Maestro

"Sie" = him/his "Sia" = her/hers

Even though I won't be there, I can still be there in spirit by suggesting a game for the roster! How about playing Convoy King on Koridai? Y'know, that pirate ship map that was played at my birthday bash. It's on my file share if you decide to play it. If 5v5 played beautifully, I can only imagine how 8v8 would turn out.

Yo dawg i herd u like ghettos so we put a ghetto in yo ghetto so yo can be in da ghetto while yo in da ghetto!

This one is the best one I've been to, but only by a small margin. The worst one is Simtropolis... again, there is only a small margin separating the two communities.

Just give them plenty of space if you give them a power weapon. But when you do walk in front of them while they're shooting an enemy, they stop firing until you get out of the way or they move to a different spot. Brutes could push you out of their way and yell at you instead of just not shooting while you're standing there.

There's no disputing that. Maps with a theme and a vision of the final product are good if the gameplay is fun, and they become amazing if the aesthetics and gameplay are top-notch. Regardless, maps that are extensively thought out can flop if you can't forge to save your life. Throwing pieces together is the very first step towards building experience, as you get a feel for how the pieces fit together and how they look if you rotate a block over instead of around. Everyone started out their forging careers by tossing random objects around. JL pretty much stated my point: anything can be an inspiration. Throwing pieces together can be too... not a good one after you've been forging for awhile, but a beginning inspiration nonetheless. As for the minigame maps, if the author specifies a gametype to go with their map, I'll play that... and then some spawning issues will occasionally come up. It often ends up being a matter of the forger not bothering to make sure that initial spawn points and respawn points are functional and in sufficient quantity. At my birthday bash last Saturday, we played on a slayer map and one player on my team respawned outside of the arena. D: That's why I specified the bit about the spawning points. Make sure there are enough, and make sure they're placed properly. And just remember, most of my initial post was a joke. XD

I bet the Arbiter's Elites will show up as allies in Halo 5, perhaps wearing their traditional armour from Halo 3 to help differentiate between them and the Storm Elites. Having Brutes as allies would be interesting as well. If their stance is questionable and they're allied because they have to be, they could be programmed to not be careful with their fire if you walk into their sights.

Now, let me ask you this: when will the Moa Card be released? Those are the most vicious creatures of all; Moas are meaner than an Elite Zealot armed with a Fuel Rod Gun on LASO when you encounter them on EASY. And in all seriousness, yes, Guta are pretty easy to kill. One plasma grenade will take care of them.

I would love to see the Spirit of Fire return to the Halo universe. The cutscenes in Halo Wars were stunning, comparable to graphics now, and there are three Spartans aboard. Not to mention, ending the game with a cliffhanger like that must mean something!

Shortage of purple? That's it, I shall never become silver.

If I could only choose one person... hm... I'd choose RAZ since she's weird like me! Or Drizzy_Dan(ce). Trigun fans unite!

I'm proud to say that this impromptu playdate was a bigger success than MMMMM! Although the Manor Mystery map didn't work out too well, every other minigame worked beautifully. Koridai was a big hit, and a 5v5 match on the high seas was just what the doctor ordered. It was a shame that our pirate in pink wasn't there to enjoy it. Also I noticed an error where the red ship didn't get a weapon in the rat's nest, unless someone took it and it went overboard. I'll have to look into it. Ro Sham Bo Hallway is always a fun game, unless you get an automatic weapon. But you mustn't fear if someone on your team has a Boltshot. A test run on JXZAW's "Dockyard" went well; can't wait for the new and improved version! Holy Gamelon Route 666 is a good time for Flood, no matter which shape or size they are! Even if the Flood are actually Monitors! Good times abounded on Pbrabbit's "Blue Team" map with good ol' fashioned Slayer and Sword Slayer! If you're reading this, Mr. Lead Rabbit, one of the teleporters on the top level is broken. D: Everyone got their exercise by running on a precarious plot of platforms avoiding a Banshee bent on banishing blokes into the drink! Unfortunately, no one survived. Odd Runner made an appearance! Everyone exploded in a cheerful blast at least once, and fun was had all around! But remember... redneck selection favours the crimson spines. Shotguns and Scattershots got special treatment in the forested maps of Requiem, as everyone broke out the moonshine and put on their best hillbilly voices! Finally, the Guardians racked up a bunch of kills on Tumble Rumble as an avalanche of Kill Balls, Soccer Balls, and Dice charged down the hill towards the final five players! Thanks everyone for joining in on the fun! This was a great way to start a new decade in my life. I'm sorry if I forgot to invite anyone. There was a lot going on, and it was tough to invite people and monitor the party at the same time. My sincerest apologies if you were one of those people! D:

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I gotta say that I like the response that this impromptu birthday bash has been getting! If everyone who says they'll try to show up does show up, then we'll have a group of 11 people including myself! I want to try and finish building something before the party actually starts, so I'll be on much earlier than 2pm PST. If you want to join me and get your forge on, then drop me a line! My GT is Maestro9318.

NOTHINGGGGG Actually though, I got a really nice birthday greeting yesterday from a special someone. Hearts abounded.

The Arbiter will return, no doubt about it. He's already returned in the comics. Halo 5 would be an appropriate time for him to return as well. He made his first appearance in the second game of the first trilogy. It would be a throwback to our beloved Halo 2 by letting him appear in the second game of the second trilogy: Halo 5.

I thought of a couple more things that annoy me about Halo 4: 1. The uselessness of Pulse Grenades. They inflict little damage unless someone's dumb enough to stay within the blast radius... but at least they sound cool. 2. The lack of weapons on a map. It'd be helpful to stumble upon something else to fight with other than loadout weapons. :/