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

[lapis ivy]

Well with the change of studio that doesn't mean they're going to remaster infinite with UE5

[valid portal]

You want to falsely ban someone? Or am I misinterpreting

[neat hill]

Why would they need to remaster Halo Infinite

[echo nova]

I mean I feel that but I’m saying it’s possible. Again cod did it for years straight. Just putting out bangers after banger.

If cod can then halo can.

They own activision now. They know how actvision did it.

[sturdy fjord]

Yes I just banned someone from my clan doing that and I’m trying to banned them off halo too

[valid portal]

No clue
As moving engines would be basically remaking the game

[fossil skiff]

That would be inefficient and infinite already looks great

[bronze breach]

Next game will they will recreate infinite in UE5 and then innovate likely

[obsidian wyvern]

cod had 3 different studios

[fickle drift]

Isn't Activision three rotational devs that have constantly put out mediocre to bad titles within the past decade

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah

[sturdy fjord]

No it really did the stuff and I’m trying to stop it before he do it again

[fickle drift]

I mean minus warzone ig

[neat hill]

Yeah but COD can get away with releasing the same game every year

[cedar turret]

and you can make it an air fryer

[mild brook]

Most of them are mediocre but some are actually good

[amber mirage]

They were pretty good for the most part this past decade

[obsidian wyvern]

I'm not saying cods stuff was good, but I don't even think it's comparable to halo at this moment

[sturdy fjord]

I have a question how can I banned someone from talking to little girls and trying to date them

[fossil skiff]

Aaand there it is

[sturdy fjord]

On halo infinite

[neat hill]

The slop factory just keeps runnin' over there, huh?

[cedar turret]

If it's on discord, report them to discord.

[sturdy fjord]

How

[cedar turret]

and you can always report it to law enforcement

[lapis ivy]

Like when 343 started they started with ce for example but ok

[cedar turret]

also turn off the ping

https://discord.com/safety/360044103651-reporting-abusive-behavior-to-discord

[sturdy fjord]

Oh okay thank you @cedar turret

[calm fiber]

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[bronze breach]

Imo i think Halo Studios is going to do what The coalition is doing.

Pause on making a mainline entry and do a prequel game

[neat hill]

I think this guy is trolling

[echo nova]

Yeah they do.

What I’m saying is why not either do that and let halo studios act as a creative director or just hire enough people to make 3 studios.

Which isn’t too far off from what they’re doing because I think I heard they have listings for like 1000 jobs or something.

[ocean herald]

This text is a lot more helpful than just that image, was it added recently?

[obsidian wyvern]

we already got a halo CE prequel

[fickle drift]

It was bad

[obsidian wyvern]

reclaimers here watch out

[neat hill]

We need a Halo Reach prequel now

[amber mirage]

But Halo Wars was good

[bronze breach]

Halo reach?

[viral dune]

Halo wars

[ocean herald]

Who slandered reach just now

[mild brook]

Ouch

[cedar turret]

Let's set it during the crimean war

[fickle drift]

I'm absolutely down for other devs taking on spin-offs, Creative Assembley did great with HW2 for example.

[bronze breach]

Do another halo ce prequel involving chief that leads to halo reach

[neat hill]

We need a **good ** Halo Reach prequel

[lapis ivy]

Halo was was like a card game right if you chose your cards well you'd win I don't remember

[ocean herald]

How do I get someone banned for speaking poorly of reach, asking for a friend (real)

[obsidian wyvern]

it's just fighting humans once and then the covenant once

[fickle drift]

Don't...don't pay attention to how long I've been playing Wars.

[slim canopy]

[neat hill]

Yes Halo Wars is totally a card game

[obsidian wyvern]

I've been watching the past few hours lol

hey they should give halo to respawn to make a mech game 😁

[echo nova]

Exactly.

I’d also be down for them subcontracting out spin offs.

Like have one studio working on hw3, one working on an odst, halo studios working on halo 7, and one working on the ce remake.

[neat hill]

You could be spending that time playing a good game, but oh well

[bronze breach]

Also the reason why they making a prequel gears because Gears 5 was another teams vision. They want to find their own vision so by doing a prequel game, than risk ruining the next sequel they are playing it safe.

I imagine halo, wants to play it safe too

[fickle drift]

Oi oi

[amber mirage]

You mean a battle royale without mechs, right?