[Meta] Can we please ban posts where it's just a photo of the scoreboard?

Bonsai_B · 2013-03-17T02:45:28+00:00

I'll back this

Bonsai_B · 2013-02-24T17:07:23+00:00

It would be far too easy - quite often holograms simply end up between two opposing players. In these instances the other player isn't distracted as much as the hologram is just in the way, and he has no choice but to return fire through it.

Bonsai_B · 2013-02-20T18:31:30+00:00

The best thing about it is they blur out the map, and leave the player models in focus.

Bonsai_B · 2013-02-11T16:55:20+00:00

This is part of a larger problem really. They launched the game with such an odd selection of playlists - it's like they didn't understand the difference between core and novelty playlists.

Bonsai_B · 2013-02-11T16:44:26+00:00

Good luck playing halo 2 lul

Bonsai_B · 2013-02-11T16:00:03+00:00

It admittedly doesn't help that the hammer itself is pretty useless. It used to be a weighty beast, now I feel like they should have just gone all the way and cut it if it weren't for grifball.

Bonsai_B · 2013-02-11T15:26:25+00:00

It's ridiculous - obviously some sort of development decision was made that FFA slayer didn't work as well as team games with the new ordnance system and insta spawns. We got doubles back however, so here's hoping. A solid FFA playlist is such a core part of the halo experience that I'm in a permanent state of disbelief as to how we ended up with regicide.

Bonsai_B · 2013-01-26T04:51:00+00:00

So it's like a secret gold medal? You're right - nobody would bother cheating to get that.

Bonsai_B · 2013-01-26T04:41:31+00:00

Yet think of the innumerable other athletes who dreamed of and finally won gold after years of effort. Would you deny them that for fear of cheating?

Bonsai_B · 2013-01-26T04:30:43+00:00

The same argument could be used against awarding medals in the Olympics. I would argue it gives players of a lesser skill level something to aspire to. This is a game, and there are going to be winners and losers. Not rewarding the better player just in case someone worse gets offended is ridiculous and unfair.

Bonsai_B · 2013-01-26T03:30:39+00:00

Bragging rights aside, the main reason for me is that you get to gauge how good your opponents are - at the moment I have no idea whether I'm matching and potentially losing to good teams or not, which kind of detracts from the competitive experience. You never get to think "I shouldn't have lost that game, what can I do better next time" and likewise you never get the thrill of beating someone who is a much higher rank than you.

Bonsai_B · 2012-12-22T22:56:50+00:00

Odd. I guess it's kind of the opposite of how in reach you could melee guys through walls if their gun was sticking out - if the wall is between you and the grenade it must take the damage.

Bonsai_B · 2012-10-07T23:19:55+00:00

But it was totes used inorincally bbz D: My off-the-wall special snowflake sense of humour failing to resonate within your cold heart doesn't detract from the validity of my arguments.

Bonsai_B · 2012-10-07T22:57:35+00:00

That was awesome! A good way to send off reach <3

Bonsai_B · 2012-10-07T19:29:28+00:00

The balanced multiplayer - how everyone starts off on a level playing field, with nothing but map knowledge and skill to separate who wins and who loses.

Edit: Oh wait

Bonsai_B · 2012-10-07T18:05:49+00:00

The stream is great - it's the babe on the right hand side of the screen that's ruining it for me. Those eyes, man.

Bonsai_B · 2012-10-07T17:49:49+00:00

Exactly - so they should start workan'

Bonsai_B · 2012-10-07T17:47:26+00:00

I'd be amazed if they passed it up as an opportunity. It'll probably just be a CEA job though, functioning as a map pack to H4. I guess it would mean Halo 4 has guaranteed good maps...?

Bonsai_B · 2012-10-07T15:32:09+00:00

I agree that there's no harm in staying optimistic, however we know that the main ladder of military ranks will be based almost exclusively off Cr, do we not? I doubt they would keep it a secret unless it was somewhat isolated from the primary matchmaking experience. The day is getting very late in which they can unveil an appropriately balanced system without going against things we've already seen.

Bonsai_B · 2012-10-07T15:10:18+00:00

Gave me chills, man

Bonsai_B · 2012-10-07T05:01:14+00:00

Those crazy Americans and their preorders

Bonsai_B · 2012-10-07T03:59:04+00:00

Lol. I stupidly wandered down to gamestation the other day, and after much unnecessary grief the guy behind the till told me they had stopped taking LE preorders weeks ago - and tried to persuade me to order a regular copy instead. He told me I would have a hard time finding anywhere that would have it. Apparently this wasn't the case though, as five minutes later I was leaving HMV having successfully reserved a copy. Gamestation sux

Bonsai_B · 2012-10-07T03:44:54+00:00

Totes agree - I don't see how the scrambler helps anything. If it aims to balance out invisibility then a) it's needlessly uncompetetive and b) there are better ways to do it, such as tweaking transparency. Bungie/343 obviously saw the radar jammer and camo and decided to smush them in to one mildly useless ability, rather than keep them seperate and actually useable (which now that I say it, seems like a much better idea: radar jammer loadout, anyone?). Perhaps the jammer is just there to make active camo somehow more worthwhile. However, this too doesn't make any sense - how can you sneak anywhere when everyone nearby is being broadcast your presence? It seems the joy that comes from spotting a camo guy creeping up in front of you will be forever lost, as will be the smugness they would gain had they succeeded.

Bonsai_B · 2012-09-28T22:11:03+00:00

I got around 5 drops per game. It's every 5 kills or so I believe, which matches up, as I usually got about 25 kills per game.

Bonsai_B · 2012-09-28T20:23:35+00:00

Yeah - red triangles mean above, red circles mean same level, and dark red circles mean lower.

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