general-chat

[hasty zinc]

yeah that would be neat

[fossil skiff]

Speaking of firefight I swear I’ve seen you in my lobbies on h5 recently

[mighty oyster]

no surprise going for max rank in 3 halo game right now

halo 5, MCC, and infinite

[fossil skiff]

Hell yeah going for 152 myself but don’t get to play as much these days

[cobalt jewel]

I wish H5 would come to MCC... I played it on xbox when I used to have one and actually like the pvp like warzone firefight

or just come to pc as a seperate game lol

[mighty oyster]

same trying to get at least one rank a day

[quasi jewel]

The only way for me to play h5 is to borrow my sisters xbox. Really wish it was on PC.

[cobalt jewel]

one can dream...

[fossil skiff]

It definitely slows down once you get to 146 or so, I’m 2 million or so from 149 right now

[mighty oyster]

Yeah eventually it’s gonna be like getting one rank a week but I haven’t got there yet

You definitely want to do it at least one Warzone firefight game a day because you get three packs one for login one for being award winning a Warzone game and one winning a Warzone firefight game

I’m a mad lad that’s not only trying to hit max rank but I’m trying to unlock everything as well

[fossil skiff]

From what I’ve been told you should grind out silvers until you get points back from them and then start hitting golds but I never really did that tbh

[mighty oyster]

Yeah that’s what you should do I didn’t do that at the beginning which I missed out on a lot of stuff for doing that but that’s what I’ve been doing ever since I got back into the grind

If you haven’t unlocked everything rare and under the stand silver packs every time you open one you get two things guaranteed that you don’t have and then you also have a chance of getting a third thing

I’m also trying to clear out the exchange in the MCC shop I have 66 things left

[fossil skiff]

I haven’t checked that out in a hot minute, last thing I bought was some of that H2A mecha looking armor

[mighty oyster]

Well that resets on Wednesday so you still have time to clear out the shop if you don’t have the things this week

I’m also trying to get all the achievements for all the halo game which I’m almost done with MCC I only have a few left which is just the lasos and I’m done

Only did two out of the six lasos

[fossil skiff]

That’s a lot of grinding, keep at it

[obsidian wyvern]

that reset screwed my mcc so hard its giving me tips as if i just started playing

[mighty oyster]

you as well good luck on your 152 grind

[nocturne niche]

The grind is worth it

[hasty zinc]

I'm so over today already

[tribal ravine]

Halo fam. In Multiplayer > Delta arena > I see Ascension, but is Lockout in there? Does it have to be unlocked or in another gameplay?

[obsidian wyvern]

lockout is there

[tribal ravine]

Didn’t see it in there, just downloaded Infinite though, ranked a 1 atm. Unsure if rank matters.

[hasty zinc]

rank has no bearing on maps in playlists

[tribal ravine]

Perhaps the update was still downloading

I’ll check again later. Thanks fam.

[normal owl]

Same, just had a client whose case is almost wrapped up bump his final execution. Would've been nice to know before I worked this weekend on it. 😵‍💫

[mighty oyster]

Is there No Veterans Day nameplate for MCC today really not event an old one at that

even for its 10th

[obsidian wyvern]

343 try to remember MCC exists challenge

[mighty oyster]

but we get one for cat day

[trim saddle]

I dont think theres one for Infinite either?

[obsidian wyvern]

there is

also there was a video they had for mccs 10th so itll probably be released sometime today

[trim saddle]

I wonder if they can give me something since im a veteran and its my birthday lol (probably not but its fine)

[mighty oyster]

i hope so if not im so disappointed

[obsidian wyvern]

bruh you didn't say happy bday 🎉🎉🎉

[pliant hatch]

training a new guy today. I'd rather stub my toe on a piece of furniture.

[trim saddle]

thank you 🙂

[cedar turret]

we can probably manage to give you a hard time.

Also happy birthday

[mighty oyster]

A holiday and a birthday in one is an absolute win

[trim saddle]

Oh i give myself a harder time than anyone else could, so the attention would be a treat regardless so thank you 🙂

[wide arrow]

Happy bday🎂

[faint mantle]

Feliz cumpleaños Recon Padre

[bronze breach]

mhmm so infnite crashes on loadup on both steam and microsoft store for me.. interesting.

[pliant hatch]

bah humbug

[frank bronze]

343 never developed MCC

[obsidian wyvern]

that means nothing

[frank bronze]

That was creative assembly

Plus 343i doesn’t exist anymore

It’s Microsoft Gaming now

[obsidian wyvern]

[fallen solstice]

@faint mantle THANK YOU BROTHER

[frank bronze]

Whistleblower devs on Reddit

[obsidian wyvern]

idk what youre on about anymore but i dont think i care

[normal owl]

False, it was 343, Certain Affinity, and Saber.

[normal owl]

False, it's Halo Studios now.

[muted rose]

What coating is that?

[normal owl]

False, it was a reorg and retitle: still going strong.

Happy Birthday brother!! You're more than 10/10, you're 11/11 @trim saddle

[pliant hatch]

you sure they're not just memeing

[normal owl]

If we have to ask, they're doing a bad job of it lol

[meager linden]

Happy birthday🎉 🎉 🎉

[iron sphinx]

guys i would like to go back on halo infinite but im afraid the game is kinda of "dead". should i give it a shot?

[meager linden]

Who dare to say that halo infinite are dead?

And game isn't dead

[jade gust]

Game has a dedicated community and given we just got a new toy to play with in the form of the MA5K, I would say it's worth checking out

[trim saddle]

game isnt dead, i play full lobbies all day. and big updates and content recently too

and more to come, according to halo studios.

[jade gust]

Plasma rifle please

[meager linden]

I guess that take are coming from unscrupulous people

[trim saddle]

sticky det, rail gun, OG shotty.. among other weapons Id love to see again 🙂

[meager linden]

I'd like to see in infinite warzone and mark 6 gen 2 armour type design

[iron sphinx]

alr thx

[obsidian wyvern]

https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1856027144964477138 @hasty zinc we're putting our live savings together, you 2.98 mil

DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) on X

Warner Bros is selling 10 “fully functional but not street legal” Tumbler Batmobiles from Christopher Nolan's ‘DARK KNIGHT’ films

Each is priced at $3M.

Twitter · Nov 11, 2024, 5:32 PM

[analog knot]

I remember being told this issue was because of my ISP, nice to hear that was reversed and its on MCCs known issue list now:

"Players can be kicked from matchmaking with a “Leaving…” notification as soon as the lobby is full."

[covert dove]

Not street legal? 🙁

[faint mantle]

Not unless you've got the suit to match

[mighty oyster]

lol

[hasty zinc]

can I borrow $3M

[obsidian wyvern]

do whatever u need to do

[meager linden]

Servers are down?

[mighty oyster]

small loan for 3 mil

[obsidian wyvern]

theyre telling u to touch grass

[harsh vector]

was just about to ask that same question

[mighty oyster]

I'm surprised that on veterans day and its MCC's 10th there is no nameplate for that not even an old one, maybe we have to wait for weekly reset of MCC and infinite?

[harsh vector]

never

[mighty oyster]

a wise man once said one has to touch some grass in order to smoke it

[icy axle]

am i allowed in on it

[gaunt bluff]

Hi

Im new

[cobalt jewel]

Hai

[cobalt jewel]

There is one for infinite that dropped yesterday from what I'm seeinf. Nice looking emblem and name plate but nothing will stop me from wear the cute unity or heretic emblem over anything else

[wheat ridge]

hi

[meager linden]

Just reached 1/4 way to onyx brigadier general 3

For onyx general left ~90 matches

For Hero left ~239 matches

Its getting closer and closer

[pulsar cobalt]

Don't forget to do this for mirage i love this concept chestpiece

Same with this one

I hope mirage keeps it's tactical like military theme

[gaunt bluff]

Do you guys like taxtikal slayer

[gaunt bluff]

Im Gold brigardier genaral

[mighty oyster]

do you have a pic and just a make sure there is no coating right?

[regal palm]

Sir

[regal palm]

Bro ur mid

Im jk ur super good at the game better than me

I wish i possessed such skill

[gaunt bluff]

I m new

So ik

[bronze breach]

[gaunt bluff]

Playing since last this year

[trim saddle]

I need less than 3mil xp for hero lol

[bronze breach]

Trying to reinstall infinite ti see if it fixes the crashing issue

10gb left

[meager linden]

Play like me
20+ games per day

[torpid zephyr]

Hey when is it crashing (I fixed my wife’s Crashing issue yesterday)

[bronze breach]

crashes sometimes before the splash screen and sometimes during the loading screen. mostly during loading.

[obsidian wyvern]

https://x.com/CyberBFoStar/status/1855121730706325953?t=vGUOkAEFHm-m2BFfUu7vHg&s=19 this dude got 6k likes on this trash and is now replying to halo with this lol
https://x.com/CyberBFoStar/status/1856064929276801451?t=iebnb3h839ts97QHtttDHA&s=19

Blake Foster (@CyberBFoStar) on X

- MAKE HALO RATED M AGAIN
- BRING BACK BLOOD
- BRING BACK SPLIT SCREEN
- BRING BACK THE ARBITER
- BRING BACK THE FLOOD
- BRING BACK PRE-GAME LOBBIES
- BRING BACK PLAYABLE ELITES
- BRING BACK INVASION
- BRING BACK ROCKET RACE
- BRING BACK SOCIAL FEATURES
- BRING BACK

Twitter · Nov 9, 2024, 5:34 AM

Blake Foster (@CyberBFoStar) on X

@Halo Hi Halo Studios. I am offering to oversee your decision-making for future Halo games. DM me if interested 🫡

Twitter · Nov 11, 2024, 8:02 PM

[meager linden]

Whoa that's a list

He joking?

[fickle drift]

I agree with most of it personally

Some of the modes and stuff is moreso up to the community to bring back

[obsidian wyvern]

he is not joking

[meager linden]

Omg💀

[bronze breach]

@torpid zephyr happened again lol, reinstalling it did nothing.

[fickle drift]

Do yall not want M for Mature and blood back?

[obsidian wyvern]

wait u got inheritor

[bronze breach]

you know this lmao

[obsidian wyvern]

I couldn't care much and it's always been pegi 16 here so

[obsidian wyvern]

you've been gone so long I forgot

[bronze breach]

i had it before i disappeared from here lmao

i think the game hates me because i abandoned it lol

[jade gust]

M rating is not a magic fix for any of the problems the series has faced and honestly, I couldn't care less about what rating a game has on its box

[fickle drift]

Fair, I personally miss the realism it added to the world, especially in campaign. Multiplayer I don’t care as much.

[meager linden]

For sure

[torpid zephyr]

Issue I fixed: crashing during opening 343 cutscene / loading into initial menu
Steps taken: through steam i uninstalled the high res texture pack

[bronze breach]

mhmm. I'll try that thank you.

[jade gust]

I wouldn't really say Halo was trying to be realistic

[obsidian wyvern]

I mean it was cool but it's like, it doesn't really add much to the game for me so idrc for it

[jade gust]

I would rather Elites come back to Halo than Halo trying to be a specific rating that doesn't matter in the slightest to most people

[fickle drift]

That’s completely true, I just think it gives developers more wiggle room to make content consistent with the original games, the flood for example will likely need an M for mature rating to be fully realized

[jade gust]

You know the rating isn't decided by the devs, right?

[trim saddle]

I wonder if theyre gonna change the title card when Infinite opens so it says Halo Studios

[meager linden]

For the next game for sure

[fickle drift]

Not so much “realistic” in the general sense but it made Halo feel more like it could be what war looks like in the 2500’s. It’s not a requirement for me but I personally prefer it.

[meager linden]

I wonder what it will look like

[fickle drift]

Yes. I’m saying having it gives them more wiggle room in decision making…

[fickle drift]

I can agree that Elites being playable is more important for sure

[jade gust]

Again, the devs don't decide the rating, it has never been a limitation on the decisions made by the devs

[obsidian wyvern]

[torpid zephyr]

Damn son… “Make Halo rated M again with blood” yea this is called overcompensation. I PERSONALLY hated the dialogue in Infinite, if you’ve ever read the books you know they do not treat Spartans like gifted kids in special ed. They were brutal and there’s a rigid military atmosphere lost in the latest game. They don’t need to make it rated M with blood, that’s stupid, we should keep Halo as open to demographics as possible I love seeing it thrive. Hopefully they can return to the roots a bit with the new studio

[bronze breach]

seems like it didnt work unfortunately.

[obsidian wyvern]

infinite has some of the worst writing in halo

[bronze breach]

in fact, its now crashing on 343i logo now

[meager linden]

Try to fix it through main computer settings

[jade gust]

They can obviously target for a specific audience, like how the teams that make Mario games aren't likely to ever put in fatalities like you see in Mortal Kombat since that doesn't fit the tone of a Mario game or what people look for in one, but that doesn't change the fact that ratings are not decided upon by the devs, it's an external review board that decides those

[fickle drift]

A game being rated T doesn’t equal to it thriving nor M for that matter

[meager linden]

I have the same problem during campaign playthrough

[obsidian wyvern]

everyone (rightfully) bashes on "to war" but infinite has some even worse lines/moments

[jade gust]

Ironically enough, Halo's shift from M to T isn't because of anything the series is doing to actively shift that way, it was because it simply didn't try to match up with other games that are M rated in terms of how it depicts violence

And like, if CE was released today with the exact graphics it has, I honestly think it'd likely get a T

[torpid zephyr]

I should specify that I don’t mean based on the rating, I mean gore and whatever else would make the game rated M would only prevent a wider audience

[fickle drift]

I’m aware of this, simply saying that a target rating is decided for games before they’re made. The ESRB makes the call but companies will be shooting for a T or M often. I get ya though, I want it back that’s just me

[jade gust]

I still just couldn't care less what the rating is on the box

[torpid zephyr]

agreed

[jade gust]

This isn't actually an issue, plenty of M rated games are best sellers, like GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2

And that's alongside games like Minecraft and Mario Kart 8

[trim saddle]

as if parents pay attention to the rating system anyway

[jade gust]

That's also true

[torpid zephyr]

I’m a Dad and I just play things first (and watch things first) before I let my kids at it

[fickle drift]

I can see that, at the same time it’s never impeded the Halo games whether it was M or T imo but having gore be optional does allow for flood to have a more consistent representation to the older games

[trim saddle]

Ive done the same for any games my 2 sons (8 and 7) wanted to play

[obsidian wyvern]

oh we got a gif for its 10th birthday.. yeah!
https://vxtwitter.com/Halo/status/1856019087668982141?t=304QttLmH5z3gKihU4LMLg&s=19

[fickle drift]

In terms of playing them I don’t really care but if I were to say what my dream Halo looks like with the current state of things I’d say I want it M for Mature

[torpid zephyr]

My dream Halo game is gritty and story rich with GOOD writing. Everything else I leave to the artists

[meager linden]

Good night Spartans
See you all tomorrow

[torpid zephyr]

Split screen is forever a strange loss. It would take nothing to have it as a feature for every halo game .

[fickle drift]

That’s fair, my dream halo is a return to form in narrative and art direction, Infinite did a great job of this but push it forward and then create new things off of that platform.

Are we allowed to speak on dream staff we’d like to come back?

[torpid zephyr]

LOL NO

[fickle drift]

Got it, I’ll simply say then that I’d love to have some of the old writers of popular entries in the series make a comeback as creative director for example

That’d be cool but I am looking forward to seeing what this new team can bring to the table

Like Joe Staten did for Infinite aye

Granted that situation wasn't ideal. I've just learned that no creative is infallible so even if the 'dream team' did emerge it could still end up poor.

Plus some people's idea of the 'dream team' is pretty grim.

[bronze breach]

and subjective

[fickle drift]

Yes exactly, Joe Staten fits that description exactly…huh. Though seeing their work fully realized and come to fruition would be even better. I think giving them more creative freedom would earn the next project all the more credibility.

[jade gust]

I see so many people demanding both Joe and Marcus return to Halo but like, has anyone considered that they might not want to? Like, maybe they want to do new things

[fickle drift]

All honesty I don’t even want a team, just a certain individual who weirdly enough describes Joe Staten exactly 🤔

[formal saddle]

Bunghole

[fickle drift]

I’m not demanding, I simply would like to see him have creative freedom if he wanted to come back

[jade gust]

And sure they were integral to the series at its inception but like, they're also allowed to move on and do new stuff, regardless of what a bunch of people online think

Didn't say you specifically was demanding, I was just saying I see it allot online

[fickle drift]

Yeah I don’t agree with the people acting like that, let the artist paint is my philosophy. That said, if he wanted it I’d want his return to be on his terms this time

[pure gate]

I do think 343 should go back to what made Halo great

The Weapons sandbox with each gun having a niche, the golden triangle too.

Infinite is a fantastic step in the right direction though

[fickle drift]

So what was the Spiker's Niche in Halo 3

Being the bad gun

[meager linden]

I already hear that take
But from where?

[cobalt jewel]

I absolutely love the gritty and dark story of reach, well the hopelessness in general when not playing as the chief. What I really hope for the future games is to return to that style. Not sure if anyone else feels this way but I prefer playing as spartan IIs or IIIs because of them feeling more like unethical child soilders raised into remorseless killing machines rather than how spartan IVs feel like super heroes (especially how 4 protrayed team majestic 😔)

[jade gust]

Don't forget dealing more melee damage... 72 damage even, over... 70 melee damage most other weapons did...

[pure gate]

ODST too

[cobalt jewel]

smooth jazz and rain starts playing

[pure gate]

Deference for Darkness

[jade gust]

The IVs are intentionally not remorseless killing machines, they're meant to be different to the older generations of Spartans

[fickle drift]

The Brutes needed a gun I guess lmao

It was a cool idea but balancing made it a wet noodle

[cobalt jewel]

Yes, I understand that. I'm just saying I like being iis and iiis better because of that

[amber mirage]

The superhero thing felt like it was present throughout the whole series. How else do you describe every marine just heaping on the praise whenever you pass by?

[nocturne niche]

True

[fickle drift]

I agree with this

[jade gust]

And even then, reducing the IIs and IIIs to just remorseless killing machines is reductive and ignores plenty of what we see with them in the games and novels with IIs and IIIs

[fickle drift]

I was gonna go on but it seems we've moved past the interesting weapon topic to the 'muh old Spartans cooler' topic

[cobalt jewel]

I thought that was after the spartan program was revealed to the public? From what I heard they were seen as scary freaks or something?

[meager linden]

Cya you

[nocturne niche]

It be like that sometimes

[jade gust]

Like, the IIs aren't exactly known for being sociable but they definitely have more traits than just being killers

[jade gust]

Now I wanna know more

[nocturne niche]

Maybe introverts

[pure gate]

I mean we saw in the trilogy and Halo 4, Chief had moments of humanity

[amber mirage]

If they were scary freaks, the marines from CE-3 didn't seem to think so.

[fickle drift]

I do like this ngl

[nocturne niche]

Based way to take on the flood

[jade gust]

And in comes Jerome with the steel chair!!!!

[graceful inlet]

Good night!

[cobalt jewel]

I know, I'm just talking about then having that negative conotation with them. I do like that they still have some personality

[nocturne niche]

He should be in WWE tbh

[pure gate]

I mean it's cool, but probably not the most effective

[nocturne niche]

Yeah I’m just joking lol

[fickle drift]

You work with what you've got right

[pure gate]

Shotguns with Dragons Breath shells though, THAT works against the Flood

[cobalt jewel]

The flood infector having to explain to the gravemind that it got obliterated by a steel chair (they are getting kicked out of the hivemind): 🥺

[jade gust]

Aye, the zombies aren't gonna wait for you to prep to fight them, if you have a chair, you better put it to good use

[pure gate]

Yep

You know I would NOT be shocked if the UNSC does give Flood containment fireteams incendiary ammo

We've seen how incredibly effective fire is against the Flood

[cobalt jewel]

I'd be shocked if they didn't already

[noble wyvern]

Man those poor elites on uprising

[fickle drift]

I honestly don’t even see the Spartans in multiplayer as 4’s I always ignored the “bringing multiplayer to canon” initiative

[noble wyvern]

The back story is sad

[pure gate]

Saddest story in Halo is probably those Forerunners on Seaward

[fickle drift]

All that time training in Wargames really helped them defend the Infinity against the Banished.

[cobalt jewel]

I'm gonna be real here, my head canon is that the spartan ivs we play as in mp are the surviving spartan iiis that were merged into the program

[jade gust]

I just headcanon I'm playing as my own Halo OC who's a Beta Company Spartan III

[torpid zephyr]

Love this point, John seeing his family of children Spartans launched into open space after failing to survive augmentation and blaming himself for “not preparing his team” when he himself was only 14

Spartans aren’t soulless they’re hardened

[jade gust]

He couldn't exactly prepare them for a surgery that was high risk

But that's the point of it, no matter how much he tries to prepare himself and his fellow Spartans, he can't account for everything

Best you can do is reduce the risk as much as possible

At least with the hand you have

[cobalt jewel]

Which is what I really like abojt them compared to IVs. They're just not social basically. I mean I've just heard they were seen as remorseless killing machine in lore. No idea if thats canon, I would imagine thats the case in the early days

[jade gust]

Which I sadly have experience with going into a situation with a bad hand I had no choice in having

[pure gate]

That's why for what it's worth, I'm not against Chief removing his helmet when the moment is right

It humanizes him

[torpid zephyr]

Halsey deliberately chose not to have them forget their childhoods so they knew what they were fighting for

[fickle drift]

I follow a RVB style head canon and stay separated from the canon universe but that’s pretty dope too

[torpid zephyr]

Phenomenal writing and world building

[jade gust]

Depends on who you ask in universe, those who fought against them see them as monsters, even some that work alongside them seeing how efficient they are, but plenty see them as heroes thanks to either seeing them in action in person or seeing the propaganda

[torpid zephyr]

They KNEW they were kidnapped, they knew they were humanity’s only hope

[cobalt jewel]

Yeah, they're def heroes because of the covenent invasion but they were created prior to it to combat rebellions

[jade gust]

Aye, they were created to be commandos operating in the shadows

[cobalt jewel]

Spartans in the TV show: Wait, they kidnapped us and erased our memories?? NOOOOO!

Spartans in the games: lmao we know

[torpid zephyr]

https://tenor.com/view/hawking-drift-skill-issue-stephen-hawking-gif-25681635

[obsidian wyvern]

https://x.com/Painfall_/status/1835705396742484238?t=e9r_YVAbNmfeRelyts0Htg&s=19

不安-たん Painfall (@Painfall_) on X

@Rythayze Does this work? I did it in an hour and I'm too tired to make a body so i focused on the head.

Twitter · Sep 16, 2024, 3:40 PM

[torpid zephyr]

Nobody:
15 spartan I’s:

[jade gust]

Why is there an eyeball in the mouth?

[obsidian wyvern]

there weren't many submissions but it was a cool thread rythaze tried to start where he wanted art based on the way the covenant mightve depicted the chief

[torpid zephyr]

The art is from cov perspective

[obsidian wyvern]

https://x.com/MyFunkySon/status/1836793851236753918?t=FvipQ5lbvuWQwD9PnDCsjw&s=19

Blue Ardea (@MyFunkySon) on X

@Rythayze “The Ungoy scattered as the smoke pulled from the glowing scar their fuel rod had barely left in its chest.”

“An armored husk—a machine—it must be… ordered by that ghost.”

“The other Sangheili have faced their ‘spartans’ before, this… thing… was different… it was a DEMON.”

Twitter · Sep 19, 2024, 3:45 PM

there was one I really liked I can't find

[bold sparrow]

A chair being swung by a power armored Spartan I should note.
Im amazed the chair didnt break

[torpid zephyr]

Someone fill me in on the flood version of Jorge in Infinite, is that conceptual or is that canon?

[fickle drift]

Jorge was obliterated in a slipspace rupture so I don't think the Flood would've had much chance to get him.

[bold sparrow]

There's a couple of ones like this
My favorite is a hastily drawn image of Chief as a glowing monster with radiant eyes and a giant axe.
And under it Sangheili writing that read "it killed my friends and leader"

And then below that, UNSC field standard spraypaint reading "your next!"

[obsidian wyvern]

this one's dope
https://x.com/ApexArtsIG/status/1835931761500360803?t=oCxRNCN_BeUUcySJBq4W6A&s=19

ApexArts (Commissions open) (@ApexArtsIG) on X

Under the cover of night

Twitter · Sep 17, 2024, 6:40 AM

[bold sparrow]

A lot of people just kinda went "well hes probably just a Spartan-"
Like, no, guys. This dude is a walking apocolypse of your people. An unstoppable xeno murdering machine.

People forget that. Spartans are weapons first and foremost. A hero to humanity they might be...but that's a throne built on thousands, maybe millions, of xenos

[obsidian wyvern]

people were saying "so doomguy" and it's like ehh not really

[bold sparrow]

Thats too basic.

Doomguy isn't as nuanced because he doesnt need to be.

[obsidian wyvern]

oh yeah this is the one
https://x.com/griffithmakes/status/1835723233821130759?t=NuahSP5aDuTJ2hUudL8oaw&s=19

Matt Griffith 🎨 (@griffithmakes) on X

"The Demon"

Twitter · Sep 16, 2024, 4:51 PM

[bronze breach]

Chief is the bogeyman, the stuff of nightmares of the covenant

[torpid zephyr]

ALSO while I’m asking about infinite, what the hell is chimera and when does it enter the story

[jade gust]

Not canon at all. He's dead... Or maybe ended up in the Yoroi universe like the coating based on his colours originally for that core implied... Or maybe that was just a fun little wink at the fact his body was never found

[cobalt jewel]

That was a non canon alt timeline thing I believe

[hasty zinc]

IIRC it's a canon core

[meager linden]

It's only 9 days left to Stalker 2 release

[cobalt jewel]

Say what now

[hasty zinc]

it's a canon core

[obsidian wyvern]

it's canon

[bronze breach]

I thought the flood Jorge is a timeline variant.

[obsidian wyvern]

it's dumb though because it was a fracture core which is supposed to be non-canon.. but they made it canon

[bold sparrow]

There's one existant existing Executor.
The rest are theroetical prototypes the creator of said Executor is testing and retesting to see how they operate

[obsidian wyvern]

also it looks bad

[fickle drift]

Looks canon to Crysis.

[cobalt jewel]

[hasty zinc]

u look bad

[fickle drift]

Even then the Nano-Suit looks better.

[obsidian wyvern]

it's ok aegis I know you don't have taste

[bold sparrow]

Shame they canonized that and not Eaglestrike IMO

[cobalt jewel]

Wait, what are executors?

[jade gust]

Governer Sloan from Halo 5 coming up with an idea for a new generation of soldiers to assist the Created via hybridisation of Forerunner and human technologies. There is currently one that exists in canon. And it's the guy who dropped the datapads across Reach

[hasty zinc]

https://tenor.com/eGvkMx2zVqs.gif

[amber mica]

is it worth it to buy things in halo?, i have returned to play but dont know if it will be getting more updates for some years ahead

[bronze breach]

I think they are cannon one way or another in the Halo multiverse

[torpid zephyr]

Thank you that’s super informative actually

[jade gust]

Also I will fight all of y'all who say Chimera looks bad, it's one of the coolest cores in the game

[obsidian wyvern]

what

[jade gust]

Chimera lore is wild

[obsidian wyvern]

and also chimera is the worst core in the game
😁

[hasty zinc]

https://www.halopedia.org/Precipice

[torpid zephyr]

Halo Infinite is the peak of multiplayer halo at the moment. Nostalgia hounds aside, it’s worth investing in if you love halo and find infinite fun

[fickle drift]

It depends on how much time you're planning on putting in. We know we're getting another update in Spring at least.

[obsidian wyvern]

but if it's a created.. creation, why was it the one dropping data pads on reach

[jade gust]

That was before he was turned into an Executor

[obsidian wyvern]

oh right

[jade gust]

He didn't go back in time

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah thank god for that

[jade gust]

He was just a normal fleshy human back then

[hasty zinc]

https://tenor.com/b12Hq.gif

[fickle drift]

The Assembly were such a cool idea, shame they disbanded and then went for the AI Uprising story.

Which was then not fleshed out.

[bronze breach]

Rev hates timelines, multiverse and time travel

[amber mica]

so there are going to give it support for the future right?

[pure gate]

343 always does this

[jade gust]

Here's hoping the novel coming next year fleshes out some of that stuff

[cobalt jewel]

Ugh, looks like I need to wait to get home and read that. Seems my phone can't handle the website

[torpid zephyr]

Pro-tip if you haven’t spent any money on infinite yet, with 1000 spartan coins (10$) you can buy one of the four battlepasses that give back 1000 coins, and you can complete 4 battlepasses full of content for 10$

[obsidian wyvern]

I'm actually a fan of all of that, I just don't think it'll be done well with halo

halo doesn't need it anyway

[pure gate]

They forgot about the Didact, dropped the Assembly, dropped The Created

[torpid zephyr]

Which I actually really find cool for low investment players

[muted rose]

He’s true you know

[hasty zinc]

tbf they didn't forget about the didact

[fickle drift]

Couldn't be anything to do with how awfully all of those concepts have been handled in the past half decade especially

[cobalt jewel]

Provided you have self control unlike me when I saw the neko ears in the shop UwU

[hasty zinc]

he appeared in other media and had a whole book about him

[bronze breach]

True.

[jade gust]

The Assembly wasn't exactly positioned to be a big threat. It'd need a bunch of stuff to build them up to that

[torpid zephyr]

I mean it’s worth noting that you don’t HAVE to only spend 10$ 😌

[obsidian wyvern]

(also one of my favourite shows is about time travel so yk)

[pure gate]

Honestly, I feel like perhaps a Halo reboot is fine at the moment, the Continuity is mess.

The best thing to do is treat the CE remake as a soft reboot

[hasty zinc]

nah

[fickle drift]

https://tenor.com/view/the-office-no-angry-steve-carell-michael-scott-gif-5606969

[jade gust]

The continuity isn't so much a mess and more just there's a gap in info

And it definitely doesn't need rebooting

[obsidian wyvern]

[torpid zephyr]

Yes

[obsidian wyvern]

I won't lie people asking for a reboot are a problem lmfao

[pure gate]

Sorry, I'm just still very annoyed 343 never committed to any overarching narrative since Halo 4

[jade gust]

Like, they need to flesh out more the conflict with the Created, but that's just info we haven't been given

[fickle drift]

I don't want them to put star roads and precursor references in CE or have ancient humans giving a lore dump flashback to Chief bleh

[jade gust]

I blame that on fans being vile any time they tried something new

[pure gate]

They dropped the ball with the Didact

[torpid zephyr]

That’s why they got the boooooot

[fickle drift]

Feed the Flood to your dogs or whatever ah I hate it

[pure gate]

343 is still around, they just rebranded though?

[jade gust]

Don't you want to see an ancient human somehow appear and give Chief super powers? /s

[pure gate]

True

[bronze breach]

Perhaps do a prequel of sorts with chief?

The way I'm looking it, the move to unreal engine signifies also a change in vision. To find that vision they will need to explore what is halo to them

Exactly what is the coalition doing with Gears Eday. They are finding what is Gears is to them as opposed to doing Gears 6

[jade gust]

I want to see stories move away from Chief

[pure gate]

And some more Halo spin offs would be great to address the content gaps

[jade gust]

Like, we can explore the Created conflict without needing to follow Chief

[obsidian wyvern]

you can't even do much of a prequel for chief as chief

[hasty zinc]

well they have multiple projects in the works, maybe they're all games!

[jade gust]

Give us a Spartan IV trapped on Earth fighting against Cortana's occupation

[pure gate]

One idea I heard, which I liked was a prequel game focused on the Insurrection with Johnson as the main playable character

[muted rose]

Given halos tendency to have religious overtones it wouldn’t be that surprising. It would still be weird though

[fickle drift]

I didn't even consider the prospect of some not being games

[obsidian wyvern]

like they had 3 (?) fights before getting on the poa and finding halo

one was without armour as well

[pure gate]

Honestly, that's what I would have done for Halo Infinite, more of a game themed around resistance

[jade gust]

Oh yeah, that's also possible, UE can be used for so much

[hasty zinc]

I would accept a non-game if it was Halo Legends 2

[jade gust]

I need Halo Legends 2

[obsidian wyvern]

I need a halo anime that's not legends

[pure gate]

I need another ODST title

[jade gust]

But I don't want an episode that looks like The Duel, I didn't enjoy how that one looked at all

[torpid zephyr]

https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/s/W7w2Die0Ux

[amber mirage]

If there was a legends 2, I'd hope it would have a bigger budget

[obsidian wyvern]

[fickle drift]

Such a waste of Production IG

[hasty zinc]

it's so hard to look at, it's an instant skip during rewatches

[fickle drift]

Like I get they wanted to expand their CG development but man those filters

[pure gate]

Also, I still want a Halo Flood survival horror game, I know it'd probably not sell that well, but as a spin off it'd be fine

[jade gust]

I genuinely struggled looking at it to the point that I just didn't watch it so much as use it as an audio drama while doing other stuff

[hasty zinc]

ooh what about a Flood Survival Horror game where you play as a Marine!

[fickle drift]

Where's that bingo card

[obsidian wyvern]

uhh I got stopped from making it by someone

[hasty zinc]

hopefully that's one of the new projects along with Halo 3 anniversary

[pure gate]

An old idea and stale, but there is a lot more you can do with Halo than yet another Master Chief story

[hasty zinc]

we def need the old games re-done over and over and over again

[torpid zephyr]

halo 3 on a new engine for the remaster would be so unbelievably nice

[obsidian wyvern]

but now that you and aegis are mod you can tell me I can make it again

then you outnumber panda 2 to 1

[fickle drift]

Nah I'm not gonna overrule

[hasty zinc]

so its' really up to me huh?

[pure gate]

Helldivers alone shows you a properly done ODST 2 can succeed.

[muted rose]

Flood survival horror with a marine odst 2 Anniversary remake from a YouTuber I watched

[hasty zinc]

my next message will be my ruling

[obsidian wyvern]

Helldivers is nothing like odst

[hasty zinc]

https://tenor.com/b0tZe.gif

[pure gate]

Okay, drop it

[jade gust]

Helldivers is only similar to ODST in the sense that they drop in via drop pod, they're completely different to one another

[obsidian wyvern]

lame this is why you're the third worst mod

[hasty zinc]

music to my ears

[muted rose]

0-3 is nuts

[pure gate]

To move on, I would like to see Grifball added to Infinite matchmaking at some point

[obsidian wyvern]

aegis was the one who proposed the idea initially smh

[hasty zinc]

https://tenor.com/phk2.gif

[amber mirage]

He proposed it knowing it would get struck down

[fickle drift]

it was all a joke

[pure gate]

Seriously, if Infinite now was the game we got in 2021, Infinite would have been more of a success

[hasty zinc]

https://tenor.com/8FFi.gif

[torpid zephyr]

imagine if you will…. The formula for an ODST 2 is that they just make a great story during a relevant era in the halo universe and no shield.

Crazy I know

[obsidian wyvern]

I think I'm gonna make it out of spite

[hasty zinc]

where are you going to get that much spite from? ebay?

[muted rose]

I think he meant sprite

[fickle drift]

The spite store

[pure gate]

My hope now is that with Halo moving to Unreal Engine 5 is we get more Halo content going forward, since we don't have to worry about issues with a proprietary engine anymore

[amber mirage]

I'm sure there's more than enough here he can gather for free

[jade gust]

I would like some sprite right now

[torpid zephyr]

Why are you buying clothes at the spite store

[muted rose]

I prefer 7up personally

[hasty zinc]

you would

[muted rose]

Though the two aren’t very different

[hasty zinc]

(idk what that means)

[obsidian wyvern]

look through trench's messages

[hasty zinc]

pass

[torpid zephyr]

Absolutely fact

[normal owl]

O.D.S.T. - Old Dirty Street Trash

[muted rose]

I’ll assign a meaning

[hasty zinc]

Rookie is a glorified janitor

[bronze breach]

With the move to unreal engine. I'd like to see the coalition and halo studios combining resources to build their respective games.

[jade gust]

So what you're saying is that the next ODST should be about a team of raccoons? Got ya

[obsidian wyvern]

he made a bit of a mess on the floor tbh

[pure gate]

In terms of Citrus soda, Mountain Dew clears

[muted rose]

I would prefer 7up because I am super cool and awesome and always right

[cobalt jewel]

I have been waiting fr griffball in infinite for so long...

[pure gate]

Though it sucks that Vault is gone

[obsidian wyvern]

nah 343 already missing a lot from their own games

[normal owl]

https://tenor.com/view/curiosity-curious-intrigued-interested-interesting-gif-14505707

[hasty zinc]

https://tenor.com/bmZcl.gif

[torpid zephyr]

Ohio .Diff’d .Skibity .Toilets.

[obsidian wyvern]

time to leave

[jade gust]

https://tenor.com/view/raccoon-hangover-dumpster-raccoon-hangover-raccoon-dumpster-gif-27078478

[fickle drift]

Place worries me sometimes.

[pure gate]

And I still feel like the Halo MMORPG is a concept worth revisiting

[hasty zinc]

only sometimes?

[jade gust]

I've seen crazier

[fickle drift]

Okay fair

[torpid zephyr]

Destiny 2 called

[pure gate]

Didn't Destiny 2 bomb?

[hasty zinc]

I dont' think that's an accurate statement

[jade gust]

Destiny 2 is still active

[normal owl]

Not at all, it did really well for a long time. It's long in the tooth now and winding down.

[pure gate]

Ah

[torpid zephyr]

I HATE the gameplay, but it’s doing well

[twin lichen]

Honoring Our Veterans

Hey everyone! Today is Veterans Day, a day dedicated to honoring the brave men and women who have served in the armed forces. Let’s take a moment to reflect on their sacrifices, bravery, and the freedom they’ve fought to protect.

To all the veterans in our community, thank you for your service. We appreciate you more than words can express. 🇺🇸

[normal owl]

But yeah it's definitely past its prime nowadays.

[bronze breach]

Lol I farmed 100k candy (event currency) to buy one item (cost 2500 each)

[jade gust]

And Bungie have the new Marathon they're releasing next year too, so I imagine that'll take a chunk of the Destiny playerbase if it does well

[bronze breach]

Got bored of farming and tried to go back to infinite

[pure gate]

Still, I do wonder if Microsoft is actually serious about bringing Halo to PlayStation

[normal owl]

Inflation am I right?

[bronze breach]

Lmao. Possibly xD

[torpid zephyr]

Both consoles are just pc’s in a branded shell I see no reason why they shouldn’t

[pure gate]

Speaking of Marathon, I am kind of glad Halo got decoupled from Marathon a while ago

[bronze breach]

Also destiny has a mobile game coming out but the devs just got raided recently for money laundering.

Employees and executives got arrested

[torpid zephyr]

Laughed out loud

[jade gust]

It was decoupled from that franchise since before CE

[pure gate]

I mean seeing how Halo is still to this day seen as the Xbox flagship, it's still a shocker

[hasty zinc]

I dont think they've even said anything at all about bringing it to Playstation

[fickle drift]

I understand the desire to hold onto the meta-narrative of the reviving hero that runs through Bungie's old games
But it doesn't really hold much weight for Halo as a franchise itself.

[hasty zinc]

that would have been huge news 'round these parts

[normal owl]

It's time for Halo Mobile: Gacha Edition

[hasty zinc]

I don't know why I abbreviated around

[fickle drift]

yeehaw

[torpid zephyr]

SSR MASTER CHIEF JOHN 117 LIMITED BANNER 40 FREE SUMMONS ON LAUNCH

[hasty zinc]

true, I guess to sound all "western like"

[jade gust]

Well, I gues' it's time for us ta duel

[pure gate]

Get out the energy swords

[hasty zinc]

https://tenor.com/b0Xz8.gif

[normal owl]

WOW @fickle drift nice

[amber mirage]

Reminds me, I haven't heard that southern/western spartan voice in a while

[pure gate]

https://tenor.com/view/halo-energy-sword-gif-24926188

[jade gust]

You can change that

[pure gate]

Uh, are there embed permissions?

[hasty zinc]

yes but you have to earn them

[calm fiber]

Inheritors are folks with veterancy, a record of good behavior, and currently active

[jade gust]

You need to answer three riddles spoken by a mysterious man guarding a bridge

[cobalt jewel]

One day...

[bronze breach]

Didnt images perms got removed because someone posted pic of their feet or something? At least that's what I think I recall someone saying

[jade gust]

I remember

I remember the days of old

[bronze breach]

Lmaooo

[jade gust]

I have seen things in the times forgotten

[pure gate]

Damn, because I found this awesome Halo 2 edit set to Crazy on You

[fickle drift]

As always the elite pfp and username really hammers the point home

[hasty zinc]

not sure if hammer toe joke or not

[fickle drift]

I’ll take credit sure 😄

[hasty zinc]

I'll allow it

[noble wyvern]

Happy 10th anniversary h2a and mcc!

[cobalt jewel]

Miyazaki moment lol

[torpid zephyr]

Halo but instead of shoes the Spartans have their big gorgeous feet out

please don’t ban me.

[hasty zinc]

alright, let's switch topics lol

[jade gust]

When do we get to see Unggoy Farmer become real?

Can we get it to celebrate Hunt the Truth turning 10 next year?

[normal owl]

A thousand times yes!

[jade gust]

We have gone too long without the most important game!! We must have Unggoy Farmer!!

[hasty zinc]

mmm UNSC Mechanic Simulator > Unggoy Farmer

[jade gust]

The Unggoy will remember this

[hasty zinc]

either that or Halo Powerwash Simulator DLC

[split vortex]

I think its been like this for months for me now.
Tried about 6 different versions of Nvidia drivers.
Different drive installs
Attempted EAC repairs.
ensured windows updates.
Not a single thing. just gets around 40% of the loading bar then crashes.

[hasty zinc]

battery on Pixel 9 is crazy, I've been using my phone since like 630 this morning and still have 85% left

[bronze breach]

Mine crashes at 20%.

Guess I have no hope for a fix then

[bronze breach]

Are you on steam?

[split vortex]

I am.
Also tried the xbox app version before you ask.
same thing.

[obsidian wyvern]

more people have been crashing as of late tbf dark

[bronze breach]

I done -f 0 on steam launch option via property. According to that it gives a kernel issue and says that its unable to load any menus

[split vortex]

Ive noticed that whenever eac tries to run i see an error on the event logs about lsass.

A security policy process.
almost like eac is trying to get somewhere but windows is saying no.
Doesn't fill me with confidence like.

[bronze breach]

#1304887889825628312 message

Halt information: unable to load any menu

[split vortex]

where does that file output? in the games directory?

[bronze breach]

It could be the same with you and everyone else tbh

Let me right the steps for you

[split vortex]

throw it in that thread to keep it collated if you can.

[bronze breach]

#1304887889825628312 message

[cobalt jewel]

The realization that halo 5 is turning 10 next year is doing irreverible damage to my spirit

[jade gust]

https://tenor.com/view/ninth-doctor-doctor-who-fantastic-gif-26027278

[cobalt jewel]

That game does not feel like it came out almost a whole decade ago. It feels like 4 years ago at the most

[hasty zinc]

Penguin great show

[regal palm]

Sir, finishing this fight

[bronze breach]

damn. what about you? how do you play infinite?

[amber mirage]

He uses cloud streaming

[bronze breach]

ahh

[eager sorrel]

Should new halo have clamber

[lime laurel]

I like clamber

[fickle drift]

I'm gonna say no, because I prefer maps not being designed around it, which lets you crouch jump instead which is much better for mobility and perpetual engagements.

But I know some people like it for immersion. Or as a crutch if I'm being bad faith about it.

[regal palm]

No

[vast vigil]

hello

[lime laurel]

I think maps should not be designed around it, it should be a helping tool in case you miss a jump by an inch

[cedar turret]

https://tenor.com/view/the-road-to-el-dorado-both-both-is-good-gif-8304204

[cobalt jewel]

I feel somewhat neutral about it. Whether it's gonna be in future games or not doesn't matter to me

[fickle drift]

If it's in the game you have to design around it.

[lime laurel]

you really don't tho

[fickle drift]

Otherwise you'll get people clambering out of bounds.

[lime laurel]

if there's a jump, people will simply jump out of bounds

no jumping in halo

[fickle drift]

Okay you win.

[floral pollen]

Imo I like both sprint (even a H4 system of sprint) and clamber
just makes sense that a Spartan would be able to do that to me

[obsidian wyvern]

maybe MCC will get an update in 10 years time

[lime laurel]

we can celebrate 10 years of mcc with a 10 year gap between updates 🥰

[shadow shoal]

if halo ce gets a remaster in unreal i'd explode

in a good way

[cedar turret]

Considering the sheer amount of support MCC has gotten that is both disingenuous and disresepectful to the people who worked on it for years.

Considering how it started and what it is now that effort should be lauded, not derided

[lime laurel]

oh yeah i love mcc, in fact we just got halo 2's e3 demo in there

i know its not like.. an official thing that ships with teh game but its still worth celebrating

i was really hoping the face surrounded by hearts would indicate i was joking about not getting updates, maybe i should have used /s and kept it simple

[molten pelican]

im going to watch transformers one and I am going to enjoy it

[lime laurel]

have fun o7

[hasty zinc]

meteor shower tonight

[normal owl]

rub a dub dub

[cedar turret]

I prefer to use water myself

[fierce sinew]

Halo 5 is the best

[obsidian wyvern]

https://x.com/Halo/status/1856126396864606293?t=9JgH2dsk_qohUWP8Jv0N5A&s=19

Halo (@Halo) on X

Carry it with pride, Spartan 🫡

Log into MCC to claim your Veterans Day nameplate.

Twitter · Nov 12, 2024, 12:06 AM

[bronze breach]

Don't u have uni today

Go to sleep rev

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah

without br starts I'd hope not

[fossil skiff]

Details plz I beg

[hasty zinc]

https://www.space.com/stargazing/dont-miss-the-taurid-meteor-shower-peak-with-colorful-fireballs-and-shooting-stars-this-week

[fossil skiff]

Oo neat

I still need to fix my telescope

[fickle drift]

if that's true, wheres the blood

most we see is some red sauce on headshots, nowhere else, no spatters or any of that

a map that had these elements was even taken down

[lime laurel]

same place all the bullet holes went, and all the smoke and craters from explosions, same place the vehicle debris went when they're destroyed

[tight remnant]

Yes I like clamber

[lethal sand]

Xbox

[lethal sand]

oh I didnt know that

I’ll go claim it now

[lethal sand]

looks different though

[eager sorrel]

RAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[obsidian wyvern]

make the ear things attachments so i can remove them

[lime laurel]

but its an elite helm, the shark fins are part of their design

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah well i dont like them lol

[lime laurel]

well! then you should probably find a new helmet :)

[obsidian wyvern]

well i can still ask!

[eager sorrel]

screams in brute

Ra

[cobalt jewel]

343 PLZ Playable elites and the 5 dollars, 12 cents, and a half eaten bag of doritos in my bank account is yours!

[lime laurel]

i can pitch in half a bottle of gatorade

[hasty zinc]

I'll pay double what they are paying not to add them

[cobalt jewel]

Racism against the sanghelli?? Such a sad state of affairs. 343 will have us struggle into eternity

[hasty zinc]

who is 343?

[quaint inlet]

Squad battle is sick

[cedar turret]

[hasty zinc]

ah mb

[lime laurel]

fr tho i miss playable elites, i hope they show up in a new game one of these days

i had a pet theory a few years back now, that mcc was gonna get an update that added playable elites to CE multiplayer but obviously that didnt happen

[cobalt jewel]

I think thats the guy you plqy as in forge mode. Whats his name? John Ballin?

[cobalt jewel]

Fr, my prefered species for every game in mcc (that I can play as) is set to elite because I love them so much. I distinctly remember the arbiter being one of the earliest fictional male characters I had a crush on

[lime laurel]

so real <3

i actually got into halo because of elites, i saw a halo 3 machinima on youtube in like 2008 or something, just a collection of fun comedy skits but in one of them there was an alien and when i realized that was another player and not an npc it got me to drop everything and buy the game immediately

[cobalt jewel]

I found a pic of master chief hugging arbiter but his neck is too long so it wraps around him. Wish I can post because UUUGH SO CUTE

[lime laurel]

dw i think i know the one

[cobalt jewel]

Hehehe yesss

As a kid, a lot of things in halo 3 I found scary like fighting chieftens, hunters, and the flood but I'd always feel better when I had arbiter with me since he was cool AND gets back up if he dies. I remember nearly losing my mind at the end of cortana when I met up with arbiter at the crashed pelican to escape the place.

[lime laurel]

i had it extra good, i grew up as the dedicated player 2 in my house, had to share a console with my older brother so i got to play as arbiter in 3 😎

[cobalt jewel]

I didn't have anyone to play it with, didn't even get xbox live till like 2012. I lost my mind when I got to play with other REAL people

[eager sorrel]

Does anyone know if 343 is coming back

Me so sowey 343 for criticizing you

[cobalt jewel]

Didn't they just restructure and now call themselves halo studio?

[pliant hatch]

why would they come back when they just rebranded

[cobalt jewel]

Idk

[eager sorrel]

Because I said I so sowey to them

[pliant hatch]

oh, in that case then they should come back to 343.

[cobalt jewel]

Personally I don't like the name. Seems too... bland.

[eager sorrel]

We all know the best halo is halo 5 guardians

[lime laurel]

sure, but naming themselves after a character in game isnt... better

imagine if they rebranded from 343 Studios to Master Chief Studios

at least Halo is more broad

[eager sorrel]

Cortana studios

[cobalt jewel]

What I was thinking was something like noble studios or maybe reclaimer software

[eager sorrel]

Assault rifle studios

Magnum software

[lime laurel]

reclaimer software is a pretty snappy title

[eager sorrel]

They must have used a think tank with orcas to figure out the new name

[cobalt jewel]

Halo: CE Magnum software industry studio

[eager sorrel]

Captain Keyes studios

[cobalt jewel]

Lord Hood software

[lime laurel]

get really obscure and name it something like Arturo Ramus Studios

[eager sorrel]

From the studio who brought you _____. Laser space program studios

[cobalt jewel]

What if they named themselves something that really sticks with you... something that bounces... oh I know! BUNGIE. NO WAIT, BUNGO

[tight remnant]

Imagine all teh cool elite customization, that'd be neat

[lime laurel]

id play with no customization if it meant i could finally be an alien

[tight remnant]

imagine people asking for cross species c ustomization

[cobalt jewel]

They literally could do what reach did for elite customization and I'd be so happy

[tight remnant]

spartan helmets on elites

[eager sorrel]

They could and should name the studio bouncy studios

[cobalt jewel]

Halo studios has a perfect chance of a good first impression by giving us playable elites and a drivable forklift

Its very important that our spartans and elites are forklift certifies

[tight remnant]

First impression?

[cobalt jewel]

Well... I guess that tech demo was

[worthy ginkgo]

Great Journey game studios

[tight remnant]

They've been around for 17 years

[cobalt jewel]

Halo studios?

I'm under the impression halo studios and 343 are different

Supposed to be I meam

[tight remnant]

It's just a name change

[cobalt jewel]

😔👍

[lime laurel]

yes but they also have new priorities and a new approach to game design

[worthy ginkgo]

I think Halo studios is fine

[cobalt jewel]

Yipyap studios

[quasi kindle]

Christmas

[tight remnant]

Spark studios would have been interesting

[lime laurel]

and i imagine these new creative philosophies are, in part, due to microsoft giving them an ounce of slack instead of slashing every fun idea they come up with

[bleak shoal]

Master Chief and Arby software

[cobalt jewel]

Arby n the Chief?!?!

[tight remnant]

I think it's to try and work around the limitations put on them by microsoft's practices

[bleak shoal]

Microsoft >:<

[tight remnant]

Trying to do the best with how they get organized

[quasi kindle]

:^

[bleak shoal]

Also just finished B06 campaign very fun and cool. I think Halo should have stealth mechanics where you drag bodies away etc

[lime laurel]

the thing that stuck out the most to me in their rebranding announcement was specifically the mention of them working on multiple games simultaneously, with each game being much smaller in scope.. i dont think microsoft would have even allowed that before???

[tight remnant]

I think they refered to them as projects right?

[quasi kindle]

Hmm which halo is the best halo game?

[eager sorrel]

we need projects related to corn

[bleak shoal]

3 is best game

[eager sorrel]

3

[tight remnant]

I don't think there's one singular best halo game

[lethal sand]

i liked odst

[cobalt jewel]

Personally I think 3

[tight remnant]

different games have different pros and cons and stuff

[lime laurel]

i think 3, not because its outstanding in any regard but because its consistent and doesnt really have any big problems

[steady jolt]

Whatever one is your favorite

[quasi kindle]

Would uh halo 3 Xbox 360 work on Xbox series X/S

[eager sorrel]

Any of the Bungie games really

[tight remnant]

I think 3's gameplay is rather weak, it's story could have been better

[lethal sand]

idk

[quasi kindle]

Aw man

😔

[tight remnant]

5's story could have been better but it's gameplay and multiplayer was great

[bleak shoal]

The story in 3 is meh but the overall story telling in the missions itself were fire

[cobalt jewel]

3 was my first halo so I'm quite bias lol

[eager sorrel]

This

[bleak shoal]

All the little quips and jokes, the encounters, etc

[tight remnant]

infinite's story was nice but it had certain issues narrative wise of the universe, it's gameplay is good but it's sandbox and other stuff needs to be expanded

[quasi kindle]

Tbh I like the first halo game, I really like old school style games like how it looks

I love all the Halo games though

[tight remnant]

So different games have their different

[lime laurel]

yea CE is my second favorite

[eager sorrel]

When anyone asks what's the best halo game it's always a Bungie game

[quasi kindle]

Dats da best part about each different game

I love seeing games improve on everything

But I still prefer the very first game

[tight remnant]

halo 4 takes the cake on story for sure

for me

[lime laurel]

im unique in having my least favorite be a bungie game

[quasi kindle]

Oh

[bleak shoal]

I felt Halo 4's story very forced

[cobalt jewel]

We need to give 4 and 5 a few more years and see if the rose tinted glasses come on

[eager sorrel]

Halo 2 has the best story telling even better than 4

[quasi kindle]

I’m sad about halo master chief collection though.

[tight remnant]

better i don't think so but definitely amongst the highest

[bleak shoal]

The sudden change in each person's personality was jarring. They could've went with a smoother transition with chief talking more as the sorry goes on

[quasi kindle]

It won’t let me play the other halo games

Unless I have them

[tight remnant]

It's more about bungie not keeping his personality in line

[eager sorrel]

Halo 4 is definitely a very forced story

[bleak shoal]

Tbf, he never had a personality in those games

[cobalt jewel]

I really like 4s story since it focused more on the relationship between cortana and mister chief

[quasi kindle]

What about halo 2?

[cobalt jewel]

Gameplay however...

[tight remnant]

Forced..?

[bleak shoal]

4 has the same issues as Reach with its gameplay but worst

[eager sorrel]

Yeah reach was at least hardcore

4 very casual

[bleak shoal]

Limited ammo, unfair enemies, very tight and linear design

[steady jolt]

Halo, but with Geese

[bleak shoal]

Halo N64 edition

[quasi kindle]

Halo chronicles

[eager sorrel]

Halo but it released content fully ready on launch

[quasi kindle]

Oh

[bleak shoal]

I hope the next game does legendary properly. A fair and hard challenge that isn't BS like Halo 2 but isn't overall easy like ODST and 3

[tight remnant]

I like infinite's legendary

[eager sorrel]

I think reach legendary was kinda fire NGL

[tight remnant]

If there's boss battles I'd rather have them a mix of infinite and 5's bosses though

[quasi kindle]

Rn me and my friend are playing the campaign of halo infinite

[lime laurel]

i think 3's legendary was perfect considering the game introduced skulls

[tight remnant]

It wasn't , halo 2 was

[eager sorrel]

Halo 2 introduced skulls

[cobalt jewel]

Halo reach legendary was awesome except for when the friendly ai glitches out and executes me in a firing squad

[bleak shoal]

If the entire legendary run has you sticking with a small pool of guns (the precision guns) and the majority of your gameplay is hanging back picking enemies of range

It's a bad legendary in my eyes tbh

[lime laurel]

sorry let me rephrase that, i thought it was more obvious, halo 3 was the first game that added skulls that could be freely selected in the main menu without asking the player to run around missions for an hour to turn them on

[tight remnant]

i don't like the slower speed/jump and excessive bloom in reach

[eager sorrel]

The worst halo legendary is halo 5 period

[tight remnant]

halo 5 legendary is fun

[lime laurel]

it was the first game where they were a selectable modifier the player had access to from the menu

[eager sorrel]

Absolutely not fun fighting the warden over and over

[tight remnant]

warden is easy if you know how to deal with him

[bleak shoal]

Halo 5 when you die is unbearable. You have to wait for your dumb teammates to revive you and they wouldn't even get to you in the 1st place

[cobalt jewel]

The bloom was def something they could do away with. But wouldn't it make more sense to be slower because we aren't as strong as a spartan ii?

[tight remnant]

not quite actually

[bleak shoal]

It's gotta be lore friendly :>

[tight remnant]

gameplay wise there shouldn't be a difference

they're in mark V[B] after all

[bleak shoal]

Like how Spartans are suppose to sprint and etc

[tight remnant]

I never liked the sprint plug in thing explaination

[bleak shoal]

I was joking by the way. Pls don't start another sprint debate

[eager sorrel]

I mean do we get gameplay restroom breaks for chief next?

[tight remnant]

MJOLNIR... takes care of it all

[cobalt jewel]

Wait are you dropping halo lore? Hang on lemme lie down and swing my feet back and forth like I'm listening to grampa's war stories

[bleak shoal]

Bathroom mechanics in the next game

[tight remnant]

I really like how MJOLNIR improves in different games

[eager sorrel]

If Spartans can sprint they can also use the bathroom

[tight remnant]

though the lack of built in thrusters at the level of gen 2 is a downgrade

[eager sorrel]

It has to be apart of the gameplay

[cobalt jewel]

The suit already has that feature built in though

[eager sorrel]

You have to release your bowels though

[bleak shoal]

Aight then. Mechanic where chief drinks a bottle of water

[lime laurel]

i liked peeing before the update added excessive bloom

[tight remnant]

Let's... not make the conversation weird please

[eager sorrel]

Oh it's weird my friend

[cobalt jewel]

What gen gets built in thrusters?

[lime laurel]

gen 2, the halo 4/5 armor

[tight remnant]

You know how in halo 3 John gets hit by the monitor's beam?

[bleak shoal]

Mechanic where you cook using Banished aliens

[cobalt jewel]

Yeah?

[tight remnant]

halo 5 era to be more precise

[eager sorrel]

Do Spartans take cig breaks

[tight remnant]

I like how in infinite the monitor beam is tanked by John's shield

[eager sorrel]

Mechanics to hit the vape

[lime laurel]

the thrusters were in halo 4 as well, and chief uses them a few times in cutscenes

[bleak shoal]

Mechanic where chief can sing karaoke with a radio

[tight remnant]

Yes, though they're upgraded in the suit later on

John's Gen 3 Mark VI does have thrusters too according to uh what is it called..

[eager sorrel]

Fortnite has more mechanics for chief than actual halo

[cobalt jewel]

What happened to our thrusters in infinite?

[eager sorrel]

You can hit the griddy

[tight remnant]

What was the story called again..

[lime laurel]

except the intro cutscene shows spartan-ii's with the same thrusters during the human-covenant war

[tight remnant]

Memory agent

[tight remnant]

There's been different thrusters and intergrations in different suits. Though the spartans in that cutscene aren't necesairly to be taken at the face visual value

Asset reusal

[eager sorrel]

What if at the end of the halo story it was all just a dream and the friends we made along the way were the real halo combat evolved?

[tight remnant]

You know how halo infinite multiplayer academy intro cutscene has spartans in england?

They wouldn't be wearing mark VII like that

[lime laurel]

i know im just sassing you because you gave me sauce about the halo 2 skull thing

[tight remnant]

But asset reusal

[cobalt jewel]

Wait what

[tight remnant]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOthvD1rMbQ

[eager sorrel]

Halo stinkyfinite

[tight remnant]

We used to have cutscenes for seasons

[eager sorrel]

Hot take but multiplayer should just be multiplayer and separate from the story or lore

Feels forced otherwise

Also isn't done well enough

Like who played halo 2 and was like oh yes I need coagulation to be a part of the Spartan lore

[tight remnant]

It really sucks they discontinued the academy story when it was getting really good

Multiplayer maps tend to be canonical locations in the halo universe

[lime laurel]

all the maps had descriptions that indicated they are canon tho

yea, the multiplayer battles weren't canon, but these places do exist

[fathom ivy]

anyone down for playing MCC co-op?

[eager sorrel]

That's what I mean like they shouldn't be connected to an academy

[tight remnant]

That's just training locations

[raw frost]

Is anyone else getting random packet loss during matches or is it just me?

[lime laurel]

4/5 at least had the convenient excuse that it was all a big vr simulation and they werent actually killing each other

[eager sorrel]

Also having an AI in multiplayer I found very annoying always speaking over the announcer

[lime laurel]

and also that the events of the simulations werent literally a bunch of 15 year olds screaming and teabagging as well

[eager sorrel]

How will the lore explain all the t bagging at the Spartan academy

[tight remnant]

I enjoy the AI companions

[cobalt jewel]

Isn't that still the case for infinite? Or was it live fire training?

[tight remnant]

Simulation in infinite

[eager sorrel]

Sounds like you like a lot of things

[tight remnant]

Spartans train in war games

[lime laurel]

i dont actually know, it seems to go back and forth? maybe some simulation and some live fire?

[molten pelican]

I enjoyed transformers one

[tight remnant]

Live fire is real place in the academy however

David Ellis talked about how the academy was going to get invaded at some point, before the plans were cancelled and all

[bleak shoal]

The fact that most people already know what's gonna happen but it still hits in the feels shows how good the characters were portrayed in TF One

[lime laurel]

and one of the seasonal cutscenes showed a real grenade going off and taking the paint off a door

so.... possibly real?? maybe?

[tight remnant]

live fire is.. live fire

[eager sorrel]

I really enjoyed microwaving my copy of halo infinite

[tight remnant]

Dude you really need to...

[eager sorrel]

😂😭

It's ok I actually digested halo 5

So we are doing better this time

[tight remnant]

We need a new halo comic line

[eager sorrel]

More games first tho because that's what we need

Also I think halo needs to be on PlayStation already

Cod should stay Xbox exclusive

Imagine how much better cod would be if it was only a Xbox game and no PC players.

[tight remnant]

No it would not.

[eager sorrel]

Oh it would really be better

[tight remnant]

Comics people aren't the ones working on the games...

More games in more places is good

[eager sorrel]

Me when I enjoy playing my videogame series over reading words on dead tree

Maybe they should make another TV show 😂

[tight remnant]

I recommend reading more. It's beneficial.

[eager sorrel]

Reading lame. gaming awesome. Gamers rule school stinks!

Only education I need is my eyes glued to the screen

[last fable]

Turn on subtitles lol

[eager sorrel]

Am I not reading right now?

A for effort

[eager sorrel]

Everyone should just live in their mom's basement, play videogames all day and watch tik Tok until the sun rises and then go to sleep.

Peaceful life

[last fable]

I've went to far now

[eager sorrel]

Halo 2 can still be played that's all you need

[cobalt jewel]

I can't help but feel like I know you from another server. If not you def act like it

[eager sorrel]

Are you in the fruity pebbles discord?

I also am in frosted flakes and corn wheats

[cobalt jewel]

No

[eager sorrel]

):

Sorry don't know you then

[peak moth]

Halo 2 can definitely still be played but don't even think about trying laso

Unless you are willing to die maybe hundreds of times in single level

[unique finch]

Hello!

[peak moth]

Yo

[hasty zinc]

we back! https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-revives-msn-brand-with-fresh-new-logo-for-2024-it-moves-away-from-microsoft-start

[fossil skiff]

I just spent so much time reinstalling all my KSP mods from 2020

[hasty zinc]

does it launch? lol

(pun intended)

[fossil skiff]

Almost 50k patches right now I’m still loading in

Okay 43 warnings don’t care about that, it’s space shuttle time

[hasty zinc]

https://tenor.com/bPjMk.gif

[fossil skiff]

What show is this??

Also everything seems to be working properly even the mass seems accurate so it won’t be broken delta-V numbers

[hasty zinc]

movie

Don't Look Up

[peak moth]

Ok

[hasty zinc]

Ok

[fossil skiff]

Thanks. I missed this game so much

[hasty zinc]

my disappointment about the sequel is immeasurable

[fathom ivy]

Anyone want to do a co op mission or two? H1 and H2 are my favorite, but I'm down for whatever!

[hasty zinc]

#lfg-campaign

[fossil skiff]

I haven’t kept up with it much but I think it got a bad launch? Idk. Is it worth checking out or no

[hasty zinc]

oh

you haven't heard

KSP2 is dead

[fossil skiff]

welp ._.

[hasty zinc]

Take Two shut the whole studio down

[fossil skiff]

Breh

If I win the powerball KSP 3 will be a thing, you heard it here first

[hasty zinc]

unless there's been updates that I'm not aware of

so apparently T2 sold Private Division

[frosty siren]

i dont like reading but i love halo books...

[peak moth]

I think intercept games got shut down

[fossil skiff]

ahhh the OMS engines are still bugged, time to go custom

[frosty siren]

ooh raw

[covert dove]

Halo 3 had the best ad campaign ever done for any video game. Reach’s live action trailer was also phenomenal

[frosty siren]

halo 4 is also a great game

the SAW and the sticky denector

[fossil skiff]

aegis I cheated this thing into orbit because I’m too tired to make a rocket and the lighttttttt it’s too bright

[quasi kindle]

Cool sonic pfp :0

[peak moth]

Thank you

[hasty zinc]

mechjeb?

[fossil skiff]

Nah KSP has a menu built in stock, Alt + F12.

Apparently my nose gear wasn’t snapped properly (it’s backwards) so this is gonna crash on reentry.

I don’t think I use mechjeb anymore, but it might be hidden in here somewhere

[frosty siren]

Alt + F4 also works

why is yours yellow but mine is whte

[meager linden]

Good morning Spartans

GTA SA also turned to the 20 year anniversary

It was released on 26th October 2004

[peak moth]

I wish I could find elite armor so I could cosplay as one

or a grunt

[buoyant briar]

That's not something you just find lol. Anyone with a cosplay of those hand makes them themselves

[peak moth]

That is true

I would pay anyone who would make a full on 3d printed elite armor for cosplay though

Even though thats near impossible

[twin star]

Hi chat

[peak moth]

Hello

Whats up

[onyx copper]

yo wheres the channel i can ask for help with halo achievments?

[faint mantle]

#lfg-other, #lfg-campaign

[queen dome]

hi chat

[toxic meteor]

I am so excited One of my favorite games is finally going back to classic mode on my birthday

[peak moth]

Should I give delta arena a shot?

[toxic meteor]

I just want to go home and play rank snipers all day.

[worn wyvern]

Hii

[peak moth]

Hello

[junior hazel]

heyy

[peak moth]

Whats up

[worn wyvern]

Nun much, how are you guys?

[junior hazel]

i'm good hru?

[worn wyvern]

Good! Can you help rq?

[junior hazel]

lol sure with what

[worn wyvern]

So I’m kinda new on halo infinite and like my screen is so zoomed for some odd reason do you know how I can fix it?

[junior hazel]

erm im not sure you probably just need to mess with your settings

[worn wyvern]

Oh do you know like the specific one?

[junior hazel]

no sorry, I can check out my settings and send you a screen shot and see if they match up with yours

would that help?

[meager linden]

I guess it's your FOV, it should be on main settings

[worn wyvern]

Tyy

[worn wyvern]

And Tyy too

[junior hazel]

lol I wasn't much help but sure

[worn wyvern]

You play a lot?

[junior hazel]

nah im actually trsh

[worn wyvern]

Can we play?

[junior hazel]

sureee im down, ill text you

[blazing cove]

Helloo

[twin star]

hey

[fickle drift]

its like slayer ars with oldschool rules. but just cause someone has a range advantage on you doesnt mean you shouldnt shoot back. at worst you will repeatedly descope them

between br, bandit, commando i gravitate towards commando for delta arena

[quaint inlet]

Squad battle is mad fun. Just wish they gave something besides the pistol at spawn. Br and bandit would have been sick

Can they do a swords sniper playlist for a week. Would blow tf up

[covert dove]

[quaint inlet]

lets do this

[winter flame]

that's pretty much why i cant play it

i cant stand being shot off spawn and not able to shoot back

CE, Reach and 5 are the only Halo games pistol starts work fine, every other game I just cant stand it

Infinite's arena would be fine with pistols if they didnt keep adding big maps where you are more and more likely to get shot off spawn

Squad is just not even playable to me

[trim saddle]

Squad should be commando starts IMO

[quaint inlet]

got this gut feeling mad people are walling

not sure

[serene parrot]

@fickle drift doesnt even have the game so they get random people to buy them it just to play the game, dont buy anything for them

[trim saddle]

theres bots and scammers generally in any large public forum, stay aware and vigilant spartans.

[normal owl]

Hey how was your birthday? @trim saddle Hope you had a great time!

[red smelt]

hi

[frigid sierra]

I have the Emissary helmets attachment "war masters mandate" unlocked, (since it came out), and all of a sudden it's unavailable to equip. Any ideas?

It's completely gone from the attachment section

[normal owl]

@hasty zinc omg Ant-man followed me on Duolingo 🐜

Wonder what language he's learning? Insect-ese probably.

"You have a beautiful ant hill." "Kitchen, bathroom, larvae nursery."

[frigid sierra]

[rare cedar]

He’s already fluent speaking to ants

Do you not watch the movies

[frigid sierra]

where should I go to seek help for the helmet problem

[rare cedar]

🙄

[rare cedar]

Try Halo Support!

[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

[rare cedar]

Submit a ticket online via the link above