VeteranOND

I like having seperate paylists. I played Ranked for a little while in H3 but usually played Social because I thought it was more fun. However, there needs to be some sort of seperation between playlists. Guests shouldnt be allowed in ranked because of boosters, obviously. As far as ranking goes, another thread was started like this but I cant find it. It need a simple and easy rank system. Don't get too complicated like truskill that nobody understood. Ranking should be : Win x amount of games, rank up. Lose x amount of games, rank down. The higher rank you are, the more games you must win. However, have something in the system that recognizes outliers. For instance, I am one game away from deranking, but get a perfection on the next game or go 20-2, and still lose. Have the system recognize individual players in certain instances. In this case, I should rank down because I did really well in that game. But I shouldnt receive a win and get one game closer to ranking up because, well, I win. Just please keep it simple and easy. If it gets too complicated, it probably wont be that good.

http://www.bungie.ne...&player=Veteran OND My map made from scratch. Its called Exclusion. It is a tweaked version of Lockout. I had these ideas back in H2 and just now put them together. Hope you like it.

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Halo3/Default.aspx?player=got+killcam&sg=1 - old account H3 http://www.bungie.net/stats/PlayerStatsHalo2.aspx?player=hypnotic360&sg=3 - H2 First off, I have played every Halo game made. Reach is a flop that should in way try to be recreated or copied. I am one of the many that left Reach because of it. I played CoD until recently when I found out about the ZB playlist. I came back to play ZB but started playing Reach with friends. I like the ideas of using AAs as pick ups, but limit the types available. Sprint is fine, Evade is fine, and jet pack is OK, but please no Armor Lock or Camo. There is nothing worse than being killed by a camper with Camo and shotgun. Make it kind of like MLG where Sprint is given and you have to fight for the others. Bloom doesn't look like it will return. Ecstatic! The "look" of the game. Now, I personally don't care how a game looks. Sure I like detailed graphics...who doesn't? But saying it looks too much like Crysis 2 is absurd. How can you judge what H4 is going to look like based on a total of maybe 20 seconds of pre-beta gameplay. I don't care what H4 looks like as long as it "feels" like Halo. The "feel" of the game is most important. Reach doesn't feel or play as well as previous Halo titles. It's slower, and gives n00bs too many avenues of escape rather it be sprinting away or armor lock (sometimes). 343i has confirmed its returning to the faster style of play which is awesome. I like the idea of realistic sounds. In the First Look video, they were shooting different kinds of weapons to try and match the sounds as close as possible. I think that's a great step forwards. It doesn't matter if Halo is supposed to be 500 years in the future. They are still using cartridge fired projectiles, so the sound probably wouldn't change much. It's still loud and still goes boom. Customizable loadouts is a good idea. Everyone has their preferred weapon. Mine, of course, is the DMR or BR. If someone prefers an AR or Needlers, at least let them start with it. That is sure fire why to please everyone. Just don't make it like CoD where I can add an ACOG type sight for better zoom, or grenade launcher. Things like CoD perks have also been confirmed. I like the idea of a faster reload or longer sprint. But don't make it to where players have an unfair advantage. Ranking System. I hope they have an actual rank system. You win so many, you rank up and vise versa. However, have the system use something for outliers. For instance, I am rank 30 and 1 game away from deranking. Next game, I go 24-4 but still lose because of n00bs, betrayers, derankers, whatever. Don't penalize me since I lost because I did awesome that game, but don't reward me neither because I didn't win. It sort of cancels out. Also, have cR for playing based on performance for purchasing armor add-ons. Have certain armor add-ons be specific to actual rank though too. Like in Halo 3, most everyone wanted Recon. Have special types of armor like that that only unlock for reaching a certain rank in MM. Giving people another incentive to play rank matches seriously. Game Variants. Hopefully, with H4, there won't be such a split in the community about gameplay. Bloom/ less bloom/ no bloom, bleedthrough/ no bleedthrough, heatlth/ no health, etc. If they make a good game that a majority of the population likes, they won't need to have such a variety. Keep the basics of course, Slayer, Ball, KotH, CTF, Assault. I usually only play slayer so I'm good. But others I'm sure love BTB, Infection, and Invasion. Have something for everyone but no so many versions of the same gametype. (TU, vanilla, anniversary.) Lokk to what made the franchise successful starting with CE and H2. These were IMO the best. I have faith 343i will do a great job because H4 is a pivotal game for the franchise. It will either WOW everyone and bring back old and new players, or it will be the demise of Halo. 343i knows this and I'm sure they will not disappoint.

Yes I have turned them in. It says Completed - First Place! with a trophy. What gives?

I have about 20000 cR in Custom Challenges waiting to be added. Its been about 3 hours past the 3 hours deadline I had set up. Any idea as to why they havent been added yet? I dont want to put more effort into these until I know they work. Any suggestions?

I dont what that arrogant guy has to say. "error angles" or bloom, whatever. In halo 2 or 3, i aimed at the head, guess what? they died. ALWAYS. Not exactly in halo reach. I feel sorry for everyone that likes reach and says bloom is better. Halo 4 comes out soon, and we will see who has more skill. and guess what, its gonna be the people that play MLG or ZB.

Luke, because if firing a weapon with bloom correctly requires you slow down and wait unti the reticle is small, therefore giving you more time to aim. With ZB, there is no need to wait giving you less time to aim and be accurate, therefore SKILL takes over. Aiming, strafing, peek shots, ghandi hops, etc. And no, despite what anyone says, bloom was not in every halo game. Halo CE: I aimed for he head, headshot. Halo 2,3: I aimed for the head, headshot. Reach: have to wait for the retcile to get small, maybe headshot. ZB: I aim for the head, headshot. Period. Where I am is where i should hit. Period. End of story.

Mystic, No bloom takes more skill because you have less time between shots to acquire your target. If you miss just one shot, youre probably dead. With bloom, you have a little more time to aim your weapon. ZB is faster. Period. If you cant aim fast, and maintain your reticle on target youre dead. It depend on your skill level in general. I have have out DMRed people with no shields because they failed to get a headshot by the I got my 5 shots on them. I have also been hit first and out strafed or ghandi hopped my opponent to win the duel. With bloom, it doesnt happen too often unless im playing complete scrubs, because bloom allows lesser skilled players more time to aim.

I agree with OP. I dont care about weapons tags, bloom/error angles and all that garbage. I dont know what it is and dont care either. Guru throws it around cuz he knows hes prolly the only one on the site that knows what they are and tries to make others feel stupid. Bottom line, Where I aim is where the bullet should go. Period. NB takes more skill than bloom. I have DMRed many people when they had the first, or 2. Ive even out DMRed people when I had no shields at all. So tell me how that doesnt take skill. That doesnt happen with bloom. And Guru, maybe thats why you are so narrow minded towards the US. Your family was in the German Army durring WW2 if what you say is true. I would be mad too if someone came to my house, kicked my teeth in, burned my house down, and then made me pay for it. Its people like you that make me sick and dont appreciate what me and my fellow soldiers do. Do you the same about cops or firefighters? Its a job. And Im proud of it. No matter what you say.

MLG losers? Basement dwellers? No real world experience? Ok. I play MLG all the time wih a few of my friends and we are very good. Perhaps you'd like to come to my house and see all of my military decorations and awards I have hanging on my wall at home for being deployed halfway across the world to a combat zone. I've served in Iraq and seen and EXPEIENCED some of the worst things you can imagine. Have you been shot at? Or hit by an IED (roadside bomb)? Or having you been woken up by sounds mortar rounds landing 50 meters outside your door? Doubt it. Don't talk to me about experiences or usuable skills. So next time maybe you think before you start talking crap in generalities.

im stoked to see the BR and no bloom.

Its any branch man. They will know more about you than you do.

Exactly

Remember when all night LAN parties were the shiz...

How is bloom included in everything I do in a game? The only thing that bloom does for me is it makes go to the TU ZB playlist. Thats about it. I hate it. And about the recoil...how is it a Spartan can hold his weapon perfect with no bloom adjusted while moving around but yet when he fires a single shot weapon, he "loses" some control of his weapon? Because that's what bloom/recoil indicates...your weapon is not completely indexed on target. Having shot many, many weapons systems with tons of training, Weapons Qualifications, Close Quarter Marksmenship, and Military Operations in Urban Terrain (kicking in doors), I have more control of my weapon in the brief moment after firing from a static poisition than I do when performing a tactical movement. If anything, bloom should be applied while running around normally across a map. I know there is bloom after coming out of a sprint, but just moving around normally. Try it at home. If you have a shoulder weapon like an M4, M16, or a shotgun, try going outside and while walking, holding the sights directly on a target. Hell, try it standing still. Even with my training and knowing how to properly move and hold a weapon, its still impossible to stay completely on target. So, towards the argument that bloom adds realism, not exactly.

lol h u m p i n g spree!

I agree. PC is definitely the way to go if you have the cash up front to start. It is cheper in the long run. I spent $3400 on my super upgraded MSI GT780DXR. It runs Battlefield 3 so smooth even on Ultra graphics enabled. Plus, you have Steam, like the XBM, you can buy games and download with no need for a disc. However, console gaming is where the big money is at because they have a larger playing community now. Used to be PC, now its PS, Xbox, And Wii. So Ill still have my laptop, but ill also get the new Xbox whenever it comes out.

MLG probably dropped the bloom cuz it was the right thing to do IMO. Im sure MLG pros complained about it as well. So when the ZB update came out, they jumped all over it.

Agreed. Reach AR damage had to be reduced because the DMR is now a 5 shot kill, unlike the 4 shot kills of old. If the DMR had a 4 shot kill, the AR probably wouldve been stronger. Thats why I usually play MLG or custom games with a damage modifier set to 110%. It gives the DMR 4 shot capabilities. As for Armor Lock...ugh.

Would wait in line...again...for an H2 remake!

I wouldn't mind having my dual wield pistols back from H2 before the first update they did. I mopped the floor with many BR users.

It worked. I guess I just had to be patient. lol Thanx

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First level for sure. I had to gather all of the plasma pistols from one hangar to the next because there was checkpoint as I approached the next hangar. Took me forever. Not only do the Elites dodge plasma bursts on Legendary but also hide when their shields were hit. Absolutely insane!

Switch Overkill and Killtacular. 4 kills for killtac and 5 kills for overkill. Also, if you have more than 90% of your teams ball time have a "ball hog" medal.