Absolute Dog

Welcome to the forum! You have joined on our Birthday, so make sure you get a slice of cake before it is all gone.

Happy Birthday to this site. I have seen so many great members and threads on this site. We have shared our love for a game that has brought us all together, but much more has been shared in the process. There has been so many fun moments shared with members. The late talks in the shout box with members like VitaminPWM, One and DocSpartan. The endless laughs had with members during play dates or our smalls groups in Halo 3. The hilarity that ensued when the name changing in the shout box began. The out right,belly shaking laughs had with Jester via the PM's. The list goes on and on. I love this place! I hope you all can see and feel how much I enjoy being here with you all and work to keep that original spirit alive. It is the members that keep me here. You are the glue that binds the pages of this forum together. Thanks to Twam for creating a site that has brought me so my pleasure to be part of. Thanks to Jester for singling me out of the crowd and being such a good friend and example to live up to. Thanks to all of you for making it site unique, fun and interesting.

Valetine F we have known each other for a long time. First I will humor an old friend....you posted a "...lets not talk about Reach in the Halo 4 forum...." in th Halo 4 forum. I am sure you remember my humor. The debates were different in this forum in the past. I can easily link a few old threads about compromising posts keeping threads alive not the proverbial group "A" versus group "B". Matter of fact, this is one of them here. The issue of Reach comes up because members use one the games as a back drop or a direct reflection of the style of game play they expect to see in Halo 4. It seems if you mention a serious fondness for the play of H2 or H3, some members mistakenly state you are stuck in the past and can not adapt etc., etc. I would hope to see the "pure" Halo 4 thread, but there are too many who are willing to reference the game play style they want Halo 4 patterned after and the "A" versus "B" posts begin. Maybe you could begin the "Pure Halo 4 Discussion" thread and get us going.

I am going to move this to the GD for you. It will get more looks there and better feedback from the members.

Most likely they came in here and acted a fool and Jester or I got a hold of them and sent them back where they felt........more comfortable!

Thanks for the input Red! I will check the kill zones out. I have a few versions of the map and that link may be before a mild upgrade to the zones. I will just adjust the zones on the current link when time permits. The sniper spawns have gotten some complaints. I have considered placing one near each base in the open near the beach or possibly one on the middle of the bridge. ZB, when you play the map, try it with speed flag settings. It really gets the game moving since you can use the cannons and go on foot across the top.

I am moving this to the Game Help since you have an answer and it will help others.

Welcome to the forum! I am moving this to the "Intro's" forum for you. There is a pinned OP at the top of the forum to assist you getting around the site and has helpful information for new members.

Unless someone links a quote from the 343 team, I would expect not to see them. I personally think the Flood would make a great player model for Infection games though.

Derp? Is that what you think of me? lol One.

Axtec, I have never tried to upload one via the phone. I do know it is relatively easy from your computer. Message me if you have any issues.

Send me a Private message. Don't create a thread in announcements!

The ranking system in Reach means nothing, I completely agree. It only represents how long you have played the game. It let down so many fans of the game down. The AA's introduced a component to the game so significantly altered play along with slower player movement, lessened jump height, notably increased bloom, completely different primary rifle and overall weapon mechanics on both it and the sniper were significantly changed. The lack of a complete ranked play list was not reflective of Halo. What it had in its place, Arena, was so despised by players, no change would ever work to correct it. The game was so far removed from the it's successful predecessors, many fans felt it was not Halo, called it a stand alone game. The games success in sales most likely fell on pre sales and and the success of the previous titles with the fans. Not long after it's release the numbers dropped to almost what thy hover at today. This is the true sign of what Reach meant to the Halo fan base. No argument about other games, adapting or living in the past can really explain why so many left the game.

click to enlarge The perfect game of snipers!

This may fit better in Halo Universe for feedback. I will move it there for you.

The Shack by Wm Paul Young Your best family memory?

There is no direct contact number to appeal bans. You may, if you choose, go to here and ask for a refund. I have no idea if they can or will do this for you. You may send me a message on this sight by selecting my name then selecting the message button for further assistance.

Yes, sarcasm is against the rules......you are banned from this universe! lol

I appreciate your post and what you do to help with these individuals. It is an honorable and noble job. Obviously, the thought of some of your patients "improving" their skill level not be a concern for you or them. If you truly find no way for them to enjoy the game in custom game mode, this will most likely continue. The ban system is automated and has no "heart", so to speak. I have two suggestions for you. One, if your patient is unable to improve his ability to get kills on a regular basis please send me a PM with yours and his gamer tags and I will send a friend request on one of my accounts and bring players into customs on occasion to play with you two. I can not promise how regular I can join unless I know a schedule. Two, you can head to Waypoint and send a message to bs angel to appeal for a reprieve from his account being banned due to his handicap. If you click on my name or select this link it will take you to my profile and you will see how to send me a message. Thank you for your post. Anything I typed in blue is a link.

Nope....me. ZB?

No, too bad if you don't like his opinion.

Very nice looking map. I am downloading it now.

Here are the members our community has chosen as the nicest, the funniest, our little brother and most helpful. I would like to thank those who took the time and put forth the effort to vote. Voted as the "Nicest Member" was - ZB-85! Voted as the "Funniest Member" was - Donut! Voted as our "Little Brother" was - xShadowxMagnumx aka Shadow! Voted as the "Most Helpful" was - Absolute Dog! The next monthly and quarterly vote will take place on 4/15/2012.

Director you will be one that I miss having around. I hope you can get it back on soon. The forums will miss having your perspective on them.